Monday, September 27, 2010

North Korean leader's son promoted

North Korean leader's son promoted


North Korean leader's son promoted

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 04:18 PM PDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's youngest son was among more than 30 military promotions announced by his father during the Workers' Party of Korea's 65th anniversary, North Korea's state news agency reported.

Rwanda to keep its peacekeepers in place

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 07:37 PM PDT

Rwanda will not pull its troops from U.N. peacekeeping missions despite a leaked draft report that accused Rwandan soldiers of genocide in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, President Paul Kagame told the U.N. secretary-general Sunday.

Mistrial for Blackwater contractors accused of killings

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 02:52 PM PDT

A federal judge declared a mistrial Monday in the case of two Blackwater contractors accused of killing two Afghanistan civilians.

Vote shows Chavez's grip on Venezuela

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 10:56 AM PDT

Give him enough rope and he'll hang himself: That old adage has described U.S. policy toward Venezuela's thuggish president, Hugo Chavez.

U.S. pushes talks as Israel resumes settlement building

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 02:18 PM PDT

With Israel's decision to let its 10-month moratorium on settlement building lapse, the U.S. is refusing to concede that direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians are dead in the water.

Hamas political leader vows to continue fight against Israelis

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 11:45 AM PDT

The political leader of Hamas said in an interview Monday that the Islamist group will continue to fight what he called Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory, declaring the group's resistance "a legitimate and just cause, and therefore we will win no matter what."

Gaza airstrike kills 3 Palestinian militants, medics say

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 03:43 PM PDT

An Israeli airstrike on Gaza killed three Palestinian militants Monday night, Palestinian medical officials said.

Church: Cuba to release 3 more political prisoners

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 01:34 PM PDT

Cuba will soon release three more political prisoners, bringing to 39 the number of jailed dissidents the Communist government has set free since this summer, the Roman Catholic Church said Monday.

Tapes describe U.S. soldiers killing for sport in Afghanistan

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 03:26 PM PDT

Tapes obtained by CNN of interrogations of a group of U.S. servicemen charged with the unprovoked killings of Afghan civilians describe gruesome scenes of cold-blooded murder carried out under the influence of illegal drugs.

Segway company owner dies in apparent Segway accident

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 04:03 PM PDT

The owner of the Segway company has died, apparently in an accident involving one of his upright two-wheeled vehicles, police in England said Monday.

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