Accused Jamaican Drug Lord Pleads Not Guilty

Accused Jamaican Drug Lord Pleads Not Guilty


Accused Jamaican Drug Lord Pleads Not Guilty

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 01:17 PM PDT

Christopher "Dudus" Coke, a top target for arrest by U.S. authorities, pleaded not guilty to drug- and arms-trafficking charges.


Vatican Criticizes Belgium Over Raid

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:59 PM PDT

The Vatican criticized Belgian authorities investigating allegations of sex abuse by priests, expressing "dismay" over a police raid on the headquarters of Belgium's Catholic Church that included opening a crypt where two archbishops are buried.


Alleged kingpin pleads not guilty

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:07 PM PDT

Alleged drug kingpin Christopher "Dudus" Coke, who was extradited to the United States from Jamaica, pleaded not guilty to drug and weapons charges in a New York courtroom Friday.


Accused Jamaican drug lord Coke pleads not guilty

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:43 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Accused drug kingpin Christopher "Dudus" Coke pleaded not guilty to narcotics and gun trafficking charges at his first New York court appearance on Friday, having waived his right to a trial in Jamaica.


'Drug lord' pleads not guilty in US

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:49 PM PDT

Christopher "Dudus" Coke appears before US court after being flown from Jamaica.


The Mystery of the iPhone Death Grip

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:32 PM PDT

Getting to the bottom of the mystery of the iPhone Death Grip.


Backlog of Colombian human rights cases pose a test for new president, the U.S.

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:11 PM PDT

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA -- The verdict this week was a milestone: A distant court affiliated with the Washington-based Organization of American States held the Colombian government responsible for the 1994 assassination of a prominent senator.


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Romania pension cut struck down

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:00 PM PDT

A court in Romania rules out a pension cut demanded by the government as part of an austerity package.


Chemical leak injures 28 at plant

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:49 PM PDT

A chemical leak at a frozen food distribution centre in Tamworth, Staffordshire injures 28 people.


Storm Could Disrupt Effort in Gulf

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 11:35 AM PDT

A potential tropical storm system in the Caribbean could enter the Gulf of Mexico and disrupt efforts to contain the vast oil spill from a stricken offshore well there.


'Dudus' pleads not guilty in US

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:29 PM PDT

Suspected Jamaican drug lord "Dudus" Coke pleads not guilty in New York to charges of drug and gun-trafficking.


Mass infant burial site investigated

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 11:28 AM PDT

English archaeologists said Friday they are trying to figure out why 97 babies were buried around a Roman-era villa that may have been used as a brothel.


Obama arrives in Canada for summit

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 11:03 AM PDT

President Barack Obama arrived in Ontario on Friday for a series of high-stakes economic meetings with leaders from around the world.


Hospital: 16th person dies from burns in El Salvador bus attack

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 11:19 AM PDT

A 16th person has died from burns suffered in a Sunday night arson attack on a mass transit bus in El Salvador, authorities said Friday. Two other people were shot to death in a separate attack on another bus around the same time.


Egyptians protest police beating death

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 10:45 AM PDT

Mohamed ElBaradei, the former chief of the U.N. atomic agency and now an Egyptian reformist figure, joined thousands of people in Alexandria on Friday to protest the killing of an Egyptian man and shine the light on police brutality.


Africa’s World Cup Hopes Lie With Ghana

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 11:36 AM PDT

With six African teams whittled to one, Ghana will carry a continent's hopes when it faces the United States on Saturday.


Vatican Criticizes Raid on Belgian Church Offices

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 11:49 AM PDT

The Catholic Church expressed "shock" after clerics were detained as part of an inquiry into allegations of sexual abuse.


Jamaicans Ponder Cross-Dressing Gangsters

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 08:26 AM PDT

Jamaica's police claim a notorious gangster was captured while disguised as a woman and that several of the men who died defending him last month were wearing dresses during gun battles.


U.S. pushes regulation to G20 forefront

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:46 PM PDT

TORONTO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged world leaders to follow his lead on regulatory reform on Friday while other countries touted their swifter progress in tackling debt mountains that threaten the global recovery.


Karzai Pressed to Move on Taliban Reintegration

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 09:41 AM PDT

NATO and Afghan officials are asking President Hamid Karzai to speed a plan to win over low-level fighters.


Hong Kong passes "historic" reforms amid muted protest

Hong Kong passes "historic" reforms amid muted protest


Hong Kong passes "historic" reforms amid muted protest

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 01:26 AM PDT

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong on Friday passed a controversial political reform package, winning over sceptical opposition lawmakers to back electoral changes that could pave the way for universal suffrage in 2017 as promised by Beijing.


