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Pacific Islands Forum leaders fly in to discuss climate change, Fiji situation
As last-minute preparation work is being carried out in the small island nation of Niue, heads of the government from guest countries are landing here for the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) summit to be held from Tuesday to Thursday.
As a key political and economic policy organization in the Pacific, the 16-member PIF meets annually to develop collective responses to regional issues. When leaders meet this week in the isolated coral atoll thousands of kilometers north-east of New Zealand, c ...
19 Aug 2008 at 8:54pm
65 civilians saved from rebels in S Philippines
Military troops saved 65 people from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels who took hostage some one hundred civilians when retreating from towns they attacked in the country's southern province of Lanao del Norte, a military official said Tuesday.
The rebels are retreating towards the hinterlands of Lanao del Norte, moving south and dragging with them some civilians used as human shields, the Philippine News Agency reported, quoting a military official named Hilario Atendido. ...
19 Aug 2008 at 8:55pm
EU hopes for co-op between future Pakistani president, gov't
The European Union's French presidency voiced its hope on Tuesday for cooperation between future Pakistani president and government.
"The Presidency of the Council of the European Union has noted this decision" that Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf resigned on Monday, the French presidency said in a statement.
It "hopes that Pakistan's future president and government can work together to further development and consolidate democracy in Pakistan, with full respect for the insti ...
19 Aug 2008 at 8:57pm
NATO: 10 French soldiers die, 21 injured in clash with militants in Afghanistan
Ten French soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) have been killed and 21 soldiers injured in a clash with about 100 militants in Afghan province of Kabul which started from late Monday afternoon until Tuesday, the ISAF media office confirmed with Xinhua Tuesday.
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19 Aug 2008 at 8:58pm
Turkish president discusses "Darfur" with Sudan's president
Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir discussed "Darfur" at a meeting in the Turkish largest city of Istanbul on Tuesday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.
On July 14, International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo formally requested an arrest warrant against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for alleged war crimes in the western Sudanese region of Darfur, which was strongly refuted by the Sudanese government.
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19 Aug 2008 at 9:03pm
Zambian president dies in Paris
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has died in a military hospital in Paris after being hospitalized for more than a month, Vice President Rupiah Banda said Tuesday.
Banda said on television that Mwanawasa died at 10:30 a.m. (0830 GMT) Tuesday.
Mwanawasa, who would turn 60 in several months, suffered a stroke on June 29 in Sharm-el-Sheik, Egypt, where he was to attend the African Union summit.
He was admitted into Sharm-el-Sheik International Hospital and transferred on Jul ...
19 Aug 2008 at 9:05pm
Hamas, PFLP reject deploying Arab forces in Gaza
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)rejected on Tuesday a proposal to deploy Arab security forces in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.
Ayman Taha, Hamas spokesman in Gaza told reporters that the idea of sending Arab security forces to the Gaza Strip "is rejected and not accepted because the priority is to succeed the comprehensive dialogue first."
"If the dialogue among all the Palestinian factions, including Fatah and Ham ...
19 Aug 2008 at 9:06pm
Hamas bans Fatah leaders from leaving Gaza
Hamas authorities decided to prevent any official from Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement from leaving Gaza Strip, sources said on Tuesday.
The decision was made after Hamas government, which rules Gaza, accused the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority (PA) of not sending blank passports to the Hamas-controlled Gaza so that the Hamas interior ministry can't issue passports for the people there.
"Fatah leaders are barred from traveling unless the problem is resol ...
19 Aug 2008 at 9:07pm
Erekat says they meet with Rice twice a month to review peace talks
Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said on Tuesday that the Palestinian negotiators hold meetings with U.S. Secretary of State once or twice every month to review the peace negotiations with Israel.
Erekat told reporters in Ramallah that Rice will arrive in Israel and the Palestinian territories on Aug. 25, adding that on that day Rice will hold talks with the Palestinian negotiation teams.
He also said that Rice will join a three-way meeting that will be held in Jerusalem and wi ...
19 Aug 2008 at 9:07pm
Iran to build more nuclear power plants
Iran is preparing to build more nuclear power plants, the official IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday.
Ahmad Fayyazbakhsh, deputy chief of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization and head of a state-owned nuclear energy production company said that his company signed an agreement with six local companies, assigning them to hunt for potential sites for new nuclear power plants within 13 months.
Construction of the power plants can begin after the finalization of the location of the si ...
19 Aug 2008 at 9:08pm
Report: Olmert to undergo sixth interrogation Friday
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will undergo a sixth interrogation by National Fraud Unit investigators this Friday, local daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported Tuesday on its website.
