Thursday, September 22, 2011

Libya military site yields possible radioactive material

Libya military site yields possible radioactive material

Libya military site yields possible radioactive material

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 06:32 PM PDT

A military site containing what appears to be radioactive material has been uncovered by revolutionary forces near the southern Libyan city of Sabha.

Ahmadinejad: Iran is a model for the world

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 07:33 AM PDT

On the eve of his address at the U.N. General Assembly Thursday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared his country to be "a new model for life to the world."

Tropical Storm Ophelia forecast to slowly weaken

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:35 AM PDT

Tropical Storm Ophelia intensified a bit as it moved west over the central Atlantic early Thursday, but posed no immediate threat to land, forecasters said.

Death toll climbs as typhoon leaves Japan

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 11:29 PM PDT

The death toll climbed to 10 in Japan as the remnants of former Typhoon Roke raced into the northern Pacific on Thursday, government officials said.

Yemen sees fresh clashes as mediation fails

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 11:10 AM PDT

Government security forces fired on protesters in Yemen's capital Thursday, killing at least one person and injuring at least three, medical sources in Sanaa said.

Israel faces 'regional tsunami' set off by Arab Spring

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 10:24 AM PDT

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gets ready to address the U.N. General Assembly on Friday, he will look out at some not-so-familiar faces. The neighborhood has changed since last year's global gathering, and Israel faces multiple challenges as a consequence of the unfinished business known as the Arab Spring.

Ex-prisoner's advice to freed hikers

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 05:51 PM PDT

A trip to Iran to learn more about her family's ancestry became a nightmare for American journalist Roxana Saberi. In January 2009, several men showed up at the Iranian-American's door and carted her off to Evin Prison, the notoriously brutal lockup outside Tehran where three American hikers were recently imprisoned. Like Josh Fattal, Sarah Shourd and Shane Bauer, Saberi was accused of being a spy for the U.S.

Ex-Afghanistan leader assassinated

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 04:37 AM PDT

Burhanuddin Rabbani had been leading Afghanistan's peace council. A source said he was killed by a bomb hidden in an attacker's turban.

China calls for resumption of talks

Posted: 19 Sep 2011 01:54 AM PDT

China is calling Monday for the resumption of six party talks on North Korea's nuclear disarmament two days before planned inter-Korean talks. "We are happy to see that there have been some new, positive interactions between the parties concerned surrounding the restart of the six party talks," Foreign minister Yang Jiechi told a seminar in Beijing. "The parties must seize these opportunities."
Posted by Harshad at 10:14 PM

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