Russia says Georgia trying to wreck ceasefire
Published Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008
Russia accused Georgia on Monday of trying to sabotage a French-brokered ceasefire by mounting a series of violent attacks on Russian targets across the region, but Tbilisi said the allegation was baseless.
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Hong Kong court rejects "milkshake murderess" appeal
Published Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008
A Hong Kong court on Monday dismissed an appeal by American housewife Nancy Kissel who was jailed for life for murder after feeding her husband a sedative-spiked milkshake and clubbing him to death.
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Afghan war cannot be won militarily: U.N.
Published Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008
The war in Afghanistan cannot be won militarily and success is only possible through political means including dialogue between all relevant parties, the United Nations' top official in the country said Monday.
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Central Asia quake kills at least 72
Published Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008
A powerful earthquake killed at least 72 people in Kyrgyzstan and leveled a village in the remote mountains of the Central Asian state, the health ministry said on Monday.
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City voters boycott Bosnia's local polls
Published Monday, Oct. 6, 2008
Many Bosnian city dwellers, supporters of small, multi-ethnic parties, boycotted local polls Sunday in which nationalists reflecting ethnic rivalries are expected to hang onto power, 13 years after war ended.
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China says new milk tests show clean
Published Monday, Oct. 6, 2008
China, mired in a health scandal over contaminated dairy products at home and abroad, said new tests had revealed no melamine in liquid milk on the home market.
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Strong earthquake jolts Central Asia
Published Monday, Oct. 6, 2008
A strong earthquake struck Central Asia on Sunday but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, officials and witnesses said.
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Fifteen Turkish soldiers killed in clashes with PKK
Published Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008
Fifteen Turkish soldiers were killed and 20 were wounded in clashes with Kurdish separatist PKK rebels in southeast Turkey Friday, Turkish officials said, in one of the deadliest attacks on the military this year. Read More |
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Baghdad museum treasures still locked from view
Published Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008
In Iraq's national museum a frieze shows Assyrian King Sargon II, who ruled an empire from what is now northern Iraq, storming a rampart as soldiers pile decapitated heads before him. Read More |
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"Arabs" among 20 killed by U.S. strike in Pakistan
Published Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008
Pakistani villagers collected the corpses and body parts on Saturday of at least 20 people, including several suspected Arab militants as well as three children, killed by a U.S. missile strike overnight. Read More |
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Diplomatic breach widens between Colombia, Ecuador
Published Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008
The diplomatic breach between Colombia and Ecuador widened on Saturday when Colombia called on the neighboring country to crack down on rebels using its territory to hold kidnap victims and launch attacks. Read More |
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European leaders vow to fight financial crisis
Published Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008
European leaders vowed after crisis talks on Saturday to do all they could to fend off the financial mayhem that has snowballed out of Wall Street and is now hitting banks in Europe. Read More |
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