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| National Security Adviser to Resign, Officials Say New York Times By DAVID E. SANGER President Obama will announce on Friday that Gen. James Jones, the national security adviser, is resigning and will be replaced by his deputy, Thomas E. Donilon, senior administration officials said. General Jones's departure had ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Year After Obama Won Nobel, World Looks for Signs of Peace ABC News By RUSSELL GOLDMAN One year after the Nobel prize jury made its controversial decision to award President Obama the prize for world peace, a larger jury is still waiting for the president to live up to those lofty expectations. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Death toll rises in Hungary toxic sludge spill BBC News Pollution levels in the River Danube from Hungary's toxic sludge spill have declined, officials say, calming fears of an ecological disaster. Hungary's PM Viktor Orban said the situation was "under control". However, concerns remain that toxins from ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Along the tense Gaza frontier Jerusalem Post By LARRY DERFNER On a rare foray into the border area, the army gives our reporter its side of the story. As the rocketing of Sderot has subsided dramatically in the nearly two years since Operation Cast Lead, the low-intensity war being fought along ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Shutdown in Karachi, shrine blasts toll reaches nine Sify Karachi, Oct 8 (IANS) Roads in most parts of this Pakistani city wore a deserted look Friday as residents preferred to stay at home amid calls for protests by various groups a day after twin suicide blasts at a Sufi shrine that left nine people dead. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| New Dutch cabinet to be presented soon Xinhua THE HAGUE, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Centre-right liberal leader Mark Rutte had been appointed by Dutch Queen Beatrix as the new prime minister designate of the Netherlands and would present his cabinet next Thursday, local media reported Friday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Pakistan to investigate video of executions it first dismissed as fake Los Angeles Times The video circulating on the Internet shows the firing squad execution of six blindfolded men by what appear to be Pakistani soldiers. The army says a board of inquiry will now investigate. By Alex Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times Pakistan's army chief ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Dutch investigate "illegal" IAEA shipment to Iran Reuters India AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch authorities may take legal action against an exporter for violating EU sanctions on Iran by shipping equipment to the country on behalf of the UN nuclear watchdog, the Economics Ministry said on Friday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| China island evacuates 6000 as reservoir bursts banks Reuters India BEIJING (Reuters) - China's southern resort island of Hainan has evacuated more than 6000 people after a reservoir burst its banks following days of heavy rain, state media said on Friday. There have been no casualties reported so far, the official ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Pakistan: Two Germans Died in Drone Strike Wall Street Journal By TOM WRIGHT ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—At least two Germans and three other people killed in a Central Intelligence Agency drone strike this week in Pakistan's tribal regions were allegedly involved in plotting terrorist attacks in Europe, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Court will go ahead with ex-parte proceedings in Zardari dual office case Indian Express The Lahore High Court has decided to start ex-parte proceedings on a batch of petitions challenging Asif Ali Zardari holding offices of both the President and chief of ruling PPP as the Pakistan government did not send any representative for several ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Rousseff struggles to win over Brazil's devout Reuters By Brian Winter SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The YouTube video that helped push Brazil's presidential election to a second round begins with Paschoal Piragine solemnly telling his flock: "In 30 years as a pastor, I've never done this before. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Depression over Bangladesh, West Bengal to weaken gradually: IMD NetIndian The India Meteorological Department (IMD) today said the depression over Bangladesh and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal would move north-eastwards and weaken gradually into a low pressure area during the next 12 hours. The depression had moved ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Taiwanese fishing vessel reported pirated is free The Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya — The EU Naval Force says that a Taiwanese fishing vessel that was reported to have been hijacked by pirates was never attacked. The force said in statement Friday that the false report, which had been filed earlier in the day, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Putin's hot date @ 58 Times of India He holds a black belt in judo, chases whales in stormy waters, tags tigers, flies bomber jets and swims in the icy rivers of Siberia. Or you find him camping out in the wild, riding, shooting and basically doing all things macho – all the while ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Revolution changes Nepal's former princesses to social workers Times of India KATHMANDU: Surrounded by Nepal's blue-blooded, the plutocracy and the paparazzi, Nepal's former princesses, led by former crown princess Himani Rajyalaxmi Shah, officially announced their entry into social service from Friday, the auspicious day the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Briton killed in Pakistan linked to failed NY bomber Reuters By Saud Mehsud DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - A British man killed by a US drone strike in Pakistan had ties with the would-be Times Square bomber, a Pakistani intelligence official said on Wednesday. The official, who declined to be identified ... See all stories on this topic » |
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