Airstrike Kills Taliban Fighters at Public Execution

Airstrike Kills Taliban Fighters at Public Execution


Airstrike Kills Taliban Fighters at Public Execution

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 01:01 PM PDT

The coalition strike killed more than 20 insurgents at a public execution in northeastern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said.


Ecuador wants 'Assange guarantee'

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 12:30 PM PDT

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa has used his weekly national address to state he had sought assurances over Julian Assange's extradition.


U.N. Starts New Phase in Syria as Violence Continues

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 01:24 PM PDT

A bitter struggle for control of Syria continues, both in the streets and in the effort to win over public opinion outside of the country.


India: Text message threats, rumors came from Pakistan

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 01:20 PM PDT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Most of the threatening mobile phone text messages and website images that spread panic among migrants from cities in the south and west of India last week originated in Pakistan, India's interior ministry said on Saturday.


Ecuador wants 'Assange guarantee'

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 12:30 PM PDT

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa has used his weekly national address to state he had sought assurances over Julian Assange's extradition.


Mexico arrests 'Guzman associate'

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 02:35 PM PDT

The Mexican army says it has arrested Hermilo N, alias The Duck, a man accused of bribing officials on behalf of top drugs fugitive 'Shorty' Guzman.


Egypt president 'to visit Iran'

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 12:37 PM PDT

Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi is to visit Iran to attend meetings of the Non-Aligned Movement at the end of August, state media report.


In Defending Medicare Plan, Ryan Speaks On Caregiver Role

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 01:19 PM PDT

In Florida, a battleground state, Paul Ryan sought to counter President Obama's charge that Republicans would "end Medicare as we know it" by moving to a voucher program that would cost retirees more.


Ecuador slams UK threats over Assange

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 12:58 PM PDT

President Rafael Correa says Britain's threats to remove Julian Assange are "vulgar, inconsiderate and intolerable".


Somalia moves forward to electing president

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 12:47 PM PDT

More than 200 parliamentarians selected as committee overseeing transition moves closer towards electing a new leader.


Madonna adds her voice to critics of Pussy Riot verdict

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 12:27 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Madonna, who had already voiced her support for the Russian punk band Pussy Riot, on Saturday joined a chorus of celebrities in slamming a jail sentence handed down in Moscow to three women from the group over a protest against President Vladimir Putin.


Egypt's president to visit Iran

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 12:08 PM PDT

The Egyptian president's reported upcoming visit to Iran would mark the first of such diplomatic move in over 30 years.


Yemeni secessionist leader released

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 12:10 PM PDT

ADEN (Reuters) - A Yemeni southern secessionist leader who was arrested upon arrival in Aden from Britain on Wednesday said on Saturday he had been released by the security forces.


In Syria, role of Kurds divides opposition

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 11:40 AM PDT

BEIRUT — Opponents of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad are showing signs of splintering along a deep regional fault line, with Arabs and Turks uneasy about a military offensive last month by Syrian Kurds, who overran four towns in the country's north.

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Japanese activists sail for disputed islands

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 09:45 AM PDT

Twenty boats make the journey despite China anger and a day after Japan deported pro-China activists from the Islands.


Former Barclays CEO 'held back evidence'

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 11:42 AM PDT

Parliamentary committee claims Bob Diamond held back evidence during hearings on the Libor rate-rigging scandal.


West Brom 3-0 Liverpool

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 09:46 AM PDT

Brendan Rodgers' first Premier League game as Liverpool manager ends in a 3-0 defeat by West Brom.


Lawyers of Big Tobacco Lawsuits Take Aim at Food Industry

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 12:42 PM PDT

More than a dozen lawyers who took on Big Tobacco have filed 25 cases against industry players like ConAgra Foods, PepsiCo, Heinz, General Mills and Chobani.


Diamond hits back at MPs' claims

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 08:02 AM PDT

Former Barclays chief Bob Diamond hits back at claims he was "highly selective" in his evidence to MPs during the Libor rate-fixing scandal.


Ammonium nitrate fertilizer is being smuggled into Afghanistan for IEDs

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 10:41 AM PDT

Seizures in Afghanistan of ammonium nitrate fertilizer, the main explosive used in Taliban bombs, more than doubled in the first seven months of 2012 compared to the same period last year, said U.S. officials.

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