Hungary town evacuated, fears of new sludge flood (AP)

Hungary town evacuated, fears of new sludge flood (AP)

Hungary town evacuated, fears of new sludge flood (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 10:56 PM PDT

Workers inspect damage in a yard in Kolontar, Hungary, Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. Government officials lowered their estimate of the size of Monday's catastrophic spill. They said the reservoir break at an alumina plant dumped up to 700,000 cubic meters (184 million gallons) of sludge onto three villages. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)AP - Officials say the Hungarian town near that toxic red sludge reservoir that flooded the area is being evacuated for fear of a new leak of the dangerous heavy metal waste.

Hungary village near burst sludge pond evacuated: report (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 10:41 PM PDT

An aerial view shows houses affected by a toxic red sludge spill from a Hungarian alumina plant, in Devecser, near Ajka, 100 miles (160 kilometres) southwest of Budapest October 7, 2010. REUTERS/Peter Somogyi-Tóth/GreenpeaceReuters - The Hungarian village of Kolontar, which lies close to a damaged alumina sludge reservoir which flooded villages on Monday, is being evacuated, national news agency MTI reported on Saturday.

Walkers open Day 7 at Commonwealth Games (AFP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 10:53 PM PDT

From left: England's Alex Smith (silver), S.Africa's Chris Harmse (gold) and England's Mike Floyd (bronze) display their medals on the podium of the hammer throw event of the Track and Field competition of the XIX Commonwealth Games, on October 9, in New Delhi. Harmse threw 73.15 metres to claim the gold.(AFP/Manan Vatsyayana)AFP - Day seven action at the Commonwealth Games got underway at the crack of dawn on Saturday with the two 20kms walk races taking place to avoid the full heat and humidity of the day.

Hungary village near burst sludge pond evacuated: report

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 10:41 PM PDT

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The Hungarian village of Kolontar, which lies close to a damaged alumina sludge reservoir which flooded villages on Monday, is being evacuated, national news agency MTI reported on Saturday.

Ecuador to jail police over mutiny

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 10:37 PM PDT

Lawyer for police officers investigated over deadly uprising says they are being swept up in a "witch hunt."


Gunmen torch 29 more NATO oil tankers in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Pakistani firefighters try to extinguish burning NATO oil tankers following a Taliban attack in Nowshera on October 7, 2010. The US has apologised for a deadly helicopter strike on Pakistani soil in a move Washington hopes will encourage Islamabad to reopen a blocked NATO supply route to Afghanistan that has been repeatedly attacked by Taliban militants.(AFP/A. Majeed)AP - Gunmen armed with a rocket torched 29 NATO oil tankers in southwestern Pakistan before dawn Saturday, the latest attack on the supply line for international troops in Afghanistan since a key border crossing was closed in a dispute with the U.S.

Floods claim 62 in Vietnam, 20 still missing (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 09:47 PM PDT

AP - The death toll in devastating floods in central Vietnam rose to 62 as authorities rushed aid to about 100,000 people facing food shortages, officials said Saturday.


Minister says cuts may be scaled back (AFP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 09:09 PM PDT

The government could scale back public spending cuts aimed at reining in a record deficit if the economy starts to deteriorate Energy Minister Chris Huhne said in a newspaper interview published Saturday(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The government could scale back public spending cuts aimed at reining in a record deficit if the economy starts to deteriorate, a minister said in a newspaper interview published Saturday.

G7 agreed excessive FX moves undesirable: Japan (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 10:17 PM PDT

Japan's Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks during a news conference at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo September 21, 2010. REUTERS/Toru HanaiReuters - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Friday that finance leaders from the Group of Seven nations agreed at a meeting that excessive and disorderly foreign exchange movements are undesirable.

Arab leaders weigh alternatives

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 10:57 PM PDT

Ministers meeting in Libya give the US another month to try to keep Palestinian-Israel peace talks from collapsing.


Arab League backs Palestinian refusal on talks unless Israel halts West Bank settlements

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 04:58 PM PDT

JERUSALEM - Arab League foreign ministers on Friday backed the Palestinians' refusal to resume peace talks with Israel unless it halts new building in settlements. But they delayed for a month any further action, allowing time for diplomatic efforts to successfully get the negotiations back on...


Slain Russian journalist's unsolved death speaks to Kremlin's enduring grip

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 02:39 PM PDT

MOSCOW - Perhaps 200 people, more elderly than not, gathered Thursday in the late afternoon sunlight near a busy Moscow metro station to challenge the authorities and to remember a dead journalist.



Despite stature, James L. Jones was awkward fit in Obama White House as national security adviser

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 07:11 PM PDT

The question about James L. Jones was never whether he would be among the first senior officials to depart the Obama administration. The question was always how soon.


Dead Sea could disappear by 2050

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 08:28 PM PDT

Water levels in the Dead Sea are falling sharply and farms and businesses along its shore are suffering.


29 NATO tankers in new Pakistan attack: officials (AFP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 08:25 PM PDT

<p/>(AFP)AFP - Gunmen Saturday attacked and torched at least 29 NATO oil tankers in southwest Pakistan, the sixth such attack in just over a week, officials said.

Taiwan's Ma congratulates Nobel laureate Liu (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 08:30 PM PDT

Pro-democracy protesters hold the picture of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo with Chinese words 'Release Liu Xiaobo' during a demonstration outside the China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. Imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for using non-violence to demand fundamental human rights in his homeland. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)AP - Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou has congratulated jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo for winning the Nobel Peace Prize and called on China to improve its human rights record.

5.9-magnitude earthquake shakes Costa Rica (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 08:29 PM PDT

AP - Authorities say a 5.9-magnitude earthquake has shaken Costa Rica. There are no immediate reports of casualties or serious damage.


Little progress seen in climate talks in China (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 08:49 PM PDT

A worker moves a scenery billboard against a city skyline shrouded with haze in Beijing, China Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010. U.N. climate talks being held in China this week are making limited progress as rich and poor nations remain divided on key issues, negotiators said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - Hopes dimmed for progress at climate talks in China as negotiators moved into their final day Saturday with little consensus.

Nato tankers torched in Pakistan

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 10:45 PM PDT

Armed men in southwestern border area set fire to nearly 30 tankers carrying fuel for foreign troops in Afghanistan.


Arab League punts on Mideast

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 07:39 PM PDT

Arab nations meeting in Libya are preparing a statement that warns that the Israeli-settlements issue could scuttle the latest round of Mideast peace talks, a senior Arab diplomat told CNN on Friday.
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