Record numbers get behind UN drive against poverty |
- Record numbers get behind UN drive against poverty
- Credit Suisse has $2.4 billion gain in 3Q (AP)
- Philippines buys time as typhoon hovers off coast (AFP)
- Afghan opium 'causes global chaos'
- Goldstone dares US on Gaza report
- Afghan opium 'causes global chaos'
- China's economy picks up steam
- Gates says moving ahead on Afghan troop decision (Reuters)
- Murders in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, at all-time high (AP)
- U.S. pressures Japan on military package
- Crimes highlight corruption within Iraqi security forces
- Afghan witness, detained 14 months, finally testifies in bribery case
- Despite H1N1 fears, many worry about vaccination
- Delay in Iraqi elections may slow pace of U.S. troop pullout
- U.S. forces asylum on Mexican human rights activist Gustavo de la Rosa
- Iranian officials accept draft agreement on uranium transfer
- Drug-related killings surge in Juarez, Mexico
- Bangladesh blast targets MP
- Fidelity Pumps Up Foreign Trading
- Judge orders retrial in Travolta extortion case (AP)
| Record numbers get behind UN drive against poverty Posted: 21 Oct 2009 05:23 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS -More than 173 million people in 120 countries attended weekend meetings to press governments to do more to end poverty, in what the United Nations has called the biggest mobilization in history. |
| Credit Suisse has $2.4 billion gain in 3Q (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 10:29 PM PDT AP - Credit Suisse Group reported a 2.4 billion Swiss franc ($2.4 billion) net income during the third quarter Thursday as it continued strengthening its position following losses caused by the economic crisis. |
| Philippines buys time as typhoon hovers off coast (AFP) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 10:28 PM PDT
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| Afghan opium 'causes global chaos' Posted: 21 Oct 2009 10:19 PM PDT Afghanistan provides 92% of the world's opium, with devastating global consequences, according to the UN. |
| Goldstone dares US on Gaza report Posted: 21 Oct 2009 10:30 PM PDT Gaza war crimes report author says US must justify claims his findings are flawed. |
| Afghan opium 'causes global chaos' Posted: 21 Oct 2009 10:19 PM PDT Afghanistan provides 92% of the world's opium, with devastating global consequences, according to the UN. |
| China's economy picks up steam Posted: 21 Oct 2009 10:02 PM PDT Officials say latest data puts economy on target to top 8 per cent growth for the year. |
| Gates says moving ahead on Afghan troop decision (Reuters) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 09:55 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday he is moving ahead with a decision on whether to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan and he would first tell the president before a NATO defense ministers meeting in Bratislava. |
| Murders in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, at all-time high (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 09:21 PM PDT
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| U.S. pressures Japan on military package Posted: 21 Oct 2009 09:00 PM PDT Worried about a new direction in Japan's foreign policy, the Obama administration warned the Tokyo government Wednesday of serious consequences if it reneges on a military realignment plan formulated to deal with a rising China.  |
| Crimes highlight corruption within Iraqi security forces Posted: 21 Oct 2009 09:00 PM PDT BAGHDAD -- After helping to stanch a stubborn insurgency and harrowing sectarian fighting, security forces in Baghdad now worry they could face a challenge no less difficult: their own men. |
| Afghan witness, detained 14 months, finally testifies in bribery case Posted: 21 Oct 2009 09:00 PM PDT A gaunt Afghan man detained in the United States for 14 months without criminal charges as a witness in a federal bribery case finally told his story Wednesday, disavowing any knowledge of kickbacks that paved the way for contracts at Bagram air base. |
| Despite H1N1 fears, many worry about vaccination Posted: 21 Oct 2009 09:00 PM PDT Americans have become increasingly alarmed about the swine flu, but many are wary about getting vaccinated against the disease, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. |
| Delay in Iraqi elections may slow pace of U.S. troop pullout Posted: 21 Oct 2009 09:00 PM PDT U.S. commanders may have to slow the pace of the U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq if Baghdad delays national elections scheduled for Jan. 16 or if other political instability develops, senior Pentagon officials said Wednesday. |
| U.S. forces asylum on Mexican human rights activist Gustavo de la Rosa Posted: 21 Oct 2009 09:00 PM PDT MEXICO CITY -- Gustavo de la Rosa looks over his shoulder, notes suspicious license plates, changes his routine. As one of the most prominent human rights officials in Ciudad Juarez, he says he would be a fool not to. On Wednesday, his home town reached a milestone: more than 2,000 people slain this... |
| Iranian officials accept draft agreement on uranium transfer Posted: 21 Oct 2009 09:00 PM PDT Iranian negotiators on Wednesday accepted a draft agreement that would transfer the bulk of Iran's enriched uranium stockpile out of the country, providing a major boost for the Obama administration as it seeks to engage the Islamic republic. |
| Drug-related killings surge in Juarez, Mexico Posted: 21 Oct 2009 07:50 PM PDT Has Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, been lost to the drug cartels? |
| Posted: 21 Oct 2009 09:09 PM PDT Fifteeen injured as attackers throw bomb at car belonging to member of parliament. |
| Fidelity Pumps Up Foreign Trading Posted: 21 Oct 2009 09:13 PM PDT Fidelity's brokerage arm is expanding its online services to allow investors to trade foreign stocks and currencies directly. |
| Judge orders retrial in Travolta extortion case (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 10:00 PM PDT
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