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Today's World News: Khmer Rouge's chief jailer guilty of war crimes Mexico: Prison guards let killers out, lent guns Leaks provide ground-level account of Afghan war Police: 26 killed in Afghan bus crash Chavez warns of US oil cutoff in Colombia dispute What's Killing the Animals at Ukraine's Biggest Zoo? BP says 'no final decision' on replacing Hayward Al-Qaida kills 6 Yemeni soldiers Raul Castro prepares Cuban Revolution Day speech NGO seeks action over DR Congo 'conflict minerals' Malaysian Muslims party on despite religious crackdown Judge tells former media mogul Black to stay in U.S. Boat made of plastic bottles arrives in Sydney Grisly mass graves in Mexico yield 50 casualties of drug war Lance Armstrong's Tour de France team forced to remove 'Livestrong' jerseys Hmong Refugees Live in Fear in Laos and Thailand Women Prepare to Set Sail Past Israel Khmer Rouge's chief jailer guilty of war crimes Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:44 pm PDT AP - A war crimes tribunal sentenced the former Khmer Rouge chief jailer and executioner to 35 years in prison Monday for overseeing the deaths of thousands of people during a genocidal rule that devastated a generation of Cambodians. Full Story Top Mexico: Prison guards let killers out, lent guns Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:33 pm PDT AP - Guards and officials at a prison in northern Mexico allegedly let inmates out, lent them guns and sent them off in official vehicles to carry out drug-related killings, including the massacre of 17 people last week, prosecutors said Sunday. Full Story Top Leaks provide ground-level account of Afghan war Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:24 pm PDT AP - Some 90,000 leaked U.S. military records posted online Sunday amount to a blow-by-blow account of six years of the Afghanistan war, including unreported incidents of Afghan civilian killings as well as covert operations against Taliban figures. Full Story Top Police: 26 killed in Afghan bus crash Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:48 pm PDT AP - A speeding bus flipped over Monday in southern Afghanistan, killing 26 people who were on board, Afghan police said. Full Story Top Chavez warns of US oil cutoff in Colombia dispute Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:12 pm PDT AP - President Hugo Chavez threatened on Sunday to cut off oil sales to the United States if Venezuela is attacked by its U.S.-allied neighbor Colombia in a dispute over allegations that Venezuela gives haven to Colombian rebels. Full Story Top What's Killing the Animals at Ukraine's Biggest Zoo? Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:35 pm PDT Time.com - The mysterious deaths of several animals at Kiev Zoo have sparked outrage, with critics accusing the zoo's management of neglect and corruption. But officials say the animals are being poisoned by an unknown suspect Full Story Top BP says 'no final decision' on replacing Hayward Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:45 pm PDT AP - BP says that "no final decision" has been made about possible management changes, which apparently include reports that Chief Executive Tony Hayward is on the way out. Full Story Top Al-Qaida kills 6 Yemeni soldiers Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:58 pm PDT AP - A Yemeni security official says six soldiers were killed in an al-Qaida attack on a patrol in the southern province of Shabwa. Full Story Top Raul Castro prepares Cuban Revolution Day speech Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:00 pm PDT AP - A spate of appearances by Fidel Castro after four years of near-total seclusion has Cubans buzzing: Could the official Revolution Day ceremony Monday be Fidel's coming out party? Full Story Top NGO seeks action over DR Congo 'conflict minerals' Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:22 pm PDT AFP - Campaign group Global Witness said Monday it was launching legal action against the British government for allegedly failing to refer companies trading Congolese "conflict minerals" for UN sanctions. Full Story Top Malaysian Muslims party on despite religious crackdown Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:52 pm PDT AFP - Dusk has fallen and the party is just beginning for 29-year-old Asyikin, one of the many young Malay Muslims who hang out in Kuala Lumpur's vibrant Bukit Bintang nightlife district. Full Story Top Judge tells former media mogul Black to stay in U.S. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:49 pm PDT Reuters - A U.S. judge on Friday ordered former media tycoon Conrad Black to stay in the continental United States while he awaits an appeals court ruling on whether his 2007 fraud conviction should be thrown out. Full Story Top Boat made of plastic bottles arrives in Sydney Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:51 pm PDT AP - A sailboat largely constructed from 12,500 recycled plastic bottles docked in Sydney Harbour on Monday, after four difficult months crossing the Pacific Ocean on a journey meant to raise awareness about the perils of plastic waste. Full Story Top Grisly mass graves in Mexico yield 50 casualties of drug war Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:40 am PDT McClatchy Newspapers - MEXICO CITY _ The number of bodies pulled from mass graves in a rocky field outside the northern city of Monterrey rose to 50 Saturday, authorities said, marking one of the largest dumping grounds ever found for casualties of Mexico's drug war. Full Story Top Lance Armstrong's Tour de France team forced to remove 'Livestrong' jerseys Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:01 pm PDT The Christian Science Monitor - While many who completed the 2010 Tour de France will compete next year, Lance Armstrong will not. He’s made it clear over the past few weeks that this is his last Tour de France. Full Story Top Hmong Refugees Live in Fear in Laos and Thailand Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:35 pm PDT Time.com - A few Hmong leaders -- many of whom fought on U.S.'s side during the Vietnam War -- have escaped repatriation camps in Laos and say they fear the Thais who will send them back Full Story Top Women Prepare to Set Sail Past Israel Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:20 am PDT OneWorld.net - BEIRUT, Jul 22 (IPS) - The 'Maryam', an all-female Lebanese aid ship, currently docked in the northern Lebanese port of Tripoli, is getting ready to set sail for Gaza in the next few days. The ship, which aims to break Israel's siege on the Palestinian territory, will carry about 50 aid workers, including some U.S. nuns keen to deliver aid to the long-suffering women and children of Gaza. Full Story Top

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