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Former Ukraine premier evicted from her trial

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:49 PM PDT

The trial of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko slides into chaos when the Western-leaning politician is tossed from a courtroom after calling the judge a 'monster' and her prosecution a 'farce.'

The abuse-of-power trial of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko slid into chaos Wednesday when the Western-leaning politician was tossed from a Kiev courtroom after calling the judge a "monster" and her prosecution a "farce."

China's hated municipal officers seek empathy

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 12:00 AM PDT

The chengguan are known for thuggish crackdowns on street vendors, the latest of which set off a three-day riot involving thousands in Xintang. Now the chengguan are asking the public to look at things through their eyes.

It's no mystery why the Chinese hate the chengguan .

Libyan rebels said to advance in west

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 12:00 AM PDT

Rebel fighters in the Nafusa Mountains say they've driven out Kadafi's forces from Qawalish. Kadafi's regime announces treason charges against rebel leaders.

Even as Libyan rebels reported driving government forces from another mountain town in western Libya on Wednesday, Moammar Kadafi's regime in Tripoli said it would put 21 rebel leaders on trial for treason.

More accusations of cellphone hacking attempts raise heat on British tabloid

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 12:00 AM PDT

Accusations surface of possible hacking efforts by the News of the World into the cellphones of relatives of victims of criminal and terrorist attacks. Prime minister backs calls for public inquiries.

Lawmakers, advertisers and outraged citizens turned up the heat on British tabloid News of the World as more accusations surfaced Wednesday of possible hacking attempts by the paper into cellphones belonging to the relatives of victims of criminal and terrorist attacks.

Human-rights groups urge action on Syria

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 12:00 AM PDT

Three major human-rights groups express separate concerns about the Syrian regime's crackdown on the pro-democracy movement. The groups say the international community should hold the Syrian leadership accountable.

A trio of major human-rights groups on Wednesday sounded separate alarms about the violent crackdown against the pro-democracy movement in Syria, accusing the regime of war crimes and urging the international community to haul the leadership in Damascus before a tribunal.

South Korea wins bid for 2018 Winter Olympics

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:14 AM PDT

Pyeongchang, South Korea, beats Germany and France to host the games.

South Korea on Wednesday was selected as the host site for the 2018 Winter Olympics, beating out two European challenges from France and Germany.

Protester seriously injured in Egypt uprising has died

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 12:00 AM PDT

Mahmoud Mohamed, 23, suffered a fractured skull, pelvis and legs and was blinded in one eye when he was attacked and run over by security forces during protests in Cairo in January.

Mahmoud Mohamed, an Egyptian protester profiled last month by The Times after he was seriously injured during the uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak, has died due to complications from his injuries, relatives said.