Volcano erupts on Indonesia's Sumatra after 400 years (Reuters)

Volcano erupts on Indonesia's Sumatra after 400 years (Reuters)

Volcano erupts on Indonesia's Sumatra after 400 years (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 11:01 PM PDT

A woman carrying her child walks on the street at the district of Tanah Karo outside the city of Medan, North Sumatra, as Mount Sinabung volcano spews smoke in the background August 28, 2010. REUTERS/Tarmizy HarvaReuters - A volcano erupted on the Indonesia island of Sumatra on Sunday for the first time in four centuries, sending smoke 1,500 meters (about 5,000 feet) into the air and prompting the evacuation of thousands of residents, officials said.

Australian political stalemate enters second week (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 10:58 PM PDT

Australia entered its second week of political deadlock Sunday, with neither Prime Minister Julia Gillard (left) or her conservative challenger Tony Abbott able to form a government after national polls. With votes still being counted, Gillard, the first woman to lead the nation of 22 million, and Abbott are attempting to woo independent lawmakers crucial to forming a government.(AFP/Pool/File/Alan Porritt)AFP - Australia entered its second week of political deadlock Sunday, with neither Prime Minister Julia Gillard or her conservative challenger Tony Abbott able to form a government after national polls.

Volcano erupts on Indonesia's Sumatra after 400 years

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 11:01 PM PDT

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A volcano erupted on the Indonesia island of Sumatra on Sunday for the first time in four centuries, sending smoke 1,500 meters (about 5,000 feet) into the air and prompting the evacuation of thousands of residents, officials said.

Afghan graft prosecutor 'fired'

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 10:58 PM PDT

Official says Hamid Karzai tried to block him from probing high-level corruption cases.


Many clocks tick as Israel, Palestinians open talks

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 10:46 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many clocks will be ticking during the next year when Washington hopes an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal can be hammered out.

Britain carried out Cold War assassinations: Le Carre (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 09:36 PM PDT

Britain carried out assassinations during the Cold War, novelist and former secret agent John le Carre, seen here, told The Sunday Telegraph newspaper.(AFP/File/Martin Bureau)AFP - Britain carried out assassinations during the Cold War, novelist and former secret agent John le Carre told The Sunday Telegraph newspaper.

Sarah Palin rallies US right

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 09:54 PM PDT

Tens of thousands of people have attended a controversial rally in Washington DC organised by conservative talk show host Glenn Beck.


Fighters killed in North Caucasus

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 09:46 PM PDT

At least 14 suspected guerrillas killed in violence in volatile region of Russia.


Britain demands Israeli soldier's release

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 07:02 AM PDT

Britain on Saturday demanded the release of Gilad Shalit as the Israeli soldier marked his 24th birthday in Hamas' captivity.

Helicopters 'didn't kill Afghan police'

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 07:59 AM PDT

NATO authorities said they haven't found evidence to conclude that coalition helicopters were responsible for the deaths of three Afghan police officers last week in northern Afghanistan.

Grupo Mexicana suspends its 3 airlines

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 11:31 AM PDT

Grupo Mexicana suspended operations at its three airlines Saturday "until further notice," citing the financial problems inherited when the group changed owners a week ago.

More deaths feared in Pakistan as flood waters recede

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 09:34 AM PDT

The death toll from Pakistan's massive flooding has climbed to 1,639, but the number could rise substantially as flood waters recede and more bodies surface, government officials say.

Silk's dark side: Uzbek kids made to grow cocoons (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 09:00 PM PDT

In this June 23, 2009 photo, teenage girls clean silkworm cocoons in Kokand, Uzbekistan. The silkworm business dates back centuries to the Silk Road that ran through this Central Asian country. But its modern-day incarnation as a state monopoly has a dark side. Farmers say they are threatened with fines or loss of their land leases for missing quotas, and that these are so high that they have no choice but to draft their children into the work. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)AP - For one month a year, from morning to night, Dilorom Nishanova grows silkworms, a painstaking and exhausting job. She has been doing it since she was 8.

Children at risk in Pakistan

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 05:12 PM PDT

Tens of thousands of children in Pakistan are at risk of dying from malnutrition as floods continue to devastate the country, according to the UN.


Sarah Palin rallies US right

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 08:43 PM PDT

Tens of thousands of people have attended a controversial rally in Washington DC organised by conservative talk show host Glenn Beck.


South Korea's prime minister-in-waiting quits (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 08:52 PM PDT

Kim Tae-Ho (pictured), the man nominated to be South Korea's next prime minister, put himself out of contention on Sunday amid a mounting scandal over alleged misconduct while he was a provincial governor.(AFP/File/Kim Kyung-Je)AFP - The man nominated to be South Korea's next prime minister announced his withdrawal Sunday amid a mounting scandal over alleged misconduct while he was a provincial governor.

Indonesian crewmen protest Australian detention (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 08:26 PM PDT

Masked men, some armed with long poles, are standing on the roof of an Australian immigration centre in which a fire broke out Sunday, reports said.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - A group of Indonesian crewmen Sunday protested against their detention in Australia, setting mattresses and paper on fire and climbing onto the roof of their compound, an official said.

Thousands flee Indonesia volcano

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 10:39 PM PDT

Authorities issue "red alert" as Sumatra volcano erupts for first time in 400 years.


Sarah Palin rallies US right

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 08:43 PM PDT

Tens of thousands of people have attended a controversial rally in Washington DC organised by conservative talk show host Glenn Beck.


China announces navy drill ahead of U.S. show of force

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 08:35 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese navy will hold a live-ammunition exercise in the Yellow Sea, where Washington and Seoul announced their own plan for a military exercise that has riled Beijing, China's Ministry of Defense said on Sunday.
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