Karzai leads murdered brother's funeral

Karzai leads murdered brother's funeral


Karzai leads murdered brother's funeral

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 10:43 PM PDT

Thousands mourn for Ahmed Wali Karzai, an influential figure whose death has shocked those close to Afghan president.


Death toll in Russian boat disaster reaches 100

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:02 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The confirmed death toll in a Russian riverboat accident reached 100 on Wednesday after divers recovered more bodies from the sunken vessel, an Emergency Situations Ministry official said.


Death toll in Russian boat disaster reaches 100 (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:02 PM PDT

Reuters - The confirmed death toll in a Russian riverboat accident reached 100 on Wednesday after divers recovered more bodies from the sunken vessel, an Emergency Situations Ministry official said.


China websites fall victim to new controls: study (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 10:56 PM PDT

A man surfs the web at an Internet cafe in Beijing. The number of Chinese websites fell dramatically last year after the government tightened controls, according to a new study by a leading state-run research institute.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - The number of Chinese websites fell dramatically last year after the government tightened controls on the Internet, according to a new study by a leading state-run research institute.



Somalis flee to Kenya in search of food

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 10:23 PM PDT

Al Jazeera gains access to Somali border town where thousands of refugees facing starvation are trying to get to Kenya.


Search suspended for Americans off Mexico

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 10:16 PM PDT

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Tuesday for seven Americans who have been missing since a charter fishing boat sank off the coast of Mexico nine days ago.


Afghan president in volatile south to bury slain brother (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 10:19 PM PDT

Ahmad Wali Karzai speaks at a news conference in Quetta, Pakistan in this still image taken from a December 2001 video. REUTERS/Reuters TV/FilesReuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai led thousands of mourners under heavy security on Wednesday to the funeral of his influential brother whose assassination the previous day has left a power vacuum in the volatile southern province of Kandahar.



Bin Laden was in on 2005 and 2006 London plots (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 10:10 PM PDT

A supporter of the banned Islamic organization Jamaat-ud-Dawa holds a party flag and an image of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden during an anti-American rally in Lahore May 15, 2011. REUTERS/Mohsin RazaReuters - Osama bin Laden was aware of the plot in which al Qaeda militants bombed London transport facilities on July 7, 2005, but it was the last successful operation he played a role in, U.S. government experts have concluded.



Why Being Forced into Military Labor Can Be a Death Sentence for Convicts in Burma (Time.com)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 09:55 PM PDT

Time.com - A new Human Rights Watch report documents the Burmese government's pervasive and systematic use of civilian inmates as porters in frontline battle, where they are subjected to brutality and deadly encounters on a daily basis


Israel's high court asked to overturn boycott law (AP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 10:09 PM PDT

Israeli left wing activists hold signs as they demonstrate against the suggested boycott law, in front of the Justice ministry in Jerusalem, Sunday, July 10, 2011. The Israeli parliament is bracing for a fiery debate over a bill that allow damage suits against Israelis who call for boycotting West Bank settlements. The signs read in Hebrew: ' Peace Now', ' Fighting the Government of Darkness', The Right Silent Me' . (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)AP - An Israeli peace group has petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn a controversial law banning boycotts of West Bank settlements.



Philippines: No word from 2 Americans' abductors (AP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 10:17 PM PDT

AP - Philippine officials say they have received no word from abductors of a naturalized American woman, her teenage son and their Filipino nephew a day after they were seized by suspected Muslim militants.


Bin Laden was in on 2005 and 2006 London plots

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 10:10 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden was aware of the plot in which al Qaeda militants bombed London transport facilities on July 7, 2005, but it was the last successful operation he played a role in, U.S. government experts have concluded.


Bernanke to face grilling on jobs, debt, Europe (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 09:26 PM PDT

Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke goes to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to testify about the sputtering recovery, but may have to spend much of his time convincing a stubborn Congress to raise the debt ceiling.


Rights group: Myanmar uses 'convict slave labor' (AP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 09:44 PM PDT

AP - A leading international human rights group slammed Myanmar's army Wednesday for forcing prison inmates onto the front lines of the country's conflict with ethnic militias, using some as human shields and executing others who tried to escape.


Afghan president in volatile south to bury slain brother

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 10:19 PM PDT

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai led thousands of mourners under heavy security on Wednesday to the funeral of his influential brother whose assassination the previous day has left a power vacuum in the volatile southern province of Kandahar.


Can Computer Algorithms Determine Who Wrote the Bible?

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 09:24 PM PDT

Computer scientists at Bar-Ilan University have developed a computer program that may help untangle


Briton scoops record 185 million euros in lottery (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 09:22 PM PDT

A Briton won a record 185 million euros in the Euro Millions lottery, lottery operator Camelot announced.(AFP/Illustration/Leon Neal)AFP - A Briton won a record 185 million euros in the Euro Millions lottery, lottery operator Camelot announced.



18 dead in bloody Ciudad Juarez day (AP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 09:11 PM PDT

This handout photo provided by the U.S. Border Patrol shows discarded life preservers at Crystal Cove State Beach, after more than a dozen suspected illegal immigrants were taken into custody after a smuggling boat capsized in rough surf,  Tuesday July 12, 2011, in Newport Beach, Calif. Authorities say smugglers have been turning to sea routes from Mexico into the U.S. because of increased vigilance on land.(AP Photo/US Border Patrol)AP - At least 18 people including a preteen boy have died in a single day of cartel violence in Ciudad Juarez.



Libyan Rebels Accused of Looting and Pillaging (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 09:12 PM PDT

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Indonesian workers end strike at biggest gold mine (AP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 09:24 PM PDT

In this Sunday, July 10, 2011 photo, workers of global mining giant Freeport-McMoran gather during a strike in Timika, Papua province, Indonesia. Thousands of workers are currently on a strike at the gold and copper mine in eastern Indonesia to demand higher wages and protesting the dismissal of their six union leaders. (AP Photo)AP - Thousands of workers at one of the world's biggest gold and copper mines started returning to work Wednesday, ending a nearly two-week strike that brought operations to a standstill.