Breaking News & Hottest Global News without Border (Series 2)

Started by freeware, Sep 19, 2010, 03:01 AM

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Ecuadorean soldiers firing automatic weapons and concussion grenades rescued President Rafael Correa late Thursday from a hospital where he was trapped most of the day by rebellious police who plunged the country into chaos in a protest over benefit cuts.

Ecuador president: 'No pardon' after rebellion



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Suspected militants in Pakistan set ablaze a convoy of at least 27 trucks carrying fuel for U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, officials said.

Militants set NATO trucks ablaze in Pakistan



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Rick Sanchez is no longer employed by CNN after the anchor went on a political radio show and ripped his perceived enemies — CNN brass, Jon Stewart and Jews.

CNN anchor fired after Jon Stewart rant



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A man survived six days without food or water in the desolate Joshua Tree National Park by staying still and writing messages to his family on his hat, his wife said.

Wife: Writing notes helped keep missing hiker alive



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Thousands of people flocked to the Lincoln Memorial for a rally organized by labor and civil rights groups, hoping to show support for the Democratic agenda in the face of expected GOP election gains next month.

Thousands gather in D.C. in support of Dems agenda



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Military officials say nobody was injured when a refueling hose fell from a plane and landed on a house in a San Diego County neighborhood.

Military plane drops part on San Diego home



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The nation's gambling capital is staggering under economic forces that have sent it into what officials describe as its deepest rut since casinos first began rising in the desert.

NYT: Las Vegas faces deepest slide since 1940s



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The recession technically ended in the middle of last year, but the numbers don't tell the whole story.

The widening gulf of America's rich and poor



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Iran's president Sunday called for U.S. leaders to be "buried" in response to what he says are American threats of military attack against Tehran's nuclear program.

Ahmadinejad calls for U.S. leaders to be 'buried'



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Suspected militants set fire to around 20 tankers carrying oil for NATO and U.S. troops in Afghanistan, the third such strike inside Pakistan in as many days, police say.

NATO oil tankers attacked in Pakistan