source: reuters.com
Afghanistan - Taliban suicide bombers and gunmen killed at least 19 people during an attack on a governor's compound in central Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said, with gunbattles and several blasts heard before the assault was put down.
source: mb.com.ph
NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan – Unable to find its rhythm early, Smart-Gilas Pilipinas used a big third quarter onslaught to score an 86-68 victory over Malaysia in a game marred by a fistfight in the William R. Jones Cup Tuesday at the Hsinjhuang Stadium here.
source: cbc.ca
New unrest erupted on north London's streets on Sunday night, a day after rioting and looting amid community anger over a fatal police shooting.
source: bbc.co.uk
A 61-year-old American woman is attempting to become the first person to swim from Cuba to the United States without the protection of a shark cage.
source: reuters.com
Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh left hospital in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, government and medical sources said, two months after suffering severe injuries in an assassination attempt at his palace compound in Sanaa.
source: cnn.com
Kabul, Afghanistan -- In the single deadliest loss for U.S. troops since the Afghan war began in late 2001, 30 service members died early Saturday when a helicopter carrying them went down while they were reinforcing other troops, officials said.
source: cnn.com
Baghdad (CNN) -- A car bomb exploded outside a Catholic church in central Kirkuk, Iraq, early Tuesday, wounding at least 20 people, authorities said.
source: reuters.com
Guatemala on Tuesday sentenced four soldiers to 6,060 years of prison each, in the first conviction for a massacre during the country's brutal 36-year civil war.
source: boxingnews24.com
Former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (37-2, 32 KO’s) has reportedly pulled out of Saturday’s fight against Darryl Cunningham, according to boxing news from Dan Rafael.
source: gmanews.tv
NEW ORLEANS — A drunk US father allowed his 8 year-old son to drive his pick-up truck on a highway during the weekend while he slept, until patrol officers pulled over the boy, police said.