Embattled Delhi Games lurches to halfway mark

Embattled Delhi Games lurches to halfway mark


Embattled Delhi Games lurches to halfway mark

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:53 PM PDT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - While bags of unused tickets were carted off to the dump as Indian spectators continued to shun their own Commonwealth Games, Organizers took time out on Friday to insist they were "fully competent" to run this 71-nation multi-sports jamboree.


Settler drives into Palestinian boys

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:58 PM PDT

Director of settler organisation hits two children after they hurled stones at his vehicle in East Jerusalem.


A Boisterous Birthday for Vietnam’s Capital

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:04 PM PDT

With parades and concerts and flamboyant kitsch, Hanoi is celebrating its 1,000th anniversary on Sunday, and much of city life has ground to a halt to make way for it.


U.S. Set to Resume North Korea Talks

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 01:06 PM PDT

The Obama administration is expecting to resume bilateral talks with North Korea by January, according to senior U.S. officials, as dictator Kim Jong Il consolidates his family's hold on power.


Turkey, China Shun Dollar in Trade

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:05 PM PDT

Turkey and China's leaders said their two countries would from now on trade using their own currencies, effectively excluding the U.S. dollar.


Flying Fewer Planes, Airlines Find Stability

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 11:58 AM PDT

The scaling back in flights reflects a more timid — and perhaps chastened — industry than in previous decades.


Two Ejections and the Replay Debate

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:21 PM PDT

The ejection of the Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire has sparked a debate over replays to review umpire calls.


US care 'to blame' for bad health

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 09:45 AM PDT

The US healthcare system is to blame for declines in the country's life expectancy rankings, a new study suggests.


Spain 'busts child porn network'

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 08:02 AM PDT

Spain arrests dozens of child pornography suspects - including two police officers - in a nationwide crackdown.


Top Obama adviser steps down

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:37 PM PDT

General James L Jones to be replaced by his deputy, Thomas E Donilon, as national security adviser to the US president.


U.S. and Britain concerned about Darfur

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:09 PM PDT

EL FASHER, Sudan (Reuters) - U.S. and British envoys voiced concern about the situation in Darfur on Friday, where refugees who fled violence in the remote region complained to them of hunger and deteriorating security.


When Raisins Give Hope to Afghan Farmers

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:51 PM PDT

An alliance among Afghan farmers, an aid group and a British food producer is helping to bring Afghan raisins to a wider market.


Seven Arrests in Bronx in Anti-Gay Attacks

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:11 PM PDT

A gang rounded up three men and tortured them while yelling anti-gay slurs, the police said.


Governor of Afghanistan's Kunduz province, 19 others killed in bombing at mosque

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 11:12 AM PDT

KABUL - The governor of a northern Afghan province that has been increasingly beset by violence was killed Friday afternoon, along with at least 19 other people, when a bomb blast tore through prayer services at a mosque in a neighboring province, according to U.S. and Afghan officials.


Voter registration in November for South Sudan referendum

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 09:07 AM PDT

Residents of Southern Sudan will begin registering November 14 for an historic referendum that will decide whether the region remains part of Sudan or breaks off to form a new nation.


Audio slideshow

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 09:32 AM PDT

The first trip to Saudi Arabia by a member of the British Royal family


Intel: US Missiles Kill 9 in Pakistan Tribal Area

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 11:00 AM PDT

Two suspected U.S. missile strikes have killed nine people in a northwestern Pakistan tribal region along the Afghan border, Pakistani intelligence officials said Friday


National Security Adviser Resigns

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 11:42 AM PDT

Gen. James L. Jones will step down and will be replaced by Thomas E. Donilon, President Obama announced.


China angry at dissident's Nobel Prize

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 11:23 AM PDT

China issues a strong protest after Norway's Nobel Committee awards its 2010 peace prize to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.


Chile: Drill 24 hours from miners

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 11:12 AM PDT

A rescue drill should get to 33 trapped Chilean miners within 24 hours and workers will be in place to begin bringing them to the surface late Monday, Chilean officials say. FULL STORY l ONE RESCUER'S HOPE l FAMILIES WAIT


German drug maker Boehringer bails on "pink Viagra"

German drug maker Boehringer bails on "pink Viagra"


German drug maker Boehringer bails on "pink Viagra"

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:57 AM PDT

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Boehringer Ingelheim, the German drug maker whose experimental pill to boost women's sex drive failed to convince U.S. regulators, will stop developing the drug that had been dubbed "pink Viagra".


Pakistan to probe video showing ‘army killings’

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:42 AM PDT

ISLAMABAD, Oct 8 — Pakistan army chief General Ashfaq Kayani ordered on Friday an investigation into a video posted on the Internet showing men in Pakistani military fatigues shooting at a group of what the military said were civilians. The video raised fresh questions about alleged extra-judicial killings by the army, while Pakistan faces ...


