N Korea 'ready for nuclear talks'

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• N Korea 'ready for nuclear talks'
• Italy court to consider PM immunity
• Plan to stop Dead Sea drought
• Freak snow storm hits New Zealand
• Obama Team Says Zazi Case Illustrates Balanced Approach to Terror Threat
• Pakistan blames Taliban for UN blast (AP)
• Former NZ government minister jailed for graft (AFP)
• Quake-hit Indonesian city sprayed to stop disease
• North Korea says U.S. key to nuclear talks return
• US official: Honduras stance hurts anti-drug ops (AP)
• Quake-hit Indonesian city sprayed to stop disease (Reuters)
• N Korea 'ready for nuclear talks'
• Italy court to consider PM immunity
• Plan to save Dead Sea drought
• Freak snow storm hits New Zealand
• Gates: US will stay in Afghanistan
• N Korea 'ready' for nuclear talks
• Solution to Somalia's problems 'easy': Sharif
• Costa Rica's Calderon gets five years for graft
• Obama under fire for shunning Dalai Lama

N Korea 'ready for nuclear talks' Posted: 05 Oct 2009 10:01 PM PDT North Korea says it is willing to return to six-party international talks on its nuclear weapons programme.

Italy court to consider PM immunity Posted: 05 Oct 2009 09:59 PM PDT Italy's top court is to begin deciding whether Silvio Berlusconi has immunity from prosecution whilst in office.

Plan to stop Dead Sea drought Posted: 05 Oct 2009 10:02 PM PDT A plan to pump water from the Red Sea into the Dead Sea could save the body of water from a severe drought.

Freak snow storm hits New Zealand Posted: 05 Oct 2009 02:25 PM PDT A freak snow storm has left hundreds of people stranded and unable to return to their homes in New Zealand's central North Island.

Obama Team Says Zazi Case Illustrates Balanced Approach to Terror Threat Posted: 05 Oct 2009 09:00 PM PDT President Obama will make his first visit to the National Counterterrorism Center in McLean on Tuesday morning, telling intelligence officials that their recent successes have proved how effectively multiple agencies can perform when they work in concert.

Pakistan blames Taliban for UN blast (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 10:19 PM PDT AP - Pakistan blamed Taliban militants Tuesday for the deadly suicide bombing at the U.N. food agency's heavily fortified compound in the capital as authorities detained some of the guards posted outside to try to determine how the attacker gained entry.

Former NZ government minister jailed for graft (AFP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 10:19 PM PDT AFP - A former New Zealand government minister was jailed Tuesday for six years for bribery, corruption and perverting the course of justice.

Quake-hit Indonesian city sprayed to stop disease Posted: 05 Oct 2009 10:19 PM PDT PADANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Health workers fanned out across Padang on Tuesday to douse the Indonesian city with disinfectant over concerns about disease outbreaks six days after a deadly earthquake rattled Sumatra.

North Korea says U.S. key to nuclear talks return Posted: 05 Oct 2009 10:19 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea, reportedly close to restoring the plant that supplies it nuclear bomb material, said on Tuesday it was ready to return to international negotiations on its weapons programme but first wanted talks with Washington.

US official: Honduras stance hurts anti-drug ops (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 09:34 PM PDT AP - The suspension of American aid and high-level contact with Honduras' interim government following the ouster of its president in a coup is hurting anti-drug efforts, a U.S. Congresswoman said after meeting with officials in the troubled country.

Quake-hit Indonesian city sprayed to stop disease (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 09:41 PM PDT Reuters - Health workers fanned out across Padang on Tuesday to douse the Indonesian city with disinfectant over concerns about disease outbreaks six days after a deadly earthquake rattled Sumatra.

N Korea 'ready for nuclear talks' Posted: 05 Oct 2009 10:01 PM PDT North Korea says it is willing to return to six-party international talks on its nuclear weapons programme.

Italy court to consider PM immunity Posted: 05 Oct 2009 09:59 PM PDT Italy's top court is to begin deciding whether Silvio Berlusconi has immunity from prosecution whilst in office.

Plan to save Dead Sea drought Posted: 05 Oct 2009 10:02 PM PDT A plan to pump water from the Red Sea into the Dead Sea could save the body of water from a severe drought.

Freak snow storm hits New Zealand Posted: 05 Oct 2009 02:25 PM PDT A freak snow storm has left hundreds of people stranded and unable to return to their homes in New Zealand's central North Island.

Gates: US will stay in Afghanistan Posted: 05 Oct 2009 10:43 PM PDT Troops must remain to avoid empowering al-Qaeda and Taliban, defence secretary says.

N Korea 'ready' for nuclear talks Posted: 05 Oct 2009 09:55 PM PDT Pyongyang indicates possible return to six-party format but wants talks with US first.

Solution to Somalia's problems 'easy': Sharif Posted: 05 Oct 2009 06:12 PM PDT CHICAGO -Solving the civil strife and lawlessness which has ravaged Somalia for nearly two decades is an "easy" task that simply requires strong commitments, Somali President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed said. Read more...

Costa Rica's Calderon gets five years for graft Posted: 05 Oct 2009 02:42 PM PDT SAN JOSE - Ex-president Rafael Calderon has dropped out of Costa Rica's presidential race after a judge sentenced him to five years in prison for corruption in the first such trial of an ex-head of state here. Read more...

