Thursday, November 25, 2010

Palestinian villagers: Israelis bulldozed mosque

Palestinian villagers: Israelis bulldozed mosque


Palestinian villagers: Israelis bulldozed mosque

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 01:45 PM PST

A mosque and other structures were demolished by bulldozers in a Palestinian village in the West Bank early Thursday, according to village residents.

Radical cleric released on bail as retrial proceeds

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 02:38 AM PST

A radical Islamic cleric facing a life sentence on charges of aiding an al Qaeda affiliate has been released on bail while his retrial continues, Lebanon's state news agency reported.

23 dead since Sunday in Brazil slum violence

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 12:30 PM PST

Clashes between police and drug gangs in the slums of Rio de Janeiro has killed 23 people since Sunday, with more than 110 people arrested, military police said Thursday.

Dutch ask Germans for fugitive Nazi war criminal

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 11:09 AM PST

Dutch prosecutors asked Germany on Thursday to hand over a fugitive Nazi war criminal who escaped from prison nearly 60 years ago, they said.

Al-Maliki begins to form new Iraqi government

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 10:22 AM PST

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani officially named Nuri al-Maliki to a second term as prime minister in a televised ceremony Thursday.

Report: 7 dead in Russian helicopter crash

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 07:28 AM PST

Seven people were killed Thursday and three others injured when a helicopter crashed in Russia's Siberian region, according to the state-run RIA-Novosti news agency.

Minister: Christian Pakistani woman should be freed

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 10:29 AM PST

A Christian Pakistani woman sentenced to death for blasphemy is innocent and should be released, Pakistan's minister for minority affairs told CNN.

British government asks, 'What makes you happy?'

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 07:47 AM PST

The British government wants to find out what makes people happy.

Teens found after 50 days at sea

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 07:30 PM PST

Two weeks ago, family and friends gathered to mourn Edward Nasau, Samuel Perez and Filo Filo, Missing at sea since early October. But the teens returned home Wednesday after 50 days of surviving on coconuts, a seagull and seawater.

Blogger released from Egyptian jail

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 03:04 PM PST

A blogger who endured a four-year stint in an Egyptian prison for his writings has been released, saying he was jailed for defying convention.

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