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Pakistan floods prompt mass evacuations in south BBC News Hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis have been ordered to evacuate their homes as flood waters threaten several cities in the south of the country. The flood surge, after weeks of monsoon rains, has breached embankments on the Indus River, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
China silent on North Korea's Kim visit Reuters A vehicle that is believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, the only vehicle in his convoy that is heavily tinted and armoured, leaves the Wusong hotel, where Kim is rumoured to be staying with his son, in Jilin city August 27, 2010. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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From Canadian Idol contestant to terror suspect Toronto Star This photo is posted to a Facebook fan page created after Khurram Sher's Canadian Idol audition. He's the goofy reality show contestant who moonwalked his way across a Montreal stage in a shalwar kameez and pashtun hat, singing off-key the song ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Mexico starts identifying 72 massacred migrants The Associated Press SAN FERNANDO, Mexico — Working under heavy security in a region controlled by a brutal drug gang, authorities and diplomats began the gruesome task Thursday of identifying 72 Central and South American migrants killed just 100 miles from their ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Carter wins release of American from North Korea CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Former President Jimmy Carter is leaving North Korea Friday with a US citizen who was imprisoned in the communist country after entering it illegally in January, according to the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
France expels more Roma to Bucharest NDTV.com AP, Updated: August 27, 2010 09:50 IST Paris: France expelled more Roma on Thursday, putting them on two flights to Romania, despite mounting criticism of the crackdown. At Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport, dozens of Roma, including children and babies ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Edelstein: Palestinians should halt building as well Jerusalem Post By GIL HOFFMAN If the Palestinians demand the continuation of the construction freeze in Judea and Samaria beyond the 10-month moratorium, Israel should insist that the freeze be reciprocated, Public Diplomacy Minister Yuli Edelstein said on Thursday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Yemen rejects US role in fighting al-Qaida Xinhua SANAA, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Yemeni government reaffirmed on Thursday that combating terrorism in the country remains the responsibility of its security services alone, responding to the report that the United States may step up air raids on the regional ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
UN calls for more aid for Sri Lankan IDPs The Hindu The United Nations has said the displaced Tamil civilians continue to be vulnerable, needing support until livelihoods are restored, and has asked donors for a further assistance of $165 million. Briefing donor countries, UN Resident/Humanitarian ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
UN cites 'genocide' in DR Congo BBC News By Thomas Fessy BBC News The BBC has seen a draft UN report that says crimes by the Rwandan army and allied rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo could be classified as genocide. The report details how they targeted Rwandan Hutu refugees and Congolese ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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21 Islamist Militants Go On Trial In Indonesia RTT News (RTTNews) - Twenty-one suspected Islamist militants from a group described "al-Qaeda in Aceh" were put on trial Thursday on charges of plotting attacks on foreign aid workers and others in Aceh province of Indonesia's major island of Sumatra, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Prachanda favours reinstating monarchy in Nepal? Zee News Kathmandu: Maoist chief Prachnada, who led the decade-long armed struggle to bring down the 240-year-old monarchy in Nepal, wants to reinstate the royalty to save the country from "foreign intervention", a pro-royalist leader claimed on Thursday. ... See all stories on this topic » |
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