The interrogation, which will take place Friday morning at Olmert's official residence in Jerusalem, is scheduled to take about two hours, said the report.
On August 8th, Olmert was questioned for the fifth time over allegations of corruption since the bribery scandal went public in May.
The ...
19 Aug 2008 at 9:10pm
Palestinian factions to hold bilateral meetings with Egyptians next week
Representatives of Palestinian factions will head for Cairo next week to hold bilateral meetings with Egyptian officials over resuming the inter-Palestinian dialogue, Palestinian and Egyptian sources said on Tuesday.
Every faction will hold separate talks with the Egyptian officials "to crystallize a view for ending the internal Palestinian crack and making a national reconciliation," the Palestinian sources said.
After the two-way meetings end, Egypt will invite the factions to ...
19 Aug 2008 at 9:10pm
Blast near military school in E Algeria kill dozens
A blast occurred at around 7:00 Tuesday morning (0600 GMT) near a military school in the eastern Algerian province of Bumerdes, which for now had left 43 people killed and 38 injured, the official APS news agency quoted an Interior Ministry statement as saying.
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19 Aug 2008 at 9:12pm
Japanese PM to convene Diet session in mid-September
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukudatold reporters Tuesday that he will convene the next Diet session in mid-September, but the opening date will be determined early next week.
The decision came after Fukuda held a meeting earlier in the day with government officials and senior members of the coalition bloc.
At the meeting, the prime minister raised such issues as economic measures, the refueling mission in the Indian Ocean, and consumer policy that should be discussed in the nex ...
19 Aug 2008 at 9:58pm
Sri Lanka PM says troops near rebel headquarters
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake has said that the government troops are nearing the Tamil Tiger headquarters located in the island's north.
Addressing an election rally on Tuesday in the southeastern Sabaragamuva province's Kuruwita area, Wickramanayake said, "My friends, our forces would soon take Kilinochchi, although I can't predict a date, it could happen soon".
Kilinochchi and Mullaithivu are the two districts in the north where the Liberation Tigers of Ta ...
19 Aug 2008 at 9:59pm
BBC World
Many dead in Madrid plane crash
At least 45 people are killed as a plane swerves off the runway at Madrid's Barajas airport, Spanish officials say.
20 Aug 2008 at 10:23am
US and Poland seal missile deal
The US and Poland sign a deal to locate part of a controversial US missile defence shield on Polish territory, angering Russia.
20 Aug 2008 at 5:35am
Bolt claims 200m gold with record
Jamaica's Usain Bolt wins the men's 200m gold medal at the Olympics in a record 19.30 seconds.
20 Aug 2008 at 9:25am
Sarkozy renews Afghan commitment
French President Nicolas Sarkozy travels to Afghanistan to support his troops, a day after a deadly attack by Taleban fighters.
20 Aug 2008 at 5:19am
Deadly bombings hit Algerian town
Two bombs hit a hotel and barracks east of Algeria's capital, killing 11 and injuring 31, one day after another lethal bombing.
20 Aug 2008 at 9:45am
Alleged Nazi 'can be extradited'
An Australian court rules 86-year-old Charles Zentai can be extradited to Hungary for alleged WWII war crimes.
20 Aug 2008 at 6:44am
Mao's successor Hua Guofeng dies
Hua Guofeng, who succeeded Mao Zedong for a short period in 1976, has died in Beijing aged 87, report state media.
20 Aug 2008 at 9:57am
UK accused of Musharraf exit deal
One of Pakistan's most prominent pro-democracy leaders accuses a senior UK diplomat of undermining his country's rule of law.
20 Aug 2008 at 3:43am
Hopes fade for Sydney whale calf
A humpback whale calf separated from its mother and trying to suckle from boats off Sydney, Australia, is weakening, observers say.
20 Aug 2008 at 6:44am
Did the Banana Splits inspire Bob Marley?
One is a children's TV classic, the other a famous reggae musician - but does the similarity between the Banana Splits' theme song and Bob Marley's Buffalo Soldier suggest the reggae icon had a rather unusual muse?
20 Aug 2008 at 7:19am
Medallist Blonska fails drug test
Liudmyla Blonska faces a lifetime ban and could be stripped of her heptathlon silver medal after failing a drugs test.
20 Aug 2008 at 7:33am
India win squares one-day series
India level their one-day series in Sri Lanka with a hard fought three-wicket success in Dambulla.
