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Woodward reveals rift within Obama team Times of India WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will have plenty to discuss and commiserate with each other when they meet in New Delhi in November. Like the Indian Prime Minister, Obama is hobbled by discord and mutual contempt ... See all stories on this topic »

Save the Children: Millennium Development Goals Affect Everybody Voice of America Millennium Development Goals, set by the United Nations 10 years ago, include initiatives to protect the environment, increase development aid, open the global trading and financial system, promote equality for women, and reduce maternal mortality by ... See all stories on this topic »

Palestinians warn of Jerusalem violence reflection on peace talks Xinhua by Emad Drimly, Saud Abu Ramadan GAZA, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- The violent confrontations which erupted on Wednesday between the Palestinians and the Israeli settlers in several neighborhoods in Jerusalem were largely condemned by the Palestinians amid ... See all stories on this topic »

Ahmadinejad: Netanyahu a 'skilled killer' CNN Editor's note: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad joins Larry King tonight to talk about the fate of the Americans jailed in Iran, his nation's nuclear program, and much more. Don't miss "Larry King Live" at 9 pm ET on CNN. New York (CNN) -- Iranian ... See all stories on this topic » CNN

Iran marks Week of Defense as parade hit by deadly bomb attack Xinhua TEHRAN, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian armed forces staged military parades throughout the country on Wednesday to mark the beginning of the Week of Defense as a deadly bombing attack killed at least eleven and injured dozens in the country. ... See all stories on this topic »

Russia Ends Talk of Missile Sale to Iran New York Times By ANDREW E. KRAMER MOSCOW — Russia interprets the latest round of United Nations sanctions against Iran as prohibiting all exports of major weapons systems to that country, President Dmitri A. Medvedev announced Wednesday, ending some Russian ... See all stories on this topic »

UN panel accuses Israel of war crimes for 'unlawful' assault on Gaza flotilla The Guardian A United Nations panel of human rights experts has accused Israel of war crimes through willful killing, unnecessary brutality and torture in its "clearly unlawful" assault on a ship attempting to break the blockade of Gaza in May in which nine Turkish ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Paris Hilton Gets Some California Love TMZ.com After Japan turned away Paris Hilton -- because of her guilty plea to cocaine possession -- the heiress hightailed it back to the US of A ... arriving hassle-free by private jet today. Paris had no trouble clearing customs in Van Nuys, ... See all stories on this topic » TMZ.com

French Unions Protest Sarkozy Pension Overhaul, Disrupt Public Transport Bloomberg By Helene Fouquet and Gregory Viscusi - Wed Sep 22 22:01:00 GMT 2010 French labor unions are leading a second national protest this month to oppose President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to raise the retirement age, disrupting trains and schools. ... See all stories on this topic »

US Influence in Asia Revives Amid China's Disputes New York Times By EDWARD WONG BEIJING — For the last several years, one big theme has dominated talk of the future of Asia: as China rises, its neighbors are being inevitably drawn into its orbit, currying favor with the region's new hegemonic power. ... See all stories on this topic »

Arctic valuable to world, not just polar states - Russian expert RIA Novosti The Arctic is becoming part of the world's heritage rather than that of Arctic countries, and Russia's role in the region is very important for its preservation, a Russian environmentalist said Wednesday. "The Arctic's nature... is becoming the common ... See all stories on this topic » RIA Novosti

Typhoon Fanapi leaves 33 dead, 42 missing in south China Xinhua GUANGZHOU, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Floods and landslides due to heavy downpours brought by typhoon Fanapi have claimed 33 lives in south China's Guangdong Province, while another 42 remain missing, local authorities said Wednesday. ... See all stories on this topic »

An Al Qaeda affiliate getting rich in Niger Christian Science Monitor Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb says it kidnapped five Frenchmen and two Africans from a Niger uranium mine. The group appears to be cultivating revenue streams. This undated photo provided by French nuclear manufacturer Areva shows the uranium mine of ... See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor

U.N. chief Ban calls for calm, restraint in Kashmir Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for restraint in disputed Kashmir, which is facing its biggest independence uprising in over 20 years, the United Nations said on Wednesday. "He called for calm and restraint among ... See all stories on this topic »

Kashmir looms over UN Assembly meet Hindustan Times As India and Pakistan hobble towards a meeting between foreign ministers SM Krishna and Shah Mehmood Qureshi on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, a set of complications have come up. The possibility of Islamabad trying to raise the ... See all stories on this topic »

57 refugees being smuggled out of country caught by Ooty police Times of India UDHAGAMANDALAM: In yet another instance in which trafficking of Tamil refugees has come to light, 57 Sri Lankans, who had illegally slipped out of refugee camps in various parts of Tamil Nadu, were caught in Masinagudi town in Nilgiris district on ... See all stories on this topic »

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