Government to set up bank chains

Government to set up bank chains


Government to set up bank chains

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 10:19 PM PDT

Three new High Street banking chains are to be created by the government by 2015 as part of a major overhaul.


US war crimes questions for SLanka general: report (AFP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 10:25 PM PDT

Sri Lanka's top military commander, General Sarath Fonseka (pictured), is to be questioned by US authorities over allegations of war crimes during the island's fight against Tamil Tiger rebels, a report said Sunday.(AFP/File/Ishara S. Kodikara)AFP - Sri Lanka's top military commander, General Sarath Fonseka, is to be questioned by US authorities over allegations of war crimes during the island's fight against Tamil Tiger rebels, a report said Sunday.



Russians protest for human rights

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 10:37 PM PDT

Russian police say they've arrested 50 people who took part in an illegal human rights protest in Moscow.


Russians protest for human rights

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 10:37 PM PDT

Russian police say they've arrested 50 people who took part in an illegal human rights protest in Moscow.


US, SKorea plan for NKorea collapse: report (AFP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 10:14 PM PDT

South Korean protesters burn anti-North Korea placards during a rally in Seoul. The United States and its ally South Korea have drawn up a contingency plan to cope with emergencies in North Korea, including a possible regime change there, a report said Sunday.(AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)AFP - The United States and its ally South Korea have drawn up a contingency plan to cope with emergencies in North Korea, including a possible regime change there, a report said Sunday.



Japan foreign min to meet Clinton over U.S. bases - Kyodo

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 10:15 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's foreign minister will meet his U.S. counterpart on Friday for talks expected to focus on a row over the reorganisation of U.S. military bases in Japan, the Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday.


Wenger talks up title chances after derby delight (AFP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 09:25 PM PDT

Arsenal teammates celebrate after scoring the second goal of their Premier League match against the Tottenham Hotspurs at the Emirates Stadium. Tottenham Hotspur's hopes of gatecrashing the English Premier League's established elite have been put back into perspective as they slumped to a chastening 3-0 defeat at Arsenal.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal are showing the class and authority of English Premier League title contenders after a comfortable 3-0 win over rivals Tottenham Hotspur.



China sacks education minister amid scandal (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 10:28 PM PDT

AP - China's legislature has removed the country's unpopular education minister amid a corruption scandal in a city he used to oversee and widespread public dissatisfaction with the education system.


Mexican natives overtake UN office

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 04:55 PM PDT

TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico - Some 150 indigenous farmers took over a UN office in the southeastern Mexican state of Chiapas to demand the release of three jailed leaders, their group said Saturday.

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Six Guantanamo Uighurs arrive in Palau

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 04:51 PM PDT

altWASHINGTON Six Chinese Muslim Uighurs who had been held at Guantanamo Bay were transferred to the Pacific island nation of Palau to be resettled there, the US Department of Justice and lawyers said.

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Israel unhappy with Iran-West talks

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 01:39 AM PDT

TEHRAN - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said Iran's arch-foe Israel is unhappy with talks between Tehran and the West, but he hopes the negotiations will continue, ISNA news agency reported on Saturday.

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Dalai Lama defends visit to disputed Indian state

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 11:43 PM PDT

TOKYO - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said he was surprised at China's protest against his planned visit to an area of India claimed by Beijing, hinting he backed India on the border issue.

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Afghan poll faces Abdullah boycott threat

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 10:59 PM PDT

KABUL - Abdullah Abdullah was poised Saturday to boycott Afghanistan's run-off presidential poll unless incumbent Hamid Karzai has a last minute change of heart and bows to a series of demands from his rival.

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Karzai rival to make poll decision

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 10:04 PM PDT

Abdullah Abdullah set to declare whether he will take part in presidential election runoff.


Mubarak avoids talk of succession

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 09:15 PM PDT

The Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, has promised further domestic reforms at the annual conference of his ruling National Democratic Party in Cairo.


Mubarak avoids talk of succession

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 09:15 PM PDT

The Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, has promised further domestic reforms at the annual conference of his ruling National Democratic Party in Cairo.


Marley heirs wage global war on trademark pirates (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 09:01 PM PDT

This June 16, 2009 photo shows a worker painting a sign with the image of Bob Marley in front of Tuff-Gong Studios where Marley recorded some of his best-known songs in the capital of Kingston, Jamaica. This year, Marley's family, with the help of a private equity firm and a team of lawyers, are trying to wrestle control of all rights to Marley's ubiquitous image from merchandise counterfeiters doing an estimated $600 million in annual sales across the globe. (AP Photo/Michael Sloley)AP - Coming to a store near you: Bob Marley video games, shoes ... snowboards?



Philippines rejects ransom demand for Irish priest (AFP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 09:15 PM PDT

This video grab taken somewhere in Lanao province, southern Philippines, on October 24 and released October 31 shows kidnapped Irish priest Father Michael Sinnott holding a copy of a local newspaper dated October 22. In the video, Sinnott says two million dollars must be paid for his release.(AFP/HO)AFP - The Philippines on Sunday rejected a two million dollar ransom demand by the kidnappers of an elderly Irish Catholic priest in the troubled south but said it would continue efforts to ensure his release.



Russian police detain 50 at human rights protest

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 09:15 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian police said they detained at least 50 people on Saturday at an unsanctioned human rights protest in central Moscow, but protesters put the number higher.


S. Sudan president makes first call for independence

Posted: 31 Oct 2009 09:15 PM PDT

JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - South Sudan's president on Saturday urged southerners to vote for independence in a referendum if they wanted to be free, the closest he has come to calling publicly for the separation of the oil-producing region.


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