Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Attacks, car bomb kill 25 in Iraq

Attacks, car bomb kill 25 in Iraq


Attacks, car bomb kill 25 in Iraq

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 11:25 AM PDT

Insurgents apparently tied to al Qaeda killed five police officers in Baghdad Tuesday, officials said. In the eastern city of Kut, at least 20 people were killed by a car bomb.

Wyclef Jean intends to run for president of Haiti, source says

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 07:09 PM PDT

Wyclef Jean will announce exclusively on CNN's "Larry King Live" Thursday night that he intends to run for president of Haiti, a source close to the Haitian-American recording artist said Tuesday.

Drug war death toll in Mexico since 2006 exceeds 28,000, official says

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 05:15 PM PDT

More than 28,000 people have died in drug violence in Mexico since President Felipe Calderon took office in December 2006 and stepped up the fight against organized crime, the nation's intelligence and national security director said Tuesday.

Saudis to block BlackBerry service

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 02:43 PM PDT

The Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission asked mobile communications companies in Saudi Arabia to halt BlackBerry service in the kingdom beginning August 5, the official Saudi Press Agency reported Tuesday.

Deadly border clashes erupt between Israel, Lebanon

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 02:04 PM PDT

Clashes between Lebanon and Israel along their volatile shared border Tuesday killed an Israeli officer and several Lebanese soldiers. FULL STORYl WATCH

World 'losing against Taliban,' Pakistan's president says

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 11:51 AM PDT

The international community is "losing the war against the Taliban," Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said Tuesday.

Explosion rocks Mexico market

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 01:57 PM PDT

A explosive device blew up early Tuesday at an open air market in Reynosa, Mexico, the city government reported.

Iran rejects asylum offer for woman sentenced to stoning

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 10:00 AM PDT

Despite international pressure, Iran said Tuesday that it rejects Brazil's offer of asylum for an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning.

Experts: BlackBerry ban could affect privacy everywhere

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 07:14 PM PDT

Smartphone users in countries all over the world could lose some privacy if a threat by the United Arab Emirates to shut down BlackBerry services goes through, analysts say.

Mudslide kills 2 workers in Mexico, 3 others injured

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 10:24 AM PDT

A rain-induced mudslide at a construction site in Mexico's capital has left two workers dead and three others injured, city officials told CNNMexico.com.

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