Taliban attack Afghan airbase

Taliban attack Afghan airbase


Taliban attack Afghan airbase

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:58 PM PDT

US attorney general visits Afghanistan as rebels strike a major base in Jalalabad.


Poland's Kaczynski stirs pride, anxiety before poll

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:18 PM PDT

WARSAW (Reuters) - His core conservative supporters see Jaroslaw Kaczynski as an honest patriot who will champion Poland's national interests in the European Union and beyond if he wins Sunday's presidential election run-off.


Poland's Kaczynski stirs pride, anxiety before poll (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:18 PM PDT

Reuters - His core conservative supporters see Jaroslaw Kaczynski as an honest patriot who will champion Poland's national interests in the European Union and beyond if he wins Sunday's presidential election run-off.


Major events in new Philippine president's life (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:28 PM PDT

AP - A look at major events in the life of Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, who took his oath Wednesday as the 15th Philippine president.


Strengthening Asia's Voice At The G-20

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:15 PM PDT

Through regional institutions and agreements, Asia can assume a more prominent role.


DR Congo marks 50 troubled years of independence

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 06:26 PM PDT

KINSHASA -The Democratic Republic of Congo marks 50 years of independence Wednesday with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the Belgian king among a host of world leaders attending the celebrations.

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Aquino to take power in Philippines

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 02:38 PM PDT

MANILA -Benigno Aquino was set to be sworn in as president of the Philippines amid festive celebrations on Wednesday after vowing a new era of clean government for the corruption-wracked nation.

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U.S. Attorney General in Kabul to discuss legal issues (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 09:38 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder arrived in Kabul on Wednesday to discuss rooting out corruption and other law enforcement matters with senior Afghanistan and U.S. officials, the Justice Department said.


Samsung Bets On Smartphone Success

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Samsung is bucking the predominant one-carrier-per-phone model with its Galaxy S smartphone.


Aquino takes office in Philippines

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:41 PM PDT

Son of democracy icons sworn in as president, vowing to end corruption and poverty.


Fighting erupts at airport in eastern Afghan city (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 09:19 PM PDT

US Attorney General Eric Holder, pictured in May, arrived in Kabul on Wednesday for meetings with Afghan and US officials to improve law enforcement ties and battle corruption, the US Justice Department announced.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AP - Fighting has erupted in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad where police say they heard explosions at the airport.



Benigno Aquino III sworn in as Philippine leader (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:13 PM PDT

AP - Benigno Aquino III was sworn in Wednesday as the Philippines' 15th president, leading a Southeast Asian nation his late parents helped liberate from dictatorship and which he promises to deliver from poverty and pervasive corruption.


Maoist rebels ambush Indian troops, killing 27 (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 08:38 PM PDT

A battalion of Indian Special Police Officers (SPO) take part in a training session at a police outpost in Jagdalpur in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh in 2009. Maoist rebels killed 26 police officers in an ambush in central India on Tuesday, police said, in the latest of a series of deadly strikes against security forces.(AFP/File/Deshakalyan Chowdhury)AP - Up to 200 Maoist rebels ambushed paramilitary troops in eastern India, killing at least 27 in the latest bold attack by the guerrillas, a senior police official said.



Amusement park accident kills 6 in southern China (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 09:10 PM PDT

AP - An accident on a space-themed ride at a southern Chinese amusement park has killed six people and injured 10.


China space ride plunge kills six

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 08:57 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - A space shuttle simulator ride plunged to the ground, killing six people and injuring another 10 at a popular south China amusement park, state media reported on Wednesday.


World Cup Referees Are Under Fire

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 06:49 PM PDT

FIFA is again upset about the officiating in World Cup competitions and is pledging to hold talks about the use of video replay and other technology. It's an exercise that FIFA has been through before.


London oil broker banned after trading while drunk (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 08:36 PM PDT

A board at the International Petroleum Exchange in London price fluctuations. The City of London watchdog has handed a five-year ban to a rogue oil broker who made unauthorised trades that caused a spike in oil prices after a weekend of heavy drinking.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - The City of London watchdog has handed a five-year ban to a rogue oil broker who made unauthorised trades that caused a spike in oil prices after a weekend of heavy drinking.



'Doctor Death' conviction welcomed in Australia (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 08:53 PM PDT

This police mugshot released in 2008 by the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office in Portland, Oregon shows Jayant Patel. Patel, an India-born surgeon dubbed AFP - Australian victims and their families have welcomed the conviction of the Indian-born surgeon once dubbed "Doctor Death", who Wednesday was awaiting sentence over the deaths of three patients.



Aquino sworn in as Philippines president

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 08:53 PM PDT

A new era is beginning in the Philippines -- or you could call it the continuation of a political dynasty.


Beijing's Policies Concern EU Firms

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 06:29 PM PDT

Many European companies say they expect the regulatory environment to worsen for foreign firms operating in China over the next two years, according to the results of a survey.