Explosion rocks central Kabul

Explosion rocks central Kabul

Explosion rocks central Kabul

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 11:07 PM PDT

No details of casualties after blast near government offices in the Afghan capital.


4 dead, 5 wounded in Kashmir fighting

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 11:34 AM PDT

Four people were killed and five were wounded during violence Friday in Indian-administered Kashmir, a paramilitary official said.

US teen sailor reunited with brother after drama (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 10:29 PM PDT

Zac Sunderland, from California, right who sailed around the world at age 17, meets his sister Abby Sunderland, 16, on the French fisheries patrol boat 'Osiris', Saturday, June 26, 2010, at Saint Denis de la Reunion, in the Reunion island, a French oversea territory in the Indian Ocean. Zac is coming to pick up his sister Abby Sunderland who was rescued by a French fishing boat after her boat became crippled by storms while trying to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe solo and nonstop.(AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)AP - Sixteen-year-old Californian sailor Abby Sunderland has been reunited with her brother, after her solo around-the-world journey ended when her boat fell apart in an southern Ocean storm.

Somaliland holds presidential poll

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 10:33 PM PDT

Largely peaceful self-declared republic in northwest Somalia stages long-delayed vote.


Japan's coalition may lose upper house majority: polls (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 10:08 PM PDT

Japan's ruling coalition may lose its majority in the parliamentary upper house after next month's elections, with opinion polls Saturday showing a drop in support for Prime Minister Naoto Kan (pictured on June 24). Japan votes on July 11 for the upper house, where Kan's Democratic Party of Japan has barely maintained a majority, accounting with its sole coalition partner for 123 of the 242 seats.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Japan's ruling coalition may lose its majority in the parliamentary upper house after next month's elections, with opinion polls Saturday showing a drop in support for Prime Minister Naoto Kan.

NKorea to elect leaders amid succession campaign (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 09:45 PM PDT

In this June 25, 2010 photo released by Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service in Tokyo, North Korean soldiers chant anti-U.S. slogans during a rally in Pyongyang, North Korea. Tens of thousands of North Koreans rallied in their capital to condemn the United States and South Korea on the 60th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. The sign reads 'Let's demonstrate grits in showdown with U.S.' (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service) ** JAPAN OUT **AP - North Korea said Saturday it will elect new party leaders at a rare meeting in September in what analysts say could be a move to strengthen a campaign to hand over power from supreme leader Kim Jong Il to his youngest son.

E.U. Moves to Make Cross-Border Divorce Easier (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 04:50 PM PDT

Time.com - Divorce is messy enough, but for international couples in the E.U., it's also confusing as they try to figure out which country's laws apply. Now the E.U. has proposed new rules to ease the strain of breaking up across borders


Malaysia nixes sports betting for non-Muslims (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 09:36 PM PDT

AP - Malaysia's government scrapped a plan to let non-Muslims bet on international sports, bowing to public criticism that it would promote gambling.


UN chief calls for 'peaceful and credible' Guinea vote

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 06:10 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS – UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for "peaceful and credible" presidential elections in Guinea, as the African nation headed for its first democratic vote in half a century on Sunday.

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Ex-US Vice President Dick Cheney hospitalized

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 06:07 PM PDT

WASHINGTON – Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney, who has a long history of heart problems, was hospitalized after feeling ill and was not expected to be discharged until next week, his spokesman said.

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Mexico nabs alleged Sinaloa cartel leader (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 09:52 PM PDT

In this photo taken from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, agents from the U.S. Border Patrol and other U.S. agencies inspect the entrance to a drainage tunnel allegedly used by smugglers which runs under the Rio Grande River from Mexico into the United States, Friday June 25, 2010. According to a U.S. Border Patrol spokesman, the tunnel was discovered after agents apprehended a teenager from Mexico with roughly 200 pounds of marijuana and noticed a hole in the cement drainage pipe at the border. (AP Photo)AP - Police in the border city of Mexicali have arrested a purported top figure in Mexico's powerful Sinaloa drug cartel, authorities said Friday.

Bodies found beheaded in Afghanistan; 4 troops die (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 09:00 PM PDT

Richard Holbrooke, a special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan under the Obama administration, walks with Maj. Gen. Richard P. Mills Commanding General of the First Marine Expeditionary Force in Helmand, during Hoolbrooke's visit to Marjah, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, June 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Abdul Khaleq)AP - Four American troops were reported killed and the bodies of 11 Afghan men, some beheaded, were found in rising violence across Afghanistan.

First polls show new Australia PM ahead (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 09:59 PM PDT

The shadowy deposing of Australian leader Kevin Rudd by his female deputy appears to be paying off, with the first polls suggesting Julia Gillard (pictured) would win the election with a commanding lead. Gillard became Australia's first female prime minister Thursday after disposing of Rudd in a bloodless party-room coup prompted by his massive slump in public opinion polls.(AFP/Pool/File/Alan Porritt)AFP - The shadowy deposing of Australian leader Kevin Rudd by his female deputy appears to be paying off, with the first polls suggesting Julia Gillard would win the election with a commanding lead.

All bodies recovered from Congo wreck: Australia miner (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 08:15 PM PDT

A photo released on June 22 by the French army shows a helicopter overflying the site where a plane crashed killing Australian Ken Talbot and all onboard in thick jungle, some 30 kilometres from Yangadou. An Australian mining company which lost its entire board in the crash said Saturday all the bodies had been recovered and transported to Brazzaville for formal identification.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - An Australian mining company which lost its entire board in a plane crash in the Congo said Saturday all the bodies had been recovered and transported to Brazzaville for formal identification.

Hurricanes Darby, Celia move away from Mexican coast

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 08:35 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hurricane Darby moved further away from Mexican coasts on Friday and was expected to lose more speed over the weekend, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Somaliland expects peaceful ballot

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 08:22 PM PDT

Saturday's polls, delayed for two years, hoped to help win international recognition.


Accused Jamaican drug lord Coke pleads not guilty

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 08:13 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accused drug kingpin Christopher "Dudus" Coke pleaded not guilty to narcotics and gun trafficking charges at his first New York court appearance on Friday, having waived his right to a trial in Jamaica.

Lu, 1st Taiwanese man to make Wimbledon's 4th round (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 07:59 PM PDT

Taiwan's Lu Yen-Hsun (pictured) has urged his compatriots to follow his lead and join him in the world's top 100 after his success in the first week at Wimbledon. Lu made history when he became the first Taiwanese man to make the fourth round of the singles at a Grand Slam and he hopes the achievement inspires his compatriots.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - Taiwan's Lu Yen-Hsun has urged his compatriots to follow his lead and join him in the world's top 100 after his success in the first week at Wimbledon.

U.S. to repatriate Guantanamo detainee to Yemen after judge orders him to be released

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 09:00 PM PDT

The Obama administration has decided to repatriate to Yemen a detainee held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after he was ordered released by a federal judge who cited overwhelming evidence that the detainee had been held illegally for more than eight years by the United States, administration officials ...


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French prime minister urges big cost-cutting

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 04:57 AM PDT

PARIS -- France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon on Friday rebuffed unions angry over plans to raise the retirement age by two years, urging the French to show "courage" and make an unprecedented effort to cut the enormous national debt.


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