Afghanistan Says NATO Helicopter Crashes

Afghanistan Says NATO Helicopter Crashes

Afghanistan Says NATO Helicopter Crashes

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 10:44 PM PDT

An Afghan government official says a NATO helicopter has crashed overnight in east Afghanistan.


Rebels Seize Philippine Mayor, Kill Soldier

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 10:38 PM PDT

Communist rebels in the Philippines have kidnapped the mayor of a southern town. The guerrillas ambushed pursuing soldiers, killing one.


Outgoing Thai PM re-elected opposition leader (AFP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 10:38 PM PDT

Thailand's outgoing prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, pictured on August 5, was re-elected as leader of the now-opposition Democrat Party, despite fronting their crushing defeat in July's general election.(AFP/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)AFP - Thailand's outgoing prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was re-elected as leader of the now-opposition Democrat Party, despite fronting their crushing defeat in July's general election.

NATO airstrike kills 8 Afghan civilians: police (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 10:12 PM PDT

An Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Anthony Del Mar Peterson Friday, Aug. 5, 2011 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Peterson, 24, of Chelsea, Okla., died Aug. 4 in Paktia province, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)Reuters - A NATO airstrike killed eight civilians in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, a district police chief said on Saturday, adding to a 2011 toll that is so far the deadliest for civilians in the decade-long war.

Rogue trader Nick Leeson finally tells boss 'sorry' (AFP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 09:26 PM PDT

Former rogue trader Nick Leeson, seen here speaking during a business seminar in Hong Kong, 2008. Leeson for the first time told his old boss AFP - Rogue trader Nick Leeson for the first time told his old boss "sorry" for single-handedly bringing down Barings Bank, in a face-to-face meeting to be broadcast Sunday.

Spokesmen: Islamist militia leaving Somali capital (AP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 09:47 PM PDT

Displaced people sit with their packed belongings as they prepare to flee Badbado settlement after two groups of Somalia government soldiers clashed inside the camp in the capital Mogadishu, August 5, 2011. One soldier was killed and a dozen residents wounded when three trucks loaded with food intended for famine victims were looted in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday, witnesses said. REUTERS/Feisal Omar (SOMALIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST DISASTER ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)AP - Government and rebel spokesmen say that Islamist forces are pulling out of the Somali capital of Mogadishu.

Highway pileup in China kills 17 (AP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 10:11 PM PDT

AP - China's state news agency says a pre-dawn pileup on a southern Chinese expressway has killed 17 people and injured four.


VIDEO: Chile marks mine rescue one year on

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 09:49 PM PDT

Chile is marking the first anniversary of the mine collapse that trapped thirty-three men underground for two months.


VIDEO: US AAA credit rating downgraded

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 09:37 PM PDT

Leading credit rating agency Standard & Poor's downgrades America's top-notch AAA rating for the first time ever, amid concerns over US debt.


'Gunman killed' near Saudi prince's palace

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 10:08 PM PDT

Reports that officers killed a man after he opened fire at a checkpoint near the interior minister's palace in Jeddah.


NATO airstrike kills 8 Afghan civilians: police

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 10:12 PM PDT

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A NATO airstrike killed eight civilians in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, a district police chief said on Saturday, adding to a 2011 toll that is so far the deadliest for civilians in the decade-long war.

VIDEO: What is next for the US economy?

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 09:37 PM PDT

Leading credit rating agency Standard & Poor's downgrades America's top-notch AAA rating for the first time ever, amid concerns over US debt.


VIDEO: Chile marks mine rescue one year on

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 09:49 PM PDT

Chile is marking the first anniversary of the mine collapse that trapped thirty-three men underground for two months.


China's Zhejiang province evacuates 200,000 for Typhoon Muifa (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 08:58 PM PDT

Reuters - China's eastern Zhejiang province has evacuated over 200,000 residents as it braces itself for a powerful typhoon that could be the worst in the area in years, the provincial government said on its website.


VIDEO: UN urged to stop Sudan violence

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 08:08 PM PDT

Human rights activists are lobbying the United Nations to stop ethnic related violence in the Sudanese state of South Kordofan.


China's Zhejiang province evacuates 200,000 for Typhoon Muifa

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 08:58 PM PDT

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's eastern Zhejiang province has evacuated over 200,000 residents as it braces itself for a powerful typhoon that could be the worst in the area in years, the provincial government said on its website.

Japan PM in Hiroshima vows nuclear-free future (AFP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 08:43 PM PDT

The Atomic Bomb Dome is seen during services to commemorate the anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 2011. Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Saturday renewed his pledge to help make Japan nuclear-free as Hiroshima marked the 66th anniversary of the US atomic bombing amid the Fukushima crisis.(AFP/Jiji Press)AFP - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Saturday renewed his pledge to help make Japan nuclear-free as Hiroshima marked the 66th anniversary of the US atomic bombing amid the Fukushima crisis.

Europe Central Bank Signals Wider Bond Purchases

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 09:38 PM PDT

The ECB is open to purchasing government bonds of Italy and Spain, but has made no firm commitment to do so, though buying bonds of the two countries would be a major step for the ECB.


Grand Bid to Curb Yen Gets Weak Results

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 08:33 PM PDT

On the heels of what looks like Japan's largest-ever single-day currency-market intervention, government officials said they stand ready to act again to quell the yen amid concerns about increasingly pessimistic global markets.


VIDEO: UN urged to stop Sudan violence

Posted: 05 Aug 2011 08:08 PM PDT

Human rights activists are lobbying the United Nations to stop ethnic related violence in the Sudanese state of South Kordofan.


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