I'm ready for power, says Cameron (AFP)

I'm ready for power, says Cameron (AFP)

I'm ready for power, says Cameron (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 10:39 PM PDT

David Cameron will declare he is AFP - David Cameron will declare he is "ready" to take power Thursday, closing his party's annual conference for perhaps the last time in opposition.

Seven killed in blast outside Indian embassy in Kabul (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 10:41 PM PDT

Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain (L), speaks to reporters after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6. The New York Times highlighted a tense exchange in the meeting between Obama and his defeated election foe McCain, who reportedly warned Obama Reuters - A large bomb exploded near the Indian embassy in the center of the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing seven people and wounding 45, two police sources said.

Afghan blast targets Indian embassy

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 10:46 PM PDT

At least seven dead and 45 wounded in Kabul suicide attack.


Kabul blast kills 7 civilians, wounds 45 - police

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 10:50 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - Seven Afghan civilians were killed and 45 more were wounded in a blast outside the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital on Thursday, police sources said.


Typhoon Melor buffets Japan, disrupts industry

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 10:50 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Typhoon Melor barrelled into Japan's main island on Thursday, tearing roofs off houses, disrupting flights and trains and closing some factories, but the storm was weakening and heading into the Pacific.


Indonesia police investigate Sulawesi explosion

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 10:50 PM PDT

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian police were investigating on Thursday a big explosion heard in South Sulawesi island, local television said.


One year on from Icelandic crash

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 10:40 PM PDT

A year on from the banking crisis which crippled the Icelandic economy the country is debating whether to join the EU.


At least 3 dead in Kabul blast: AFP photographer (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 10:09 PM PDT

At least three people were killed in an explosion that rocked the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday, said an AFP photographer who saw the bodies.(AFP)AFP - At least three people were killed in an explosion that rocked the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday, said an AFP photographer who saw the bodies.

Scotiabank-led team to control Canwest dailies: report (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 09:56 PM PDT

Reuters - A group of creditors led by Bank of Nova Scotia will run the daily newspapers owned by Canwest Global Communications Corp, which announced a long awaited recapitalization plan this week, the Globe and Mail reported on its website late on Wednesday.


Australian TV show apologizes for blackface skit (AP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 10:08 PM PDT

AP - An Australian variety show host has apologized for a skit in which singers parodying the Jackson Five performed in blackface.


Russians remember slain reporter

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 09:40 PM PDT

Kremlin urged to punish killers on third anniversary of Anna Politkovskaya's murder.


Large blast heard in Afghan capital, cause unknown

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 09:35 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - A large explosion was heard in the center of the Afghan capital on Thursday, Reuters witnesses said.

North Korea not near restoring nuclear plant: South

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 09:29 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's foreign minister said on Thursday there were no signs that the North was in the final stages of restoring an aging nuclear plant, knocking down a report that operations could soon resume at the facility.

North Korea not near restoring nuclear plant - South

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 09:57 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's foreign minister said on Thursday there were no signs that the North was in the final stages of restoring an ageing nuclear plant, knocking down a report that operations could soon resume at the facility.


Large blast heard in Afghan capital, cause unknown

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 09:57 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - A large explosion was heard in the centre of the Afghan capital on Thursday, Reuters witnesses said.


U.S. raising Central Asia supply role in Afghanistan

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 09:57 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is looking for ways for Central Asian nations to supply more goods and services to operations in Afghanistan in order to help their economies, a U.S. trade official said on Wednesday.


Large blast strikes in center of Afghan capital (AP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 10:28 PM PDT

At least three people were killed in an explosion that rocked the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday, said an AFP photographer who saw the bodies.(AFP)AP - A powerful explosion rocked the center of Afghanistan's capital early Thursday near the Interior Ministry and the Indian Embassy, where dozens of civilians were killed in an attack last year.

Explosion rocks Afghan capital Kabul: witnesses (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 09:42 PM PDT

File photo shows US soldiers on patrol in Kabul. An explosion rocked the Afghan capital Kabul Thursday but the cause was not immediately clear, witnesses said.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - An explosion rocked the Afghan capital Kabul Thursday but the cause was not immediately clear, witnesses said.

Pacific islanders flee as quakes prompt tsunami alert

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 03:43 PM PDT

PORT VILA - Two powerful earthquakes triggered a tsunami alert over a huge swathe of the South Pacific Thursday, sending residents fleeing to higher ground, just days after giant waves killed 177 in the region.

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Security Council to raise UN Gaza report next week

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 03:01 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS - A contentious UN report blasting the Israeli military offensive in Gaza will be raised next week as part of a rescheduled Security Council debate on the Middle East, diplomats said.

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