Mexico recalls its 'moment of emancipation' from Spain

17 Sep 10 - BELLS rang out yesterday as Mexican President Felipe Calderon reenacted the moment 200 years ago when a priest urged his countrymen to rise up and overthrow their Spanish colonial masters."The moment of our emancipation has come," Calderon...

Mideast talks still under threat

17 Sep 10 - UNITED STATES Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ended three days of talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders yesterday with no visible sign of progress on breaking a deadlock over building in West Bank settlements.On another possible peace track...

Landmine kills 10 aboard Turkey bus

17 Sep 10 - A LANDMINE believed to have been planted by Kurdish rebels blew up a minibus in southeast Turkey yesterday, killing 10 people in one of the bloodiest attacks on civilians in recent years.The blast struck at a delicate moment for Ankara when it is...

Nigerian gets 12 years for US$1.3m 419 scam

17 Sep 10 - A NIGERIAN man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in US prison for orchestrating an advance payment scam that bilked victims out of more than US$1.3m.Okpako Mike Diamreyan, 31, was ordered to serve 151 months in federal prison and pay a little...

Guinea halts presidential run-off after violence

17 Sep 10 - GUINEA has halted Sunday's presidential run-off after days of violence, as the military ruler called for fresh regional mediation to prevent the country heading for a "dead end."In a solemn televised address to the nation, transitional...

Father of German shooter on trial for manslaughter

Friday, September 17, 2010

THE father of a teenager who shot dead 15 people before killing himself in a rampage at his old school in Germany expressed regret at the start of his trial for manslaughter yesterday.

France suspects al-Qaeda behind Niger kidnap

Saturday, September 18, 2010

FRANCE fears al-Qaeda militants are hauling seven foreign hostages across the Sahara from Niger's uranium fields to desert hideouts in Mali, Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said yesterday.

Nato chief urges Russia's inclusion under security 'tent'

Saturday, September 18, 2010

NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen warned yesterday against leaving Russia "outside the tent looking in" as the Atlantic Alliance goes ahead with plans to deploy a missile defence system in Europe.

Nuclear plant evacuated as Karl charges on Mexico

18 Sep 10 - HURRICANE Karl roared towards Mexico's gulf coast Friday, forcing the evacuation of oil rigs and the shutdown of a nuclear plant, while another giant storm, Igor, targeted Bermuda."Major Hurricane Karl expected to make landfall along the Gulf...

US sees cooperation between N Korea, Iran

Saturday, September 18, 2010

A SENIOR US official said yesterday there was evidence that North Korea has transferred technology to Iran, confirming cooperation between two nations of deep concern to Washington.