Saudi police release Canadian Shia imam

Saudi police release Canadian Shia imam


Saudi police release Canadian Shia imam

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:41 PM PDT

Witnesses say officers beat prominent Muslim leader from Edmonton who had travelled to the kingdom for pilgrimage.


Chemicals industry hacking attack

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:56 PM PDT

Security firm Symantec says at least 48 firms were targeted by a cyber-attack linked to China, earlier this year.


VIDEO: Palestinians win Unesco membership

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 01:00 PM PDT

The UN cultural body Unesco has voted in favour of membership for the Palestinians, a move that bolsters the Palestinian bid for internationally recognised statehood.


Tunisia Seeks to Question Suha Arafat in Corruption Inquiry

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:50 PM PDT

The Tunisian government is seeking to question Suha Arafat in an investigation into corruption by government officials, including the country's ousted president.


Nan bread factory jobs face axe

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:49 PM PDT

A total of 108 bakery jobs face the axe in Cumbernauld, under plans to close the factory where Patak's nan bread is made.


Greece to Hold Referendum on New Debt Deal

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:21 PM PDT

Prime Minister George Papandreou said that the decision on the deal, which includes fresh financial assistance but also imposes unpopular austerity measures, belonged to the Greek people.


FBI releases Russian spy videos

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:14 PM PDT

The FBI releases video showing how Anna Chapman and other members of a Russian spy ring secretly exchanged information and money.


VIDEO: Contradictions in a world of seven billion

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Countries all over the world are marking the global population reaching seven billion by each nominating a child born on 31 October.


Greece Calls for Referendum on EU Deal

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:27 PM PDT

Prime Minister George Papandreou called for a popular vote on a newly minted aid-and-debt deal for Greece, while also demanding a fresh vote of confidence in his embattled Socialist government.


Palestinian seat cuts Unesco dues

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 11:59 AM PDT

The US announces it is cutting its dues to the UN's cultural body Unesco, after the agency votes to grant the Palestinians full membership.


Libya names academic as fresh PM

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:50 PM PDT

Libya's interim authorities name Tripoli-based academic Abdel Rahim al-Kib as the new prime minister.


Airlines Are Trying to Cut Boarding Times on Planes

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:31 PM PDT

Boarding times at airports have doubled since the 1970s, prompting airlines to try all kinds of elaborate tricks to get passengers in speedily and leave the gate on time.


Bosnia court orders detention for U.S. Embassy attacker

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:03 PM PDT

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - A state court in Bosnia ordered on Monday the detention on terrorism charges of a gunman who opened fire with an assault rifle on the U.S. embassy in the capital Sarajevo.


Greece to hold referendum on EU aid package

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:57 PM PDT

Prime Minister George Papandreou asks citizens to vote on whether country should adopt $140bn eurozone bailout deal.


Libya's NTC elects new interim prime minister

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 01:02 PM PDT

National Transitional Council chooses university professor Abdurrahim El-Keib to replace Mahmoud Jibril.


UN: World population reaches seven billion

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 11:26 AM PDT

World body says demographic milestone has now been reached, as communities across the globe honour symbolic newborns.


Live - Monday football

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 11:54 AM PDT

Stoke play high-flying Newcastle in Monday's Premier League fixture at the Britannia Stadium.


China to hold sway at G20 Cannes summit

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:03 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - Efforts to coax China into throwing the euro zone a lifeline will dominate this week's G20 Summit and leave Beijing holding the cards as world leaders try to restore market confidence with pledges to reduce economic imbalances.


Attack Near U.N. Office Kills 5 in Afghanistan

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 09:00 AM PDT

Insurgents driving a suicide truck bomb and attacking on foot killed five people including three United Nations employees in the southern city of Kandahar.


Merkel's Party Weighs Minimum Wage

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 11:29 AM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats were embroiled in a row over whether to introduce a government mandated minimum wage.


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