Iraq Bomb Blasts Across 13 Cities Leave Dozens Dead -- The Guardian
Synchronised explosions in mostly Shia Muslim areas kill at least 74 and injure 250, undermining planned US troop withdrawal
A series of co-ordinated explosions have killed at least 74 people and wounded 250 more across Iraq, shattering calm during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and showing that extremists remain a threat more than eight years after the fall of Baghdad.
The bombs were detonated in largely Shia Muslim areas of the country. Casualties were mostly Shia-led security forces. A Sunni extremist group, the al-Qaida-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq, was blamed.
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MIDDLE EAST
Syria's navy 'shells port town of Latakia'. Opposition: Military shells port city as dozens die in Syrian violence.
Syria unrest: Palestinian refugees flee camp, says UN.
Bomb blasts rock Iraq, kill 69, wound more than 180.
Iran's first nuclear power station will be connected in weeks.
20 killed as Yemeni troops battle militants.
Egypt’s security forces flood into Sinai Peninsula. Smuggling in north Sinai surges as the police vanish.
Palestinian leaders set UN statehood application date.
ASIA
New Zealand blizzards 'heaviest in 50 years'.
Burma's Suu Kyi makes first political trip outside main city.
Nepal prime minister resigns triggering new political crisis.
New US ambassador to China looks to reassure Beijing.
US keeps an eagle eye on Asia.
AFRICA
Rebels say Tripoli encircled; Gaddafi defiant. Qaddafi urges Libyans to ‘liberate’ country from rebel ‘traitors,’ NATO. Libya rebels control Zawiyah. Gaddafi defiant, rebels poised to strangle capital.
U.N. urges inquiry into Sudan "war crime" reports.
Somali Islamists thrive as children die in the dust. Terror group blocking aid to starving Somalis. More food aid needed in E. Africa.
ANC's Julius Malema apologises for Botswana remarks.
Suicide bomber attacks Algerian police station.
Mubarak trial resumes in Egypt. Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak returns to court.
Pressures bear down on Sudanese strongman.
EUROPE
Soros suggests Greece, Portugal quit euro-zone.
Cameron: Riot-hit UK must reverse `moral collapse'.
Norway attack suspect returns to scene of shooting.
Germany and France rule out eurobonds.
Italy delivers tough austerity measures.
Russia's Arctic 'sea grab'.
AMERICAS
U.S. buckling down for a long, tough economic slog.
Gallup: Obama job rating sinks below 40% for first time.
Hugo Chavez cheerful as he returns to Venezuela after chemo.
Argentine President dominates unusual primary vote.
Protest march in Mexico City against drug war.
World Trade Center construction workers drinking on the job.
Mexican smugglers dig tunnel under US border.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Al-Qaeda's Yemen branch pursues lethal toxin: U.S.
US strategy to fight homegrown terrorism.
With 9/11 trials looming, Guantanamo makes a practice run.
Al Qaeda's seapower strategy.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Geithner, Bernanke have little in arsenal to fight new crisis.
U.S. Treasury yields fall below Fed's stress test levels.
Famous art heists in history.
Markets heading to new danger zone: Zoellick. World Bank chief warns economy in 'more dangerous' phase.
Google to buy Motorola mobility for $12.5 billion. Google's patent play: $12.5B for Motorola Mobility.
US economy faces 30% chance of second dip.
Stop coddling the super-rich: Buffett.
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