Canada Delays Sending Athletes, Archers Pull Out

Canada Delays Sending Athletes, Archers Pull Out
Tajik Authorities Hunt Ex-Warlord in Killings
White House Plays Down Afghan Divisions
Iran Is Offered New Chance to Negotiate
Ukraine President Eyes EU
Fresh Mideast Violence
Drugs 'could target asthma genes'
Man charged with fire girl murder
Channel 4 unveils new reality show
Israeli flotilla raid 'broke law'
Doubt over Scotland's Delhi Games
Risk of small-scale attacks by al-Qaeda and its allies is rising, officials say
Al-Jazeera protests NATO detention of 2 cameramen in Afghanistan
Ulster Unionists vote for leader
Security sector quango faces axe
5 Afghan crash victims from Kentucky unit
Russia bans Iran missile delivery
White House doesn't dispute Woodward book's portrayal of Obama
Democrats Grope for Health Care’s Payoff
At the U.N., Turkey Asserts Itself

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:24 PM PDT

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will delay sending athletes to New Delhi for the Commonwealth Games because of concerns about health and safety conditions within the athletes village, Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) said on Wednesday.

Tajik Authorities Hunt Ex-Warlord in Killings

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:23 PM PDT

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (AP) -- Authorities in Tajikistan launched a major manhunt Wednesday for a former opposition warlord that they suspect of masterminding an attack on a military convoy last weekend that claimed 25 lives.

White House Plays Down Afghan Divisions

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:04 PM PDT

Officials respond to a new book by Bob Woodward, which describes Obama as fixated on finding an Afghanistan exit strategy, his advisers as divided on the soundness of his plan, and Afghan leader Karzai as a manic depressive.

Iran Is Offered New Chance to Negotiate

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:46 PM PDT

The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany offered Iran another chance to enter negotiations over its suspect nucle

Ukraine President Eyes EU

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:03 PM PDT

Ukraine's president said Kiev is determined to join the European Union, but also needs to maintain strong ties with Moscow to ensure his country can serve as a dependable conduit for Russian energy supplies to the West.

Fresh Mideast Violence

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:08 PM PDT

A street fight broke out Wednesday in Jerusalem after an Israeli security guard shot and killed a Palestinian man.

Drugs 'could target asthma genes'

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:07 PM PDT

A major international study has revealed several genetic variants which are linked to people with asthma.

Man charged with fire girl murder

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:58 PM PDT

A 27-year-old man is charged with the murder of a 19-month-old girl who died in a fire at a south London flat.

Channel 4 unveils new reality show

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:06 PM PDT

Channel 4 is airing its latest reality television offering, following the end of Big Brother. Will Gompertz looks at what 'Seven Days', set in London's Notting Hill, has to offer.

Israeli flotilla raid 'broke law'

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:59 PM PDT

Israel's military broke international law and displayed "unacceptable" brutality in a raid on a Gaza aid flotilla, a UN human rights report concludes.

Doubt over Scotland's Delhi Games

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:54 PM PDT

Doubts remain over whether Scotland's athletes will travel to the Commonwealth Games in India.

Risk of small-scale attacks by al-Qaeda and its allies is rising, officials say

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:40 PM PDT

Al-Qaeda and its allies are likely to attempt small-scale, less sophisticated terrorist attacks in the United States, senior Obama administration officials said Wednesday, noting that it's extremely difficult to detect such threats in advance.

al-Qaeda - Warfare and Conflict - War on Terrorism - September 11 2001 - Terrorism

Al-Jazeera protests NATO detention of 2 cameramen in Afghanistan

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:40 PM PDT

The al-Jazeera satellite television network on Wednesday protested the recent detention by NATO of two of its cameramen in Afghanistan and accused the U.S.-led international force of "attempting to suppress its comprehensive coverage of the Afghan war."

Afghanistan - NATO - Aljazeera - Asia - Government

Ulster Unionists vote for leader

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:38 PM PDT

About 1,000 Ulster Unionist Party delegates gather to select a new leader to succeed Sir Reg Empey.

Security sector quango faces axe

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 11:35 AM PDT

The Home Office is preparing to scrap the body which regulates bouncers and other security workers across the UK, the BBC learns.

5 Afghan crash victims from Kentucky unit

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:11 PM PDT

Five of the nine U.S. military members killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan this week were from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, according to a statement from the base Wednesday.

Russia bans Iran missile delivery

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:05 PM PDT

Russia cancels its delivery of S-300 defence missile sytem to Iran, but its deal to sell cruise missiles to Syria holds.

White House doesn't dispute Woodward book's portrayal of Obama

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:42 PM PDT

With juicy nuggets of the new Bob Woodward book on President Obama starting to emerge , the official White House reaction so far is: It's just fine.

White House - United States - President - Barack Obama - Government

Democrats Grope for Health Care’s Payoff

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 11:49 AM PDT

Democrats don't generally advertise their support for the health care overhaul, but as the law's first effects are felt, President Obama highlights them.