Monday, November 1, 2010

58 dead as Iraqi forces end church siege

58 dead as Iraqi forces end church siege


58 dead as Iraqi forces end church siege

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 01:36 PM PDT

The death toll from a hostage standoff at a Catholic church in Baghdad has risen to 58, officials said Monday. Seventy-five others were wounded in the attack on Sunday. FULL STORY l BRUTALITY SHOCKS SURVIVORS

Turkey lifts YouTube ban after more than two years of restriction

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 12:45 PM PDT

For the first time since 2007, internet users in Turkey have access to YouTube.

Canada says it will accept Guantanamo detainee Khadr in a year

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 01:58 PM PDT

The Canadian government has agreed to accept Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr after he finishes a year of incarceration in U.S. custody, a spokeswoman for the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs said.

Uganda paper publishes new 'gay list'

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:43 AM PDT

A tabloid in Uganda put out what it calls a list of 10 gay and lesbian people in the African nation, urging readers to report them to the police.

Tighter security at Yemen airports after bomb plot

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 07:55 AM PDT

Yemen's aviation officials say they've implemented "tight security" at the country's airports in the aftermath of a plot to send bombs from Yemen to the U.S.

Residents flee as Mount Merapi erupts

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 06:52 AM PDT

Indonesia's Mount Merapi, which has killed at least 31 people, is spewing hot ash clouds, sending residents fleeing the area once more.

Tokyo angry over Medvedev's Kuril visit

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 07:59 AM PDT

Russia's president visited the disputed Kuril Islands on Monday, over Japanese protest, Russian state media said.

Weakened storm may still threaten Haiti

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 02:08 PM PDT

Tomas continued to lose brawn in the Caribbean Sea on Monday morning after pummeling the island of St. Vincent over the weekend, the National Hurricane Center said.

Gitmo detainee to serve 8 more years

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 08:09 PM PDT

A U.S. military commission sentenced Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr on Sunday to 40 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to the murder of an American soldier, but Khadr will serve just eight years as part of his plea agreement.

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