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| Chavez foes advance in election BBC News The Venezuelan opposition has performed well in elections, overturning President Hugo Chavez's two-thirds majority in parliament. Mr Chavez's United Socialist Party (PSUV) still won a majority of seats in Sunday's poll, but will now be unable to pass ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| PM silent amid world criticism of moratorium's end Jerusalem Post By HERB KEINON Mitchell to arrive today to continue search for compromise; Lieberman says Arab League should deal with its own enormous problems. US Middle East envoy George Mitchell is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday to continue efforts to find a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Ed Miliband challenged by rail union leader Bob Crow BBC News The new Labour leader, Ed Miliband, is facing a challenge from union leader Bob Crow. Mr Crow, general secretary of the RMT union, claims Mr Miliband might break his pledge to attend a rally against public spending cuts. "It will be a clear signal he's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| China's aggressive posture stuns Japan, experts USA Today By Zhang Guojun, AP By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY BEIJING — A two-week standoff between Japan and China over a boat collision shows the communist state is adopting a more aggressive stance against rivals and US allies in Asia and there may be more ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| We are bound to go down together: Gilani tells judiciary Hindustan Times In a veiled message to Pakistan's proactive judiciary, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said its fate was intertwined with that of the government and the two organs of democracy are bound to go down together. Pakistan's ruling PPP has been at ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| China: Building Starts on Rail Line to Tibet New York Times By ANDREW JACOBS Workers began construction Sunday on a railway extension to connect the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, with the region's second-largest city, Xigaze, state media reported. It is the first new leg on the Qinghai-Tibetan railway, an engineering ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| CIA Steps Up Drone Attacks Within Pakistan New York Times By MARK MAZZETTI and ERIC SCHMITT WASHINGTON — The CIA has drastically increased its bombing campaign in the mountains of Pakistan in recent weeks, American officials said. The strikes are part of an effort by military and intelligence operatives to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Nigerian parliamentarians agree to delay January polls MSN India Abuja, Sep 28 (PTI) Nigerian lawmakers have agreed to delay the nation-wide January polls, making its postponement to April almost certain, after the electoral commission sought extra time to credibly finalise the voters'' register of Africa''s most ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Tourism can bridge unemployment gap: Prof N Mohendro KanglaOnline Imphal, Sep 27: The observation of World Tourism Day on the theme "Tourism and Bio-diversity" was organized by the Department of Tourism, Government of Manipur today. Prof. N. Mohendro, Lecturer of Manipur College was the Chief Guest while KK,Chhetri, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| China signals intention to stick to One Child Policy for decades Irish Times CHINA INTENDS to stick to the One Child Policy in the coming decades despite concerns about the policy's problematic side effects, such as too few girls being born and a greying population. The policy was imposed in 1979 as a way of slowing population ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Sri Lanka Fonseka trial adjourned BBC News By Charles Haviland BBC News, Sri Lanka The trial of Sri Lanka's former military commander has been adjourned for a day, as the country's powerful defence secretary arrived in court. Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, widely regarded as the mastermind of the ... See all stories on this topic » |
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