Sunday, October 30, 2011

Qantas ordered to end labor dispute

Qantas ordered to end labor dispute


Qantas ordered to end labor dispute

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT

An Australian workplace relations tribunal on Sunday ordered Qantas to end a labor dispute that has left tens of thousands of passengers stranded worldwide. It is unclear when flights will resume.

Islamic Jihad announces Gaza cease-fire

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 05:32 PM PDT

The Palestinian group Islamic Jihad announced an immediate cease-fire with Israel on Sunday following a sharp rise in violence in the past several days.

Relief agencies fear disease in flooded Thailand

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 10:31 AM PDT

A humanitarian crisis looms in Thailand after the worst floods in decades left parts of Bangkok and other areas of the country submerged, relief agencies warned Sunday.

9 Americans reportedly among Kabul suicide blast victims

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 12:55 PM PDT

Nine American, including four U.S. troops, were among those killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan's capital yesterday, a western diplomat told CNN Sunday. The blast also claimed the lives of two British civilians, a Kosovo naitonal and a Canadian soldier.

American carried out Somalia suicide bombing, Islamists claim

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 10:08 AM PDT

A suicide bomber who carried out an attack in Somalia this weekend was an American citizen of Somali descent, a website associated with the Al-Shabaab Islamist movement claimed Sunday.

U.S. sergeant on trial for alleged sport killings of Afghans

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 09:58 AM PDT

Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs is facing a military court martial for the murder of three Afghan civilians. He is the highest ranking soldier charged in what prosecutors say was a rogue "kill squad."

Syrians set out to draft new constitution amid clashes

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 10:01 AM PDT

Syrians aiming to write a new constitution for the strife-torn country will meet for the first time on Monday, the state news agency reported Sunday, after a weekend of intense violence.

Israel targets Gaza 'terror centers'

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 05:32 PM PDT

The Israeli Air Force struck several sites that it suspected were "terror centers" Sunday, as the wave of back-and-forth attacks between the Israeli military and Palestinian militants continued.

Mubarak trial put on hold in Egypt

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 05:47 AM PDT

The trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was put on hold for two months pending a decision on whether to replace the judge, his lawyer told CNN on Sunday.

South Sudan rebels warn U.N., residents to leave before attacks

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 12:44 AM PDT

A South Sudan rebel group warned the United Nations and residents to leave a remote border state within three days or risk coming under fire as it launches an attack on the local government.

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