SPB News for Wednesday.

Gay sex sting at Christian Univ.President 'shocked' at school CFO's arrest. Cop: He 'stimulated me.

SF mayor gives 'state of city' on YouTube

U.S. military contractor in Iraq holds foreign workers in warehouses About 1,000 Asian men who were hired by a Kuwaiti subcontractor to the U.S. military have been confined for as long as three months in windowless warehouses near the Baghdad airport without money or a place to work. Najlaa International Catering Services, a subcontractor to KBR, an engineering, construction and services company, hired the men who are from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. On Tuesday, they staged a march outside their compound to protest their living conditions.

U.S. soldiers charged for abusing Afghans Two U.S. soldiers serving in Afghanistan have been charged with the abuse [torture] of Afghan prisoners, the U.S. military said on Tuesday. Any suspicion of abuse by U.S. soldiers is likely to further erode public support for international troops, now fighting a war in Afghanistan that has entered its eighth year.

Taliban ready to defend Pakistan against India By Robert Birsel and Zeeshan Haider Pakistan’s Taliban have indignantly criticised what they said were India’s "unfounded" threats against Pakistan in the wake of the Mumbai assault and they vowed to rally to the defence of the country in the event of an Indian attack. "If they dared to attack Pakistan then, God willing, we will share the happiness and grief with all Pakistanis," said Pakistani Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar.

Chambliss Wins in Georgia, Blocks Democratic Quest for 60 Votes Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss won a 'second' term and blocked Democrats from gaining a 60-seat Senate majority by defeating challenger Jim Martin in a runoff election in Georgia. Chambliss received 60.2 percent of the vote to 39.8 percent for Martin with 60 percent of the precincts reporting, according to the Associated Press.