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| That'll Do Pig, Zoo Tells Afghanistan's Only Porker Afghanistan's only known pig trotted out of quarantine on Saturday, two months after he was locked away because of swine flu fears, to bask again in the mud at the Kabul Zoo. ... More |
| Iran Hangs 20 Drug Traffickers In One Day: IRNA Iran hanged 20 drug traffickers on Saturday, official media reported, days after putting to death 12 other convicted criminals. ... More |
| Nine Chechen Police Killed In Russia's Ingushetia Nine Chechen policemen sent to crush an insurgency in the neighboring Russian republic of Ingushetia were gunned down Saturday, Interfax reported. ... More |
| U.S. Urges North Korea Not To Aggravate Tensions The United States urged North Korea on Saturday not to "aggravate tensions" but did not confirm whether Pyongyang had launched a series of missiles. ... More |
| Hard-Line Iran Editor Calls For Mirhossein Mousavi To Face Trial An editor seen as close to Iran's leadership said on Saturday opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi should go on trial and a lawyer said other reformists had already been accused of acting against national security. ... More |
| Little Taliban Resistance To British Surge British troops moving into Afghanistan's restive Helmand province say they're encountering little resistance from Taliban insurgents ... More |
| Iran To Free Imprisoned Greek Journalist A Greek journalist for The Washington Times will soon be freed from captivity in Iran, Iran's ambassador in Athens says ... More |
| South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's Argentina Trip Mixed Biz, Love Records examined Saturday by the Columbia, S.C., newspaper The State show Sanford left behind an official state trade delegation bird hunting ... More |
| Japan Protests N. Korea Missile Launches The Japanese government filed an official diplomatic complaint with North Korea through Chinese channels in Beijing as the South Korean Joint Chiefs ... More |
| OAS Set To Suspend Honduras As It Renounces Charter The Organization of American States was likely to suspend Honduras on Saturday after a caretaker government refused to restore President Manuel Zelaya who was toppled in a military coup last weekend. ... More |
| Obama: Happy Fourth Of July Obama said the "unyielding spirit" that allowed the American experiment to succeed, and that led to "a government of, by and for the people," is what defines ... More |
| Afghan President Hamid Karzai Pardoning Drug Traffickers Five of those pardoned were arrested in 2007 when they were caught wearing military uniforms and using a police truck for drug smuggling, The Boston Globe ... More |
| Six Die In Fatal London Blaze The BBC reported the blaze developed quickly. Special rescue units supplemented 100 firefighters who responded, Tom Chidley, deputy assistant ... More |
| Vatican: Relics Analysis Is Inconclusive Ulderico Santamaria, the head of the lab and a science professor at Tuscia University, urged caution in assuming the remains are those of St. Paul, the Italian ... More |
| Marines Fight Taliban In Southern Province U.S. Marines in southern Afghanistan spent the day Friday fighting rather than meeting with residents and local leaders as they planned, officials ... More |
| Iraq Declines Offer Of U.S. Help With Reconciliation Iraq on Saturday ruled out foreign involvement in its efforts to reconcile rival factions, just after visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged Iraqis to do more to bury grievances and stave off renewed conflict. ... More |
| More U.N. Officials Decry Honduran Coup They called for the democracy to be restored immediately and decried curbs on fundamental freedoms. The experts cited reported arrests, threats and harassment ... More |
| Swiss Banks Give U.S. Clients The Boot UBS is embroiled in a legal dispute with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, which is seeking information on 52,000 clients, Swissinfo reported ... More |
| Autistic Illegal Immigrant Has Grim Future Officials with the state Agency for Persons with Disabilities say Selim Isimer's status means taxpayer funds cannot be used for his care once he is legally an ... More |
| Body Of 90-Year-Old Found In Apartment A 90-year-old woman whose body was found in her Edinburgh, Scotland, apartment may have been dead for five years, officials said ... More |
| Many See Palin Resignation As Poor Move Whit Ayers, a Republican pollster, said the decision confirms her image as a "lightweight," the Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News reported ... More |
| Court Filing Lists Cheney Conversations The list suggests Cheney was heavily involved in deciding the Bush administration's reaction to the leaking of her identity, The Washington Post ... More |
| Okla. Legislator Issues Moral Proclamation Kern drew about 250 people Thursday, some to support her and sign her proclamation while a smaller group came to protest it, the Daily Oklahoman ... More |
| Boy Dies Strapped In Van At Daycare A Pennsylvania daycare operator could face criminal charges for leaving a neighbor's toddler in her van, where he died of hyperthermia ... More |
| Kids In Daycare Allegedly Locked In Shed A Houston-area couple who operated a home daycare center have been charged with locking several children in a shed to try to hide them from ... More |
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