World

Widower testifies at start of German 'veil martyr' trial

DRESDEN, Germany (AFP) - An Egyptian man told a German court Monday how his pregnant wife was murdered before his eyes in a frenzied anti-Islamic attack, in a case that has inflamed tempers in the Muslim world.
October 27, 2009, 5:16 am
Iraq wants U.N. probe after Baghdad bombings

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq renewed calls on Monday for a U.N. inquiry into the support given by foreign countries to insurgents after twin suicide blasts against government buildings in Baghdad killed more than 150 people.
October 27, 2009, 5:14 am
Iran hints may accept nuclear deal

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday it could endorse a U.N. deal for it to send potential nuclear fuel abroad for processing, the first official indication that Tehran could respond positively to the outline agreement.
October 27, 2009, 4:56 am
China military growth the 'minimum requirement': general

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A top Chinese general Monday defended Beijing's rapid military modernization, including the development of advanced weapons that threaten US forces in the Pacific, as aimed at meeting its minimum defense requirements.
October 27, 2009, 4:49 am
Kremlin warns against wrecking Russia with democracy

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin's chief political strategist warned in an article published on Monday that Russia risked collapsing into chaos if officials tried to tinker with the political system by flirting with liberal reforms.
October 27, 2009, 4:47 am
Iraqis mourn, blame politics for Baghdad blasts

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi government blamed the bloodiest bombings in years on al Qaeda and other extremists, but many ordinary Iraqis think political infighting before next year's election is the cause and fear worse is yet to come.
October 27, 2009, 4:45 am
Murdered Russian campaigner buried in Ingushetia

SURKHAKHI, Russia (Reuters) - More than 3,000 people gathered Monday in the Russian republic of Ingushetia to bury an opposition campaigner whose murder rights groups say has underlined the slide into violence across the North Caucasus.
October 27, 2009, 4:38 am
Madonna launches Malawi school construction

LILONGWE, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Madonna launched the
construction on Monday of a multi-million dollar girls' school
she is building in Malawi and pledged to build similar schools
in other countries if the project succeeds.
October 27, 2009, 4:35 am
Karadzic shuns war crimes trial, court to proceed

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic boycotted the start of his trial for some of the worst atrocities in Europe since World War Two, but judges said they would proceed without him if he stayed away.
October 27, 2009, 4:30 am
Seven dead in building collapse in Spain's Majorca

PALMA DE MAJORCA, Spain (AFP) - Rescuers searched for survivors Monday in the rubble of a residential building that collapsed in the Spanish tourist island of Majorca, killing seven people and injuring two.
October 27, 2009, 4:24 am
Former world champion banned after positive cocaine test

THE HAGUE (AFP) - Dutch gymnast Yuri van Gelder, the 2005 world rings champion, has been suspended for a year by the Dutch gymastics federation (KNGU) after testing positive for cocaine.
October 27, 2009, 4:24 am
Croatia, Serbia indict eight for publisher's killing

ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia and Serbia have indicted eight men in two separate investigations for last year's killing of an influential Croatian newspaper publisher in Zagreb, state prosecutors said Monday.
October 27, 2009, 3:57 am
Vatican begins talks with ultra-traditionalists

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican began talks on Monday with an ultra-traditionalist Catholic splinter group, one of whose bishops has denied the full extent of the Holocaust, with the aim of re-integrating it fully into the Church.
October 27, 2009, 3:52 am
Spain's Opel workers accept Magna job cuts plan

MADRID (AFP) - Workers at the Opel auto plant in Spain voted Monday to accept a plan by Canadian auto parts maker Magna International that would see the loss of 900 jobs at the factory, unions said.
October 27, 2009, 3:44 am
Saudi king pardons reporter sentenced to 60 lashes

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's king has pardoned a woman journalist sentenced to 60 lashes for her role in a television program in which a Saudi man spoke about his sexual exploits, a government official said Monday.
October 27, 2009, 3:40 am
Zimbabwe's Mugabe, Tsvangirai meet after MDC boycott

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe met rival Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday for the first time since the prime minister's party boycotted the unity government formed by the two parties earlier this year.
October 27, 2009, 3:33 am
Leona Lewis attack suspect unfit for court

LONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - A man accused of attacking
British pop star Leona Lewis as she signed books in London
earlier this month is not fit to attend court, British media
reported Monday.
October 27, 2009, 3:30 am
Tennis aces Venus, Serena not ready for retirement

DOHA (AFP) - Venus and Serena Williams, ghetto-kids turned multi-millionaire senior citizens of women's tennis, go into the WTA Championships here insisting that retirement is not an option.
October 27, 2009, 3:29 am
Eight charged over Croatian editor's murder

BELGRADE (AFP) - Eight men were charged in Serbia and Croatia on Monday over the mafia-style killing of a high-profile Croatian journalist and his marketing chief a year ago, prosecutors said.
October 27, 2009, 3:29 am
Disney CEO calls for rethink of movie model - FT

LONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Walt
Disney has called for a thorough reexamination of the business
model for marketing and producing movies as DVD sales tumble
and distribution costs rise.
October 27, 2009, 3:23 am