BBC to allow BNP on Question Time

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• BBC to allow BNP on Question Time
• Colombian drug kingpin sentenced
• Chilean right favored to win presidency: poll
• Convicted German man 'kidnapped'
• Magazine Preview: The Audacity of ‘Precious’
• State of the Art: Windows 7 Keeps the Good and Tries to Fix Flaws
• U.S. to Order Steep Pay Cuts at Firms That Got Most Aid
• Man Utd secure late win in Moscow
• Human Rights Act defended by DPP
• Hostages held at gunpoint in Canada office building
• Repeal of Insurer Exemption Advances
• Gately's label complains to PCC
• Primate fossil 'not an ancestor'
• Microsoft bets on Windows success
• Rio police kill drugs suspects
• Guinea junta faces EU sanctions
• India-China climate change deal
• India-China climate change deal
• Pakistan Closes Schools Amid Attacks
• Nigerian rebels want peace talks before ceasefire

BBC to allow BNP on Question Time Posted: 21 Oct 2009 12:35 PM PDT The BBC Trust rejects appeals against British National Party leader Nick Griffin appearing on Question Time.

Colombian drug kingpin sentenced Posted: 21 Oct 2009 12:34 PM PDT A former leader of one of Colombia's most powerful drug cartels is sentenced in Miami to 45 years in prison.

Chilean right favored to win presidency: poll Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:17 AM PDT SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera held onto his lead in a new poll on Wednesday and looks set to win Chile's December presidential election, ending two decades of center-left rule.

Convicted German man 'kidnapped' Posted: 21 Oct 2009 09:35 AM PDT A German doctor convicted of killing his step-daughter nearly 30 years ago has been found bound and gagged outside a French court house.

Magazine Preview: The Audacity of ‘Precious’ Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:52 AM PDT Is America ready for a movie about an obese Harlem girl raped and impregnated by her abusive father?

State of the Art: Windows 7 Keeps the Good and Tries to Fix Flaws Posted: 21 Oct 2009 12:30 PM PDT Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system fixes much of what users hated about the much-maligned Vista.

U.S. to Order Steep Pay Cuts at Firms That Got Most Aid Posted: 21 Oct 2009 12:11 PM PDT The seven companies that received the biggest bailouts are expected to cut the salaries of their 25 best-paid executives by an average of about 90 percent from last year.

Man Utd secure late win in Moscow Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:21 AM PDT Man Utd put themselves on the brink of qualifying for the Champions league knockout phase with a 1-0 win over CSKA Moscow at the Luzhniki.

Human Rights Act defended by DPP Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:18 AM PDT The Human Rights Act is not a "criminals' charter", says the Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer.

Hostages held at gunpoint in Canada office building Posted: 21 Oct 2009 10:57 AM PDT CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - A man armed with a rifle walked into a Workers Compensation Board office in the Western Canadian city of Edmonton, Alberta, on Wednesday, and was holding several hostages, police said.

Repeal of Insurer Exemption Advances Posted: 21 Oct 2009 12:20 PM PDT Democrats launched a drive for a measure to strip the insurers of their exemption from federal antitrust laws.

Gately's label complains to PCC Posted: 21 Oct 2009 10:29 AM PDT Polydor Records files an official complaint at the Press Complaints Commission over a Daily Mail column Stephen Gately's death.

Primate fossil 'not an ancestor' Posted: 21 Oct 2009 10:56 AM PDT The exceptionally well-preserved fossil primate known as "Ida" is not a missing link as some have claimed, according to a study.

Microsoft bets on Windows success Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:01 AM PDT Microsoft is hoping its new operating system will please customers more than its predecessor Vista.

Rio police kill drugs suspects Posted: 21 Oct 2009 10:43 AM PDT Individuals killed as officers search slums in violence-wracked Brazilian city.

Guinea junta faces EU sanctions Posted: 21 Oct 2009 10:47 AM PDT Guinea's military junta is facing an EU arms embargo after the killing opposition supporters in the capital, Conakry, sources say.

India-China climate change deal Posted: 21 Oct 2009 10:49 AM PDT Two of the world's biggest polluters, India and China, sign an agreement to work together on addressing climate change.

India-China climate change deal Posted: 21 Oct 2009 10:49 AM PDT Two of the world's biggest polluters, India and China, sign an agreement to work together on addressing climate change.

Pakistan Closes Schools Amid Attacks Posted: 21 Oct 2009 12:13 PM PDT Pakistan's schools closed their doors, a day after bombings at an Islamabad university, amid warnings of more attacks around the country.

Nigerian rebels want peace talks before ceasefire Posted: 21 Oct 2009 10:03 AM PDT ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's main militant group will consider reinstating a ceasefire in the oil-producing Niger Delta if the government is willing to begin serious peace talks, the group said on Wednesday. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) lifted a three-month old ceasefire last week and threatened to resume its campaign of violence, which has kept OPEC member Nigeria from pumping above two thirds of its capacity for years.

