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| Eid celebrations begin across the West Midlands BBC News Muslims across the West Midlands have begun this year's Eid ul Fitr celebrations marking the end of Ramadan - the holy month of fasting. Three days of festivities begin after the first sighting of the new moon signifying the start of Shawaal, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Cutting natural gas critical San Francisco Chronicle Putting out a big natural gas fire is a bit like trying to swat down a barn fire with a squirt gun, experts say - it's just about impossible to do it quickly. The best way to attack a blaze from a ruptured gas line, such as the one that destroyed a San ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Four militants killed in Russia's North Caucasus RIA Novosti MAKHACHKALA, September 10 (RIA Novosti) - Police killed four militants during a special operation in Russia's volatile North Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Friday, a local police source said. The operation took place in Dagestan's eastern ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| American Hiker's Pending Release Raises 'Big Questions,' Lawyer Says ABC News By LEE FERRAN and DESIREE ADIB On the eve of the planned release of Sarah Shourd, one of three American hikers detained in Iran, the lawyer for the remaining two captives said the release raises doubt about Iran's account of the hikers' original arrest ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medvedev insists Russia democratic, despite 'shortcomings' RIA Novosti YAROSLAVL, September 10 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev dismissed on Friday any suggestion there is no democracy in Russia. "That is not so; Russia is a democracy - young and immature, imperfect and inexperienced, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US commandos retake cargo ship from pirates The Australian From: AP DUBAI: US marine commandos have stormed a pirate-held cargo ship off the Somalia coast, reclaiming control and taking nine prisoners - without firing a shot - in the first such boarding raid by the international anti-piracy flotilla. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Arrest of Chinese boat captain by Japan stirs old rivalry Los Angeles Times A long-simmering dispute over a string of islands in the East China Sea heats up after the collision of a Chinese trawler with Japanese patrol ships. Experts say long-term relations between the nations could suffer. By John M. Glionna and Yuriko Nagano ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Anti-Islamic sentiment 'spreading across US' ABC Online As America debates the right of free speech and the merits of building a mosque near the site of the 9/11 attacks, many American Muslims feel they are becoming targets. TONY JONES, PRESENTER: And as America debates the right of free speech and the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Landmark Taipei building out of the red thanks to mainland visitors Xinhua TAIPEI, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan's landmark building Taipei 101 reported a profit in the first half year after five years of operational loses due to unforeseen spending by Chinese mainland visitors, said Taipei Financial Center Corp, the building's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| £6 million book was ours for £100 Sydney Morning Herald IT IS one of the world's rarest books and when it goes to auction at Sotheby's in London in December, it is likely to become the world's most expensive too. But while collectors are expected to push the price of the copy of John James Audubon's Birds ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| London's Tory mayor opposes annual cap on migrants Economic Times LONDON: London's Conservative mayor Boris Johnson has opposed the David Cameron government's plans to place an annual limit on professional migrants from India and outside the European Union, taking the controversy to a new level. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| France's Woerth: Didn't Grant Favorable Treatment To Casino Boss Wall Street Journal PARIS (Dow Jones)--The office of beleaguered French labor minister Eric Woerth Friday said he didn't grant favorable treatment to the head of a casino operator in 2009 when he was budget minister. The French daily Liberation reported in its Friday ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Afghan President Calls on Taliban to Join Peace Talks Voice of America Afghan President Hamid Karzai has used his traditional message marking the Eid-al-Fitr Muslim holiday to call on the Taliban to stop fighting and join peace talks to end Afghanistan's long war. Mr. Karzai spoke at the presidential palace Friday at the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Indian-origin arrested in one of biggest US drug bust Economic Times WASHINGTON: A 29-year-old Indian-origin truck driver was arrested by US authorities for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs worth nearly USD 3.6 million, in one of the largest cocaine bust in the country's history. Canada-based Ravinder Kumar Arora was ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Army will not come to power, govt to complete tenure: Gilani Times of India ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's elected government will complete its tenure as there is no threat to democracy and the army has no intention of coming to power, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said. "The army neither intends to come to power nor will it ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Key Taliban commander killed in Pakistan The Hindu PTI A key Taliban commander was killed by security forces while a dozen people died in sectarian clashes in the volatile tribal belt in northwest Pakistan today, security officials said. Commander Zair Ali, an expert in making remote— controlled bombs, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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