Saturday, August 28, 2010

Insurgents attack 2 bases in east Afghanistan (AP)

Insurgents attack 2 bases in east Afghanistan (AP)

Insurgents attack 2 bases in east Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 01:03 AM PDT

NATO soldiers are seen providing cover for a Chinook helicopter to land in hostile territory in the Spira mountains of Khost province in Afghanistan. A NATO base in volatile eastern Afghanistan came under attack early Saturday from possible Taliban militants, according to local police.(AFP/File/David Furst)AP - Insurgents launched pre-dawn attacks Saturday on a major NATO base in eastern Afghanistan and a nearby camp where seven CIA employees were killed last year in a suicide bombing. NATO said there were no coalition casualties and the attacks were repelled.

Militants attack army intel office in NW Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 11:51 PM PDT

Two veiled women who are victims of the flood, wait for boats at Shikarpur to cross toward their village in Jacobabad, about 78 km (40 miles) from Sukkur in Pakistan's Sindh province August 28, 2010. Flood waters threatened to engulf two towns in southern Pakistan on Saturday, a month after the disaster began, as the United Nations warned that tens of thousands of children risked death from malnutrition. REUTERS/Athar Hussain (PAKISTAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)AP - Suspected Islamist militants attacked an army intelligence office Saturday in northwestern Pakistan, officials said, setting off a gunbattle that paralyzed parts of the city.

Another levee breach threatens south Pakistan city (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 12:14 AM PDT

Pakistani villagers flee their homes due to flooding in Thatta near Hyderabad, Pakistan Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. The Taliban hinted Thursday they may launch attacks against foreigners helping Pakistan respond to the worst floods in the country's history, saying their presence was 'unacceptable.' The U.N. said it would not be deterred by violent threats. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)AP - Floodwaters made another break Saturday in the levees protecting a southern Pakistani city, as thousands of residents fled for high ground and left the city nearly empty.

Iraq on highest alert for terror attacks (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 11:54 PM PDT

Damaged vehicles are seen following a car bomb in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, on August 25. On Wednesday, more than a dozen apparently coordinated car bombs targeting Iraqi police and other attacks blamed on Al-Qaeda hit 10 cities and towns around the country, killing 53 people and wounding hundreds.(AFP/File)AP - Iraq's prime minister has put the nation on top alert for terror attacks days before U.S. forces formally end their combat mission in the country.

Families of massacred migrants couldn't pay ransom (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 10:55 PM PDT

A federal police armored vehicle guards outside a funeral home where some of the 72 bodies of men and women that were allegedly killed by the Zetas drug gang are kept in Reynosa , Mexico, Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. A wounded migrant who escaped the Zetas gang stumbled into a military checkpoint and led marines to the scene were migrants from Brazil, Ecuador, El Salvador and Honduras were executed. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)AP - Their families pleaded with them not to leave, fearful of the growing danger that faces migrants trekking through Mexican territory where brutal drug gangs hold sway.

Lebanon's Hizballah Museum: A Theme Park for Martyrdom (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 02:30 PM PDT

Time.com - The Shi'ite political party and guerrilla movement has built a $20 million wonderland to commemorate its battles and ambitions.

Rangers plead for Weiss patience (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 08:04 PM PDT

Walter Smith has pleaded with Rangers fans to not pile the pressure on loan signing Vladimir Weiss after his impressive debut in last weekend's win over Hibernian. The Rangers manager knows many supporters will be expecting the Slovakian World Cup star to start Saturday's Scottish Premier League match against St Johnstone at Ibrox after the impact he made last weekend.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AFP - Walter Smith has pleaded with Rangers fans to not pile the pressure on loan signing Vladimir Weiss after his impressive debut in last weekend's win over Hibernian.

Moderate quake kills 3 in Iran's remote northeast (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 11:42 PM PDT

AP - Iranian state TV is reporting that three people died in the 5.9 magnitude earthquake that shook the country's remote northeast overnight. Forty others were injured.

Mexico to compensate families of slain students (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 08:53 PM PDT

AP - Mexico's Defense Department says it will compensate the families of two university students killed in northern Mexico when they were caught in crossfire between soldiers and gunmen.

Deadly Nigeria clashes in north as elections loom (AFP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 10:49 PM PDT

A heavily armed Policeman stands guard in Nigeria. Deadly clashes have already broken out between supporters of rival politicians in the country's mainly Muslim north, months ahead of elections, and observers say the situation is likely to worsen.(AFP/File/Pius Utomi Ekpei)AFP - Deadly clashes have already broken out between supporters of rival politicians in Nigeria's mainly Muslim north, months ahead of elections, and observers say the situation is likely to worsen.

Taliban attack NATO bases in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 01:03 AM PDT

A US soldier is seen walking through the compound at Forward Operating Base Salerno on the ouskirts of Khost. Taliban militants attacked two NATO bases in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, with at least 10 rebels killed and several captured as coalition forces repulsed the assault, the alliance said.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - Taliban militants attacked two NATO bases in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, with at least 10 rebels killed and several captured as coalition forces repulsed the assault, the alliance said.

Ford recalls 575,000 Windstar vans in U.S., Canada (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 12:31 PM PDT

Reuters - Ford Motor Co> is recalling about 575,000 Windstar vans in 21 cold-weather U.S. states and Canada from model years 1998 to 2003 because of the possibility that the rear axle may fracture due to corrosion, federal regulators reported on Friday.

Australia PM Gillard woos 'kingmaker' MPs (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 12:28 AM PDT

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (pictured) courted one of five minority lawmakers key to resolving the nation's political stalemate Saturday, as polling showed their voters favoured her rival. Gillard held private talks with independent MP Andrew Wilkie, a former soldier and spy who resigned over Australia's role in the Iraq war, hoping to win his support for her to form government.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard courted one of five minority lawmakers key to resolving the nation's political stalemate Saturday, as polling showed their voters favoured her rival.

What's behind Mexican migrant killings still unclear (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 03:40 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - MEXICO CITY — President Felipe Calderon on Friday accused the gunmen who killed 72 illegal migrants in northern Mexico this week of "incalculable savagery" as his government attempted to depict the major drug gang implicated in the slaughter as weakened and desperate.

Russia grain export ban benefits US farmers, sparks talk on climate change (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 12:28 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The International Grains Council on Thursday cut its forecast for global wheat output by 1.1 percent, primarily on the news that major grain exporter Russia has seen one-third of its crop wiped out by the worst drought in a century.

Secrets and Lies: Kim Jong Il's Shadowy Visit to China (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 02:30 PM PDT

Time.com - The international man of mystery boarded the midnight train from Pyongyang, headed (for reasons known only to him and his unforthcoming hosts) to China

How U.S. Fears Over Flood Play Into Pakistan Army's Hands (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 27 Aug 2010 03:09 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 27 (New America Media) - Nothing sums up the plight of Pakistan like what happenedâ€"or did not happenâ€"at the Shahbaz military base in Jacobabad.
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