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U.S. Defence Secretary denies rift on Afghan war strategy

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• U.S. Defence Secretary denies rift on Afghan war strategy
• Pakistan hits Taliban, urges NATO to seal border
• Gates pushes Japan on U.S. troop shift plan
• South Korea to upgrade hotline equipment with North
• Eyeing Iran, Israel tests missile defences with U.S.
• China secretly seizing Uighur men, says rights group
• U.S. bailout program increased moral hazard-watchdog
• Australia braces for severe bushfire season
• Poll - Americans divided on Afghan troop increase
• Afghan election officials fired ahead of run-off
• Maverick surges in Chile presidential race - poll
• Uruguay military rule amnesty illegal
• Reuters Summit - Geithner - Wall Street pay "offensive"
• China tells its ships to avoid pirate seas off Africa
• U.N. investigator tells of horrors of world prisons
• UN Security Council condemns bomb attack in Iran
• UN aims for improved Afghan poll
• Biden begins central Europe tour
• Garcia in Georgia conflict film
• Prosecutor seeks suspended jail term for ex-French PM

U.S. Defence Secretary denies rift on Afghan war strategy Posted: 21 Oct 2009 12:26 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said on Wednesday that there was no rift between President Barack Obama's military and civilian advisers on the Afghan war strategy.

Pakistan hits Taliban, urges NATO to seal border Posted: 21 Oct 2009 12:26 AM PDT DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani helicopter gunships attacked Taliban bases near the Afghan border on Wednesday as the army urged NATO forces to seal the frontier to stem cross-border movement of militants.

Gates pushes Japan on U.S. troop shift plan Posted: 21 Oct 2009 12:26 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday pressed Japan to quickly implement a deal to reorganise the U.S. military presence in the country, an issue that could test ties with Tokyo's month-old government.

South Korea to upgrade hotline equipment with North Posted: 21 Oct 2009 12:26 AM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will install fibre optic cables to upgrade two hotlines with the reclusive North in the first project between the two sides since conservative President Lee Myung-bak took office in Seoul in early 2008.

Eyeing Iran, Israel tests missile defences with U.S. Posted: 21 Oct 2009 12:26 AM PDT TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel and the United States launched a major air defence drill on Wednesday as part of what Israeli public radio called preparation for a faceoff with Iran.

China secretly seizing Uighur men, says rights group Posted: 21 Oct 2009 12:26 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Scores of Uighur men have disappeared since deadly ethnic riots in far-west China in July, seized by security forces who refuse to tell their families anything about their fate, a rights group said on Wednesday.

U.S. bailout program increased moral hazard-watchdog Posted: 21 Oct 2009 12:26 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government's $700 billion financial bailout program has increased moral hazard in the markets by infusing capital into banks that caused the financial crisis, a watchdog for the program said on Wednesday.

Australia braces for severe bushfire season Posted: 21 Oct 2009 12:26 AM PDT CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd warned the nation on Wednesday to brace for a severe bushfire season as fire crews battled intense blazes stoking memories of infernos earlier this year which killed 173 people.

Poll - Americans divided on Afghan troop increase Posted: 21 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans are evenly and deeply divided over whether President Barack Obama should send 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan and public support for his handling of the war has taken a fall, according to a Washington Post-ABC News public opinion poll released on Wednesday.

Afghan election officials fired ahead of run-off Posted: 21 Oct 2009 12:00 AM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - The heads of more than half of Afghanistan's district election offices will be replaced to prevent fraud in a second-round presidential election critical to the country's credibility and foreign support.

Maverick surges in Chile presidential race - poll Posted: 20 Oct 2009 11:26 PM PDT SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A dark-horse candidate from the left has gained support in Chile's presidential race, a new poll showed on Tuesday, a development that could spell the end of the ruling coalition's 20-year grip on power.

Uruguay military rule amnesty illegal Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:38 PM PDT Former officials from Uruguay's military government could be prosecuted for suspected human rights violations, more than 20 years on.

Reuters Summit - Geithner - Wall Street pay "offensive" Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:57 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday it is "deeply offensive" to the public that financial firms recently on the brink of failure are able to pay massive bonuses to their executives.

China tells its ships to avoid pirate seas off Africa Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:57 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China has warned its ships to avoid waters off Somalia where pirates seized a Chinese coal ship on Monday, as Beijing sought to recover the vessel and crew.

U.N. investigator tells of horrors of world prisons Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:57 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Inmates at a prison in Uruguay can spend years in "tin cans" -- small metal boxes where temperatures rise to 140 degrees F (60 degrees C), while women and children were among prisoners in Nigeria confined to a "torture room."

UN Security Council condemns bomb attack in Iran Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:57 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council heeded a request from Tehran on Tuesday and condemned a weekend bomb attack that killed nearly 60 people in Iran, six of them commanders in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.

UN aims for improved Afghan poll Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:10 PM PDT As many as 200 officials could be replaced before the second round of voting in the Afghan presidential election, the UN has said.

Biden begins central Europe tour Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:13 PM PDT US Vice President Joe Biden is touring central Europe, with ties between the region and America uppermost in his hosts' minds.

Garcia in Georgia conflict film Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:25 PM PDT Hollywood star Andy Garcia has taken on the role of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili in a film about the 2008 conflict between Georgia and Russia.

Prosecutor seeks suspended jail term for ex-French PM Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:25 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - A Paris prosecutor said on Tuesday former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin was guilty of conspiring to smear Nicolas Sarkozy before his presidential bid, and urged a court to hand him a suspended 18-month prison term.

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