Saudi police release Canadian Shia imam Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:41 PM PDT Witnesses say officers beat prominent Muslim leader from Edmonton who had travelled to the kingdom for pilgrimage.  
|
Chemicals industry hacking attack Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:56 PM PDT Security firm Symantec says at least 48 firms were targeted by a cyber-attack linked to China, earlier this year.  
|
VIDEO: Palestinians win Unesco membership Posted: 31 Oct 2011 01:00 PM PDT The UN cultural body Unesco has voted in favour of membership for the Palestinians, a move that bolsters the Palestinian bid for internationally recognised statehood.  
|
Tunisia Seeks to Question Suha Arafat in Corruption Inquiry Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:50 PM PDT The Tunisian government is seeking to question Suha Arafat in an investigation into corruption by government officials, including the country's ousted president.  
|
Nan bread factory jobs face axe Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:49 PM PDT A total of 108 bakery jobs face the axe in Cumbernauld, under plans to close the factory where Patak's nan bread is made.  
|
Greece to Hold Referendum on New Debt Deal Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:21 PM PDT Prime Minister George Papandreou said that the decision on the deal, which includes fresh financial assistance but also imposes unpopular austerity measures, belonged to the Greek people.  
|
FBI releases Russian spy videos Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:14 PM PDT The FBI releases video showing how Anna Chapman and other members of a Russian spy ring secretly exchanged information and money.  
|
VIDEO: Contradictions in a world of seven billion Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:20 PM PDT Countries all over the world are marking the global population reaching seven billion by each nominating a child born on 31 October.  
|
Greece Calls for Referendum on EU Deal Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:27 PM PDT Prime Minister George Papandreou called for a popular vote on a newly minted aid-and-debt deal for Greece, while also demanding a fresh vote of confidence in his embattled Socialist government.  
|
Palestinian seat cuts Unesco dues Posted: 31 Oct 2011 11:59 AM PDT The US announces it is cutting its dues to the UN's cultural body Unesco, after the agency votes to grant the Palestinians full membership.  
|
Libya names academic as fresh PM Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:50 PM PDT Libya's interim authorities name Tripoli-based academic Abdel Rahim al-Kib as the new prime minister.  
|
Airlines Are Trying to Cut Boarding Times on Planes Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:31 PM PDT Boarding times at airports have doubled since the 1970s, prompting airlines to try all kinds of elaborate tricks to get passengers in speedily and leave the gate on time.  
|
Bosnia court orders detention for U.S. Embassy attacker Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:03 PM PDT SARAJEVO (Reuters) - A state court in Bosnia ordered on Monday the detention on terrorism charges of a gunman who opened fire with an assault rifle on the U.S. embassy in the capital Sarajevo.  
|
Greece to hold referendum on EU aid package Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:57 PM PDT Prime Minister George Papandreou asks citizens to vote on whether country should adopt $140bn eurozone bailout deal.  
|
Libya's NTC elects new interim prime minister Posted: 31 Oct 2011 01:02 PM PDT National Transitional Council chooses university professor Abdurrahim El-Keib to replace Mahmoud Jibril.  
|
UN: World population reaches seven billion Posted: 31 Oct 2011 11:26 AM PDT World body says demographic milestone has now been reached, as communities across the globe honour symbolic newborns.  
|
Live - Monday football Posted: 31 Oct 2011 11:54 AM PDT Stoke play high-flying Newcastle in Monday's Premier League fixture at the Britannia Stadium.  
|
China to hold sway at G20 Cannes summit Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:03 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - Efforts to coax China into throwing the euro zone a lifeline will dominate this week's G20 Summit and leave Beijing holding the cards as world leaders try to restore market confidence with pledges to reduce economic imbalances.  
|
Attack Near U.N. Office Kills 5 in Afghanistan Posted: 31 Oct 2011 09:00 AM PDT Insurgents driving a suicide truck bomb and attacking on foot killed five people including three United Nations employees in the southern city of Kandahar.  
|
Merkel's Party Weighs Minimum Wage Posted: 31 Oct 2011 11:29 AM PDT German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats were embroiled in a row over whether to introduce a government mandated minimum wage.  
|
No comments:
Post a Comment