Cambodia 'respects' KRouge jailer's conviction: PM (AFP)

Cambodia 'respects' KRouge jailer's conviction: PM (AFP)
US imposes more Iran sanctions
Official: Gaza militant killed in Israel airstrike (AP)
S.Korea warns N.Korea on eve of naval drill (AFP)
More rain on way for flood-hit Pakistan
Al-Qaeda ally claims tanker attack
Israel air raid on southern Gaza
Pakistan floods threaten to bring food crisis
Al Qaeda group claims attack on Japanese tanker
Wyclef Jean expected to run for Haiti president (AP)
Mexico: 28,000 killed in drug violence since 2006 (AP)
Earnings drop at Venezuela's state oil company (AP)
Kenya votes on new constitution amid high security (AP)
At least three dead in China school attack: residents (AFP)
Kenyans vote in referendum on new constitution
Israeli shelling kills Gaza militant: medics
Saudi ban on BlackBerry from Friday
3 children, 1 teacher killed in China attack (AP)
China School Attack Kills 4
Litter of rare white tiger cubs born

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 10:53 PM PDT

AFP - Cambodia's premier said Wednesday his government respected the landmark conviction of a former Khmer Rouge prison chief and would not interfere in the UN-backed war crimes court.

US imposes more Iran sanctions

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 10:40 PM PDT

Washington slaps Tehran with sanctions on 21 government firms over nuclear work.

Official: Gaza militant killed in Israel airstrike (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 10:19 PM PDT

AP - A Palestinian health official says a Gaza Strip militant was killed in an Israeli attack in southern Gaza.

S.Korea warns N.Korea on eve of naval drill (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 10:30 PM PDT

AFP - South Korea warned North Korea Wednesday it would not tolerate provocations during an upcoming naval exercise in the Yellow Sea, after Pyongyang threatened "strong physical retaliation" for the drill.

More rain on way for flood-hit Pakistan

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 10:29 PM PDT

Pakistan has issued fresh flood warnings just days after some 1,400 people died in the country's worst floods in 80 years.

Al-Qaeda ally claims tanker attack

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 10:28 PM PDT

Group says suicide bomber carried out attack on Japanese tanker in Strait of Hormuz.

Israel air raid on southern Gaza

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 10:27 PM PDT

At least one Palestinian dead and another wounded near Khan Younis.

Pakistan floods threaten to bring food crisis

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 10:00 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Parts of northwest Pakistan inundated by the worst floods in 80 years face life-threatening food shortages, a United Nations aid agency said on Wednesday.

Al Qaeda group claims attack on Japanese tanker

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 10:01 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - A group linked to al Qaeda claimed on Wednesday that a suicide bomber from its organization was responsible for an attack on a Japanese supertanker last week in the Strait of Hormuz.

Wyclef Jean expected to run for Haiti president (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 07:52 PM PDT

AP - Singer Wyclef Jean plans to run for president of earthquake-ravaged Haiti and will announce his candidacy in the coming days, a former parliament leader and the entertainer's brother said Tuesday.

Mexico: 28,000 killed in drug violence since 2006 (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 08:42 PM PDT

AP - President Felipe Calderon said he would consider a debate on legalizing drugs Tuesday as his government announced that more than 28,000 people have been killed in drug violence since he launched a crackdown against cartels in 2006.

Earnings drop at Venezuela's state oil company (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 08:08 PM PDT

AP - Venezuela's state oil company said Tuesday that its earnings plunged 53 percent last year, citing lower prices for crude on the international market as a primary cause.

Kenya votes on new constitution amid high security (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 09:07 PM PDT

AP - Long lines of voters formed before sunrise in the Kenyan capital early Wednesday, as voters cast ballots on a new constitution that would reduce the powers of the presidency and give citizens a bill of rights.

At least three dead in China school attack: residents (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 10:13 PM PDT

AFP - At least three children have been killed in an attack on a kindergarten in eastern China, residents and a rights group said Wednesday, in the latest in a series of assaults on schools nationwide.

Kenyans vote in referendum on new constitution

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 09:29 PM PDT

ELDORET, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenyans began voting in a referendum on a new constitution on Wednesday, a poll seen as a test of democracy after disputed 2007 elections and one that could reshape the politics of east Africa's largest economy.

Israeli shelling kills Gaza militant: medics

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 09:38 PM PDT

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli shellfire killed a Palestinian militant and wounded another in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Palestinian medical officials said.

Saudi ban on BlackBerry from Friday

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 09:33 PM PDT

Ban on Blackberry messneger reportedly due to security concerns.

3 children, 1 teacher killed in China attack (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 09:33 PM PDT

AP - A knife-wielding man went on a slashing rampage in a kindergarten in eastern China, leaving three children and one teacher dead, area residents reported Wednesday.