Vitter supports suits challenging Obama's citizenship; Reid prepares energy bill

Vitter supports suits challenging Obama's citizenship; Reid prepares energy bill

Vitter supports suits challenging Obama's citizenship; Reid prepares energy bill

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:00 PM PDT

Alabama state Sen. Robert Bentley, who barely made it into a Republican gubernatorial runoff, won that election handily Tuesday night over former state senator Bradley Byrne.



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6 New Orleans officers charged in Katrina shootings

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:00 PM PDT

Six New Orleans police officers have been charged with federal civil rights violations in the deadly shootings of unarmed people on a bridge in the chaos after Hurricane Katrina, the Justice Department said Tuesday.


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U.S. bases in Iraq take precautions against attack by Iranian-backed militants

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:00 PM PDT

IRAQ The U.S. military has beefed up security at some of its bases after a threat that an Iranian-backed militant group was planning attacks, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq said Tuesday.


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Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:00 PM PDT

Iran scientist heading home via third country: ISNA

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 11:00 PM PDT

TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian nuclear scientist who disappeared more than a year ago and mysteriously turned up in Washington is on his way back to Iran via a third country, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman was quoted as saying by Iranian semi-official news agency ISNA.

Gaza aid ship diverted to Egypt

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 10:49 PM PDT

Israeli warships shadowing aid ship and preventing it from reaching its destination.


Vietnam's Mekong paddies dry up (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 10:44 PM PDT

A Vietnamese farmer pulls off dying rice plants from a salty water-hit rice field at Que Dien commune, southern province of Ben Tre. Vietnam is the world's second-biggest rice exporter, with the Mekong Delta accounting for more than half of its production. But the paddy fields in Ben Tre province are burning up during a drought, which meteorologists say is the worst in decades.(AFP/Hoang Dinh Nam)AFP - The rivers that should nourish his thirsty rice paddies are too salty, and the rains are late this year. Dang Roi does not know if he will be able to salvage anything from this spring's crop.

Libyan aid ship loiters in waters off Gaza: Israel

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 10:47 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Libyan-chartered ship carrying aid for Palestinians in the blockaded Gaza Strip was loitering in international waters on Wednesday after the Israeli navy warned it to steer clear, a military spokeswoman said.

Cuban dissidents adapt to Spanish life (AP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 10:06 PM PDT

Cuban dissident Jose Luis Garcia Paneque shows his thin body to reporters after years of jail in Cuba, in Madrid, on Tuesday, July 13, 2010. Seven former political prisoners from Cuba smiled and gave victory signs Tuesday after they and their families were flown to freedom in Madrid, the first of 52 dissidents the Cuban government has promised to free in a historic policy shift(AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez).AP - As Spain prepares to receive more political prisoners from Cuba, the seven who already have arrived here with their families are welcoming their newfound freedom.

Fiji expels Australia envoy as tensions grow (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 10:04 PM PDT

Fiji Prime Minister Josaia Vorege Bainimarama is pictured in Brussels in 2009. The Pacific island nation has expelled Australia's top diplomat as Bainimarama accused Australia and New Zealand of plotting to embarrass his country.(AFP/File/Dominique Faget)AFP - Expelled Australian envoy Sarah Roberts flew out of Fiji Wednesday as Canberra again pressed for an early return to democratic elections in the military-led Pacific island nation.

French 'Bikini Killer' awaits verdict

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 02:08 PM PDT

KATHMANDU – Nepal's Supreme Court is set to rule today on an appeal by a Frenchman linked to a series of grisly backpacker killings across Asia in the 1970s who is contesting his murder conviction.

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BP delays test on US oil well

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:41 PM PDT

Energy giant BP is delaying critical tests on a new cap which is supposed to stop the oil from pouring out of a damaged well in the Gulf of Mexico.


Israel tries to stop Libyan ship

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:28 PM PDT

Israeli navy vessels are shadowing a Libyan-chartered ship carrying aid for Gaza, despite confusion about its final destination.


Pakistan-India water shortage row

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:48 PM PDT

A severe water shortage in the Southern Punjab region of Pakistan will be a focal point in talks between India and Pakistan this week.


BP delays test on US oil well

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:41 PM PDT

Energy giant BP is delaying critical tests on a new cap which is supposed to stop the oil from pouring out of a damaged well in the Gulf of Mexico.


Israel tries to stop Libyan ship

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:28 PM PDT

Israeli navy vessels are shadowing a Libyan-chartered ship carrying aid for Gaza, despite confusion about its final destination.


Pakistan-India water shortage row

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:48 PM PDT

A severe water shortage in the Southern Punjab region of Pakistan will be a focal point in talks between India and Pakistan this week.


3 bodies found hanging from bridges in Mexico (AP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:40 PM PDT

Hand grenades and an assault rifle are put on display as alleged members of the Sinaloa drug cartel are presented to the media in Mexico City, Monday, July 12, 2010. Nine members of the Sinaloa drug cartel, allegedly responsible for the killings of two federal police officers, were arrested this weekend in the state of Nayarit. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)AP - Three dead bodies were found Tuesday hanging from pedestrian bridges in the central Mexican city of Cuernavaca

Hunt for rogue Afghan soldier after British killings (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 09:57 PM PDT

A British soldier with the Royal Gurkha Rifles takes aim during a patrol in Nahr e Saraj, Helmand province, in June. A renegade Afghan soldier is on the run after killing three British soldiers on a base in the troubled south of the country, adding to concerns about NATO-led efforts to help build up the Afghan army.(AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)AFP - A renegade Afghan soldier is on the run after killing three British soldiers on a base in the troubled south of the country, adding to concerns about NATO-led efforts to help build up the Afghan army.

Twelfth Suspect in Spy Ring Deported

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 08:11 PM PDT

A 12th suspect in the Russian spy-ring case that erupted last month was deported by the U.S., sent home on a free flight without being charged with a crime.


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