Sunday, October 23, 2011

Libya's leaders declare liberation

Libya's leaders declare liberation


Libya's leaders declare liberation

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 02:03 PM PDT

Crowds packed a central square in Benghazi Sunday as Libya's interim leaders declared the nation's liberation, ushering in a new era after the death of longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi.

Death toll climbs after powerful quake in Turkey

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 06:52 PM PDT

An major earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Sunday, near the city of Van.

34 dead in India bridge collapse

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 06:14 PM PDT

A bridge collapse in India's tea-producing region of Darjeeling has left at least 34 people dead, officials said.

Tunisians vote in first free election since 1956

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 02:08 PM PDT

Barely hours after polls opened in Tunisia's landmark elections, the line of voters waiting to enter a polling station in the capital's upscale Menzah neighborhood stretched around the block and out of sight.

Pakistan: Indian helicopter violated airspace

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 02:19 PM PDT

Pakistani officials said they forced an Indian Army helicopter to land Sunday after the aircraft violated Pakistani airspace.

U.S. warns of 'imminent' terror threat in Kenya

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 01:46 AM PDT

The U.S. Embassy in Kenya warned it has credible information of an imminent terror attack, days after the east African nation announced it is sending troops to Somalia to battle Islamist militants.

Argentine president poised to win re-election

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 07:40 PM PDT

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is expected to win re-election in a landslide on Sunday.

Thai floods may remain for a month

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 04:55 AM PDT

Thailand's prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra said the country's worst flooding in half a century could take four to six weeks to recede in some areas, state-run media reported.

Heir to the Saudi throne dies

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 01:03 PM PDT

The heir to the Saudi throne, Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, died in a New York hospital early Saturday, officials said, raising succession questions in the key oil-producing country at a time of regional turmoil.

Australia shark attack victim identified

Posted: 23 Oct 2011 07:12 PM PDT

A 32-year-old Texas man who died in a shark attack Saturday while scuba diving off Western Australia has been identified.

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