Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Mexico sentences teenage hitman to 3 years in prison (Reuters)

Mexico sentences teenage hitman to 3 years in prison (Reuters)

Mexico sentences teenage hitman to 3 years in prison (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 02:13 PM PDT

Edgar Jimenez Lugo, known as Reuters - A court in Mexico on Tuesday sentenced a 14-year-old U.S. citizen and drug gang hitman to three years in a juvenile prison for murder, kidnapping and trafficking cocaine.

Traumatized Norway tries to return to normality (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 07:06 PM PDT

Reuters - A Norwegian cabinet minister will make a symbolic return on Wednesday to her bomb-damaged office as the nation tries to restore some normality after the massacre by a right-winger whose lawyer believes is insane.

Suicide blast kills mayor of Afghanistan's Kandahar (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 11:40 PM PDT

Reuters - The mayor of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar city was killed in a suicide bomb attack on Wednesday, officials said, just two weeks after the controversial and powerful brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai was assassinated in the same city.

U.S. attack still significant al Qaeda goal: official (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 01:04 PM PDT

Reuters - Striking the United States remains a "significant goal" for al Qaeda and its affiliates nearly a decade after the September 11 attacks, the president's nominee to head the National Counterterrorism Center said on Tuesday.

Libya tells U.N. envoy bombs must stop before talks (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 02:34 PM PDT

The U.N. envoy to Libya Abdul Elah al-Khatib speaks to the media during a visit to Benghazi July 25, 2011. REUTERS/Esam Al-FetoriReuters - A U.N envoy trying to find a way to end the war in Libya said after talks with the prime minister in Tripoli on Tuesday that the government and the rebels remained far apart in the drive for an end to the crisis.

Scaring the Cartels: Mexican Reformists Say Legalize Marijuana (Time.com)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 11:30 PM PDT

Time.com - The gangsters make billions out of pot production and distribution. Legalization would take a huge bite out of their finances

Oslo station evacuated due suspicious suitcase (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 12:52 AM PDT

Authority seal off parts of Oslo's main railway station, Oslo S, early July 27, 2011. Parts of Oslo's central train station were evacuated early on Wednesday after a suspicious suitcase was discovered, and police were investigating, Norwegian news agency NTB said. REUTERS/Ole-Tommy Pedersen/ScanpixReuters - Oslo's central station was evacuated early on Wednesday after a suspicious suitcase was discovered on a bus, and all train and bus service was halted.

Bomb wounds 6 UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:06 PM PDT

A French U.N. peacekeeper, right, treats an injured colleague after a bomb explosion targeted their convoy in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 26, 2011. A roadside bomb targeted a U.N. convoy of three vehicles carrying French peacekeepers in south Lebanon on Tuesday, wounding three of them in the second such attack in one month, a Lebanese security official said. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)AP - A roadside bomb blew up next to a United Nations convoy carrying French peacekeepers in south Lebanon on Tuesday, wounding at least five of them in the second attack on the U.N. force in two months, the United Nations said.

Mexico judge sentences teenage assassin to 3 years (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 11:38 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2010 file photo, Mexican soldiers present Edgar 'El Ponchis' Jimenez Lugo to the media in the city of Cuernavaca, Mexico. A Mexican judge on Tuesday sentenced the 14-year-old U.S. citizen to three years in prison for organized crime, homicide, kidnapping, and drug and weapons possession. Authorities say the teenager confessed to working for the Beltran Leyva brothers' cartel and to killing four people whose beheaded bodies were hung from a bridge in the tourist town of Cuernavaca. (AP Photo/Antonio Sierra, File)AP - A Mexican judge on Tuesday sentenced a teenage U.S. citizen to three years in prison for homicide, kidnapping and drug and weapons possession. Authorities say the teen confessed to killing four people whose beheaded bodies were found suspended from a bridge.

Nigerian future oil output in the balance (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 12:42 AM PDT

File photo shows a man walking nearby spilled crude oil which is destroying the waters around an area of the Niger Delta's Ogoniland where the Shell Petroleum Development Company is hosted. Nigerian oil output has rebounded to levels not seen in years, but crucial issues after April elections remain unresolved and could have a major impact on future growth in Africa's largest oil producer.(AFP/File/Pius Utomi Ekpei)AFP - Nigerian oil output has rebounded to levels not seen in years, but crucial issues after April elections remain unresolved and could have a major impact on future growth in Africa's largest oil producer.

Nissan sees quarterly profit slide after quake (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 01:01 AM PDT

Japanese automaker Nissan on Wednesday said net profit in the April-June quarter fell 20.3 percent on-year due to the impact of the devastating March 11 disasters on production and a strong yen.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Japanese automaker Nissan on Wednesday said net profit in the April-June quarter fell 20.3 percent on-year due to the impact of the devastating March 11 disasters on production and a strong yen.

Canadians fearful about jobs, confidence slips (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 07:50 AM PDT

Reuters - Canadian consumers are far less optimistic than employers about job prospects, according to a survey released on Tuesday that contradicts data showing three straight months of stronger-than-expected employment growth.

New Zealand goldfish survive 134 days without food (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 10:48 PM PDT

AP - There were no Scooby snacks to eat — but at least they had each other for company.

Why Netanyahu is suddenly unpopular in Israel (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 12:24 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been put firmly on the defensive for the first time since his election, with tens of thousands of people protesting the surging cost of housing.

The Breakup: Why Ireland Is No Longer the Vatican's Loyal Follower (Time.com)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 11:30 PM PDT

Time.com - Relations between Ireland and the Catholic Church are at an all-time low, with the Vatican recalling its ambassador following the prime minister's scathing criticisms of the institution. Why one of the Church's most loyal nations is starting to rebel

Norwegian police under scrutiny after terror attacks (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 11:32 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Norway’s terrorist attacks have placed Oslo's police force and its tactics under the microscope, and today officials defended their reaction time to the shooting spree on the island of Utoya, saying the circumstances of Friday’s assaults presented a genuine challenge to the authorities.
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