Afghan ministry: NATO strike kills Afghan soldiers
(AP)
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:29:33 GMT |
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Afghan children run as a NATO helicopter takes off with a container in the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. More than 25 ISAF and Afghan National Security Force personnel were killed or wounded during a joint operation that involved multiple engagements over several hours Nov. 6, 2009 in Western Afghanistan, a NATO spokesman said. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
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Britain urges steps to insure financial system
(AP)
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:13:00 GMT |
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British Treasury chief Alistair Darling, Left, walks with an unidentified official at the venue of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. Rifts among the world's top financial ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 rich and developing nations, are reported to be threatening attempts to secure future global growth and break a deadlock over the cost of fighting climate change. (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver)
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Iran lawmakers: No shipment of uranium abroad
(AP)
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:18:02 GMT |
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during his interview with Germany's Der Spiegel magazine at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Medvedev has signaled that Moscow could back sanctions against Iran if it fails to take a constructive stance in international talks over its nuclear program. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)
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Afghan gov't says UN representative out of line
(AP)
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:14:05 GMT |
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Afghans watch a NATO helicopter lifting up a container on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. More than 25 ISAF and Afghan National Security Force personnel were killed or wounded during a joint operation that involved multiple engagements over several hours Friday in Western Afghanistan, a NATO spokesman said. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
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Pakistan's fashionistas defy Taliban
(AP)
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:36:32 GMT |
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In this photo taken on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, children attend a class in a school in Qutbal, Pakistan. Pakistan is seeing a surge in private schools, a trend some find hopeful in a country where the government education system is decrepit and the other alternative is the madrasas, religious schools which offer little education beyond memorizing the Quran and are seen as one source of Islamic militancy. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
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Russian communists flirt with Medvedev
(Reuters)
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:36:13 GMT |
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Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev speaks with German journalists at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev
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Saudi says swine flu shots advised for pilgrims
(AP)
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:25:59 GMT |
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Saudi Arabian Health Minister Abdullah al-Rabeeah, right, is administered a swine flu vaccine during the launch of a swine flu vaccine campaign in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Saudi Arabia's health minister said Saturday the kingdom will not ban anyone considered high risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Brown urges new banks 'contract'
UK PM Gordon Brown tells a G20 summit there should be a new social contract with world banks to make them more responsible..
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UK tourist shot dead in Texas bar
A 28-year-old British tourist is killed by a man who walked into a Texas bar and fired several times, according to US media reports..
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Britons share £90m lottery prize
Two British tickets have each won a record-breaking jackpot of more than £45m in the EuroMillions lottery..
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Murder probe into firework death
A murder inquiry is under way after a fatal house fire thought to have been caused by a firework pushed through the door..
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Doubts cast over expenses reforms
The head of the body drafting new rules for MPs' expenses reportedly says he may not implement all the proposed reforms..
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Afghans die in 'Nato air strike'
Nato officials investigate whether the death of eight Afghans working with US troops was a friendly-fire incident..
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Muggers attack two-year-old girl
A woman and her two-year-old daughter are attacked during an attempted robbery in north-west London, the Metropolitan Police says..
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Call to elect local police chiefs
Towns should vote for police commissioners to hold local commanders and officers to account, a think tank says..
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