Thursday, February 2, 2012

Bombs hit evangelical Bible school in Sudan, group says

Bombs hit evangelical Bible school in Sudan, group says


Bombs hit evangelical Bible school in Sudan, group says

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 07:30 PM PST

A Christian evangelical group said Thursday that a Bible school -- backed by American evangelist Franklin Graham -- was destroyed in the latest bombing raid to hit South Kordofan, an oil-rich Sudanese province that borders the newly created independent country of South Sudan.

Colombian police: 6 killed in blast

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 07:21 PM PST

Six people were killed in an explosion targeting a police station in southern Colombia Thursday, authorities said.

Court weighs fate of man who ran Khmer Rouge torture prison

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 07:13 PM PST

Cambodia's war crimes court is to rule Friday on an appeal by a man who ran a notorious torture prison where more than 14,000 people died under the Khmer Rouge regime in the 1970s.

Bombs hit evangelical Bible school in Sudan, group says

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 07:30 PM PST

A Christian evangelical group said Thursday that a Bible school -- backed by American evangelist Franklin Graham -- was destroyed in the latest bombing raid to hit South Kordofan, an oil-rich Sudanese province that borders the newly created independent country of South Sudan.

U.S. seeks to end Afghan combat mission in 2013

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 04:03 AM PST

The United States and NATO want to end their combat mission in Afghanistan next year, transitioning primarily to a training role in which Afghan security forces will take the lead, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday.

Arab League: U.N. talks put pressure on Syria

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 05:55 PM PST

Even a watered-down U.N. Security Council resolution will put pressure on the Syrian government, Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Araby told CNN Thursday, ahead of renewed talks at the United Nations.

Canadian authorities bust child porn rings

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 11:39 AM PST

At least 60 people have been charged in connection with one of Canada's largest ever pornography busts, authorities said Thursday.

More than 200 rescued after ferry sinks off Papua New Guinea

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 01:02 AM PST

The Australian authorities said Thursday that they were helping Papua New Guinea with rescue efforts for a passenger boat that was reported to have sunk with as many as 350 people on board.

Pakistan court to charge PM with contempt

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 04:26 AM PST

Pakistan's Supreme Court summoned Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to appear February 13 to be charged with contempt of court, his lawyer said Thursday.

Cartels target police in Juarez

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 03:55 PM PST

Drug gangs in the Mexican border city of Juarez are killing police officers daily in a bid to force the police chief to resign.

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