Source: DTN News - - World Continent Headlines compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sourcesLeaks provide ground-level account of Afghan war
AP – 17 mins agoWASHINGTON - 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.
Khmer Rouge prison chief handed 30 years in prison
AFP – 27 mins agoPHNOM PENH (AFP) - A UN-backed war crimes court on Monday sentenced a former Khmer Rouge prison chief to 30 years in prison for his role in Cambodia's "Killing Fields" atrocities in the late 1970s.
Khmer Rouge's chief jailer guilty of war crimes
AP – 29 mins agoPHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal sentenced the former Khmer Rouge chief jailer Monday to 35 years in prison — the first verdict involving a leader of the genocidal regime that destroyed a generation of Cambodia's people.
Indian pitches no help for Ashes buildup - press
AFP – 35 mins agoSYDNEY (AFP) - Australia face a less than ideal preparation for this year's home Ashes series with a two-Test series on unhelpful pitches in India, the Australian press said on Monday.
Sri Lanka bat against India in second Test
AFP – 43 mins agoCOLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat in the second cricket Test against India at the Sinhalese Sports Club on Monday.
Taliban say they're holding U.S. soldier and second killed
Reuters – 43 mins agoKABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban said on Sunday they were holding prisoner one of two U.S. soldiers who strayed into territory controlled by the insurgents, and that the other had been killed.
Khmer Rouge prison chief sentenced to 35 years in jail
Reuters – 47 mins agoPHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A U.N.-backed tribunal sentenced a senior member of the Khmer Rouge to 35 years in prison on Monday in its first verdict three decades after the Maoist "Killing Fields" revolution tore Cambodia apart.
Japan's exports rise for seventh straight month
AP – 58 mins agoTOKYO - Japan's exports rose for the seventh straight month in June, driven by machinery and steel products, indicating that overseas demand continues to underpin recovery in the world's No. 2 economy even amid a stronger yen.
Khmer Rouge prison chief given 30 years in prison
AFP – 1 hr 1 min agoPHNOM PENH (AFP) - A former Khmer Rouge prison chief was handed a 30-year prison sentence Monday by a UN-backed war crimes court for his role in atrocities committed under the regime in the late 1970s.
U.S. says Afghan war will get worse
Reuters – 1 hr 16 mins agoKABUL (Reuters) - More NATO troops will die fighting in Afghanistan this summer, a top U.S. military officer said, as a new report emerged implicating Pakistan for actively collaborating with the insurgency while accepting U.S. aid.
US holds drills off Korea as Pyongyang talks war
AP – 1 hr 24 mins agoABOARD USS GEORGE WASHINGTON - U.S. and South Korean warships and helicopters practiced anti-submarine maneuvers off the Korean peninsula Monday, readying defenses against the kind of weapon that allegedly sank a South Korean navy vessel earlier this year.
Pakistan's woes compounded by severe water crisis
AP – 1 hr 41 mins agoISLAMABAD - Besides grappling with insurgents, suicide bombers and deep poverty, Pakistan is facing a severe crisis as a ballooning population and inefficient farming combine to reduce the availability of water.
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