Palestinian mosque burned

Palestinian mosque burned


Palestinian mosque burned

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 01:09 PM PDT

A Palestinian mosque in the village of Jabaa was vandalized and partially set on fire early Tuesday morning, Israeli and Palestinian officials said, with both sides suspecting Israeli settlers of the attack.


2 Muslims get death in murder case

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 01:02 PM PDT

A court in western Myanmar has sentenced two Muslim men to death for robbing, raping and killing a woman last month, a case that provoked sectarian clashes in the area that left at least fifty people dead.


Suu Kyi meets radio DJ

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 01:06 PM PDT

Aung San Suu Kyi finally put a face on Tuesday to the radio DJ whose show gave her a lifeline to the outside world during her years under house arrest in Myanmar, also known as Burma.


Court rules Pakistani PM ineligible

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 01:03 PM PDT

In a move that could reignite a political crisis in Pakistan, the nation's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is ineligible to hold office.


Top Yemen commander killed

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 01:10 PM PDT

One of Yemen's top military leaders died Monday in the southern port city of Aden in a suicide attack for which al Qaeda claimed responsibility.


Al Qaeda affiliate behind Gaza violence?

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 01:09 PM PDT

A spike in violence between the Israeli military and Palestinian militants in Gaza, along with a cross-border attack into Israel from Egypt, has left six Palestinians and one Israeli dead over the past two days, officials said Tuesday.


Canada dismemberment suspect denies charges

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 01:17 PM PDT

A Canadian porn actor suspected of killing and dismembering a university student in Montreal pleaded not guilty Tuesday to all the charges against him, the prosecution office in Quebec said.


Can Rio +20 solve environmental woes?

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 01:05 PM PDT

Rio +20, a major international environmental conference held in Brazil this month, is being billed by its organizers as a "once in a lifetime" opportunity to safeguard our planet for generations to come.


Motorcade accident kills 1

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 01:08 PM PDT

Police in Zimbabwe on Tuesday confirmed that one person was killed and 15 injured in an accident involving President Robert Mugabe's motorcade on Sunday.


Jewish extremists suspected in arson attack on West Bank mosque

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 08:49 AM PDT

JERUSALEM — Vandals set fire to a mosque in a Palestinian village in the West Bank early Tuesday, leaving behind Hebrew graffiti warning against the planned evacuation and removal of homes built illegally in a Jewish settlement, Israeli police said.

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Egypt's Mubarak's health worsens

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 01:06 PM PDT

Prison authorities have said the former president's health has worsened, and is likely to move to a military hospital.


Ecuador says WikiLeaks founder seeking asylum

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 01:02 PM PDT

Julian Assange takes refuge in embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden in sex-crime case.


Rwanda tells Congo to take responsibility for fighting

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 01:05 PM PDT

KIGALI (Reuters) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame called on neighboring Congo to take responsibility for a surge in rebel fighting rather than blame Kigali for stoking the violence, marking a sharp escalation in rhetoric between the former foes.


'On the brink' species counted

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 08:14 AM PDT

East Asia's status as the world's main "extinction hotspot" is confirmed in the new Red List of Threatened Species.


Horse Racing Discovers New Drug Problem, One Linked to Frogs

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 01:09 PM PDT

More than 30 racehorses in recent days have tentatively tested positive for dermorphin, a powerful performance-enhancing potion drawn from the backs of a type of frog.


Wiggle Room Emerges in Greece's Bailout

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 12:52 PM PDT

As Greece's political parties maneuvered to form a new government Tuesday, the country's creditors were signaling a willingness to discuss revised terms.


Ecuador Says Assange Seeks Asylum at Embassy

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 12:50 PM PDT

Julian Assange, the Wikileaks founder, has asked for political asylum at Ecuador's embassy in London.


WikiLeakers founder Assange seeks asylum in Ecuador

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 12:36 PM PDT

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and has formally requested asylum, Ecuador's foreign minister said Tuesday.


Euro 2012: The best photos

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 12:33 PM PDT

Euro 2012: The best photos


Uniformed attackers strike 3 times in Afghanistan

Posted: 19 Jun 2012 12:34 PM PDT

Afghans in government uniforms launched three attacks on U.S. and Afghan forces in a 24-hour period, including one that breached the perimeter of an American outpost near Kandahar, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday.


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