U.S. Drone Strike Kills al Qaeda No. 2

U.S. Drone Strike Kills al Qaeda No. 2


U.S. Drone Strike Kills al Qaeda No. 2

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:14 PM PDT

Al Qaeda's second in command was killed in a Central Intelligence Agency drone strike in the tribal areas of Pakistan, U.S. officials said Tuesday.


Magnitude 6.1 earthquake near Japan's Honshu: USGS

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:47 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 120 miles southeast of Mito off Japan's main Honshu island at 1931 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.


New Mexico presidential poll shows Pena Nieto holding lead

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:51 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's presidential front-runner Enrique Pena Nieto has stopped a recent slide in support, though his leftist rival Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is still closing on him, an opinion poll showed on Tuesday.


Senate Republicans Block Pay Equity Bill

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:54 PM PDT

Republicans united against a bill that would make it easier for women to sue employers for pay discrimination.


China 'wary' of U.S. focus on Pacific military power

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 06:13 AM PDT

The United States is "not in step with the times" in seeking to bolster its military presence in the Pacific region, a spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry said Monday.


Nigerians mourn air-crash deaths

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:12 PM PDT

Government suspends licence of Dana Air as anxious families crowd into hospital and morgue in effort to identify bodies.


It’s the Economy: Can Mom-and-Pop Shops Survive Extreme Gentrification?

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:51 PM PDT

A small number of independent stores have weathered the luxury blitz in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. Were they lucky or good?


Nintendo trails first Wii U games

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:06 PM PDT

Nintendo unveils 23 games under development for its Wii U console, but opts not to reveal a launch date or price.


Paraguay leader acknowledges son

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:05 PM PDT

Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo says he will recognise that he is the father of a 10-year-old child born when he was still a Roman Catholic bishop.


U.S. strike killed al-Qaeda’s No. 2 leader

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 11:40 AM PDT

Al-Qaeda's No. 2 leader, Abu Yahya al-Libi, the charismatic commander who helped steer the terrorist group after Osama bin Laden's death last year, was killed by a U.S. missile strike in Pakistan's lawless frontier region, American officials confirmed Tuesday.

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Baku accuses Armenia of killing five Azeri soldiers

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:00 PM PDT

BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan accused arch rival Armenia on Tuesday of killing five Azeri soldiers near their border in a second day of violence that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned could turn into a broader regional conflict.


Protesters press political demands in Egypt

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 11:49 AM PDT

Thousands descend on Cairo square for the fourth straight night to demand Ahmed Shafiq's removal from presidential race.


U.S. wants greater role for India in Afghanistan

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 11:43 AM PDT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta encouraged Indian leaders on Tuesday to take a more active role in Afghanistan as international forces leave, saying Washington viewed Pakistan's long-time rival as a source of regional security.


Blanca Is a Sleek Surprise Around Back of Roberta’s

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:40 PM PDT

The team behind Roberta's, the pizzeria in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, has quietly opened a new restaurant.


Germans scrutinise ties with Israel

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 09:15 AM PDT

Submarine sales prompt Germans to re-examine ties with Israel


US says drone kills al-Qaeda commander

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 11:18 AM PDT

Abu Yahya al-Libi, targeted in Pakistan's tribal region, described as group's second-in-command by US officials.


Cairo protest at Mubarak verdict

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 11:19 AM PDT

Thousands of Egyptians are protesting in Cairo's Tahrir Square against the verdicts handed down in the trial of Hosni Mubarak, his sons and aides.


Qaeda Deputy Was Killed in Drone Strike, Official Says

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:37 PM PDT

Abu Yahya al-Libi, the Qaeda deputy leader who escaped American custody in 2005, was killed in Monday's drone strike in Pakistan's tribal belt, according to an American official.


Court Won’t Revisit Gay Marriage Case; It May Go to Justices

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:38 PM PDT

A federal appeals court declined to review its decision striking down a ban on same-sex marriage in California, setting the stage for the Supreme Court to weigh in on the issue.


Qaeda Deputy Was Killed in Drone Strike, Official Says

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:37 PM PDT

Abu Yahya al-Libi, the Qaeda deputy leader who escaped American custody in 2005, was killed in Monday's drone strike in Pakistan's tribal belt, according to an American official.


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