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| Papal visit: Pope Benedict XVI's opponents BBC News Opponents of the first ever state visit of a pope to the UK have been readying themselves for the arrival of Benedict XVI in Edinburgh on Thursday. Critics say the Roman Catholic Church is hostile towards homosexuality, citing its stance against gay ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Palestinian Residents Say Peace Only Possible Without Jewish Settlers Voice of America Among the biggest challenges to the US-brokered peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians is the conflict surrounding the more than 100 Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinians say the settlements make it impossible ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| North Korea Silence on Party Congress Stokes Speculation on Kim's Health Bloomberg By Bomi Lim - Wed Sep 15 23:16:01 GMT 2010 North Korea may have missed its own deadline to hold the regime's biggest political gathering in 30 years, fueling speculation the health of leader Kim Jong Il is worsening as he prepares to transfer power to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Since 2004, US launched deadliest drone strikes in September Daily News & Analysis By Amir Mir | Place: ISLAMABAD | Agency: DNA The Afghanistan-based American predators continued their drone strikes inside the Pakistani tribal agency of North Waziristan on Wednesday, launching their fourth attack in 24 hours and 12th in the current ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| France passes pension reform bill BBC News France's lower house of parliament has passed a controversial reform bill which will raise the minimum pension age from 60 to 62 by 2018. It passed with 329 votes to 233 in the National Assembly in a stormy session and will now go before the Senate. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| During Karzai visit, Zardari offers info Indian Express Pakistan's intelligence services are willing to work more closely with Afghanistan to fight Taliban militants, President Asif Ali Zardari said Wednesday after talks with the Afghan leader Hamid Karzai. The Afghan President made a veiled reference to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Bar on inspectors: US says Iran trying to intimidate IAEA Indian Express The US accused Iran on Wednesday of trying to intimidate the UN's atomic watchdog, in a dispute over Tehran's barring of some nuclear inspectors. The US envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) suggested that the body's 35-nation ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Planning re-entry, Pervez Musharraf mellows over India Daily News & Analysis By Venkatesan Vembu | Place: Hong Kong | Agency: DNA There's something about Pakistani politicians that makes them sound mellow and almost statesman-like about relations with India when they're in exile — or on the campaign trail. But once in power, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| China-Japan sovereignty row erupts Irish Times TENSIONS have been ratcheted up between Asia's two powerhouses, China and Japan, after a Chinese boat captain was arrested in disputed waters, reviving mutual distrust over sovereignty and undermining efforts to resolve a row about control of valuable ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hurricanes avoiding U.S. mainland, but that may change Baltimore Sun By Frank D. Roylance, The Baltimore Sun Forecasters predicted a busy hurricane season, and they've been right so far, with 11 named storms and five hurricanes to date. Four reached dangerous Category 4 strength. And the season is only a bit more than ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| No time to play 'games' with tax cuts, Obama says Washington Post By Scott Wilson President Obama, sensing a moment of disarray in the Republican Party, pushed forcefully Wednesday for the Senate to act quickly on measures to benefit small businesses and middle-class wage earners, saying, "We don't have time for any ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Japan increases relief work for flood victims Daily Times ISLAMABAD: The government of Japan has decided to continue extending its medical assistance to the people affected by the recent heavy floods in Pakistan by sending its new medical team to replace the existing one. The medical team had so far provided ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| India, EU target free trade pact by December Economic Times NEW DELHI: In an effort to conclude the negotiations for the India-EU free trade pact by December, the two sides will hold a series of meetings in Brussels and here. "We have a very busy timetable between now and the next India-EU Summit (scheduled in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Kan buys time to find long-term growth Financial Times By Mure Dickie in Tokyo Just two days ago Naoto Kan, Japan's prime minister, was being treated like a currency wimp, with markets cheerfully discounting his cabinet's repeated warnings of potential "bold action" against the recent rapid rise of the yen ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Living with Foreign Accent Syndrome BBC News To play this content JavaScript must be turned on and the latest Flash player installed. Englishwoman Kay Russell suffers from an extremely rare neurological disorder. After a serious migraine, she woke up with what sounds to many like a French accent. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Democrats' Gujarati candidate loses NY Times of India NEW YORK: Indian-American Democrat Reshma Saujani lost New York's Democratic Congressional primary to veteran Carolyn B Maloney after a keenly fought and sometimes vicious contest in which the two candidates took potshots at each other and exchanged a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Gilani directs to prepare national rehab plan Daily Times ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to prepare a comprehensive national rehabilitation and reconstruction plan ensuring judicious distribution among the provinces and transparent ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ahmadinejad says will not intervene for release of other US captives Ynetnews Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in an interview with American television network NBC that he does not intend to intervene for the release of two Americans imprisoned in his country even though their friend Sarah Shroud was released Tuesday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Nod for change Deccan Herald A referendum on amending the constitution that has won a strong 'yes' vote will enable Turkey to take decisive steps towards democratisation. The current constitution was made when the country was under military rule. The proposed changes include ... See all stories on this topic » |
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