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| Volcano quiet for 400 years erupts in Indonesia The Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia — A volcano in western Indonesia spewed hot lava and sand high into the sky early Sunday in its first eruption in 400 years. Government volcanologist Surono, who uses only one name, said Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra province ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hong Kong Rallies Demand Justice in Manila Bus Tragedy Voice of America Photo: AP A man holds a placard reads "Shame on Aquino" as ten of thousands of people marched in downtown Hong Kong on Sunday, 29 Aug. 2010, in honor of the eight locals who were killed in the Manila bus hijacking Tens of thousands of people marched in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Trapped Chilean miners 'could be free in two months' BBC News Engineers in Chile are working on a plan that they hope will dramatically speed up the rescue of 33 miners trapped in a collapsed shaft. Workers are due on Monday to start drilling an escape shaft going about 700m (2300ft) underground, which is likely ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| I'm backing my boy, Kim Jong-il tells China The Australian KIM Jong-il appears headed for a third destination in China rather than going home last night from a surprise trip. The trip is believed to be linked to the North Korean leader's succession plans. Mr Kim's special train left the northeastern city of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Floods swamp fresh Pakistan town BBC News Floodwater has submerged a town in the southern province of Sindh, and threatens another being used as a key staging post for flood relief workers. Sujawal, a town of some 250000 people, has been submerged while people battle to save the nearby city of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 7 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — Seven US troops have died in weekend attacks in Afghanistan's embattled southern and eastern regions, while officials found the bodies Sunday of five kidnapped campaign aides working for a female candidate in the western province ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Russians pay too much for gasoline - Putin RIA Novosti Gasoline prices in Russia are too high, but the government is trying to bring the cost of fuel down, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Sunday. "I think that in Russia, gasoline prices are too high," Putin told construction workers on the newly ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 10 troops die in Venezuela chopper crash Sify /EFE) Ten Venezuelan soldiers have died when their helicopter crashed in southwestern part of the country, an official said. The accident occurred when the Russian-made MI-17 was taking off after leaving a military patrol on the ground in Apure state, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Chechen militants killed 5 police in Kadyrov's home village RIA Novosti Five police officers were killed on Sunday morning in a clash with Chechen militants in the home village of Chechnya's president, investigators said. "During the clashes, 12 militants were killed. Seven of them blew themselves up and it appears ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Korean Peninsula Marks 100th Anniversary of Annexation by Japan Voice of America The annexation completed a years-long process by the Japanese effectively making the Korean peninsula a colony. In Seoul people still harbor strong resentment about their one-time colonial masters a century after the event. Elderly South Koreans at ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Bush put pressure on Blair to keep Brown out Sydney Morning Herald LONDON: Tony Blair sees himself as a visionary who first recognised the terrorist threat from Islamic fundamentalists - and prolonged his time as British prime minister because the Bush administration had ''grave doubts'' about Gordon Brown, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Election negotiations enter second week ABC Online By Sarah Collerton and Naomi Woodley Crucial talks will begin today as political leaders continue to woo key independents in an effort to pull the nation out of election gridlock. Four independent MPs are in the process of negotiating with Labor and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| FACTBOX-Security developments in Pakistan, Aug 29 Reuters JAMRUD - Two soldiers were killed on Sunday when a paramilitary patrol team was hit by a roadside bomb in the northwestern Khyber region on the Afghan border, security officials said. On Saturday, a soldier was killed by suspected militants on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Iraq needs intel, not soldiers, as U.S. scales back Reuters By Muhanad Mohammed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq does not need more soldiers and police to wage war against insurgents as US combat operations end, a senior Iraqi security official said. Instead, it needs better intelligence gathering and a way to stop ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Nepal parties seek reduced mandate for UN body Hindustan Times The Nepali Army could soon be kept away from purview of United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), the UN body monitoring the peace process in Nepal. Leaders of most political parties in Constituent Assembly on Sunday told caretaker Prime Minister Madhav ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Nominee for South Korean premier withdraws after graft accusations Sify The man appointed as prime minister in South Korea withdrew Sunday amid corruption allegations and doubts about his qualifications for the post. Kim Tae Ho, 47, a former governor of South Gyeongsang province, stepped aside three weeks after being named ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Swedish-Iranian Charged In Iran RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Sweden's Foreign Ministry has said that a Swedish-Iranian employee of Swedish cosmetics firm Oriflame has been charged in Iran for establishing a pyramid scheme and deriving illegal earnings from it. Ministry spokeswoman Camilla Aakesson Lindblom said ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Man nabbed with fake $1 million bills in Abu Dhabi The Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Can you break a $1 million? Not a chance. But the story is rich in audacity. A man from the Ivory Coast is in police custody in Abu Dhabi after allegedly persuading a woman to try to exchange two phony $1 million bills ... See all stories on this topic » |
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