Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Video shows bodies tossed like trash

Video shows bodies tossed like trash


Video shows bodies tossed like trash

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 10:28 AM PDT

"Brother of a whore," men shout, as they hurl corpses into a river. "Animals." "Dogs." This scene, said to be shot in Syria, surfaced in a video on YouTube, where images of violence have emerged consistently since unrest started in March. PRESSURE MOUNTS | HOTBED OF REBELLIOUSNESS |

Al Qaeda affiliate threatens Somalia's starving

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:36 AM PDT

The Ramadan offensive has begun here, an obvious date to rally supporters of the al Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab militant group, but this year feels a little different.

Emily storms the eastern Caribbean

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 08:28 AM PDT

Tropical Storm Emily was not well organized Tuesday but could gain strength as it moves across the northeastern Caribbean towards the Dominican Republic and Haiti, the National Hurricane Center said.

Suicide bombers raid Afghan guesthouse

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:09 AM PDT

Three heavily armed militants attacked a guesthouse in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least three guards and wounding 10 others, officials said.

Workers find ultra-high radiation levels at Fukushima

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 08:56 AM PDT

The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has detected the highest radiation levels at the facility since the initial earthquake and tsunami five months ago, a company spokesman said Tuesday.

Man arrested in UK phone-hacking probe

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 07:12 AM PDT

A 71-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an investigation into phone hacking, London's Metropolitan Police said Tuesday.

30 killed in ongoing ethnic clashes in Pakistan

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 01:52 AM PDT

At least 30 people were killed in Karachi on Monday night and Tuesday, the latest deaths in cycle of ethnic and political violence in Pakistan's commercial capital.

Church bombing wounds at least 20

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:45 AM PDT

A car bomb exploded outside a Catholic church in central Kirkuk, Iraq, early Tuesday, wounding at least 20 people, authorities said.

21 Mexican prosecutors resign

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 06:21 AM PDT

At least 21 federal prosecutors in Mexico have resigned in the past four days, an announcement that comes on the heels of a purge of agents and investigators in the attorney general's office.

Suspect in tourist murders arrested

Posted: 01 Aug 2011 02:22 PM PDT

Authorities in Argentina have arrested a suspect in the case of two French tourists found dead near a hiking trail last week, the state-run Telam news agency reported on Monday.

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