Following Cambodia's restored railway

Following Cambodia's restored railway

Following Cambodia's restored railway

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 07:25 PM PDT

In Cambodia the first section of the country's newly-restored railway is ready to be unveiled.


Nestle: 9-month sales reach $85.56 billion (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 10:44 PM PDT

AP - Swiss food and drinks giant Nestle says its sales over the first nine months of the year reached 82.77 billion Swiss francs ($85.56 billion).


New talks in November on WSahara dispute: UN envoy (AFP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 10:46 PM PDT

Refugees at a camp near the city of Tindouf, where the Polisario Front is based. Morocco and the Polisario Front will hold a fresh round of talks on the future of Western Sahara in early November, the UN special envoy for Western Sahara said. The Polisario Front, supported by Algeria, wants a referendum on self-determination, with independence as one of the options(AFP/File/Elisa Santafe)AFP - Morocco and the Polisario Front will hold a fresh round of talks on the future of Western Sahara in early November, the UN special envoy for Western Sahara said.

U.S. to cut aid to Pakistani army units over abuse: report (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 10:45 PM PDT

Reuters - The United States intends to cut off aid to about a half-dozen Pakistani army units believed to have killed civilians and unarmed prisoners, The New York Times reported late on Thursday.


French unions call more protest days

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 10:18 PM PDT

French unions have called two more national days of action to protest at the government's pension reforms.


Station dispute goes national in Germany

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 10:20 PM PDT

A dispute over the redevelopment of a station in Germany has moved from a local planning row to a national issue and a major political headache for Chancellor Angela Merkel.


White elephant receives regal welcome in Myanmar (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 09:47 PM PDT

A member of the Guard of Honor toots as a new State Flag of Myanmar is hoisted outside the town hall Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010, in Yangon, Myanmar. Military-ruled Myanmar has unveiled the new national flag - with three horizontal stripes of yellow, green and red with a big white star in the middle - Thursday, just two weeks before an election that the government calls a major step in a transition to democracy but critics say is a sham. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)AP - Myanmar's ruling junta staged a lavish welcoming ceremony for the country's fifth white elephant captured in recent years as it arrived in the capital, state media reported Friday.

Wipro posts 9.7 percent profit rise, below forecast (AFP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 10:06 PM PDT

Azim Premji, chairman of Indian software company Wipro. Wipro said Friday that quarterly net profit came in below market expectations as volatility in the rupee hit demand for outsourcing firms.(AFP/File/Dibyangshu Sarkar)AFP - India?s third-largest software firm Wipro said Friday that quarterly net profit came in below market expectations as volatility in the rupee hit demand for outsourcing firms.

Deadly 'cholera' outbreak in Haiti

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 10:26 PM PDT

Vomiting, diarrhoea and dehydration has killed at least 138 people and infected more than 1,500 others in two days.


Tokyo urges Japan, China to avoid tit-for-tat claims (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 09:25 PM PDT

A Shinto priest prepares for a visit by a group of Japanese lawmakers at the Yasukuni Shrine for war dead in Tokyo August 15, 2010, on the 65th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War Two. REUTERS/Yuriko NakaoReuters - Japan and China should focus on the big picture and avoid tit-for-tat recriminations, Japan's chief cabinet secretary said on Friday, as public protests and sharp comments by senior officials suggested mounting tensions between Asia's two biggest economies.

Britain's spending review

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 04:00 PM PDT

Cutting back the state


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The week ahead: October 21st, 2010

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 04:00 PM PDT

The G20 finance ministers meet in South Korea, Guinea fumbles its presidential election and the French-speaking world has a rendezvous


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Millions take part in quake drill

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 09:06 PM PDT

Nearly eight million Californians have taken part in a mass earthquake drill.


French unions defiant as clock ticks on pension vote (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 09:07 PM PDT

A hooded youth runs away from tear gas fired by French police during a demonstration against in Lyon October 21, 2010. REUTERS/Denis BalibouseReuters - French unions dug in their heels on Friday with further strike action and a call for two more days of protests as a final vote on President Nicolas Sarkozy's unpopular pension reform drew near in the Senate.

US halts aid to some Pakistan military units (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 09:03 PM PDT

In this image released by the White House, President Barack Obama meets with his national security team for his regular monthly meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Situation Room of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010, in Washington. (AP Photo/The White House, Pete Souza)AP - The Obama administration is withholding assistance to some Pakistani military units over concerns they may have been involved in human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings and torture, a senior U.S. official said Thursday.

Rousseff extends lead as Brazil runoff vote nears

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 10:20 PM PDT

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Ruling party candidate Dilma Rousseff is pulling ahead in Brazil's presidential race, gaining momentum as the focus of the campaign shifts away from social issues and back to the economic gains of recent years.

Tokyo urges Japan and China to avoid tit-for-tat claims

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 10:53 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and China should focus on the big picture and avoid tit-for-tat recriminations, Japan's chief cabinet secretary said on Friday, as public protests and sharp comments by senior officials suggested mounting tensions between Asia's two biggest economies.

Italian clashes over waste dumps

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 07:27 PM PDT

Police and protesters have clashed near the southern Italian city of Naples over new waste dumps intended to ease the rubbish crisis in the region.


Following Cambodia's restored railway

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 07:25 PM PDT

In Cambodia the first section of the country's newly-restored railway is ready to be unveiled.


Ticket sales show Samoa has 'X-factor': rugby chief (AFP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 08:11 PM PDT

Samoas's Faatonu Fili (right) kicks a penalty during their rugby union test match vs France, in November 2009, at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, northern Paris. Strong sales for Samoa's rugby union Test against England at Twickenham next month showed the resurgent team still retained its AFP - Strong sales for Samoa's rugby union Test against England at Twickenham next month showed the resurgent team still retained its "X-factor", Samoan Rugby Union head Peter Schuster said Friday.
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