Sri Lankan war probe panel opens (AFP)

Sri Lankan war probe panel opens (AFP)

Sri Lankan war probe panel opens (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 10:43 PM PDT

Sri Lankan soldiers in Vavuniya, some 290 kms north of capital Colombo, in January 2010. A government-appointed panel tasked with investigating the final years of Sri Lanka's civil war opened on Wednesday in Colombo.(AFP/File/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - A government-appointed panel tasked with investigating the final years of Sri Lanka's civil war opened on Wednesday in Colombo.

Soaring food prices hit Pakistan

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 10:47 PM PDT

Skyrocketing food prices have put basic items out of reach for many Pakistanis.


Inside Obama's favourite burger joint

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 10:18 PM PDT

Until Barack Obama was elected US president, Ray's Hell Burger in Arlington, Virginia, was just an out-of-the-way fast food joint.


SKorean Red Cross urges NKorea to free fishermen (AP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 10:07 PM PDT

Tourists stand in front a fence decorated with a variety of ribbons with messages wishing for the reunification of both the Koreas, at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju near the border village of Panmunjom that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. South Korea denounced the firing of artillery from North Korea as a grave violation of their cease-fire and warned Tuesday that it would deal 'sternly' with any further provocations. (AP Photo/ Lee Ye-sol)AP - South Korea's Red Cross pressed North Korea on Wednesday to release a boat and its seven-man crew seized off the east coast last weekend while Seoul was carrying out large-scale, anti-submarine naval drills.

Mexican president open to change in drug strategy (AP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 09:00 PM PDT

A soldier seizes marijuana plants at an illegal plantation found on the outskirts of Tecate, northern Mexico, Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. About 9 different marijuana plantations, with some 50,000 plants, where found by the army while patrolling the area, officials said. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)AP - President Felipe Calderon said Tuesday he is willing to change Mexico's drug-war strategy and promised a new offensive against money laundering after hearing blistering criticism from opposition leaders.

China's July inflation spikes up amid floods (AP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 09:31 PM PDT

AP - China's inflation spiked up in July amid heavy flooding that disrupted food supplies, adding to pressure on the government to control rising living costs as rapid economic growth slows.


Hospital for threatened sea turtles

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 09:45 PM PDT

More loggerhead sea turtles nest on the Greek island of Zakynthos than anywhere else in the Mediterranean but they are at risk from the tourist trade.


'Mad Monk' Abbott in Oz election surprise

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 09:39 PM PDT

Six months ago, nobody gave the opposition Liberal Party any chance of winning but its leader, Tony Abbott, has been able to benefit from turmoil in the Labour ranks and it is producing an unexpectedly tight election.


UN urges Darfur camp aid resumption

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 09:36 PM PDT

Concerns of food and fuel shortages in refugee camp sealed off after violence.


Mexican president defends war on drugs

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 07:50 PM PDT

President Felipe Calderon of Mexico has defended his strategy in the fight against drugs gangs, saying that rising levels of violence did not mean the war was being lost.


Toyota suspends auto exports to Iran (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 08:04 PM PDT

Toyota Motor Corp. has suspended auto exports to Iran indefinitely in line with global sanctions against Tehran's nuclear programme, the company said Wednesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)AFP - Toyota Motor Corp. has suspended auto exports to Iran indefinitely in line with global sanctions against Tehran's nuclear programme, the company said Wednesday.

An Unlikely Power Source

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 07:43 PM PDT

German physicist Gerhard Knies think he's found the answer to Europe's long-term energy needs—build solar plants across the Sahara. And several large German have companies formed a consortium to promote the plan.


Hard Pickin? Into China?s Growing Music Industry

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 07:55 PM PDT

China is a growing yet difficult market for the music industry. Mandarin Chinese singers from Greate


Euro football championship advance vital for Spurs (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 07:27 PM PDT

Adel Taarabt and Kyle Naughton of Tottenham Hotspur steal the ball from Vitor Golas of Sporting Lisbon on July 25, 2010 in Harrison, New Jersey. Harry Redknapp knows Tottenham Hotspur must progress to the group stages of the Champions League to maintain the team's remarkable rise under his leadership.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mike Stobe)AFP - Harry Redknapp knows Tottenham Hotspur must progress to the group stages of the Champions League to maintain the team's remarkable rise under his leadership.

US sportfishermen attacked off Costa Rica coast (AP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 08:06 PM PDT

AP - Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla has ordered an investigation into charges a Venezuelan tuna seiner attacked a U.S. sportfishing boat in Costa Rican waters.


UN urges Sudan to allow aid to Darfur camp (AP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 07:31 PM PDT

Tribal men from Darfur take part in a rally attended Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir during to support Darfur peace talks in Khartoum August 7, 2010. REUTERS/Mohamed Nurdldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)AP - The United Nations urged Sudanese authorities on Tuesday to allow humanitarian organizations access to a Darfur refugee camp which has been closed to aid agencies for more than a week following an outbreak of violence.

Nepal court to rule on 'Himalayan Viagra' murders (AFP)

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 07:35 PM PDT

The Himalayan Mountains west of Kathamndu. A court in Nepal was Wednesday due to give its verdict in the case of 36 villagers charged with a series of gruesome murders in a battle over a highly prized plant dubbed the AFP - A court in Nepal was Wednesday due to give its verdict in the case of 36 villagers charged with a series of gruesome murders in a battle over a highly prized plant dubbed the "Himalayan Viagra".

State Dept. faces skyrocketing costs as it prepares to expand role in Iraq

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 09:00 PM PDT

As the last U.S. combat troops prepare to leave Iraq this month, the State Department is struggling to implement an expanded mission that it has belatedly realized it might not be able to afford.


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Unsolicited Advice For TV Toppers

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 06:38 PM PDT

Amidst the free-flowing cocktails and rotating clip reels, the semi-annual gathering of the Televisi


Germany Plans Afghan Offensive

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 08:52 PM PDT

The German military, criticized as too passive in the face of a growing insurgency, plans to go on the offensive in Taliban strongholds in northern Afghanistan—despite the risk of a backlash back home.


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