AFP - The leaders of Britain and Pakistan smoothed over a row about Islamabad's response to terrorism as they agreed to step up cooperation in the fight against violent extremism.
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Britain, Pakistan vow unity against terrorism (AFP)
Posted: August 6th, 2010, 4:59am EDT
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Fidel Castro to attend session of Cuba parliament (AP)
Posted: August 6th, 2010, 4:57am EDT
AP - A lively and healthy-looking Fidel Castro appealed to President Barack Obama to stave off global nuclear war in an emphatic address to parliament Saturday that marked his first official government appearance since emergency surgery four years ago.
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Mexico confirms car had explosive device aboard (AP)
Posted: August 6th, 2010, 4:52am EDT
AP - Investigators said Friday there was an explosive device aboard a car that blew up outside police headquarters in the border state of Tamaulipas, the second car-bomb attack against law enforcement in less than a month.
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Flash floods kill 112 in Indian-held Kashmir (AP)
Posted: August 6th, 2010, 4:47am EDT
AP - A cloudburst followed by flash floods hit a Himalayan desert region in Indian-controlled Kashmir, sending rivers of mud down mountainsides and killing at least 112 people and injuring another 400, officials said Saturday.
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Cuba tries armed men tied to US anti-Castro group (AP)
Posted: August 6th, 2010, 4:23am EDT
AP - Three armed men who were intercepted by Cuban border guards in 2001 and have been awaiting trial since then on charges they planned acts of sabotage went to court behind closed-doors Friday, according to a veteran human rights activist. -
Floods kill 113 in Indian Kashmir (AFP)
Posted: August 6th, 2010, 4:18am EDT
AFP - Rescuers resumed the search for survivors Saturday after huge floods caused by freak rains killed at least 113 people in a part of Indian Kashmir famed for high-altitude adventure tourism.
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Beer, Sunburns and Bachelor Parties -- Barcelona says "Enough!" (Time.com)
Posted: August 6th, 2010, 2:05am EDT
Time.com - The city renowned for its high culture takes measures to discourage bad behavior among tourists -
Rockets Fired from Sinai to Israel, Jordan: By Hamas or Bedouin? (Time.com)
Posted: August 6th, 2010, 2:05am EDT
Time.com - After cities in Israel and Jordan suffered attacks, suspicion fell on Egypt's Sinai as a launchpad. But who launched the rockets? -
Poll shows Australian government heading for poll defeat (Reuters)
Posted: August 6th, 2010, 1:16am EDT
Reuters - A leading opinion poll shows Australia's Labor government heading for an election defeat in two weeks time, according to results published on Saturday.
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Haiti faces a question: Who is Wyclef Jean? (AP)
Posted: August 6th, 2010, 1:07am EDT
AP - Street star. Scandal-plagued aid director. Ex-Fugees hip hop frontman. The moment he filed his candidacy, Wyclef Jean became the most famous — and thus potentially most powerful — candidate in Haiti's critical post-earthquake presidential election.
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1997 South Africa dinner raises diamond questions (AP)
Posted: August 6th, 2010, 12:32am EDT
AP - The party to raise money for Nelson Mandela's children's charity started with an odd guest list: Dining among the celebrities was Liberian warlord Charles Taylor, also known as the "Butcher of Monrovia."
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Sudan denies aid agencies access to Darfur camp (AP)
Posted: August 6th, 2010, 11:44pm EDT
AP - Sudanese authorities have denied the U.N.'s humanitarian arm access to a Darfur refugee camp after an outbreak of violence, a U.N. spokesman said Friday.
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Hiroshima memorial visit: unspoken apology or commitment to disarmament? (The Christian Science Monitor)
Posted: August 6th, 2010, 10:07pm EDT
The Christian Science Monitor - For the first time since the A-bomb was dropped on Japan, ending World War II and killing more than 100,000 people, the United States sent a representative to the annual memorial at Hiroshima. -
Sudan denies aid to camp devastated by fighting: U.N. (Reuters)
Posted: August 6th, 2010, 9:15pm EDT
Reuters - Sudan has denied aid agencies access to Darfur's Kalma camp after five people were killed there and thousands fled when divisions over peace talks turned violent, humanitarian officials said on Friday. -
In Colombia, A Cemetery Full of Questions (OneWorld.net)
Posted: August 6th, 2010, 4:12pm EDT
OneWorld.net - LA MACARENA, Aug 6 (IPS) - The most determined attempt by the far-right paramilitaries to establish a presence in this town in central Colombia ended in failure. -
Canada economy sees first jobs loss of 2010 (Reuters)
Posted: August 6th, 2010, 1:11pm EDT
Reuters - Canada's economy unexpectedly shed 9,300 jobs in July, the first month it failed to create any this year, suggesting the country's recovery from the recession is starting to cool.