Obama under fire for shunning Dalai Lama Posted: 05 Oct 2009 11:44 AM PDT WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama was facing criticism he succumbed to Chinese pressure as the Dalai Lama opened his first visit to Washington in nearly two decades without a presidential meeting. Read more...

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Under siege

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• Under siege
• Honduras' Micheletti lifts media, social curbs
• Somali pirates free Turkish ship after ransom
• City Room: U.S. Won’t Seek Death for Ex-Detainee
• U.N. chief, Gorbachev call for end to nuclear arms
• Nuclear shift
• Reprieve After a Botched Execution
• Freeze top public pay - Darling
• The Puppy Diaries: Insurance, When the Patient Is a Pet
• Police guard holy site after Jerusalem riots
• Teen inventor's windmills power African village
• Abbas cabinet says will confront Israel
• U.S. Biologists Win Medicine Nobel
• Live text - Monday football
• Honduras leader annuls restrictions
• Oxfam: drought threatens 6.2 million Ethiopians
• Funeral Bomber Kills 6 in Iraq
• Suicide bomber hits Iraq funeral
• Tories plan tax cut for new firms
• Bridge plunge kills teenage girls

Under siege Posted: 05 Oct 2009 12:42 PM PDT John Simpson visits China's restive Xinjiang province

Honduras' Micheletti lifts media, social curbs Posted: 05 Oct 2009 12:14 PM PDT TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' de facto leader Roberto Micheletti lifted an emergency decree on Monday that had suspended some civil liberties and shut two media outlets loyal to ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

Somali pirates free Turkish ship after ransom Posted: 05 Oct 2009 12:09 PM PDT BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) - Somali pirates freed a Turkish ship on Monday after a pirate source said the hijackers received a $1.5 million ransom.

City Room: U.S. Won’t Seek Death for Ex-Detainee Posted: 05 Oct 2009 12:38 PM PDT Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a suspected Qaeda militant, was ordered by President Obama to face trial in a civilian court in New York.

U.N. chief, Gorbachev call for end to nuclear arms Posted: 05 Oct 2009 11:26 AM PDT GENEVA (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Monday for world leaders to display political will to work toward genuine reductions and an eventual ban of nuclear weapons.

Nuclear shift Posted: 05 Oct 2009 08:47 AM PDT A change of heart or delaying tactics by Iran?

Reprieve After a Botched Execution Posted: 05 Oct 2009 11:41 AM PDT Lawrence R. Reynolds Jr. won a stay of execution because Ohio was unable to carry out the execution of another prisoner three weeks ago.

Freeze top public pay - Darling Posted: 05 Oct 2009 12:37 PM PDT Chancellor Alistair Darling announces a pay freeze on senior civil servants, NHS managers and GPs.

The Puppy Diaries: Insurance, When the Patient Is a Pet Posted: 05 Oct 2009 12:39 PM PDT As with humans, pet insurance programs are complex.

Police guard holy site after Jerusalem riots Posted: 05 Oct 2009 09:22 AM PDT Police were out in force at one of Jerusalem's holiest sites Monday, one day after 150 Palestinians rioted there. Authorities contained tensions at the site, which is known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as Haram Al-Sharif.

Teen inventor's windmills power African village Posted: 05 Oct 2009 10:09 AM PDT William Kamkwamba dreamed of powering his village with the only resource that was freely available to him.

Abbas cabinet says will confront Israel Posted: 05 Oct 2009 11:43 AM PDT RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Western-backed Palestinian government pledged on Monday "to confront Israel" as Israeli troops clashed with protesters for a second day in the Jerusalem area.

U.S. Biologists Win Medicine Nobel Posted: 05 Oct 2009 10:43 AM PDT Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak won the Nobel Prize in medicine for research that has implications for cancer and aging research.

Live text - Monday football Posted: 05 Oct 2009 11:14 AM PDT Aston Villa entertain Manchester City, as ex-Villa captain Gareth Barry returns to his former club.

Honduras leader annuls restrictions Posted: 05 Oct 2009 12:37 PM PDT Roberto Micheletti cancels decree limiting freedom of speech, assembly and movement.

Oxfam: drought threatens 6.2 million Ethiopians Posted: 05 Oct 2009 10:21 AM PDT ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - As many as 6.2 million Ethiopians need emergency humanitarian assistance due to severe drought, an official from the Oxfam charity said on Monday.

Funeral Bomber Kills 6 in Iraq Posted: 05 Oct 2009 10:58 AM PDT A bomber detonated himself at a funeral, killing six people and wounding 16.

Suicide bomber hits Iraq funeral Posted: 05 Oct 2009 10:00 AM PDT Up to six mourners killed in town of Haditha in Anbar province, police say.

Tories plan tax cut for new firms Posted: 05 Oct 2009 12:27 PM PDT George Osborne says he will help create 60,000 by cutting taxes on firms set up in the first two years of a Tory government.

Bridge plunge kills teenage girls Posted: 05 Oct 2009 12:33 PM PDT Two girls, aged 14 and 15, die after leaving a young persons unit and jumping into the River Clyde from the Erskine Bridge.

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