Wednesday, August 31, 2011

At 19, she executed rebels for Gadhafi

At 19, she executed rebels for Gadhafi


At 19, she executed rebels for Gadhafi

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 08:13 AM PDT

As a member of Moammar Gadhafi's all-female brigade, Nisreen, 19, says she was forced to execute 11 rebels. FULL STORY | IS SHE A WAR CRIMINAL OR A VICTIM? | LIBYANS CELEBRATE WITHOUT GADHAFI

Drug kingpin Coke pleads guilty to racketeering, assault

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 06:29 PM PDT

Christopher Coke, an international drug kingpin whose arrest and extradition to the United States was preceded by a horrific gun battle in Jamaica that left dozens of civilians dead, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to racketeering and assault charges.

Report details death, torture in Syrian detention

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:28 PM PDT

Amnesty International released a report Wednesday documenting the deaths of at least 88 detainees in Syria during this year's uprising against the government, including many who were apparently tortured.

Trapped Chilean miners get lifetime pensions

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 10:10 AM PDT

The 33 Chilean miners who were trapped underground for more than three months after a mine collapse in northern Chile will get lifetime pensions.

Leaked cables identify dozens of U.S. informants

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:33 AM PDT

A torrent of leaked U.S. diplomatic cables obtained by the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks has been published in the last few days, with at least 170 of them naming sources whose identity was meant to be protected, according to an analysis of the documents by CNN.

Mentally ill sisters freed from chains in West Bank

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 02:00 PM PDT

We first met Mohedeye and Nedaa Dawabsha sitting quietly on the floor of a small room in their family's modest house in the dusty West Bank village of Duma. Neither of the sisters were able to leave the room.

Lawyers: Kosovar admits shooting U.S. servicemen in Germany

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 11:22 AM PDT

A Kosovar has admitted shooting dead two American servicemen and injuring two others in an attack on a U.S. Air Force bus in Germany, his lawyers said Wednesday.

Australia court blocks refugee-swap deal

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:02 AM PDT

The High Court in Australia ruled Wednesday that the country cannot send asylum seekers to Malaysia.

UK gaffe reveals position on Afghanistan

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:34 AM PDT

A senior British Cabinet Minister risked an embarrassing diplomatic row Tuesday after accidentally revealing confidential documents that appeared to welcome the departure of Afghanistan's president.

Malaysia's first openly gay pastor to marry

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 07:41 PM PDT

Malaysia's first openly gay pastor has chosen Wednesday, coinciding with the country's Independence Day, to get married to his American partner in New York, barely a month after same-sex marriage became legalized there.

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