Gunmen kill mayor of border town in Mexico drug war

Gunmen kill mayor of border town in Mexico drug war


Gunmen kill mayor of border town in Mexico drug war

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 10:53 AM PDT

CIUDAD JUAREZ (Reuters) - Gunmen killed the mayor of a Mexican town near the U.S. border that is located in the no-man's land of the country's violent drug war, police said on Sunday.


Australian mining magnate on missing Africa plane

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 11:06 AM PDT

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian mining magnate Ken Talbot and five other senior figures from the iron ore miner Sundance Resources Ltd were aboard a company aircraft that disappeared in Africa, the company said Sunday.


Police killed on Colombia poll day

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 11:25 AM PDT

At least seven die in attack as Colombians vote in presidential runoff.


Does It Matter if Obama Loses the Pundits?

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 10:31 AM PDT

The commentators were merciless: The president's speech was a dud. Did anyone take their word for it?


In Indiana, Centerpiece for a City Closes Shop

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 06:52 AM PDT

At a time when the nation's economy is struggling to gain momentum, Whirlpool's decision to close a plant in Evansville is an unwelcome step backward.


FA 'fears Capello may quit role'

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 12:33 PM PDT

The Football Association expects coach Fabio Capello to resign if England crash out of the World Cup on Wednesday, BBC Sport understands.


Israel to revise Gaza embargo list

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 12:39 PM PDT

PM says siege to be eased by letting in all goods other than "weapons used by Hamas".


East Brazil floods claim 20 lives

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 11:58 AM PDT

Heavy rainfall in north-eastern Brazil has left twenty people dead and forced tens of thousands to flee.


Tory former minister Rumbold dies

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 10:43 AM PDT

Former Conservative Education Minister Dame Angela Rumbold has died, the party confirms.


Embattled Israel reverses rules on Gaza blockade

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 12:55 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said Sunday it was easing a land blockade on the Gaza Strip to allow in all goods except for arms and materials used to make them.


Kuwait ruling family member killed; uncle held

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 09:36 AM PDT

KUWAIT (Reuters) - A member of Kuwait's ruling family, the grandson of a former emir, was gunned down at a dinner party and a relative was being questioned in the case, a security official said Sunday.


Sudan NBA basketball giant dies

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 10:12 AM PDT

The 7ft 7in basketball legend from south Sudan, Manute Bol, dies at the age of 47.


Uzbeks return amid Kyrgyzstan fears

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 11:38 AM PDT

Thousands who fled violence start returning, but many others wait to see if security imroves.


Israel details plan on Gaza goods

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 12:01 PM PDT

Israel gives details of how it is to ease the Gaza blockade, with all civilian goods now expected to be let into the territory, officials say.


Ridge clue to Antarctic ice loss

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 09:57 AM PDT

The discovery of an underwater ridge in Antarctica offers a clue to why ice flowing into the sea has accelerated, say researchers.


Germany raps Israel for denying minister Gaza entry

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 09:43 AM PDT

BERLIN/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Germany sharply criticized Israel on Sunday for denying its development minister entry to the Gaza Strip to visit a humanitarian project co-funded by Berlin.


Source: Israel to allow goods into Gaza

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 08:49 AM PDT

Israel plans to ease its blockade of Gaza, a source from the prime minister's office told CNN Sunday.


Saudi spends $1.6 billion to house displaced near Yemen

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 09:26 AM PDT

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has allocated 6 billion riyals ($1.6 billion) to build 6,000 houses for citizens who were displaced from areas bordering Yemen after a two-month conflict with Yemeni Shi'ite rebels.


For Young Parent, Lessons From Bronx Fatherhood Program

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 07:50 PM PDT

Leon Britton Jr., 20, one of 16 graduates of the Bronx Fatherhood Program, spends his days balancing work and his young family.


Car Bombs Strike Second Major Iraq Bank

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 10:40 AM PDT

Two bombs detonated outside Iraq's Bank of Trade, killing 26 people and wounding 52 others in the second attack on a major financial institution in eight days.


U.S. says new sanctions on Iran could impact Pakistan

U.S. says new sanctions on Iran could impact Pakistan


U.S. says new sanctions on Iran could impact Pakistan

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 01:14 AM PDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan should be wary of committing to an Iran-Pakistan natural gas pipeline because anticipated U.S. sanctions on Iran could hit Pakistani companies, the U.S. special representative to the region said on Sunday.


Iran executes leader of Sunni rebel group - TV

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 01:14 AM PDT

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran hanged the convicted leader of a Sunni Muslim rebel group on Sunday for his involvement in attacks in the Islamic state, state television reported.


Poles vote for new president after plane crash

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 01:14 AM PDT

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poles began voting for a new president on Sunday in an election that will help shape the pace of economic reforms and set the tone for Warsaw's relations with its partners in the European Union and with historic foe Russia.


US: Anti-Iran sanctions can impact Pakistan

Posted: 20 Jun 2010 12:37 AM PDT

ISLAMABAD, June 20 — Pakistan should be wary of committing to an Iran-Pakistan natural gas pipeline because anticipated US sanctions on Iran could hit Pakistani companies, the US special representative to the region said today. While sympathetic to Pakistan's energy needs, the US special representative to the region, Richard Holbrooke, told ...


