Court martial for US soldier

Court martial for US soldier

Court martial for US soldier

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 11:11 PM PDT

One of the five US soldiers accused of killing three Afghan civilians for sport will face a court martial.


Deaths in China coal mine accident

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 10:59 PM PDT

At least 20 miners killed, some 30 trapped in a coal mine accident, the latest casualty of the notoriously unsafe mines.


Casey Stoner on pole for Australian MotoGP (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 11:04 PM PDT

Defending champion Casey Stoner of Australia gives the 'thumbs-up' after securing pole position on his Ducati during the qualifying session of the Australian Grand Prix motorcycling MotoGP race at Phillip Island, on October 16.(AFP/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - Australian Casey Stoner, riding a Ducati, took pole position for the Australian MotoGP on Saturday, clocking a fastest lap of one minute 30.107 seconds.

Australian says Guantanamo was 'six years of hell' (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 10:53 PM PDT

Undated photo of Australian David Hicks, who was a detainee at the US base at the remote Guantanamo Bay US base in Cuba. Hicks Saturday broke his silence on life inside the US-run prison, saying he endured deprivation and witnessed brutality in AFP - Australia's former long-serving Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks Saturday broke his silence on life inside the US-run prison, saying he endured deprivation and witnessed brutality in "six years of hell".

Gold miners trapped in Ecuador

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 11:02 PM PDT

A tunnel has collapsed in a gold mine in southern Ecuador, trapping four miners 490 feet (150 meters) underground


Prison escapee in Brazil car chase

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 10:20 AM PDT

A man who escaped prison in Brazil has been re-arrested after a dramatic police car chase in Sao Paulo.


Middle America's Mid-terms view

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 08:34 PM PDT

The BBC gauges the political temperature in Missouri and Illinois ahead of the US Mid-term elections


Carl Paladino Exposed - He's The Penguin!

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 10:13 PM PDT

This explains everything!


French to hit streets anew over pension reform (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 10:16 PM PDT

French high school students block the access of the Arago high school in Paris October 15, 2010 during a fourth day of a nationwide protest against pension reform. The placard reads Reuters - France's powerful unions hope to mobilize millions of marchers on Saturday to take to the streets in a nationwide protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy's flagship plan to raise the retirement age.

23 Taiwanese, Chinese arrested in Vietnam for fraud (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 10:27 PM PDT

This file photo shows military policemen during a drill in Hanoi. Police in Vietnam have arrested 23 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals on charges of international telephone and Internet fraud, state media said Saturday.(AFP/File/Hoang Dinh Nam)AFP - Police in Vietnam have arrested 23 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals on charges of international telephone and Internet fraud, state media said Saturday.

Officials: US missile attacks kill 9 in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 09:51 PM PDT

Photograph taken on November 27, 2008, shows flames gushing out of The Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai. The wife of a key figure in the 2008 Mumbai attacks warned US federal agents three years beforehand that her husband was training with a Pakistani militant group, the Washington Post reported(AFP/File/Indranil Mukherjee)AP - Suspected U.S. unmanned aircraft launched two missile strikes in a Pakistani tribal region along the Afghan border, killing nine people, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

NKorea threatens '1,000-fold' increase in weapons (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 09:59 PM PDT

In this photo released by the Defense Ministry of South Korea, a fake suspicious ship is chased by warships from South Korea and Japan, unseen, during a multi-national exercise at sea between South Korea and Japan Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010. The one-day maneuvers are South Korea's first active participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative, aimed at deterring trade in weapons of mass destruction and missiles by states including North Korea and Iran. (AP Photo/ Defense Ministry via Yonhap) ** KOREA OUT **AP - North Korea's media on Saturday threatened "1,000-fold" military buildup as the United States ruled out lifting sanctions to try to coax Pyongyang into resuming talks aimed at its nuclear weapons programs.

Flash floods kill four in Cambodia: official (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 10:13 PM PDT

Local women are seen crossing a street in Phnom Penh, during rain. Four Cambodians including a four-year-old boy have been swept to their deaths in flash flooding in recent days as heavy rains battered the country, officials said Saturday.(AFP/File/Tang Chhin Sothy)AFP - Four Cambodians including a four-year-old boy have been swept to their deaths in flash flooding in recent days as heavy rains battered the country, officials said Saturday.

French to hit streets anew over pension reform

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 10:16 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - France's powerful unions hope to mobilize millions of marchers on Saturday to take to the streets in a nationwide protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy's flagship plan to raise the retirement age.

Explosion in Chinese coal mine kills 20, traps 17 (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 10:57 PM PDT

AP - A dawn explosion in a Chinese coal mine killed 20 and trapped 17 workers underground Saturday in the country's central region, a national work safety official said.


Australia says 'very high' risk of terror attack in Yemen (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 09:10 PM PDT

A general view shows a plane descending towards Sanaa international airport. Australia has lifted its travel warning for Yemen to its highest possible level, saying there was a AFP - Australia has lifted its travel warning for Yemen to its highest possible level, saying there was a "very high threat of terrorist attack" in the Arabian peninsula's poorest nation.

'15,000 rapes in war-torn DR Congo'

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 09:16 PM PDT

UN envoy says scale of sexual attacks in eastern Congo is "enormous" and blames lack of peacekeepers for poor security.


Blame The Democrats For New FSA Limits And Act Now To Save

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 08:39 PM PDT

Get ready for new rules for medical flexible savings accounts.


Troubled Rooney takes centre-stage against Albion (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 08:24 PM PDT

All eyes will be on Wayne Rooney in the wake of another controversial week as Manchester United face West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford on Saturday. After a disappointing World Cup, the start to Rooney's season has been dogged by poor form as well as lurid allegations about his private life.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - All eyes will be on Wayne Rooney in the wake of another controversial week as Manchester United face West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Ford to sell most of stake in Japan's Mazda: reports (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 08:42 PM PDT

Lines of newly assembled cars fill a car park outside Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co. Ltd building, in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. Ford Motor has decided to sell the bulk of its 11 percent stake in Mazda Motor and invest the money instead in emerging markets, according to reports.(AFP/File)AFP - US carmaker Ford Motor has decided to sell the bulk of its 11 percent stake in Japan's Mazda Motor and invest the money instead in emerging markets, reports said Saturday.
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