Stalin statue removed in Georgian home town

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 01:26 AM PDT

GORI, Georgia (Reuters) - Authorities removed a towering statue of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin from the central square of his hometown in the dead of the night on Friday, carting away the monument to Georgia's most famous native.


Police arrest suspected ETA member in N.Ireland

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 01:26 AM PDT

BELFAST (Reuters) - Police in Northern Ireland have arrested a suspected member of Basque separatist group ETA at the request of Spanish authorities.


Czech president to accept PM resignation on Friday

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 01:26 AM PDT

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Outgoing Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer will submit his resignation, as expected, to President Vaclav Klaus on Friday morning at 10:00 a.m. (0800 GMT), the president's office said.


Hong Kong passes ‘historic’ reforms amid muted protest

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:15 AM PDT

HONG KONG, June 25 —Hong Kong today passed a controversial political reform package, winning over sceptical opposition lawmakers to back electoral changes that could pave the way for universal suffrage in 2017 as promised by Beijing. It was the first time Hong Kong's legislature had passed major reforms to electoral arrangements since the city ...


Protests as Hong Kong adopts democratic reforms

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:27 AM PDT

HONG KONG, Friday 25 June 2010 (AFP) - Hong Kong on Friday agreed a political shake-up that stops far short of universal suffrage for China's freewheeling financial hub, provoking cries of betrayal from pro-democracy hardliners.

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Swiss man admits vandalism, faces caning in Singapore

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:21 AM PDT

SINGAPORE, Friday 25 June 2010 (AFP) - A Swiss expatriate pleaded guilty on Friday to vandalism and trespass for spray-painting a Singapore metro train in a daring stunt for which he is expected to be caned and jailed.

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Green warriors

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:06 AM PDT

It is generally agreed that the awareness on saving the environment needs to be instilled into the children while they are still young.

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Land of 'Female Eunuch' welcomes first woman PM

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 11:48 PM PDT

SYDNEY, Friday 25 June 2010 (AFP) - Australian women welcomed their first woman prime minister this week, but warned that the unmarried, childless Julia Gillard could face a gender backlash in a land known for its macho culture.

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N.Korea steps up succession plans: S.Korea spy chief

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 11:45 PM PDT

SEOUL, Friday 25 June 2010 (AFP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il's poor health is driving him to speed up preparations for the transfer of power to his youngest son Kim Jong-Un, South Korea's spy chief says.

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Swollen river threatens major city in central China

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 11:43 PM PDT

BEIJING, Friday 25 June 2010 (AFP) - Chinese authorities scrambled to shore up flood defences Friday as a swollen river threatened a major city after heavy rains across the nation's south and centre left more than 200 people dead.

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Jackson remembered one year on

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:08 AM PDT

Fans of Michael Jackson are gathering in California to mark the first anniversary of his death.


S Korea marks 60th anniversary of war

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:21 AM PDT

Commemorations are being held in South Korea to mark the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War.


US Congress approves new Iran sanctions

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 09:42 AM PDT

WASHINGTON – The US Congress sent President Barack Obama a sweeping package of tough new energy and financial sanctions on Iran, aiming to force Tehran to halt its suspected nuclear weapons program.

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EXCLUSIVE - The warrior-scholar versus the Taliban

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:21 AM PDT

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For sale — New Zealand village with pub, 40 people

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 11:37 PM PDT

WELLINGTON, June 25 — Stressed-out city executives looking to get away from it all have the chance to buy their own rural village in New Zealand, complete with a pub and population of 40. Otira, a hamlet on the rainy west coast of New Zealand's South Island, is on the market for NZ$1 million (RM2.3 million). Current owners Bill and Christine ...


Hong Kong passes democratic reform package

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 11:38 PM PDT

HONG KONG, Friday 25 June 2010 (AFP) - Hong Kong on Friday passed a package of democratic reforms that stops well short of a one person, one vote system for the semi-autonomous Chinese city.

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Singapore's factory output sees record rise in May

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 11:37 PM PDT

SINGAPORE, Friday 25 June 2010 (AFP) - Singapore said Friday that manufacturing output surged a record 58.6 percent year on year in May as factories raced to meet robust foreign orders for electronics and pharmaceuticals.

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MIC says yes to legalised sports betting

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 11:17 PM PDT

The MIC is not against the proposal to have legalised sports betting in the country as it involves non-Muslims only, its president, Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, said today.

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Why the Philippines is not into soccer

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 11:03 PM PDT

When nearly a billion pople all over the world are going crazy over the World Cup 2010, why are the Filipinos oblivious to the whole event, standig far from the maddening crowd?

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