Serbs go to Kosovo for patriarch

Serbs go to Kosovo for patriarch


Serbs go to Kosovo for patriarch

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 01:05 PM PDT

Thousands of Serbs have attended the enthronement in Kosovo of the new head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Irinej.


Commonwealth Games: For India, Games Are Entree to World Stage

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:30 PM PDT

The games represent India's first big effort to use sports to announce a global presence.


State Department urges caution on travel to Europe

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:34 PM PDT

The State Department issued a "travel alert" Sunday cautioning American travelers of the potential for terrorist attacks in Europe, following what U.S. officials said was a cumulative assessment of information suggesting al-Qaeda plots aimed at European cities.


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Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:34 PM PDT


14 injured in Mexican grenade attack

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:16 PM PDT

A grenade blast in Monterrey, Mexico wounded 14 people Sunday, including eight minors, the state-run Notimex news agency reported, citing local officials.


Rahm Emanuel confirms Chicago bid

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:57 PM PDT

Barack Obama's former Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel confirms he is preparing to run for Chicago mayor.


Pakistan: Dozens of Europeans in Terror Training

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 11:18 AM PDT

Dozens of Muslim militants with European citizenship are believed to be hiding out in the lawless tribal area of northwestern Pakistan, Pakistani and Western intelligence officials say, training for missions that could include terror attacks in European capitals.


Checks 'predict embryo success'

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 11:24 AM PDT

US scientists say they have developed a technique to accurately predict which IVF embryos have the best chance of success.


Cuts protest at Tory conference

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 11:28 AM PDT

Thousands of people take part in a protest in Birmingham against public spending cuts, as the Tory party conference starts.


Russian plane lands after bomb threat, state media reports

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:18 PM PDT

A passenger jet flying from Moscow to Gorzney made an unexpected landing Sunday more than halfway through the trip after an anonymous call warned that an explosive device was on board, a transportation official told state-run media.


Live Analysis: Jets at Bills

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:33 PM PDT

The Jets are big favorites, but there are reasons for them to be careful.


Higher Yuan May Not Boost U.S. Jobs

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 01:07 PM PDT

There are reasons to doubt that even a hefty increase in the value of China's yuan would yield big job gains in the U.S.


Europe Takes Lead 7-6 on Fisher's Strong Play

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 10:19 AM PDT

Englishman plays well while partner Harrington doesn't as Europeans win third match of three completed Sunday.


Polls close in Bosnia election

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 11:16 AM PDT

Voting for shared presidency and assemblies ends as country looks to move beyond past conflict and ethnic divisions.


Foreign-based group behind Nigeria bombs: president

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 11:31 AM PDT

ABUJA (Reuters) - A small terrorist group based outside Nigeria not militants from the oil-producing Niger Delta carried out last week's car bomb attacks in the capital Abuja, President Goodluck Jonathan said on Sunday.


Commonwealth Games open in India

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 10:41 AM PDT

Spectacular show kicks off 11 days of athletic competition after weeks of bad publicity over country's preparedness.


Israeli court convicts two soldiers

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:15 PM PDT

An Israeli court has convicted two soldiers for using a child as a human shield during the deadly 2009 Gaza war.


Kentucky Senate Candidates Debate

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 10:20 AM PDT

A debate between Rand Paul and Jack Conway was reminiscent of one during the Massachusetts senate race.


Music Review: Levine Has Stamina at Boston Concert

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:32 PM PDT

At his season opening with the Boston Symphony, James Levine seemed determined to demonstrate that he was — interpretively, at least — at the top of his game.


Chelsea 2-0 Arsenal

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 10:16 AM PDT

Didier Drogba is Arsenal's tormentor again as Chelsea tighten their grip at the top of the Premier League.


Israeli police kill Palestinian in E. Jerusalem

Israeli police kill Palestinian in E. Jerusalem


Israeli police kill Palestinian in E. Jerusalem

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 01:07 AM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli paramilitary border police killed a Palestinian who violently resisted arrest on Sunday after entering East Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank without a permit, a police spokesman said.


Fidel Castro may visit Venezuela, Chavez says

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 01:07 AM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro may visit Venezuela, his friend and ally Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday, in what would be the 84-year-old Castro's first visit abroad in at least four years.


Iran says several held for spying on nuclear sites

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 01:07 AM PDT

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has arrested several people it believes were spying on its nuclear facilities, a news agency quoted the intelligence minister as saying on Saturday.


Commonwealth Games: D-Day arrives for fortress Delhi

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:27 AM PDT

NEW DELHI, Sunday 3 October 2010 (AFP) -- India's day of destiny finally arrives Sunday with the Commonwealth Games due to begin in a fortress-like New Delhi after a shambolic run-up that threatended to derail the event.

