Philippine massacre trial begins

Philippine massacre trial begins

Philippine massacre trial begins

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:24 PM PDT

First witness takes the stand in trial for worst political killings in history.


Dollar to maintain its dominance: China minister (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:52 PM PDT

Reuters - The dollar will remain the world's dominant currency for a long time, and the yuan will only gradually emerge as an alternative, Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming said on Wednesday.


U.S. team to discuss North Korea in Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:34 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. government team will travel to Seoul, Tokyo and Beijing next week to discuss North Korea but has no plans to visit the poor, isolated state or meet its officials, the State Department said Tuesday.

Mexico: 2 bodies likely massacre investigators (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:14 PM PDT

Morgue workers unload a coffin with the writing AP - Mexican prosecutors say two dead bodies found in the northern state of Tamaulipas appear to be those of a state detective and local police chief who were investigating the massacre of 72 migrants in August.

Japan's intervention hints fail to stop yen rally (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:26 PM PDT

Reuters - Japan's government sharpened its rhetoric on foreign exchange intervention on Wednesday as a rise in the yen to a 15-year high underlined concerns that the currency's strength could threaten the economic recovery.


China's rich drag feet on Gates-Buffett charity meet (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:08 PM PDT

File photo of Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft Corp. Just two of China's super-rich have accepted an invitation to meet with US philanthropists Gates and Warren Buffett, with others fearing they will be pressured to give to charity, a report said.(AFP/File/Jason Alden)AFP - Just two of China's super-rich have accepted an invitation to meet with US philanthropists Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, with others fearing they will be pressured to give to charity, a report said.

Mexican media cowed by drug violence: committee

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:23 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - In January, gunmen kidnapped, tortured and shot dead Mexican reporter Valetin Valdes before dumping his body outside a motel, an apparent reprisal for having identified a drug lord in his newspaper.

Iraqi soldier kills 2 U.S. troops

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 03:32 PM PDT

BAGHDAD - Two U.S. service members were killed and nine others were wounded when a Kurdish Iraqi soldier sprayed them with gunfire inside an Iraqi army commando base north of Baghdad on Tuesday afternoon, Iraqi and U.S. military officials said.


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As China finds bigger place in world affairs, its wealth breeds hostility

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:53 PM PDT

BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN - In a spasm of violence this spring, an angry mob toppled the Kyrgyzstan president, torched his office and ransacked other buildings associated with his hated authoritarian regime. The crowd then turned on a less obvious target: a popular Chinese-owned shopping mall stuffed ...


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Karzai's brother financed Dubai property purchases through embattled Kabul Bank

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:02 PM PDT

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - The brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai made nearly $1 million on a Dubai property deal financed with money from Kabul Bank, according to a person familiar with the transaction and a property sales registry.


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Big aftershock freshly damages New Zealand city (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 05:15 PM PDT

New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key, left, speaks to owner Michael Oakley during a visit to a destroyed potato farm in Darfield as he tours earthquake effected areas near Christchurch, New Zealand, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. Key inspected smashed buildings, cracked roads and spoke to residents near the earthquake epicenter. The weekend's powerful 7.1-magnitude quake smashed buildings and homes, wrecked roads and disrupted the central city, though nobody was killed and only two people were seriously injured, which authorities attributed to good building codes and the quake's early-morning timing. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)AP - A magnitude-5.1 aftershock hammered New Zealand's earthquake-hit city of Christchurch on Wednesday morning, freshly damaging buildings, sparking evacuations and prompting the extension of a state of emergency for another week.

7 women in 'miscarriage' cases freed in Mexico (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 08:47 PM PDT

AP - Seven women in Mexico serving prison terms of up to 29 years for the death of their newborns were freed Tuesday after a legal reform enacted in the state of Guanajuato lowered their sentences.


Book blames Churchill for Indian famine that killed millions (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 08:48 PM PDT

In this photograph taken in 1943, then British prime minister Winston Churchill flashes his famous V-sign to the crowd outside 10 Downing Street in London, after returning from a journey to Washington. Churchill deliberately let millions of Indians starve to death, the author of a new book claims, alleging he was motivated in part by racial hatred.(AFP/File)AFP - British prime minister Winston Churchill deliberately let millions of Indians starve to death, the author of a new book has claimed, alleging he was motivated in part by racial hatred.

IAEA report: What's driving Iran's latest bout of nuclear obstinacy (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:37 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Iran reacted angrily Tuesday to charges from the United Nations nuclear watchdog that it was hindering an investigation of its nuclear programs by blocking experienced inspectors, and limiting access and design information.


Nigeria to Hold Elections in January

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 06:19 PM PDT

Nigeria will hold its presidential election in January, giving the oil-rich nation only four months to register voters and untangle its notoriously corrupt electoral system.


Global-Bank Deal Targets Reserves

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:04 PM PDT

Global banking regulators appear poised to demand larger reserves, which they believe will prevent a future financial crisis, and reserves of higher quality, under so-called Basel 3.


Dozens Trapped on China Oil Platform

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 08:39 PM PDT

An accident on an oil drilling platform in the East China Sea caused the structure to lean at a 45-degree angle and trapped dozens of workers.


U.N. Report Faults Peacekeepers

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 06:14 PM PDT

A U.N. official told the Security Council that U.N. peacekeepers charged with protecting civilians failed to prevent armed rebels from raping 242 women in several eastern Congo villages five weeks ago.


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