Monday, August 30, 2010

Source: Dutch arrests may be dry run

Source: Dutch arrests may be dry run


Source: Dutch arrests may be dry run

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 07:20 PM PDT

Two men held in the Netherlands may have been trying to test U.S. airport security by putting bottles with electronic devices attached in checked baggage, a U.S. law enforcement source said.

Hurricane Earl grows to Category 4

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 06:22 PM PDT

The cyclone known as Earl is now a Category 2 hurricane after strengthening in the Atlantic Ocean, with winds whipping at about 100 mph (160 kph) and even stronger gusts.

Drilling to reach Chile miners yet to begin

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 08:51 PM PDT

Chilean officials plan to start drilling a rescue shaft Monday as they begin a months-long operation to reach 33 trapped miners. Officials also said the miners will soon be getting hot food and sandwiches. FULL STORY l WHO ARE THE 33?

Fidel Castro says he was 'at death's door'

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 01:10 PM PDT

In a rare interview, Fidel Castro gives new details about his health four years ago when emergency surgery forced him out of power, saying he didn't think he would make it and still has difficulty walking.

Neda's mother appeals for help in finding killer

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 01:42 PM PDT

The mother of the 26-year-old woman whose videotaped shooting last year sparked anti-government demonstrations in Iran appealed Monday to international human rights organizations and to the international court in The Hague for help in prosecuting her daughter's killer.

Nigerian governor says abuse of child 'witches' exaggerated

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 06:09 PM PDT

A Nigerian governor said on Monday that reports of child abuse associated with witchcraft in his state are greatly exaggerated.

Eight dead in Slovakia shooting

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:09 PM PDT

Six people were killed and 14 wounded in a shooting incident in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, Monday morning, the state news agency TASR reported, citing an emergency services representative.

Mexican massacre survivor returned to Ecuador, officials say

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:52 PM PDT

The sole survivor in last week's massacre of 72 Central and South American migrants in northern Mexico has been released from a hospital and returned to his native Ecuador, Mexican officials said Monday.

7 ISAF members killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 02:04 PM PDT

Seven International Security Assistance Force servicemembers were killed in two incidents Monday in southern Afghanistan, the military said.

Arrests made in maid's nail torture, Sri Lanka officials say

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 07:58 AM PDT

A Saudi employer and his wife, who are accused of torturing a Sri Lankan housemaid by hammering nails into her body, have been arrested in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, officials at the Sri Lankan External Affairs Ministry said Monday.

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