(BBC News) Another European bank teeters on the brink as EU leaders stop short of offering a bail-out to the bloc's financial institutions.
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October 4, 2008
Thai police arrest key protest leader
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police arrested a key leader of a month-long protest inside Bangkok's Government House compound on Sunday, but the detained anti-government figure urged his supporters not to quit.
Diplomatic breach widens between Colombia, Ecuador
BOGOTA (Reuters) - The diplomatic breach between Colombia and Ecuador widened on Saturday when Colombia called on the neighboring country to crack down on rebels using its territory to hold kidnap victims and launch attacks.
Afghan governor tries new approach to opium
KABUL (IHT) As the new planting season for opium poppy draws near, the governor of Helmand, Afghanistan's largest poppy-producing province, says that this year he is determined to beat the illicit crop, which is a major source of money for drug lords and insurgents alike.
US Announces $6.5 Billion Arms Sale to Taiwan
(VOA) The U.S. government has announced new advanced arms sales to Taiwan worth about $6.5 billion.
IAEA nations urge non-nuclear Mideast in bitter vote
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear assembly on Saturday passed a resolution urging all Middle East nations to renounce atom bombs in a vote most Arabs boycotted over amendments they felt took pressure off Israel.
N.Korea has helped arm 6 Mideast nations: Israel
VIENNA (Reuters) - Israel accused North Korea on Saturday of providing weapons of mass destruction to six countries in the Middle East that ignored arms-control commitments.
Mugabe and Tsvangirai still at odds on ministries
HARARE (Reuters) - President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai failed to settle differences in talks on Saturday over the finance and home affairs ministries in a new Zimbabwe government.
Berlusconi immunity questioned in corruption trial
MILAN (Reuters) - Milan judges decided Saturday to seek guidance from Italy's top court over a new law that would give legal immunity to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, dealing a blow to his plans to dismiss a corruption case.
15 Turkish soldiers killed in clashes with PKK
ANKARA (Reuters) - Fifteen Turkish soldiers were killed in clashes with Kurdish PKK separatist rebels in southeast Turkey on Friday, Turkey's General Staff said, in one of the deadliest attacks on the military this year.
Bomb damages courthouse in Spain's Basque Country
MADRID (Reuters) - A bomb left in a bag exploded outside a courthouse in northern Spain Saturday, damaging buildings but hurting no one shortly after a warning call claiming to be from Basque rebels ETA, a police spokesman said.
Nepal calls armed rebel groups in south for peace talks
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's Maoist-led coalition government invited armed rebel groups in the country's southern plains for talks and named three government negotiators, a senior cabinet minister said Saturday.
Cambodia warns Thailand after border clash
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia protested to Thailand on Saturday about a border shooting incident in which three solders were wounded and said in a letter to the Thai ambassador that such "intentional armed provocation" could lead to conflict.
October 3, 2008
Taiwan says U.S. arms package signals warming ties
TAIPEI (Reuters) - The $6.5-billion U.S. arms sale to Taiwan heralds warming ties between Washington and Taipei after years of mistrust under the previous Taiwanese president, Taiwan officials said on Saturday.
Rice in India but doesn't sign nuclear deal
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Saturday a landmark nuclear trade with India had been completed but she was unable to sign the pact during a visit to New Delhi because of bureaucratic delays back home.
Russians killed in Georgia blast
(BBC News) A blast in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia kills seven Russian soldiers, a Russian commander says.
House backs $700bn bail-out plan
(BBC News) The US House of Representatives votes in favour of a $700bn financial rescue plan after rejecting an earlier version.
France seeks EU unity on crisis before meeting
PARIS (Reuters) - France warned that the global economy stood "on the edge of an abyss" on Friday as European leaders grappled to find a unified response to the traumatic conditions on financial markets.
Syria rejects opening military sites to atom probe
VIENNA (Reuters) - Syria said on Friday it was cooperating fully with a U.N. inquiry into allegations of secret nuclear work in the country but would not go as far as opening up military sites because this would undermine its security.
Civilians flee Tamil Tiger centre
(BBC News) Many civilians are reported to be fleeing the northern Sri Lankan town of Kilinochchi in the face of more air force attacks.
Argentine farmers resume protests
(BBC News) Farmers in Argentina resume nationwide protests calling for economic concessions for small- and medium-scale farms.
U.S. envoy ends last-ditch N.Korea nuclear talks
SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. diplomat Christopher Hill ended talks in Pyongyang on Friday aimed at convincing North Korea to abide by a sputtering disarmament deal, although Washington has said it would not offer new concessions.
