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| Lula's left Indian Express It's difficult not to be reminded of Abraham Lincoln by Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil's outgoing president. Born into a marginalised family in a notoriously unequal society, a metal worker with only a basic education, Lula won the presidency only ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| ASEM summit to focus on "quality of life" Xinhua BRUSSELS, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Leaders from the 27 European Union (EU) Member States and 16 Asian countries, including China, along with the European Commission and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat, will hold their 8th ASEM ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US Issues Travel Alert for Europe, Cites Terror Threat Bloomberg By Mark Drajem - Sun Oct 03 17:43:08 GMT 2010 Police in Paris evacuated the Eiffel Tower on Sept. 28 for the second time in two weeks after bomb threats. Photographer: Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images The US State Department issued an alert today ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mitchell: Neither side wants to stop direct talks Jerusalem Post By HERB KEINON Abbas will continue 'searching for solutions' with US; Netanyahu expected to address issue in cabinet meeting. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is expected Monday at the weekly cabinet meeting to make his first public comments on the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| The wall is gone, the division remains ABC Online By Mark Tamhane I heard an amusing story the other night on ABC NewsRadio about the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel. Apparently she's found some habits of her communist, East German-upbringing hard to break... such as stockpiling consumer goods. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Nigeria bombing suspects named BBC News Nigerian police have named two men suspected of organising car bombings which killed at least 12 people in Abuja on Friday. The police said Chima Orlu and Ben Jessy were Nigerian but gave no further details about the men. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Climate change challenge for rich and poor ABC Online With business leaders and the Australian Government finally acknowledging the need to put a price on carbon, climate change is back on the agenda here in Australia and it's also on the agenda this week internationally. Representatives from countries ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Iran, Egypt agree to resume direct flights for first time since 1979 Los Angeles Times By Borzou Daragahi and Amro Hassan Los Angeles Times Iran and Egypt, two countries that long have been openly hostile to each other, made a surprise agreement Sunday to resume direct flights for the first time since radical clerics ousted Iran's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Silvio the survivor Indian Express Too many ugly things have been said. The marriage is in tatters. They will sleep in separate beds but, for reasons of convenience, under the same roof. Such is the unhappy future that seems to await Italy's conservative government after a confidence ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hague: Coalition was right choice BBC News The creation of the coalition was "right" and a better choice than a minority Tory government "muddling through", Foreign Secretary William Hague has said. He told the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham that the AV voting system referendum ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Comentary: Stresses on military familes, Pentagon increase as troops come home Oshkosh Northwestern By Chuck Raasch • October 3, 2010 WASHINGTON — As troops come home from Iraq, and possibly Afghanistan, new stresses on military families are only just beginning. The concern stretches to the top Pentagon brass. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Chavez: Civilian militia should be armed full-time The Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that members of the country's civilian militia should be issued weapons to be armed and ready at all times. The Bolivarian Militia is a force of volunteers ranging from students to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 15-yr-old gets permanent artificial heart, first for a minor Indian Express In a first of its kind, a 15-year-old Italian boy has undergone a permanent artificial heart implant, which is expected to allow him to lead another 20 to 25 years of "normal life". The unnamed Italian boy, who had to undergo a ten-hour operation to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Dirty business Indian Express Rare by name, though not by nature, 17 elements in the periodic table — the "rare earths" — are among the most sought-after materials in modern manufacturing. In tiny amounts, their unique magnetic and phosphorescent properties make them vital ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Qaida suspect held by Italy cops Times of India Italian anti terrorist police have arrested a French man suspected of belonging to al-Qaida and capable of securing explosives, sources close to the investigation said on Sunday. The operation took place in a raid in Naples and France has filed a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Fonseka in solitary confinement Express Buzz COLOMBO: The incarcerated former Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka has been kept in solitary confinement in the Welikade prison to ensure "maximum security" for him, The Island daily reported on Saturday, quoting the Minister of Prisons, ... See all stories on this topic » |
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