Action man Putin

Vladimir Putin has posed for new photographs that portray him as a modern-day Marlboro man.

The photographs show the Russian PM riding a horse across a rugged landscape while shouldering a rifle and donning dark sunglasses.

Suspicious package sent to German leader

German police are investigating a suspicious package mailed to Chancellor Angela Merkel's office, hours after small mail bombs exploded outside the Russian and Swiss embassies in Athens.
Greek police destroyed at least three more suspected bombs in Athens.
No group claimed responsibility for

Tokyo recalls Moscow ambassador over Russia island row

TOKYO: Japan said Tuesday it will recall its ambassador to Moscow, heightening a long-standing row with Russia over four remote Pacific islands following a visit there by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

Thirty killed in car bombings in Shiite districts in Baghdad

BAGHDAD: Thirty people were killed and 75 wounded in 11 coordinated car bombings in different Shiite districts of Baghdad on Tuesday, an interior ministry official said.

Thirty killed in car bombings in Shiite districts in Baghdad

BAGHDAD: Thirty people were killed and 75 wounded in 11 coordinated car bombings in different Shiite districts of Baghdad on Tuesday, an interior ministry official said.

China launches sixth satellite orbiter

BEIJING: China on Monday successfully launched its sixth orbiter which will form part of its indigenous satellite navigation and positioning network.
A Long March-3C carrier rocket carrying the "Beidou," or Compass navigation satellite took off at 0:26 am today from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

4 small mail bombs explode in Athens

ATHENS: Small mail bombs exploded outside the Russian and Swiss embassies in Athens on Tuesday and police destroyed at least three other packages as they tried to halt a wave of attacks blamed on far-left domestic extremists.

Thatcher is world's most influential woman

 

LONDON: Former British prime minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher has emerged as the most influential woman and role model in the world, edging out Michelle Obama and Mother Teresa in a survey.

Cracks surface as Nepal PM poll fails 15th time

KATHMANDU: Running into its fifth month on Monday, Nepal's bizarre prime ministerial election failed once more with the 15th round of vote unable to choose a new premier and an unprecedented 16th round being scheduled for Thursday.

Mumbai flyover collapses, one hurt

MUMBAI: A biker was injured after a portion of the under-construction Lalabug flyover in central Mumbai collapsed on Tuesday evening, fire officials said.
"A small portion of the under-construction Lalbaug flyover opposite Bharat Mata cinema in Parel collapsed at 6.30 pm," they said.
Prakash Podar (31), who was on a bike, injured his right leg. "Prakash got a minor injury on his right leg and has been admitted to KEM hospital," the officials said.

Better to be fond of beautiful girls than to be gay: Berlusconi

MILAN: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Tuesday dismissed the latest sex scandal facing him and defended his fondness for "beautiful girls".
"When I'm in the presence of a beautiful girl, I look at her. It is better to have a passion for beautiful girls than to be gay," Berlusconi said.

Polls open in US, Democrats fear defeat

WASHINGTON: US President and his Democratic party feared a rout in the House of Representatives, as Americans, frustrated with continued job loss and economic woes, came out to vote in the mid-term polls, seen as a referendum on the policies of Barack Obama.

Small Business Owners See Recovery In 2011

Small business owners' expectations of an economic rebound have been pushed out until the second half of 2011, even with improving indicators within their own businesses, according to a new survey by Aministaff.

Only 21% expect a rebound before mid-2011, while 47% expect a

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French courts mull two Rwanda extradition cases

Palestinian PM stakes claim to east Jerusalem

AP – Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, right, looks through a window into a classroom as he visits
By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH, Associated Press Mohammed Daraghmeh, Associated Press – 1 hr 2 mins ago
DAHIAT AL-BARID, West Bank – Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on Tuesday staked a claim to Israeli-controlled east Jerusalem, announcing that his government quietly helped fund the ..

