Road deaths cost world economy $500bln - Kremlin

Road deaths cost world economy $500bln - Kremlin
Romanians vote for president amid political crisis (AP)
'Catastrophic' Australia fire warning
'Catastrophic' Australia fire warning
Polls open in Romanian presidential election (AFP)
Israeli aircraft strike tunnels, arms factories (AP)
Security still lacking one year after Mumbai attacks (AFP)
Homes under threat as Australian wildfires blaze (AFP)
Pressure for progress at talks on rebel Karabakh
Death toll in China mine blast rises
Death toll in China mine blast rises
British business chiefs seek path to recovery (AFP)
N.Korean leader inspects security forces (AFP)
Iran hardliner calls for Mousavi trial over "big lie"
Israeli planes strike targets in Gaza
Iran to hold war games to protect nuclear facilities
Long-isolated Belarus appeals to foreign investors (AFP)
Hugo Chavez invites Fidel Castro to Venezuela (AP)
Mumbai still vulnerable 1 year after terror attack (AP)
Tens of thousands protest in Nicaragua

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 10:59 PM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday called on world powers to battle a rising tide of road accidents which he said killed the equivalent of a major city each year and drained the global economy of $500 billion.

Romanians vote for president amid political crisis (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 10:24 PM PST

AP - Romanians began voting for a new president on Sunday in an election that could open the door to an international loan aimed at ending the country's deep recession.

'Catastrophic' Australia fire warning

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 09:53 PM PST

Australian authorities issue a "catastrophic" bushfire warning for the first time, warning residents in southern areas to evacuate their homes before uncontrollable fires take hold.

'Catastrophic' Australia fire warning

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 09:53 PM PST

Australian authorities issue a "catastrophic" bushfire warning for the first time, warning residents in southern areas to evacuate their homes before uncontrollable fires take hold.

Polls open in Romanian presidential election (AFP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 09:33 PM PST

AFP - Polls opened Sunday in Romania's presidential election, as the country struggles with a severe recession and the political turmoil following the government's fall mid-October.

Israeli aircraft strike tunnels, arms factories (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 10:23 PM PST

AP - The Israeli military says its aircraft have attacked two weapons-making factories and a smuggling tunnel in the Gaza Strip.

Security still lacking one year after Mumbai attacks (AFP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 09:55 PM PST

AFP - Mumbai remains a target one year on from a deadly militant attack, experts say, calling for more to be done to improve security in the city and elsewhere in India to prevent another strike.

Homes under threat as Australian wildfires blaze (AFP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 10:10 PM PST

AFP - Hundreds of homes in eastern Australia were under threat from massive wildfires on Sunday as soaring temperatures and windy conditions fanned the out-of-control flames, officials said.

Pressure for progress at talks on rebel Karabakh

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 10:00 PM PST

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Azerbaijan and Armenia hold talks on Sunday on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, with Azeri ally Turkey pressing for progress before it seals an historic rapprochement with neighbouring Armenia.

Death toll in China mine blast rises

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 09:20 PM PST

At least 87 people are now known to have died in a coal mine blast in northern China, state media report, making the accident among the worst in recent years in China's notoriously dangerous mines.

Death toll in China mine blast rises

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 09:20 PM PST

At least 87 people are now known to have died in a coal mine blast in northern China, state media report, making the accident among the worst in recent years in China's notoriously dangerous mines.

British business chiefs seek path to recovery (AFP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 09:26 PM PST

AFP - Business leaders gather here on Monday for an annual conference expected to focus on how companies can recover from the country's longest recession on record.

N.Korean leader inspects security forces (AFP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 09:27 PM PST

AFP - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has inspected the nation's security force headquarters, state media said on Sunday, in what Seoul media say is a bid to further tighten his control on society.

Iran hardliner calls for Mousavi trial over "big lie"

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 09:13 PM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - The head of a hardline Iranian political party called on Saturday for opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi to face trial for spreading the "big lie" of fraud in June's disputed election.

Israeli planes strike targets in Gaza

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 09:13 PM PST

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli planes carried out air strikes against targets in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, injuring seven Palestinians, Palestinian medical workers said.

Iran to hold war games to protect nuclear facilities

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 09:13 PM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's military said it will begin large-scale air defence drills on Sunday, and a cleric in the Revolutionary Guards warned that the Islamic Republic would fire missiles at "the heart of Tel Aviv" if attacked.

Long-isolated Belarus appeals to foreign investors (AFP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 08:53 PM PST

AFP - Scorned as Europe's last dictatorship, ranked dismally by rating agencies and possessing few natural resources, Belarus has struggled to attract foreign investors.

Hugo Chavez invites Fidel Castro to Venezuela (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 08:50 PM PST

AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is inviting his mentor Fidel Castro to visit Venezuela during the coming months.

Mumbai still vulnerable 1 year after terror attack (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 10:15 PM PST

AP - The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Dozens of holes, blasted by grenades, pockmark the linoleum floors.