Sixty people killed or wounded in Iran attack - IRNA |
- Sixty people killed or wounded in Iran attack - IRNA
- Senior Iran Guards commander assassinated - state TV
- Pakistani forces battle Taliban in S.Waziristan
- French FM says Karzai ready for talks with rival
- Diplomatic wrangling delays Afghan vote decision
- Two kidnapped Darfur aid workers freed - official
- Charges over 'balloon boy' incident
- Pakistani forces in heavy clashes in S.Waziristan
- Diplomatic wrangling delays Afghan vote decision
- Pakistani forces in heavy clashes in S.Waziristan
- Criminal charges to be filed in case of balloon boy
- U.N. nuclear chief calls for U.S.-Iran talks on nuclear dispute
- Streisand goods auctioned for charity
- Police killed in Rio helicopter crash
- Chavez says Iran helping Venezuela find uranium
- Rick strengthens to Cat 5 storm off Mexico Pacific
- Australian, 16, sets out to sail solo around world
- Afghanistan braces for possible election run-off
- Iran frees Iranian-Canadian journalist on bail
- Helicopter downed as 12 killed in Rio violence
| Sixty people killed or wounded in Iran attack - IRNA Posted: 18 Oct 2009 12:59 AM PDT TEHRAN (Reuters) - Sixty people were killed or wounded in an attack on the elite Revolutionary Guards in southeastern Iran, including two senior commanders, the IRNA news agency reported on Sunday,
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| Senior Iran Guards commander assassinated - state TV Posted: 18 Oct 2009 12:59 AM PDT TEHRAN (Reuters) - A senior Revolutionary Guards commander was assassinated in an attack in volatile southeastern Iran, state television reported on Sunday.
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| Pakistani forces battle Taliban in S.Waziristan Posted: 18 Oct 2009 12:21 AM PDT PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani forces exchanged heavy fire with Taliban militants on Sunday, a day after launching a long-awaited offensive aimed at bringing the writ of state to lawless tribal lands on the Afghan border.
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| French FM says Karzai ready for talks with rival Posted: 18 Oct 2009 12:21 AM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, in Afghanistan to speak to President Hamid Karzai and his main election rival, said on Sunday the two were ready to "work together" to resolve the election crisis.
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| Diplomatic wrangling delays Afghan vote decision Posted: 18 Oct 2009 12:21 AM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - Global pressure mounted on President Hamid Karzai on Sunday to accept a possible runoff in Afghanistan's disputed election as extended diplomacy delayed the announcement of official results from the August poll.
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| Two kidnapped Darfur aid workers freed - official Posted: 18 Oct 2009 12:21 AM PDT KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Two kidnapped aid workers from the Irish agency Goal were released on Sunday in Sudan's troubled Darfur region after more than 100 days in captivity, a government official said.
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| Charges over 'balloon boy' incident Posted: 17 Oct 2009 11:00 PM PDT The sheriff investigating the helium balloon which was wrongly thought to have taken off with a six-year-old boy trapped inside - says criminal charges will be brought in connection with the incident.
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| Pakistani forces in heavy clashes in S.Waziristan Posted: 17 Oct 2009 10:37 PM PDT PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Oct 18 Reuters) - Pakistani forces fought fierce battles with Taliban militants on Sunday, a day after launching a long-awaited offensive aimed at bringing the writ of state to lawless tribal lands on the Afghan border.
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| Diplomatic wrangling delays Afghan vote decision Posted: 17 Oct 2009 10:37 PM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - Global pressure mounted on President Hamid Karzai on Sunday to accept a possible runoff in Afghanistan's disputed election as extended diplomacy delayed the announcement of official results from the August poll.
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| Pakistani forces in heavy clashes in S.Waziristan Posted: 17 Oct 2009 10:32 PM PDT PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Oct 18 Reuters) - Pakistani forces fought fierce battles with Taliban militants on Sunday, a day after launching a long-awaited offensive aimed at bringing the writ of state to lawless tribal lands on the Afghan border.
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| Criminal charges to be filed in case of balloon boy Posted: 17 Oct 2009 09:02 PM PDT DENVER (Reuters) - Criminal charges will soon be filed in the case of a 6-year-old boy who spurred a frantic search for fear he was inside a wayward helium balloon, but who was later found safe at home, officials said on Saturday.
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| U.N. nuclear chief calls for U.S.-Iran talks on nuclear dispute Posted: 17 Oct 2009 08:29 PM PDT VIENNA (Reuters) - Direct talks without preconditions between the United States and Iran are the only solution to the conflict over Tehran's nuclear program, the U.N. nuclear agency's head was quoted as saying on Saturday.
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| Streisand goods auctioned for charity Posted: 17 Oct 2009 07:04 PM PDT The singer Barbra Streisand has been selling clothes, movie costumes and household furniture at an auction in Los Angeles, because she has moved to a new home.
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| Police killed in Rio helicopter crash Posted: 17 Oct 2009 07:04 PM PDT Two policemen have been killed after their helicopter was shot at in Rio de Janeiro during clashes involving police and drug gangs.
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| Chavez says Iran helping Venezuela find uranium Posted: 17 Oct 2009 07:56 PM PDT COCHABAMBA, Bolivia (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday Iran is helping his country explore for uranium, but stressed his government would only seek to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
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| Rick strengthens to Cat 5 storm off Mexico Pacific Posted: 17 Oct 2009 07:56 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hurricane Rick intensified to a top Category 5 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast on Saturday as it headed toward resorts on the Baja California peninsula next week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
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| Australian, 16, sets out to sail solo around world Posted: 17 Oct 2009 07:56 PM PDT SYDNEY (Reuters) - A 16-year-old Australian yachtswoman set sail from Sydney on Sunday in a controversial bid to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.
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| Afghanistan braces for possible election run-off Posted: 17 Oct 2009 07:56 PM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - Senior foreign officials pressed President Hamid Karzai on Saturday to resolve a disputed election that threatens to undermine the Western effort to stabilise Afghanistan amid a growing Taliban insurgency.
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| Iran frees Iranian-Canadian journalist on bail Posted: 17 Oct 2009 07:56 PM PDT TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari, arrested after Iran's disputed election in June, has been freed on bail, the judiciary said on Saturday.
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| Helicopter downed as 12 killed in Rio violence Posted: 17 Oct 2009 07:56 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Drug traffickers shot down a police helicopter in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, killing two officers, and 10 suspected gang members were killed in the city's worst recent outbreak of violence, police said.
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