Deaths in Cambodia ferry disaster

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• Deaths in Cambodia ferry disaster
• Obama vows support to gays in army
• Iran aims to sharply boost fuel output by 2012 - report
• Iraq invasion decision was '51-49': Cherie Blair (AFP)
• Philippines rescuers struggle to reach isolated areas (AFP)
• Obama vow on gay military policy
• Obama vow on gay military policy
• Ethiopia suffers from Middle East animal smuggling
• Afghan official: Foreigners bolstering Taliban (AP)
• Opel rescue dogged by European divisions (AFP)
• Pakistan Army Ends Hostage Siege
• Typhoon Death Toll Rises in Philippines
• Pakistan commandos rescue 25 hostages, three killed
• India warns of danger from Pakistan militants
• Pakistan frees hostages in raid
• Turkey and Armenia sign accord
• Afghan Taliban commander 'killed'
• The Soldier And the State (Time.com)
• 2012 Olympic site workers face biometric scans (AFP)
• Captured insurgent in Iraq: `I will fight again' (AP)

Deaths in Cambodia ferry disaster Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:33 PM PDT Pilgrims on way to Buddhist festival drown when vessel capsizes in Mekong river.

Obama vows support to gays in army Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:48 PM PDT US president says he will end discriminatory policy of "don't ask, don't tell".

Iran aims to sharply boost fuel output by 2012 - report Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:45 PM PDT TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran plans to increase gasoline production capacity by more than 50 percent by 2012, a senior official was quoted as saying, in comments coinciding with talk of possible Western sanctions targeting its fuel imports.

Iraq invasion decision was '51-49': Cherie Blair (AFP) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:06 PM PDT AFP - Cherie Blair said the decision to invade Iraq was a close call however convincingly her husband might have presented it otherwise, The Independent on Sunday reported.

Philippines rescuers struggle to reach isolated areas (AFP) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:27 PM PDT AFP - Search and rescue teams on Sunday struggled to reach areas of the northern Philippines cut off by storm-triggered landslides and flooding that have left more than 600 people dead, officials said.

Obama vow on gay military policy Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:00 PM PDT President Barack Obama has vowed to end the "don't ask, don't tell' military policy for gay servicemen and women in a speech at a Human Rights Campaign dinner in Washington.

Obama vow on gay military policy Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:00 PM PDT President Barack Obama has vowed to end the "don't ask, don't tell' military policy for gay servicemen and women in a speech at a Human Rights Campaign dinner in Washington.

Ethiopia suffers from Middle East animal smuggling Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:11 PM PDT ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia should take urgent steps to curb animal smuggling to the Middle East that is cutting into export earnings worth tens of millions of dollars to the poor country every year, a senior official said.

Afghan official: Foreigners bolstering Taliban (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:30 PM PDT AP - Thousands of foreign fighters have poured into Afghanistan to bolster the Taliban insurgency, the country's defense minister said Saturday as he called for more international troops.

Opel rescue dogged by European divisions (AFP) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:34 PM PDT AFP - Tempers are rising in Europe over Germany's promise of billions of euros (dollars) in state aid to support the sale of General Motors' loss-making European unit Opel/Vauxhall.

Pakistan Army Ends Hostage Siege Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:00 PM PDT Pakistani commandos raided their own army's headquarters to free 30 people held hostage by Islamist fighters who staged a brazen attack on the compound while wearing military uniforms.

Typhoon Death Toll Rises in Philippines Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:00 PM PDT At least 193 people died and 46 others were missing in landslides and flash floods in the northern Philippines after days of torrential rain saturated hillside soil, sending it tumbling down onto villages and towns below.

Pakistan commandos rescue 25 hostages, three killed Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:54 PM PDT RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani commandos stormed a building near army headquarters on Sunday and freed 25 hostages being held there by suspected Taliban militants, ending violence that began a day earlier, a military spokesman said.

India warns of danger from Pakistan militants Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:54 PM PDT MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's top diplomat has warned of a clear and present danger to the international community from militants in Pakistan after a bomb attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul that it has hinted may have come from across the border.

Pakistan frees hostages in raid Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:15 PM PDT Pakistani security forces have freed most of the hostages who were being held by militants at an army base in Rawalpindi, near Islamabad.

Turkey and Armenia sign accord Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:08 PM PDT Foreign ministers sign protocols to normalise ties after a century of hostility.

Afghan Taliban commander 'killed' Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:44 PM PDT Ghulam Yahya Akbari was believed to be behind growing insecurity in western Herat province.

The Soldier And the State (Time.com) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:10 PM PDT Time.com - The Soldier And the State

2012 Olympic site workers face biometric scans (AFP) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:12 PM PDT AFP - Workers on London's Olympic Park will have to go through biometric scanning to access the 2012 Games site in a bid to protect it from terrorists, a newspaper reported Sunday.

Captured insurgent in Iraq: `I will fight again' (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:01 PM PDT AP - He told his family he was going on a pilgrimage to Mecca.

