Kenya foreign minister quits over embassy scandal

AP – In this file photo taken Thursday, July 8, 2010 Kenyan Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetangula is seen …
By TOM MALITI, Associated Press Tom Maliti, Associated Press – 5 mins ago
NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya's foreign minister said Wednesday he is resigning to allow investigations into allegations of a multimillion dollar scandal involving five Kenyan embassies in Africa, Europe and Asia.

Bin Laden warns France over Afghan war, veil ban

AP – FILE - This image made from video broadcast on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2001 shows Osama bin Laden at an undisclosed …
By MAAMOUN YOUSSEF, Associated Press Maamoun Youssef, Associated Press – 1 hr 10 mins ago
CAIRO – Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden threatens in a new audio tape to kill French citizens to avenge their country's support for th

Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner dies

AP – FILE - In this June 22, 2009 file photo, Argentina's former president Nestor Kirchner gestures at a campaign …
By MICHAEL WARREN, Associated Press Writer Michael Warren, Associated Press Writer –
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner — the husband of current leader Cristina Fernandez — died suddenly Wednesday after suffering from severe heart trouble, the presidency said.

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Greece: Press; Papandreou, Stability Or Early Elections

(ANSAmed) - ATHENS, OCTOBER 26 - Greek Premier George Papandreou "has shown his cards" and launched "a dramatic warning" to the country: either Greeks confirm their confidence in him in the local administration elections on November 7 or there is a risk of early political elections. This is what is written today by the socialist press, commenting on the Premier's TV interview yesterday evening broadcast simultaneously on all channels. "I have no reason or intention to go to new political elections," said Papandreou, "but...

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Tariq Aziz sentenced to death, Wikipedia

Mikhail Yuhanna (Arabic: ميخائيل يوحنا; Mīḫāʾīl Yūḥannā)‎, later and more popularly known as Tariq Aziz or Tareq Aziz (Arabic: طارق عزيز‎; Ṭāriq ʿAzīz; Syriac: ܜܪܩ ܥܙܝܙ born April 28, 1936) was the Foreign Minister (1983 – 1991) and Deputy Prime Minister (1979 – 2003) of Iraq and a close advisor of former President Saddam Hussein. Their association began in the 1950s when both were activists for the then-banned Ba'ath Arab Socialist Party.

Singapore Moves to Restructure Asia's Stock Exchange Model With Australia Merger

By Kerri Shannon, Associate Editor, Money Morning

Singapore Exchange Ltd. (SGX) announced yesterday (Monday) it agreed to buy Australia's main stock exchange, ASX Ltd., for $8.3 billion. The deal came about because both countries seek strength against growing Asian market competition, and Singapore strives to be a more sophisticated global financial center.

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Saddam aide Tariq Aziz sentenced to hang

AP – FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010 file photo, Tariq Aziz, former Iraqi foreign minister and deputy …
By HAMID AHMED and BARBARA SURK, Associated Press Hamid Ahmed And Barbara Surk, Associated Press – 54 mins ago
BAGHDAD – Saddam Hussein's foreign minister Tariq Aziz was sentenced to death by hanging Tuesday for persecuting members of Shiite religious parties under the former regime.
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Lindsay Lohan Profile - Facts, Pictures, Birthday, Lindsay Lohan Biography

Lindsay Dee Lohan is an actress and singer but is better known for her personal troubles rather than her professional career. The freckled beauty made her way in show business at the tender age of three as a model. At age ten she ventured out in acting starring in the Disney flick “The Parent Trap” (1998). Throughout the years Lohan has starred in various movies and has even ventured out in music with her own record.

Halle Berry steps out with a new man

Things seem to be getting serious between Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez: The duo made their red-carpet debut together at Saturday's Carousel of Hope gala in Beverly Hills.

Afghan president got cash from Iran; U.S. questions motives

How Karzai got bags of Iranian cash
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan acknowledged Monday he has received cash from Iran and said the United States knows about it and does the same thing in doling out cash.

