Sunday, October 3, 2010

Pakistan: NATO-bound tankers attacked

Pakistan: NATO-bound tankers attacked


Pakistan: NATO-bound tankers attacked

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 05:45 PM PDT

Gunmen in Pakistan opened fire on oil trucks bound for NATO forces in Afghanistan, setting some 20 vehicles on fire and killing three, police said Monday.

Brazil vote heads for runoff

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 07:09 PM PDT

Brazilian voters head to the polls Sunday in a general election that spans across all levels of government, from the presidency to local offices.

Iran: 'Nuclear spies' arrested

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 04:56 AM PDT

Iran arrested a number of "nuclear spies," its intelligence minister said, in the wake of widespread reports of a sophisticated new computer virus that may have been aimed at Iran.

Egypt: Conditions 'not suitable' for Mideast talks

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 03:34 PM PDT

Israeli-Palestinian peace talks aren't likely to resume unless Israel reinstates its moratorium on building new settlements in the West Bank, Egypt's foreign minister said Sunday after meetings with U.S. mediator George Mitchell.

Paraguayan president doing fine after treatment

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 01:43 PM PDT

Paraguay's cancer-stricken president is "lucid, "perfectly fine" and will not require surgery at this point, his doctor said Sunday.

14 injured in Mexican grenade attack

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 07:46 PM PDT

A grenade blast in Monterrey, Mexico wounded 14 people Sunday, including eight minors, the state-run Notimex news agency reported, citing local officials.

Russian plane lands after bomb threat, state media reports

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:18 PM PDT

A passenger jet flying from Moscow to Gorzney made an unexpected landing Sunday more than halfway through the trip after an anonymous call warned that an explosive device was on board, a transportation official told state-run media.

9 killed as African Union advances on Somali militants

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 11:43 AM PDT

At least nine civilians were killed and 42 wounded as peacekeepers from the African Union forces advanced on militant strongholds in Mogadishu, according to a spokesman for a medical group

8 private security firms banned in Afghanistan

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 07:24 AM PDT

Afghanistan has banned eight private security firms, including the company formerly known as Blackwater, a spokesman for President Hamid Karzai told reporters Sunday.

Travel alert issued for U.S. citizens in Europe

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 05:41 PM PDT

The U.S. State Department has issued a travel alert for U.S. citizens in Europe, based on information that suggests that al Qaeda and affiliated organizations continue to plan terrorist attacks.

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