Kabul Hotel Is Attacked by Several Suicide Bombers

Kabul Hotel Is Attacked by Several Suicide Bombers


Kabul Hotel Is Attacked by Several Suicide Bombers

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:58 PM PDT

A Western security official said that early reports indicated as many as six suicide bombers at the Intercontinental Hotel, and that 10 people had been killed in the attack.


Case Dropped Against Whitey Bulger, Leaving 19 Murders

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:41 PM PDT

The government dropped a racketeering case against James Bulger, saying it wanted to focus on the 19 counts of murder he is charged with.


Rebels seize Gaddafi arms bunker

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:37 PM PDT

Libyan rebels capture a major complex of underground weapons bunkers in the west of the country as they continue their push towards Tripoli.


Clarity sought on Cadder ruling

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:51 AM PDT

The Lord Advocate asks the UK Supreme Court to clarify the law on the rights of suspects who are being detained by police in Scotland.


Sudan pro-south rebels to disarm

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:34 PM PDT

Tens of thousands of northern Sudanese who fought for southern rebels during the north-south civil war are to be disarmed as part of a new deal.


Kabul Hotel Is Attacked by Several Suicide Bombers

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:58 PM PDT

A Western security official said that early reports indicated as many as six suicide bombers at the Intercontinental Hotel, and that 10 people had been killed in the attack.


Suicide bombers attack luxury hotel in Kabul

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:50 PM PDT

A group of suicide bombers has attacked the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, and fighting was ongoing with Afghan security forces, Chief of Criminal Investigation Mohammed Zahir told CNN.


Egyptian court dissolves local councils

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:55 AM PDT

A Cairo Administrative Court Tuesday ordered the dissolution of local municipal councils that were elected under former President Hosni Mubarak.


Reports: Hotel in Kabul under attack

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:20 PM PDT

The Intercontinental Hotel, popular with foreigners and government officials, is under attack, Afghan officials say.


Germany and China eye big trade increase

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:04 PM PDT

Merkel urges "transparent handling" of dissident's case at meeting where Wen pledges support for euro zone.


VIDEO: Challenges facing new IMF chief

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:09 PM PDT

French finance minister Christine Lagarde has been named as the new chief of the International Monetary Fund, the first woman to hold the post.


Top hotel in Afghan capital attacked

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:21 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - Suicide bombers attacked a major hotel frequented by Westerners in Afghanistan's capital late on Tuesday, with four blasts and bursts of gunfire heard after an attack claimed by the Taliban, police and Reuters witnesses said.


Suicide Bombers Attack Hotel in Kabul

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:05 PM PDT

Suicide bombers entered the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul late Tuesday, where explosions and gunshots have been heard. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.


Somalis seeking refuge in Kenya: Your stories

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:06 PM PDT

Kenyans and Somalis describe their concerns about the crisis caused by people fleeing war and drought in Somalia.


U.N. court refers genocide case to Rwanda

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:07 PM PDT

NAIROBI (Reuters) - A U.N. Court trying the masterminds of Rwanda's 1994 genocide said on Tuesday it had for the first time referred one of its cases to be tried in Rwanda itself.


Deadly attack rocks Kabul hotel

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:02 PM PDT

A hotel popular with Westerners in the Afghan capital, Kabul, comes under attack, with reports of at least 10 people killed.


Woods remains cautious over Open

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:50 AM PDT

Tiger Woods says he does not know whether he will play at the Open Championship which begins in two weeks at Royal St George's.


Mexico players suspended for Copa

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:08 AM PDT

Eight players in Mexico's Copa America squad are suspended for six months, with reports claiming they had female guests in their hotel rooms during training.


Final shuttle launch date fixed

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:56 AM PDT

The US space agency selects Friday, 8 July, to launch the Atlantis shuttle on what will be the final mission in America's 30-year orbiter programme.


Beijing-Shanghai Line Opens

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:47 AM PDT

A high-speed train from Beijing to Shanghai to open Thursday was meant to showcase China's technological prowess but has lately become part of a national debate about the pitfalls of megainvestment projects.


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