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| World's press guarded as Middle East peace talks begin BBC News The opening day of US-brokered peace talks between Israel and Palestinian negotiators has been met with a mixed response from the world's media. Israel's press was cautiously optimistic that an agreement could be reached, but there was an air of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Philippine President takes responsibility for hostage operation Hindustan Times A police officer turned into a hostage taker stands at the entrance of a bus containing passengers... Philippine President Benigno Aquino took responsibility on Friday for last week's botched bus hijack rescue attempt, in a bid to deflect demands for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hurricane Earl brushes North Carolina Sydney Morning Herald Hurricane Earl bore down on North Carolina early Friday, promising to lash a vast stretch of the US East Coast with tropical storm force winds, heavy rain and dangerous surf. Coastal residents huddled at home after tens of thousands fled the strongest ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Russia suffers new forest fire outbreak BBC News In the south of the country fire swept through villages and towns, destroying hundreds of homes and other buildings. Last month more than 50 people were killed in western Russia in the worst forest fires in many years, sparked by the most severe ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| BP's Mexican Gulf oil spill costs climb to $8 billion Hindustan Times PTI British energy major BP today said it has spent nearly USD 8 billion as expenses related to the devastating Mexican Gulf oil spill, which much higher than last months intial estimate of USD 6 billion. The spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which happened ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| North Korea Takes Steps to Extend Dynastic Rule New York Times By CHOE SANG-HUN SEOUL, South Korea — Kim Jong-il, the North Korean leader, is expected to convene a rare congress of the ruling Workers' Party in coming days to pave the way for his son to succeed him, a feat of political engineering that would be a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Scenarios: Where is battle between Pakistan and Taliban headed? Reuters By Michael Georgy ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The struggle between Pakistan and militants has come under scrutiny again after US charges against the Pakistani Taliban leader and renewed violence as the country struggles to cope with debilitating floods. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Thousands of trucks stuck in China traffic jam The Associated Press BEIJING — Thousands of coal trucks and other vehicles were backed up for miles on a highway in northern China on Friday, the latest in a series of monster traffic jams that have plagued the overloaded road since construction began on a parallel route ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Coalition ramps up pressure on trio Sydney Morning Herald Key Liberals have raised fears of a leftist Labor-Greens government in an 11th-hour appeal for the support of the three undecided independent MPs who will this weekend decide the country's next government. A day after Labor locked in the support of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Love lost over trapped miners' cash Hindustan Times Mistresses and wives of 33 miners trapped inside a mine in Chile have clashed over compensation claims and some of the miners may face difficult questions when they make it to the surface. The miners have been trapped since August 5 when a tunnel ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Two cops hurt in Peshawar blast (Lead) Sify A powerful explosion in this Pakistani city extensively damaged a police van, injuring two policemen Friday, two days after the blasts in Lahore that killed 35 people. The police mobile van that was on Ring Road in Achini Bala area was heavily damaged, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Two blasts rock Pakistan, 3 killed Hindustan Times Two people were killed on Friday in a powerful bomb blast in a shrine for a minority community in northwest Pakistan, while another explosion ripped through a police van leaving a policeman dead in Peshawar, media reports said. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| One killed in suicide attack on Ahmedi mosque in Pak The Hindu PTI One person was killed and two others were injured when a suicide bomber targeted an Ahmedi mosque at Mardan in northwest Pakistan on Friday, hours after a policeman was killed by a roadside bomb on the outskirts of this restive city. ... See all stories on this topic » |
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