Curfew reimposed in Indian Kashmir

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:30 AM PDT

SRINAGAR, Friday 8 October 2010 (AFP) - Indian security forces reimposed a curfew in parts of Indian Kashmir Friday after a hardline separatist called for fresh protests against Indian rule.

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Strong quake hits Indonesia

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:29 AM PDT

JAKARTA, Friday 8 October 2010 (AFP) - A strong 6.2-magnitude quake hit off Indonesia's North Maluku province Friday, local meteorologists said.

The quake struck at a depth of 110 kilometres (68 miles) around 12:43 pm (0443 GMT), northeast of the town of Ternate.

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Taiwan prosecutors drop investment case against ex-UMC head

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:28 AM PDT

TAIPEI, Friday 8 October 2010 (AFP) - Prosecutors on Friday dropped their appeal against the former head of Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corp, bringing an end to his four-year battle against illegal investment charges.

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Privacy concerns as eight in 10 tots have pictures online

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:27 AM PDT

MELBOURNE, Friday 8 October 2010 (AFP) - Eight out of ten children under the age of two have their pictures online via sites like Facebook, raising privacy and even paedophilia concerns, an Internet security company said on Friday.

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Japan, US to discuss Chinese naval activity

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:26 AM PDT

TOKYO, Friday 8 October 2010 (AFP) - Japanese Defence Minister Toshimi Kitazawa said Friday he would meet with his US counterpart Robert Gates next week to discuss how to deal with China's increasing naval activities in the East China Sea.

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N.Zealand embarrassed over TV host's race remarks: PM

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:25 AM PDT

WELLINGTON, Friday 8 October 2010 (AFP) - New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on Friday said the entire nation had been embarrassed by a television anchor whose "racist" remarks provoked a furious official protest from India.

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Indonesia flood toll rises to 110, says official

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:24 AM PDT

MANOKWARI, Friday 8 October 2010 (AFP) - The death toll from flash floods in eastern Indonesia has risen to 110 with bodies still lying unclaimed in the mud four days after the disaster, an official said Friday.

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China's currency strengthens ahead of IMF meeting

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:23 AM PDT

BEIJING, Friday 8 October 2010 (AFP) - China's yuan on Friday hit its highest level since Beijing vowed to loosen its grip on the unit in June, as economic powers gather in Washington to try to head off a damaging global currency war.

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Rocket launcher, ammo found in Bangkok: police

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:22 AM PDT

BANGKOK, Friday 8 October 2010 (AFP) - Thai police said Friday they had recovered a rocket launcher and ammunition in a rented room in central Bangkok, where there has been a series of grenade blasts in recent weeks.

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A lesson from Gerakan

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:21 AM PDT

History keeps repeating itself but politicians never learn from history. It seems like Gerakan is repeating the mistake previously made by the MCA.

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The saviour of stray dogs

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:02 AM PDT

49-year-old building contractor, Joseph Chia is a "dog catcher" who always watch out for abandoned dogs and would not hesitate taking them home without taking into consideration his own limited financial ability.

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Magnitude 6.3 quake hits Indonesia's Moluccas islands

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:02 AM PDT

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia on Friday, 146 miles north east of Ternate in the Moluccas, the U.S. Geological Survey said.


Major quake hits Indonesia’s Moluccas islands

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 11:14 PM PDT

SINGAPORE, Oct 8 — A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia on Friday, 146 miles north east of Ternate in the Moluccas, the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The quake was measured at a depth of 90 miles. — Reuters


Indonesia flood toll rises to at least 109

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 10:59 PM PDT

JAKARTA, Friday 8 October 2010 (Bernama) -- The death toll of flash floods in West Papua in the easternmost of Indonesia has risen to at least 109 people with 66 others still missing, China's Xinhua news agency quoted the local Search and Rescue Office as reporting on Friday.

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Malaysiakini, cartoonist Zunar get permission to challenge book ban

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 10:59 PM PDT

Online news portal Malaysiakini.com and a publisher of political cartoon books have been granted permission by the High Court here today to challenge the ban on two books imposed by the Home Minister.

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Myanmar Supreme Court to hold hearing on Suu Kyi appeal

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 10:42 PM PDT

YANGON, Friday 8 October 2010 (AFP) - Myanmar's Supreme Court announced Friday that it would hold a hearing on October 18 on detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's latest appeal against her house arrest.

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S.Korea 'happiness preacher' found dead in apparent suicide

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 10:41 PM PDT

SEOUL, Friday 8 October 2010 (AFP) - A South Korean television personality known as the "happiness preacher" and her husband have been found dead in a motel room in an apparent joint suicide, police said Friday.

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Dissident author says China stupid over book clampdown

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 10:38 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES, Friday 8 October 2010 (AFP) - The Chinese author of a controversial book that criticizes Premier Wen Jiabao called Beijing authorities "stupid" Thursday for putting pressure on him not to publish, saying it has simply boosted sales.

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