News 1st Look: U.N. observer mission in Syria ends

Sunday, August 19, 2012

U.N. observer mission in Syria ends

U.N. observer mission in Syria ends
Bo Xilai's wife convicted of murder
Julian Assange demands U.S. back off leakers
South Africa mine workers given ultimatum
Top officials killed in Sudan crash
NATO troop killed by Afghan cop
Panetta: Afghanistan forces must be rigorously vetted
Anti-Japan protests erupt in China
Suicide bomber kills 7 at funeral in Russia
'No stopping' Nyad in historic swim try

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 05:02 PM PDT

The mandate of the U.N. observer mission in Syria has ended, with the country no closer to a cease-fire than when monitors arrived four months ago.

Bo Xilai's wife convicted of murder

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 07:38 PM PDT

A Chinese court commutes a death sentence for Gu Kailai, the wife of a disgraced Communist Party leader, after she is found guilty of murder, a source says

Julian Assange demands U.S. back off leakers

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 10:01 AM PDT

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to break months of silence Sunday from the Ecuador Embassy in Britain, where he fled to avoid extradition to Sweden to face questioning about alleged sex crimes.

South Africa mine workers given ultimatum

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT

The company at the center of a miners' strike in South Africa is giving its workers until Monday to return to work.

Top officials killed in Sudan crash

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 03:25 PM PDT

A plane crash in Sudan has killed 32 people, including four ministers and other top government officials, state media reported Sunday.

NATO troop killed by Afghan cop

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 05:10 PM PDT

Another attacker in an Afghan police uniform killed a member of the NATO forces Sunday in Afghanistan, the latest in a slew of so-called "green-on-blue" attacks.

Panetta: Afghanistan forces must be rigorously vetted

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 05:08 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is urging Afghanistan to rigorously vet its security force recruits following a spate of attacks that has seen Afghan soldiers and police turn their weapons on NATO troops.

Anti-Japan protests erupt in China

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 05:35 PM PDT

Furious anti-Japan protests erupted in Chinese cities Sunday after a Japanese group landed on an island that both countries say is theirs.

Suicide bomber kills 7 at funeral in Russia

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 04:28 AM PDT

At least seven people were killed when a suicide bomber attacked the funeral of a police officer in Russia's North Caucasus region, state media reported Sunday.