Tuesday, September 7, 2010

U.N.: Congo sex attacks exceed 500

U.N.: Congo sex attacks exceed 500


U.N.: Congo sex attacks exceed 500

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 06:44 PM PDT

U.N. officials estimated more than 500 rapes and other sexual attacks in eastern Congo in July and August, more than double the previous estimate.

18 dead in shoe factory shooting in Honduras

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:36 PM PDT

Eighteen people died in a shooting Tuesday afternoon at a shoe factory in San Pedro Sula in northern Honduras, police said.

Netanyahu eyes Mideast peace deal in year

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 01:07 PM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a Jewish New Year greeting he promised to strive for a peace agreement by this time next year but said there is no guarantee of success.

2 U.S. soldiers in Iraq killed

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:43 PM PDT

Two U.S. soldiers were killed in northern Iraq on Tuesday, the U.S. military said.

Pakistan blast kills at least 20

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 12:15 PM PDT

An explosion apparently targeting a police barracks in Pakistan's northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday left at least seven people dead, including two children, a Kohat district police official said.

Van der Sloot says he's sorry for Holloway lies

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 06:11 AM PDT

In a jailhouse interview with a Dutch television station, Joran van der Sloot said he is remorseful for telling so many stories regarding the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, but once again denied culpability in the case.

Election deadlock broken in Australia

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:55 AM PDT

Two independent lawmakers from rural Australia broke a parliamentary deadlock on Tuesday, siding with Prime Minister Julia Gillard to return the Labor Party to power.

Thousands strike in France over pension reforms

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:59 AM PDT

Thousands of workers across France were staging a one-day strike Tuesday to protest government plans to raise the retirement age.

Mozambique announces subsidy after price hikes spark riots

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 01:35 PM PDT

In the aftermath of riots that killed 13 people and left over 400 injured, the Mozambican government announced Tuesday that it would implement a price subsidy program to offset price hikes on virtually all basic necessities including bread, water and energy.

Taliban claims responsibility for Pakistan attack

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 01:50 AM PDT

The Taliban is responsible for Monday's suicide blast which targeted a police station in northwest Pakistan, a spokesman for the group told CNN.

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