Polls open in Turkey referendum

Polls open in Turkey referendum

Polls open in Turkey referendum

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 10:48 PM PDT

Some 50 million people are eligible to vote on proposed constitutional amendments in tightly contested referendum.


Foreign priest influx in France

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 10:08 PM PDT

It is thought there are more than 1,000 foreign priests working in France with a big influx of priests from Africa.


Deaths in Pakistan 'drone' attack

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 09:35 PM PDT

At least four fighters killed near the Afghan border amid an upsurge in suspected US missile raids.


Schwarzenegger tries out China's high-speed rail (AP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 09:58 PM PDT

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger inspects a China's high-speed train at Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai, China, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010. Schwarzenegger is riding the rails, China's new high speed train lines, engaging in a little window shopping while peddling Californian exports and tourism in the world's second-largest economy. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is engaging in a little window-shopping of China's new high-speed train lines while peddling Californian exports and tourism in the world's second-largest economy.

Taiwan-China pact to reduce tariffs takes effect (AP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 09:28 PM PDT

AP - A pact that will reduce tariffs on hundreds of products traded between Taiwan and China took effect Sunday, a significant step for the Taiwanese president's efforts to forge closer trade ties with Beijing.


US marks 9/11 amid controversy

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 04:25 PM PDT

Ceremonies have been held in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania to remember the people who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks in 2001.


Journalists targeted in Iraq

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 09:00 PM PDT

More than 200 journalists and media workers have been killed in Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003, according to French report.


Journalists killed for their craft

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 09:00 PM PDT

More than 200 journalists and media workers have been killed in Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003, according to French report.


China summons Japanese ambassador again over boat (AP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 09:18 PM PDT

A Chinese fishing boat, left, accompanied by a Japan Coast Guard boat, right, is led into a port on Ishigaki island, southwestern Japan, on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. Diplomatic tensions between China and Japan escalated Wednesday when Beijing called in Japan's ambassador for a second time after a Chinese fishing boat collided with two Japanese patrol vessels near a chain of disputed islands in the East China Sea on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Kyodo News, Norihisa Makino) ** JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICA **AP - China increased pressure on Tokyo on Sunday by warning it to make a "wise" resolution and immediately release the Chinese fishermen and their boat detained after it collided with two Japanese patrol vessels near disputed islands east of Taiwan.

Violence against whistleblowers in India prompts calls for laws to protect them

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 07:42 PM PDT

Public intolerance of corruption has grown in India in recent years, spurring a push for stronger laws to combat it - but also inviting violent reprisals.


Whistleblower - Violence and Abuse - Work - Whistleblowing - India


Woman's links to Mexican drug cartel a saga of corruption on U.S. side of border

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 08:12 PM PDT

EL PASO - She lived a double life. At the border crossing, she was Agent Garnica, a veteran law enforcement officer. In the shadows, she was "La Estrella," the star, a brassy looker who helped drug cartels make a mockery of the U.S. border.


Drug cartel - Mexico - United States - Central America - US-Mexico Border


Letter from Argentina: Country legalizes same-sex marriage, and couples make big plans

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 07:45 PM PDT

BUENOS AIRES - Sergio Donoso is gay and says he loves feathers. So on this day, in Andrea Pipkin's party favors shop, he draped a white feather boa around his neck, donning plastic neon sunglasses and a goofy silver topped hat.



Same-sex marriage - Argentina - United States - Politics - Catholic Church


With $100 million Soros gift, Human Rights Watch looks to expand global reach

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 07:22 PM PDT

A $100 million gift to Human Rights Watch from billionaire George Soros will extend its overseas presence and ensure its financial health for years.


Human rights - Human Rights and Liberties - Human Rights Watch - George Soros - United States


Iran announces delay in release of jailed American woman

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 04:30 PM PDT

Following objections from the judiciary, an American woman jailed in Iran will not be freed Saturday as anticipated, Iranian state media reported Friday.


Iran - United States - Middle East - 2009 detention of American hikers by Iran - Travelogues


Officials: Airstrike kills 4 militants in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 10:34 PM PDT

A MQ-9 Predator B, an Unmaned Aircraft System, at a ceremony to celebrate the authorization from the FAA to use the aircraft to patrol the Texas-Mexico land border, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, in Corpus Christi, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)AP - A suspected U.S. missile strike early Sunday killed at least four associates of a warlord who is fighting Western troops in Afghanistan, intelligence officials said.

Mexican police neutralize car bomb in border city (AP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 09:26 PM PDT

A crime scene investigator points his flashlight at a body in front of a home in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, early Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. According to eyewitness accounts at the scene, gunmen opened fire from a car at people standing outside a house, killing five and injuring two. (AP Photo/Raymundo Ruiz)AP - Mexican police carried out the controlled detonation of a car bomb Saturday in the troubled border city of Ciudad Juarez, across from Texas.

Pirates attack Japan ship, no crew injured: report (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 08:25 PM PDT

Reuters - Pirates boarded a Japanese auto transport ship and robbed its crew off Indonesia late on Friday, but no one was injured and the undamaged ship resumed its voyage, Japanese media quoted the transport ministry as saying.


Hurricane Igor moves westwards over open Atlantic (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 08:36 PM PDT

Reuters - Tropical Storm Igor strengthened into a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday and was expected to gain power as it spun westward, but it posed no immediate threat to land or energy interests.


China's top diplomat steps up pressure on Japan

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 08:23 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top-ranked diplomat intensified pressure on Japan over a territorial rift, warning Tokyo Sunday against making "misjudgments" over the seizure of a Chinese fishing boat in disputed seas.

Pirates attack Japan ship, no crew injured: report

Posted: 11 Sep 2010 08:25 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Pirates boarded a Japanese auto transport ship and robbed its crew off Indonesia late on Friday, but no one was injured and the undamaged ship resumed its voyage, Japanese media quoted the transport ministry as saying.
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