Friday, September 2, 2011

Ex-jihadist at heart of Libya's revolution

Ex-jihadist at heart of Libya's revolution


Ex-jihadist at heart of Libya's revolution

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 01:12 PM PDT

Abdul Hakeem Belhaj is one of the most effective commanders among anti-Gadhafi forces in Libya. He also fought alongside al Qaeda in the dying days of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

Yemen opposition considers using military to out Saleh

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 05:49 PM PDT

More than 2 million anti-government protesters gathered on Friday in Changes Squares across Yemen calling on revolutionary forces to take decisive action against President Ali Abdullah Saleh's regime and at any costs.

Witnesses: Riot police clash with Bahrain demonstrators

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 01:47 PM PDT

Riot police clashed Friday in suburbs across Bahrain's capital of Manama with thousands of demonstrators enraged at the government's denial of responsibility in the death of a 14-year-old boy, a human rights advocate in the Arab nation said.

India's anti-corruption movement gains momentum

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 01:41 PM PDT

India's anti-corruption movement may be basking in the warm afterglow of success after getting the undivided attention of the country -- and its parliamentarians -- on the question of an independent watchdog body to deal with dishonest politicians and government employees.

Turkey kicks out Israeli diplomats over Gaza blockade

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 02:58 PM PDT

Turkey ordered the expulsion of Israel's ambassador and other senior diplomats stationed there on Friday, a dramatic slap against its one-time close ally over its failure to apologize for a deadly raid last year on a Gaza-bound ship in a flotilla loaded with humanitarian aid.

Juarez: 49th officer dead in less than year

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 09:27 PM PDT

A municipal police captain was fatally shot while driving to work on Thursday in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, becoming the 49th municipal police officer killed since October 2010, authorities told CNN.

Officials: Taliban abducted around 20 youth

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 05:45 AM PDT

Authorities in Pakistan's tribal region believe the Taliban have abducted around 30 young people on an outing there.

UK police arrest 2 in hacking probe

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 08:38 PM PDT

Police in London said Thursday they have arrested two men as part of an international investigation into computer hacking groups Anonymous and LulzSec.

Mother of 9/11 plotter: I was naive

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 01:02 PM PDT

In hindsight, Aicha el-Wafi can see that the warning signs about her son Zacarias Moussaoui were present as he was growing up in southern France.

Missing girl found dead in garbage bag

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 08:42 AM PDT

The body of a girl whose disappearance triggered a public outcry in Argentina was found naked inside a garbage bag in Buenos Aires Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

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