Guantanamo trial to go ahead

Guantanamo trial to go ahead


Guantanamo trial to go ahead

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 10:02 PM PDT

US supreme court refuses application for trial of Canadian Omar Khadr to be delayed.


Secrets Of Engaging Customers In Online Communities

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Keep groups small, relevant, transparent.


Miners trapped underground in Chile

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 09:42 PM PDT

Rescue workers in Chile are trying to reach 34 miners who are trapped underground at a copper mine in the north of the country.


Ex-agent to test Naomi Campbell's diamond evidence (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 09:16 PM PDT

A picture from the Special Tribunal for Sierra Leone shows British supermodel Naomi Campbell at the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam in the Netherlands on August 5, 2010. Modelling agent Carole White is set to tell a court trying former Liberian strongman Charles Taylor for war crimes and trafficking in 'blood diamonds' that he sent uncut stones to Naomi Campbell.(AFP/HO/TRIBUNAL FOR SIERRA LEONE/FILE)AFP - Modelling agent Carole White will Monday tell a court trying former Liberian strongman Charles Taylor for war crimes and trafficking in 'blood diamonds' that he sent uncut stones to Naomi Campbell, court papers show.



2 reported killed in Myanmar border town (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 09:30 PM PDT

AP - A bomb exploded in a crowded market in a Myanmar border town, killing at least two people and wounding at least eight others, an official said.


Australia PM Gillard gains, but still losing election race (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 08:14 PM PDT

Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks during a press conference as Simon Crean, Minister for Education (left) looks on, in Melbourne, on August 6. Gillard appears to be regaining momentum in the election race, with resurgent former PM Kevin Rudd dominating headlines and her economic policy getting high-level praise.(AFP/William West)AFP - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard made gains in the election race after her peace pact with axed former leader Kevin Rudd but was set to lose office on August 21, polls showed Saturday.



Four baby bodies found in suitcases

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 08:26 PM PDT

A Dutch woman has been arrested on suspicion of killing four of her babies.


U.S. base in Kyrgyzstan remains on track despite tensions

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 09:00 PM PDT

The United States is planning to move ahead with construction of a $10 million military training base in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, the site of a bloody uprising in June against the new government that reportedly left more than 300 dead.


Kyrgyzstan - United States - Kurmanbek Bakiyev - Central Asia - Bishkek


UAE says al-Qaeda attacked Japanese tanker in Persian Gulf

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 09:00 PM PDT

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES -- The United Arab Emirates said Friday that a Japanese oil tanker was hit by an explosives-laden dinghy last week in the Persian Gulf, in what would be the first attack in the strategic waterway where millions of barrels of oil are transported each day.



Persian Gulf - United Arab Emirates - Strait of Hormuz - Oil tanker - Suicide attack


Russia bans grain exports because of fire and drought, sending prices soaring

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 09:00 PM PDT

Russia announced Thursday that it will ban all grain exports for the rest of the year, sending wheat prices soaring to a two-year high and raising the possibility of inflated food prices that could throw an already fitful global economy recovery off track.


Russia - Wheat - Soaring - Recreation - Aviation


Britain, Pakistan vow unity against terrorism (AFP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 07:59 PM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron (right) and Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari, address the media after their meeting at the British Prime Minister's Chequers residence in southern England. The two leaders have smoothed over a row about tackling terrorism in the South Asian republic as they agreed to step up cooperation in fighting extremism.(AFP/POOL/Peter Macdiarmid)AFP - The leaders of Britain and Pakistan smoothed over a row about Islamabad's response to terrorism as they agreed to step up cooperation in the fight against violent extremism.



Parisians Find Playground Under the Streets

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 08:04 PM PDT

"Cataphiles" explore Paris's catacombs, painting murals or throwing a party. Often, the police look the other way.


Busted Russian Spy Wants Old Life Back

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 06:47 PM PDT

A Russian spy wants to go back to his fake identity of Juan Lazaro.


U.A.E. Says Terrorist Attacked Tanker

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 05:18 PM PDT

U.A.E. investigators have concluded that an Omani suicide bomber in an explosives-laden motorboat attacked a Japanese-owned oil tanker last week as it traveled through the strategically important Strait of Hormuz.


Lockerbie Release Seen as Flawed

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 09:36 AM PDT

Scotland released the convicted Lockerbie bomber in August 2009 on the grounds he likely had three months to live, even though there was no consensus among specialists that his prognosis was so dire.


U.S. Presence Stirs Up Debate in Hiroshima

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 07:47 PM PDT

The attendance of a U.S. ambassador at a ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima was met with frustration from some survivors but caused little stir with U.S. veterans.


Berlusconi Weighs No-Confidence Vote

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 01:45 PM PDT

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is gearing up to put his government to a no-confidence vote in Parliament in September.


U.K., Pakistan Vow to Strengthen Ties

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 06:25 PM PDT

U.K. and Pakistani leaders pledged to enhance cooperation in the fight against terrorism and on trade issues, as Cameron and Zardari sought to put the countries' relationship back on track.


Smoke From Fires Coats Moscow

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 05:37 PM PDT

Smoke from the fires raging near the Russian capital had Muscovites fleeing in search of relief, while the government tightened security on grain stocks ahead of a looming ban on exports.


Iranian Human-Rights Lawyer Surfaces

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 12:25 AM PDT

Iranian human-rights lawyer Mohamad Mostafaei has fled to Turkey and is applying for asylum in a third country after authorities issued a warrant for his arrest.