Claims of US spying spread in Nordic nations

Iceland has joined other Nordic countries launching an investigation into a controversial United States embassy surveillance programme.

Fragile start for Iraq's new Govt

Iraq's President gave Shia Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki the nod to form the next Government yesterday after an eight-month deadlock, keeping him in his post despite a dramatic Sunni walkout from Parliament that demonstrated the deep distrust between the two sides.

Anxious wait for Suu Kyi's supporters

Myanmar activists hold a portrait of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest against their home country's election in Tokyo. Photo / AP
At the offices of her beleaguered political party in the centre of Rangoon, loyal supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi were sweeping up the dust, hanging up banners and getting themselves ready.

South Korean spy plane crash kills 2

A South Korean spy plane crashed Friday during routine training and its two pilots were killed in the second military accident to strike the country while it hosted the summit of the Group of 20 major economies, an air force official said.

Burma to release Suu Kyi: report

Members of Burma's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy hold her portraits as they gather at the party's headquarters on Friday. (Khin Maung Win/Associated Press)
An ally of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said an order for her release has been signed by Burma's ruling generals, as hundreds of

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U.S. deficit plan pitches drastic cuts

A commission set up by U.S. President Barack Obama is proposing an austerity plan that would cut back social security and Medicare benefits, modify personal and corporate tax rates and drastically reduce mortgage-interest tax deductibility. The corporate income-tax rate would be cut from 35 to 26 per cent.

Dutch human trafficking under fire - Video

One victim's story highlights a growing trade that is forcing people into prostitution. More than 1,000 security officials from across the world are meeting in Doha, Qatar, for the 79th Interpol general assembly.

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Airbus says bearing box failed in Rolls engine

Technicians work on the Qantas Airways A380 passenger plane forced to make an emergency landing at Changi airport in Singapore on Nov. 4. (Vivek Prakash/Reuters) An Airbus executive said Friday that Rolls-Royce has identified a faulty bearing box as the cause of the oil leak implicated in the midair disintegration of an engine on an A380 superjumbo airliner, an Australian newspaper reported

G20 leaders can't strike deal on currencies

Prime Minister Stephen Harper waves with his Spanish counterpart Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, top, and China's President Hu Jintao during a photo session at the G20 summit in Seoul on Friday. (Stefan Rousseau/Reuters)

Longer Afghan mission doesn't need vote: Harper

Canadian troops will remain in Afghanistan in a non-combat role after 2011, helping to train and support the Afghan army, the prime minister says. (Dene Moore/Canadian Press)

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