Dozens arrested at Russia protests Posted: 31 Jul 2010 10:32 PM PDT Russian authorities arrested at least 135 opposition protesters, including a leading Kremlin critic, at rallies demanding freedom of assembly, state media said. |
Russian wildfires leave 28 dead, thousands homeless Posted: 31 Jul 2010 10:22 PM PDT At least 28 people have been killed and thousands left homeless by wildfires sweeping through western Russia, authorities said Saturday. |
Police: Man killed by North Korean land mine in South Korea Posted: 31 Jul 2010 09:26 PM PDT An explosion of an apparent land mine that drifted from North Korea killed one fisherman and injured another, police said Sunday. |
Chelsea Clinton weds longtime beau in New York Posted: 31 Jul 2010 08:43 PM PDT Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton and longtime beau Marc Mezvinsky were wed Saturday "in a beautiful ceremony at Astor Courts," a 50-acre estate in Rhinebeck, New York, according to her parents. |
Report: North Korean landmines found in South Korea Posted: 31 Jul 2010 08:30 PM PDT South Korean military officials say investigators found eight land mines made by North Korea near the border between the two countries, state media reported Saturday. |
Protesters push Iran to free U.S. hikers Posted: 31 Jul 2010 08:30 PM PDT Protesters held rallies across the United States and abroad Saturday to mark the one-year anniversary of what many called the "unfair" detention of three American hikers seized by Iranian forces near the Iraqi border. |
Crews bringing California wildfire under control Posted: 31 Jul 2010 07:20 PM PDT More favorable weather conditions Saturday helped firefighters in their bid to contain the roaring Crown Fire, one of several in southern California. |
Accomplice helped convicted murderers escape, Arizona authorities say Posted: 31 Jul 2010 07:02 PM PDT Three convicted murderers who broke out of a Kingman, Arizona, prison got some help from a female accomplice who was on a visitation list for one of them, authorities said Saturday. |
Team breaks North Atlantic rowing record Posted: 31 Jul 2010 06:14 PM PDT Proving that records are meant to be broken, even after 114 years, a British-led rowing team Saturday won bragging rights for crossing the North Atlantic. |
Online gaming law set to take effect in China Posted: 31 Jul 2010 05:27 PM PDT China's first law to be initiated against the vastly growing online gaming industry is set to take effect Sunday, state-run media reported. |
Brazil's president offers asylum to imprisoned Iranian woman Posted: 31 Jul 2010 03:37 PM PDT Brazil's president has offered asylum to an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning, state-run media reported Saturday. |
Waters will choose House ethics trial, source says Posted: 31 Jul 2010 03:07 PM PDT Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California has chosen to face a House ethics trial rather than accept a finding of wrongdoing by the House ethics committee, according to a source familiar with the process. |
Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Posted: 31 Jul 2010 02:48 PM PDT A senior Hamas member was killed during Israeli air strikes in Gaza, Hamas security forces said Saturday. |
4 killed in Iraqi bombings, closing out deadliest month in 2 years Posted: 31 Jul 2010 02:41 PM PDT Four people died in a double bombing in Baghdad on Saturday -- the same day Iraqi authorities released monthly data showing the highest number of civilian deaths and detentions so far this year. |
Farah completes long distance double Posted: 31 Jul 2010 02:40 PM PDT Briton Mo Farah became the first man in 20 years to claim the long distance double at the European athletics championships with victory in the 5,000 meters in Barcelona. |
House votes to remove oil spill liability cap Posted: 31 Jul 2010 02:12 PM PDT The House of Representatives passed legislation Friday which would lift the current $75 million liability cap for oil spills while imposing new safety standards for offshore drilling. |
Sufi group backs more African Union troops in Somalia Posted: 31 Jul 2010 01:48 PM PDT A Somali militant group wanting to rid the war-torn country of an al Qaeda-linked movement welcomed Saturday the African Union's decision last week to expand its peacekeeping presence in the country. |
Death toll from week of flooding in northeast China rises to 47 Posted: 31 Jul 2010 01:40 PM PDT The death toll from a week of flooding in northeast China's Jilin Province has risen to 47 while another 45 people remain missing, state-run media reported Saturday. |
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