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Iraq war leaks: US didn't probe abuse allegations (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 04:56 PM PDT

File - The Pentagon is seen in this aerial view in Washington, in this March 27, 2008 file photo. The WikiLeaks website appears close to releasing what the Pentagon fears is the largest cache of secret U.S. documents in history — hundreds of thousands of intelligence reports compiled after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In a message posted to its Twitter page on Thursday Oct. 21, 2010, the organization said there was a 'major WikiLeaks press conference in Europe coming up.' (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - U.S. forces often failed to follow up on credible evidence that Iraqi forces mistreated, tortured and killed their captives as they battled a violent insurgency, according to accounts contained in what was purportedly the largest leak of secret information in U.S. history.

Canadian police arrest Randy Quaid and his wife (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 04:46 PM PDT

FILE - In these Sept. 18, 2010 file images originally provided by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office, actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi Quaid, are shown after their Saturday Sept. 18, 2010 arrest on charges of felony residential burglary and entering a non-commercial building without consent. A prosecutor says Randy Quaid and his wife have failed to show up at a court hearing stemming from their arrests last month on suspicion of illegally squatting at a home. Santa Barbara Senior Deputy District Attorney Lee Carter says a judge issued $50,000 warrants for the couple after they failed to appear for an arraignment on felony vandalism charges. Carter says the couple's case will be called again on Oct. 26. (AP Photo/Santa Barbara County Sheriff)AP - Canadian police have arrested actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi on U.S. warrants related to vandalism charges. The two were picked up Thursday afternoon in an affluent Vancouver neighbourhood and face an immigration hearing.

French Senate passes pension overhaul (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 04:13 PM PDT

French Senator Isabelle Debre, right, votes on a pension reform for members of UMP, at the Senate in Paris, Friday, Oct. 22, 2010. The French Senate is to vote on a pension reform, after the government short-circuited a protracted debate. The Senate is near certain to approve the measure, which raises the minimum retirement age from 60 to 62 later Friday, despite months of strikes and protests that reached a climax of radical action and scattered clashes this week. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)AP - Under pressure from the government, the French Senate voted Friday to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62, a victory for President Nicolas Sarkozy after days of street rage, acrimonious debate and strikes that dried up the supply of gasoline across the country.

Cholera epidemic spreads in rural Haiti; 150 dead (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 04:13 PM PDT

Patients with cholera receive medical attention at St. Nicholas hospital in Saint Marc, Haiti, Friday, Oct. 22, 2010. An outbreak of cholera in rural central Haiti has killed at least 142 people and sickened hundreds more who overwhelmed the hospital in Saint Marc seeking treatment. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - A cholera epidemic was spreading in central Haiti on Friday as aid groups rushed doctors and supplies to fight the country's deadliest health crisis since January's earthquake. At least 150 people have died and more than 1,500 others are ill.

Austrian with high-tech robot arm dies after crash (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 02:02 PM PDT

FILE - The Nov. 27, 2009 file photo shpws Christian Kandlbauer from Austria presenting an artificial arm in Vienna, that is temperature and pressure sensitive and feels real to the person wearing it. He was the first in Europe to wear the innovative high-tech artificial arm and died after the car he was driving veered off the road and crashed into a tree. Christian Kandlbauer lost both arms in an electrical accident in 2005 but was able to live a largely normal life thanks to a mind-controlled robotic prosthetic left arm and a normal prosthesis in place of his right arm. The 22-year-old died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010 said Andreas Waltensdorfer, a senior physician at a hospital in the southern city of Graz, where Kandlbauer had been in intensive care since Tuesday, the day of the crash. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)AP - In the five years since losing both arms in an accident, Christian Kandlbauer had regained much of his cherished independence thanks to a high-tech, mind-controlled robotic limb. He even got a driver's license.

How Serious Is the Terror Threat in Europe? (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 03:20 PM PDT

Time.com - Continuing reports of terror threats against Europe can be alarming. But counter-terrorism experts talking to TIME say that the information being revealed is too vague and too unsurprising to signal an imminent attack

Russell Brand minders clash with photographers in India (AFP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 01:28 PM PDT

A bodyguard(R) of British comic-turned-Hollywood star Russell Brand confronts news photographers while a security guard (3rd, L) argues with AFP photographer Manan Vatsyayana (down, 2ndL) at the Ranthambore National Park in Ranthambore, India, during a jeep safari.(AFP/Saran Vaid)AFP - Bodyguards of British comic-turned-Hollywood star Russell Brand clashed with news photographers in an Indian tiger reserve on Friday, ahead of his wedding to US singer Katy Perry.

Bahrain opposition united by ballot abuse worries (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 12:37 PM PDT

Bahraini men leaving midday prayers Friday, Oct. 22, 2010, in the Shiite Muslim village of Diraz, Bahrain, pass a wall with posters of jailed Shiite activists and clerics. Bahrainis vote Saturday in parliamentary and municipal elections that are overshadowed by a crackdown on the Shiite opposition. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)AP - When officials released the voter lists for Saturday's parliamentary election in Bahrain, one opposition candidate noticed something very odd about block 718 in her district outside the capital Manama.

Mexico nabs alleged Chinese migrant smuggler (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 05:16 PM PDT

AP - Mexican federal police have captured the suspected leader of a gang that trafficked Chinese migrants through Mexico to the U.S.

Security Council accused over African conflict response (AFP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 02:30 PM PDT

A view of the UN Security Council in June 2010. South Africa on Friday accused the UN Security Council of moving faster to end conflicts in regions outside of Africa, as African nations demanded more help for peacekeeping operations.(AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP - South Africa on Friday accused the UN Security Council of moving faster to end conflicts in regions outside of Africa, as African nations demanded more help for peacekeeping operations.

Tons of salmon spilled on Tasmanian street (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 04:44 PM PDT

AP - A truck carrying 250,000 Australian dollars ($246,000) worth of salmon has crashed in Tasmania, spilling 15 tons (14 metric tons) of fish into the street.

Canada promises "own analysis" on BHP-Potash bid (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 12:42 PM PDT

Reuters - Canada will decide whether it will allow BHP Billiton's $39 billion takeover bid for Potash Corp to proceed based on its own analysis, the industry minister said on Friday, a day after the province of Saskatchewan demanded that Ottawa scupper the deal.

US professor quits Kenyan truth commission, citing lack of confidence (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 12:59 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Kenya’s search for national healing after its deadly post-election violence was further stalled this week with the resignation of an American law professor from a top-level reconciliation panel.

Is the President of Panama Trying on a Strongman Role? (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 03:20 PM PDT

Time.com - Critics complain that Ricardo Martinelli's autocratic streak is getting in the way of democracy and government

What another $2 billion in US military aid means for Pakistan (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 10:59 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The US announced a $2 billion military aid package to Pakistan on Friday to bolster Islamabad’s efforts to combat militants and assist with Afghanistan war.

Zimbabwe Election Call Raises Fears of More Violence (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 01:11 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - HARARE, Oct 22 (IRIN) - A call by President Robert Mugabe to hold national elections in 2011 and end any possibility of extending the government of national unity (GNU) has been greeted with concern by NGOs, fearing a surge in political violence.

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