Gbagbo, Ouattara forces engaged in war crimes: ICC

Gbagbo, Ouattara forces engaged in war crimes: ICC


Gbagbo, Ouattara forces engaged in war crimes: ICC

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 01:16 PM PDT

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The world's top war crimes prosecutor said forces loyal to ousted Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo as well as those backing his rival, Alassane Ouattara, committed war crimes in the post-election violence.


Letter from China: The Spirit of May 35th

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 01:09 PM PDT

Chinese netizens find artful ways to circumvent censorship.


Globalist: The Die-Hards of Darnah

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 01:07 PM PDT

A Libyan city best known for producing suicide bombers finds new hope in the Arab Spring.


Social Media: Generation FB

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 01:08 PM PDT

Worried about what kind of citizens today's Facebooking teens will turn out to be? Maybe you don't need to.


Industry: The Sum of All Its Parts

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 01:09 PM PDT

A new car may come with a national image, but stereotypes can fool you.


France Endorses Obama’s Afghan Plan

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:48 PM PDT

French authorities also said that the country would begin its own phased troop pullback, contributing to a growing sense of the tide turning in the Western military commitment to Afghanistan.


In South Boston, Mixed Memories of Whitey Bulger

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:50 PM PDT

In South Boston, Whitey Bulger — either a modern-day Robin Hood or a ruthless killer, depending on whom you ask — seemed to be everywhere on Thursday morning.


DNA traps 1987 OAP sex attacker

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:52 PM PDT

A man who sexually assaulted an 84-year-old widow in a "terrifying" attack in her home is finally caught by DNA evidence 24 years later.


Debut literary winner is revealed

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:51 PM PDT

Author Anjali Joseph is named the winner of the Desmond Elliott Prize for her debut novel Saraswati Park.


VIDEO: Vukovar still scarred by Croatian war

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:56 PM PDT

The city of Vukovar still bears the scars of the conflict during the Croatian war of independence.


Budget Talks Near Collapse as G.O.P. Leader Quits

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:50 PM PDT

Representative Eric Cantor, the House majority leader, abandoned the negotiations Thursday, and Republicans said they would not give in to a push by Democrats for new revenue.


Turkey's Kurds threaten to boycott parliament

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:40 PM PDT

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's Kurdish party on Thursday threatened to boycott parliament, which might force by-elections that could enable the newly re-elected government to reach the majority it covets to pass a new constitution.


US imposes sanctions on Iran Air

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:25 PM PDT

The US imposes economic sanctions on Iran's national airline, saying Iran Air supported the Iranian military and the Revolutionary Guard.


Running on empty

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:07 AM PDT

Saab teeters on the brink as cash runs out to pay staff


Talk is cheap

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 09:19 AM PDT

Cambodia's mobile phone networks go all-out for customers


Talk is cheap

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 09:19 AM PDT

Cambodia's mobile phone market go all-out for customers


Angry Greeks say new taxes to hurt middle class, again

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:05 PM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greeks seething after two years of belt-tightening reacted in anger Thursday against a new round of tax rises and spending cuts worth some 3.8 billion euros which they said would again hit honest taxpayers hardest.


Cameron warns over Greek funding

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 01:00 PM PDT

David Cameron tells European Union leaders that the UK will oppose using EU-wide money to bail out Greece.


Anticlotting Drug Shows Promise, Drug Makers Say

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:30 PM PDT

The proposed medication, from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer, prevents more strokes with less bleeding risk than existing treatment. It needs F.D.A. approval.


Chinese Gadfly Emerges From Jail With Uncharacteristic Silence

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:19 PM PDT

The artist Ai Weiwei, released after being held without charge for 80 days, thanked reporters for their concern and then did something almost unimaginable — he refused to say anything more.


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