UN nuclear watchdog pushes Iran to open up military site
The UN nuclear watchdog pressed Iran on Friday to address suspicions about nuclear bomb research in the Islamic state, pursuing diplomatic efforts to resolve the dispute before any possible military action by... Full storyNorway mass killer gets 21 yrs in prison
India parliament disrupted for fourth day
Parliament was disrupted for the fourth consecutive day on Friday as opposition triggered uproar in both Houses demanding resignation of prime minister Manmohan Singh over controversial coal block allocations. Full storyChina returns refugees to Kachin war zone: rebels
China has pushed thousands of refugees from Myanmar’s Kachin minority back across the border into a province wracked by fighting between government troops and ethnic guerrillas, the rebels said Friday. Full storyDrought, food supply fears boost small-scale irrigation: study
Farmers in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly taking up small-scale irrigation schemes as drought threatens the security of food supplies, a report by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) said. Full storyGerman model claims pregnant by Berlusconi
A German starlet known as ‘Queen Bee’ for her organising role at Silvio Berlusconi’s raunchy parties said in an interview on Friday that she is pregnant by the former Italian prime minister. Full storyPakistan imam claims he saved Christian girl from violence
The Pakistani cleric who handed over a young Christian girl to police on blasphemy charges in a poor suburb of Islamabad claimed Friday he did so to protect her from mob violence. Police arrested the girl, Rimsha... Full storyDrone attacks kill 16 in Pakistan: officials
Missile-firing US drone aircraft killed at least 16 people on Friday in an attack in northwest Pakistan, two Pakistani intelligence officials. The attacks targeted three walled compounds in the Shawal Valley, which is in... Full storyVenezuelan election heats up via social media
With tweets, Facebook pages and YouTube videos, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and rival Henrique Capriles are waging an online battle ahead of the country’s October 7 elections. Full storyGreenpeace raids Russian Arctic oil platform
Greenpeace activists on Friday scaled the sides of an Arctic oil platform owned by Russia’s group Gazprom to draw attention to the dangers of drilling in one of the world’s last pristine reserves. Full storyDeadly flare-up in Lebanon stokes Syria spill-over fears
Myanmar press still fighting for true freedom
Although unshackled from decades of direct censorship, journalists in Myanmar still face repressive laws that can land them in prison and say they will not stop fighting for greater freedom. Full storyKyrgyzstan seeks to rebuild govt after coalition falls
Kyrgyzstan will attempt to form a new government within the next 15 days after its ruling coalition collapsed this week under the strain of a deepening economic crisis and corruption allegations against the prime minister. Full storyS Sudan soldiers kill, rape, torture civilians: UN
South Sudanese soldiers have killed, raped and tortured civilians in the troubled eastern state of Jonglei, threatening to derail already fragile peace efforts there, the United Nations warned Friday. Full storyWhen cooking dinner is a matter of life and death
For millions of women around the world cooking the family meal is a daily, dangerous chore. Sweating over smoky open stoves, they put their lives and their children at risk every day. