Ten dead in Afghan bazaar blast: officials (AFP)

Ten dead in Afghan bazaar blast: officials (AFP)


Ten dead in Afghan bazaar blast: officials (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 10:58 PM PDT

An Afghan policeman, seen here keeping watch at a checkpoint in Kabul, in 2010. Ten people were killed and 24 others wounded when a bicycle bomb went off in a busy bazaar in northern Afghanistan, officials said, updating an earlier toll.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - Ten people were killed and 24 others wounded when a bicycle bomb went off in a busy bazaar in northern Afghanistan, officials said, updating an earlier toll.



Bulgaria: Border guards against cherry thieves (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 10:08 PM PDT

AP - Bulgarian forces with night-vision goggles and firearms appear to be winning an extraordinary fight over this year's lucrative cherry harvest against thieves using rope ladders, sacks and rusty getaway cars.


House rebukes Obama but won't halt funds for Libya (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 10:16 PM PDT

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, walks from the House floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, June 24, 2011, during debate over funding for U.S. military action in Libya.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Challenging presidential power, a defiant U.S. House voted overwhelmingly Friday to deny President Barack Obama the authority to wage war against Libya. But Republicans fell short in an effort to actually cut off funds for the operation in a constitutional showdown reflecting both political differences and unease over American involvement.



Defectors launch anti-N.Korea leaflets (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 10:14 PM PDT

Anti-North Korea activists release balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang leaflets in Paju near the heavily fortified border, on June 25. The balloons also carried hundreds of DVDs and one-dollar bills, an incentive for North Koreans to overcome fears of punishment and pick up the leaflets.(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)AFP - North Korean defectors launched 100,000 leaflets across the tense inter-Korean border urging the toppling of the communist regime to mark the anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War.



AUDIO: Libyan goalkeeper on Gaddafi

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 09:34 PM PDT

Libyan goalkeeper, Juma Gtat, and 16 other leading Libyan football figures have announced their defection to the rebels.


UN food agency to elect new chief (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 10:01 PM PDT

AP - Representatives at the Food and Agriculture Organization vote this weekend to give the largest U.N. agency its first new chief in almost two decades — an election that comes at a time of critically high food prices and malnutrition across the world.


Taiwan's legislature may open to Chinese tourists (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 10:03 PM PDT

AP - Taiwan's parliamentary speaker has said he will consider opening the legislative floor to Chinese tourists so they can learn from the island's freewheeling democracy.


New York Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 09:38 PM PDT

The New York State Senate passed a bill ending the ban on gay marriage this evening, and New York go


New York Legalizes Gay Marriage

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 09:33 PM PDT

New York state's legislature approved same-sex marriages late on Friday, putting the issue back near


Peru halts mine project after protesters shot

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 10:05 PM PDT

Government cancels Canadian-owned silver mine in southern highlands after four killed in demonstration against project.


Fix the Tax Code Friday: Lesser of Tax Evils?

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 09:06 PM PDT

This month, Philadelphia voted to raise property taxes rather than impose a controversial sales tax


Republicans Bring Gay Marriage to New York

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 09:09 PM PDT

The arc of history is long, but it bends toward justice. Martin Luther King, Jr. As the Huffington P


Sprint Needs Clearwire More Than Ever

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 09:06 PM PDT

Sprint requires Clearwire's spectrum for a viable 4G LTE Network build


Taiwan's Yani Tseng clings to LPGA lead (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 08:41 PM PDT

Yani Tseng of Taiwan watches her tee shot on the sixth hole during the second round of the Wegmans LPGA Championship at Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York. Tseng briefly lost her lead after a double bogey but battled back to reclaim a one-stroke edge after rainy second round.(AFP/Getty Images/Scott Halleran)AFP - World No. 1 Yani Tseng of Taiwan briefly lost her lead after a double bogey but battled back to reclaim a one-stroke edge after rainy second round of the LPGA Championship.



Report on Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 08:16 PM PDT

For some, balance transfers on credit cards are a fabulous thing. A credit card balance transfer is


Grognards Play

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 08:02 PM PDT

The Geek Picture of the Day is fighting at 1:1200 scale. War gamers plot their next move on a terrai


Sato wins first IndyCar pole by Japanese driver (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 08:13 PM PDT

Takuma Sato of Japan, driver of the #5 KV Racing Technology-Lotus Dallara Honda, pictured after qualifying on the pole for the Iowa Corn Indy 250, on June 24, at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Sato became the first Japanese driver in IndyCar Series history to win a pole position.(AFP/Getty Images/Jamie Squire)AFP - Takuma Sato became the first Japanese driver in IndyCar Series history to win a pole position, pacing Friday night's qualifiers for Saturday night's Iowa Corn Indy 250.



VIDEO: China's deadly floods continue

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 07:39 PM PDT

Torrential downpours have caused flooding across central and southern China, forcing many people to flee their homes.


Mexico discovers 117 migrants hidden in truck (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 07:55 PM PDT

AP - The Mexican army has discovered 117 migrants hidden inside a trailer truck in the southern state of Oaxaca.


Colleagues of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei released (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 08:00 PM PDT

AP - A close friend of recently released Chinese artist Ai Weiwei says officials have released Ai's colleagues after more than two months of detention.


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