Colombian rebel leader reportedly killed in military strike

Colombian rebel leader reportedly killed in military strike

Colombian rebel leader reportedly killed in military strike

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 12:36 PM PDT

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - The legendary military strategist of Colombia's largest rebel group has been killed in a military strike, a development that President Juan Manuel Santos called Thursday the biggest blow against a guerrilla organization in the rebels' 46-year war with the Colombian state.


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Yemen ramps up al Qaeda fight

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 12:04 PM PDT

Yemeni forces reportedly have laid siege to a southern town believed to be a militant stronghold as human rights groups complain that thousands of people are being displaced by the fighting.

Israelis blast Clinton's remarks on Russian immigrants

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 11:13 AM PDT

Suggesting that Russian immigrants in Israel pose an obstacle to a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians, former U.S. President Bill Clinton stepped into the mire of Middle Eastern politics this week, prompting a wave of criticism from Israeli politicians.

Panesar & Tremlett in Ashes squad

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 06:33 AM PDT

Monty Panesar and Chris Tremlett win much-coveted places in the Ashes squad to tour Australia this winter.


Hockey team delay village arrival

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 09:14 AM PDT

The England men's hockey team are to set up base in a Delhi holding camp and delay moving into the problem-hit Commonwealth Games athletes' village.


Vatican Defends Seizure of $30 Million From Bank

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 12:05 PM PDT

Like the clerical sex abuse crisis, the financial inquiry appeared to open another front in a quiet war between church and state in Europe.

China Spat Tests Japan's New Leaders

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 12:21 PM PDT

An escalating confrontation over a Chinese sea captain's arrest is testing the ability of Japan's new ruling party to manage relations with its increasingly powerful neighbor.


Pakistani Woman Sentenced to 86 Years

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 10:47 AM PDT

A Pakistani woman trained as a scientist in the U.S. was sentenced to 86 years in prison after she was convicted of trying to kill U.S. Army soldiers and FBI agents in Afghanistan two years ago.


Contractor Deaths

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 12:41 PM PDT

The first six months of 2010 mark the first time in history that corporations have lost more personnel on America's battlefields than the United States military has.

PE gets new cheerleaders, who are boxing clever

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 11:47 AM PDT

More schools are offering pupils activities such as cheerleading, yoga and boxing in PE, while traditional sports decline, official figures show.


China in Japan illegal film claim

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 10:47 AM PDT

China is investigating four Japanese who allegedly entered and filmed a Chinese military area, Chinese state media report.


Cyberwar Chief Calls for Secure Computer Network

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 11:04 AM PDT

The new commander of the military's cyberwarfare operations is advocating the creation of a separate, secure computer network to protect against attacks mounted over the Internet.

Muslims Say They Face More Discrimination at Work

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 12:35 PM PDT

Though Muslims are less than 2 percent of the United States population, they accounted for about one-quarter of the religious discrimination claims filed by workers.

Schools inspections slimmed down

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 10:23 AM PDT

Schools in England will be inspected on four "core areas" and will no longer be rated on pupils' health or the school's contribution to "social cohesion", Education Secretary Michael Gove has said.


Video study estimates oil spill

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 11:20 AM PDT

US scientists who have analysed videos of the oil gushing from BP's Deepwater Horizon well say about 4.4 million barrels of crude escaped into the Gulf of Mexico.


Pakistani scientist sentenced in US

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 12:23 PM PDT

Aafia Siddiqui, branded "Lady Qaeda" by the media, gets 86 years in jail for trying to kill US officers in Afghanistan.


Killer jailed for 1980 girl rape

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 11:12 AM PDT

A convicted murderer who pleaded guilty to raping, kidnapping and falsely imprisoning a girl nearly 30 years ago is jailed.


German Catholic Church to compensate abuse victims

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 11:20 AM PDT

FULDA, Germany (Reuters) - Germany's Catholic Church has said it is ready to pay compensation to victims of abuse by priests, the country's top bishop said on Thursday.

As Commonwealth Games loom, 'unfit' athletes' village adds to India's problems

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 12:38 PM PDT

NEW DELHI - The Commonwealth Games were supposed to be India's grand coming-out party, an audition for a potential Olympic bid and a chance to show off its rising status as a superpower and serious rival to China.



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Woman repels bear armed only with a courgette

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 10:46 AM PDT

A woman from the US state of Montana has fought off a 200lb (90kg) black bear with a courgette from her garden.


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