| ||
| ||
| Church defiant over Koran stunt BBC News A small US church says it will defy international condemnation and go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary. The top US commander in Afghanistan warned troops' lives would be in danger if the Dove World Outreach Center in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ||
| In Rosh Hashana plea, Obama urges Israel, PA to push ahead Jerusalem Post By HERB KEINON, KHALED ABU TOAMEH AND HILARY LEILA PM reportedly wants accord to be phased in over 30-40 years; Abbas says he'll "pack his bags" if pressed for concessions on core issues. US President Barack Obama, in a Rosh Hashana message on Tuesday, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Bomb kills 16 in north-west Pakistan ABC Online Militants have carried out a second huge bomb attack in as many days against police in north-western Pakistan. At least 16 people were killed and 50 wounded when a car bomb hit a police headquarters in the north-western city of Kohat, in the Khyber ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ||
| Iraqi Soldier Opens Fire on GIs New York Times By STEVEN LEE MYERS BAGHDAD — Two American soldiers were killed and nine wounded on Tuesday when a firefight erupted inside an Iraqi Army base north of Baghdad, American and Iraqi officials said. They were the first American casualties since President ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| China, India top list of international students in OECD countries Business Standard The largest numbers of international students to countries in the 33-nation Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) grouping are from China and India, with the highest number of Indian students choosing the US as their proffered ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| State of the Union address BBC News The president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso called for a common European foreign and defence policy during his first ever State of the Union address. Speaking to MEPs on 7 September in Strasbourg, he said the EU needed to proved more ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mozambique announces subsidy after price hikes sparked deadly riots CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- In the aftermath of riots that killed 13 people and left over 400 injured, the Mozambican government announced Tuesday that it would implement a price subsidy program to offset price hikes on virtually all basic ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| European Commission Warns France About Treatment of Migrants New York Times By STEPHEN CASTLE BRUSSELS — Against a backdrop of anger from lawmakers, the European Commission on Tuesday warned France to abide by European law in its treatment of migrants, thousands of whom have been expelled in recent months. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Christchurch state of emergency in place Sydney Morning Herald The state of emergency in Christchurch is likely to remain in place on Wednesday as big aftershocks from the weekend's massive quake continue to rattle the city. The City Council said on Tuesday night that the situation would be reassessed throughout ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Vladimir Putin considers Russia presidency bid BBC News Whether it is holiday snaps of him on horseback or motorbike, fighting forest fires or tussling as a judo black belt, the message is clear - Vladimir Putin is to be seen as a strong man, comfortable in command. And all that is feeding speculation that ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| WikiLeaks' Assange requests new lawyer in Sweden The Associated Press STOCKHOLM — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday requested a new lawyer to represent him in the ongoing Swedish rape investigation and suggested the allegations against him stemmed from personal conflicts. In an interview with Swedish TV4, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Chinagate: Nepal pushes for probe Hindustan Times The scandal where Nepal Maoists allegedly sought Chinese help to buy lawmakers for the PM poll didn't help party's candidate Pushpa Kamal Dahal in the seventh round of voting on Tuesday. But demand for a probe to find the truth behind the two audio ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Rajapaksa paves way for himself Hindustan Times Mahinda Rajapaksa has said the 18th amendment (18-A) will only give him an opportunity to fight an election. Another one. The third one in a row. The supporters of the amendment said it gives the government an opportunity to develop Sri Lanka without ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ||
| Chris Selley: Do we want refugees or don't we? National Post "Human smuggling" is a really misleading thing to call the act of taking people's money to ferry them across an ocean to Canada. (And "human trafficking" is just plain wrong. You might as well call it mail fraud or regicide. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Briton 'drives' furniture, sets new world record Sify A British inventor has set a new world record for 'driving' a piece of furniture on a racetrack. Perry Watkins, from Buckinghamshire, fitted an engine and wheels under a dining table named 'Fast Food' and drove it at a top speed of 206 km an hour and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Indian link, as Japan confirms its first case of superbug gene Daily News & Analysis Japan on Tuesday confirmed the nation's first case of a new gene in bacteria, known as NDM-1, that allows microorganisms to become drug-resistant superbugs, detected in a man who had medical treatment in India, a health ministry official said. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Stop Zardari's moves: Sharif to Gilani Times of India Former Pakistani premier and main opposition PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif asked PM Yousaf Raza Gilani to stop President Asif Ali Zardari from obstructing the implementation of the supreme court's orders. Sharif made the remarks after reporters sought his ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| NATO: Taliban outnumbered around key Afghan city The Associated Press BRUSSELS — The NATO-led coalition has overwhelming numerical superiority over the Taliban around the key southern Afghan city of Kandahar and expects to clear the area of insurgents by November's end, a top commander said Tuesday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ||
|
Tip: Use a plus sign (+) to match a term in your query exactly as is.Learn more.
Remove this alert.
Create another alert.
Manage your alerts.
No comments:
Post a Comment