At War Blog: In the Military, the Drinking Can Start on Day 1

At War Blog: In the Military, the Drinking Can Start on Day 1


At War Blog: In the Military, the Drinking Can Start on Day 1

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 12:16 PM PDT

In the military, drinking is an accepted part of the culture, often from the moment new recruits enter the ranks.


Eight Dead, Dozen Missing After Hong Kong Ferry Sinks

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 11:42 AM PDT

At least eight people died and more than a dozen are missing after a ferry packed with more than 120 passengers collided with a tugboat and sank south of Hong Kong on Monday night.


Pakistan board monitors T20 team

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 10:30 AM PDT

Pakistan's Twenty20 team are being monitored by their cricket board in Sri Lanka to avoid a spot-fixing scandal.


Syrian foreign minister: Assad can’t stop the violence

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 12:11 PM PDT

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem blamed Turkey for the ongoing violence in Syria and claimed the United States was supporting "terrorist" rebel groups there in an interview with the New York-based news site Al-Monitor.

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UPDATE: Where in the world ... ?

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 11:31 AM PDT

Do you know where this photo was taken?


Nigeria's Boko Haram says no peace talks, spokesman arrested

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 12:16 PM PDT

KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - The purported leader of Boko Haram, the Islamist sect in Nigeria, has denied government statements the group is involved in peace talks and has said its spokesman Abu Qaqa has been captured by security forces.


Gunmen attack Kenya police post near Somali border

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 12:16 PM PDT

GARISSA, Kenya (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked a Kenyan police post on Monday in the northern town of Garissa close to the border with Somalia, police and residents said, a day after two police officers were shot dead in the same town.


Hungary set to ban slot machines

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 10:18 AM PDT

Hungary's government announces a ban on slot machines in pubs and cafes in an effort to clamp down on gambling.


Our Generation: Older, Wiser and Not Giving In to Fear

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 12:19 PM PDT

Last spring, Barbara Madeloni thought it was time to speak out against a new licensing system for teachers that is being tested at University of Massachusetts.


Video emerges of Austin Tice, U.S. journalist who disappeared in Syria

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 12:03 PM PDT

Video footage has emerged showing U.S. freelance journalist Austin Tice being held by a group of masked men toting assault rifles in the first direct evidence of his condition since his disappearance in mid-August.

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Pakistan board monitors T20 team

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 10:30 AM PDT

Pakistan's Twenty20 team are being monitored by their cricket board in Sri Lanka to avoid a spot-fixing scandal.


VIDEO: South Africa mine shooting inquiry

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 11:59 AM PDT

A judicial inquiry into the killings of 44 people at a Marikana mine in South Africa has opened.


Eight Dead, Dozen Missing After Hong Kong Ferry Sinks

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 11:42 AM PDT

At least eight people died and more than a dozen are missing after a ferry packed with more than 120 passengers collided with a tugboat and sank south of Hong Kong on Monday night.


Jury shown CCTV of man in cell

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 11:06 AM PDT

A jury is shown CCTV images of the moments before a man who had been pepper sprayed by police died on a custody cell floor.


EU states lagging in aid transparency: watchdog

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 11:41 AM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union member states France, Germany and Italy should be more open about their financing of aid and development projects, a survey of international aid donors, published on Monday, said.


U.S. tells Rwanda to denounce Congo M23 rebels

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 11:43 AM PDT

NAIROBI (Reuters) - The United States on Monday called on Rwanda to publicly denounce rebels who have seized swathes of eastern Congo in an appeal that highlighted its frustration over Kigali's alleged role in its neighbor's conflict.


Times-Picayune Publishes Last Daily Issue

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 10:28 AM PDT

Many in New Orleans are wondering what life will be like now that The Times-Picayune has gone from a daily to a newspaper that will appear three times a week.


Ferry, tug collide off Hong Kong, passengers thrown into water

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 11:32 AM PDT

A ferry and a tug collided off Hong Kong on Monday night, sending dozens of passengers into the water, according to a Hong Kong government statement. The crash necessitated what local police called a "major rescue" operation, China's state-run media Xinhua said.


Europe's Ryder Cup comeback

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 08:58 AM PDT

Europe comes back from four points down on the final day to win the Ryder Cup. Shane O'Donoghue reports.


Chavez looks to change image

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 08:57 AM PDT

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez seeks a new term in office by changing his image. CNN's Rafael Romo reports.


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