World News
- Report-World can expect nuclear or biological attack
Manchester News.Net
In the US, the bi-partisan Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism has warned that terrorists will most likely use nuclear or biological weapons in the next five years.
- Robert Gates says he is in harmony with Obama
Manchester News.Net
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has revealed that he has an "open-ended" agreement to remain at the Pentagon under incoming President Barack Obama.
- Thai international airport re-opens
Manchester News.Net
Thailand's main Suvarnabhumi International Airport has been given back to Thai authorities after an eight-day siege.
- Europeans not ready for Congo mission
Manchester News.Net
A European mission for the Democratic Republic of Congo has been abandoned due to more conflict in the east of the country.
- Mumbai attack detailed by Indian police
Manchester News.Net
Indian Railways has reportedly released CCTV video footage of the gun battle between militants and security personnel at the crowded Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminal.
- US warned India long before Mumbai attacks
Manchester News.Net
Media reports have said the US warned the Indian government about a potential maritime attack against Mumbai at least a month before last week's terrorist strike in the country's financial capital.
- John McCain tries to calm war fears
Manchester News.Net
US Senator John McCain, the Republican candidate who lost the presidential race to Barack Obama, has expressed his hope that Pakistan will co-operate with India in the Mumbai terrorist attack probe.
- Chinese health authorities give official numbers on milk scandal
Manchester News.Net
The Chinese health ministry has confirmed at least six infants died and 294,000 were taken ill when they were fed milk contaminated with melamine.
- Defence force corruption costs Russia dearly
Manchester News.Net
Corruption in the Russian defence forces has resulted in losses of US$79.6 million to the state budget in the first nine months of the year.
- Rwandan singer in jail for genocide
Manchester News.Net
One of Rwanda's most famous singers has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for inciting the 1994 genocide.
- China asks Sarkozy to snub Dalai Lama
Manchester News.Net
China has called on French President Nicolas Sarkozy to cancel his planned meeting with the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
- Big powers refuse to sign cluster bomb treaty
The Independent
America and Russia are two major holdouts in the signing of a landmark agreement banning cluster bombs which both nations have used in the past with lethal effect to kill and maim children in...
- Obama names Richardson as commerce secretary
Channel News Asia
Barack Obama on Wednesday named New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson as his commerce secretary, dubbing him a top "economic diplomat" who would help lead the United States out of the...
- Barkat takes over as Jerusalem Mayor
Jerusalem Post
Turning a new page, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat took office on Wednesday, pledging to work to improve the economic conditions of the city, in order to make the capital attractive once again to...
- Gates to move on Iraqi troops and Guantanamo
New Zealand Herald
United States Defence Secretary Robert Gates signalled a willingness to forge ahead with two major priorities for the incoming Obama Administration: speeding the US withdrawal from Iraq...
- Rice charms with Brahms
New Zealand Herald
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice performed in a piano quintet for the Queen at Buckingham Palace.Rice played Brahms' Op 34 with British Foreign Secretary David Miliband's...
- Migrants, children working as
New Zealand Herald
Europe has a hidden labour market in which migrants and even children are working in "slave-like" situations, a European Union official said yesterday.Morten Kjaerum, director of the...
- Franken pulls closer but Coleman still leads
USA Today
Democrat Al Franken, left, is edging closer in the tight race for U.S. senator representing Minnesota, but still is behind incumbent Republican Norm Coleman, right.
- Aunt faces charges in shackled teen mystery
CNN
Carmen Ramirez, 43, arrested in Berkeley, California, overnight Bruised, emaciated teen found in gym, dressed in boxers, his bloody ankle shackled Ramirez is thought to be the teen's aunt Two...
- Pirates free ship, hold supertanker
The Australian
SOMALI pirates have freed a Yemeni ship, an official said today, a day after the leader of their country's Islamist insurgency called for the immediate release of a Saudi supertanker and other...
- Betancourt, Madonna meet Kirchner
The Australian
The two women - icons for very different spheres of activity - were hosted by Argentine President Cristina Kirchner in her official palace yesterday. Ms Betancourt, a 46-year-old former presidential...
- Anger, defiance in Mumbai
The Australian
MUMBAI today took stock of the deadly terror attacks that struck the city a week ago, as anguish for the dead and injured turned to anger at the authorities and tensions rose with Pakistan.
- Greenhouse gases make oceans noisier
The Australian
GREENHOUSE gases worsen ocean noise by raising acidity levels and causing sound to travel farther, making it ever harder for marine mammals to communicate, UN and wildlife experts said today.
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