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| Obama Calls Alliance With Japan a Cornerstone of Security in Kan Meeting Bloomberg By Kate Andersen Brower - Thu Sep 23 21:32:05 GMT 2010 President Barack Obama called the US-Japan alliance one of the "cornerstones" for global security as he met in New York today with Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan. Going into a meeting with Kan, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Highlights: World leaders address U.N. General Assembly Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama appealed for international support for the Middle East peace process at the United Nations on Thursday, urging world leaders to make sure "this time is different." "Now, many are pessimistic about this ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| French strike again over retirement age ABC Online By London correspondent Rachael Brown Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets of France to protest against government plans to raise the retirement age. The pension reform bill, which raises the retirement age from 60 to 62, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Millennium development goals in an age of fear and loathing The Guardian The world's continuing dedication to a set of global goals to fight poverty, hunger and disease is no small triumph in an era marked by cynicism, the fraying of social bonds and the widespread fears of economic dislocation. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Colombian rebel leader reportedly killed in military strike Washington Post By Juan Forero BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - The legendary military strategist of Colombia's largest rebel group has been killed in a military strike, a development that President Juan Manuel Santos called Thursday the biggest blow against a guerrilla ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| No battle looming over Arctic oil: Putin ABC Online By London correspondent Rachael Brown Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin has hosed down talk of an impending battle over the Arctic's mineral wealth. One quarter of the world's undiscovered oil and gas reserves is thought to lie beneath the Arctic ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Protests across Pak over Aafia Siddiqui verdict by US court The Hindu A New York court's decision to sentence Pakistani neuro-scientist Aafia Siddiqui with 86 years of imprisonment for shooting at US soldiers in Afghanistan has triggered outrage across the country with protesters taking to the streets in many places. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Iran, US held secret talks: report The Hindu Diplomats from Iran and United States have secretly met in New York to establish a covert channel of communication, Israeli daily Haaretz has said. The newspaper said the two sides met at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York ahead of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| VIEW: The troubled Pakistan-Iran equation —S Iftikhar Murshed Daily Times The first country to recognise Pakistan after its independence in 1947 was Iran and the only one to oppose its entry into the UN that year was Afghanistan. However, the Pakistan-Iran equation swerved from the steady groove of incremental cooperation ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Polish opposition leader urges PM Tusk to resign over air crash RIA Novosti MOSCOW, September 23 (RIA Novosti) - The Polish and Russian governments should assume full responsibility for the Smolensk air disaster and Prime Minister Donald Tusk should resign, Law and Justice leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said on Thursday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fear of China makes Asia look to US Hindustan Times For the last few years, a big theme has dominated talk of the future of Asia: As China rises, its neighbours are being inevitably drawn into its orbit, currying favour with the region's new hegemonic power. The presumed loser, of course, is US, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Officials: Palestinians will consider freeze compromise Jerusalem Post By AP Sources say Mitchell speaking directly with Netanyahu, Abbas to avert breakdown of talks; Palestinians willing to show "some flexibility." Hopes of averting a breakdown in Middle East peace talks grew Thursday as senior Palestinian officials said ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Two girls' schools blown up in Peshawar Daily Times PESHAWAR: The Taliban on Wednesday blew up two more girls' schools in the provincial capital amid a security operation against the terrorists in the bordering area of FR Peshawar, police and locals said. The Taliban bombed five schools in a week's time ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Reconciliation policy to continue: PPP Daily Times By Ali Hussain ISLAMABAD: The Central Executive Committee of Pakistan People's Party on Thursday decided that the party would continue its policy of reconciliation, as it does not want confrontation with the judiciary, and also rejected the idea of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Nigeria''s ruling party postpones primaries indefinitely MSN India Abuja, Sep 23 (PTI) Nigeria''s ruling party has postponed indefinitely its primaries earlier scheduled for mid-October to select its presidential nominee, according to a media report. This comes against the backdrop of a request by the Independent ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Drug smuggling dominates Indo-Bangla border guards talk IBNLive.com PTI | 02:09 AM,Sep 24,2010 Dhaka, Sept 23 (PTI) India and Bangladesh today discussed steps to combat human trafficking, arms and drug smuggling and improving law and order in the frontier areas.The five-day Director general level conference between ... See all stories on this topic » |
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