Several people shot dead in Chenchen parliament: report (Reuters)

Several people shot dead in Chenchen parliament: report (Reuters)

Several people shot dead in Chenchen parliament: report (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 10:46 PM PDT

Reuters - Several people were shot dead in the parliament of the restive Chechen Republic on Tuesday, Interfax news agency reported quoting a security source.


S.Korean giant POSCO still keen to build India plant (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 10:42 PM PDT

In this photograph taken in September 2007, Indian villagers displaced by the construction of a steel plant by South Korean steelmaker POSCO, at a shelter in Jagatsinghpur district, some 100 kilometres east of Bhubaneswar. POSCO said Tuesday it still wanted to go ahead with its plans to build a 12-billion dollar steel plant in India despite a rebuff from an Indian environmental panel.(AFP/File/Manpreet Romana)AFP - South Korean steel giant POSCO said Tuesday it still wanted to go ahead with its plans to build a 12-billion dollar steel plant in India despite a rebuff from an Indian environmental panel.

China a surprise leader in clean energy: study (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 10:36 PM PDT

Wind power turbines are seen in Dali, China's southwestern Yunnan province. The world's top polluter, China, is a surprise leader in clean energy efforts, a study showed Tuesday, outstripping the United States and Japan and leaving Australia lagging far behind.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - The world's top polluter, China, is a surprise leader in clean energy efforts, a study showed Tuesday, outstripping the United States and Japan and leaving Australia lagging far behind.

Apple CEO hits out at competitors

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 10:39 PM PDT

Steve Jobs makes a rare Wall Street call as his company's stock price falls and iPad production misses predictions.


Record marijuana seizure in Mexico

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 10:43 PM PDT

Mexican authorities impound 105 tonnes of marijuana worth more than $340m in Tijuana city on border with US.


Sarkozy defies French protesters

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 10:37 PM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has insisted he will press ahead with pension reforms despite a gathering momentum of strike action.


All 37 confirmed dead in latest China mine disaster

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 10:33 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - All 37 missing and trapped miners in China's latest colliery disaster have been confirmed as dead, state media reported on Tuesday.

Insurgents attack parliament in Russia's Chechnya

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 11:02 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - At least two people were killed on Tuesday when a suicide bomber and two gunmen attacked the local parliament in Russia's restive southern republic of Chechnya, RIA news agency reported.

Pakistan add Wahab, Shahzaib in limited-over squad (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 10:08 PM PDT

Wahab Riaz at Lord's cricket ground in London in September 2010. Pakistan selectors were forced to add opener Shahzaib Hasan and paceman Wahab Riaz to their limited over squad for the series against South Africa.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Pakistan selectors were Monday forced to add opener Shahzaib Hasan and paceman Wahab Riaz to their limited over squad for the series against South Africa.

Pakistan writes new player rules after ICC warning (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 10:11 PM PDT

Pakistani cricketers during a practice session in Lahore on October 17. Pakistan's cricket board said Monday it had drawn up a new players' code of conduct outlining stricter rules on corruption following sharp criticism from the sport's governing body.(AFP/File/Arif Ali)AFP - Pakistan's cricket board said Monday it had drawn up a new players' code of conduct outlining stricter rules on corruption following sharp criticism from the sport's governing body.

Australia orders visitors to declare illegal porn (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 10:10 PM PDT

A man looks at pirated pornographic CDs at a market stall. Australia has ordered visitors to reveal illegal pornography to customs officers in a move which was criticised as AFP - Australia has ordered visitors to reveal illegal pornography to customs officers in a move which was criticised as "totally confusing" and an invasion of privacy on Tuesday.

Japan Calls for Currency Cooperation

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 10:15 PM PDT

Japan's finance minister Yoshihiko Noda showed renewed concerns over the yen's strength Tuesday, again declaring the government's readiness to intervene in the currency market and urging global leaders to work together to stabilize exchange rates.


Google to end contracts with 7 ad agents (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 09:32 PM PDT

Reuters - Google Inc said on Tuesday its termination of contracts with seven large Chinese advertising resellers goes into effect on Oct 27.


Spain-Venezuela ties strained as Hugo Chávez stonewalls ETA investigation (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 02:58 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A standoff between Spain and Venezuela is heating up as Spanish authorities move toward requesting the extradition of an alleged ETA member working within the government of President Hugo Chávez.


Local war in southern Yemen pits government against militants (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 02:03 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A war has broken out in volatile southern Yemen between the government and local militants, further threatening the Arab world's poorest country.


Report: Tribune Board Seeks CEO's Resignation

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 09:25 PM PDT

Just three days after chief innovation officer Lee Abrams resigned in disgrace, the bankrupt media c


French strikers and marchers test Sarkozy on pensions (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 09:21 PM PDT

School students attend a demonstration over pension reform in Paris, October 16, 2010. A nationwide strike that could hit various industries is planned for Tuesday, a day before the Senate is due to vote on a bill to make people work longer for their pensions. REUTERS/Benoit TessierReuters - Striking public sector workers will likely gridlock travel in France on Tuesday and protesters will take to the streets en masse as trade unions test President Nicolas Sarkozy over his unpopular pension reforms.

French strikers and marchers test Sarkozy on pensions

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 09:21 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - Striking public sector workers will likely gridlock travel in France on Tuesday and protesters will take to the streets en masse as trade unions test President Nicolas Sarkozy over his unpopular pension reforms.

Rescue puts Chilean minister on presidential track

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 09:17 PM PDT

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The stunning rescue of 33 miners has turned Mining Minister Laurence Golborne into one of Chile's most popular public figures, and the former CEO is already being mentioned as a presidential candidate.

Super Typhoon Drenches Philippines

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 08:40 PM PDT

Super Typhoon Megi dumped heavy rains over the Philippine capital as it departed after killing seven, creating a wasteland of fallen trees and sending thousands scrambling to safety.


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