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Guatemalan president 'very angry' at US tests BBC News The president of Guatemala has said the US committed a serious crime when it deliberately infected hundreds of Guatemalans with gonorrhoea and syphilis. Speaking through a translator, Alvaro Colom told the BBC that he and his country were ''very ... See all stories on this topic »

PLO to urge Abbas to 'halt peace talks' AFP RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories — The Palestinian leadership was on Saturday to urge president Mahmud Abbas to suspend US-backed peace talks over Israeli settlement construction, a senior official said. The Palestine Liberation Organisation "will ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Japanese protesters accuse China of invading disputed islands CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A group of anti-China protesters gathered Saturday in Tokyo and six other major cities in Japan to rally against what it calls an invasion of disputed islands that both claim are part of their territories. ... See all stories on this topic »

US drone strikes kill 14 militants in Pakistan Reuters MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - Two US drone attacks killed 14 militants in Pakistan on Saturday, intelligence officials said, after recent NATO incursions raised tensions with an ally Washington needs in efforts to stabilize Afghanistan. ... See all stories on this topic »

Chilean mine rescue 'this month' BBC News Chile's mines minister says an attempt to rescue 33 trapped miners will begin in the second half of October - earlier than previously predicted. Laurence Golborne said the drilling of a rescue shaft to bring the men to the surface was going extremely ... See all stories on this topic »

'Bin Laden' urges help for Pakistan Aljazeera.net Al-Qaeda leader calls on Muslims around the world to mobilise aid for flood victims in new audio tape. Muslims around the world have been urged to mobilise more aid for Pakistan's flood victims in a new audio message purportedly from Osama Bin Laden. ... See all stories on this topic » Aljazeera.net

Rwanda hits out at UN's accusations National Post A young soldier in Kalemie, DRC, in 1998. At least 30000 children were recruited in the country between 1993 and 2003. Rwanda unleashed a new round of protests yesterday, as the United Nations released its mammoth compendium of atrocities committed ... See all stories on this topic »

Dilma Rousseff poised to become Brazil's first female president The Guardian Searchlights illuminated the night sky above the RecNov television centre in western Rio and rain poured down on to the sprawling factory of tear-jerking Brazilian soap operas. Inside Studio J a 62-year-old woman, clad in white, stared into the camera ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Rouse wastes no time in first day on job Washington Post By Anne E. Kornblut and Scott Wilson The Pete Rouse era began shortly before noon on Friday. It didn't take long before the White House started feeling the difference. Rouse, ushered in as interim White House chief of staff by President Obama in the ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Post

Gay suicide puts focus on cyber-bullying ABC Online By North America correspondent Lisa Millar and wires The suicide of a first-year university student in the United States has shocked observers and raised more questions about cyber-bullying. Students at Rutgers University in New Jersey have been ... See all stories on this topic »

White House hopes Pak will stick to democracy Indian Express Amidst reports of an imminent military coup or dislodging of present government of President Asif Ali Zardari, the United States expressed hope that Pakistan will stick to democracy and there will be no army rule once again. ... See all stories on this topic »

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