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| ANALYSIS-North Korea's "family firm" sidles up to China Reuters By Chris Buckley BEIJING, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Think of North Korea's Kim Jong-il as the autocratic, ailing boss of a family firm -- sanctioned, cash-strapped, and worried about who will take over -- and his weekend tour to woo main backer China makes ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Netanyahu, negotiating team take off for peace talks in US Jerusalem Post By YAAKOV KATZ AND HERB KEINON PM to meet with Obama, Abbas, Mubarak, Abdullah and Blair ahead of official relaunch of peace talks in Washington, tells Likud activists: "I'm not naïve." Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his negotiating team took ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Earl intensifies into Category 4 storm Oneindia Miami, Aug 31: Hurricane Earl, which was declared Category 2 storm on Sunday, Aug 29, gathered more strength as it swept past Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands to take shape as a dangerous Catergory 4 storm. Category 4 is the second most powerful ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Police probe suspicious item near bloodbath scene Washington Post AP BRATISLAVA, Slovakia -- Slovak police are checking a suspicious package near the scene of a rampage where a man armed with a machine gun and two pistols killed seven people and himself. Spokeswoman Petra Hraskova says police received a phone call ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Coalition retakes two-party-preferred vote lead The Australian THE Coalition has now taken the lead yet again in the two-party-preferred vote with just 464 votes separating the two parties on the Australian Electoral Commission's latest count. With just shy of 11 million votes counted, the Coalition and ALP are at ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fearing the future, few Iraqis cheer US departure The Associated Press BAGHDAD — As Vice President Joe Biden presides over the formal end to US combat operations in Iraq, few Iraqis are cheering the American exit. Iraqis, who for years have railed against the US occupation, are generally happy to see that the American ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Russia to raise import taxes on foreign cars to boost domestic market RIA Novosti MOSCOW, August 31 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will gradually raise import duties on foreign cars to encourage international car producers to build new plants in the country, a Russian business daily said on Tuesday, citing Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| WikiLeaks founder questioned by Swedish police The Associated Press STOCKHOLM — The lawyer for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says his client has been questioned by Swedish police regarding allegations of molestation. Leif Silbersky says Assange was questioned by police in Stockholm for about an hour late Monday and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Afghan roadside bomb kills four US soldiers BBC News AFP quoted spokesman James Judge as saying that a home-made bomb, one of the main weapons of the Taliban, was used in the attack. The attack comes a day after seven US soldiers were killed in two bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Russian pilots released in Darfur BBC News Three Russian pilots kidnapped in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region two days ago have been freed, regional officials and Russia's Khartoum embassy say. They were working for Badr Airlines, which provides transport for the joint UN-African Union ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Terrorism claims 81 lives in week in northwest Pakistan Xinhua By Syed Moazzam Hashmi ISLAMABAD, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- The continuing spate of terrorism killed at least 81 lives, including civilians and militants, during the past week in northwest Pakistan's tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, intelligence reports ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| White House: More Economic Stimulus Measures Coming Wall Street Journal By Jared A. Favole Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--President Barack Obama on Monday said his economic team is working to identify new measures to stimulate US growth as part of a "full-scale attack" to strengthen the lackluster economy. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Tibet dispute would lead to greater tension inside China: US Hindustan Times PTI Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama speaks to followers at a speech closed to the media... "China's engagement with the Dalai Lama or his representatives to resolve problems facing Tibetans is in the interests of both the Chinese ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Burma leader 'still top general' BBC News Burma's top leader, Than Shwe, has made an announcement in state media that seems to dispel rumours he stepped down in a military reshuffle four days ago. A message of congratulations from him to Malaysia's king was carried by all three state-run ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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