Al-Qaida denies plot to target Muslim haj pilgrims

DUBAI: Yemen-based al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula denied on Sunday it would stage any action to coincide with the Muslim haj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia after a Saudi minister said such an operation could not be ruled out.

Britain may run out of web addresses by 2012

LONDON: Britain will run out of internet addresses by 2012, warns a web scientist.
Vint Cerf, a Google vice-president, said the "unbelievable" trend could prevent British businesses from communicating with their customers around the world and in the country.

Myanmar's Suu Kyi, newly free, calls for talks

YANGON, MYANMAR: Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, freed from seven years of house arrest, told thousands of cheering supporters on Sunday that she would continue to fight for human rights and the rule of law in the military-controlled nation. She called for face-to-face talks with the junta's leader.

Obama warns Asia that States will push their exports - World - NZ Herald News

Obama also missed his goal of reaching agreement with longtime ally South Korea on a new free-trade pact. Photo / AP
Obama also missed his goal of reaching agreement with longtime ally South Korea on a new free-trade pact. Photo / AP Shrink
Obama also missed his goal of reaching agreement with longtime ally South Korea on a new free-trade pact. Photo / AP
JAPAN: President Barack Obama appealed to Asian leaders yesterday

Airbus says bearing box failure caused engine fault

SYDNEY: An Airbus executive says Rolls-Royce has identified a faulty bearing box as the cause of the oil leak problem implicated in the midair disintegration of an engine on one of the world's largest airliners.

Freedom fighter set free

Burma's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi walked free last night from the lakeside home that has been her prison for most of the past two decades, to the delight of huge crowds of waiting supporters.

Death toll rises to 240 from Indonesia volcano

Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) -- An Indonesian volcano has killed 240 people since it started erupting in October, officials said Saturday, a day after it spewed more hot ash and sent residents fleeing.

More than 390,000 people have been displaced, according to the nation's disaster coordination board.

Japan hopes for U.S. help in row with China

APEC summit begins
Japan's prime minister thanks Barack Obama for support with territorial disputes
Japan stresses the need for U.S. help in its strained relations with China
U.S. attempts to play peacemaker
(CNN) -- The key topic of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit may be trade, but on the sidelines, host nation Japan is

Aung San Suu Kyi: 'I'm very happy to see you again'

Aung San Suu Kyi release
Obama praises courage of the Nobel Peace laureate
Thousands gathered outside her party headquarters in Yangon
She has spent 15 of the past 21 years under house arrest
(CNN) -- Myanmar's ruling military junta released democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest Saturday to a throng of supporters trying to reach out

At least 700 families living outside Kenya refugee camp face peril

Newly arrived Somali refugees stand outside the UNHCR registration centre at the Ifo camp in Dadaab, Kenya, on September 9.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
The largest refugee camp in the world can no longer accept families
Medecins Sans Frontieres calls on deal to provide assistance to families
U.N. Human Rights Council found services in May "stretched to their limits"