Pakistan's ambassador called to Islamabad

Pakistan's ambassador called to Islamabad

Pakistan's ambassador called to Islamabad

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 10:55 PM PST

Hussain Haqqani denies claims he asked for US help on behalf of President Zardari to stop possible coup by army.


Iran holds air defense military exercises (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 11:02 PM PST

AP - Iran says it has begun a four-day air defense military exercise aimed at upgrading its ability to protect its airspace and its nuclear facilities in case of an attack.


Nurse charged with murder over Australia hospital fire (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 11:03 PM PST

Reuters - A nurse at an aged care home in Australia's largest city where a fire killed five elderly residents and injured dozens more has been charged with murder, police said on Saturday.


Nurse charged with murder over Australia hospital fire

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 11:03 PM PST

SYDNEY, Nov 19 - A nurse at an aged care home in Australia's largest city where a fire killed five elderly residents and injured dozens more has been charged with murder, police said on Saturday.

Pakistani envoy to US flying home over memo crisis (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 10:23 PM PST

AP - Pakistan's envoy to the United States says he is flying home to answer allegations he wrote an explosive memo that asked for Washington's help in reining in the Pakistani military.


VIDEO: Nurse charged after fatal Sydney fire

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 10:25 PM PST

A nurse has been charged with murder following Friday's fire at a Sydney nursing home that killed five elderly residents, Australian police have confirmed.


VIDEO: Nurse charged after fatal Sydney fire

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 10:25 PM PST

A nurse has been charged with murder following Friday's fire at a Sydney nursing home that killed five elderly residents, Australian police have confirmed.


Two Afghan police killed in clash with foreign troops (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 10:25 PM PST

An Afghan delegate, Mahmood Khan Sulaiman Khial, left, gestures as he speaks with a colleague Gul Badshah Majidi on the third day of loya jirga or grand council in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. Afghan President Hamid Karzai spoke Wednesday on the opening day of the meeting where the elders are discussing negotiations under way for a U.S.-Afghan agreement to govern the presence of U.S. troops after 2014, when most international forces are to have left or moved into support roles. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)Reuters - Two Afghan police officers were killed in a clash with foreign troops conducting a night raid southwest of the Afghan capital, Kabul, early on Saturday, a provincial police chief said, adding to Afghan pressure to stop the raids.

Egypt's Islamists confront military, vie for votes (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 10:01 PM PST

Protesters wave banners and Egyptian national flags in Tahrir Square, the focal point of the uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. Thousands of Egyptians are rallying in Cairo's Tahrir square, with Islamists in the forefront, in a protest against what they say are attempts by the country's military rulers to reinforce their powers. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)AP - Tens of thousands of Islamists and young activists massed Friday in Tahrir Square, confronting Egypt's ruling military council with the largest crowd in months to protest the generals' attempt to give themselves special powers over a future elected government.

Former Philippines' president to be booked on poll fraud (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 10:13 PM PST

Reuters - Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was set to have her fingerprints and mugshot taken at a Manila hospital on Saturday, where she is under police guard after being arrested on charges of electoral fraud.


Former Philippines' president to be booked on poll fraud

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 10:13 PM PST

MANILA (Reuters) - Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was set to have her fingerprints and mugshot taken at a Manila hospital on Saturday, where she is under police guard after being arrested on charges of electoral fraud.

Reports: US weighs new Iran penalties

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 11:22 PM PST

Sanctions to target petrochemical industry in the wake of IAEA report on Iran's atomic programme, sources say.


Two Afghan police killed in clash with foreign troops

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 10:44 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - Two Afghan police officers were killed in a clash with foreign troops conducting a night raid southwest of the Afghan capital, Kabul, early on Saturday, a provincial police chief said, adding to Afghan pressure to stop the raids.

U.S., China face off over sea dispute (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 10:53 PM PST

Reuters - The United States and China faced off on Saturday over the thorny issue of how to resolve competing claims by Asian countries to sovereignty of the South China Sea, the latest point of friction between the two powers.


VIDEO: Supercar with 1,250 horsepower

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 08:55 PM PST

The Zenvo ST1 is about to hit the market priced at $1.8m (£1.4m).


Obama urged to address Papua rights abuses

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 09:57 PM PST

Al Jazeera reports exclusively on the eastern Indonesian region wracked by labour and political unrest.


Ex-Philippine president arrested in hospital

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 10:47 PM PST

Arroyo to face trial for electoral fraud, despite her lawyers' pleas that she needs overseas medical help.


Are doctors over-responsive to patients ??? or not responsive enough? (Answer: yes.)

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 08:16 PM PST

There's a famous (in some circles) joke about a rabbi asked to mediate a dispute between two people, with whom he decided to meet individually.?? After listening thoughtfully to the first complainant, he replied, "I see what you're saying, and I think you're right."?? Then, he met with the second aggrieved party, listened, and pronounced, ...


"Arrested Development" Returns With New Episodes On Netflix

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 07:58 PM PST

It?s the moment fans thought would never come, but now it?s official. A formal deal has been reached to produce new episodes of Arrest Development, the brilliant comedy series that enjoyed three seasons of life before being cancelled. The new episodes will be produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Imagine Television. Fans have long ...


Power Outages Claim Utility CEO As Casualty

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 07:57 PM PST

The havoc wreaked on Connecticut?s electric-power grid by a freak snow storm in October claimed a high-profile casualty on Thursday in the form of Connecticut Light & Power?s (CL&P) president and CEO, Jeff Butler. The snow storm left more than 800,000 CL&P customers without power. ??CL&P?s inability to restore power for many of those customers ...


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