U.S. report ties militancy to Pakistan school woes

U.S. report ties militancy to Pakistan school woes
Gangs target buses in El Salvador
What Counts as Abetting Terrorists?
Feinberg Says Faster Claim Payment Is Needed as Spill Cost to BP Tops $2 Billion
Israel boosts Gaza freight flow as blockade eases
Patient admits killing two women
ECB Head Urges European Fiscal Federation
Japan Grapples With New Sumo Scandal
All feared dead in Congo wreck of mining execs' plane
Colombia rescuers dig for dead after mine blast
Satire Gets a Tough Reception in Pakistan
Prime Minister Mourns 300th British Death in Afghan War
East Jerusalem Building Plan Advances
Art mistaken for remains of Atlantis
ECB calls for new deficit rules
China Currency at Strongest Level in Nearly Two Years
World Cup Live: Spain vs. Honduras
Australian miners' plane wreck found
6 arrested in shooting of exiled former Rwandan army commander in South Africa
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Posted: 21 Jun 2010 01:20 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pakistan's poor public education system helps stoke militancy, while the religious schools often cited as a cause of extremism appear not to be a major risk factor, says a report by a Washington think tank.

Gangs target buses in El Salvador

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 01:17 PM PDT

Fourteen people are killed in El Salvador as alleged gang members attack public buses in the capital San Salvador.

What Counts as Abetting Terrorists?

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 12:49 PM PDT

What does the Supreme Court ruling on the federal terrorism law mean for free speech rights?

Feinberg Says Faster Claim Payment Is Needed as Spill Cost to BP Tops $2 Billion

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 12:50 PM PDT

Kenneth R. Feinberg, the newly appointed director of the fund set up to help victims in the gulf region, said that he would work to make payouts faster.

Israel boosts Gaza freight flow as blockade eases

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 12:59 PM PDT

KEREM SHALOM, Israel (Reuters) - Israelis at this fortified border crossing are preparing for a sharp increase in road shipments to Gaza, following a decision to loosen Israel's blockade of the Palestinian enclave.

Patient admits killing two women

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 01:31 PM PDT

A Broadmoor patient admits killing two women whose bodies were found within eight days in Hastings 12 years ago.

ECB Head Urges European Fiscal Federation

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 12:22 PM PDT

Trichet called for a big increase in the powers of the European Commission to restrict the ability of member states to destabilize the union, telling the European Parliament's economic and monetary-affairs committee he was calling for "the equivalent of a fiscal federation."

Japan Grapples With New Sumo Scandal

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 12:01 PM PDT

The latest scandal to rock the sport of sumo wrestling involves gambling, reports of Japanese mafia involvement and a 29-year-old hairdresser who specializes in top knots.

All feared dead in Congo wreck of mining execs' plane

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 01:25 PM PDT

YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Search teams on Monday found the wreckage of a plane carrying Australian mining executives in the jungle of Congo Republic, with all on board feared dead as remains of nine or 10 people were retrieved at the crash site.

Colombia rescuers dig for dead after mine blast

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 12:28 PM PDT

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian rescuers Monday vowed to pull out the remaining bodies from a coal mine so that distraught relatives can give them a proper burial after an explosion killed some 70 miners.

Satire Gets a Tough Reception in Pakistan

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 10:41 AM PDT

To some, "Burqavaganza" is a funny love story in the time of jihad. To others, it mocks Islam. The government's recent ban on the play highlights Pakistan's liberal/conservative divide.

Prime Minister Mourns 300th British Death in Afghan War

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 11:22 AM PDT

Britain marked its 300th military death in the Afghanistan war, a milestone Prime Minister David Cameron described as "desperately bad news."

East Jerusalem Building Plan Advances

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 12:05 PM PDT

The decision came a day after Israel won unusual praise from Washington for easing the blockade of Gaza, and amid other signs of progress.

Art mistaken for remains of Atlantis

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 08:44 AM PDT

When German explorer Leo Frobenius visited West Africa 100 years ago and came across sculpted bronze heads and terracotta figures, he was sure he had discovered remains of the mythical lost city of Atlantis.

ECB calls for new deficit rules

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 12:23 PM PDT

The head of the European Central Bank says that EU governments' borrowing levels should be more strictly policed in the future.

China Currency at Strongest Level in Nearly Two Years

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 07:41 AM PDT

The one-day gain is the largest since 2005 and suggests China will stand by its pledge to allow a slow rise in the renminbi.

World Cup Live: Spain vs. Honduras

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 11:21 AM PDT

Round Two of group play draws to a close with Spain, attempting to rebound from an opening loss in Group H, taking on Honduras

Australian miners' plane wreck found

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 12:32 PM PDT

The wreck of a plane carrying Australian mining executives is found in West Africa, as hopes of finding survivors fade.

6 arrested in shooting of exiled former Rwandan army commander in South Africa

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 11:49 AM PDT

JOHANNESBURG -- South African police have arrested six people in connection with the attempted killing of a former Rwandan army commander who went into exile this year after falling out with Paul Kagame, Rwanda's president.