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Children die as Pakistan suicide bomber targets police BBC News At least three school children are among 17 people killed in a suicide car bombing in north-west Pakistan. The attacker rammed a pick-up into a police station in Lakki Marwat town, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Books and a schoolbag could be seen in ... See all stories on this topic »

Eta only called ceasefire as it's too weak to attack, says Spain The Guardian Spain's socialist government today ruled out negotations with the armed Basque separatist group Eta, claiming the organisation had announced a ceasefire yesterday purely because it was too weak to carry out terrorist attacks. ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Crook declares support for Abbott ABC Online Tony Crook says he'll support the Coalition in matters of supply but will sit on the cross benches. (AAP: Alan Porritt) West Australian Nationals MP Tony Crook says he will side with the Coalition, in response to demands that he publicly declare who he ... See all stories on this topic » ABC Online

Moldova vote on president 'fails' BBC News Moldova's prime minister has acknowledged that a referendum to make presidents directly elected has failed. Although the count was not yet final, Vlad Filat said it was unlikely that the minimum one-third voter turnout would be met. ... See all stories on this topic »

US group plans 'Free Palestine' aid flight to Gaza Ha'aretz Organizers spent year raising funds to charter plane that can land where there is no airport; flight scheduled for spring. By Haaretz Service Tags: Gaza flotilla Gaza Hamas A US-based pro-Palestinian organization is planning to fly a plane-load of aid ... See all stories on this topic » Ha'aretz

Tony Blair memoirs: former PM may cancel book signing amid security fears Telegraph.co.uk Tony Blair has suggested he could cancel this week's book signing event in central London for his new memoir "A Journey" amid security fears from planned protests. By Andrew Hough Tony Blair, pictured speaking to the Telegraph's Mary Riddell, ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Adelaide to help Christchurch Sydney Morning Herald The two cities have been involved in a sister-city relationship since 1972 and Adelaide Lord Mayor Michael Harbison said his administration was ready to do what it could. "I have contacted Bob Parker, Mayor of Christchurch, to say that we are on hand ... See all stories on this topic »

Hopes fade for Guatemala landslide victims BBC News Guatemalan officials say they have given up hope for dozens of people buried when a landslide engulfed a highway north-west of the capital. The mud crashed onto the road as a crowd tried to dig out vehicles buried by a previous landslide. ... See all stories on this topic »

India takes note of 'Chinese interference' in Nepal PM's polls Hindustan Times PTI India has taken note of the reports of alleged Chinese monetary interference in the on-going Prime Ministerial elections in Nepal. "New Delhi has taken note of the reports," sources said here today, two days after allegations of a Maoist leader ... See all stories on this topic »

Taliban threatens election violence ABC Online By South Asia correspondent Sally Sara Taliban leaders are urging Afghans to boycott the parliamentary poll later this month, saying it is part of the foreign occupation of Afghanistan. They say they will attack security forces, election workers, ... See all stories on this topic »

Last updated at 9:14 AM on 6th September 2010 Daily Mail For more than eight years she was held captive in an underground dungeon, at the mercy of a deranged kidnapper who called her 'my slave'. Today, for the first time, kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch reveals the horror of her ordeal in full, ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

Fitch Ratings Says Japan's `Political Noise' Risks Hampering Fiscal Goals Bloomberg By Aki Ito - Mon Sep 06 08:42:10 GMT 2010 Ichiro Ozawa, former secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), left, and Naoto Kan, Japan's prime minister and leader of the DPJ. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg The leadership ... See all stories on this topic »

Malaysian 'Lizard King' jailed for smuggling snakes Times of India KUALA LUMPUR: A notorious Malaysian wildlife trafficker nicknamed the "Lizard King" was sentenced on Monday to six months in jail for smuggling snakes, a penalty activists said was far too lenient and a "tragedy". Anson Wong, 52, described as one of ... See all stories on this topic »

Oval Office rug has quote misattributed Hindustan Times The new rug in the US President's Oval office seem to have a problem of sorts. The new beige rug, which is a part of the US President's office makeover, has quotations of world's famous personalities woven over it. The problem is, one of them is not of ... See all stories on this topic »

Kabul Bank is offered state aid BBC News Afghanistan's central bank has said it is prepared to offer loans to the troubled Kabul Bank. Customers have been queuing to withdraw their money at branches of the country's largest private bank for several days as fears have grown about its stability ... See all stories on this topic »

First landing on 34-year-old UFO airport in France Sify After as many as 34 years, a village in France that built the country's only council-funded UFO landing pad has received its first craft. Ares, near Bordeaux, southwestern France, decided to try and attract Martians to its triangular "UFOport" with its ... See all stories on this topic »

Cargo plane had 'smoke in cockpit' before Dubai crash Times of India DUBAI: Two American pilots of the UPS cargo plane, who died in a crash, had to survive in the smoke-filled cockpit as they fought to maintain altitude and requested to land at the airport here, UAE's civil aviation authority said. ... See all stories on this topic »

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