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SKorean foreign minister in scandal offers to quit
(AP)
04 09 2010  AP - South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan has offered to resign amid accusations of nepotism, an official said Saturday.
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Pakistan Taliban say their bomber kills 43 Shiites
(AP)
04 09 2010  AP - A suicide bombing claimed by the Pakistani Taliban killed at least 43 Shiite Muslims at a procession in southwest Pakistan. The assault sharply drove up the toll of sectarian assaults in a country battered by massive flooding.
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9 people killed in New Zealand plane crash
(AP)
04 09 2010 AP - Nine people have died after a light aircraft belonging to a skydiving company crashed Saturday on New Zealand's South Island, police said.
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Powerful 7.1 quake hits New Zealand's South Island
(AP)
04 09 2010  AP - A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake damaged buildings, cut power and knocked fleeing residents off their feet on New Zealand's South Island early Saturday, but there were so far no deaths and only two injuries reported.
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Mobs attack home of Iranian opposition leader
(AP)
03 09 2010  AP - Pro-government crowds swarmed outside the battered home of a key Iranian opposition leader Friday after militiamen attacked with firebombs and beat a bodyguard unconscious in a brazen message of intimidation and pinpoint pressure on dissent.
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Powerful 7.4 quake hits New Zealand's South Island
(AP)
03 09 2010  AP - A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. No tsunami alert was issued and there were no reports of injuries.
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UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai airport
(AP)
03 09 2010  AP - A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board crashed shortly after takeoff Friday outside Dubai, officials said.
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Pakistan Taliban say their bomber kills 43 Shiites
(AP)
03 09 2010  AP - A suicide bombing claimed by the Pakistani Taliban killed at least 43 Shiite Muslims at a procession in southwest Pakistan on Friday. The assault sharply drove up the toll of sectarian assaults in a country battered by massive flooding.
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Mexico: Soldiers kill 30 in troubled border state
(AP)
03 09 2010  AP - Mexican soldiers killed at least 30 suspected cartel members in two shootouts near the U.S. border in a region that has become one of biggest battlegrounds in the country's drug war, authorities said Friday.
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Hezbollah won't cooperate with Hariri tribunal
(AP)
03 09 2010  AP - Hezbollah's leader said Friday he will not respond to a U.N.-appointed prosecutor's demand for the group to hand over all information relevant to the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
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UN nuclear chief asks Israel to join treaty
(AP)
03 09 2010 AP - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has asked Israel to consider signing up to the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, according to a report made public Friday, in a boost to Arab-led pressure on the Jewish state to join the pact.
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Thailand's Opposition Red Shirts Balk at New Army Chief
(Time.com)
03 09 2010 Time.com - Thailand's opposition movement expressed fears Friday over the appointment of General Prayuth Chan-ocha as the new commander of the Royal Thai Army
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7 defendants convicted in Portugal sex abuse trial
(AP)
03 09 2010  AP - Seven people were convicted of child sex abuse in Portugal on Friday in a major trial that lasted nearly six years and shocked the country.
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Experts see trouble ahead for developed world
(AP)
03 09 2010  AP - Is the global economy out of the woods? Two years after near-meltdown, with the U.S. looking sluggish, equity markets groggy and Europeans fighting a debt crisis, experts gathered in Italy offered a generally gloomy outlook — especially for the United States and much of the industrialized world.
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Strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand
(AFP)
03 09 2010 AFP - A strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked New Zealand's second largest city Saturday morning, causing a series of aftershocks and power outages in the city.
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China tells state firms to explore Potash bid: source
(Reuters)
03 09 2010 Reuters - Chinese officials have ordered state companies to meet investment bankers to explore ways to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion bid for Potash Corp, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
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Strike causes delays at South African courthouses
(AP)
03 09 2010 AP - A nationwide civil service strike entering its third week is causing massive backlogs at courthouses, and a top South African lawyer said Friday that defendants whose legal proceedings are delayed could end up suing the government for damages.
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Small signal, big meaning? Castro in military duds
(AP)
03 09 2010  AP - Fidel Castro dusted off his full military uniform for the first time since stepping down as president four years ago, a symbolic act in a communist country where little signals often carry enormous significance.
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Abbas agrees to fresh Israeli-Palestinian talks in Egypt, but has little support at home
(The Christian Science Monitor)
03 09 2010 The Christian Science Monitor - When Israeli-Palestinian peace talks move beyond today's summit in Washington, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas will face a tough balancing act as even his allies at home push back against US and Israeli pressures.
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Obama's peacemaking effort faces steep odds for success
(McClatchy Newspapers)
03 09 2010 McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The first Middle East peace talks in nearly two years got off to a quick start Thursday, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas agreeing to meet again in two weeks and to commence work on the blueprint for a peace treaty.
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Mexico Massacre Galvanises Migrant Rights Activists
(OneWorld.net)
03 09 2010 OneWorld.net - MEXICO CITY, Sep 1 (IPS) - Activists in Latin America have been galvanised by atrocities like the recent massacre of 72 migrants near the U.S. border to step up their efforts onbehalf of migrant rights.
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Middle East Leaders Set Bar Low in Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
(Time.com)
03 09 2010 Time.com - Nobody expects the Mideast talks to yield a two-state solution, because that's not their aim. But more temporizing will not help Abbas survive politically
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Ex-UK deputy PM wants answers on tabloid scandal
(AP)
03 09 2010 AP - Britain's former deputy prime minister pressed Friday for police to reveal more about what is alleged to have been a pattern of illegal eavesdropping at a major tabloid newspaper.
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Gates sees progress in tour of Afghan war zone
(AP)
03 09 2010  AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he saw and heard evidence that the U.S. counterinsurgency strategy is taking hold in critical Kandahar province.
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Egypt TV show stirs debate over Muslim Brotherhood
(AP)
03 09 2010  AP - The bearded young cleric yells at a young woman for lifting her traditional veil from her face while speaking to him on the street, and rants against Egyptians who adopt Western lifestyles and values. His followers beat up an opponent.
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