Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Officials: 37 gunned down in Pakistan's Karachi (AP)

Officials: 37 gunned down in Pakistan's Karachi (AP)

Officials: 37 gunned down in Pakistan's Karachi (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 12:44 AM PDT

A bus burns having been set alight by protesters in Karachi on August 2, 2010. Outbreaks of violence in Pakistan's largest city killed at least 35 people overnight, following the killing of a Pakistani lawmaker in a drive-by shooting, a senior police official said.(AFP/Asif Hassan)AP - Gunmen killed at least 37 people in Pakistan's largest city after the assassination of a lawmaker, officials said Tuesday. Dozens of vehicles and shops were set on fire as security forces struggled to gain control of Karachi.

Suspected al-Qaida militants kill 5 Iraqi soldiers (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 12:46 AM PDT

An Iraqi police officer uses a bomb detector at a checkpoint in central Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Aug. 2, 2010. Two bombings and a drive-by shooting killed eight people Monday, a reminder of Iraq's ongoing instability on a day when President Barack Obama planned to outline progress toward the impending end of U.S. military operations in the country.(AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Suspected al-Qaida militants killed 5 Iraqi soldiers in a brazen dawn attack Tuesday at a western Baghdad checkpoint and planted the terror group's black banner before fleeing the scene, officials said.

Flooding threatens major dam in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 12:43 AM PDT

A Pakistan army soldier helps people affected by floods walk over a temporary make-shift bridge built by Pakistan army following heavy floods washed away the bridge in Chakdara, near Mingora in Swat valley of Pakistan on Monday, Aug. 2, 2010. The government has deployed thousands of soldiers and civilian rescue workers to save an estimated 28,000 people trapped by the floodwaters, distribute food and collect the bodies of the victims. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali)AP - Pakistan issued new flood warnings Tuesday as more rains fell and rising water levels threatened to overwhelm one of the country's biggest dams. At least 1,200 people have died so far in the worst flooding to hit Pakistan in generations.

UAE: BlackBerry crackdown will affect visitors too (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 08:23 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2009 file photo, a man talks on his smart phone at the Dubai Financial Market in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The UAE said Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010 it will block key features on BlackBerry smart phones, citing national security concerns because the devices operate beyond the government's ability to monitor their use. Officials in neighboring Saudi Arabia indicated it planned to follow suit. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)AP - The United Arab Emirates' looming crackdown on BlackBerry services will extend to foreign visitors, putting the government's concerns over the smart phones in direct conflict with the country's ambitions to be a business and tourism haven.

Inquest to begin into secret bomb experiment death (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 10:10 PM PDT

AP - A long-awaited investigation into the death of a British scientist killed during secret U.K.-U.S. experiments to build homemade bombs likely to be used by terrorists is scheduled to begin Tuesday.

Is the Middle East on the Brink of a New Regional War? (Time.com)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 12:40 AM PDT

Time.com - A new report warns that rising tensions could trigger hostilities on a number of connected fronts, and that outside powers are failing to address the need for mediation

Breath test required for vending machine wine sales (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 12:42 AM PDT

Reuters - Pennsylvania residents can buy wine from vending machines but first they must pass a breath test to prove they haven't been drinking.

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Posted: 02 Aug 2010 10:23 PM PDT

AP - Officials say gunmen killed 5 Iraqi soldiers at a western Baghdad checkpoint in a dawn attack.

Bolivia court upholds seizure of US man's ranch (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 08:58 PM PDT

AP - A Bolivian court has upheld a government decision to seize a ranch from a U.S. cattleman and his family on the grounds they treated workers as virtual slaves, an official announced Monday

Nigerian leader threatens to keep troops out of UN missions (AFP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 01:06 PM PDT

A picture made available by Albany Associates shows the helmet of a Nigerian soldier serving with the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) resting on sandbags at a checkpoint in 2008. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan threatened Monday to keep his nation's troops out of UN peacekeeping missions unless rules of engagement are changed to help prevent soldiers' deaths.(AFP/HO/File/Stuart Price)AFP - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan threatened Monday to keep his nation's troops out of UN peacekeeping missions unless rules of engagement are changed to help prevent soldiers' deaths.

Protesters in Indian Kashmir defy govt pleas (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 12:45 AM PDT

Kashmiri Muslims shout anti-India slogans as they carry the body of a 9-year-old boy during a funeral in Srinagar on August 2, 2010. Thousands of protesters in the Indian-administered part of the region have held rallies and thrown stones at police in defiance of a plea by the region's chief minister for deadly violence to end.(AFP/Tauseef Mustafa)AFP - Thousands of protesters in Indian Kashmir on Tuesday held rallies and threw stones at police in defiance of a plea by the region's chief minister for deadly violence to end.

In Canada, money may matter for cancer survival (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 11:32 AM PDT

Reuters - Despite Canada's universal healthcare system, poorer Canadians with cancer are more likely to die early than their wealthier peers, suggests a new study of almost 100,000 patients from Ontario.

Aussie family speaks out about lead-poisoned child (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 12:25 AM PDT

The mother of a schoolgirl at the centre of a lead contamination dispute, involving the Swiss mining firm Xstrata, has spoken about her concern over her daughter's deteriorating health.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - The mother of a schoolgirl at the centre of a lead contamination dispute in a north Australian mining town Tuesday spoke of her concern about her daughter's deteriorating health.

As Pakistani government fails after flooding, Islamists fill void (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 03:16 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - NOWSHERA, Pakistan — Amid wide complaints about an inadequate government response, private charities, including some linked to Islamic extremists, are stepping in to help victims of the worst flooding in Pakistan in decades, which has claimed some 1,500 lives.

Afghanistan war: Dutch withdrawal, WikiLeaks don't deter main NATO allies (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 02:17 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Neither the official withdrawal of Dutch forces from Afghanistan on Aug. 1 nor the revelations by WikiLeaks on war operations appears yet to be a game-changer in Paris, Berlin, or London.

Bangladesh Opens War-Crimes Trial for Genocide Suspects (Time.com)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 12:40 AM PDT

Time.com - The impoverished country starts war-crimes proceedings almost 40 years after an atrocity that may have killed as many as 3 million people

Pakistanis Stranded on Rooftops (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 09:30 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - PESHAWAR, Aug 2 (IRIN) - With thousands of people still stranded on rooftops in the northwestern province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), there is mounting concern about disease outbreaks following the worst monsoon flooding in the area in decades.
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