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| China Denies Halting Rare-Earth Exports to Japan Wall Street Journal By JAMES T. AREDDY, DAVID FICKLING And NORIHIKO SHIROUZU SHANGHAI—China said it hasn't limited export of rare-earth elements to Japan, denying a report that it had halted exports of the materials to its neighbor as retaliation in a territorial dispute. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN chief Ban Ki-Moon opens annual General Assembly BBC News UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has launched the organisation's 65th UN General Assembly at its New York headquarters. The week-long diplomatic marathon comes on the heels of a development summit which ended with a US pledge to revamp its foreign aid ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| French Unions Take To The Street Over Pension Plans Wall Street Journal By Nathalie Boschat Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES PARIS (Dow Jones)--French unions are staging a major showdown with the government Thursday, with demonstrations and strikes taking place across the country to protest a pension-reform plan that will raise the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Car price slips in Gaza as Israel lifts ban on shipment Xinhua by Ahmed Aldabba GAZA, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Mohammed Abu Ras, a 34-year-old car dealer in Gaza, has never imagined that the cars he owned would lost almost half their value as Israel allowed the entry of new cars into Gaza after a three-year ban. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Iran criticizes Russia over S-300 missile deal ban The Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — The Iranian defense minister criticized Russia Thursday for banning all sales of S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to Iran. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi's comments came a day after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev issued a decree on the ban, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Putin plays down talk of battle for Arctic resources BBC News Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has rejected talk of an impending battle for control of the Arctic region's mineral resources. He told an international conference in Moscow he was confident the region's resources could be exploited in a spirit of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Typhoon Fanapi kills 54 in China Hindustan Times Floods, landslides and heavy downpour brought about by typhoon Fanapi have claimed 54 lives in China's Guangdong province, while 42 people were still missing, officials said on Thursday. Over 1.16 million people have been affected and around 79400 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| White House acts unfazed by Woodward book Sydney Morning Herald A new book from journalist Bob Woodward says some of President Obama's aides doubted his Afghan strategy. The White House says the book shows a decisive and strategic president. WASHINGTON: With juicy nuggets from the new Bob Woodward book on Barack ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Group behind deadly Iran blast arrested -minister Reuters TEHRAN, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Iran has arrested the group behind a blast that killed 12 people in the northwestern region, state television quoted Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi as saying on Thursday. The bomb explosion, which took place during a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| French Officials Warn of Heightened Terrorism Risk New York Times By MAÏA DE LA BAUME PARIS — France's highest police official warned on Wednesday of a significant and "specific" risk of a terrorist attack on French soil from Al Qaeda's North African affiliate. "We have serious indications coming from reliable ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| N. Korean leadership changes point to shift in nuclear dealings Washington Post By Chico Harlan TOKYO - North Korea on Thursday revealed the promotion of three senior officials who have been involved previously with the United States in nuclear negotiations. The changes, coming days before North Korea begins its largest political ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Myanmar tells UN body it will never seek atom bombs Reuters India By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - Myanmar told the UN nuclear watchdog on Thursday that allegations it was trying to develop atomic bombs were unfounded and that its nuclear activities had solely peaceful ends. A Norwegian-based exile group said in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Al Qaeda ally claims Tajik attack, threatens more Reuters India By Roman Kozhevnikov DUSHANBE (Reuters) - A militant group linked to al Qaeda on Thursday claimed responsibility for killing 28 soldiers in Tajikistan and threatened more attacks, as government troops hunted down rebels in the mountains of the Central ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| PPP ready to face any challenge: Zardari Sify Reiterating that the federal government would complete its tenure, President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) is ready to face any challenge, according to a private TV channel. "We have restored democracy and will defend ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Indo-Bangla talks on combating arms smuggling, trafficking IBNLive.com PTI | 06:09 PM,Sep 23,2010 Dhaka, Sep 23 (PTI) India and Bangladesh today began a key conference of top officials of the border guards in the capital that is expected to focus on combating human trafficking, arms and drug smuggling and improving law ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Militants blow up two state-run schools in Peshawar MSN India Peshawar, Sep 23 (PTI) Pro-Taliban militants in Pakistan today blew up two state-run schools on the outskirts of Peshawar, police said. The Government Primary School and the Government High School at Badabher, 10 km south of Peshawar, were destroyed ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| First partial Afghan poll results released The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan officials released the first partial results from last week's parliamentary elections on Thursday amid mounting allegations of fraud in a poll seen as a test of the Afghan government's commitment to rooting out corruption. ... See all stories on this topic » |
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