Israeli soldiers convicted of using boy as shield

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• Israeli soldiers convicted of using boy as shield
• Runoff will decide the Presidency of Brazil
• Pakistan: Suspected militants attack 27 NATO tankers
• Militants training to carry out terror attacks in Europe?
• Prison inmates have choice of violent books
• Afghan starts to close private security firms
• Ahmadinejad calls for US leaders to be 'buried'
• Musharraf calls Nawaz Sharif 'brainless'
• Sri Lankan war-hero spending nights in jail

Israeli soldiers convicted of using boy as shield Posted: The court said that the two soldiers, both infantry sergeants, had taken part in an operation to seize an apartment building in Tel al-Hawa, a southern suburb of Gaza City, while under attack from Hamas fighters.

Runoff will decide the Presidency of Brazil Posted: With about 99.6 percent of the votes counted, Ms. Rousseff, the former chief of staff of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, had 46.8 percent of the votes to 32.6 percent for her closest rival, the former governor of São Paulo, José Serra. Ms. Rousseff needs to exceed 50 percent of the vote total to win outright.

Pakistan: Suspected militants attack 27 NATO tankers Posted: Suspected militants attacked and set fire to at least 20 tankers carrying oil for NATO and US troops in Afghanistan on Monday, the third such strike inside Pakistan in as many days, police said.

Militants training to carry out terror attacks in Europe? Posted: Dozens of Muslim militants with European citizenship are believed to be hiding out in the lawless tribal area of northwestern Pakistan, Pakistani and Western intelligence officials say, training for missions that could include terror attacks in European capitals.

Prison inmates have choice of violent books Posted: Inmates in Connecticut prisons have access to true crime books and works of fiction that depict murder and graphic violence, with no apparent restrictions based on a reader's criminal history, according to a review of the prison library system by The Associated Press.

Afghan starts to close private security firms Posted: The Afghan government said Sunday it has started dissolving private security firms in the country by taking steps to end the operations of eight companies, including the firm formerly known as Blackwater and three other international contractors.

Ahmadinejad calls for US leaders to be 'buried' Posted: Iran's president on Sunday called for U.S. leaders to be "buried" in response to what he says are American threats of military attack against Tehran's nuclear program.

Musharraf calls Nawaz Sharif 'brainless' Posted: Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who in 1999 overthrew the government of Nawaz Sharif, believes the two-time premier lacks intellect and is "totally brainless".

Sri Lankan war-hero spending nights in jail Posted: Sri Lanka's war-hero Sarath Fonseka, who once commanded his troops against the LTTE, has been lodged in a solitary cell where he sleeps on a mat on the cement floor, attired in ill-fitting prison clothes.

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