Tsvangirai aide faces terror trial

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• Tsvangirai aide faces terror trial
• Sri Lanka agrees to study critical EU report (AFP)
• NKoreans leave Denmark's Hanoi embassy for Seoul (AFP)
• Afghan election run-off 'likely'
• 'Human crisis' looming in Pakistan
• 'Human crisis' looming in Pakistan
• Talks set to test US-Japan ties
• Pakistan forces seize key town in Waziristan push
• Spain says Cuba's Castro committed to reform
• Iran atom talks off to "good start" despite tensions
• Any North Korea meeting must lead to six-way talks - U.S.
• Climate talks "in the balance"; hints of progress
• No alternative to U.S. troop realignment in Japan - Gates
• Afghan election run-off 'likely'
• Manhunt for Rio helicopter gunmen
• Test flight for new Nasa rocket
• Reliance Ind eyeing refineries in U.S., Europe - report (Reuters)
• Honduran negotiator says coup talks at impasse (AP)
• Toyota unveils new hybrid-only model (AP)
• Manhunt for Rio helicopter gunmen

Tsvangirai aide faces terror trial Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:37 PM PDT Zimbabwe PM seeks regional intervention to help salvage unity government.

Sri Lanka agrees to study critical EU report (AFP) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:27 PM PDT AFP - Sri Lanka on Tuesday agreed to study a European Union report criticising its human rights record, as Brussels threatened to withdraw the island's preferential trading status.

NKoreans leave Denmark's Hanoi embassy for Seoul (AFP) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:37 PM PDT AFP - Nine North Korean asylum-seekers left Denmark's Hanoi embassy for Seoul on Tuesday, just hours before the South Korean president was to arrive for a state visit, a diplomatic source said.

Afghan election run-off 'likely' Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:04 PM PDT Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to announce whether he will accept a run-off in his country's presidential election.

'Human crisis' looming in Pakistan Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:10 PM PDT More than 100,000 civilians are thought to have been displaced by fighting between the Pakistani army and the Taliban in South Waziristan.

'Human crisis' looming in Pakistan Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:10 PM PDT More than 100,000 civilians are thought to have been displaced by fighting between the Pakistani army and the Taliban in South Waziristan.

Talks set to test US-Japan ties Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:09 PM PDT US defence secretary holds talks with new Japanese government on future military ties.

Pakistan forces seize key town in Waziristan push Posted: 19 Oct 2009 09:55 PM PDT DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani forces attacking Taliban militants in their South Waziristan stronghold have captured a town on the approach to a main insurgent base, security officials said on Tuesday.

Spain says Cuba's Castro committed to reform Posted: 19 Oct 2009 09:27 PM PDT HAVANA (Reuters) - Spain's foreign minister met with Cuban President Raul Castro on Monday and said the communist leader affirmed his commitment to economic reform and expressed his desire to continue improving relations with the United States.

Iran atom talks off to "good start" despite tensions Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:17 PM PDT VIENNA (Reuters) - Talks between Iran and world powers on a deal to allay concerns about Tehran's nuclear drive started well on Monday, the U.N. atomic agency chief said, despite Iran's reported refusal to negotiate with France.

Any North Korea meeting must lead to six-way talks - U.S. Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:17 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States wants any bilateral contacts with North Korea to result in the resumption of stalled six-country nuclear negotiations, the top U.S. diplomat for Asia said on Monday.

Climate talks "in the balance"; hints of progress Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:17 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Prospects for a new U.N. climate pact in December remained in the balance after talks among big emitters on Monday but with signs of action by Brazil, India and Australia.

No alternative to U.S. troop realignment in Japan - Gates Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:17 PM PDT ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) - The United States wants to stick to a deal on realigning U.S. troops in Japan despite concerns expressed by Japan's new government, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said as he flew to Tokyo.

Afghan election run-off 'likely' Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:04 PM PDT Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to announce whether he will accept a run-off in his country's presidential election.

Manhunt for Rio helicopter gunmen Posted: 19 Oct 2009 09:06 PM PDT Military police in Brazil are carrying out a manhunt in several of Rio's slums to find the men who shot down a police helicopter.

Test flight for new Nasa rocket Posted: 19 Oct 2009 09:05 PM PDT The rocket designed to replace Nasa's space shuttle fleet will have its first test flight on Tuesday.

Reliance Ind eyeing refineries in U.S., Europe - report (Reuters) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 09:54 PM PDT Reuters - Indian energy giant Reliance Industries is in preliminary talks with U.S.-based Valero Energy, Sunoco and Flying J to buy refineries, the Business Standard newspaper reported, citing unidentified sources.

Honduran negotiator says coup talks at impasse (AP) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 09:52 PM PDT AP - A top aide to ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says negotiations to solve the country's three-month old political crisis are once again at an impasse.

Toyota unveils new hybrid-only model (AP) Posted: 19 Oct 2009 09:56 PM PDT AP - Toyota Motor Corp. has unveiled a more expensive and bigger hybrid-only model than its hit Prius, underlining the Japanese automaker's ambitions to make green technology more widespread.

Manhunt for Rio helicopter gunmen Posted: 19 Oct 2009 09:06 PM PDT Military police in Brazil are carrying out a manhunt in several of Rio's slums to find the men who shot down a police helicopter.

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