20 Aug 2008 at 6:14am
Combat losses
Troop deaths feed French doubts over Afghan mission
20 Aug 2008 at 8:46am
The colour purple
From violet to mauve in your pictures of Africa
20 Aug 2008 at 6:34am
Mao's successor
Hua Guofeng's time as China's leader was brief but key
20 Aug 2008 at 9:56am
AP World News
45 dead as jet swerves off Madrid airport runway
MADRID, Spain (AP) -- A Spanish airliner bound for the Canary Islands swerved off the runway and caught fire during takeoff from the Madrid airport on Wednesday, killing at least 45 people, the Interior Ministry said....
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MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Spanish Interior Ministry says at least 45 dead in airliner accident at Madrid airport ....
Russians dig in as pullback drags on in Georgia
SACHKHERE, Georgia (AP) -- Russian forces on Wednesday built a sentry post just 30 miles from the Georgian capital, appearing to dig in to positions deep inside Georgia despite pledges to pull back to areas mandated by a cease-fire signed by both countries....
Twin car bombings hit Algerian hotel, barracks
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) -- Twin car bombings rocked a hotel and military headquarters in the Algerian town of Bouira on Wednesday, killing 11 people a day after a suicide bombing in a neighboring region killed 43, official media and witnesses said....
Missile strike reported in northwest Pakistan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) -- Missiles destroyed a suspected militant hide-out near the Afghan border on Wednesday, killing at least five people, Pakistani officials said....
Hua Guofeng, who briefly ruled China, dies
BEIJING (AP) -- Hua Guofeng, who briefly ruled China as communist founder Mao Zedong's successor but was pushed aside as a prelude to reforms that launched an economic boom, died Wednesday at the age of 87, state-run media reported....
Sarkozy visits Kabul after French soldiers killed
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited a military chapel in Kabul on Wednesday where the bodies of 10 French soldiers killed in battle lay before they were to be flown home....
Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora visits Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Lebanon's prime minister traveled to Baghdad on Wednesday in only the third such visit by a top Arab leader since the U.S.-led invasion five and a half years ago....
NKorea vows to boost 'war deterrent'
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea stepped up criticism of ongoing U.S.-South Korea military exercises, warning Wednesday that it would boost its "war deterrent" - a euphemism for its nuclear programs....
Pirates seize Malaysian tanker off Somalia's coast
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Armed pirates seized a Malaysian palm oil tanker with 39 crew off the coast of Somalia - the fourth hijacking in a month, a global maritime watchdog said Wednesday....
Guardian Unlimited World
Sudan's president denies involvement in Darfur atrocities
Al-Bashir visits Turkey and says ICC claims of genocide are 'non-existent' and death toll inflated
by Noor Al-bazzaz and agencies
20 Aug 2008 at 10:21am
Video: Monkey dodges Japanese police
A monkey gave dozens of police officers and the media the slip at a busy station in Tokyo
20 Aug 2008 at 10:19am
US megachurches embrace software to keep track of members
Texas firm allows megachurches to digitise operations and helps lessen perception that members become anonymous
by McClatchy newspapers
20 Aug 2008 at 10:14am
Video: Many dead in Madrid airport plane crash
Dozens of people have been killed after a plane overshot the runway at Madrid's Barajas airport
20 Aug 2008 at 10:02am
Erik Jones: This time Belgium's dilemma is real
Erik Jones: Time is running out to solve the country's many constitutional problems: Belgium's future is now seriously threatened
by Erik Jones
20 Aug 2008 at 9:30am
Scores feared dead in Madrid plane crash
Reports say nearly 150 people killed when airliner swerved off runway at Barajas airport
by David Batty
20 Aug 2008 at 9:27am
Barajas airport: tragedy has struck before
Two people died in 2006 ETA attack
by Lee Glendinning
20 Aug 2008 at 9:24am
Video: Gary Glitter refuses to leave Thailand
Thai police may detain the convicted paedophile after a standoff at Bangkok airport, where he refused to board a flight to London
20 Aug 2008 at 8:40am
Video: Nicolas Sarkozy visits French troops in Afghanistan
French president meets his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai, in Kabul and speaks to troops who lost 10 colleagues yesterday
20 Aug 2008 at 8:36am
Wild monkey causes chaos on Tokyo metro
Thirty police, who were issued with nets, fail to catch monkey
by Sadie Gray and agencies
20 Aug 2008 at 8:33am
Plane overshoots runway in Madrid
Up to eight killed in incident at Barajas airport, reports say
by David Batty
20 Aug 2008 at 8:31am
David Hewitt: For Spain, the spectre of the 'black legend' has returned
David Hewitt: With just a couple of photos, the 'black legend' of the Spanish people has reared its ugly head again
by David Hewitt
20 Aug 2008 at 8:30am
Georgia's Nato membership on track, says David Miliband
Foreign secretary says keeping alliance's pledge to grant Georgia membership is 'important signal'
by Julian Borger, Luke Harding, Andrew Sparrow
20 Aug 2008 at 3:11am
Japan to launch carbon footprint labelling scheme
Japan is to carry carbon footprint labels on food packaging and other products in an ambitious scheme to persuade companies and consumers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. By Justin McCurry
by Justin McCurry
20 Aug 2008 at 7:59am
Star Wars cat: Meet Yoda, the moggy with the four-ce
Owners of feline named after science fiction film oracle fear his four ears could make him target for catnappers
by James Sturcke
20 Aug 2008 at 7:57am
CBC World News
U.S., Poland hail missile shield agreement
The United States and Poland formally signed a deal on Wednesday to place a U.S. missile defence base in Poland, despite fierce objections from neighbouring Russia.
