Iran sanctions: Voices of doubt

Iran sanctions: Voices of doubt

Iran sanctions: Voices of doubt

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 11:00 PM PDT

Tehran has hit back at new sanctions being imposed by the EU and Canada, saying they will only complicate Iran's international relations.


Egypt police on trial for brutality

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 11:09 PM PDT

Two officers in court accused of beating a young man who later died in custody.


Bird's eye view of Olympic site

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 10:36 PM PDT

BBC Sport's Jake Humphreys has gained an aerial view of the East End site in London for the 2012 Olympics.


Tony Blair's Olympic hopes

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 10:43 PM PDT

His legacy as Prime Minister remains in the spotlight, but as the Olympics loom on the horizon, Tony Blair is widely credited with securing the games for London. Five years ago Mr Blair said he punched the air with delight as London piped Paris by just four IOC votes. So with two years left to go does he remain as excited? Clive Myrie went to find out.


Natural gas could lead to new Lebanon-Israel war (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 10:42 PM PDT

AP - The discovery of large natural gas reserves under the waters of the eastern Mediterranean could potentially mean a huge economic windfall for Israel and Lebanon, both resource-poor nations — if it doesn't spark new war between them.


Vietnam asks France for military upgrades (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 10:31 PM PDT

AP - The French defense minister has agreed to help Vietnam modernize its military on a historic visit to the former colony, state media reported Tuesday.


In Iraq, Mullen to review US troop withdrawal (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 10:49 PM PDT

Admiral Mike Mullen talks to soldiers in Jalalabad, Afghanistan on July 25, 2010. The US military's top officer flies to Iraq Tuesday to review plans for a troop drawdown and efforts to form a new governing coalition, amid fresh violence targeting civilians.(AFP/USDoD/Ho/Chad J. Mcneeley)AFP - The US military's top officer flies to Iraq Tuesday to review plans for a troop drawdown and efforts to form a new governing coalition, amid fresh violence targeting civilians.

Slangy Italian teenagers become YouTube hit (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 10:18 PM PDT

Reuters - Two teenagers from the suburbs of Rome have become Italy's newest media heroines after their slang-filled account of a day at the beach shot from a minor item on the local news to become a YouTube sensation.


Yahoo Japan may adopt Google's search engine (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:56 PM PDT

Reuters - Yahoo Japan, Japan's largest Internet portal site, appears set to adopt Google's search engine instead of teaming up with Microsoft like partner Yahoo Inc, media reported.


AU boosts troop role in Somalia

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 07:25 PM PDT

The African Union has pledged to send a further 2,000 soldiers to Somalia, and to introduce tougher rules of engagement, in the fight against Islamist militants.


Pentagon can't account for how it spent $2.6 billion in Iraqi funds, audit finds

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:00 PM PDT

BAGHDAD -- Because of poor record-keeping and lax oversight, the Department of Defense cannot account for how it spent $2.6 billion that belonged to the Iraqi government, according to the inspector general for Iraq reconstruction.


Iraq - Pentagon - Middle East - United States - Business


BP 'set to replace' CEO Hayward

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:34 PM PDT

Chief executive could be moved to a new job with a pay-off worth about $18.5m.


U.S. Soldiers Charged With Fuel Theft

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 06:16 PM PDT

U.S. investigators arrested two U.S. soldiers and suspended a pair of Afghan trucking companies on suspicions they helped the soldiers steal $1.6 million in fuel from a military base in eastern Afghanistan.


China Fuels Trade Tension, Group Says

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 11:18 PM PDT

China's drive to support domestic technologies is likely to continue to cause trade disputes and political tensions with the U.S., says a new report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.


Fidel makes latest appearance as Cuba says no rush on reform

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:17 PM PDT

SANTA CLARA, Cuba (Reuters) - Cuba said it would not rush into reforms for its troubled economy, while former leader Fidel Castro made his latest public appearance in ceremonies on Monday marking the anniversary of the start of the Cuban revolution.

Avoiding The Next Financial Contagion

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:00 PM PDT

Managing the global recovery will require minimizing the transmission of economic shocks.


Mass grave of communist soldiers found in Vietnam (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 08:48 PM PDT

AP - An official says a mass grave has been found containing the remains of 40 communist soldiers killed during the Vietnam War.


Mexican drug cartels bring violence with them in move to Central America

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:00 PM PDT

SAN SALVADOR -- Drug cartel violence in Mexico is quickly spilling south into Central America and is threatening to destabilize fragile countries already rife with crime and corruption, according to the United Nations, U.S. officials and regional law enforcement agents.


Central America - Organized crime - Illegal drug trade - Crime - Narcotrafficantes


WikiLeaks disclosures unlikely to change course of Afghanistan war

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:00 PM PDT

In the first 24 hours after the unauthorized release of more than 91,000 secret documents about the war in Afghanistan, a few things became clear to the officials, lawmakers and experts reading them:


Afghanistan - WikiLeak - Asia - United States - War in Afghanistan


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