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| UN Chief Urges World Leaders to Meet MDGs as Summit Opens in NY Voice of America UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on world leaders to reaffirm their commitments to drastically reducing global poverty, hunger and disease within the next five years. Photo: AP World leaders have gathered in New York for a three-day summit ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Swedish voters react to far-right gains BBC News A far-right anti-immigration party in Sweden has won seats in parliament for the first time, denying the governing centre-right coalition an overall majority. The Sweden Democrats won 20 of the 349 seats in the country's assembly in Sunday's general ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| US-China ties must go through Tokyo AFP WASHINGTON — US Vice President Joe Biden said Monday that American efforts to improve ties with China must "go through Tokyo" in a warm message to key US ally Japan as it faces rising tensions with Beijing. Three days before US President Barack Obama ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UN calls for urgent global response to Pak disaster Oneindia New York, Sep 20(ANI): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for an "urgent" global response to Pakistan, which is currently recovering from the worst floods in its history. Ban said this during an international meeting on the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: 'We're not making a nuclear bomb' Telegraph.co.uk Mr Ahmadinejad insisted that Iran is only seeking peace and a nuclear-weapons-free world while being interviewed by ABC in New York where he is to attend next week's UN General Assembly. "We consider ourselves to be a human force and a cultural power. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Three Questions: Rating Afghanistan's Elections Voice of America Photo: AP An Afghan election worker stacks ballot boxes at a warehouse of Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission in Kabul, 20, September 2010. Afghan officials started gathering and tallying results in a process that could last weeks. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Iran urges IAEA to prove "impartiality" on nuclear program Xinhua TEHRAN, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali-Akbar Salehi said Monday that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should prove "impartiality" and " objectivity" in its reports on Iran's nuclear program. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Weiss Doubts BP Would End Operations in Gulf of Mexico: Video Bloomberg Sept. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Philip Weiss, an analyst at Argus Research, talks about investing in BP Plc and the prospects for the company's operations in the Gulf of Mexico. US officials said BP killed its Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico after creating ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Tajikistan Says Militants Were Behind Attack on Troops New York Times By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ MOSCOW—The government of Tajikistan on Monday blamed Islamist militants, some with ties to Afghanistan and Pakistan, for an assault on a military convoy in Tajikistan that killed at least 23 soldiers over the weekend. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Officials: US drones kill 6 militants in Pakistan The Associated Press MIR ALI, Pakistan — Suspected US drones fired missiles at militant targets in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing six people in the 15th such attack this month, the most intense barrage since the strikes began in 2004, said intelligence officials. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Three killed in raids by counter-terrorist unit Sydney Morning Herald JAKARTA: Counter-terrorism police have shot dead three suspected militants and injured up to seven others in another of a series of bloody raids in the province of North Sumatra. Early reports suggest that as many as 18 people may have been detained in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Manmohan welcomes new Oxford centre The Hindu The school will train outstanding graduates in skills and responsibilities of government. It will also draw on the teaching skills of a range of world leaders in education, business and government. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has welcomed the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Yakhont missiles could protect Russian naval base in Syria - analyst RIA Novosti MOSCOW, September 20 (RIA Novosti) - Russian-made mobile anti-ship missile systems sold to Syria could be used to protect a Russian naval supply and maintenance site near Syria's Mediterranean port of Tartus, a Russian arms trade expert said on Monday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Germany debates Street View terms BBC News The German government is holding meetings today to discuss concerns over Google's Street View mapping service. It comes as the German newspaper Der Spiegel reports that "several hundred thousand" people have opted out of the service over privacy ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 'Obama's election not enough to realize my father's dream' Times of India MUMBAI: Forty-seven years after legendary civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr delivered the famous 'I Have a Dream' speech at the Lincoln Memorial in the US, his eldest son, Martin Luther King III, is still working towards realizing his ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Musharraf faces abusive callers during telethon Hindustan Times PTI Aiming to enter political arena in Pakistan, the former military ruler's first direct dialogue with the people threw up some bitter moments for him as he faced an abusive and offensive audience. Taking part in a telethon to raise funds for millions ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Seized Somali media network 'must serve Islam' BBC News Somali militants who have seized a radio and TV station say it will now broadcast only Islamic messages. Hassan Dahir Aweys, who leads the Hizbul Islam group, said he wanted the broadcasts to serve Islam. The seized station, GBC, was popular because it ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Swire meets Megrahi in Libya BBC News The father of a victim of the Lockerbie bombing has been to Libya to visit the only man convicted of the atrocity. Dr Jim Swire spent about an hour with Abdelbasset al-Megrahi in a Tripoli hospital last week. He believes Megrahi is innocent and wants a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Chinese defense minister meets Pakistan's Chief of Naval Staff Xinhua BEIJING, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- China is trying its best to help flood-hit Pakistan and hopes people could rebuild their homes as soon as possible, Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie said here Monday. Liang, also a state councilor, made the remarks ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Colombian forces kill 22 rebels BBC News Colombian security forces say they have killed at least 22 Farc rebels in fighting near the Ecuadorean border. Police commandos were dropped by helicopter after air force planes bombed a rebel camp in the jungle. The fighting in the Putumayo region ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Pakistani floods victim dies after self-immolation The Associated Press MULTAN, Pakistan — A Pakistani flood victim who set himself alight outside the prime minister's home died Monday, police said. Police official Hasan Bukhsh said Mohammad Akram died in a hospital in the eastern city of Multan. He had doused himself with ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Poudyal rules out quitting from Nepal PM race Indian Express Nepali Congress Vice-President RC Poudyal today ruled out quitting the prime ministerial race to pave the way for the formation of a national consensus government in Nepal after Maoist chief Prachanda withdrew from the contest following a deal with the ... See all stories on this topic » |
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