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| Barack Obama makes Oval office speech to end Iraq fighting Telegraph.co.uk President Barack Obama called an end to front line operations in Iraq on Tuesday night amid telling warnings about the failure of the United States to end the threat of al-Qaeda or install a stable government. By Richard Spencer in Baghdad and Alex ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Blair describes Brown as a 'disaster' as PM The Hindu PTI Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has branded his successor Gordon Brown's premiership as a "disaster" and said he was "desperately sorry" for deaths in the Iraq war. In a memoir that has become a best-seller even before its release, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Nasa experts head to Chile mine BBC News Experts from the US space agency Nasa are travelling to a copper mine in Chile where 33 miners have been trapped underground for almost a month. The specialists will advise the Chilean government on how to keep the miners in good spirits under extreme ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Hurricane Earl Weakens to Category 3 Storm Wall Street Journal By VALERIE BAUERLEIN A kite surfer pulled his kite behind him in a heavy downpour in Miami, as Hurricane Earl continued its trek northward on Tuesday, packing 135-mile-per-hour winds. Hurricane Earl weakened to a Category 3 storm Wednesday, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Sweden reopens Wikileaks founder rape investigation BBC News A senior Swedish prosecutor has ordered the reopening of a rape investigation into Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Public Prosecutions Director Marianne Ny said there was "reason to believe a crime has been committed" and the crime was classified as ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Greens back Australian Labour Party The Press Association Australia's Labor Party won the backing of a Greens party politician in its bid to form the country's first minority government in nearly seven decades, while other independents said they were close to deciding which party they would support. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Pakistani jets kill 10 civilians, dozens of militants Sify At least 10 civilians were among 40 people killed when jet fighters and gunship helicopters targeted rebel hideouts in Pakistan's tribal region near the Afghan border, security officials said Wednesday. The attacks were carried out Tuesday in the Tirah ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Zimbabwe to become world's top diamond producer: Expert Economic Times MT HAMPDEN: Zimbabwe will become the world's top producer of diamonds following the discovery of the gem in the Marange area of the eastern province of Manicaland within the next five years, an expert has said. Zimbabwe was on its way to toppling ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Spain Breaks Up a Trafficking Ring for Male Prostitution New York Times By RAPHAEL MINDER MADRID — The Spanish police said Tuesday that it had dismantled for the first time a human trafficking network bringing men rather than women into the country to work as prostitutes. The police said 14 people, almost all of them ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| SE China faces tropical storm Lionrock after Namtheun lands Xinhua SHANGHAI, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Tropical storm Lionrock will bring heavy rains and strong gales to southeast China's coastal areas, closely following tropical storm Namtheun which hit Fujian Province a day ago, local authorities said Wednesday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Judge at Air India perjury trial urges jurors to resist researching Reyat Globe and Mail Vancouver — From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Published on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010 1:43PM EDT Last updated on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010 11:00PM EDT A BC Supreme Court judge repeatedly urged jurors at the high-profile perjury trial of Inderjit Singh Reyat to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| No Travel Advisory For Indonesia At This Stage, Says Najib Bernama PUTRAJAYA, Sept 1 (Bernama) -- The government does not plan to issue an advisory against travel to Indonesia at this stage, despite the latest incident in West Kalimantan on Sunday, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. The prime minister said he needed to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Oz minister sacked for watching porn on office computer NDTV.com Sydney: A state cabinet minister in Australia's New South Wales who used his office computer to visit pornographic and gambling websites has resigned. Ports and Waterways Minister Paul McLeay resigned after confessing to Premier Kristina Keneally that ... See all stories on this topic » |
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