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Japan to free Chinese captain amid rising tensions The Hindu AP Japan Coast Guard personnel disembark Zhan Qixiong, the captain of a Chinese fishing boat, from a coast guard boat at a port on Ishigaki island, southwestern Japan, on September 8, 2010. Photo: AP/ Okinawa Times, Karii Matayoshi Japanese authorities ... See all stories on this topic » The Hindu

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: his outlandish quotes Telegraph.co.uk Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president of Iran, has drawn international condemnation for his claim that the September 11 terrorist attacks were a plot by the US government. Here is a selection of some of his most outlandish remarks: "Some segments within ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

US sentences Pak scientist to 86 years in prison Oneindia New York, Sep 24: A US federal court on Thursday, Sep 24 sentenced Pakistani scientist to 86 years in custody for attempted murder of US officers in Afghanistan. Aafia Siddiqui, 38, a neuroscientist, was found guilty of grabbing a rifle at police ... See all stories on this topic » Oneindia

Israel raises possibility of compromise on settlements AFP JERUSALEM — Israel on Friday raised the possibility of a compromise just ahead of the scheduled ending of curbs on settlement construction that threatened to derail three-week-old Middle East peace talks. Just two days before the conclusion of the ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

No need to battle over Arctic resources: Putin Sify Moscow, Sep 23 (DPA) There is no need for a battle over the Arctic's resources, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told the International Arctic Forum in Moscow Thursday. 'There are always predictions of growing battles in the Arctic,' said Putin, ... See all stories on this topic »

Russia won't cease military-tech cooperation with Iran Xinhua MOSCOW, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Russia will not end its military-technical cooperation with Iran despite joining UN sanctions against Teheran, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Thursday. President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday signed a decree, ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama, at UN, eyes Sudan, Southeast Asia tensions The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — President Barack Obama is using his third and last day at the UN General Assembly to focus on averting renewed conflict in Sudan and easing growing maritime tensions between China and its Southeast Asian neighbors. ... See all stories on this topic »

CPC Resumes Operations at No. 5 Naphtha Cracker in Taiwan After Typhoon Bloomberg By Yu-huay Sun - Fri Sep 24 02:37:50 GMT 2010 CPC Corp., Taiwan's state oil refiner, resumed operations at its No. 5 naphtha cracker in Kaohsiung yesterday. The company expects output at the cracker to "return to normal" today, Vice President Paul Chen ... See all stories on this topic »

Avandia: Diabetes drug 'that raises risk of heart disease' banned Daily Mail By Jenny Hope A diabetes drug taken by up to 100000 Britons has been banned after it was found to raise the risk of heart disease. European safety chiefs yesterday took Avandia off the market, three months after the committee responsible for drug ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

France offers Al-Qaeda talks on hostages AFP PARIS — France has no plans to use force to rescue five hostages held in the Sahara by Al-Qaeda and wants to negotiate with the militant group, the country's senior military officer said Friday. There were five French nationals among seven foreign ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Nigeria's ruling party postpones primaries indefinitely Zee News This comes against the backdrop of a request by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the date of elections scheduled for January. The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) agreed to suspend all congresses and primaries billed ... See all stories on this topic » Zee News

Politics of reconciliation will continue, says Zardari Daily Times By Hussain Kashif LAHORE: President and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday told the party's Central Executive Council that all coalition parties of the government have assured him that they will continue their ... See all stories on this topic »

Krishna, Qureshi have chance encounter at UN parking lot Hindustan Times PTI External Affairs Minister SM Krishna and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi have met in a "chance enco unter" at the UN headquarters parking lot here while coming out of two separate meetings. Both ministers yesterday greeted each other ... See all stories on this topic »

Taliban Blow Up Two Girl Schools In Pakistan RTT News (RTTNews) - Suspected Taliban militants blew up two state-run schools for girls early Wednesday morning on the outskirts of Peshawar, capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (formerly, the North- West Frontier Province), police said. ... See all stories on this topic »

Cherie Blair's Mauritius trip gaffe while at summit on world poverty Daily Mail By Gerri Peev They had come to New York from across the world to address the pressing issue of poverty. But as the great and the good debated a solution to global hunger, Cherie Blair allowed herself a momentary distraction. 'Who wouldn't want a trip ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

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