Iraq's Tareq Aziz sentenced to death

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's high tribunal on Tuesday passed a death sentence on Tareq Aziz, one of late dictator Saddam Hussein's most prominent deputies, over the persecution of Islamic parties, the court's media office said.

Mexican officials ID 13 people killed in Tijuana drug rehab center

Mexican federal police investigate the shootings at a Tijuana rehab facility on Sunday, October 24.
Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- Mexican officials have identified 13 people killed Sunday night in a Tijuana drug rehabilitation center, the state-run news agency said Monday.

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Supermodel Christy Turlington's directorial debut with maternal mortality film

She was one of the 'big six' supermodels of the 90s - as well as a writer and scholar. Christy Turlington Burns has been at the forefront of the fashion industry for more than 25 years.
But more recently Christy has turned her attention to a cause close to her heart, releasing her debut documentary film, 'No Woman, No Cry'. The film tackles the sensitive subject of childbirth mortality and tells the personal stories of pregnant women in four different countries.

Canadian militant pleads guilty at Guantanamo tribunal

Canadian Omar Khadr, the youngest detainee at Guantanamo Bay, has pleaded guilty to all five terror charges against him at a war crimes tribunal.He has reached a plea agreement with US military authorities at Guantanamo.

BBC News - New polio vaccine more effective in reducing disease

A new vaccine against the polio virus has helped reduce the number of cases by more than 90%.

Research published online in the journal The Lancet, shows that the new vaccine is significantly better at protecting children against polio than the current popular vaccine.

BBC News - Iran loads fuel into the Bushehr nuclear reactor

Iran says the launch of its first reactor is a victory over its enemies.
Iran has begun loading fuel into the core of its first nuclear power plant, state television has reported.It marks a key stage in the firing up of the Bushehr plant, which is set to produce electricity from 2011.

BBC News - Haiti: Cholera slows but fears of spread remain

The BBC's Laura Trevelyan: Haitians now fear the river that sustained them
Tens of thousands of people in Haiti are still threatened by an outbreak of cholera despite some signs that the epidemic is stabilising, the UN says. UN humanitarian co-ordinator in Haiti Nigel Fisher said the UN was preparing for a wider outbreak although there were no new signs of it spreading.

BBC News - Students aim to bolster French protests

President Sarkozy is hoping the parliament vote will quell the protests
French students will stage protests on Tuesday to try to bolster opposition to the government's pension reforms amid some signs of cracks in the movement.The numbers could be a litmus test, correspondents say, after three of 12 national oil refineries voted to end their action and a rubbish collectors' strike in

Nigeria fraud blacklist issued by police

The alleged frauds involve billions of naira

Senior politicians and businessmen are among more than 100 people listed by Nigerian anti-fraud police as being unsuitable to run for political office.

The EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) said those on the list were all being prosecuted for corruption.

Ex-staff tell of war within WikiLeaks

The documents published on WikiLeaks give an insight into some of the most chilling events of the war in Iraq. Photo / AP
The documents published on WikiLeaks give an insight into some of the most chilling events of the war in Iraq. Photo / AP Shrink
The documents published on WikiLeaks give an insight into some of the most chilling events of the war in Iraq. Photo / AP

WikiLeaks renews question of secrets worth keeping

Founder of the WikiLeaks website, Julian Assange, during a London press conference at the weekend. Photo / AP
WASHINGTON - When WikiLeaks readied the largest-ever release of secret war files, US officials warned the whistleblower site it was irresponsible. After the 400,000 documents came out, the Pentagon said they revealed little new.

Thirteen retirees killed in Mexico

THIRTEEN retirees were shot and killed late Sunday in an execution-style massacre at a Mexican drug rehabilitation centre near the border city of Tijuana, a police official told AFP. The exact reason for the killing was not immediately known but it was apparently linked to a brutal drug war that has claimed thousands of Mexican lives this year. "There were 13 people killed. They were all recuperating drug addicts," said the police official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Thousands ordered to evacuate as Indonesia on volcano alert

INDONESIA ordered thousands of people to evacuate from around Mount Merapi yesterday as it raised the alert for its most active volcano to red, warning of a possible imminent eruption.