Four Turkish soldiers die in helicopter crash

Four Turkish soldiers die in helicopter crash

Four Turkish soldiers die in helicopter crash

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 01:05 PM PDT

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Four Turkish soldiers were killed and eight were injured on Sunday when their helicopter crashed in southeastern Turkey near the Iraqi border, the military General Staff said.

Somalia's al Shabaab executes three of its own for treason

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 01:02 PM PDT

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's Islamist al Shabaab militants said on Sunday they had executed three of their own members for treason, two of them for guiding U.S. missiles to kill fellow militants.

Officials held over Russia floods

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 01:00 PM PDT

Russian police arrest three officials in the Krasnodar region accused of failing to warn residents of disastrous floods earlier this month.


Law option to help dairy farmers

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 10:08 AM PDT

Legislation could be introduced to protect the dairy industry in Wales if a UK-wide solution over the prices paid to milk producers cannot be found.


Beijing Rains Leave Dozens Dead

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 12:31 PM PDT

The heaviest rainfall in six decades caused widespread havoc in China's capital over the weekend.

Afghan 'kills foreign trainers'

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 12:23 PM PDT

An Afghan policeman shoots dead three foreign staff at a police training centre in western Herat province, local officials say.


Sicily’s Fiscal Problems Threaten to Swamp Italy

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 12:32 PM PDT

As Prime Minister Mario Monti fights to protect Italy from perilous borrowing costs, some fear that Sicily has become "the Greece" of Italy and is at risk of defaulting on its high debts.

Eight killed in deadly 24 hours for NATO in Afghanistan

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 12:31 PM PDT

HERAT (Reuters) - A gunman wearing an Afghan uniform turned his weapon against foreign trainers working for NATO in the western province of Herat on Sunday, killing three, in a grim 24 hours for the coalition which also saw five NATO soldiers killed.

VIDEO: Boxing legend Lewis joins torch relay

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 11:14 AM PDT

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis has carried the Olympic torch in Bexley, as excitement builds in the capital ahead of Friday's opening ceremony.


VIDEO: Fans rejoice as Wiggins wins Tour

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 08:53 AM PDT

Bradley Wiggins has become the first British rider to win the Tour de France, as his team mate Mark Cavendish claimed his fourth consecutive final stage victory.


Afghan 'kills foreign trainers'

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 12:23 PM PDT

An Afghan policeman shoots dead three foreign staff at a police training centre in western Herat province, local officials say.


Theater Review | 'Uncle Vanya': ‘Uncle Vanya’ With Cate Blanchett at City Center

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 11:31 AM PDT

Love has no dignity in the Sydney Theater Company's glorious production of "Uncle Vanya," starring Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving.

Els Wins British Open After Scott Crumbles

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 12:14 PM PDT

Ernie Els won his fourth major championship when the third-round leader, Adam Scott, bogeyed the final four holes.

Greece Seeks New Cuts Ahead of Troika Visit

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 11:59 AM PDT

Greece's newly elected government is seeking billions of euros of additional budget cuts—and looks poised to announce the first steps toward streamlining the country's bloated public sector—ahead of the return of a troika of international inspectors to Athens this week.


For Fliers, Mixing Up La Guardia and J.F.K.

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 06:46 AM PDT

With three major airports less than 20 miles from Midtown Manhattan, some New Yorkers have found themselves in the exasperating situation of taking a cab to where their planes were not.

Veteran of Indian Politics Wins Presidency

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 07:14 AM PDT

Former Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee was handily elected as India's 13th president—a major boost for the ruling Congress party.


Norway Commemorates Terror Victims

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 08:53 AM PDT

Victims and relatives visited Norway's Utoya island on Sunday, one year after right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik killed 69 people there in a shooting spree and eight others in a bomb attack against the government district in Oslo.


Netanyahu Says Hezbollah Carried Out Bulgaria Attack

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 11:49 AM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his government has "unquestionable" intelligence showing that militant group Hezbollah, backed by Iran, was behind a suicide bombing in Bulgaria that killed five Israeli nationals.


Madagascar Military Quells Soldiers' Mutiny

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 11:37 AM PDT

Mutinous soldiers in Madagascar took over a military camp near the Indian Ocean island's main airport Sunday, but they were eventually driven out in an assault by government forces, the military said.


Bombings in Iraq Kill 16

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 11:17 AM PDT

Security officials said 16 people were killed and dozens wounded in explosions within minutes of each other in two southern Iraqi towns at


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