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| Middle East peace talks falter over question of Israeli settlement The Guardian Israeli-Palestinian negotiations limped into their second phase in Egypt today with little sign of progress as a row over West Bank settlement construction remained unresolved. The US repeated its demand that Israel extend a 10-month partial freeze on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Cuba to Move State Employees into Private Sector Voice of America Photo: AP Cuba's government is planning to lay off half a million state workers and encourage them to move into private sector jobs, as part of a sweeping economic reform. Economic experts say Cuba faces several challenges in fostering private ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| World Bank Vows To Invest More Resources to Help African Countries Meet ... Voice of America The World Bank says African countries are having mixed results in attempts to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The bank released a report on worldwide efforts in advance of next week's UN summit on progress in achieving the goals. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| New Afghan Corruption Inquiries Frozen New York Times By ROD NORDLAND and ALISSA J. RUBIN KABUL, Afghanistan — New corruption prosecutions have ground to a halt here as the result of a protracted dispute within the government over the limits of American-backed investigators who have pursued high-ranking ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UK gang selling virginity busted Times of India LONDON: Scotland Yard has in an undercover operation foiled the plans of a sex trafficking gang to sell the virginity of underage girls to wealthy businessmen for up to £150000 each. Three women and a man were caught and arrested for offering girls as ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Record level of US airstrikes hit Afghan militants The Associated Press ISLAMABAD — Drone aircraft unleashed two missile attacks in a lawless tribal region on the Afghan border Tuesday, making September the most intense period of US strikes in Pakistan since they began in 2004, intelligence officials said. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN: Number of hungry people declines The Associated Press ROME — The number of chronically hungry people in the world dipped considerably below the 1 billion mark — the first drop in 15 years — thanks partly to a fall in food prices after spikes that sparked rioting a few years ago, UN agencies said Tuesday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Pact on UNMIN The Hindu The Nepal government and the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) arrived at a four-point agreement late on Monday night, including on the future of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN). Both sides have agreed to request the Security ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| NATO: 26 Insurgents Killed in Southern, Central Afghanistan Voice of America NATO said Tuesday Afghan and coalition forces conducting a joint patrol in southern Helmand province killed up to 23 insurgents in three separate engagements in the province. A NATO statement said a joint patrol requested artillery rocket fire to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| A saddle-like seat to squeeze in more flyers Times of India MELBOURNE: A new airline seat, which is said to be the tiniest, is set to be unveiled at a US aircraft show later this week. The seat, dubbed as the 'Skyrider', is curved like a saddle, forces passengers to sit at an angle, with part of their weight ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Judiciary seeks prompt intl. action against desecration of Islamic sanctities Tehran Times TEHRAN – Iran's Judiciary chief issued a statement on Tuesday calling on religious scholars from monotheistic religions, leading lawyers, judiciary chiefs around the world, and international organizations to do a prompt and serious action against ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Floods change Pakistan's campaign against militants Livemint The destruction caused by the recent floods and the huge relief effort undertaken since by the Pakistani army have forced it to alter plans to combat Taliban and Al Qaeda militants, Pakistani military officials said. Troops fighting militants in the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Cambodia seeks continued assistance from India The Hindu Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who called on President Pratibha Patil on Monday, said Cambodia looked forward to continued assistance from India on providing lines of credit, particularly for agriculture that remains a priority area for his country. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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