International News

Iran resumes mass trial of activists, protesters (AP)

In this photo released by the semi-official Iranian Fars News Agency, French woman lecturer Clotilde Reiss, left, who was reportedly arrested at Tehran airport on July 1, and  jailed on charges of spying linked to riots over last month's presidential election, sits in a court room in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009. Dozens of opposition activists and protesters stood trial in Tehran Saturday on charges of rioting and plotting to topple the ruling Islamic system following the disputed presidential election, Iran's state media reported.  (AP Photo/Fars News Agency, Ali Rafiee)AP - Dozens of opposition activists and protesters stood trial in Tehran Saturday on charges of rioting and plotting to topple the ruling Islamic system following the disputed presidential election, Iran's state media reported.


Indonesian police storm terrorist hide-out (AP)

Indonesian police officers regroup following a raid on a house where suspected terrorists were holed up in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009. Indonesian police hunting the terrorists behind last month's attacks on hotels in the capital raided one house and besieged another Saturday, killing two suspected militants, arresting five and seizing explosives and a car bomb, a senior officer said. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)AP - Southeast Asia's most wanted terror suspect was reportedly killed during a 16-hour siege on a suspected militant hide-out that ended Saturday when police stormed the house.


Reports: Deputy says Pakistan's Mehsud is alive (AP)

In this  made from video taken on May 24, 2008, Pakistan's top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, right, talks to the media in Kotkai, a village in the Pakistani tribal area along the Afghan border.   According to Kafayat Ullah, a Taliban commander and aide to Mehsud, Friday Aug. 7, 2009, Mehsud, who led a violent campaign of suicide attacks and assassinations against the Pakistani government, was killed in a U.S. missile strike on Wednesday Aug. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/APTN)AP - A deputy to Baitullah Mehsud claimed Saturday that the Pakistani Taliban chief was not killed by a CIA missile strike, contradicting another aide who confirmed Mehsud's death a day earlier.


Security tight in Myanmar for protest anniversary (AP)

A pro democracy student from Myanmar carries a portrait of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her father Aung San as he and others take to the streets during a demonstration Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009, outside the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand.  Demonstrators were gathering to mark the 21st anniversary of Aug. 8, 1988, when Myanmar students and others took to the streets in Myanmar to protest against the military junta.  (AP Photo/David Longstreath)AP - Pro-junta thugs and truckloads of riot police patrolling Myanmar's commercial capital on Saturday kept potential demonstrators off the streets on the 21st anniversary of pro-democracy protests that triggered one of the country's bloodiest uprisings.


German ship freed by pirates arrives in Kenya (AP)

this undated photo provided by the German Bundeswehr on their Internet site on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009 shows a military helicopter delivering goods to German freighter 'Hansa Stavanger', front, as it is escorted by the German Navy frigate 'Brandenburg', background, on the way to Mombasa in Kenya. The cargo ship and its crew were released by Somali pirates on Monday, Aug. 3, 2009. German Navy ships and specially trained soldiers aboard the vessel escort the 'Hansa Stavanger' to Mombassa, where the ship is expected to arrive on Saturday, according to latest information given by the German Navy on Thursday. (AP Photo/Bundeswehr, Fregatte Brandenburg)AP - A German freighter released by Somali pirates after nearly four months has arrived in the Kenya port of Mombasa.


Germany's Cash-for-Clunkers Black-Market Scandal (Time.com)

Time.com - Germany's hugely popular cash-for-clunkers program is giving a boost to the black market, as cars meant for crushing are sold abroad instead

The Case for Leaving Iraq -- Now (Time.com)

Time.com - Why even some U.S. officials are arguing that there's no point staying because Washington has lost its ability to influence events on the ground

Chavez: Venezuela to return ambassador to Colombia (AP)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez looks on as he waits for the Colombia's Former President Ernesto Samper at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)AP - President Hugo Chavez said Saturday he's returning his ambassador to Colombia, moving to resolve rising diplomatic tensions after weapons sold to Venezuela were found in a rebel cache.


Australia to probe education after India attacks (AFP)

Indian Foreign Minister S. M. Krishna (R) speaks at a joint news conference with Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith (L) in Cairns on August 7. Australia announced a sweeping review of its international education sector Saturday, as India's foreign minister prepared to meet with students rattled by a series of attacks and study scams.(AFP/Sue Wellwood)AFP - Australia announced a sweeping review of its international education sector Saturday, as India's foreign minister prepared to meet with students rattled by a series of attacks and study scams.


Birthplace of Roman emperor found in Italy (AP)

In this photo released by the Cittareale Cityhall, and taken on Aug. 5, 2009, archeologists are seen working on the pavement in a sprawling country villa believed by archeologists to be the birthplace of Vespasian, the Roman emperor who built the Colosseum, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) northeast of Rome near Cittareale. The 150,000-square-feet (14,000-square-meter) complex was at the center of an ancient village called Falacrine, Vespasian's hometown. Even though there are no inscriptions to attribute it for sure, the villa's location and luxury make it likely it was Vespasian's birthplace, archeologists said Friday, Aug. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Cittareale Cityhall)AP - Archaeologists have unearthed a sprawling country villa believed to be the birthplace of Vespasian, the Roman emperor who built the Colosseum, they said Friday. The 2,000-year-old ruins were found about 80 miles (130 kilometers) northeast of Rome, near Cittareale, lead archaeologist Filippo Coarelli said.