By 2010-08-13T13:04:05Z SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnia’s top war crimes court has confirmed genocide indictments against four former Bosnian Serb soldiers suspected of killing more than 800 people in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre…. Go here to read the rest:  Bosnian court confirms genocide indictment  Read More →

By DANIEL WOOLLS 2010-08-13T12:46:28Z MADRID (AP) — A forest fire fanned by shifting gusts of wind killed two firemen in northwestern Spain, officials said Friday…. See the original post:  Spain: 2 firefighters killed battling rural blaze  Read More →

By BEN FOX 2010-08-12T19:36:36Z PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — A former coup leader, convicted drug trafficker and accused murderer swore to uphold the country’s laws at his inauguration Thursday without mentioning concerns in Suriname and abroad about his return to power – this time through the democratic process…. See the rest here: Suriname ex-dictator back as an elected president  Read More →

By FRANK JORDANS 2010-08-10T16:57:56Z GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization declared the swine flu pandemic officially over Tuesday, months after many national authorities started canceling vaccine orders and shutting down telephone hot lines as the disease ebbed from the headlines…. View original post here: WHO says swine flu pandemic is over  Read More →

By MAX DELANY 2010-08-10T09:21:39Z KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwandan President Paul Kagame celebrated an overwhelming election victory by dancing with thousands of supporters early Tuesday, after opposition parties were banned from the vote and some Rwandans said they were forced to cast ballots for him…. Here is the original:  Rwandan president wins re-election despite critics  Read More →

By MIKE MELIA 2010-08-10T00:07:24Z GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — A former cook and driver for Osama bin Laden will serve out his sentence in a section of Guantanamo reserved for the best-behaved detainees under a plea agreement that also keeps the length of his confinement secret for now, military attorneys said Monday…. Originally posted here:  Gitmo detainee to avoid solitary... 

By SEBASTIAN ABBOT 2010-08-09T20:25:40Z ISLAMABAD (AP) — The number of people suffering from the massive floods in Pakistan exceeds 13 million – more than the combined total of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the United Nations said Monday…. See the original post: UN: Pakistan flood misery exceeds tsunami, Haiti  Read More →

By 2010-08-09T10:30:05Z COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Political turmoil paralyzing the Maldives deepened Monday after the attorney-general resigned in frustration over parliament’s refusal to appoint a new Supreme Court…. Go here to read the rest: Maldives high court in limbo amid political spats  Read More →

By FELIPE ALMEIDA 2010-08-09T07:47:51Z MARUDA, Brazil (AP) — After 859 days, thousands of miles and “50,000 mosquito bites,” Ed Stafford intends to be the first man known to have walked the entire length of the Amazon river when the waves of the Atlantic Ocean lap his feet in northern Brazil on Monday…. Read more: British man walks entire Amazon river in 2 years  Read More →

By NG HAN GUAN 2010-08-09T07:44:33Z ZHOUQU, China (AP) — Rescuers dug through mud and wreckage Monday searching for 1,300 people missing after flash floods and landslides struck northwestern China, just one of a series of floods across Asia that have killed hundreds and spread misery to millions more…. See more here: China searches for survivors amid Asian flood wave  Read More →