Snipers rule in besieged city of Homs

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• Snipers rule in besieged city of Homs
• Thousands gather for Kim memorial
• 3 U.S. rights groups raided in Egypt
• U.S. to sell $30B worth of fighter jets to Saudi Arabia
• Soldier in Afghan army uniform kills 2 NATO troops
• Report: Bahrain adopts zero tolerance torture policy
• India's upper house tackles anti-graft bill
• Mother of U.S. man: Iranian charges are false
• Airstrike kills 31 in Turkey, official says
• Chinese officials: 7 killed to free hostages

Snipers rule in besieged city of Homs Posted: 29 Dec 2011 03:28 AM PST A filmmaker reports from the deadly Syrian streets of Homs, where snipers enforce an unofficial curfew with apparently indiscriminate fire.

Thousands gather for Kim memorial Posted: 29 Dec 2011 02:29 AM PST Huge crowds assembled in Pyongyang on Thursday at a national memorial service for the North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, the second day of state-orchestrated ceremonies to mourn his death.

3 U.S. rights groups raided in Egypt Posted: 29 Dec 2011 07:01 PM PST Several rights groups, including three U.S.-based entities, were raided in Cairo and other locations on Thursday in what one source called a push by police to "show some muscle."

U.S. to sell $30B worth of fighter jets to Saudi Arabia Posted: 29 Dec 2011 04:04 PM PST The U.S. government has signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia to sell nearly $30 billion worth of F-15 combat jets, according to a statement released Thursday by the Obama administration.

Soldier in Afghan army uniform kills 2 NATO troops Posted: 29 Dec 2011 03:57 AM PST A soldier in the Afghan National Army uniform shot dead two French soldiers serving in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, the French Defense Ministry said.

Report: Bahrain adopts zero tolerance torture policy Posted: 29 Dec 2011 02:53 AM PST Bahrain is adopting a zero tolerance policy toward "torture, inhuman treatment and degrading detention" practices toward political prisoners -- one of a number of recommendations made by an independent commission looking into claims of abuse during a crackdown on protesters earlier this year.

India's upper house tackles anti-graft bill Posted: 29 Dec 2011 12:36 PM PST An anti-corruption bill rebuked by opposition leaders and activists as too weak faced a tough challenge Thursday in India's upper house of Parliament, where the fate of the landmark legislation hung in the balance.

Mother of U.S. man: Iranian charges are false Posted: 29 Dec 2011 07:09 AM PST The mother of an American on trial in Iran denied allegations that her son is a spy for the CIA, saying that anything he confessed to was coerced.

Airstrike kills 31 in Turkey, official says Posted: 29 Dec 2011 06:47 PM PST Turkey's military launched an airstrike near the Iraqi border Thursday, an action that killed at least 31 Kurdish villagers, a local official said.

Chinese officials: 7 killed to free hostages Posted: 29 Dec 2011 02:44 AM PST Chinese officials said they killed seven members of the Uighur ethnic group in the restive western region of Xinjiang in order to free two hostages -- an account the Uighurs disputed.

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