Sunday, August 29, 2010

7 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting (AP)

7 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting (AP)

7 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 01:14 AM PDT

NATO soldiers are seen providing cover for a Chinook helicopter to land in a hostile territory of Khost province in Afghanistan. About two dozen Taliban militants -- including suicide bombers -- were killed Saturday in a failed attempt to storm two US-run bases in a volatile town in eastern Afghanistan, NATO said.(AFP/File/David Furst)AP - Seven U.S. troops have died in weekend attacks in Afghanistan's embattled southern and eastern regions, NATO said Sunday.

Volcano quiet for 400 years erupts in Indonesia (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 12:28 AM PDT

Villager wear mask to protect their respirations from volcanic ash from Mount Sinabung in Karo, North Sumatera, Indonesia, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. The volcano blew up thick smoke and materials on Friday causing hundreds of people fled their villages despite the absence of evacuation order from authorities. Indonesia has 500 volcanoes, more than any other countries in the world. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)AP - A volcano in western Indonesia spewed hot lava and sand high into the sky early Sunday in its first eruption in 400 years.

Chinese navy to hold drills in Yellow Sea (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 09:31 PM PDT

AP - China said Sunday its navy will stage live-ammunition drills in the Yellow Sea this week, after Beijing condemned recent and planned U.S.-South Korean joint naval exercises there and vowed to respond in kind.

NKorean leader Kim appears headed home from China (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 08:05 PM PDT

A man, believed to be North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, center facing away from camera, is greeted at Changchun rail station in Changchun, China, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. Kim has reportedly met top Chinese leaders in an apparent bid for Beijing's diplomatic and financial support for a succession plan involving his third and youngest son, who is said to be traveling with him. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) ** JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICA **AP - North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il apparently headed home after a secretive and surprise trip that reportedly included a meeting with China's top leader to appeal for diplomatic and financial support for a succession plan involving his youngest son.

Mexico launches federal probe of migrant massacre (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 07:37 PM PDT

A soldier and investigators work at the site where a vehicle exploded outside the Televisa network in the northern city of Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, Friday Aug. 27, 2010. Two cars exploded early Friday, in front of the offices of a major Mexican television station and a transit police station, in a northern state where officials are investigating the massacre of 72 Central and South American migrants. (AP Photo)AP - Federal authorities said Saturday they will take over the investigation into the massacre of 72 migrants at a ranch in northern Mexico because evidence suggests drug traffickers were responsible.

In Chechnya, A Blood Feud Ends--and a Despot Digs In (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 10:25 AM PDT

Time.com - The men of gun-loving Chechnya, long Russia's most rebellious province, are not known for turning the other cheek. So many observers were baffled last week when the region's most notorious feud ended without a fight.

London carried out Cold War assassinations: Le Carre (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 11:31 PM PDT

The government carried out assassinations during the Cold War, novelist and former secret agent John le Carre, seen here, told The Sunday Telegraph newspaper.(AFP/File/Martin Bureau)AFP - The government carried out assassinations during the Cold War, novelist and former secret agent John le Carre told The Sunday Telegraph newspaper.

Influential Israeli rabbi says Abbas should perish (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 12:06 AM PDT

AP - An influential Israeli rabbi known for his vitriolic pronouncements against Arabs says Palestinians and their leader should "perish from this world."

Venezuelans protest against unchecked violence (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 04:31 PM PDT

A opposition protester wearing a skull mask and holding a poster that reads in Spanish 'Socialism blackout and death!' walks by a hearse during a demonstration against violence in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday Aug. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Leonardo Ramirez)AP - Opponents of President Hugo Chavez marched through Caracas on Saturday to protest rampant violence that claims thousands of lives each year in Venezuela and has been worsening in the past decade.

Springbok victory caps Matfield's special day (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 10:59 AM PDT

Saia Fainga of the Australian Wallabies (L) tries to hold back members of the South African Springboks in Pretoria during their 2010 Tri-Nations match at Loftus Versfeld, Stadium. South Africa defeated Australia 44-3.(AFP/Alexander Joe)AFP - Lock Victor Matfield got the perfect 100-cap present as South Africa ended a losing streak by defeating Australia 44-31 Saturday in a Tri-Nations Test thriller.

Malaysia uncovers nearly 100 live reptiles in bag (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 01:09 AM PDT

Reuters - Malaysian airport security arrested a convicted wildlife smuggler after finding almost 100 live reptiles in his luggage, the country's Wildlife and National Parks Department said.

Australian support for republic flags: poll (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 11:26 PM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is pictured during a visit to Sydney in 2006. Asked whether Australia should become a republic, 48 percent of the 1,400 recently polled said they wanted to keep things as they are for now -- with the Queen as head of state.(AFP/File/Rob Griffith)AFP - Support for Australia becoming a republic has slumped to a 16-year-low, according to the results of a poll released Sunday which found that one-in-three people never want to break ties with Britain.

The Mackerel Wars: Europe's Fish Tiff With Iceland (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 10:25 AM PDT

Time.com - As Iceland ups its fishing quota of mackerel, Europe accuses the country of plundering seas already suffering from dwindling fish stocks
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