The Tale of Two Debates
(BBC News) The "Showdown in St Louis" between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin might more accurately be called the "Showdowns in St Louis". It really was the Tale of Two Debates.
Pope reaffirms Church opposition to contraception
VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI on Friday reaffirmed the Catholic Church's condemnation of artificial birth control, a position that has driven millions of people away from the faith.
October 2, 2008
Fact and fiction
(BBC News) Hebron film captures restricted life of Palestinians
Mexicans march over 1968 killings
(BBC News) Thousands march in Mexico City to mark 40 years since security forces opened fire on a student demonstration.
NATO can't be in Afghanistan forever: Canada's PM
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who has committed to pulling out Canadian troops from Afghanistan in 2011, said on Thursday some other Western leaders wrongly believed NATO forces could stay there forever.
Mexico seeks to legalize smalltime pot, cocaine use
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Felipe Calderon, locked in a high-stakes battle with drug cartels, wants to legalize the possession of small amounts of cocaine and marijuana, a plan that will likely irk Washington.
Russia spares Ukraine from gas shock despite row
NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia (Reuters) - Russia agreed on Thursday to spare Ukraine from a shock rise in its gas export prices despite a row over Ukrainian arms sales to Georgia with which Moscow fought a brief war in August.
Bavaria post-vote power tussle may damage Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) - A power struggle in Bavaria after a landslide electoral setback for conservatives allied to Chancellor Angela Merkel's party could damage her chances of reelection next year.
More violence in Pakistan; U.N. children to leave
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Thursday it has ordered children of its international staff to leave Pakistan after raising its security level in the wake of last month's suicide attack on the Marriott Hotel in the capital.
Arrest threat bad for Darfur talks: Bashir
ACCRA (Reuters) - Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said Thursday a possible indictment against him for war crimes threatens to derail Darfur peace talks and enlisted support from the 79-nation ACP bloc against the prosecution.
Congo rebel 'to expand rebellion'
(BBC News) Rebel Laurent Nkunda says he wants to "liberate" the whole of DR Congo, expanding his rebellion from the east.
Baghdad takes on control of militias
(Financial Times) The Baghdad government has begun assuming control of the US-backed armed groups that have been credited with helping to curtail violence in the country, in a high-stakes test for the US strategy to pacify Iraq.
India's ruling party hails nuclear deal approval
NEW DELHI (IHT) India's government on Thursday hailed U.S. congressional approval of a civilian nuclear pact between the two nations, calling it a "monumental achievement," and an official said Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would visit New Delhi soon to sign the accord.
Senate approves bailout after revisions, 74-25
(Los Angeles Times) Tax breaks are added to the Wall Street package, but House passage is far from certain.
U.S. raids hurt terrorism fight: Pakistan minister
PRINCETON, NJ (Reuters) - U.S. military raids against militants inside Pakistan threaten to hurt progress being made against them by Pakistani forces and are an intrusion on Pakistan's sovereignty, the country's new foreign minister said on Wednesday.
EU force to fight Somali pirates
A least eight European countries are to form a maritime security force to fight Somali piracy, France says.
Cuba faces food shortages after hurricanes
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban markets offered a dwindling selection of food and a growing expanse of empty shelves on Wednesday as food shortages the government warned about after hurricanes Gustav and Ike became increasingly evident.
October 1, 2008
Senate to Vote on US-India Nuclear Accord
(VOA) The U.S. Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on a landmark agreement that would end a 34-year ban on U.S. civilian nuclear trade with India. If approved by the Senate, the pact, which was passed by the House of Representatives on Saturday, would go to President Bush for his signature. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill.
Senate urged to back crisis bill
(BBC News) President Bush and US Senate leaders back a new draft of a $700bn (£380bn) Wall Street bail-out, ahead of a key vote.
EU monitors enter Georgian buffer zones
NABAKHTEVI, Georgia (Reuters) - EU monitors moved into a Russian-controlled buffer zone around Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia on Wednesday, clearing the way for a Russian troop pull-back by October 10.
S.Africa sticks to target on black land ownership
PRETORIA (Reuters) - South Africa will stick to its ambitious plan to put 30 percent of farmland in black hands by 2014, even though it is lagging way behind target, a senior government official said on Wednesday.
Colonial clue to the rise of HIV
(BBC News) The arrival of colonial cities in sub-Saharan Africa at the dawn of the 20th Century may have sparked the spread of HIV.
Somali pirates 'in ransom talks'
Pirates who hijacked a tank-laden ship are in negotiations with its owners, the Somali government says.
Afghan president to seek negotiation with Taliban through Riyadh
KABUL (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has disclosed that his administration wanted talks with Taliban through the mediation of Saudi Arabia, an Afghan web site Quqnoos reported on Wednesday.
