Mexico 'drug enforcer admits 1,500 killings'

Mexico 'drug enforcer admits 1,500 killings'


Mexico 'drug enforcer admits 1,500 killings'

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 01:00 PM PDT

Officials say detained ex-police officer has confessed to ordering deaths while working for Ciudad Juarez drug cartel.


VIDEO: On the frontline of Somalia's famine

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 12:55 PM PDT

The crisis in Somalia is becoming more desperate with the famine threatening thousands of lives - and the United Nations warning the worst is yet to come.


University 'cash for high-fliers'

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 12:18 PM PDT

Universities plan to offer financial incentives to attract the brightest students regardless of family income, the president of Universities UK says.


'Scores dead' as Syrian tanks storm Hama

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 12:12 PM PDT

At least 142 people reportedly killed in violence throughout the country, a day ahead of the start of Ramadan.


Chinese Media Resists Curbs

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 11:49 AM PDT

China's media outlets pushed back against new government restrictions on coverage of the deadly rail crash.


Teen charged over hacking attack

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 12:23 PM PDT

A man from the Shetland Islands is charged by police investigating the alleged hacking of the Serious and Organised Crime Agency website.


At the Met, McQueen’s Final Showstopper

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 12:59 PM PDT

The Alexander McQueen show is defying expectations for costume shows at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.


HSBC to Announce 10,000 Job Cuts

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 12:58 PM PDT

The job reductions are part of a broader plan to lower costs at the bank.


ArtsBeat: ‘The Smurfs’ Top Weekend Box Office

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:07 AM PDT

"The Smurfs," a new film from Sony Pictures Entertainment, has performed well at North American movie theaters over the weekend.


U.S. military chief cites progress against Haqqanis

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 11:25 AM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer said Sunday Afghan militants of the anti-American Haqqani network were finding it harder to move into Afghanistan but warned that their safe havens in Pakistan still posed a risk to the decade-old war effort.


Mexico suspect 'admits killings'

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 11:18 AM PDT

A man arrested in the northern Mexican city of Juarez on Friday admits to ordering the murder of 1,500 people, police say.


VIDEO: 'My daughters swept away in the floods'

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 11:14 AM PDT

It is now a year since Pakistan was hit by the worst floods in its history, with millions of people affected by torrents of water tearing down the length of the country.


Back to Black tops UK album chart

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 11:04 AM PDT

Amy Winehouse's 2006 album Back to Black tops the UK charts eight days after she was found dead at her home in Camden, north London.


VIDEO: Army crackdown kills dozens in Syria

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 11:01 AM PDT

Syrian security forces have cracked down on anti-government protests across the country, killing 100 people in the city of Hama alone, reports say.


Mubarak trial to be aired on Egyptian TV

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:42 AM PDT

Cairo judge rules that August 3 court proceedings for former president will be televised and open to 600 spectators.


England prosper as Bell reprieved

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:36 AM PDT

Ian Bell helps England to a 374-run lead in the second Test against India with a century, after getting a reprieve having initially been given run out.


Senate leaders 'close' to deal on US debt

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:21 AM PDT

Democratic and Republican leaders say they have nearly reached a tentative deal to avert default on country's debt.


Tseng wins Open to make history

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 09:18 AM PDT

Taiwanese golfer Yani Tseng wins the Women's British Open, her fifth major title


Chinese swimmer sets 1500m record

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 04:55 AM PDT

Liam Tancock secures Great Britain's third gold medal at the World Championships in Shanghai, while Hannah Miley takes silver.


Yemen's Saleh calls for Ramadan talks to end crisis

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:08 AM PDT

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh called on Sunday for dialogue with his opponents during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan to help resolve a crisis over demands for his removal which has paralysed Yemen and confounded efforts at mediation.


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