Urgent food aid needed in Ethiopia

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• Urgent food aid needed in Ethiopia
• Afghan opium 'causes global chaos'
• Cambodia climate summit ends
• World's longest golf course opens
• Afghan poll challenges increase
• Pakistan releases army footage
• India-China climate change deal
• Microsoft launches Windows 7
• Hostages held at gunpoint in Canada office building
• Iran, 3 powers have till Friday to OK nuclear deal
• UK's Royal Mail strikes to go ahead
• Southeast U.S. exposed to climate change impact - Oxfam
• U.S. will never have normal ties with nuclear N.Korea
• Iraq election row could impact U.S. pullout - official
• UK's Royal Mail strikes to go ahead
• FEATURE - "Miracle" baby gives hope to Russians in Muslim south
• Berlin Wall rebuilt with dominos on 20th anniversary
• Pakistan hits Taliban as schools ordered shut
• Iran, powers have till Friday to OK nuclear deal
• Reuters Summit - Senator sees Obama making Nixon mistake

Urgent food aid needed in Ethiopia Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:34 PM PDT The Ethiopian government is expected to confirm later that it needs emergency food aid for 6.2 million people.

Afghan opium 'causes global chaos' Posted: 21 Oct 2009 10:19 PM PDT Afghanistan provides 92% of the world's opium, with devastating global consequences, according to the UN.

Cambodia climate summit ends Posted: 21 Oct 2009 08:21 PM PDT Cambodia has held its first climate change summit, less than a month after swathes of the country were devastated by Typhoon Ketsana.

World's longest golf course opens Posted: 21 Oct 2009 08:22 PM PDT The world's longest golf course has opened in Australia, stretching 812 miles (1,300km) over two states, taking players up to five days to cover all 18 holes.

Afghan poll challenges increase Posted: 21 Oct 2009 06:46 PM PDT The challenges facing the second round of the Afghan presidential election are increasing with rumours of a secret deal between the candidates.

Pakistan releases army footage Posted: 21 Oct 2009 06:46 PM PDT The Pakistani army has released its first pictures of fighting in the border region of South Waziristan.

India-China climate change deal Posted: 21 Oct 2009 06:47 PM PDT Two of the world's biggest polluters, India and China, have agreed to work together on addressing climate change.

Microsoft launches Windows 7 Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:03 AM PDT Microsoft's Leila Martine unveils the new operating system's key features hours before it goes on sale.

Hostages held at gunpoint in Canada office building Posted: 21 Oct 2009 12:02 PM PDT CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - A man armed with a rifle walked into a Workers Compensation Board office in the Western Canadian city of Edmonton, Alberta, on Wednesday, and was holding several hostages, police said.

Iran, 3 powers have till Friday to OK nuclear deal Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:30 AM PDT VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog presented on Wednesday a draft deal to Iran and three world powers for approval within two days to reduce Tehran's stockpile of enriched uranium, seen by the West as a nuclear weapons risk.

UK's Royal Mail strikes to go ahead Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:30 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Negotiations failed on Wednesday to prevent a strike by Britain's postal workers this week and their union leaders said there will be further walkouts.

Southeast U.S. exposed to climate change impact - Oxfam Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:30 AM PDT MIAMI (Reuters) - Poverty and climate hazards make the southeast United States the country's most vulnerable area to climate change impact, Oxfam America said on Wednesday.

U.S. will never have normal ties with nuclear N.Korea Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:01 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton rebuffed North Korean hopes it may be accepted as a nuclear state, saying the United States will never have normal, sanctions-free ties with a nuclear-armed North Korea.

Iraq election row could impact U.S. pullout - official Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:01 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's timetable for drawing down the number of U.S. troops in Iraq next year could be changed if the country's January election is postponed, a senior Pentagon official said on Wednesday.

UK's Royal Mail strikes to go ahead Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:01 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Negotiations failed on Wednesday to prevent a strike by Britain's postal workers this week and their union leaders said there will be further walkouts.

FEATURE - "Miracle" baby gives hope to Russians in Muslim south Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:01 AM PDT KIZLYAR, Russia (Reuters) - A "miracle" baby has brought a kind of mystical hope to people in Russia's mostly Muslim southern fringe who are increasingly desperate in the face of Islamist violence.

Berlin Wall rebuilt with dominos on 20th anniversary Posted: 21 Oct 2009 10:29 AM PDT BERLIN (Reuters) - The Berlin Wall will be back to briefly divide the German capital again next month -- but with giant brightly coloured dominos rather than cement slabs.

Pakistan hits Taliban as schools ordered shut Posted: 21 Oct 2009 10:29 AM PDT DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani helicopter gunships attacked Taliban bases near the Afghan border on Wednesday as authorities ordered educational institutions closed amid fears of retaliatory militant strikes.

Iran, powers have till Friday to OK nuclear deal Posted: 21 Oct 2009 10:29 AM PDT VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog on Wednesday presented a draft deal to Iran and three world powers for approval within two days to reduce Tehran's stockpile of enriched uranium, seen by the West as a nuclear weapons risk.

Reuters Summit - Senator sees Obama making Nixon mistake Posted: 21 Oct 2009 10:29 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. Senate Republican invoked the memory of the scandal-marred Nixon administration on Wednesday to urge U.S. President Barack Obama: "Don't start an enemies list."

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