Militant drives vehicle into NATO bus; 17 die Posted: 29 Oct 2011 05:20 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan -- A Taliban suicide bomber rammed a vehicle loaded with explosives into an armored NATO bus Saturday on a busy thoroughfare in Kabul, killing 17 people, including a dozen Americans, in the deadliest strike against the U.S.-led c ... |
Bosnian village raided after shooting at U.S. Embassy Posted: 29 Oct 2011 05:18 PM PDT GORNJA MAOCA, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Special police units raided homes Saturday in a Bosnian village linked to the gunman who fired an automatic weapon at the U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo in what authorities called a terrorist attack. The raids came as ... |
Qantas Airways grounds fleet Posted: 29 Oct 2011 05:20 PM PDT CANBERRA, Australia -- Qantas Airways grounded its global fleet Saturday, suddenly locking out striking workers after weeks of flight disruptions an executive said could close down the world's 10th largest airline piece by piece. The Australian go ... |
New Irish president pledges to lift struggling nation Posted: 29 Oct 2011 05:20 PM PDT DUBLIN -- Michael D. Higgins, a veteran left-wing politician, poet and human rights activist, was declared the winner Saturday of Ireland's presidential election with nearly 57 percent of votes, and pledged to lift the spirits of a struggling natio ... |
Civil war casts shadow on Libya Posted: 29 Oct 2011 05:18 PM PDT TAWERGHA, Libya -- This town once loyal to Moammar Gadhafi is no more: its 25,000 residents have fled, fearing retribution from vengeful victors from the neighboring city of Misrata who have burned and ransacked homes, crossed out Tawergha's name o ... |
Bangkok flood defenses hold Posted: 29 Oct 2011 05:18 PM PDT BANGKOK -- Defenses shielding the center of Thailand's capital from the nation's worst floods in nearly 60 years mostly held at critical peak tides Saturday, as the waters began to recede after killing almost 400 people. But the threat to central Ban ... |
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