Gu Kailai, wife of ousted senior politician Bo Xilai, will face charges of intentional homicide in a court hearing expected to open Thursday in Hefei, the capital of China’s Anhui province.
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-Taliban insurgents shot down a U.S. helicopter in eastern Afghanistan Saturday, killing all aboard. The incident claimed the lives of 30 military personnel, including 22 SEAL members. Also killed was one civilian translator and seven Afghan commandos.
Syria's President Assad appeared on television for the first time in two weeks.
Iran says it is holding the United States responsible for the lives of 48 Iranians kidnapped Saturday in Syria.