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6 Afghans killed when minibus hits roadside bomb (AP) (Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:26:43 GMT) New!

FILE - In this July 28, 2010 file photo, an Afghan policewoman drinks tea with local villagers in Samir Kalacha during military operations by U.S. Army soldiers from the 1-320th Alpha Battery, 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division and Afghan National Army in the volatile Arghandab Valley, Kandahar, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)AP - A minibus full of civilians struck a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan early Sunday, killing six on board, officials said.
Death toll in Pakistani floods surges past 800 (AP) (Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:09:11 GMT) New!

Pakistani villagers collect their belongings at their flooded house on the outskirt of Peshawar, Pakistan, on Saturday, July 31, 2010. The death toll in the massive flooding in Pakistan surged past 800 as floodwaters receded Saturday in the hard-hit northwest, an official said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - The death toll in the massive flooding in Pakistan surged past 800 as floodwaters receded Saturday in the hard-hit northwest, an official said. The damage to roads, bridges and communications networks hindered rescuers, while the threat of disease loomed as some evacuees arrived in camps with fever, diarrhea and skin problems.
24 remain trapped in flooded coal mine in NE China (AP) (Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:45:55 GMT) New!
AP - Two dozen workers were trapped in a flooded mine in northeast China on Sunday, the latest accident in the country's notoriously dangerous coal industry.
Land mine swept ashore from NKorea kills SKorean (AP) (Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:39:53 GMT) New!
AP - Dozens of land mines have washed up on South Korean shores in recent days, apparently swept from North Korea by torrential rains. One killed a man and wounded another, the military said Sunday.
Missing Japanese journalists found unresponsive (AP) (Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:47:09 GMT) New!
AP - Two Japanese journalists reported missing by their television network were found unresponsive on a mountain Sunday, though police said an official declaration of death would have to wait until they could be taken to a hospital.
Argentina Belatedly Celebrates a Journalist Hero (Time.com) (Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:45:00 GMT) 
Time.com - When the generals began disposing of thousands of young people in the late 1970s, only one journalist dared stand up for the rights of the "disappeared." And then he seemed to vanish from history.
Moody wants England rugby captaincy permanently (AFP) (Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:59:37 GMT) New!

England's flanker Lewis Moody is tackled by Italy's hooker Martin Castrogiovanni (L) in a match earlier this year. Moody has revealed he is eager to become England's full-time captain.(AFP/Filippo Monteforte)AFP - Bath flanker Lewis Moody has revealed he is eager to become England's full-time captain.
Iran says 3 Americans should stand trial (AP) (Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:05:28 GMT) New!

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. Sarah Shourd (L) and Shane Bauer (3rd L) meet their mothers Nora Shourd and Cindy Hickey (R) in Tehran May 20, 2010. REUTERS/PRESS TV/FilesAP - Iran's Foreign Ministry says the three Americans jailed a year ago should stand trial on charges of illegally crossing the country's borders.
US stalls on Sept. 11 trial for 5 at Gitmo (AP) (Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:06:23 GMT) New!

FILE - In this this Dec. 8, 2008 file photo reviewed by the U.S. Military, Camp Justice is seen near a high-security courtroom which held pre-trial sessions for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four co-defendants on charges related to the 9/11 attacks, on the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama on Aug. 9, 2010, it's most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan,Pool, File)AP - As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo.
Building boom transforms Mozambique, but not for poor (AFP) (Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:03:22 GMT) New!

File phtoo shows a Mozambican working on a construction site in Maputo. Since its civil war ended in 1992, the southern African country has spent billions of dollars to build and repair roads, enlarge harbours and rehabilitate railways.(AFP/File/Carlos Litulo)AFP - Heavily pregnant Adelaide Mangwel balances 18 kilos of prawns on her head as she slowly descends the crowded ferry that carried her across Maputo Bay to sell her seafood in Mozambique's capital.
Philippines says arrests key massacre suspect in south (Reuters) (Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:07:04 GMT) New!
Reuters - Philippine security forces arrested a key suspect who has been charged in the massacre of 57 people last year, the country's worst incident of political violence, after he was shot by rival clan members, police said on Sunday.
Economic growth ticks higher in May (Reuters) (Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:58:01 GMT) 
Reuters - Growth in Canada's economy edged up in May after stalling unexpectedly in April, helped by strength in the goods-producing sectors led by oil and gas extraction, while the service sector faltered for a second straight month.
Ex-Aussie PM threatens legal action over leaks claim (AFP) (Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:49:04 GMT) New!

Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd (pictured) on Sunday threatened legal action over claims he was once used as a AFP - Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd on Sunday threatened legal action over claims he was once used as a "double agent" by rival politicians to leak damaging information about his own party.
U.S.-led coalition finds 'success' elusive in Kandahar (McClatchy Newspapers) (Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:28:00 GMT) 
McClatchy Newspapers - ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan — As the U.S.-led coalition launches its most critical military operation of the nine-year war in Afghanistan, doubts are growing about whether the United States and its allies can contain the surging Taliban-led insurgency and prevent the country from reverting to an al Qaida sanctuary or erupting in civil war.
Why is Iran still holding US hikers? (The Christian Science Monitor) (Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:32:34 GMT) 
The Christian Science Monitor - A year ago, Iranian soldiers arrested three Americans along the border with Iraq.
Signs of Uzbek Persecution Rising in Kyrgyzstan (Time.com) (Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:45:00 GMT) 
Time.com - Six weeks after deadly violence between the Kyrgyz and Uzbek communities of southern Kyrgyzstan, Uzbeks are being persecuted under the guise of an investigation into the fighting
Kenya Divided by the Colours of a New Constitution (OneWorld.net) (Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:23:22 GMT) 
OneWorld.net - NAIROBI, Jul 30 (IRIN) - Less than three years after a closely fought presidential election plunged Kenya into widespread violence and displaced thousands, the country is bracing itself for another crucial and equally divisive ballot, this time on a new constitution.