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.
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US stalls on Sept. 11 trial for 5 at Gitmo (AP)
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 1:23pm EDT
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Indian forces kill sixth protester in two days in Kashmir (AFP)
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 1:17pm EDT
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AFP - Two more protesters were killed Saturday in revolt-hit Indian Kashmir, bringing to six the number of young men shot dead by security forces in two days as fresh violence shook the region.
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Italian group says executions on the rise in Iraq (AP)
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 1:11pm EDT
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AP - An Italian anti-death penalty group says Iraq is now among the world's top executioners for the first time since the 2003 fall of Saddam Hussein after the number of executions in the country rose dramatically last year. -
Roadside bomb kills 3 Iraqi soldiers, bystander (AP)
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 1:05pm EDT
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AP - A roadside bomb killed three Iraqi soldiers responding to an earlier blast Saturday in an area south of Baghdad, officials said. One bystander was also killed.
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Pakistan spy scraps UK talks after PM's comments (AP)
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 12:42pm EDT
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AP - A diplomatic spat with implications for international counterterrorism escalated Saturday after Pakistan's spy chief canceled a visit to London following comments by the British leader suggesting Pakistan exports terrorism.
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Youngest solo round-the-world sailing set to begin (AP)
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 12:29pm EDT
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AP - Teen sailor Laura Dekker says she will leave the Netherlands on Wednesday in her quest to become the youngest to circumnavigate the globe alone. But it won't yet be the first leg of the 14-year-old's solo voyage.
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Chile formally recognizes Honduran government (AP)
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 12:17pm EDT
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AP - Chile is formally recognizing the government of Honduran President Porfirio Lobo a year after a coup ousted his predecessor. -
Russia sends army to battle deadly wildfires (AP)
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 11:14am EDT
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AP - Russia sent the army on Saturday to battle wildfires that have killed at least 28 people and were threatening dozens of towns and villages. Thick smoke and ash slowed firefighting efforts and thousands of people were being evacuated.
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England advance despite Gul heroics (AFP)
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 11:08am EDT
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AFP - Umar Gul starred with both bat and ball but England still built a lead of nearly 300 runs against Pakistan at tea on the third day of the third Test at Trent Bridge on Saturday.
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India to back New Zealander for top ICC post (AFP)
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 8:02am EDT
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AFP - India's cricket chiefs on Saturday endorsed New Zealand's Alan Isaac as the next vice-president of the world governing body after former Australian Prime Minister John Howard was snubbed for the job.