20 Aug 2008 at 6:45am
Dozens feared dead after plane crashes during Madrid takeoff
At least 45 people are dead after an airplane destined for the Canary Islands swerved off a runway Wednesday during takeoff at Madrid's international airport.
20 Aug 2008 at 9:53am
Russians make show of leaving Georgia, but some dig in
Russia has renewed its commitment to withdraw most of its forces from Georgia by the weekend, but there are signs that some Russian troops are digging in.
20 Aug 2008 at 10:10am
Sarkozy reaffirms France's Afghan commitment after soldiers' deaths
French President Nicolas Sarkozy reaffirmed his country's commitment to the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan in a visit with French troops on Wednesday, a day after 10 of their comrades were killed in fierce fighting with Taliban fighters.
20 Aug 2008 at 4:38am
IOC, Beijing organizers at odds over quashed protest requests
China's promises to tolerate peaceful protests during the Beijing Olympics are coming into question over news that all applications to demonstrate have been quashed and some applicants are being punished.
20 Aug 2008 at 7:24am
Mao's successor Hua Guofeng dies: Chinese state media
Hua Guofeng, who briefly succeeded Mao Zedong as premier and Communist Party chairman of China before being pushed aside by rival Deng Xiaoping, has died at the age of 87, state-run media reported on Wednesday.
20 Aug 2008 at 7:03am
Algeria rocked by fresh car bombings
Twin car bombings struck a hotel and the military headquarters of the Algerian town of Bouira on Wednesday, killing 11 people and wounding another 31, according to Algerian media reports.
20 Aug 2008 at 7:26am
Lennon's killer expresses belated remorse for shooting former Beatle
John Lennon's killer told his latest parole board hearing that he's ashamed and sorry for shooting the former Beatle nearly three decades ago, according to a transcript released Tuesday.
19 Aug 2008 at 5:05pm
Tropical storm Fay gains strength crossing Florida
Tropical storm Fay strengthened to near hurricane force Tuesday evening as it churned across east-central Florida, bringing heavy rains and gusting winds.
19 Aug 2008 at 4:48am
Russia blocks draft Security Council resolution on Georgia crisis
Russia has rejected a draft resolution circulated at the UN Security Council calling for an immediate withdrawal of its forces from Georgia, which Moscow said goes against the terms of a previous ceasefire agreement.
20 Aug 2008 at 12:57am
Text message to reveal Obama's VP nod
In a history-making U.S. presidential campaign, presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama is set to mark another first - as the first presidential candidate to reveal his running mate through text-messaging.
19 Aug 2008 at 3:19pm
Zambian president's death 'a great loss for the African continent'
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, who was among the first African leaders to voice criticism of Zimbabwe's autocratic leader, died Tuesday in a hospital in France. He was 59.
19 Aug 2008 at 12:19pm
6 hospitalized after fire in Egypt's parliament
Fire erupted in Egypt's parliament Tuesday, sending thick black smoke over downtown Cairo during the afternoon rush hour.
19 Aug 2008 at 1:07pm
Surprise, surprise: Bigfoot story a hoax
The website that promoted the finding of the supposed remains of the legendary Bigfoot has confirmed what most people suspected: the body was nothing more than a rubber sasquatch costume.
19 Aug 2008 at 2:34pm
Nike changes its ads after Chinese hurdler pulls out of race
Nike quickly changed its advertising campaign around Chinese athlete Liu Xiang after he pulled out of the 110-metre hurdles in Beijing on Monday and disappointed millions of fans expecting him to defend his Olympic title on home territory.
19 Aug 2008 at 11:44am
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