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| UN Urges France to Stop Collective Deportation of Roma Voice of America Photo: AP A UN Watchdog Group is urging France to stop the collective deportation of Roma, also known as Gypsies. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination calls collective expulsions a violation under international law. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Australia deal near The Hindu Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and opposition leader Tony Abbott on Friday entered into a "general agreement" to end the political controversy in the run-up to the formation of a government on the basis of the August 21 general election. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| RCMP confirm fourth arrest in terror case Toronto Star OTTAWA – Police have confirmed they made a fourth arrest Friday in relation to an alleged homegrown terrorist plot but are continuing to investigate before laying any charges. "Earlier today, in Ottawa, (RCMP national security investigators) executed ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| NYC cabbie-slash suspect is taken to psych ward The Associated Press NEW YORK — A college student accused of slashing a taxi driver because he is a Muslim was moved from jail to a psychiatric ward, corrections officials said Friday. Michael Enright, 21, of Brewster, NY, was accused of using a folding knife to slash the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Burmese junta leaders 'step down' BBC News Leaders of Burma's junta are reported to have resigned from their military posts, ahead of the country's first general election in two decades. The reports said Gen Than Shwe and his deputy, Gen Maung Aye, were among those to have stepped down. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Lankan officials seek justice for maid in nails & needles case Arab News By MOHAMMED RASOOLDEEN, ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Lankan officials strongly urged authorities in Saudi Arabia on Friday to investigate and bring to justice the persons responsible for torturing LT Ariywawathi, a 49-year-old Sri Lankan housemaid, by heating up ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Report Claims British Muslims Radicalized in Prison Voice of America Photo: AP British security experts say Britain is facing a "new wave" of amateur terrorist attacks by lone individuals. The Royal United Services Institute says hundreds of potential terrorists may emerge from Britain's prison system over the course of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Lead investigator in Mexico massacre is missing CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- A lead investigator and another official looking into the massacre of 72 migrants whose bodies were found this week in northern Mexico are missing, President Felipe Calderon said Friday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US officials: CIA pays Afghan government officials The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The CIA has multiple members of the Afghan government on its payroll in order to help it keep track of various factions within the Afghan government, according to former US officials. These individuals confirmed to The Associated Press ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| British Airways Probes False Alarm Hong Kong-Bound Jet Would Land on Water Bloomberg By Chris Jasper - Fri Aug 27 14:01:21 GMT 2010 British Airways Plc is investigating an incident in which an emergency alarm was sounded in the cabin of a Boeing Co. 747 warning passengers that the jumbo jet was about to make an emergency landing on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| China plants flag on seabed Hindustan Times The robotic arm of a manned vehicle named after a mythical sea dragon has planted the Chinese flag in a secret location on the energy-rich and strategic South China seabed. China is now the fifth nation to successfully test this deep-sea diving ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Sri Lanka scraps visa-on-arrival The Hindu COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Friday announced suspension of visa-on-arrival facility extended to citizens of 79 countries, including India, with effect from September 30. A public notice posted on the Department of Immigration and Emigration website by said: ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Appeal against Swedish decision on WikiLeaks founder's case Sydney Morning Herald The lawyer for two women who claim to have been sexually assaulted by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Sweden said Friday he has appealed the prosecutor's decision not to open a rape probe. "I have appealed the decision by the prosecutor," Claes ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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