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Three Japanese held in China released: state media AFP BEIJING — China on Thursday released three of four Japanese men held in the north of the country for allegedly filming a military site amid a bitter diplomatic standoff between Beijing and Tokyo. The move could help to ease tensions between the Asian ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Strike fury over spending cuts sweeps Europe Daily Mail By Tom Worden Strikes and demonstrations caused chaos across Europe yesterday as rioters clashed with police and cities were brought to a standstill. Tens of thousands of people marched through Brussels in a protest against spending cuts in the ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

NATO investigating Pakistan cross-border attack AFP KABUL — NATO said Thursday it was investigating claims by Pakistani security officials that three of their soldiers were killed in a cross-border attack by coalition helicopters based in Afghanistan. "Early this morning, a coalition force observed what ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

North Korea Publishes Photo of Kim's Son Wall Street Journal By EVAN RAMSTAD SEOUL—North Korea's biggest newspaper on Thursday published a front-page photo of Kim Jong Eun, the son and heir apparent of dictator Kim Jong Il, in what is believed to be the first public photo of the young man as an adult. ... See all stories on this topic »

France proposes slashed spending in new budget BusinessWeek By GREG KELLER The French government unveiled Wednesday a 2011 budget that aims to tighten the deficit sharply in the face of pressure from both its European partners and international investors. The 2011 budget presented in parliament includes euro40 ... See all stories on this topic »

Korean Talks End With No Progress New York Times By MARK McDONALD SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea said on Thursday that no progress was made in brief military talks it had with North Korea, local media reported. South Korea's Defense Ministry said Seoul had asked North Korea to apologize for the ... See all stories on this topic »

Factbox: Islamist militant attacks in Europe Reuters BERLIN/LONDON (Reuters) - A militant plot to stage coordinated attacks in Europe has been disrupted in its early stages but it is not clear if the threat has been completely eliminated, security sources said on Wednesday. Here are some recent militant ... See all stories on this topic »

Mexico hunts landslide survivors Aljazeera.net Disaster officials warn of no let-up in rainfall as rescuers find bodies of victims in two southern states. Rescuers searching for 11 people missing after their homes were buried by a landslide in southern Mexico have recovered four bodies, ... See all stories on this topic » Aljazeera.net

Harriet Harman to close 'historic' Labour conference BBC News Labour's deputy leader Harriet Harman will bring the party conference to a close when she delivers the final address to delegates. Ms Harman is expected to speak about an "historic conference" which has been a "rollercoaster of emotions". ... See all stories on this topic »

Russia's U-turn on arms sale RIA Novosti By Vladimir Radyuhin Russia has thrown its defence ties with Iran on the altar of its "reset" with the United States. President Dmitry Medvedev last week imposed a sweeping ban on defence sales that goes beyond even the international sanctions on Iran ... See all stories on this topic »

S. Lanka president confirms 30-month jail for Fonseka AFP COLOMBO — Sri Lanka's president has confirmed the 30-month jail term imposed on former army chief Sarath Fonseka following his conviction by a military court, an official said Thursday. President Mahinda Rajapakse approved the prison sentence for a ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Pirates grab Panama-flagged ship in Tanzania waters Reuters By Mohamed Ahmed MOGADISHU, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Somali pirates seized a Panamanian-flagged ship inside Tanzanian territorial waters on Wednesday, the third incident in four days off the east African nation's coast, a maritime official and advocacy ... See all stories on this topic »

New book reprints controversial Muhammad cartoons CNN By Melissa Gray, CNN (CNN) -- Controversial political cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad are reprinted in a new book due to be released Thursday. The editor of the Danish newspaper that first published the cartoons five years ago has written the book, ... See all stories on this topic »

15 Children Remain Held in Nigeria New York Times By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LAGOS, Nigeria (Agence France-Presse) — Gunmen who hijacked a school bus and kidnapped 15 children in southern Nigeria were negotiating with the school's owner on Wednesday, as nearby banks and shops remained closed out of fear ... See all stories on this topic »

US citizen held in Spain for funding al-Qaida Times of India BARCELONA: A US citizen was arrested in this Spanish city for sending money to al-Qaida's North African branch, police said. Mohamed Omar Debhi, who is of Algerian descent, is accused of sending more than 60000 euros to the al-Qaida Organisation in the ... See all stories on this topic »

Russia urges Iran to cooperate with UN nuclear agency Xinhua UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Russia on Wednesday urged Iran to cooperate with the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN nuclear watchdog, and to show transparency in its relationship with the body to resolve ... See all stories on this topic »

Musharraf prepares to launch new Pakistani party The Guardian The former Pakistani president General Pervez Musharraf said last night that he had "no regrets" about the security provided to Benazir Bhutto on the day of her assassination, as he prepared to officially launch his political comeback. ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Saudis nab 10 million 'captagon' pills over 3 months AFP RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it had seized nearly 10 million captagon stimulant pills over a three-month period, underscoring the continuing high demand for the drug in the Gulf state. In the three months to mid-September, ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

UN council endorses report accusing Israel of executions aboard aid flotilla Washington Post By Colum Lynch UNITED NATIONS - The UN Human Rights Council voted Wednesday to endorse the report of a UN fact-finding mission that accused Israeli commandos of summarily executing six passengers on a Turkish aid flotilla last May, among them a 19-year ... See all stories on this topic »

Japanese woman among winners of China panda keeper contest AFP BEIJING — As a spat between Beijing and Tokyo rumbles on, China on Wednesday opted for a bit of panda diplomacy, naming a Japanese woman as one of six winners of a contest to care for the endangered animals. Yumiko Kajiwara, from Tokyo, was picked to ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

SC forms 17-member bench to hear NRO review plea Daily Times ISLAMABAD: CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Wednesday constituted a 17-member full Supreme Court bench to hear the government's review petition against the NRO judgement from October 13. The court will also hear the implementation of the NRO case the ... See all stories on this topic »

Warlords taint Afghan peace council: analysts AFP KABUL — A council appointed by Afghan President Hamid Karzai to broker a peace deal with the Taliban is so heavily stacked with warlords and militia leaders it could be set up for failure, analysts said. The High Peace Council is Karzai's brainchild ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

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