Friday, July 29, 2011

Libyan rape accuser arrives in U.S.

Libyan rape accuser arrives in U.S.


Libyan rape accuser arrives in U.S.

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 04:45 AM PDT

Eman al-Obeidy, the woman who accused members of Moammar Gadhafi's forces of gang-raping her, now lives in the United States. She arrived this week, thanking the U.S. and Hillary Clinton. FULL STORY | MORE ON AL-OBEIDY

Leader's death called a sign of rebel weakness

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 03:46 PM PDT

Uncertainty swirled across war-torn Libya Friday after the mysterious death of that country's top rebel commander, with some asking whether his death is troubling harbinger for the opposition movement.

U.S. labels North Korea talks 'constructive'

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 03:53 PM PDT

The U.S. State Department described its first direct talks on nuclear issues with North Korea in three years as "constructive and businesslike," expressing hopes that they would lead to greater stability and continued discussions.

Aircraft's recorders give insight into Air France crash

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 02:35 PM PDT

Questions were raised Friday over the training of the pilots on the doomed Air France Flight 447, after analysis of the plane's voice and data recorders by a French investigation body.

British lawmakers want clarifications from Murdoch, others

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 07:50 AM PDT

James Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks, who had testified before a British parliamentary committee regarding the UK phone hacking scandal, have been asked to clarify some of their testimony, a lawmaker said Friday.

Pipeline explosion reported in Syria

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 02:25 PM PDT

A "terrorist attack" on a pipeline in western Syria early Friday leaked oil into a nearby reservoir, state TV reported.

Report: Pilot erred in crash that killed Polish leader

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 03:48 AM PDT

Pilot error was mostly to blame for a plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and nearly 100 others last year, the nation's investigators said Friday.

Convicted Mumbai gunman appeals death sentence

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 02:48 AM PDT

India's Supreme Court received an appeal challenging the death sentence of the only surviving gunman from the 2008 terror attack in Mumbai, authorities said Friday.

Group: Thousands 'disappeared' by Syrian regime

Posted: 29 Jul 2011 02:58 AM PDT

A 14-year-old male student last seen two months ago being beaten and dragged into a white van by Syrian security forces; a 13-year-old boy arrested with his friends and bleeding badly from his ears, nose and mouth when they last saw him; a mother who says her two youngest sons were arrested but the security forces claim no knowledge.

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