African views: US-African command
(BBC News) Africans across the continent share their views on the US-African military command (Africom) which has begun operating from its headquarters in Germany.
Human rights concern over 42 days
(BBC News) UK plans to enable police to hold terror suspects without charge for longer cause concern at Europe's human rights watchdog.
EU monitors begin Georgia patrols
EU observers enter the buffer zone around South Ossetia, as they begin monitoring a truce between Georgia and Russia.
North, South Korea to hold military talks
SEOUL (Reuters) - North and South Korea will hold military talks on Thursday in the first official meeting between the two states since South Korean President Lee Myung-bak took office in February, an official said on Wednesday.
Awakening fears
(BBC News) Iraq's former insurgents worry about the future
September 30, 2008
Olmert Says Israel Should Pull Out of West Bank
(NY Times) Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in an interview published on Monday that Israel must withdraw from nearly all of the West Bank as well as East Jerusalem to attain peace with the Palestinians and that any occupied land it held onto would have to be exchanged for the same quantity of Israeli territory.
IAEA lacks tools to expose secret work: ElBaradei
VIENNA (Reuters) - The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday its failure to detect nuclear arms work in Saddam Hussein's Iraq in the 1980s showed his inspectors lacked authority to pre-empt proliferators.
EU force's entry to Georgia buffer zones held up
TBILISI (Reuters) - EU ceasefire monitors will not enter a Russian-declared "security zone" in Georgia on Wednesday, Russian officials said on Tuesday, and Georgia accused Moscow of stalling a promised troop pullback.
Zimbabwe leaders fail to break deadlock
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai have failed to break a deadlock on forming a unity government despite direct talks, the opposition MDC party said on Tuesday.
Gurkhas win right to stay in UK
(BBC News) A group of retired Gurkhas fighting for the right to settle in Britain win their immigration test case at the High Court.
Gorbachev to form new Russian party
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev will join forces with Russian tycoon Alexander Lebedev to launch a new political party independent of the Kremlin, the billionaire businessman said on Tuesday.
Where were Russian tanks destined on ship hijacked off Somalia?
(L.A. Times) The Ukrainian vessel's cargo was headed for Kenya, according to that country and Ukraine. But U.S. officials and others suspect southern Sudan's fledgling army was to receive the tanks.
Bail-out hope sends shares higher
US stocks move higher after President George W Bush renews calls for Congress to back the $700bn banking rescue plan.
Pakistan changes chief of feared spy agency
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has appointed a new chief for the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Directorate, months after U.S. officials had questioned the reliability of the military's premier spy agency in the war against terrorism.
More than 140 dead in Indian temple stampede
JODHPUR, India (Reuters) - At least 147 people died in a stampede at a temple in the Indian desert state of Rajasthan as Hindus gathered to begin one of the most important religious festivals of the year, police said Tuesday.
EU force cannot enter Georgia buffer zone: Russia
KARALETI, Georgia (Reuters) - European Union ceasefire monitors will for now not operate inside a security zone south of Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region but talks on access are continuing, Russia's military said Tuesday.
Lebanon approves new election law
(BBC News) The Lebanese parliament has approved a new election law as part of a reconciliation process begun in May.
September 29, 2008
Chechen government intensifies scare tactics, rebels' families say
SHALI, Russia (IHT) The men who set fire to Valentina Basargina's house arrived in the stillness of 3 a.m. There were three of them. Each wore a camouflage uniform and carried a rifle. One held a can of gasoline. They wore masks.
Five killed in India bomb blasts
NEW DELHI (Channel News Asia) Five people were killed and 80 others injured in two suspected bomb attacks on Monday in areas of western India wrecked by Hindu-Muslim tensions, Indian media reported.
Warships surround Somali pirates
(BBC News) The US navy says it has deployed further vessels to surround a cargo ship loaded with 33 tanks that was hijacked by pirates.
Dow sinks 770 points after US lawmakers reject bailout
NEW YORK (AFP) - US blue-chip stocks suffered their worst single-day point decline ever Monday as markets went into convulsions after US lawmakers rejected a 700-billion-dollar rescue of the financial system.
Ivorians tried for mass poisoning
(BBC News) Twelve people go on trial in Ivory Coast over their alleged involvement in dumping toxic waste blamed for 17 deaths.
Olmert: Israel withdrawal needed
(BBC News) Outgoing PM Ehud Olmert says Israel must leave almost all occupied land if it wants peace with Syria and Palestinians.
