Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Details of raid on bin Laden unfold

Details of raid on bin Laden unfold


Details of raid on bin Laden unfold

Posted: 03 May 2011 07:12 PM PDT

Osama bin Laden was not armed but did put up resistance when U.S. forces stormed a compound outside Islamabad and killed him, White House spokesman Jay Carney said. COURIER IDENTIFIED | FAKE DEATH PHOTO |

Search under way for 14 Mexican miners

Posted: 03 May 2011 07:25 PM PDT

An explosion left 14 miners trapped inside a mine shaft just outside of Sabinas, Mexico, in the heart of Mexico's coal mining region, Mayor Jesus Montemayor Garza told CNN Tuesday.

Explosion rocks rebel stronghold in Libya

Posted: 03 May 2011 05:36 PM PDT

An explosion rocked Benghazi's main square on Tuesday, prompting witnesses to say it was the work of the country's longtime strongman, Moammar Gadhafi.

5 arrested near British nuclear site

Posted: 03 May 2011 07:50 AM PDT

Five men were arrested Monday on suspicion of terrorism after a vehicle was stopped close to the Sellafield nuclear facility in West Cumbria, the Cumbria Constabulary said Tuesday.

Netanyahu to Abbas: Choose peace with Israel, not Hamas

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:46 AM PDT

As Palestinian political factions prepared Tuesday to formally sign a political reconciliation agreement in Cairo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the Palestinian Authority to pull out of the deal, saying it would jeopardize the already-stalled Middle East peace process.

U.N.: Earth's population to hit 9 billion by 2050, 10 billion by 2100

Posted: 03 May 2011 04:16 PM PDT

The planet's population, now almost 7 billion, is expected to reach the 9 billion mark before 2050, according to a revised United Nations projection announced Tuesday.

Turkish leader urges Gadhafi to step down

Posted: 03 May 2011 11:40 AM PDT

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Tuesday called for embattled Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi to step down.

Canada's Conservatives set to win majority

Posted: 03 May 2011 04:33 AM PDT

Canada's Conservative Party was riding to a definitive victory as results from national elections came in early Tuesday.

Prince Charles to meet Obama in Washington

Posted: 03 May 2011 04:35 PM PDT

Britain's Prince Charles, the heir to the throne, is coming to Washington D.C. Tuesday, days after many in the United States were glued to the television watching the wedding of his elder son.

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