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Pentagon may change rules for covering Guantanamo trials (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: August 5th, 2010, 12:49am EDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Faced with protests from a number of news organizations, the Pentagon is considering revising the rules it invoked in May to ban four reporters from covering the trials of suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Thousands flee as Pakistan floods spread (AFP)

Posted: August 5th, 2010, 11:06am EDT

AFP - Thousands fled devastating floods in Pakistan on Thursday, wading through water or crammed into cars as officials warned that heavy rains threatened entire villages and that dams could burst.
Campbell tells court of gift of 'dirty-looking stones' (AFP)

Posted: August 5th, 2010, 11:03am EDT

AFP - Supermodel Naomi Campbell told a war crimes court Thursday she had received a gift of "dirty-looking stones" she assumed was from Liberia's Charles Taylor after a 1997 dinner hosted by Nelson Mandela.
Hundreds flee Pakistan floods, as criticism grows (AP)

Posted: August 5th, 2010, 10:44am EDT

AP - Flood survivors loaded down with possessions fled a growing deluge in Pakistan's most populous province Thursday as the government came under renewed criticism for its response to the worst monsoon rains in decades.
Naomi Campbell tells war crimes court was given diamonds (Reuters)

Posted: August 5th, 2010, 10:42am EDT

Reuters - British supermodel Naomi Campbell, testifying at the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, said on Thursday she had been given a pouch containing diamonds while in South Africa in 1997.
Early results: New constitution for Kenya likely (AP)

Posted: August 5th, 2010, 10:14am EDT

AP - Preliminary results announced Thursday showed that Kenya's new constitution is likely to pass overwhelmingly, but opponents of the new draft questioned the returns.
3 traffic policemen, 3 others die in Iraq violence (AP)

Posted: August 5th, 2010, 10:13am EDT

AP - Iraqi officials say three traffic policemen have died in drive-by shootings in western Baghdad while gunmen stormed the house of a policemen, killing him, his wife and a relative.
Death Match: Grand Theft Auto vs. the British Treasury (Time.com)

Posted: August 5th, 2010, 10:10am EDT

Time.com - Britain cancels a planned tax break for its video game industry, leading lobbyists to warn that it might be game over for U.K. gaming
Iraq: Requiem for a Profound Misadventure (Time.com)

Posted: August 5th, 2010, 10:10am EDT

Time.com - Obama's somber speech on Iraq is a reminder of when and why we should -- and should not -- go to war
Cambell testifies she received dirty 'stones' (AP)

Posted: August 5th, 2010, 10:01am EDT

AP - Model Naomi Campbell testified at the war crimes trial of former Liberian ruler Charles Taylor on Thursday that she received a gift of "dirty-looking stones" after attending a dinner with him — but stopped short of saying they were diamonds or that she was given them by Taylor himself.
SKorea launches drills despite NKorean threats (AP)

Posted: August 5th, 2010, 9:58am EDT

AP - South Korean troops fired artillery and dropped sonar buoys into the Yellow Sea as naval drills kicked off Thursday near the spot where a warship sank four months ago.
Suicide bomber kills 7 Afghan police in north (AP)

Posted: August 5th, 2010, 9:49am EDT

AP - A suicide car bomber struck a convoy of NATO troops and Afghan police Thursday in northern Afghanistan, killing seven police officers and wounding at least 11 people.
Ex-PM Rudd charges into Australia poll race (AFP)

Posted: August 5th, 2010, 8:55am EDT

AFP - Dumped Australian leader Kevin Rudd rocketed himself back into the country's election race Thursday with a blistering attack accusing conservative candidate Tony Abbott of "economic vandalism".