Militants pouring in from Afghanistan: Pakistan
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Militants battling Pakistani forces are getting weapons and reinforcements from Afghanistan, security officials said on Monday, vowing no let-up in their offensive in the northwest.
Far-Right Enjoys Gains as Social Democrats Win Austrian Election
(Deutsche Welle) Austria's Social Democrats won Sunday's elections ahead of the conservative People's Party, but the far-right Freedom Party made big gains, Interior Minister Maria Fekter said Sunday, Sept. 28.
Little holiday joy in Gaza, but tunnelers thrive
GAZA (Reuters) - There was little joy in the Gaza Strip on Monday as the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan drew to a close and 1.5 million Palestinians scraped together their meager resources to celebrate the feast of Eid al-Fitr.
Deadly blast rocks Lebanese city
At least five people are killed in a suspected car bomb attack on a military bus in the Lebanese city of Tripoli.
Shares slump as rescue bid fails
Shares tumble after the $700bn bail-out of the Wall Street was not passed and amid news from the troubled banking sector.
September 28, 2008
Move over priests -- Nepal state names "living goddess"
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's new Maoist-led government has appointed a 6-year-old girl as a "living goddess" in a town near Kathmandu, for the first time snapping the link between the ancient ritual and the ousted monarchy.
Ecuador's Correa claims "historic victory" in vote
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (Reuters) - Ecuador's President Rafael Correa claimed victory in a referendum on Sunday after exit polls showed he won strong support to push socialist reforms similar to those begun by his allies in Venezuela and Bolivia.
Belarus opposition candidates fail in election
MINSK (Reuters) - Opposition candidates failed to win any seats in a parliamentary poll that Belarus's President Alexander Lukashenko hopes will promote better relations with the West, results from most of the vote showed on Monday.
Spanish bank giant to acquire B&B
(BBC) Spanish banking giant Santander is to acquire Bradford & Bingley's savings business, worth £20bn, affecting 2.6m customers.
Chavez says Venezuela will develop nuclear power
CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday Venezuela will develop a nuclear reactor for peaceful purposes, in another challenge to Washington just days after Russia offered nuclear assistance to the socialist Latin American leader.
China's spacewalk astronauts return as heroes
BEIJING (Reuters) - Three Chinese astronauts landed safely back on earth on Sunday after a 68-hour voyage and space walk that showcased the country's technological mastery and were hailed as a major victory by its leaders.
Merkel allies suffer big losses in Bavaria vote
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - German conservatives in the southern state of Bavaria suffered their worst result in half a century in a regional vote on Sunday, dealing a blow to Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of a 2009 federal election.
US destroyer nears Somali pirates
A US destroyer makes visual contact with a Ukrainian ship seized by Somali pirates while carrying 33 battle tanks.
US lawmakers publish rescue deal
Top US politicians reach agreement on a rescue plan for the financial system, which President Bush urges Congress to approve quickly.
Egypt tourist kidnappers 'killed'
Sudanese troops shoot dead six of the kidnappers who abducted European tourists in Egypt last week, officials say.
Iraq PM seeks safeguards for Christians
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sought safeguards on Sunday for Christians and other minorities who have complained that they have lost guaranteed seats in provincial councils under a new election law.
Vietnam storm death toll hits 32
(BBC) Flash floods and landslides from Typhoon Hagupit kill at least 32 people in Vietnam as a separate storm hits Taiwan.
Ecuadoreans back new constitution
Initial results from Ecuador's referendum show widespread backing for President Rafael Correa's constitutional reforms.
Forgiveness for ex-Ugandan rebels starts on an egg
GULU, Uganda (Reuters) - Dressed in a button-down shirt and pressed trousers, a once-fearsome guerrilla from Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) steps on an egg.
U.S. envoy Hill set to visit North Korea: official
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. nuclear envoy for North Korea, Chris Hill, is set to visit Pyongyang in coming days for talks with North Korean officials in a bid to salvage crumbling six-party denuclearization talks, a senior U.S. official said on Saturday.
Israel PM sees threat from "Jewish underground"
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A new ultranationalist underground is apparently active in Israel and responsible for a bombing that wounded an outspoken critic of Jewish settlement in the West Bank, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday.
Olmert to visit Russia in October
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will visit Russia early next month for talks with its leaders, Olmert's office said on Sunday.
China's spacewalk astronauts return as heroes
BEIJING (Reuters) - Three Chinese astronauts landed safely back on earth on Sunday after a 68-hour voyage and space walk that showcased the country's technological mastery and were hailed as a major victory by its leaders.
Top Afghan police chief shot dead
(BBC) Afghanistan's most prominent policewoman is shot dead outside her house in the southern city of Kandahar.
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