Egypt jails opposition campaigners before election
Egyptian security forces on Tuesday detained 57 campaign workers from the opposition Muslim Brotherhood while hanging election posters in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria ahead of next month's parliamentary vote.
Indonesian volcano toll hits 25
The death toll following the eruption of Indonesia's volatile Mt Merapi volcano rises to 25, amid fears of major fresh activity.
Arundhati Roy could face 'sedition' trial over Kashmir comments
Arundhati Roy, the Booker Prize-winning author, could face trial for 'sedition' over her call for Kashmir's independence.
Netanyahu visits commando unit behind Gaza ship raid
Saying “I salute you,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has visited the base of Israeli naval commandos who killed nine pro-Palestinian Turks on a Gaza-bound aid ship in May.
Haiti cholera deaths 'near 300'
Nearly 300 people are now known to have died from cholera in Haiti, with experts saying the disease could settle and become endemic.
Second night of rioting in Belfast
Petrol bombs have been thrown at police during a second night of rioting in north Belfast connected to loyalist paramilitaries officially on ceasefire.
Germany says severely hit by rare earth scarcity
Germany has been severely hit by the global shortage of rare earths, and the government should guard against speculation in raw materials, Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle said
Medvedev to hold Karabakh talks with Aliyev, Sarksyan
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will host the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan today at a trilateral meeting in the Russian city of Astrakhan for talks focused on the prospects of reaching a settlement on the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute, a territorial dispute between Baku and Yerevan.
One in five vertebrates face extinction
One species of vertebrate is added to the endangered list each week, IUCN report warns at biodiversity summit
British and US troops to remain in Afghanistan for years under Nato agreement
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the Nato secretary general, has said British and US troops will remain on Afghanistan's front lines for years under an open-ended agreement to be signed next month.
Afghans remain in camps after Helmand assault
Aborigines 'have received fraction of benefits from Ayers Rock hand back'
Aborigines have claimed 25 years after Australia "handed back" Ayers Rock they still receive only a fraction of the income from tourism.
Watchdog: Company botched Afghan police stations
An Afghan-owned company bungled the construction of police stations there so badly that the buildings are at risk of collapse, undermining U.S.-led efforts to beef up the country's security forces, a government watchdog say
The 8 worst countries on Transparency International's list
The United States fell behind Chile and into 22rd place, marking the first time it failed to rank in the to 20. Russia ranked worst among global powers, falling from 146th place to 154th place, tied with Cambodia.
US mid-term poll spending 'nears $2bn'
Spending by US congressional candidates on campaigns for next week's elections is approaching a new record, a watchdog group says.
Kenyan man builds aeroplane in front yard
Gabriel Nderitu's collapsible two-seater propeller plane has been built using instructions downloaded from Wikipedia
No comments:
Post a Comment