US declares swine flu 'emergency'

US declares swine flu 'emergency'

US declares swine flu 'emergency'

Posted: 24 Oct 2009 09:03 PM PDT

President Obama has declared H1N1 swine flu a national emergency, in a move to help medical teams handle the outbreak.


Nuclear inspectors arrive in Iran

Posted: 24 Oct 2009 09:02 PM PDT

International nuclear inspectors have arrived in Iran to visit a secret nuclear plant, which was disclosed by the Iranians last month.


Deadly train collision in Egypt

Posted: 24 Oct 2009 09:27 PM PDT

At least 25 people have been killed after two passenger trains collided in the Giza district of the Egyptian capital Cairo.


Tunisia holds presidential election

Posted: 24 Oct 2009 10:37 PM PDT

Incumbent Ben Ali, who has been in power for 22 years, likely to win fifth term.


Protesters demand UK pullout from Afghanistan

Posted: 24 Oct 2009 08:15 AM PDT

LONDON - Protesters marched through London on Saturday to demand a British military withdrawal from Afghanistan -- among them a serving soldier facing court martial for refusing a second tour of duty there.

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Tunisia's president likely to get 5th term (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2009 10:05 PM PDT

Tunisian walk past electoral posters of three officially approved candidates, from left to right, Ahmed Brahim, Ahmed Inoubli, and Muhamed Bouchiha with President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, at right, in Tunis, Saturday Oct. 2009 at the eve of presidential and legislative elections. Ben Ali, in place since a bloodless palace coup in 1987, seems assured of a landslide victory in Sunday's presidential re-election. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)AP - Tunisia's president was expected to achieve another landslide victory in elections Sunday despite timid measures by authorities to let the nascent opposition have its say.

NFL star Brady follows Beckham's footsteps at Wembley (AFP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2009 10:11 PM PDT

Quarterback Tom Brady of the New England Patriots is seen from the sidelines during their game against the Denver Broncos on October 11, in Denver, Colorado. Brady's Patriots, Superbowl champions three times this decade, will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in front of an expected crowd of around 65,000 at Wembley this weekend.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Doug Pensinger)AFP - Wembley fans more accustomed to going wild at the sight of David Beckham will get a chance on Sunday to admire the skills of an NFL star often compared to English's football favourite son.

For Zimbabwe's deportees, shame at empty-handed return (AFP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2009 09:53 PM PDT

Zimbabweans deported from Botswana wait at the International Organization for Migration (IOM) center at the Plumtree border post. The center feeds the deportees and provides them with transport to their homes. A year after Zimbabwe's three main political parties signed a power sharing deal, Zimbabweans are still skipping in search of better lives in neighbouring countries.(AFP/File/Desmond Kwande)AFP - Onias was 16 years old when he ran away from his home in rural Zimbabwe. Schools were shuttered and his village had run out of food. But after his mother died, leaving him an orphan, he set out on his own.

US declares swine flu 'emergency'

Posted: 24 Oct 2009 09:03 PM PDT

President Obama has declared H1N1 swine flu a national emergency, in a move to help medical teams handle the outbreak.


Nuclear inspectors arrive in Iran

Posted: 24 Oct 2009 09:02 PM PDT

International nuclear inspectors have arrived in Iran to visit a secret nuclear plant, which was disclosed by the Iranians last month.


Deadly train collision in Egypt

Posted: 24 Oct 2009 09:27 PM PDT

At least 25 people have been killed after two passenger trains collided in the Giza district of the Egyptian capital Cairo.


Pakistani army takes Taliban chief's hometown (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2009 09:43 PM PDT

A Pakistani soldier aims his RPG during a battle between Pakistani security forces and Taliban in the South Waziristan region in this image taken from a video grab released by the Pakistani military on October 21, 2009. REUTERS/Pakistan Government/Handout via Reuters TVAP - The army claimed Pakistan's Taliban were in disarray after soldiers captured the hometown of the militants' chief Saturday, a strategic prize as the military pushes deeper into an insurgent stronghold along the Afghan border.

Liverpool 'beach ball boy' says sorry (AFP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2009 09:37 PM PDT

Sunderland's English forward Darren Bent (right) shoots and his shot hits a red beach-ball and deflects into the net for the only goal of the Premier League football match between Sunderland and Liverpool at The Stadium of Light, in Sunderland, north-east England, on October 17. Teenager who caused one of the oddest goals in English football history has come out to apologise.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - A teenage Liverpool fan who caused one of the oddest goals in English football history came out of hiding Sunday to apologise profusely for belting a beach ball onto the pitch.

Asian leaders to pledge EU-style bloc (AFP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2009 09:39 PM PDT

A woman carries goods through a border post that separates China from Vietnam. Asian leaders will pledge to overcome their differences and push towards the formation of an EU-style community as they wrap up an annual summit in Thailand on Sunday.(AFP/Hoang Dinh Nam)AFP - Asian leaders will pledge to overcome their differences and push towards the formation of an EU-style community as they wrap up an annual summit in Thailand on Sunday.

Suicide bomber in car kills Pakistani policeman

Posted: 24 Oct 2009 02:25 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD - A suicide bomber blew up his explosives-filled car on a Pakistani motorway early Sunday, killing a patrol officer, the chief of motorway police said.

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US, France, Russia pledge support for Iran nuclear deal

Posted: 24 Oct 2009 01:04 PM PDT

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama spoke with his Russian and French counterparts Saturday, rallying support for a deal to end the crisis over Iran's nuclear program, as they urged Tehran to accept the offer.

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Russia, US aim for nuclear arms

Posted: 24 Oct 2009 11:46 AM PDT

MOSCOW - Russia and the United States hope to have a legally binding document renewing a key agreement on limiting their nuclear arsenals by the beginning of December, the Kremlin said on Saturday.

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Turkish PM sees 'crisis of confidence' with Kurds

Posted: 24 Oct 2009 09:19 AM PDT

ANKARA - Turkey's efforts to reconcile with its Kurds have been hit by a "crisis of confidence" after freed separatist rebels were given a hero's welcome, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying Saturday.

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Obama declares swine flu emergency

Posted: 24 Oct 2009 08:21 AM PDT

altWASHINGTON President Barack Obama has declared swine flu a "national emergency," the White House said Saturday, as the United States reels from millions of cases of infection and over 1,000 deaths.

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Balloon boy's mother admits hoax

Posted: 24 Oct 2009 08:11 AM PDT

LOS ANGELES - The mother of the Colorado boy once feared missing aboard a runaway helium balloon has admitted to investigators that the saga that gripped much of the United States was a hoax, court records showed.

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