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Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail if they fail to report them to authorities. Read more
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BAGHDAD — A series of coordinated attacks struck Baghdad today, including three car bombs that blew up near government sites. At least 103 were killed and 197 wounded in the worst wave of violence in the capital in more than a month, authorities said… Read more
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The biggest controversy in the giant health care bill — the public option — may be threatening to explode the whole enterprise once more. The so-called public option was always more symbol than… Read more
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It is jokingly dubbed ‘the most expensive B&B in the world’. Then again the trailer camp is the only ‘bed and breakfast’ that also provides lunch, dinner, a gym, 24-hour Internet access and a relatively secure place to stay in Basra.Situated within the newly-acquired American military base in this southern-Iraqi province, the B&B provides private [...]
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WEST POINT, N.Y. — President Obama announced Tuesday that he will send 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan by next summer and begin withdrawing forces in July 2011, making his case to the nation that Islamist extremism in the region remains an enduring threat to the security of Americans. Read more
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SEOUL — A rift between the United States and Japan over the future of a military air station on Okinawa widened Tuesday, as Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada told Japanese media that talks on relocating the base have been suspended. Read more
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LA PAZ, BOLIVIA — Bolivia’s leftist president, Evo Morales, vowed Monday to increase state control over the economy and strengthen political power for indigenous groups, a day after exit polls showed that he was reelected in a landslide. Read more
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PETATLAN, MEXICO — As a two-term mayor and protege of the governor, Rogaciano Alva ruled this region with a pistol shoved into his belt. He exported truckloads of marijuana, opium poppies and illegal timber from the rugged Sierra Madre, and assembled a paramilitary army to enforce his will, according to law enforcement officials and residents. [...]
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CAIRO — Until a few weeks ago, Egypt’s state media described Mohamed ElBaradei, the Egyptian Nobel Peace Prize laureate and just-retired head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, as a credit to his country. He was seen as a man who had dared speak truth unto power — defying the United States in 2003 over [...]
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LAGHMAN, AFGHANISTAN — Like nearly all provinces in Afghanistan, this one has two governors. Read more
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TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iranian security forces fired warning shots in Tehran on Monday and beat opposition protesters among thousands seeking to renew their challenge to the government six months after a disputed election, witnesses said. Read more
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WASHINGTON/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Washington took a step on Monday toward curbing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, aiding the first day of the biggest climate talks in history where 190 nations are seeking a deal to curb global warming. Read more
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A series of car bombings have killed at least 101 people and wounded 182 in the centre of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Read more
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AP – FILE – In this Oct. 24, 2008 file photo, the Wall St. street sign is photographed against the American … Slideshow:Stock Markets Play Video Wall Street Video:Economists See Good & Bad News Ahead For Colorado CBS4 Denver Related Quotes Symbol Price Change ^DJI 10,390.11 +1.21 ^GSPC 1,103.25 0.00 ^IXIC 2,189.61 0.00 By JEREMIAH MARQUEZ, AP Business [...]
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COPENHAGEN – Delegates to a pivotal climate conference welcomed an Obama administration move Monday to regulate greenhouse gases under existing clean air law, but said they still expect more. The announcement came as the two-week meeting of 192 nations opened with emotional appeals from those countries endangered by rising seas and other damage from climate [...]
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THE ribs were picked clean, tongues cut out and the heads skinned, so that the tops of skulls could be sliced off like boiled eggs. Read more
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A Chicago man accused of planning an armed attack on a Danish newspaper was charged Monday with conducting surveillance on potential targets in the Indian city of Mumbai before terrorist attacks there in 2008 that killed 166 people. Read more
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He provided the information that Saddam Hussein could fire chemical weapons at British targets within 45 minutes. Read more
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TEHRAN, Iran – Security forces and militiamen clashed with thousands of protesters shouting “death to the dictator” outside Tehran University on Monday, beating them with batons and firing tear gas on a day of nationwide student demonstrations, witnesses said. Read more
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When faults let loose with a mighty rumble, the reverberations are felt across the globe. As Mother Nature takes lives and property with such minute warning, super temblors anywhere in the world remind those in quake-prone zones of the vulnerability of great metropolitan regions and remind us to be prepared with good building codes and [...]