Pakistani jets bomb S Waziristan

Pakistani jets bomb S Waziristan


Pakistani jets bomb S Waziristan

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 10:50 PM PDT

Islamabad orders strikes on suspected fighters as it prepares ground assault on Taliban.

ANALYSIS - Are white working-class blues bad for Democrats?

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 10:40 PM PDT

DALLAS (Reuters) - White working-class males have been among the biggest U.S. losers in this recession. Does that mean that President Barack Obama's Democratic Party will be the big loser in the 2010 congressional elections?

Iran: 'no obstacle to further nuclear talks'

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 02:14 PM PDT

TEHRAN - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday that talks in Geneva on his country's nuclear programme had been positive and he saw no obstacle to continuing discussions with world powers.

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US, Afghan troops kill 16 insurgents

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 05:11 AM PDT

KABUL - Afghan and US forces killed 16 insurgents on Sunday in an operation in the east of the country, also arresting a suspected Al-Qaeda fighter, NATO and Afghan police said.

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Victim's parents hang young Iranian murderer

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 04:12 AM PDT

TEHRAN - An Iranian man was hanged on Sunday reportedly by the parents of his victim whom he murdered in a brawl as a teenager, despite international calls urging the Islamic republic to stop such executions.

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Pakistan nukes safe despite militant threat

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 02:53 AM PDT

LONDON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday the latest militant attack in Pakistan shows an "increasing" threat to the state, but voiced confidence Islamabad was in control of its nuclear arsenal.

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World 'won't wait' Iran plans

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 02:41 AM PDT

altLONDON US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Iran on Sunday that the international community "will not wait indefinitely" for the Islamic republic to meet its obligations on its disputed nuclear programme.

"The international community will not wait indefinitely for evidence that

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Clinton hopes for NI devolution

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 04:15 PM PDT

American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Belfast to urge political leaders to work together to end a long-running dispute which threatens the future of devolved government.

Boyzone bandmates in Majorca

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 09:16 PM PDT

The other four members of pop group Boyzone have arrived in Majorca following the death of their bandmate, Stephen Gately, on Saturday.

Clinton hopes for NI devolution

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 04:15 PM PDT

American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Belfast to urge political leaders to work together to end a long-running dispute which threatens the future of devolved government.

Boyzone bandmates in Majorca

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 09:16 PM PDT

The other four members of pop group Boyzone have arrived in Majorca following the death of their bandmate, Stephen Gately, on Saturday.

Pakistan bombs militants, ground offensive imminent

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 09:21 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani aircraft attacked Taliban militants in their South Waziristan stronghold near the Afghan border as the government said a ground offensive against the al Qaeda-linked fighters was imminent.

Pakistan bombs militants, ground offensive imminent

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 10:13 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani aircraft attacked Taliban militants in their South Waziristan stronghold near the Afghan border as the government said a ground offensive against the al Qaeda-lnked fighters was imminent.

FACTBOX - Ties between China and Russia as Putin visits

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 10:13 PM PDT

(Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits China from Monday, with deals worth $5.5 billion expected to be signed during his visit.

Philippines orders rice imports as typhoon costs mount

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 09:00 PM PDT

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines ordered imports of 250,000 tonnes of rice on Monday as officials said two typhoons over the past 15 days had badly damaged farmlands and roads in the north and killed over 650 people.

Australia braces for "highest-risk" bushfire season

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 09:39 PM PDT

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia has begun preparing more than 1,000 fire refuges and will recast its national alert system to warn of "catastrophic" bushfires as a new fire season threatens to eclipse blazes this year which killed 173 people.

Zelaya supporters blast Honduras media crackdown

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 06:03 PM PDT

TEGUCIGALPA - Supporters of deposed President Manuel Zelaya argued interim leaders' crackdown on opposition media could derail talks aimed at resolving the months-old political crisis.

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Ahmadinejad sees no obstacle to further nuclear talks

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 02:14 PM PDT

TEHRAN - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday that talks in Geneva on his country's nuclear programme had been positive and he saw no obstacle to continuing discussions with world powers.

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Gunmen abduct Irish priest in southern Philippines

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 09:22 AM PDT

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines - Gunmen believed to be Islamic militants kidnapped a 78-year-old Irish priest in the troubled southern Philippines Sunday, police said.

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As economy grows, so do China's garbage woes (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 09:01 PM PDT

In this photo taken Sunday, June 6, 2009, Chinese women and men search through garbage for recyclable materials at a dump site in Changchun in northeastern China's Jilin province. As more Chinese ride the nation's economic boom, a torrent of garbage is one result. Cities are bursting at the seams, and local officials struggle to cope. (AP Photo)AP - Visitors can smell this village long before they see it.


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