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Chavez's party fails to get desired two-thirds majority The Hindu The ruling party led by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez failed to obtain the two-thirds majority that was their goal in Sunday's legislative election. According to the first official results, made public early Monday, some eight hours after polling ... See all stories on this topic »

Bulldozers begin construction in Ariel as freeze ends Jerusalem Post By HERB KEINON 50 new housing units set to be built in West Bank settlement that will house families evacuated from Gaza; Israel, Palestinians vow to devote one more week to find compromise. Bulldozers in began operating Monday morning in the West Bank ... See all stories on this topic »

Taliban demand prisoner swap for kidnapped British aid worker Telegraph.co.uk Taliban militants are holding the British woman kidnapped in Afghanistan and want to exchange her for a female Pakistani scientist jailed last week in America, it has been reported. By Ben Farmer, Kabul A local Taliban commander named Mohammad Osman ... See all stories on this topic »

David Miliband refuses to be drawn on his future plans BBC News David Miliband has refused to comment on what role he will play in the Labour's future after he lost the party's leadership contest to his brother Ed. The shadow foreign secretary, long the favourite for the top job, spoke ahead of a speech to the ... See all stories on this topic »

Relatives of bus crash victims head to Germany The Associated Press BERLIN — Relatives of Polish tourists involved in a bus crash in which 13 people were killed and 29 injured are on their way to Berlin to try to find out the fate of their loved ones. Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman Marcin Bosacki said Monday that ... See all stories on this topic »

China raises checks for Japan shipments: report AFP TOKYO — China has toughened customs clearance procedures to delay shipments to and from Japan in the wake of a territorial dispute that continues to fray relations between the two, a report said on Monday. The move to delay shipments may be in ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Iran computer worm hits top nuclear officials' PCs Ha'aretz By News Agencies Tags: Israel news Iran A virus apparently targeted at the Iran's nuclear installations also hit personal computers belonging to top officials in the country's atomic program, it emerged Sunday. Mahmoud Jafari, the director of Iran's ... See all stories on this topic » Ha'aretz

N.Korea military backs Kim succession plan: report AFP SEOUL — North Korea's powerful military has nominated the youngest son of leader Kim Jong-Il as a delegate to a historic ruling party meeting this week, a newspaper reported Monday. The communist party conference scheduled to start Tuesday is widely ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

France May Negotiate With Al-Qaeda-Linked Kidnappers in Niger, Morin Says Bloomberg By Albertina Torsoli and Gregory Viscusi - Mon Sep 27 06:58:42 GMT 2010 France is ready to negotiate with the al-Qaeda-linked group that holds seven hostages in the Sahara desert, Defense Minister Herve Morin said. "We are waiting for the demands of ... See all stories on this topic »

China begins construction of Tibet railway extension AFP BEIJING — China has begun building a 13.3-billion-yuan (two-billion-dollar) extension to the world's highest railway line, which links Tibet to the rest of the nation, state media reported Monday. The extension linking the Tibetan capital Lhasa to ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

China to stick with one-child policy The Associated Press BEIJING — China will continue to limit most families to just one child in the coming decades, state media said Monday, despite concerns about the policy's problematic side effects, such as too few girls and a rapidly aging population. ... See all stories on this topic »

Pakistani tribesmen ask for sedatives amid stepped-up US drone strikes Xinhua by Syed Moazzam Hashmi, Shahzad Wazir WANA, Pakistan, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Sudden ear ripping explosions, splitter bodies in rubbles amid clouds of spreading dust as soon as US drones start hovering like vultures in the sky, it is what generally ... See all stories on this topic »

US, S.Korea begin joint anti-submarine drill AFP SEOUL — The United States and South Korea launched a joint anti-submarine exercise Monday in a show of strength against the communist North, which is preparing for a key meeting of its ruling party. The exercise starts a day before the opening of the ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Japan's export growth slows again BBC News Japan's export growth slowed for a sixth straight month in August, in a sign that the recovery is losing steam. August's 15.8% annual rise in exports was well down from a peak in February, when growth rose to 45.3%. The August slowdown came as the yen ... See all stories on this topic »

New book shares US plan in case of 9/11- type attack NDTV.com PTI, Updated: September 27, 2010 14:52 IST Washington: The United States has a secret "retribution" plan to bomb every known al-Qaeda compound or training camp in the event of another 9/11-like attack on American soil by terrorists based in Pakistan, ... See all stories on this topic »

French court convicts Google and boss of defamation AFP PARIS — A Paris court has convicted US search engine giant Google and its chief executive Eric Schmidt of defamation over results from its "suggest" function, a French legal affairs website has revealed. The new function, which suggests options as you ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

'Ground Zero mosque will prevent terror attacks' Oneindia New York, Sep 27: Amid the raging debate over the Ground Zero Mosque, the Imam pushing for the Islamic centre at the site of 9/11 attack has opined that the controversial establishment will help prevent terror attacks like that of Sep 11, 2001. ... See all stories on this topic » Oneindia

National Assembly to decide on elections today NEXT By Ini Ekott The National Assembly will today decide whether or not to agree with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) which wants next year's general elections shifted from January to April 2011. The process may require another ... See all stories on this topic »

SC condemns Bar exam bombing ABS CBN News MANILA, Philippines - The Supreme Court on Monday condemned the acts of violence by alleged warring fraternities near De La Salle University campus in Manila during Sunday's closing of the 2010 Bar exams. In a statement, Chief Justice Renato Corona ... See all stories on this topic »

Only parliament, not SC can rewrite Pak constitution: Gilani Sify Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that only the parliament, and not the Supreme Court, has the authority to amend the constitution. Talking about the summary sent by the Law Ministry on reopening of the Swiss cases, Gilani said that ... See all stories on this topic »

SCBA protests caretaker chief provision Bangladesh News 24 hours Dhaka, Sep 27 (bdnews24.com) – The appointment of new chief justice has triggered a protest from the BNP dominated Supreme Court Bar Association. The forum heavily dominated by opposition leaning lawyers demanded removal of the provision to appoint ... See all stories on this topic »

Aliens have deactivated British and US nuclear missiles, say US military pilots Telegraph.co.uk Aliens have landed, infiltrated British nuclear missile sites and deactivated the weapons, according to US military pilots. By Andy Bloxham The beings have repeated their efforts in the US and have been active since 1948, the men said, and accused the ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

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