Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Europe terror plot linked to bin Laden?

Europe terror plot linked to bin Laden?


Europe terror plot linked to bin Laden?

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 04:04 PM PDT

A man captured in Afghanistan has tipped off investigators to a "Mumbai-style" terror plot in Europe, a source said. Investigators believe Osama bin Laden signed off on the attack plan, a separate source said. FULL STORY | ANALYSIS

Commission: France didn't single out Roma for deportation

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 05:59 PM PDT

The European Commission gave France a pass -- and a warning -- over its recent deportation of more than 8,000 ethnic Roma, commonly referred to as gypsies.

U.N.: Sanctions against Sierra Leone lifted

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 05:20 PM PDT

The United Nations Security Council has ended sanctions against Sierra Leone, restrictions originally imposed during the nation's brutal civil war, the Security Council announced Wednesday.

U.S. adds more sanctions against Iran for human rights abuses

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:09 PM PDT

Citing "mounting evidence" of repression of the Iranian opposition, the Obama administration added more sanctions against Iranian government officials, members of the Revolutionary Guards Corps and others accused by the United States of being responsible for human rights abuses.

Pakistan threatens military response to homeland incursions

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 09:44 AM PDT

Pakistan's foreign minister said Wednesday his country may use military force to stop violations of its territory.

Official: U.S.-China military relations 'back on track'

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 12:53 PM PDT

Military-to-military relations between the United States and China are "back on track," a Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday, largely due to a visit to Beijing by a senior U.S. Defense Department official.

Sacked Moscow mayor: Russia sliding back to Stalinism

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 08:44 AM PDT

Long-time Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov accused President Dmitry Medvedev of leading the country back into Stalinism a day before he was sacked, a letter in a Russian magazine showed Wednesday.

American citizen held in Spain over alleged al Qaeda ties

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 10:09 AM PDT

An Algerian-born U.S. citizen with suspected links to international terror activity has been arrested in Spain, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday.

Europe unions strike over job cuts

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 03:20 PM PDT

Unions planned a day of strikes across Europe on Wednesday to express anger at austerity measures being adopted around the continent and to demand plans for more jobs and growth.

China evacuates 2,000, prepares for 2nd lunar probe

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 05:03 AM PDT

China will evacuate more than 2,000 residents as it prepares to launch the nation's second lunar probe, state-run media said Wednesday.

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