Cuba to send 3 more prisoners to exile in Spain

AP – Members of Cuban dissident group Ladies in White attend their weekly march in front of Santa Rita church …
By PAUL HAVEN, Associated Press Paul Haven, Associated Press – Mon Nov 1, 2:35 pm ET
HAVANA – Roman Catholic officials on Monday announced the names of three more Cuban prisoners who have accepted exile in Spain in return for freedom.

Argentina's president addresses nation in tears

AP – In this picture released by Argentina presidency, Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez prepares to …
By DEBORA REY, Associated Press Debora Rey, Associated Press – Mon Nov 1, 10:22 pm ET
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina's president emerged from mourning Monday vowing to honor the memory of her husband and predecessor, Nestor Kirchner, as she leads the country.
Cristina Fernandez spoke to the nation for the first time since Wednesday's heart attack death of Kirchner, a popular former president who was her closest ally and confidant in what many people viewed as a virtual joint presidency.

Costa Rica denounces alleged Nicaraguan incursion

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Costa Rica on Monday asked the Organization of American States to call an urgent meeting to address an alleged incursion by Nicaraguan troops onto Costa Rican soil.

Security Minister Jose Tijerino said more police had been sent to the northeastern border with Nicaragua after authorities detected Nicaraguan troops on Calero, an island in the San Juan River claimed by Costa Rica.

Mexico: 4 US citizens killed in separate attacks

AP – People hang a banner that reads in Spanish 'No more death' outside the federal attorney general office …
By OLIVIA TORRES, Associated Press Olivia Torres, Associated Press – Tue Nov 2, 12:58 am ET
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – Four U.S. citizens were shot to death in separate attacks in the border city of Ciudad

Obama expected to lose steam after polls

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Theodore Sorensen obituary

Theodore Sorensen, left, conferring with President John F Kennedy in the Oval Office in 1961. Photograph: George Tames/New York Times/Redux/eyevine
Theodore Sorensen, universally known as Ted, was one of those men whose brilliant career and great talents were partially clouded by anonymity. Even before his boss, John Fitzg

Actor playing gunman shot dead in Philippines

A village watchman in the central Philippines allegedly mistook an actor playing a masked gunman in a British film for a real assassin and fatally shot him, police said today. Watchman Eddie Cuizon tried to accost Filipino actor Kirk Abella late on Saturday, then shot him as the actor was directed to speed away on a motorcycle with a masked driver, said community police chief Alexis Relado of Cebu City's Parian district.Cuizon, 52, told police he had been woken up by a concerned citizen who reported the presence of armed men in his community. He told police he saw two masked men on a motorcycle and approached them but they sped away and he stumbled as he tried to stop them, injuring his knee. He fired at Abella when the actor pulled out a gun, which turned out to be made of plastic, Relado said.

Burmese people's dream of accountable government remains distant

Free Burma Coalition stages a protest against the 7 November Burmese national elections in Manila. Photograph: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images
In under a week, national elections will be held in Burma for the first time in 20 years. After so many years of military rule this should have been a huge event. But instead Sunday's poll will represent another missed opportunity as Burma's rulers again

Desert discs: how mobile phones are at the root of Saharan music

Sim city: Kirkley collected MP3 memory cards in Kidal, Mali. Photograph: Alfred Wolf/Getty
However eclectic your music collection, it would still need to go some way to match the sheer range of tracks shared by villagers swapping songs via Bluetooth and Sim card in the Sahara. Bollywood classics, Algerian Rai, Kuduro, French ballads – this is just a sample grab of the

China unveils ambitious plan to protect wildlife at UN talks

Golden monkeys at the Shennongjia nature reserve. Photograph: Rex Features
China has unveiled its most ambitious conservation plan in a generation, ahead of the opening today of a crucial UN biodiversity conference.

Retrial of Nancy Kissel in 'milkshake murder' case to begin in Hong Kong

Nancy Kissel is being retried in Hong Kong after her murder conviction was quashed earlier this year. Photograph: Bobby Yip/Reuters
The retrial of Nancy Kissel, the Amercian woman whose conviction for murdering her banker husband by spiking his milkshake and clubbing him to death was quashed earlier this year, begins in Hong Kong tomorrow.