Yahoo! News: World News

---

• Mexico has fired 10 pct of federal police in 2010 (AP)
• Earl batters Caribbean, threatens US East Coast (AP)
• Gunman kills 7, wounds 15 in Slovakia (AP)
• Indonesian volcano erupts after 400 years of quiet (AP)
• Mideast talks reopen under tough conditions (AP)
• U.S. Flood Aid to Pakistan is Slow to Yield Political Dividends (Time.com)
• Libyan leader's visit to Italy stumbles into controversy (AFP)
• Israel researchers find ancient disposable cutlery (AP)
• Drilling begins in effort to free Chilean miners (AP)
• Police rescue abducted son of Nigerian politician (AFP)
• 7 US troops killed by bombs in south Afghanistan (AP)
• Australian opposition claims upper hand in government bid (Reuters)
• Food crisis looms after floods in Pakistan (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Attack on China whistleblower shows risk of unveiling corruption, fraud (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Iraqi Citizens Angry After U.S. Combat Troop Withdrawal (Time.com)
• Land, Mineral Rights in Conflict in Zambia (OneWorld.net)

Mexico has fired 10 pct of federal police in 2010 (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 05:20 PM PDT AP - Mexico's federal police agency has fired nearly 10 percent of its force this year for failing checks designed to detect possible corruption, a major obstacle in the country's battle against increasingly brutal drug gangs.

Earl batters Caribbean, threatens US East Coast (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 05:20 PM PDT AP - Hurricane Earl battered tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and roof-ripping winds Monday, rapidly intensifying into a major Category 4 storm on a path projected to menace the United States.

Gunman kills 7, wounds 15 in Slovakia (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 02:39 PM PDT AP - A gunman went on a rampage in Slovakia's capital on Monday, killing seven people and wounding 15, then committed suicide, officials said.

Indonesian volcano erupts after 400 years of quiet (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:44 PM PDT AP - Tens of thousands of people packed emergency shelters Monday after a long-dormant volcano in western Indonesia spewed clouds of hot ash and smoke more than a mile (several kilometers) into the air — an eruption that caught scientists off-guard.

Mideast talks reopen under tough conditions (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 05:20 PM PDT AP - The U.S. relaunches Israeli-Palestinian talks this week, its third push over the past decade to solve one of the world's most intractable conflicts — and this time under some of the most difficult conditions yet.

U.S. Flood Aid to Pakistan is Slow to Yield Political Dividends (Time.com) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 04:40 PM PDT Time.com - It may be their best hope for getting drinking water and emergency food supplies, but many Pakistanis still see America as a hostile power

Libyan leader's visit to Italy stumbles into controversy (AFP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 03:19 PM PDT AFP - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's visit to Rome to mark the second anniversary of a friendship treaty with former coloniser Italy stumbled into controversy Monday after he said Europe should convert to Islam.

Israel researchers find ancient disposable cutlery (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 03:18 PM PDT AP - Israeli archaeologists believe thousands of ancient shards of flint found scattered around a fire pit in a cave near Tel Aviv might be the world's oldest known disposable knives.

Drilling begins in effort to free Chilean miners (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 05:20 PM PDT AP - An enormous drill began preliminary work Monday on carving a half-mile chimney through solid rock to free the 33 men trapped in a Chilean mine, their ordeal now having equaled the longest known survival in an underground disaster.

Police rescue abducted son of Nigerian politician (AFP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 02:41 PM PDT AFP - Police on Monday rescued the 10-year-old son of a Nigerian politician kidnapped more than a week ago, one of several recent incidents raising concerns ahead of January elections, authorities said.

7 US troops killed by bombs in south Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 05:30 PM PDT AP - Roadside bombs killed seven American troops on Monday — including five in a single blast in Kandahar — raising to more than a dozen the number who have died in the last three days.

Australian opposition claims upper hand in government bid (Reuters) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 05:08 PM PDT Reuters - Australia's opposition claimed the upper hand on Tuesday in its bid to form a government, as counting from this month's inconclusive election gave it more votes and parliamentary seats than the ruling Labor party.

Food crisis looms after floods in Pakistan (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:21 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The worst floods in Pakistan's history already have swept through the nation's most important breadbasket provinces, destroying cotton and corn crops, vegetables and orchards, and leaving many people in need of emergency food.

Attack on China whistleblower shows risk of unveiling corruption, fraud (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 07:08 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - A bungled attack on a whistleblower famous for his exposés of fraud and pseudoscience has drawn fresh attention to the vexed issues of academic dishonesty and popular gullibility in China.

Iraqi Citizens Angry After U.S. Combat Troop Withdrawal (Time.com) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 04:40 PM PDT Time.com - Iraqi citizens are angry and incredulous that the U.S. has withdrawn its combat troops, with the belief that Iraq is ready to fend for itself

Land, Mineral Rights in Conflict in Zambia (OneWorld.net) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 02:42 PM PDT OneWorld.net - MANSA, Aug 30 (IRIN) - Mining prospectors in Luapula Province, northern Zambia, have forced small-scale farmers from their land at gun point, according to villagers in the region.

You are subscribed to email updates from Yahoo! News: World News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610