News 1st Look: U.S. combat mission in Iraq ends

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

U.S. combat mission in Iraq ends

U.S. combat mission in Iraq ends
Blair in 'anguish' over Iraq
Drilling to reach Chilean miners begins
Mexico touts capture of 'La Barbie'
Four Israelis shot dead in West Bank
Police dismantle male prostitution ring
Castro admits 'injustice' for gays
Cancun bar bombed; 8 dead
Pakistan: What India flood aid?
South Korea offers millions in flood aid to North Korea

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 05:48 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama announced the conclusion of the combat mission in Iraq, almost seven and a half years after his predecessor George W. Bush's "shock and awe" invasion of Iraq.

Blair in 'anguish' over Iraq

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 05:29 PM PDT

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair writes in a book to be published Wednesday that he feels "anguish" about "the nightmare" that occurred after the U.S.-led overthrow of Saddam Hussein in Iraq, but defends the move, according to the Daily Telegraph.

Drilling to reach Chilean miners begins

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 05:55 PM PDT

Crews have begun boring a rescue shaft to reach the 33 miners who have been trapped underground in Chile for more than three weeks, according to CNN Chile.

Mexico touts capture of 'La Barbie'

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 01:09 PM PDT

One of Mexico's most ruthless cartel enforcers, American-born Edgar Valdez Villarreal, was captured following a shootout with Mexican authorities. He is known as "La Barbie" for his blond, blue-eyed good looks.

Four Israelis shot dead in West Bank

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 08:40 PM PDT

Four Israelis were killed in a shooting near Hebron in the West Bank on Tuesday, Israeli medical sources and the army said.

Police dismantle male prostitution ring

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 03:26 PM PDT

National Police said Tuesday an investigation that began in February has resulted in the arrest of 14 people involved in an organization dedicated to the sexual exploitation of men, Spain's first such bust of its kind.

Castro admits 'injustice' for gays

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 10:10 AM PDT

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said he acknowledges the persecution of gays and lesbians during the Revolution in his country, according to a newspaper interview published Tuesday.

Cancun bar bombed; 8 dead

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 09:42 AM PDT

Eight people died early Tuesday after attackers hurled several Molotov cocktails into a Cancun, Mexico, bar, the state attorney general said.

Pakistan: What India flood aid?

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 09:33 AM PDT

India offered another $20 million in aid to its rival neighbor Pakistan on Tuesday, but an official in the flood-ravaged country says he has no knowledge of the aid.