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Counting underway as polls close in the east ABC Online Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott are awaiting the country's verdict. (AAP/Getty Images) Votes are being counted in what is tipped to be one of the tightest federal elections in Australian political history. ... See all stories on this topic » ABC Online

Iran's nuclear power plant a step closer to operation Los Angeles Times Fuel rods are loaded into the Russian-built Bushehr plant, part of a two-week process. In September the plant will produce electricity, but Western and Israeli officials worry about Iran's nuclear ambitions. By Borzou Daragahi Los Angeles Times Staff ... See all stories on this topic »

Israel and Palestinians agree to direct peace talks Reuters Palestinian women cross towards Jerusalem through Israel's Qalandiya checkpoint outside the West Bank city of Ramallah during the second Friday of the holy month of Ramadan August 20, 2010. By Andrew Quinn and Douglas Hamilton WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM ... See all stories on this topic »

Analysis: No major Haiti risk seen from Wyclef election bar Reuters In the often perverse logic that has driven America's war in Iraq, as US soldiers are withdrawn the number of private security contractors is set to rise, writes Bernd Debusmann. Commentary By Joseph Guyler Delva PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - If protests ... See all stories on this topic »

Foreign soldier, 3 civilians killed in Afghanistan: NATO AFP KABUL — A foreign soldier fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan was killed in an attack, while a woman and two children died in an operation aimed at an insurgent with Al-Qaeda contacts, NATO said Saturday. The dead soldier's identity was not revealed, ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Expelled Roma promise to return to France Telegraph.co.uk More than 100 Roma were deported by France on Friday in the second day of a controversial clampdown on the minority group. But as the 124 people landed in Timisoara, in their native Romania, many said they planned to head straight back to France. ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Suspected Russian arms dealer Bout to be extradited to US, Thai court rules Washington Post A Thai appeals court rules that Russian suspected arms smuggler Viktor Bout can be extradited to the United States to face terrorism charges. By John Pomfret The forthcoming extradition of a major reputed arms dealer to the United States could yield ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Post

Lockerbie bombing: US calls for Megrahi to be returned to jail Telegraph.co.uk The United States has made an impassioned plea for Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, the only man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing, to be returned to jail. By Andrew Alderson, Chief Reporter The Obama administration used the anniversary of the ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Muslim or Christian? Religion row dogs Obama Sify A day after controversial evangelical leader Rev. Franklin Graham said Barack Obama was born a Muslim because of his father's religious beliefs, the White House again asserted that the president is a 'committed Christian' and prays daily. ... See all stories on this topic »

Finally, Pak vows to crack whip on banned charities Times of India ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said it will clamp down on charities linked to Islamist militants amid fears their involvement in flood relief, exploiting anger against the government, will undermine the fight against groups like the Taliban. ... See all stories on this topic »

Russia vague on S-300 delivery to Iran Press TV Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov says no decision has yet been made regarding the delivery of S-300 air defense systems to Iran. "We are not supplying anything. There is no decision on supplies," Ria Novosti quoted Serdyukov as telling ... See all stories on this topic » Press TV

China Evacuates 51000 People in Liaoning on Floods BusinessWeek By Bloomberg News (Adds train service suspension in second paragraph, report on flooding in North Korea in fifth.) Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Chinese authorities evacuated 51000 residents in the northeastern province of Liaoning as the Yalu River flooded ... See all stories on this topic »

Second wave of floods hits Sindh, Balochistan Times of India ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: A second wave of floods have inundated several areas in Balochistan even as the worst deluge in Pakistan's history led to mass evacuation in Sindh regions where around 3.6 million people have been affected and over 600000 displaced. ... See all stories on this topic »

9 killed in communist rebel attack: Philippines Oneindia Manila, Aug 21: Eight policemen and a local official were killed by Communist armed force in the central Philippines on Saturday, Aug 21 said the police. New People's Army (NPA) gunmen murdered a village official at his home and then attack a police ... See all stories on this topic » Oneindia

Alaska confirms 2 salmonella cases tied to eggs BusinessWeek By BECKY BOHRER Alaska has confirmed at least two cases of salmonella matching the strain tied to recalled eggs, a health department spokesman said. Greg Wilkinson on Thursday told The Associated Press that in at least one of the cases, in Anchorage, ... See all stories on this topic »

Nepal Army crosses swords with Maoists on UN monitors Sify Hemmed in with severe restrictions for four years, Nepal's army has begun to get restive, asking the government for the first time not to extend the tenure of a UN agency monitoring troops as well as the Maoist army even as the Maoists sought an ... See all stories on this topic »

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