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| Philippines president pledges Manila bus siege inquiry BBC News The Philippines will hold a "thorough investigation" into how eight Hong Kong tourists were killed while they were being held hostage on a bus in Manila, President Benigno Aquino says. Survivors and experts have criticised the police for being ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Rescuers try to gauge trapped miners' health USA Today By Ariel Marinkovic, AFP/Getty Images By Oren Dorell, USA TODAY Chilean miners began accepting food, water and oxygen from above ground Monday as rescue teams worked to gauge their state of mind and brace them for a rescue that may not happen until ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Green vote a thorn in state Labor's side ABC Online By Ryan Sheales "Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or a foe," wrote American author William Arthur Ward. He could easily add 'the Greens' to his list of double-edged swords. A record number of Victorians voted Greens in the recently deadlocked ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US rebuffs 'freeze' precondition Jerusalem Post By HERB KEINON While the US was "mindful" of Palestinian demands for a construction freeze in the West Bank, State Department Spokesman Philip Crowley said Monday the issue would be discussed on September 2 in Washington, ruling it out as a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Blasts across northwest Pak kill 38 Indian Express At least 38 people, including a former parliamentarian, were killed and 50 injured in a suicide attack on a mosque and two bombings across northwest Pakistan on Monday. Former lawmaker Maulana Noor Muhammad was among 26 killed when a suicide bomber ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mosque debate fuels Muslim fury Sydney Morning Herald Supporters and opponents of a proposed Muslim cultural centre and mosque near the World Trade Centre site staged competing rallies. BEIRUT: The heated debate across America over the construction of the so-called ''ground zero mosque'' is reverberating ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| China's top legislature opens bimonthly session Xinhua BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature Monday opened its bimonthly session with a series of draft laws and amendments, including the amendment to the Criminal Law and a draft law on intangible cultural heritage (ICH) protection. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Malian kidnapper freed Sydney Morning Herald A Malian who masterminded the kidnapping of two Spanish aid workers held by al-Qaeda's North African branch for nine months was freed on Monday shortly before the hostages were released, a member of his family said. The release of the hostages follows ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Egyptian Official Arrested In Theft of Painting New York Times Prosecutors have arrested a top official in Egypt's culture ministry and several museum security guards pending an investigation into the theft of a van Gogh painting over the weekend, Reuters reported. The painting of a vase filled with yellow poppies ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Quarter of a million evacuated as river floods in northern China Irish Times FLOODING HAS forced more than 250000 people out of their homes in northern China, near the North Korean border, as the Yalu river reached its highest level in more than a decade. Officials said 253500 residents had been safely evacuated as the Yalu ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Some Doubt Intent of Accusations Against WikiLeaks Founder New York Times By JOHN F. BURNS STOCKHOLM — Although Swedish prosecutors have yet to complete their review of sexual abuse accusations that two Stockholm women made last week against Julian Assange, founder of the WikiLeaks Web site, those who say they have detailed ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Facebook deletes North Korean account, but it resurfaces Reuters By Martyn Williams at IDG News Service\Tokyo Bureau A Facebook account established by a North Korea-linked Web site was deleted by the social networking service on Friday, but a new group sprang up over the weekend to take its place. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Petraeus says Taliban momentum halted in key areas BBC News The commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan says the momentum built up by the Taliban has been reversed in the south of the country and capital Kabul. General David Petraeus said it was important to destroy the safe havens of the Taliban. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Kabul feels the heat of 'working' with Pakistan Times of India NEW DELHI: Afghanistan is feeling the cost of its much-hyped joined-at-the-hip relationship with Pakistan. After months of trying to "work" with Pakistan to get some kind of a reconciliation programme going in Afghanistan, the Afghan frustration has ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Political parties condemn Altaf's statement Daily Times ISLAMABAD: Political parties, including the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal, on Monday criticised the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain for inviting "patriotic generals to act against corrupt politicians" and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Burqa can't be forced, says Bangla court Times of India DHAKA: A court in Bangladesh, an Islamic republic, has directed the government to ensure no woman is forced to wear burqa or religious attires in the educational institutions and offices across the country. A bench of the Dhaka high court also ordered ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| An Update on Efforts to Quell Iran's Nuclear Ambitions Wall Street Journal By GERALD F. SEIB Think of Iran's nuclear program as a car chugging down a highway, moving relentlessly ahead but with miles to go before reaching its destination. Now think of US policy as an effort to slow that car down and make it increasingly ... See all stories on this topic » |
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