Nigerian Official Says 700 Dead in Recent Violence

Bombing Kills 2 Police Officers on Spanish Island Spanish authorities suspect that Basque separatists were responsible for the attack, which came a day after another bombing in northern Spain

6 Killed in Attack at Chechen Theater Five people were killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives outside a theater in the second bombing in Grozny this month.

Russia to drill for oil off Cuba Russia and Cuba sign agreements allowing oil exploration in Cuban waters of the Gulf of Mexico

Suspect Arrested in Connection to Daniel Pearl Murder Associated Press Police officials said Saturday they had arrested a member of an outlawed al-Qaida-linked group that was suspected of involvement in the 2002 beheading of Wall Street Journal

100 Years of Imperial Paranoia About the Pashtuns The doomsday rhetoric in Washington over lightly settled, mountainous Pashtun tribal lands is strikingly similar to that of the British Empire.

Palestinians Evicted From Their Jerusalem Homes....Q&A: Jewish settlements

Twenty election 'rioters' to face trial Twenty people will face trial from Saturday in Iran for their alleged participation in big post-electoral protests in June. Charges include sending pictures to enemy media and vandalizing property. Tehran freed 140 protesters on Tuesday.

Arrests of Sunni Leaders Rise in Baghdad An increase in Iraqi arrests of former Sunni insurgents in the Awakening movement may reflect a decline in American influence.

Deaths in Iraq raid on Iranian camp Exiled opposition group says raid carried out at behest of Iranian regime

Al Qaeda group said to claim Jakarta blasts A group claiming to be the Indonesian arm of the al Qaeda terrorist network is purportedly taking responsibility for a pair of deadly bombs that exploded within minutes of each other at two luxury hotels in Jakarta.

Russia wants 2nd base in Kyrgyzstan high-ranking Kremlin aide said Wednesday that Russia aims to establish a second military base in Kyrgyzstan, where the United State also has an important air base, Russian news agencies reported.

Pakistan Court Rules Musharraf Emergency Illegal Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled Friday that a state of emergency imposed in 2007 by former leader Pervez Musharraf was illegal. As a result, some of the actions taken by Musharraf during that time may be reversed. The ruling might bolster the case for trying Musharraf, who seized power in a 1999 military coup.

Al Qaeda changing, training, plotting When American Bryant Neal Vinas spoke at length with Belgian prosecutors, he provided a fascinating and sometimes frightening insight into al Qaeda's training -- and its agenda. Vinas' account of his time in al Qaeda training camps in Pakistan is a playbook of how the terror group survived after 9/11 and continues to operate in the remote hills of Pakistan. full story

Al Qaeda's training adapts to drone attacks So in the continued attack on the American mind we are to believe we are engaging a sophisticated enemy that poses a great risk to our freedom.

Iraq says raid on militant group's camp wasn't Iran's idea The Iraqi government Wednesday rejected suggestions that Iranian pressure had prompted a raid on a camp belonging to an Iranian opposition group, saying that Iraqi security forces are merely seeking to extend sovereignty over all Iraqi territory

Bombs in Baghdad Kill at Least 29 The attacks on five Shiite mosques seem to have been intended to raise sectarian tensions, Iraqi officials said.

Iraq: Ruling parties keep power in Kurdish vote...Barzani re-elected, two main Kurdish parties win 57% of vote

US Headlines

Workers' Wages Grow By Smallest Amount Ever

Oil and Gas Companies Try to Take Capitol Hill By Storm in Second Quarter

States, Cities Still Spending Millions On Lobbying For Stimulus Money

AP: 'Cash For Clunkers' To Be Suspended Because Program May Run Out Of Money....'Clunker' Sales Honored Through Tuesday, LaHood Says

Judge Orders Guantánamo Detainee to Be Freed It was not clear that the federal judge’s order would mean freedom for one of the youngest detainees at Guantánamo Bay

Evidently, Franken has taken T. Boone to the woodshed.... Franken, who was seated talking to someone else, did not stand when Pickens said hello. Instead, Franken began to berate him about the billionaire’s financing of the Swift Boat ads in 2004

U.S. to Monitor Product Safety in China American Regulators to Set Up Office in Beijing to Monitor Exported Products from Pet Food to Toys

Miss. cops spin 'wheel of fortune' to decide who to arrest

US accused of violating detention protocol Immigrant advocates say the federal government has failed to meet its own standards for detaining immigrants, making it unduly difficult for immigrants to defend themselves in court and fight to remain in the country.

Inquiry Widens as UBS Client Pleads Guilty Court documents included an unnamed private Swiss bank as among those suspected of selling offshore tax evasion services to rich Americans.

Good Reasons To Liquidate Our Empire However ambitious President Barack Obama's domestic plans, one unacknowledged issue has the potential to destroy any reform efforts he might launch. Think of it as the 800-pound gorilla in the American living room: our longstanding reliance on imperialism and militarism in our relations with other countries and the vast, potentially ruinous global empire of bases that goes with it.

Side-by-side comparison the major health care reform proposals.  Assembled and frequently updated by The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.

The "Big Coal" Mountaintop Removal Lobby Vs Local Residents' Wishes for a Wind Farm (Must See)

Who Really Owns Your Digital Data? Tech columnist Randy Stross discusses whether users really own the digital books and music they purchase, or merely rent them. Computer scientist Hank Levy talks about privacy software that causes e-mails and documents on remote servers to self-destruct after eight hours

34 hospitalized after co-worker sprays perfume At first, fire officials suspected that carbon monoxide or some other toxic fumes had sickened almost 150 people at a Texas bank call center. It turned out that perfume was to blame.

Hacker's 'moral crusade' over UFO A Briton fighting extradition to the US for hacking into top-secret computers says his actions were morally justified.

Connecticut

Public DMV kiosks would be national first, leaders say Connecticut would be the first state in the country to use automated kiosks to issue drivers licenses and other services under a state Democratic proposal to eliminate the Department