Thursday, November 1, 2012

Attackers light journalist on fire

Attackers light journalist on fire

Attackers light journalist on fire

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 11:58 AM PDT

Just days after an arson attack left a Bolivian radio personality in critical condition, police arrested four suspects.

Argentina drops voter age to 16

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 06:02 AM PDT

Argentinian lawmakers are debating a proposal to lower the nation's voting age to 16.

Gunshots spark tragic fire at wedding

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 06:03 AM PDT

Celebratory gunshots sparked an electrical fire that tore through a wedding party in Saudi Arabia, killing 23 people and injuring more than two dozen others, state media reported Wednesday.

Opinion: Secrecy of China's Party Congress

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 07:22 PM PDT

Rumors and speculation are running wild, as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) prepares for its 18th Party Congress. There are no laws -- or even any clear rules -- that govern the selection of leaders, leaving the matter of choosing the top leaders of the most populous nation on earth entirely at the mercy of the Party's forever changing internal logic, publisher Bao Pu writes.

Syrian rebels: Regime using 'vacuum bombs'

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 04:18 PM PDT

An array of explosives, from shells to barrel bombs, fell on Syrian cities in another day of bloodshed Thursday, according to activists fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad.

British police make second arrest in Savile probe

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:42 PM PDT

British police investigating abuse claims against disgraced TV host Jimmy Savile arrested a second man Thursday on suspicion of sexual offenses.

More than 100 missing after boat sinks off Bangladesh

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 10:37 AM PDT

As many as 130 people may have drowned off the coast of southern Bangladesh after a boat carrying passengers seeking illegally to enter Malaysia sank in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladeshi authorities said Thursday.

Attackers light Bolivian journalist on fire

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 11:56 AM PDT

Just days after an arson attack left a Bolivian radio personality in critical condition, police arrested four suspects.

Argentina drops voter age to 16

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 06:02 AM PDT

Argentinian lawmakers are debating a proposal to lower the nation's voting age to 16.

Celebratory gunshots spark tragic fire at Saudi wedding

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 05:24 AM PDT

Celebratory gunshots sparked an electrical fire that tore through a wedding party in Saudi Arabia, killing 23 people and injuring more than two dozen others, state media reported Wednesday.

Report: Nigeria guilty of abuses in pursuing militants

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 08:42 AM PDT

Nigeria's security forces have been guilty of serious human rights abuses in their efforts to crack down on the militant Islamist group Boko Haram, Amnesty International said Thursday in a new report.

Greek journalist on trial over printing Swiss bank account list

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 01:06 PM PDT

A Greek investigative journalist went on trial Thursday over his decision to publish the names of about 2,000 Greeks with Swiss bank accounts -- a move that embarrassed Greece's political and business elite.

3 killed in Madrid party stampede

Posted: 01 Nov 2012 12:56 PM PDT

Three young women are dead and two are in serious condition after being crushed by a crowd at a Halloween party in Madrid early Thursday, police said.
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