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Germany celebrates 20 years since reunification

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:23 AM PDT

BERLIN, Sunday 3 October 2010 (AFP) -- Germany Sunday celebrated the 20th anniversary of its reunification when the capitalist West and communist East merged after decades of Cold War division that ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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Lula's pick favored as Brazil votes for president

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:32 AM PDT

SAO PAULO (REUTERS) - Brazilian ruling party candidate Dilma Rousseff's lead narrowed in two polls released on Saturday on the eve of the presidential election, raising the prospect she may be forced into a runoff against her main rival.


PREVIEW - Climate talks put top emitter China in hot seat

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:32 AM PDT

TIANJIN, China (Reuters) - The world's top greenhouse polluter hosts week-long U.N. climate talks from Monday aimed at sealing a broader pact to fight global warming and helping poorer nations with money and clean-energy technology.


Lula’s pick favored as Brazil votes for president

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:12 AM PDT

SAO PAULO, Oct 3 — Brazilians are expected to place their trust in President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and vote for his hand-picked successor on Sunday, possibly giving her an outright victory without needing a runoff vote. Dilma Rousseff (picture right), a career civil servant running for her first elected office, has a good chance of winning the ...


Is West best for young Germans?

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:48 AM PDT

Teenage student Christian Barz explains why he likes his home town, but probably will not return after his studies.


US to issue Europe travel warning

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 11:07 PM PDT

The US government is to advise its citizens to be vigilant while travelling in Europe because of the threat of an al-Qaeda attack.


Delhi Commonwealth Games to open

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 11:10 PM PDT

The 2010 Commonwealth Games will officially start on Sunday with a spectacular opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi.


Building collapse kills eight in China

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 10:46 PM PDT

BEIJING, Sunday 3 October 2010 (AFP) -- A four-storey residential building under construction in northern China collapsed, killing eight workers and injuring three others, state media reported Sunday.

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Commonwealth Games oening day arrives for Delhi after rocky run-up

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 10:25 PM PDT

NEW DELHI, Sunday 3 October 2010 (AFP) -- The Commonwealth Games were due to open on Sunday evening in New Delhi with a glittering opening ceremony that organisers hope will erase memories of a shambolic run-up to the event.

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Australia set for 'rare earths' boom as China clamps down

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 10:23 PM PDT

SYDNEY, Sunday 3 October 2010 (AFP) -- Rare earths, the little-known elements behind everything from iPods to hybrid cars and eco-friendly light bulbs, are set to boom in Australia thanks to an export clampdown by China, experts say.

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Paraguayan leader’s health stable after treatment

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 09:38 PM PDT

SAO PAULO, Oct 3 — Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo's health was stable yesterday after he was rushed to a hospital in Brazil to treat what turned out to be a vascular problem, his doctor said. Lugo (picture), a former Roman Catholic bishop who has led Paraguay for two years, underwent a battery of tests in the intensive care unit of the Sao ...


Fidel Castro may visit Venezuela, Chavez says

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 09:27 PM PDT

CARACAS, Oct 3 —  Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro may visit Venezuela, his friend and ally Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said yesterday, in what would be the 84-year-old Castro's first visit abroad in at least four years. Castro began reappearing in public in July after a four-year seclusion due to a serious illness and intestinal surgery that ...


Cemetery site scares off Hong Kong developers

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 10:21 PM PDT

HONG KONG, Sunday 3 October 2010 (AFP) -- Hong Kong axed its first land auction in 16 years last week after property-mad developers were scared off by the site's location -- next to a cemetery, considered a bad omen by Chinese buyers.

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Poverty still stalks resource-rich Mongolia

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 10:19 PM PDT

ULAN BATOR, Sunday 3 October 2010 (AFP) -- Munkherdene should be in high school. Instead the 15-year-old Mongolian sifts through mountains of garbage each day at a rubbish tip in Ulan Bator, collecting scraps of steel, copper and plastic.

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Philippines' famed footwear fights cheap imports

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 10:18 PM PDT

MANILA, Sunday 3 October 2010 (AFP) -- A museum displaying the famed shoe collection of ex-first lady Imelda Marcos has reopened in the Philippines, heralding a fightback by its beleaguered shoe industry against a flood of cheap imports.

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Earthquake hits central Japan

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 10:17 PM PDT

TOKYO, Sunday 3 October 2010 (AFP) -- A 5.0-magnitude quake hit areas some 200 kilometres (125 miles) north of Tokyo Sunday as Japan's early warning system kicked in to alert residents to the tremor.

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