Obama signs big Pakistan aid bill

Obama signs big Pakistan aid bill


Obama signs big Pakistan aid bill

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:34 PM PDT

A $7.5bn US aid package to Pakistan is signed into law, after fears it might impinge on Pakistan's sovereignty are eased.


As Afghan Recount Nears End, Officials Prepare for 2nd Vote

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:27 PM PDT

KABUL, Oct. 15 -- Afghan election officials and NATO forces are preparing for a potential second round of the presidential election here as the recount of allegedly fraudulent ballots nears its conclusion.


Helium Balloon Lands Without Boy Inside, Reports Say

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 09:00 PM PDT

A 6-year-old boy is alone in a hot-air balloon over Colorado.


House Backs Detainee Transfers

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:21 PM PDT

The House voted to allow detainees being held at the Guantánamo Bay naval base in Cuba to be transferred to the United States, but only if they are facing trial.


Iraq Asks Turkey to Stop Incursions

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:24 PM PDT

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki asked Turkey on Thursday to stop crossing the border to launch military operations targeting Kurdish rebels, saying it violates Iraqi sovereignty.


EU, South Korea Reach Trade Deal

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:31 PM PDT

The EU and Seoul concluded negotiations over a trade pact, but concerns remain that the deal will trigger a flood of cheap South Korean car imports.


US runaway balloon lands in field

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:51 PM PDT

A balloon that floated away over Colorado with a six-year-old boy reportedly inside lands, with live footage of the drama on US TV.


Expenses probe MP to stand down

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:20 PM PDT

A Tory backbencher accused of using public money to fund his own company is to stand down at the next election.


US child trapped in runaway balloon

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:18 PM PDT

Authorities considering how to safely bring down drifting six-year-old boy.


6-Year-Old Boy Floats Away in Hot-Air Balloon

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:00 PM PDT

Officials from a town north of Denver are scrambling to rescue him.


Analysis: Dodgers Won't Have a Cakewalk vs. Phillies

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 09:00 PM PDT

The N.L.C.S. is unlikely to be as much of a cakewalk for Los Angeles as its first-round sweep of the Cardinals was, because Philadelphia matches up significantly better against the Dodgers than St. Louis did.


Expenses probe MP to stand down

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:02 PM PDT

A Tory backbencher accused of using public money to fund his own company is to stand down at the next election.


Obama Makes First Trip to New Orleans as President

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:00 PM PDT

President Barack Obama flew to New Orleans Thursday to hear directly about its 4-year-long struggle to recover from Hurricane Katrina.


U.N. Rights Official Backs Gaza Report

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:14 PM PDT

The top United Nations human rights official said that she concurred with the report's call for "urgent action to counter impunity."


Karzai Aide Says Afghan Runoff Vote Appears Likely

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:15 PM PDT

It was the first time that President Hamid Karzai's government has acknowledged the probability of a runoff.


Button eyes safety-first approach

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 10:44 AM PDT

Jenson Button says he will not take any unnecessary risks at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday, with the world title within grasp


Obama signs Pakistan aid bill

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:42 PM PDT

US president signs off $7.5bn package for Islamabad despite some concerns over terms.


Glimpses of Solar System's edge

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 11:13 AM PDT

The first results from Nasa's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (Ibex) spacecraft show unexpected features at our Solar System's edge.


Should memorial sites use social networks?

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 04:52 AM PDT

Auschwitz has launched a page on Facebook. Is it an appropriate move?


House Backs Detainee Transfers

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 11:52 AM PDT

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to allow the Obama administration to bring foreign terrorism suspects from the Guantanamo Bay prison to the United States to face trial.


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