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| Greens meet Gillard but no deals made The Australian Adam Bandt fields questions about his meeting with Julia Gillard, flanked by Sarah Hanson-Young, Bob Brown and Richard Di Natale. Picture: David Geraghty Source: The Australian NEW Greens member for Melbourne Adam Bandt had a "cordial meeting" with ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Headline grabber BBC News In the latest twist in a controversial career, Swedish authorities have cancelled an arrest warrant for rape issued for Julian Assange, the founder of whistle-blowing site Wikileaks. Wikileaks has been in the headlines for publishing tens of thousands ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Thousands flee S Pakistan floods BBC News Tens of thousands of people in southern Pakistan are fleeing a threatened flood-surge, three weeks after heavy monsoon rains first hit the country. In one village in Sindh province, Shahdadkot, people are trying to salvage their belongings amid fears a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 'Peace is difficult, but possible' Jerusalem Post By HERB KEINON Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, in his first public comments about the announcement of the re-launching of direct talks with the Palestinians, said Sunday the successful conclusion of the talks will necessitate concessions from the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Police defuse bomb in Russia's Dagestan RIA Novosti Bomb technicians have defused an explosive device with the equivalent of 15 kilograms of TNT in Russia's volatile North Caucus republic of Dagestan, local police reported on Sunday. The bomb was discovered on Saturday evening 300 meters from the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| More than 94000 flee flooding in China CNN By the CNN Wire Staff An image from N. Korea's Central News Agency shows houses submerged near the border with China, August 21. (CNN) -- More than 94000 people were evacuated after heavy rains caused a river to swell to dangerous levels in northern ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Should the 'Ground Zero mosque' be approved for construction? Delmarva Now Yes. Officialdom must approve it, out of obligation to mosque proponents' First Amendment rights. It is downright insulting to us voters when political hyenas of left and right, and ratings-driven media talkmeisters, try to make this a bigoted wedge ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| When Republicans and Jihadis Agree… New York Times (blog) By NICHOLAS KRISTOF My Sunday column is about "ground zero mosque" that of course isn't precisely a mosque and isn't at ground zero. I argue that the proposed Islamic Center in lower Manhattan can be force for moderation — but, more important, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| China hit by 26000 geological disasters this year Hindustan Times PTI With worst ever geological disasters hitting China in 2010, questions are being raised over the strategy to construct mega dams to divert river waters. China recorded more than 26000 geological disasters in the first seven months of this year, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Korean-Japanese history in modern times The Japan Times By JEFF KINGSTON 1873: Japanese military and political leader Takamori Saigo calls for invasion of Korean Peninsula due to Korea's refusal to recognize the Emperor Meiji's legitimacy and its claimed insulting treatment of Japanese envoys. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Newspaper review BBC News The withdrawal of US combat troops from Iraq is widely reported and commented on in Friday's newspapers. The Guardian notes the conflict "began with shock and awe" and ended with "a silent trickle" across the border into Kuwait in the dead of night. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| A mission not yet accomplished Sydney Morning Herald WASHINGTON: Americans, generally, are sick of war. They are weary, and opinion polls show they want out - not just of Iraq, but also Afghanistan. Having invaded Afghanistan almost nine years ago, followed by the storming of Iraq in 2003, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hung parliaments common elsewhere Sydney Morning Herald Hung parliaments may be strange to Australians, but for voters around the world living with a minority government is more the rule than the exception. Europe, in particular, has a history of patchwork governments, with the likes of Italy, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| BNP-Jamaat linked to 2004 grenade attacks: Sheikh Hasina Times of India DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has alleged that her political rival Khaleda Zia, chief of the Bangladesh National Party (BNP), and the then government had "direct links" with the grenade attacks on a 2004 party rally in which 24 people ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hooch tragedy kills nine in Bangladesh Zee News Dhaka: At least nine people have died and several others were hospitalised after consuming spurious liquor in northeastern Bangladesh, officials said. A police official said six of the victims died at a local facility and three at their home after they ... See all stories on this topic » |
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