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The Saturday Profile: A Novelist Whose Fiction Comes From Real Lives

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• The Saturday Profile: A Novelist Whose Fiction Comes From Real Lives
• City Room: Complaint Box | On Your Left
• Bolivia to buy Chinese jets to battle drugs
• Turkey-Armenia ink historic accord
• Finland 2-1 Wales
• Questions About Rite Where 2 Died
• In Polanski Case, ’70s Culture Collides With Today
• Turkey and Armenia Sign Pact to Normalize Ties
• A Dogged Taliban Chief Rebounds, Vexing U.S.
• Legal Cost for Throwing a Monkey Wrench
• UK police arrest 30 as far right, opponents clash
• A Dogged Taliban Chief Rebounds, Vexing U.S.
• Small-Bank Failures Strain F.D.I.C.
• Hitch holds up Turkey-Armenia deal
• Gunmen attack Pakistani army headquarters
• Controversial media bill passed in Argentina
• Nukes, financial woes top agenda for Asian talks
• Armenia, Turkey sign historic agreement
• Honour for South Korean actress
• Lobbyists Fight Efforts to Save on Health Care

The Saturday Profile: A Novelist Whose Fiction Comes From Real Lives Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:30 AM PDT A. S. Byatt's latest novel, "The Children's Book," is full of characters and takes readers from 1895 until after World War I.

City Room: Complaint Box | On Your Left Posted: 09 Oct 2009 08:08 PM PDT Two views on the city's expanding bike lanes.

Bolivia to buy Chinese jets to battle drugs Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:42 AM PDT LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia plans to buy six Chinese light military aircraft worth nearly $58 million to fight drug traffickers in the world's No. 3 cocaine producer, leftist President Evo Morales said on Saturday.

Turkey-Armenia ink historic accord Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:46 PM PDT Foreign ministers sign protocols to normalise ties after a century of hostility.

Finland 2-1 Wales Posted: 10 Oct 2009 08:51 AM PDT Wales hopes of finishing third in their World Cup qualifying group are ended by Finland.

Questions About Rite Where 2 Died Posted: 10 Oct 2009 11:03 AM PDT As the authorities in Arizona investigated what caused the deaths of two people at a "sweat lodge," some questioned whether too many people had occupied too small a space.

In Polanski Case, ’70s Culture Collides With Today Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:23 PM PDT Roman Polanski's arrest to face an old charge of having sex with a 13-year-old is a reminder that, when it comes to adult sex with the under age, things have changed.

Turkey and Armenia Sign Pact to Normalize Ties Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:36 PM PDT After frantic, last-minute efforts by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and other diplomats, Turkey and Armenia agreed to restore normal diplomatic relations.

A Dogged Taliban Chief Rebounds, Vexing U.S. Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:49 AM PDT Mullah Muhammad Omar's prospects seemed bleak in 2001. Now, he leads an insurgency that has gained ground in much of Afghanistan against better equipped U.S. and NATO forces.

Legal Cost for Throwing a Monkey Wrench Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:29 AM PDT Tim DeChristopher decided to make bids on oil and gas leases with no interest in drilling. Now he may pay for it.

UK police arrest 30 as far right, opponents clash Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:57 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Police have arrested 30 people during clashes between a far-right group and opponents in the center of the nothern English city of Manchester on Saturday.

A Dogged Taliban Chief Rebounds, Vexing U.S. Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:38 PM PDT Mullah Muhammad Omar's prospects seemed bleak in 2001. Now, he leads an insurgency that has gained ground in much of Afghanistan against U.S. and NATO forces.

Small-Bank Failures Strain F.D.I.C. Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:31 PM PDT A year after the rescue of the financial institutions considered too big to fail, smaller ones are approaching a grim milestone: the 100th failure of 2009.

Hitch holds up Turkey-Armenia deal Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:54 AM PDT Turkish objections to Armenian statement delays signing of historic accords in Zurich.

Gunmen attack Pakistani army headquarters Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:53 AM PDT Armed militants were holding hostages at Pakistani army HQ in Rawalpindi Saturday after an earlier attack left at least 10 people dead. One military official said the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the assault.

Controversial media bill passed in Argentina Posted: 10 Oct 2009 01:47 AM PDT After 16 hours of debate, Argentina's Senate passed a controversial reform law Saturday that critics say targets media outlets critical of the government.

Nukes, financial woes top agenda for Asian talks Posted: 10 Oct 2009 04:50 AM PDT China hosted Japan and South Korea on Saturday for the second trilateral leaders' meeting, state-run media said.

Armenia, Turkey sign historic agreement Posted: 10 Oct 2009 11:41 AM PDT The Saturday signing of an agreement normalizing relations between Turkey and Armenia was delayed when the Armenian delegation objected to wording of an oral statement.

Honour for South Korean actress Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:41 AM PDT South Korean actress Jeon Do-yeon receives one of France's top art awards at a film festival in her home country.

Lobbyists Fight Efforts to Save on Health Care Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:30 PM PDT Most of the serious proposals to fulfill President Obama's vow to curb health care costs have fallen victim to organized interests and parochial politics.

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