Top US commander in Middle East says US will support anti-terror fight in Yemen, regionSAN’A, Yemen — The official Yemeni news agency says the top U.S. commander in the Middle East is pledging American support to fight terrorism in the troubled Arabian peninsula country. India launches first nuclear-powered submarine built on its own soilNEW DELHI — India on Sunday launched the first nuclear-powered submarine built on its soil, asserting itself as a world power by joining just five other countries that can design and construct such vessels. Police: Gunmen break into Baghdad money exchange, kill 5 during attackBAGHDAD — Five people were killed Sunday in a daylight attack at a popular money exchange office, a reflection of the increasing crime in Iraq even as violence is on the decline. Iraqi Kurds look for change as they head to the polls in their disputed oil-rich regionSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Iraqis voting in Saturday’s election in the self-ruled Kurdish north expressed hope it would shake up the entrenched regional government and help reduce long-standing tension with Baghdad over oil and land disputes that threaten the country’s stability. Heavy firing erupts near main police station, gov’t buildings in southeastern Afghan cityKABUL — Taliban militants attacked government buildings in the southeastern Afghan city of Khost on Saturday with suicide bombers, AK-47 rifles and rocket-propelled grenades, officials said. 7 defense ministers to discuss future of troubled A400M military transport planePARIS — Defense ministers from the seven European nations which launched the troubled A400M military transport plane are meeting in France on Friday to discuss whether to continue with the delayed project and extend a moratorium that expires at the end of the month. At least 675 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department saysAs of Thursday, July 23, 2009, at least 675 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT. Eight killed as Yemeni police clashes with separatistsSANA’A - Eight people were killed and 24 injured in clashes between security forces and supporters of a separatist leader in southern Yemen Thursday, a provincial governor said. Drunken man gets two hammers up his butt to beat constipation!LONDON - A drunken Romanian man, who was suffering from constipation, decided to solve the problem by stuffing two hammers up his own butt. Conservative House Blue Dogs emerge as pivotal force on Obama health care planWASHINGTON — Conservative-leaning Blue Dog Democrats are enjoying a power surge like no other in their 15 years, forcing President Barack Obama and their own party leaders to deal with their demands for cost cuts and tax restraints in overhauling health care. Worker found dead at Calif. food processing plant; authorities believe death was accidentalINDUSTRY, Calif. — A 40-year-old woman has been found dead in a machine at a Southern California food processing plant that is a major supplier for McDonald’s restaurants. Authorities: Minn. sheriff’s deputy fatally shoots man wearing only swim trunksLE CENTER, Minn. — State investigators say a plainclothes Minnesota sheriff’s deputy fatally shot an unarmed man dressed only in swim trunks. Cosmic impact caused mass extinction event in North America 12,900 years agoWASHINGTON - A team of scientists has found what may be the smoking gun of a much-debated proposal that a cosmic impact about 12,900 years ago ripped through North America and drove multiple species into extinction. California resort where AIG sponsored luxury retreat amid federal bailout seized by CitigroupDANA POINT, Calif. — A Southern California resort where American International Group Inc. sponsored a luxury retreat after receiving federal bailout money has been seized by Citigroup. Federal lawsuit accuses southern Ill. deputy of using stun gun on 3 kids at youth shelterEAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A sheriff’s deputy zapped three children with a stun gun at an Illinois emergency youth shelter, threatening to sodomize one of them before choking a fourth child and throwing her in a closet, according to a federal civil-rights lawsuit. NATO: British fighter jet crashes at Afghan base in 2nd major crash in 2 days; crew ejectsKABUL — A British fighter jet crashed inside NATO’s largest base in southern Afghanistan on Monday in the second major crash there in two days. Four more American troops were killed in the east, NATO said. China’s culture of heavy drinking leaves 1 government official dead, a second in comaBEIJING — One Chinese official is dead and another is in a coma after bouts of excessive drinking, state media said Monday in a report highlighting the dangers of a drinking culture connected with government and business work. Many key players of Apollo 11 still alive 40 years after moon landing, have books outCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — In the 40 years since Apollo 11, some of the key players, most notably Neil Armstrong, have steered clear of the increasingly bright glare of the moonlight cast by the historic lunar landing. Others have embraced it. Almost all have written books detailing not only themselves but the glory days of space. Authorities: 6 slain, 5 in southern Tennessee, another in northern Ala.; suspect in custodyFAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. — Six slayings in two communities about 30 miles apart in Tennessee and Alabama are linked, and a suspect who was sitting on the front porch of a home where some the bodies were found was being questioned, authorities said Saturday. Suspect arrested in rocket attack that killed 3 US troops in Basra, Iraqi police sayBAGHDAD — Iraqi authorities have arrested a member of an Iranian-backed militia suspected in an attack that killed three U.S. soldiers in southern Iraq, police said Saturday. US judge releases Los Angeles police from federal oversight spawned by corruption scandalsLOS ANGELES — A federal judge on Friday released the Los Angeles Police Department from a decade-long consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice that was aimed at ensuring reforms after a corruption scandal. Post-coup Mauritania to hold presidential election to restore civilian ruleNOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — A former military general who ousted this Islamic nation’s first freely elected president is vying to become its legitimate ruler in elections Saturday expected to return power to civilian rule. Appeals court dismisses discrimination claims over 2004 anti-Bush protestA federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by demonstrators claiming they were discriminated against for their political views by U.S. Secret Service agents guarding President Bush during a southern Oregon campaign stop in 2004. Australian think tank predicted violence by Jemaah Islamiyah in report this weekADELAIDE, Australia — An Australian think tank predicted that Southeast Asian terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah might launch new attacks just a day before Friday’s deadly hotel bombings in Indonesia. Mongolian parliament sidesteps mining pact with foreigners, asking the government to handleULAN BATOR, Mongolia — Mongolia’s parliament, unable to agree on a mining deal, has given the government a freehand to renegotiate terms with Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. and Rio Tinto Ltd. over the long-delayed copper and gold project. Roadside bomb kills 11 civilians in southern Afghanistan, including 5 childrenKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb tore through a vehicle in southern Afghanistan on Friday, killing 11 civilians, including five children, a border police official said. A British solider died in another explosion. Carlos continues to weaken, becomes a tropical storm in open Pacific with 65 mph windsMIAMI — Hurricane Carlos has weakened to a tropical storm far off Mexico’s Pacific coast. Former Israeli soldiers say there were ‘no clear red lines’ in Gaza war, reckless force usedJERUSALEM — Israeli soldiers who fought in last winter’s Gaza War say the military used Palestinians as human shields, improperly fired incendiary white phosphorous shells over civilian areas and used overwhelming firepower that caused needless deaths and destruction, according to a report released Wednesday. Britain’s army chief says more troops are needed in Afghanistan to uproot Taliban fightersLONDON — Britain’s army chief said Wednesday that more troops are needed in Afghanistan’s volatile southern province of Helmand as soldiers pursue a bloody campaign to uproot Taliban fighters ahead of elections next month. Democrat captures vacant US House seat in Los Angeles-area districtLOS ANGELES — Democrat Judy Chu has easily claimed a vacant U.S. House seat in a Los Angeles-area district, reinforcing the Democratic majority on Capitol Hill. |
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