Iraqi PM: Election Dispute Poses Risks to Security Iraq’s prime minister on Thursday warned that a political dispute likely to postpone January elections was a threat to security, but said American troops would not have to delay their timetable for leaving because of the vote. Christopher Torchia and Qassim Abdul-Zahra, AP NEWS - 10 minutes ago
WHO Says Tamiflu Still Works Against Swine Flu The World Health Organization says isolated cases of drug-resistant swine flu in Britain and the United States have not changed the agency’s assessment of the disease. Staff, AP NEWS - 11 minutes ago
Couple Slips Though Security to Crash State Dinner Michaele and Tareq Salahi didn’t look out of place at Tuesday’s White House state dinner. They were all smiles as they rubbed shoulders with Vice President Joe Biden, White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty and CBS News anchor Katie Couric. Douglass K. Daniel, AP NEWS - 17 minutes ago
Georgian FM Urges Western Security Guarantees Georgia is very worried about the possible sale of French warships to Russia and intends to press the issue of security guarantees in France, the country’s foreign minister said Thursday. Deborah Seward, AP NEWS - 18 minutes ago
Touched by NC Girl’s Death, Shaq Pays for Funeral Basketball star Shaquille O'Neal has paid for the funeral of a 5-year-old North Carolina girl whose kidnapping and slaying received national news coverage. Staff, AP NEWS - 21 minutes ago
St. Vincent to Keep Queen, Shuns New Constitution The queen of England will still rule — formally at least — over the eastern Caribbean nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Duggie Joseph, AP NEWS - 25 minutes ago
Shooting at Hungarian University Leaves 1 Dead The Hungarian state news agency says a shooting in a university classroom in southern Hungary has left one student dead and three people injured. Staff, AP NEWS - 26 minutes ago
Afghanistan’s Landmine Legacy Landmines that litter Afghanistan after decades of conflict are killing and maiming hundreds of people every year. Reuters Video, REUTERS NEWS VIDEO - 28 minutes ago
International Court Seeks to Open Kenya Probe The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor asked judges Thursday for permission to investigate Kenya’s postelection violence that left more than 1,000 people dead. Mike Corder, AP NEWS - 29 minutes ago
New Macy’s Parade Route Means No Cutting Corners It won’t be just the balloons, marching bands and floats on display in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The laws of physics will also be on parade. Deepti Hajela, AP NEWS - 33 minutes ago
Climate Change Already a Reality in Africa From prolonged droughts to melting ice caps to heavy flooding and unpredictable weather patterns, climate change effects are already wrecking lives in Africa, the continent that pollutes the least. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 50 minutes ago
Japan Scientists Attack Govt Research Cut Plans Top Japanese scientists, including four Nobel laureates, have criticised the new government for plans to slash research budgets, warning the country will lose its high-tech edge. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 50 minutes ago
Iran Pilgrims Stage Hajj Protest Iranian hajj pilgrims carried out a peaceful protest without incident on Thursday as millions of Muslims amassed for the peak of the world’s largest annual pilgrimage. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 50 minutes ago
Iranian President in Dakar on Last Leg of Tour Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Dakar on Thursday, the second African capital on a five-nation tour that has also seen him visit Latin America. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 50 minutes ago
Couple Crashed White House State Dinner The US Secret Service is investigating how two aspiring reality TV stars beat several layers of security to gatecrash President Barack Obama’s first White House state dinner. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 50 minutes ago
Pre-War UK, US Relations in Spotlight at Iraq Inquiry Britain’s Tony Blair may have swung behind US calls for regime change in Iraq after meeting president George W. Bush at his Texas ranch, a former top diplomat told an inquiry into the 2003 war Thursday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 50 minutes ago
German Army Chief Quits Over Afghan Strike Germany’s top soldier and a senior defence ministry official quit on Thursday over a controversial strike in northern Afghanistan in September in which NATO says as many as 142 people died. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 50 minutes ago
French National Kidnapped in Mali: Local Officials Armed men have kidnapped a French national in the northern Malian town of Menaka close to the border with Niger, local officials said Thursday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 50 minutes ago
German Military Chief Quits Over Afghan Strike Germany’s top general and a senior defence ministry official quit on Thursday over an air strike in Afghanistan in which NATO says as many as 142 people died. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 50 minutes ago
Swiss Court Grants Polanski Bail Roman Polanski can leave prison but will have to fight extradition to the United States under house arrest and wearing an electronic surveillance tag, a Swiss court ruled in the latest twist in the director’s child sex case. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 50 minutes ago
ICC Prosecutor Asks Court Permission for Kenya Probe The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Thursday he had asked judges to allow a formal probe of Kenya’s 2007-08 post-election violence with a view to putting those responsible on trial. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 50 minutes ago
India Remembers Deadly Mumbai Attacks India marked the first anniversary Thursday of last year’s attacks on Mumbai with a show of strength and ceremonies to honour the 166 victims killed in a deadly rampage by 10 heavily-armed Islamist gunmen. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 50 minutes ago
London Stock Exchange Suspends Trade After Hitch The London Stock Exchange said Thursday it had halted trading due to a technical hitch, and after steep equity market falls linked to a debt default request by Dubai. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 50 minutes ago
Somali Pirates Release Ship for $3.7 Mln Ransom Somali pirates said Thursday they had released a Greek cargo vessel and its Ukrainian crew after a payment of 3.7 million dollars more than six months after it was captured in the Indian Ocean. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 50 minutes ago
LSE Suspends Trade ‘on Technical Hitch’ The London Stock Exchange said Thursday it had halted trading due to a technical hitch. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 50 minutes ago
Blair, US Relations in Spotlight at Iraq Inquiry Tony Blair may have swung behind US calls for regime change in Iraq after meeting president George W. Bush at his Texas ranch, a former top diplomat told an inquiry into the 2003 war Thursday. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 50 minutes ago
Michelin Honours Cheap Eats in New HK-Macau Guide Michelin has added a cheap restaurant category to its new Hong Kong and Macau guide unveiled Thursday, after critics accused the culinary bible of ignoring the cities' food-stall culture. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 50 minutes ago
IAEA Chief: Iran Investigation at ‘Dead End’ The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday that his probe of allegations that Iran tried to make nuclear arms is at “a dead end” because Tehran is not cooperating and warned that confidence in Tehran had shrunk in the wake of its belated revelation of a previously secret nuclear facility. George Jahn, AP NEWS - 50 minutes ago
Indonesian Police Stop Greenpeace Forest Protest Police broke up a protest by the environmental group Greenpeace against deforestation on the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Thursday, arresting 12 foreign and six Indonesian demonstrators, an official and an activist said. Staff, AP NEWS - 58 minutes ago
Muslim Pilgrimage Reaches Mt. Arafat More than two millions Muslims will gather around Mount Arafat at the climax of haj pilgrimage. Reuters Video, REUTERS NEWS VIDEO - 59 minutes ago
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