UN aims for improved Afghan poll |
- UN aims for improved Afghan poll
- Biden begins central Europe tour
- Garcia in Georgia conflict film
- UN aims for improved Afghan poll
- Biden begins central Europe tour
- Garcia in Georgia conflict film
- Prosecutor seeks suspended jail term for ex-French PM
- NATO "a corpse", fumes former Canada military boss
- Faltering Iran talks to resume, deal possible - IAEA
- Child molestation, rape claims mark Ukraine vote campaign
- U.S. press freedom improves; Israel, Iran worse-survey
- Afghans race to organize Karzai-Abdullah runoff (AP)
- Kazakh activist appeal rejected
- UK opposition lead grows, economic optimism high - poll
- Obama urges Iraq to complete election law by January
- EU chief asks Italian to help revive single market
- NASA rolls out new moon rocket for test flight
- Russsia's Medvedev appeals to history to woo Serbs
- H1N1 flu strain found in Canadian turkey flock
- Engineer accused of thefts from Ford ordered held
| UN aims for improved Afghan poll Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:10 PM PDT As many as 200 officials could be replaced before the second round of voting in the Afghan presidential election, the UN has said.
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| Biden begins central Europe tour Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:13 PM PDT US Vice President Joe Biden is touring central Europe, with ties between the region and America uppermost in his hosts' minds.
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| Garcia in Georgia conflict film Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:25 PM PDT Hollywood star Andy Garcia has taken on the role of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili in a film about the 2008 conflict between Georgia and Russia.
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| UN aims for improved Afghan poll Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:10 PM PDT As many as 200 officials could be replaced before the second round of voting in the Afghan presidential election, the UN has said.
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| Biden begins central Europe tour Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:13 PM PDT US Vice President Joe Biden is touring central Europe, with ties between the region and America uppermost in his hosts' minds.
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| Garcia in Georgia conflict film Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:25 PM PDT Hollywood star Andy Garcia has taken on the role of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili in a film about the 2008 conflict between Georgia and Russia.
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| Prosecutor seeks suspended jail term for ex-French PM Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:25 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - A Paris prosecutor said on Tuesday former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin was guilty of conspiring to smear Nicolas Sarkozy before his presidential bid, and urged a court to hand him a suspended 18-month prison term.
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| NATO "a corpse", fumes former Canada military boss Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:25 PM PDT OTTAWA (Reuters) - The splits inside NATO over the Afghan war have turned the alliance into a rotting corpse that will be virtually impossible to revive, says the former head of Canada's armed forces.
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| Faltering Iran talks to resume, deal possible - IAEA Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:25 PM PDT VIENNA (Reuters) - High-stakes talks between Iran and big powers that stalled on Tuesday will resume on Wednesday and the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said a deal was still in reach to help allay concerns about Tehran's nuclear programme.
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| Child molestation, rape claims mark Ukraine vote campaign Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:25 PM PDT KIEV (Reuters) - Rival political camps in Ukraine have fired the first shots in what seems set to be a dirty fight for the presidency, trading accusations of high-level involvement in a child sex scandal and a years-old rape case.
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| U.S. press freedom improves; Israel, Iran worse-survey Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:25 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Press freedom has improved in the United States in the last year and the country jumped 20 places to No. 20 on a 2009 international ranking by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released on Tuesday.
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| Afghans race to organize Karzai-Abdullah runoff (AP) Posted: 20 Oct 2009 09:55 PM PDT
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| Kazakh activist appeal rejected Posted: 20 Oct 2009 09:11 PM PDT A leading human rights activist in Kazakhstan has had his appeal against a manslaughter conviction rejected.
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| UK opposition lead grows, economic optimism high - poll Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:01 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Conservatives have stretched their lead over the ruling Labour Party to 17 points while optimism about the economy's prospects hit a 12-year high, pollsters Ipsos MORI said on Tuesday.
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| Obama urges Iraq to complete election law by January Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama urged Iraq on Tuesday to complete an election law so that a January poll is not delayed, and he lauded a shift in U.S.-Iraqi relations toward an increased focus on investment and commerce.
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| EU chief asks Italian to help revive single market Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:01 PM PDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso asked former antitrust chief Mario Monti on Tuesday to help revive the European Union's single market after criticism of his policies during the economic crisis.
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| NASA rolls out new moon rocket for test flight Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:01 PM PDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - NASA on Tuesday carted a sleek, towering rocket out to the launch pad to test the vehicle planned to replace the retiring space shuttles and return U.S. astronauts to the moon.
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| Russsia's Medvedev appeals to history to woo Serbs Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:01 PM PDT BELGRADE (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sought to sustain Serbian loyalty on Tuesday, declaring the two countries, both seeking to reassert themselves in Europe, should unite in pride at their roles in World War Two.
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| H1N1 flu strain found in Canadian turkey flock Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:01 PM PDT WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Turkeys in the Canadian province of Ontario have become infected with the H1N1 flu virus, but no birds or eggs from the farm entered the food supply, provincial government officials said on Tuesday.
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| Engineer accused of thefts from Ford ordered held Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:01 PM PDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday denied bond to a former Ford Motor Co engineer charged with stealing trade secrets from the automaker and fleeing to his native China.
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