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| Alarm in Europe over 26/11-type plot Times of India LONDON: Intelligence agencies have issued a high alert, warning that a jihadi plot — allegedly scripted in Pakistan — to carry out 26/11-type commando attacks on big cities in Britain, France and Germany was being given finishing touches. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Europe Hit by Widespread Strikes Voice of America Photo: AP A protester holds a poster during a trade union demonstration against budget cuts, in Berlin, 29 Sept. 2010 Strikes took place across Europe Wednesday in protest against government austerity measures. Unions say over 20 million jobs have been ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| France Faces European Action After Expulsions New York Times By STEPHEN CASTLE BRUSSELS — After an acrimonious dispute over its expulsions of the Roma, France was told on Wednesday that it would face legal proceedings for failing to meet minimum European Union safeguards to protect the rights of the bloc's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Spain Strike Sees Industry Halts, Slow Transport Wall Street Journal MADRID (Dow Jones)--Much of Spanish industry ground to a halt, transportation services slowed and some shops closed Wednesday during Spain's first nationwide strike in eight years as unions challenge Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Labour's new team? BBC News Labour are holding their first shadow cabinet elections since 1996. Here's a guide to the process: There are 19 seats at the shadow cabinet table up for grabs in the elections. These do not include leader Ed Miliband and deputy leader Harriet Harman ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Berlusconi survives confidence vote Sify Rome, Sep 29 (DPA) Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Wednesday won a parliamentary confidence vote on a set of government proposals which he had declared would not be undermined by ongoing dissent in his ruling coalition. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Israel 'Tasered' Jewish activist BBC News Jewish activists who sought to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza say they were treated harshly when Israeli forces seized their vessel. Yonatan Shapira, an Israeli air force pilot turned peace activist, said he was shocked with a Taser gun while ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| A recipe for trouble in China's backyard Financial Times By David Pilling Take a handful of uninhabited islets roughly equidistant between Okinawa and Taiwan. Add a Chinese trawler captain, determined to fish in what he regards as Chinese waters. Then mix in a Japanese patrol boat defending Tokyo's control ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Nigerian President Orders Police to Rescue Kidnapped Children Voice of America Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan has sent a special police unit to find and rescue dozens of children kidnapped in the southeastern city of Aba. The unit has also been directed to arrest members of the unidentified gang who abducted the children. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ashton calls for settlement freeze extension ahead of visit Jerusalem Post By JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP EU Foreign Policy chief comments following meeting with Hillary Clinton; Ashton due to arrive in Israel Thursday for meetings with Netanyahu, Abbas, Mitchell. The recently expired settlement construction moratorium must be ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Pirates hijack ship off Tanzania BBC News Somali pirates have hijacked a cargo ship with 15 Indian crew off the coast of Tanzania, a maritime watchdog said. The MT Asphalt Venture was heading to Durban after unloading its cargo of bitumen at Mombasa, Kenya, when it was attacked about 110 miles ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Slipping away Deccan Herald There is reason for the international community to be concerned. A UN summit has revealed that the world is unlikely to meet several key Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the 2015 deadline. Ten years ago, world leaders pledged to halve the number ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| IT industry relieved at Senate blocking anti-offshoring Bill Business Standard The Indian information technology (IT) industry is relieved at the US Senate's decision to block the proposed 'Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act', that sought to offer a tax holiday for employers moving jobs to the US from abroad. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| U.S., China to Rebuild Military Ties Wall Street Journal By ADAM ENTOUS WASHINGTON—The US and China have agreed to gradually restart stalled military relations with a series of high-level exchanges starting next month, US officials said. China broke off military-to-military contacts with the US in January to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Iran Delays Power Plant Start-up Voice of America Photo: AP Iranian nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi says the country's first nuclear power plant will be ready to generate electricity by January, which is at least two months later than previously announced. Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency quotes ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| China sets new train speed record National Post On Tuesday, a bullet train set a new speed record for trains that operate on conventional tracks while on a test run from Shanghai to Hangzhou, China. The Chinese-made CRH380A bullet train went a blistering 416.6 kilometers per hour (258.86 miles per ... See all stories on this topic » |
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