Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Mubarak on gurney, in cage at trial

Mubarak on gurney, in cage at trial

Mubarak on gurney, in cage at trial

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 01:16 PM PDT

An ailing Hosni Mubarak -- once a symbol of autocratic rule in Egypt -- was wheeled into a Cairo courtroom Wednesday for his trial. He is accused of ordering the killing of protesters. FULL STORY | LONG FALL FROM GRACE

U.N. Security Council condemns Syria violence

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 03:22 PM PDT

A besieged Syrian city at the crossroads of the country's growing unrest now faces choked-off communications and a looming humanitarian crisis.

Nine dead in Indonesia helicopter crash

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 08:06 PM PDT

Nine people were killed and one injured in a helicopter crash Wednesday in Indonesia, one of the mining companies that chartered the plane has confirmed.

Japan's government moves to intervene in the yen

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 07:54 PM PDT

For the third time in a year, Japan's government has intervened in the yen, its unit of currency, according to Japan's finance minister.

U.N.: Somalia's famine reaches into Mogadishu

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 11:25 AM PDT

Three more regions of Somalia have now been struck by famine, including the capital, Mogadishu, the United Nations announced Wednesday.

Sydney bomb squad frees teen girl in 'hoax'

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:38 PM PDT

Bomb-squad officers in Australia were at a house in Sydney on Wednesday where an 18-year-old girl was reported to be inside a suspicious device, police said.

Tropical storm threatens Haiti, Dominican Republic

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 07:21 PM PDT

Tropical storm warnings were in place across large sections of the northern Caribbean early Wednesday as Emily advanced toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti, the National Hurricane Center said.

France issues extradition order for Noriega

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 09:33 AM PDT

France has issued an extradition order for former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega. Panama has requested Noriega's extradition from France to face charges he had a political rival killed.

Ex-soldiers get 6,000 years for Guatemalan massacre

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 06:46 PM PDT

A Guatemalan court convicted and sentenced four former soldiers Tuesday to more than 6,000 years each in prison for their role in a massacre of 250 people during the country's civil war, state media reported.

Questions linger in Afghan peace process

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:36 PM PDT

Top diplomats from the U.S., Pakistan and Afghanistan claim to be gaining ground with plans to reach a peace deal with the Afghan Taliban, but revealed little about their progress.
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