Iraq faces 'more power shortages'

Iraq faces 'more power shortages'


Iraq faces 'more power shortages'

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 01:12 PM PDT

Prime minister says improvement will take at least two years as outages spark protests.


UN sets up panel on Sri Lanka war

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 01:18 PM PDT

UN chief Ban Ki-moon sets up a panel to probe alleged human rights abuses during the final stages of Sri Lanka's civil war.


Russia Backs Report Critical of Its Caucasus Policy

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 01:06 PM PDT

A draft resolution said that Russia's policy in the North Caucasus was "bound to foster the rise of extremist movements."


Speculation About McChyrstal's Future Rampant

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 12:46 PM PDT

Ahead of a meeting at the White House on Wednesday between Gen. Stanley McChrystal and President Obama, speculation is rife in Washington and online on whether the general will keep his job.


US judge blocks drilling suspension

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 12:53 PM PDT

Ruling overturns moratorium on new deepwater projects imposed after April 20 rig explosion.


Peru tops Colombia in coca league

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 12:37 PM PDT

Peru replaces Colombia as the biggest producer of coca, in what the UN says is a vindication for Colombia's anti-drugs policy.


Queen spends £1.2m on hospitality

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 12:50 PM PDT

The royal household spent £1.2m of taxpayers' money on entertaining last year, a report reveals.


Article Prompts Speculation About McChrystal's Future

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 12:39 PM PDT

Ahead of a meeting at the White House on Wednesday between Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal and President Barack Obama, speculation is rife in Washington and online about whether the general will remain America's top commander in Afghanistan.


Top Israeli official pessimistic about U.S.-led Mideast peace talks

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 11:49 AM PDT

JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's national security adviser said Tuesday that the push for Palestinian statehood has weakened Israel's standing in the world and suggested that the outlook is bleak for U.S.-mediated negotiations in the region.


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Bombing Kills Two U.S. Soldiers

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 01:08 PM PDT

An Afghan woman detonated a suicide vest concealed beneath her burka, killing two U.S. soldiers and injuring scores of Afghan civilians in what government officials say is Afghanistan's first female suicide attack, officials said.


India's Tribals Caught in Crossfire

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 11:46 AM PDT

Millions of India's tribal people have seen their standard of living drop to the bottom of the country's poverty ladder in India's 43-year-old battle with Maoist rebels, and their fate is expected to worsen even further.


World Cup's Glow Can't Dim South Africa's Problems

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 12:21 PM PDT

The South African government has used the World Cup as a catalyst for development, and to address social ills. Yet discontent can't stay bottled up for long, say analysts.


Jailed Ali Dizaei refused appeal

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 12:04 PM PDT

Disgraced police commander Ali Dizaei is refused leave to appeal against his conviction for corruption.


Judge Blocks Obama’s Moratorium on Deep-Water Drilling

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 12:38 PM PDT

The White House said it would appeal the decision of a federal judge in New Orleans, who blocked a six-month moratorium on deep-water drilling projects.


Should the 'Runaway General' Be Fired?

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 01:04 PM PDT

Do General McChrystal's remarks merely reflect a level of dissent that is not unhealthy?


Judge Blocks Deep-Water Drilling Moratorium

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 11:33 AM PDT

A federal judge in New Orleans has blocked a six-month moratorium on new deep-water drilling projects that was imposed in response to the oil spill.


Movie Review | 'Knight and Day': Opposites Attract: Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 12:50 PM PDT

Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz travel the globe and try to crack wise in "Knight and Day."


US economy 'still in difficulty'

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 11:43 AM PDT

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner warns that the country's economy "is still going through an incredibly difficult period."


Indonesian Star Detained Over Sex Videos

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 10:30 AM PDT

One of Indonesia's most popular celebrities could face up to 12 years in jail after being detained for allegedly starring in a series of celebrity sex videos that have riveted the Muslim-majority country.


World Cup gambling ring busted

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 11:05 AM PDT

Police in China said they broke an illegal soccer gambling ring ahead of the World Cup in South Africa, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday.


Refugees return to shattered Kyrgyz city, vote looms

Refugees return to shattered Kyrgyz city, vote looms


Refugees return to shattered Kyrgyz city, vote looms

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 06:30 AM PDT

OSH, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - Thousands of Uzbek refugees from Kyrgyzstan's ethnic bloodshed trekked back across the Uzbek border to burned-out homes on Tuesday, their future uncertain before a vote on how the country will be governed.


