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| Eight Hong Kong Tourists Die in Bloody End to Manila Bus Siege BusinessWeek By Clarissa Batino and Cecilia Yap Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Eight Hong Kong tourists were shot dead in the bloody end to the seizure of a bus in Manila by a disgruntled police inspector, who was also killed when officers stormed the vehicle. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Gillard's Green path forward The Australian JULIA Gillard has declared Labor better-placed than the Coalition to form a stable government after Saturday's election. She believes Labor is more likely to win Greens support for its policies in the Senate. In a dramatic sharpening of her pitch to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Trapped Chile miners get supplies BBC News Rescue workers in Chile say they have sent the first supplies of water and food to 33 miners who have been trapped underground for 17 days. Capsules containing the supplies were sent down a tube, which is the miners' only lifeline. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| China tempers justice with mercy by amending Criminal Law Xinhua BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- The top legislature of China on Monday began the first reading of an amendment to the Criminal Law, which proposes reducing the number of crimes subject to the death penalty and creating tougher punishment for those ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Spanish al-Qaeda hostages freed Aljazeera.net Two Spanish aid workers held hostage by al-Qaeda's north African branch have been released, putting an end to a nine-month kidnapping ordeal, Spain's government has confirmed. Albert Vilalta, 35, and Roque Pascual, 50, were taken hostage by al-Qaeda in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hoist on its own petard Daily Pioneer The Opposition in Parliament, comprising primarily the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Communist Party of India (Marxists), is up in arms over the arbitrary intervention of a Cabinet Minister, Ms Mamata Banerjee, in the matter of dealing with the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Afghanistan security force more than a year away The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A senior US commander on Monday wouldn't predict when Afghanistan might take control of its own security and warned that NATO needs at least another year to recruit and train enough soldiers and police officers. The assessment by Lt. Gen. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Sweden to probe WikiLeaks charges Wall Street Journal By GUSTAV SANDSTROM STOCKHOLM—Swedish Chief Prosecutor Eva Finne will investigate the charges brought against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange this week, she said Monday. On Friday, the prosecution authority charged Mr. Assange with alleged rape and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Cohen praises Holyland progress Jerusalem Post By YAAKOV LAPPIN AND JPOST.COM STAFF Police Insp.-Gen. David Cohen on Monday said the completion of the Holyland investigation marked "a milestone in the fight against public corruption," and praised the National Fraud Unit which he said was stretched ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 'US support of Pakistan strategic mistake' Economic Times WASHINGTON: A senior Afghan official is urging the United States to re-evaluate its friendship with Pakistan, accusing the country of supporting Al-Qaeda and other Islamic extremists as it plays a double-game. Writing in Monday's Washington Post, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Generals better than politicians: MQM The Hindu At a time when the political class is under attack from all quarters — particularly the media — for the poor response to the floods, ruling coalition constituent and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on Sunday said his party would ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| "Galant Document" forger arrested Jerusalem Post By JPOST.COM STAFF Lt.-Col. (res.) Boaz Harpaz, the man suspected of forging the "Galant Document" was arrested on Monday afternoon upon his return to Israel on a flight from Europe, police reported. Harpaz was interrogated and will be brought to court ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Nature helps douse Russian wildfires The Hindu Rains and chilled weather have helped Russian firefighters to bring under control massive wildfires that were triggered by a record heatwave and drought. By August 23 the area of forest fires in Russia was reduced to 5265 hectares, said the Emergency ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Pakistan probes brothers' killing BBC News Pakistan's government has launched an inquiry into the brutal killing by a mob of two teenage brothers in the eastern city of Sialkot. The 15 August lynchings were captured on video and have outraged Pakistanis. In the footage the youths protest their ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Woman sets text-messaging speed record CNN International By Stan Schroeder, Mashable Melissa Thompson of Salford, England, is the new Guinness World Record holder for fastest typing on a phone. (Mashable) -- 25.94 seconds. That's how much time it took Melissa Thompson of Salford, England, to type a complex ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Berlusconi's Wife Veronica Refuses Separation Settlement, Corriere Says Bloomberg By Lorenzo Totaro - Mon Aug 23 09:06:44 GMT 2010 Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's prime minister, speaks during a news conference at the European Summit, in Brussels on Dec. 12, 2008. Photographer: Jock Fistick/Bloomberg News Italian Prime Minister Silvio ... See all stories on this topic » |
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