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Police arrest 130 in cycle protest
Jul 28th, 2012
British police arrested 130 cyclists taking part in a monthly bike ride after they got too close to the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the London Games, Scotland Yard said Saturday. (Source: AFP) -
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber struck in the heart of the Afghan capital on Friday, sending a plume of smoke over Kabul in the second major attack in the city in little over a week, police said. The explosion was followed by an hours-long gunbattle in the central district. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
LONDON (AP) - Two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft after a plane carrying more than 300 people from Pakistan to Britain was diverted from its original course Friday, officials said. The incident further rattled the U.K. just days after a British soldier was brutally killed on a London street in a suspected terror attac... [Full Article]
Giant pillars of hot molten rock from near Earth's core might help drive major cycles in the diversity of life on the planet and the global climate, according to one team of scientists who looked at the connections between these seemingly disparate phenomena. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Hard-line Islamist students protested in the Afghan capital demanding the repeal of a presidential decree for women's rights that they say is un-Islamic. It was the latest sign of a backlash against the legal protections passed in the 12 years since the toppling of the Taliban regime known for its harsh treatment of w... [Full Article]