Obama seeks to 'fire up' Democrats

Obama seeks to 'fire up' Democrats

Obama seeks to 'fire up' Democrats

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 10:28 PM PDT

US president launches series of campaign stops in bid to energise his party's base before crucial midterm elections.


Al-Qaeda terror plot targeting Europe uncovered (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 10:26 PM PDT

A police car is parked in front of the Eiffel Tower after its evacuation following a bomb alert September 28 in Paris. The alert, the second this month, came amid reports Western intelligence agencies have uncovered an Al-Qaeda plot to launch Mumbai-style terrorist attacks in Britain, France and Germany(AFP/Lionel Bonaventure)AFP - Western intelligence agencies have uncovered an Al-Qaeda plot to launch Mumbai-style terrorist attacks in Britain, France and Germany, reports said Wednesday.

Koreas to hold military talks this week (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 10:22 PM PDT

A North Korean soldier (top) and his South Korean counterpart are seen at the truce village of Panmunjom, in the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas. The two nations will this week hold their first military talks for two years aimed at easing cross-border tensions, the defence ministry said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)AFP - South and North Korea will this week hold their first military talks for two years aimed at easing cross-border tensions, the defence ministry said Wednesday.

Summit Postmortem

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 08:58 PM PDT

I spent the weekend trying to decide whether I should be pleased at some new commitments from last w


Samsung Electronics partners Virgin Media

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:12 PM PDT

Samsung Electronics Co, the world's largest maker of flat-screen TVs, said Wednesday that it has joined hands with British cable operator Virgin Media Inc to expand its presence in Britain's 3D TV market, Yonhap News Agency reported. Under the partnership, Virgin Media will use Samsung's 3D TVs to display its 3D content, as the company began offering 3D TV service in the European country, according to the statement released by the South Korean company. Virgin media also provides broadband, television, phone and mobile services. Samsung's partnership with the British cable operator signals another 3D TV battle in Britain. Samsung's domestic rival LG Electronics Inc, the world's second-largest TV maker, partnered with Virgin Media's rival BSkyB Ltd, which will begin 3D service in October. Virgin Media, which has 3.9 million video-on-demand subscribers, kicked off 3D movies on demand on Tuesday. Samsung accounted for 73 percent of the British 3D TV market as of August, according to industry data. - Bernama


Rangers desperate to end Euro drought (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:58 PM PDT

File photo shows Glasgow Rangers' goalkeeper Allan McGregor who says his team are determined to improve on last season's woeful Champions League home form as they face Turkish champions Bursaspor at Ibrox on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Derek Blair)AFP - Allan McGregor says Rangers are determined to improve on last season's woeful Champions League home form as his side prepare to face Turkish champions Bursaspor at Ibrox on Wednesday.

Japan mulls island troops, China exports resume (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:58 PM PDT

Japan's troops are seen during military exercises. The country is considering stationing its troops near a disputed island chain at the centre of the bitter weeks-long row with China, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Kazuhiro Nogi)AFP - Japan is considering stationing troops near islands at the centre of a row with China, a news report said Wednesday, but Beijing's move to ease mineral exports raised hopes for an easing of friction.

"Overpromoting" Chinese Entrepreneurs

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:44 PM PDT

Wait just a minute in extolling China?s entrepreneurial zeal?or so says the founding dea


Kim's son gets key party posts

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 10:08 PM PDT

North Korean leader names youngest son for two official and influential positions at ruling party meeting in Pyongyang.


Karzai tearful as bombing kills Afghan official (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:44 PM PDT

A British soldier mans his position at the rear of a helicopter as it is flies over Helmand province in Afghanistan in August, 2010. Security forces Monday stepped up the hunt for British woman and three Afghans reportedly working for a US development group who were kidnapped in eastern Afghanistan, police said.(AFP/Pool/File/Andrew Winning)AP - A suicide bomber killed a deputy provincial governor and five others Tuesday in eastern Afghanistan, police said. Later, a tearful President Hamid Karzai decried the violence, fretting that young people will choose to flee their country.

British defence minister warns about 'draconian' cuts (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:33 PM PDT

File picture shows British soldiers in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Britain's defence minister warned Prime Minister David Cameron of a fierce backlash if AFP - Britain's defence minister warned Prime Minister David Cameron of a fierce backlash if "draconian" military spending cuts were made while the country was at war, in a letter published Wednesday.

Landslide hits Mexican town

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:56 PM PDT

Authorities say at least 11 people are missing, with many houses buried in a remote area of southern Oaxaca state.


China Manufacturing Sector Improves

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:50 PM PDT

A gauge of nationwide manufacturing activity in China rose to a five-month high in September.


Outlook by Japan Firms Turns Cautious

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 08:52 PM PDT

Sentiment among Japan's big manufacturers picked up, the Bank of Japan's tankan survey showed, but companies look to be turning more cautious in their outlook.


What Next for Russian Billionaire Elena Baturina?

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 08:28 PM PDT

The showdown between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Moscow?s longtime (and now former)


NZ rescuers cut rope to free entangled whale (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 08:51 PM PDT

In this photo taken Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010, a rescue worker comforts a whale in nearby stream at Spirits Bay in the Far North, New Zealand, where they can rest while it is decided how it will be attempted to release them after a mass pilot whale stranding. Rescue workers were loading the animals onto trucks that will carry them from Spirits Bay to Rarawa Beach 30 miles (50 kilometers) to the south, where rescuers hope to refloat them. (AP Photo/Richard Robinson) ** NEW ZEALAND OUT FAIRFAX OUT **AP - New Zealand rescuers cut free a humpback whale Wednesday that had been entangled for at least two days in a heavy rope that officials said would have caused its slow death.

Gun attack kills five in Thai south: police (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 08:37 PM PDT

A soldier stands guard in Narathiwat province, southern Thailand. Suspected Islamic insurgents killed five people and seriously wounded another three, including two young children, in a roadside gun attack in the troubled region, police said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Madaree Tohlala)AFP - Suspected Islamic insurgents killed five people and seriously wounded another three, including two young children, in a roadside gun attack in the Thai south, police said Wednesday.

CIA steps up drone attacks in Pakistan amid fear of al-Qaeda terror in Europe

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 08:01 PM PDT

A sharply escalated campaign of CIA drone strikes in Pakistan is aimed in part at al-Qaeda units suspected of planning terrorist attacks on targets in Europe, a threat that U.S. officials described as "credible but not specific" enough to allow authorities to anticipate precisely where or when a ...


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North Korea leader's son promoted, seen as heir (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:16 PM PDT

A South Korean man watches a TV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. North Korea's absolute leader Kim appointed his youngest son as an army general, giving the son his first known official title in an apparent sign that he is being groomed as the country's next leader. South Korean media said a portrait at top right in the screen is Kim's youngest son Kim Jong Un. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - The ascension of Kim Jong Il's little-known, 20-something son to a prominent ruling party post put him well on the path Wednesday to succeed the supreme leader at the helm of nuclear-armed North Korea and carry the family dynasty into a third generation.

North Korea's "first" family readies for succession (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 08:19 PM PDT

North Korean people and students dance at a ball held to congratulate North Korean leader Kim Jong-il on his re-election as general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea in central Pyongyang September 28, 2010 in this picture released by the North's KCNA news agency on Tuesday. REUTERS/KCNAReuters - North Korea's iron ruler Kim Jong-il has anointed his youngest son as successor to lead the isolated state, whose collapsing economy and bid to become a nuclear weapons power pose major threats to the region.
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