Festival stampede at Indian temple kills 10 (AP)

Festival stampede at Indian temple kills 10 (AP)

Festival stampede at Indian temple kills 10 (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 10:50 PM PDT

AP - Police say a stampede in a packed temple in northern Indian has killed at least 10 people.


China urges anti-Japan protesters to stay within law (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 10:58 PM PDT

Reuters - China called on its people on Sunday to keep within the law in their "understandable" anger at Japan, a day after protesters in both countries rallied to claim sovereignty over disputed islands.


China urges anti-Japan protesters to stay within law

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 10:58 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China called on its people on Sunday to keep within the law in their "understandable" anger at Japan, a day after protesters in both countries rallied to claim sovereignty over disputed islands.

Military medics combine ultramodern and time-honored methods to save lives on the battlefield

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 05:14 PM PDT

FORWARD OPERATING BASE WILSON The first sign this isn't a routine pickup is the rhythmic right and left banking of the helicopter.


Multicultural society has failed

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 04:45 PM PDT

The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel says her country's attempts to build a multicultural society have utterly failed.


Oman boosts dagger-making project

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 05:12 PM PDT

The government of Oman steps up a programme to revive the local production of Khanjar daggers.


Super typhoon roars towards Philippines (AFP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 10:25 PM PDT

A pedestrian jumps over a puddle in a flooded street in Manila on October 16, 2010. Typhoon Megi gathered strength as it barrelled towards the northern Philippines on Sunday, with authorities warning of possible forced evacuations.(AFP/Jay Directo)AFP - Typhoon Megi gathered strength as it barrelled towards the northern Philippines on Sunday, authorities warning of possible forced evacuations and the threat of landslides.

Oman boosts dagger-making project

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 05:12 PM PDT

The government of Oman steps up a programme to revive the local production of Khanjar daggers.


People trust ministers on cuts, expect unfairness (AFP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 10:56 PM PDT

A man walks past the Bank of England. Almost half of people think that major cuts in public spending due to be unveiled this week will be unfair but they trust ministers more than the opposition to fix the economy, a poll revealed Sunday.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Almost half of people think that major cuts in public spending due to be unveiled this week will be unfair but they trust ministers more than the opposition to fix the economy, a poll revealed Sunday.

SE Asia should 'de-dollarise', but slowly: experts (AFP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 10:10 PM PDT

Vietnamese commercial bank employees count local currency, the dong, in Hanoi. Southeast Asian countries that rely heavily on the US dollar might be alarmed at its recent steep decline, but analysts warn against sudden moves to reduce their dependence on the greenback.(AFP/File/Hoang Dinh Nam)AFP - Southeast Asian countries that rely heavily on the dollar might be alarmed at its recent steep decline, but analysts warn against sudden moves to reduce their dependence on the greenback.

Israeli air strike kills militant in Gaza Strip

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 10:07 PM PDT

GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike killed a Palestinian militant in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday when he and others attempted to launch a rocket or mortar shell toward Israel, the Israeli army and Palestinian medics said.

Multicultural society has failed

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 04:45 PM PDT

The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel says her country's attempts to build a multicultural society have utterly failed.


Scout in Mumbai attacks was DEA informant while in terror camp, authorities say

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 09:31 PM PDT

Federal officials acknowledged Saturday that David Coleman Headley , the U.S. businessman who confessed to being a terrorist scout in the 2008 Mumbai attacks , was working as a Drug Enforcement Administration informant while training with terrorists in Pakistan.


US terror war in Yemen frustrated by politics (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 10:59 PM PDT

This Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010 picture shows people in a market in the old quarter of San'a, Yemen. Since 2009, the United States has waged a quiet war against al-Qaida in Yemen. But the militants seem unfazed, and the fragile government of this poor Arab nation is pushing back against American pressure to escalate the fight. The two governments also disagree on how much of a threat al-Qaida really poses. (AP Photo/Hamza Hendawi)AP - For nearly a year, the United States has waged a war against al-Qaida in Yemen, largely in deep secrecy. But the militants appear unfazed, and the fragile government of this poor Arab nation is pushing back against American pressure to escalate the fight.

Celebs, big donors push Africa's war on malaria (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 10:53 PM PDT

In this photo taken Sept. 30, 2010, a child holds a mosquito net after receiving it at a distribution point in Sesheke, Zambia. Malaria, transmitted by mosquito, has long taken a back seat to AIDS in the world's consciousness of Africa's woes, even though it kills almost as many Africans a year as the HIV virus. (AP Photo)AP - It had been a long and difficult journey, fully deserving of the marching band and choirs that greeted the convoy when it finally rolled into this village deep in the African bush.

Chile's rescued miners tight-lipped about ordeal

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 09:01 PM PDT

COPIAPO, Chile (Reuters) - Chile's 33 freed miners kept largely silent on Saturday about the 69 days they spent trapped deep inside a copper and gold mine, as speculation grew they planned to save their stories for a book.

Somali Pirates Abduct 43 Sailors

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 09:15 PM PDT

Somali pirates have hijacked a South Korean-operated fishing boat with 43 sailors. Two South Korean, two Chinese and 39 Kenyans were aboard the Kenya-registered trawler when it was attacked Oct. 9.


Hope fades for 11 trapped miners in China (AFP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 09:05 PM PDT

File photo shows coal miners at a small mine in Xiaoyi in China's Shanxi province. Dozens of rescuers have battled thick dust as they tried to reach 11 coal miners trapped underground after a gas leak killed 26 of their colleagues, as Chile offered help in the salvage operation.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Rescuers said Sunday there was little hope that 11 missing miners survived a gas leak in a central Chinese coal mine that killed 26 of their colleages, after Chile offered help in the operation.

Palestinians: One Dead in Gaza Strike

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 08:41 PM PDT

Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike has killed one and wounded two in northern Gaza.


SKorea: Somali pirates abduct 43 sailors off Kenya (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 10:04 PM PDT

A powerful Somali pirate chief stands on a beach overlooking a hijacked ship anchored off the coast of the east African nation. A South Korean fishing boat with 43 people on board has been seized by pirates off the coast of Kenya, the foreign ministry said Sunday.(AFP/File/Roberto Schmidt)AP - Somali pirates have hijacked a South Korean-operated fishing boat with 43 sailors, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
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