Friday, September 28, 2012

AU forces 'rout Somali militants'

AU forces 'rout Somali militants'


AU forces 'rout Somali militants'

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:26 PM PDT

Troops from the African Union and the Somali national army say they have made significant gains in an assault on one of the final strongholds of an al Qaeda-linked militant group in Somalia.

Man who brought MTV to Africa

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:28 PM PDT

Alex Okosi left Nigeria as a young boy in the late 1980s to seek a better future in the United States.

War against free speech?

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:28 PM PDT

Frida Ghitis says calls for anti-blasphemy laws by some leaders in the Middle East should alarm democracy advocates everywhere.

What's iPhone? China calls 'Xiaomi'

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 02:27 AM PDT

He's the 20-something blogger who created the iconic Steve Jobs action figure.

Iran's news agency portrays satirical Onion story as its own

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 01:20 PM PDT

Add Iran's news agency to the long list of those hoodwinked by the satire of The Onion.

Big Brother still watching: Internet censorship is up, report says

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:52 PM PDT

Draconian laws, brutal attacks against bloggers and politically motivated surveillance are among the biggest threats to Internet freedom emerging in the last two years, according to a new report from free speech advocates, Freedom House.

China Communist Party ousts Bo Xilau

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 06:11 AM PDT

Bo Xilai, the Chinese politician who fell from grace amid a dramatic political scandal, has been expelled from the Communist Party and relieved of his duties, according to China's state news agency Xinhua.

19 dead as Nepal plane crashes after hitting eagle

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 01:25 AM PDT

A plane catches fire and crashes, killing all 19 people on board including Britons and Chinese, when it hits an eagle after taking off from the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu.

Syrians, rebels battle for Aleppo

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 11:20 AM PDT

World leaders gather again Friday to discuss the Syrian civil war as pressure for a resolution mounts. The meeting will focus on uniting the fractured opposition and providing humanitarian aid to the skyrocketing number of refugees fleeing the bloodshed.

Unveiling of alternate 'Mona Lisa' raises questions

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 03:32 AM PDT

Leonardo da Vinci painted an earlier version of his famed masterpiece the Mona Lisa, claims a private Swiss art foundation dedicated solely to the alternate painting, which it unveiled Thursday.

Producer of anti-Islam film arrested

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 10:50 PM PDT

A man allegedly behind an inflammatory anti-Islam film that incensed many Muslims is ordered to be held without bail for violating probation.

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