Taliban hit Afghan police posts; free 23 prisoners

Taliban hit Afghan police posts; free 23 prisoners

Taliban hit Afghan police posts; free 23 prisoners

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 10:50 PM PDT

HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban guerrillas staged a series of raids in western Afghanistan Sunday, blowing up the gate of a jail and freeing 23 insurgent prisoners, officials said.

China coal mine accident kills 28 (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 10:30 PM PDT

Reuters - Police detained the owner of a coal mine in China's northwestern Shaanxi province where a fire killed 28 miners, Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.


China coal mine accident kills 28

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 10:30 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Police detained the owner of a coal mine in China's northwestern Shaanxi province where a fire killed 28 miners, Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.

China mine accident kills 28

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 10:12 PM PDT

Rescue crews on Sunday worked to retrieve the remains of 28 workers killed in a coal mine accident in northwest China, state media said.

Clinton heads to Pakistan for talks

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 10:31 PM PDT

US secretary of state to discuss economic aid and Pakistan's role in Afghan war.


Iran scientist claims US swap plan

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 10:01 PM PDT

Amiri says US officials kidnapped him to help free three detained Americans in Iran.


Europe gets a breather before bank stress tests (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 09:57 PM PDT

Police, firefighters and coast guard demonstrate outside the Greek parliament in Athens against the government's austerity measures. The markets have given Europe some respite in its struggle against debt but the EU faces a moment of truth this week with tests that will show whether banks can survive a new economic cataclysm(AFP/Aris Messinis)AFP - The markets have given Europe some respite in its struggle against debt but the EU faces a moment of truth this week with tests that will show whether banks can survive a new economic cataclysm.

Jobless in Cuba? Communism faces the unthinkable (AP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 09:00 PM PDT

** FOR USE SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010 ** In this photo June 24, 2010 photo, construction workers labor inside a building in Havana. Facing a severe budget deficit, Cuba's government has hinted at restructuring or trimming its bloated work force. Such talk is causing tension, however, in a country where guaranteed employment was a building block of the 1959 revolution that swept Fidel Castro to power. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)AP - At a state project to refurbish a decaying building in Old Havana, one worker paints a wall white while two others watch. A fourth sleeps in a wheelbarrow positioned in a sliver of shade nearby and two more smoke and chat on the curb.

Malaysia holds terror suspect under security law (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 10:12 PM PDT

A Malaysian police officer stands guard in the Pontian district of southern Johor state in Malaysia. Police in the country have detained a terror suspect under a tough security law for allegedly recruiting students for the Jemaah Islamiyah terror group, it was has been reported.(AFP/File/Saeed Khan)AFP - Malaysian police have detained a terror suspect under a tough security law for allegedly recruiting students for the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terror group, it was reported Sunday.

Australia government holds poll lead as campaign gears up (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 09:52 PM PDT

Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard talks at a news conference in Canberra July 17, 2010. Gillard called an early federal election to be held on August 21, with the poll to be fought over policies on economic management, climate and border protection. REUTERS/Andrew TaylorReuters - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is on course for a narrow win in an August 21 election, an opinion poll showed on Sunday, although issues such as border protection and population will be key in the campaign.

Australia government holds poll lead as campaign gears up

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 09:52 PM PDT

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is on course for a narrow win in an August 21 election, an opinion poll showed on Sunday, although issues such as border protection and population will be key in the campaign.

Netanyahu: US easily manipulated

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 09:22 PM PDT

Israeli PM seen discussing ways to undermine Oslo Accords in 2001 videotape.


Deadly storm batters Vietnam

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 09:02 PM PDT

Thousands evacuated from country's north amid threat of flooding and landslides.


Deadly storm slams Vietnam

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 08:06 PM PDT

As China recovered, a deadly storm pushed eastward and slammed the northern coast of Vietnam with heavy rains and high winds on Saturday.

Storm cuts short start of Austrian Life Ball (AP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 08:40 PM PDT

Guests of the 18th Life Ball prepare for the approaching storm, as a storm warning lights the scene in front of Vienna's city hall, Austria, on Saturday, July 17, 2010. Life Ball is a charity gala, which organizers hope will raise more than 1 million euros (US$ 1.28 million) for people living with HIV and AIDS.(AP Photo/Ronald Zak)AP - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and others ran for cover Saturday as the opening of a flashy Austrian AIDS gala was cut short by a fierce thunderstorm.

Swiss exporters warn of job losses on franc rise (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 08:54 PM PDT

The strengthening Swiss franc is starting to take its toll on exporters, who warn that the appreciation of the currency is eating into their earnings margin and threatening thousands of jobs.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - The strengthening Swiss franc is starting to take its toll on exporters, who warn that the appreciation of the currency is eating into their earnings margin and threatening thousands of jobs.

ASEAN has 'deep concern' over S.Korea ship sinking (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 08:52 PM PDT

A North Korean soldier is seen at the Panmunjom truce village in the demilitarized zone that separates the two Koreas. Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have expressed AFP - Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) expressed "deep concern" at the sinking of a South Korean warship, says a draft document which fails to assign blame.

Mining Accident Kills 28 in China

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 09:45 PM PDT

An electrical fire inside a coal shaft in northern China left 28 miners dead, a government official said Sunday.


Many killed in China mine fire

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 08:40 PM PDT

Twenty-eight killed in fire caused by electrical cable fault.


Car bomb in Mexican drug war changes ground rules (AP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2010 08:01 PM PDT

The remains of a vehicle are cordoned off in a street in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Friday July 16, 2010. Mexican investigators ran forensic tests to determine whether drug gangs used a car bomb in an attack on police patrol trucks that killed two officers and wounded nine people on Thursday. A car bomb would mark an unprecedented escalation of Mexico's drug war and confirm long-standing fears that the cartels are turning to explosives in their fight against security forces. (AP Photo)AP - The first successful car bombing by a drug cartel brings a new dimension of terror to a Mexican border region already shocked by random street battles, bodies dangling from bridges and highway checkpoints mounted by heavily armed criminals.
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