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| Swedish election result set to rattle crown, yields Reuters By Adam Cox STOCKHOLM, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Sweden's election result looks set to cause short-term damage to the crown and unsettle debt investors on Monday, analysts said, as markets grapple with the implications of a weakened ruling coalition. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| China Prepares for Typhoon Fanapi Voice of America Photo: AP Cars pass through a flooded street in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, as Typhoon Fanapi hit the area Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. China has stepped up emergency measures as typhoon Fanapi approaches its southeastern coast. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Gulf of Mexico Macondo oil well permanently sealed, says Admiral Allen The Australian THE BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico was declared permanently sealed today, after an environmental disaster that killed 11 men. As another chapter came to close on a disaster that fouled huge swaths of the Gulf Coast and rocked both Barack Obama's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Ahmadinejad: Sanctions against Iran 'meaningless' Jerusalem Post By JORDANA HORN "We've never been anti-Semitic - when was I anti-Semitic?" asks Iranian president, in NY for UN General Assembly meetings. NEW YORK – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who arrived in New York on Sunday for the UN General Assembly ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Bodies of three kidnapped election workers are found in Afghanistan Washington Post By Ernesto Londoño KABUL - Afghan authorities said Sunday that they recovered the bodies of three election workers kidnapped Saturday during parliamentary balloting marked by violence and reports of widespread fraud. The election workers were abducted ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| World leaders warned that approach to African aid needs a total rethink Independent By Daniel Howden, Africa Correspondent A malnourished child at an aid station in Madagascar. Critics say the current system of aid in Africa is 'tired and confused'. As world leaders gather in New York today to decide the future of aid, an influential ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Olmert: US agreed to accept 100000 Palestinian refugees Jerusalem Post By GIL HOFFMAN There's no difference between the views of George W. Bush and Obama on Israel, former PM says. The US would have accepted 100000 Palestinian refugees had Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas accepted then-prime minister Ehud ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Thai red-shirts hold new protest BBC News Thousands of anti-government "red-shirt" protesters have defied a state of emergency by staging a demonstration in the Thai capital, Bangkok. The protesters were marking the fourth anniversary of the coup that ousted ex-prime minister Thaksin ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Three blasts rock Baghdad, 36 killed, 95 wounded Indian Express AP Tags : Baghdad, Fallujah Posted: Mon Sep 20 2010, 02:50 hrs Baghdad: Three car bombs tore through Baghdad and the former insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Sunday, killing at least 36 people and breaking what had been a period of relative calm ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Rudd to urge UN to increase flood support ABC Online By North America correspondent Kim Landers Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has begun a series of meetings at the United Nations as he prepares to attend the UN General Assembly in New York. At a meeting with UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Highlights of the Pope's UK visit BBC News The Pope has returned to Rome after his four-day visit to the UK during which hundreds of thousands of people attended events and gatherings. During the trip, Pope Benedict XVI has spoken out about what he called the "marginalisation" of Christianity ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Plot to attack Pope: UK frees 6 suspects without charge Times of India LONDON: Six North-African origin-men held by UK's counter-terrorism police probing an alleged plot to attack Pope Benedict XVI during his current visit have all been released without charge, the Scotland Yard said on Sunday. Police searched eight homes ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US charges 5 soldiers of murdering Afghans for sport Indian Express In one of the grisliest allegations against US troops in Afghanistan, a group of US soldiers has been accused of killing Afghan civilians randomly and then keeping their body parts as trophies. The killings are alleged to have been carried out by ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Radio stations seized in Somalia BBC News By Will Ross East Africa correspondent Islamist insurgents in Somalia have seized control of two radio stations in the capital Mogadishu. The stations, Horn Afrik and GBC, were raided on Saturday by militants from the groups al-Shabab and Hizbul Islam. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| 'Barack reading works of liberal authors more' Times of India WASHINGTON: American president Barack Obama has recently read more and more books by liberal authors but precious few by conservative writers, says a former White House aide. "If you look at President Obama's reading list over the years, it has a clear ... See all stories on this topic » |
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