Iran hangs Sunni Muslim rebel group leader

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 10:23 PM PDT

TEHRAN, June 20 — Iran hanged the convicted leader of a Sunni Muslim rebel group today for his involvement in "terrorist" attacks in the Islamic state, state television reported. "Abdolmalek Rigi was hanged at dawn today ... he was convicted for many crimes like being behind many deadly attacks ... and killing dozens of innocent people," state ...


Iran hangs head of Sunni Muslim rebel group - TV

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 11:19 PM PDT

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran hanged the convicted leader of a Sunni Muslim rebel group on Sunday for his involvement in "terrorist" attacks in the Islamic state, state television reported.


Iran hangs Sunni Muslim rebel group leader

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 10:23 PM PDT

TEHRAN, June 20 — Iran hanged the convicted leader of a Sunni Muslim rebel group today for his involvement in "terrorist" attacks in the Islamic state, state television reported. "Abdolmalek Rigi was hanged at dawn today ... he was convicted for many crimes like being behind many deadly attacks ... and killing dozens of innocent people," state ...


BP CEO attends yacht race, sparks new controversy

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 10:36 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - BP Plc CEO Tony Hayward watched a yacht race off the English coast on Saturday, sparking new controversy in the United States as his company struggles to plug its huge Gulf of Mexico oil leak.


De Villepin creates political party

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 10:26 PM PDT

Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has launched a new political party, fuelling speculation he will run for president.


Pakistan president a US citizen

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 08:01 PM PDT

NEW YORK, June 20: A well-known US website, which contains the record of 36,000 prominent figures of the world, has declared President Asif Ali Zardari a US citizen, and said that he suffers from depression and is a diabetes patient.


Poland holds presidential poll

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 10:35 AM PDT

WARSAW -Poles vote Sunday in an election forced by the air-crash death of conservative president Lech Kaczynski, with his identical twin bidding to replace him but trailing the ruling liberals' candidate.

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U.S. Gulf Coast residents brace for more oil

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 09:26 PM PDT

BURAS, La. (Reuters) - Residents of the U.S. Gulf Coast braced for more oil from a ruptured BP Plc well to hit their beaches on Sunday as oil washed ashore at Panama City, a popular Florida tourist destination.


Poles elect new president after plane crash

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 08:52 PM PDT

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poles choose a new president on Sunday in an election that will help shape the pace of economic reforms and set the tone for Warsaw's relations with its partners in the European Union and with historic foe Russia.


U.S. Gulf Coast residents battle to clean up oil spill

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 08:52 PM PDT

BURAS, La. (Reuters) - Residents of the U.S. Gulf Coast battled to save their beaches on Saturday as oil washed ashore at Florida's Panama City, the latest casualty of BP Plc's ruptured deep-sea well.


Twenty-three dead as Turkish troops clash with PKK

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 08:52 PM PDT

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish troops and Kurdish militants clashed in southeast Turkey on Saturday in an escalation of violence which killed 11 soldiers and 12 rebels.


Clashes kill 48 in Sudan's Darfur - tribal leader

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 08:52 PM PDT

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Clashes between rival Arab groups killed 48 people in Sudan's Darfur region, a tribal leader said on Saturday.


Tropical Storm Celia forms in Pacific off Mexico

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 08:52 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Celia formed on Saturday in the Pacific off southern Mexico and could become a hurricane as it moves away from the coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.


White House criticizes BP CEO over yacht race

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 08:52 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House renewed its sharp criticism of BP Plc CEO Tony Hayward after he attended a yacht race off the English coast on Saturday as his company struggles to plug its huge Gulf of Mexico oil leak. Yemen says al Qaeda behind raid on police building http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/6/20/worldupdates/2010-06-19T210421Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-494493-3sec=Worldupdates ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen blamed al Qaeda for an attack in which gunmen in military uniforms raided a police headquarters in the port city of Aden on Saturday, killing 11 people and freeing several detainees. Press group urges Kuwaiti ruler to free blogger http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/6/20/worldupdates/2010-06-20T001456Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-494629-1sec=Worldupdates NEW YORK (Reuters) - A global press freedom watchdog called on the Emir of Kuwait on Saturday to intervene for the release of a blogger who is on trial, accused of insulting the ruler and inciting against the government. Hopes fade for survivors after Colombia mine blast http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/6/20/worldupdates/2010-06-20T002201Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-494637-1sec=Worldupdates BOGOTA (Reuters) - Relatives of Colombian miners trapped in a coal mine began to lose hope of finding them alive on Saturday, three days after a blast buried 50 workers and killed at least 19 others. Supporters mark birthday of Myanmar's Suu Kyi http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/6/20/worldupdates/2010-06-19T172600Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-494497-2sec=Worldupdates YANGON (Reuters) - Supporters of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, marked her 65th birthday on Saturday amid renewed calls in the West for her release. At least 136 dead or missing in China floods http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/6/20/worldupdates/2010-06-19T154504Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-494488-2sec=Worldupdates SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Floods and landslides across southern China have killed at least 88 people and left 48 missing in a week, Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.


White House on BP boss 'PR gaffe'

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 10:28 PM PDT

President Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel criticises BP CEO Tony Hayward for taking time off instead of dealing with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.


Iran denies U.S. assertion its missiles menace Europe

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 08:07 PM PDT

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's defence minister on Saturday denied U.S. assertions that its missiles posed a threat to Europe and said Washington was spreading propaganda.