By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI 2010-07-27T10:43:03Z RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Lufthansa airlines said one of its cargo planes was involved in an accident Tuesday in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh and Saudi witnesses and an airport official said it caught fire and crashed on landing…. Read the original post:  Lufthansa: Cargo plane in accident in Saudi Arabia  Read More →

By CARA ANNA 2010-07-21T16:52:12Z BEIJING (AP) — China’s largest reported oil spill emptied beaches along the Yellow Sea as its size doubled Wednesday, while cleanup efforts included straw mats and frazzled workers with little more than rubber gloves…. Originally posted here:  Large China oil spill threatens sea life, water  Read More →

By ALAN CLENDENNING and HAROLD HECKLE 2010-07-20T19:59:38Z MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Parliament on Tuesday rejected a proposal to ban women from wearing in public places Islamic veils that reveal only the eyes…. Continued here:  Spain parliament rejects burqa ban _ for now  Read More →

By COLLEEN BARRY 2010-07-20T12:46:00Z PARMA, Italy (AP) — It’s a modern-day version of Marco Polo’s journey halfway around the world - but is anyone at the controls?… More here: Italy to China in driverless vehicles  Read More →

By PAUL HAVEN 2010-07-10T20:55:45Z HAVANA (AP) — Cuban church officials on Saturday released the names of 12 more political prisoners who will be freed and sent into exile in the coming days under a landmark agreement with President Raul Castro’s government, bringing to 17 the total number of jailed dissidents who have accepted asylum in Spain…. More here: Cuba Church announces... 

By 2010-07-08T08:36:42Z MOSCOW (AP) — Evidence is mounting that Russia and the United States are preparing for the largest spy swap since the Cold War…. Originally posted here: Russian, US spy suspects brace for possible swap  Read More →

By AIJAZ HUSSAIN 2010-07-08T08:28:32Z SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian-controlled Kashmir was under lockdown Thursday as tens of thousands of soldiers patrolled the streets to enforce a rigid curfew aimed at ending weeks of violent anti-government protests…. Read more here: Kashmir streets under army lockdown to end protest  Read More →

By BARBARA SURK 2010-07-07T01:45:22Z BAGHDAD (AP) — An American soldier suspected of leaking a military video of an attack on unarmed men in Iraq was charged with multiple counts of mishandling and leaking classified data and putting national security at risk, the U.S. Army said in a statement Tuesday…. See the rest here:  US soldier linked to Iraq attack video charged  Read More →

By ANGUS SHAW 2010-07-06T12:45:59Z HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The washing machine cycle takes about 45 minutes - and George Washington comes out much cleaner in the Zimbabwe-style laundering of dirty money…. Original post: Zimbabweans wash dirty US dollars with soap, water  Read More →

By ALAN CLENDENNING 2010-07-06T12:37:07Z PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Spain shrugged off its economic woes Tuesday with tens of thousands of Spaniards and foreigners jamming a historic city plaza and spraying each other with wine as a firecracker rocket blasted off to launch the famed San Fermin bull-running festival…. Go here to see the original: Spain shrugs off bad economy, launches bull...