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| NKorea's Kim visits Chinese school, teachers say The Associated Press BEIJING — North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong Il was in China Thursday on his second visit this year to his country's biggest source of diplomatic and financial support, according to teachers at a school he visited. The visit, which has not been ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Pakistan Orders Evacuations as Flooding Worsens Voice of America Photo: AP Pakistan villagers are rescued by volunteers from a heavy flooding area of Shahdad Kot, in southern Pakistan. Pakistan's medical system has been badly hit by weeks of flooding, with hundreds of health facilities damaged and tens of thousands ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Assange: Swedish charge still unclear CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- The founder and editor of whistle-blower website WikiLeaks says Swedish authorities still haven't given him details of the crime he is alleged to have committed. "The present investigation of issue (there are no charges), ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| China wants Philippine hostage probe results quickly Reuters BEIJING Aug 26 (Reuters) - China called on the Philippines on Thursday to quickly release the findings of a probe into the death of eight Hong Kong tourists during a bus hijacking earlier this week. "We believe that the most urgent task is to get clear ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Chile mine rescuers face tough challenge to save miners BBC News By Adrian Brown BBC News Alberto Segovia, outside the San Jose mine in Copiapo, Chile, shows a portrait of his brother Dario Segovia, 48, one of 33 miners trapped inside. The plan to rescue the 33 men trapped 700m (2300ft) underground in the San Jose ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Landing prematurely caused China plane crash: Initial probe Daily News & Analysis Place: Beijing | Agency: PTI The ill-fated Chinese airliner may have crashed due to "landing prematurely" in the woods, 2km ahead of the runway, in the northeast city of Yichun in remote Heilongjiang province, according to preliminary investigations. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Gunmen kill 6 in raid on Iraq anti-al Qaeda militia Reuters BAGHDAD, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Gunmen killed six people on Thursday in a raid on a government-backed Sunni militia north of Baghdad, as suspected insurgents continued to challenge Iraqi security forces while US troops pull back, officials said. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Japan DPJ powerbroker to bid for PM in party vote Reuters By Chisa Fujioka and Yoko Nishikawa TOKYO, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Japanese ruling party powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa said on Thursday he would challenge Prime Minister Naoto Kan for the leadership next month, a battle analysts say could create a policy vacuum ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Imam Rauf should apologize Washington Post (blog) In a recent Wall Street Journal article, terrorism analyst Evan Kohlmann said that anti-Muslim rhetoric in America is bad news for anti-terrorism efforts: "We are handing al Qaeda a propaganda coup, an absolute propaganda coup. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Taliban 'seize' camera from drone Sydney Morning Herald A NATO reconnaissance drone crashed in a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, allowing insurgents to seize its camera, the coalition force said. The lightweight, medium-range spy aircraft went down after it lost engine power over the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Carter in NKorea in bid to release jailed American The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — On Day 2 of Jimmy Carter's journey to North Korea, there was no sign Thursday that the former American president had succeeded in securing the release of a Boston man jailed in the country since January. Carter was making a private ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| U.S. May Expand Strikes in Yemen Wall Street Journal By ADAM ENTOUS And SIOBHAN GORMAN WASHINGTON—US officials believe al Qaeda in Yemen is now collaborating more closely with allies in Pakistan and Somalia to plot attacks against the US, spurring the prospect that the administration will mount a more ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| A Cornish moniker for David Cameron's newborn daughter Oneindia London, Aug 26 (ANI): UK Prime Minister David Cameron and wife Samantha Cameron have named their newborn baby daughter Florence Rose Endellion. With the name, the PM kept his promise to pick a Cornish moniker for his daughter, born by caesarean at ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| School project: 'Your goal is to kill innocent civilians' BBC News An Australian schoolteacher has caused controversy by asking her 15-year-old pupils to pretend they were planning a chemical and biological attack. The task, set by a teacher at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School said: "your goal is to kill the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Karzai aide in corruption inquiry is on CIA payroll: Report Oneindia Washington, Aug 26(ANI): An aide to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, Mohammed Zia Salehi, who is at the centre of a corruption investigation, is on the payroll of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Afghan and American officials have said. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hundreds join Nepal's first gay pride parade Times of India KATHMANDU: As stricken relatives huddled at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital on Wednesday for the post-mortem of the 14 people killed in a plane crash in Nepal on Tuesday to be over and to be handed over the mangled body parts for last rites, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| British children skip scary amounts of school: says government Hindustan Times An average of about 69000 children bunk school every day in Britain, official figures have revealed. Unauthorised absence has led to more than 3.7 million school days being lost in this year's spring term. The rise is partially blamed on more ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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