U.N. to remove Taliban from sanctions list - Afghan gov't

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 06:30 AM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - The United Nations has agreed to remove Taliban members who renounce ties to al Qaeda from a U.N. blacklist on a "gradual" basis, Afghan President Hamid Karzai's office said on Tuesday.


Stitching 'world's biggest' football shirt

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 03:15 AM PDT

Two football fans are trying to break the world record for creating the largest football shirt.


White House summons top US Afghanistan general

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 06:00 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has summoned the top U.S. general in Afghanistan to Washington to explain controversial remarks critical of the Obama administration, U.S. military and Obama administration officials said on Tuesday.


Belarus cuts Russia gas transit, says gas war looms

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 06:00 AM PDT

MINSK (Reuters) - Belarus moved to cut the transit of Russian gas to Europe on Tuesday in a debt spat with Moscow, while President Alexander Lukashenko said the two countries faced a "gas war", an echo of Russia's 2009 quarrel with Ukraine.


Indonesia police to detain pop star over sex clips

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 04:49 AM PDT

JAKARTA, June 22 — Indonesian police said today they will detain a pop star suspected of breaching the country's controversial pornography law by allegedly appearing on widely circulated home-made sex videos. To the worry of investors hoping for more openness and reforms, the pornography law — passed in 2008 to ban public displays of flesh and ...


Around 60 killed, hundreds hurt in Congo train crash

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:27 AM PDT

BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) - A train derailed and plunged into a ravine in Congo Republic, killing around 60 people and injuring hundreds on a deadly rail link in the oil-producing Central African state, sources said Tuesday.


New killings in campaign against Iraqi ex-insurgents

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:27 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two senior members of a government-backed Iraqi militia of former Sunni insurgents were killed on Tuesday, the latest blow in what appears to be a concerted campaign to undermine Iraq's fragile security gains.


White House summons top US Afghanistan general - CNN

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:03 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has summoned the top U.S. general in Afghanistan to Washington to explain controversial remarks critical of the Obama administration, U.S. media reported on Tuesday.


Belarus cuts Russia gas transit, says gas war looms

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:03 AM PDT

MINSK (Reuters) - Belarus said it was halting the transit of Russian gas to Europe on Tuesday after Moscow stepped up gas cuts to Belarus in a debt spat, while President Alexander Lukashenko said the two countries faced a full-blown "gas war".


French cannibal prisoner 'fried cellmate's lungs'

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 04:14 AM PDT

ROUEN, France -A prisoner who killed his cellmate and devoured his lung with fried onions put France's troubled prison system under critical new scrutiny Tuesday.

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Finnish parliament elects female prime minister

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 03:21 AM PDT

HELSINKI -Finland's parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to make Mari Kiviniemi, 41, the Nordic country's second woman prime minister.

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Thousands at risk from dyke breach in China

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 02:41 AM PDT

BEIJING -Chinese authorities rushed Tuesday to evacuate 12,000 people threatened by a dyke breach as the death toll from widespread flooding across the nation's south rose to nearly 200.

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US general apologizes for criticizing Obama, officials

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 01:24 AM PDT

WASHINGTON -The US commander in Afghanistan apologized for a magazine profile that quotes him denouncing a top diplomat while his aides dismiss President Barack Obama and mock his deputies.

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Yoga in the Square

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 04:08 AM PDT

Yoga enthusiasts participate in the free annual "Summer Solstice in Times Square Yoga-thon" in New York City. The summer solstice is the first official day of summer and the longest day of the year.

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BP boss retreats, stand-in faces spill protest

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 04:32 AM PDT

LONDON/NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Beleaguered BP Plc boss Tony Hayward retreated from daily management of the oil spill crisis on Tuesday and dodged a conference appearance where his stand-in was heckled by angry environmentalists.


CORRECTED - Around 50 killed in Congo train crash - source

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 04:32 AM PDT

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Thai 'Red Shirts' mass for rogue general's cremation

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 03:26 AM PDT

BANGKOK, Tuesday 22 June 2010 (AFP) - Thousands of Thai "Red Shirts" turned out Tuesday for the cremation of a rogue general shot during opposition protests, staging their biggest gathering since the army quashed their rally last month.

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Indian Supreme Court demands answers over 'honour killings'

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 03:10 AM PDT

NEW DELHI, Tuesday 22 June 2010 (AFP) - India's Supreme Court has called for authorities to act after a spate of so-called "honour killings" that have highlighted the deadly effect of continuing caste tensions in the country.

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