| Voting Begins in Sudan's Historic Referendum Voice of America Southern Sudanese are voting in a historic referendum on independence, giving voters a choice between staying united the the rest of Sudan or breaking away to form an independent country. The region is widely expected to choose independence. ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
| Australia town becomes latest to be hit by floods Bloomberg By AP BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A swollen river submerged bridges and inundated homes and stores Sunday in another town in Australia's sodden Queensland state, where more heavy rain meant little respite from the country's worst flooding in decades. ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
| Bodies Found Beheaded in Assaults in Acapulco New York Times By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD MEXICO CITY — The once thriving resort area of Acapulco suffered another blow on Saturday with the discovery of 28 bodies, 15 of them headless, from a round of assaults overnight that bore the earmarks of organized crime. ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
| Germany detects illegal dioxin levels in poultry The Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German investigators have found excessive levels of cancer-causing dioxin in chicken — the first such confirmation of tainted meat since the discovery that German farm animals had eaten contaminated feed, possibly for months. ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
| India and Pakistan foreign secretaries may meet in February Reuters NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian foreign secretary Nirupama Rao is likely to meet her Pakistani counterpart in Bhutan's capital next month, India's foreign office said on Sunday, as the two nuclear-armed neighbours try to take forward a stalled peace ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
| 11 dead in latest violence in central Nigeria The Associated Press JOS, Nigeria (AP) — Christian youths attacked a car full of Muslims returning from a wedding in central Nigeria, killing seven people inside the vehicle and sparking retaliatory violence that left one other person dead, an official said Saturday. ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
| Princess Mary gives birth to twins DailyIndia.com Melbourne, Jan 9: Princess Mary of Denmark has delivered twin babies – a healthy boy and girl – after going into labour yesterday in Copenhagen. Crown Prince Frederik told the gathered press at the hospital that following about 4 hours of labour, ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
| Iraq Agrees to Free Number of Iranian Prisoners, Fars Says Bloomberg By Ladane Nasseri - Sun Jan 09 05:54:41 GMT 2011 Iran's interim Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said Iraq has agreed to release a “considerable” number of Iranians imprisoned in Iraq, state-run Fars news agency reported yesterday. ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
| Petroleum minister's statement stuns MQM The News International By Mumtaz Alvi ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Syed Naveed Qamar's hint at a major increase in the POL price in January has stunned the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). Talking to media persons on Friday evening, ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
| Chinese Official Suspended Over Lead Poisoning NPR by AP An environmental official in eastern China was suspended after a battery factory sickened more than 200 children with lead poisoning, authorities said Sunday. China is the world's largest producer and consumer of lead, a key component in ... See all stories on this topic »
|
Jan 9, 2011
WORLD News
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment