News 1st Look: Congo atrocities report 'heartbreaking'

Friday, October 1, 2010

Congo atrocities report 'heartbreaking'

Congo atrocities report 'heartbreaking'
U.S. senator lashes out at Pakistani government
Trains collide in Indonesia, killing at least 9
U.S.: bin Laden urging militant actions
FBI: $70 million international cyber-theft ring broken up
Al Jazeera says Jordan jammed World Cup broadcast
Chile miners could be free by mid-October
Car bomb kills 7 in Nigeria
Troops rescue Ecuador's president
U.S. infected Guatemalans with STDs in '40s

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 09:56 AM PDT

A U.N. report Friday details human rights violations such as killings and rapes over 10 years in the Democratic Republic of Congo -- a massive document that a Congolese diplomat calls "detailed," "credible" and "heartbreaking."

U.S. senator lashes out at Pakistani government

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 08:09 PM PDT

A top senator slammed Pakistan Friday, urging more action against terrorists and less complaining about American drone strikes.

Trains collide in Indonesia, killing at least 9

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 08:14 PM PDT

Two trains collided early Saturday in Central Java, Indonesia, killing at least nine people and injuring 16 others, a spokesman for the nation's Transport Ministry said.

U.S.: bin Laden urging militant actions

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 06:56 PM PDT

While a video tape released Friday that is purported to be the voice of Osama bin Laden contains no call for terrorism, U.S. officials say that the al Qaeda leader has been urging affiliates to take action.

FBI: $70 million international cyber-theft ring broken up

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 01:38 PM PDT

The FBI announced Friday more than 60 people are in custody in the United States, United Kingdom and Ukraine after authorities smashed a major international cyber-theft ring that had netted $70 million from the United States alone. To date the perpetrators had attempted to steal $220 million, the FBI said.

Al Jazeera says Jordan jammed World Cup broadcast

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 01:33 PM PDT

Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based satellite TV network, claims its live broadcasts of the 2010 FIFA World Cup were jammed from a location inside Jordan.

Chile miners could be free by mid-October

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 01:45 PM PDT

Rescuers in Chile expect to reach 33 trapped miners as early as mid-October -- sooner than previously expected.

Car bomb kills 7 in Nigeria

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 06:26 PM PDT

A militant group demanding better distribution of Nigeria's oil wealth said it carried out the car bombing in Nigeria's capital Friday, a blast that killed seven people and wounded two others. FULL STORY l WATCH l AT BLAST SCENE

Troops rescue Ecuador's president

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 06:29 PM PDT

Rebellious Ecuadoran police who kidnapped the country's president shoot it out with troops as President Rafael Correa escapes in a wheelchair. FULL STORY l WHAT'S BEHIND VIOLENCE?