Israeli PM warns Palestinians over "unilateral action" threats

Israeli PM warns Palestinians over "unilateral action" threats
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday told government ministers that Israel expects the "Palestinians to fulfill their commitment to hold the direct talks," restarted on Sept. 2 after an 18-month break

G20 has to show compromise FX pact packs meaning

By Alan Wheatley, Global Economics Correspondent

GYEONGJU, South Korea | Mon Oct 25, 2010 1:08am EDT

GYEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) - Excited talk of currency wars has given way to an uneasy truce, but what has so far been a phony war could yet break out into outright hostilities.

BBC News - Singapore stock exchange bids $8.2bn for Australian ASX

Singapore wants to strengthen its position as a financial centre
The Singapore stock exchange (SGX) has unveiled a multi-billion dollar bid for the company that owns the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in Sydney.

Lots to do in tiny Rarotonga

RAROTONGA: Beautiful beaches, but plenty to do on dry land as well.
There are two bus routes on Rarotonga: "clockwise" and "anti-clockwise".
That should tell you all you need know about the island: that it's roughly round, fairly small and the public transport isn't too crash hot.

Four Nations match at Parramatta Stadium, Sydney

Australia's Lote Tuqiri, right, and Papua New Guinea's Elijah Riyong contest a high ball on Australia's try line during their Four Nations match at Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, yesterday. Tuqiri was the only member of the Kangaroos backline who did not sc

US has 'great concern' over Kashmir

WASHINGTON, AFP - The United States said Friday that it has "great concern" about the situation in Kashmir but indicated it would not try to mediate over the Himalayan territory divided between India and Pakistan.

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Wikileaks Iraq War Diaries

At 5pm EST Friday 22nd October 2010 WikiLeaks released the largest classified military leak in history. The 391,832 reports ('The Iraq War Logs'), document the war and occupation in Iraq, from 1st January 2004 to 31st December 2009 (except for the months of May 2004 and March 2009) as told by soldiers in the United States Army. Each is a 'SIGACT' or Significant Action in the war. They detail events as seen and heard by the US military troops on the ground in Iraq and are the first real glimpse into the secret history of the war that the United States government has been privy to throughout.

Bombers hit UN base in Afghanistan, no casualties

4 Taliban suicide bombers attacked the UN compound in western Afghanistan on Saturday but there were no casualties among the staff.

BBC News - Kenya football stampede kills seven

The BBC's Will Ross in Nairobi: "A lot of people were trying to get into the stadium at the same time"

Seven people have been killed in a stampede at a football stadium in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, officials say.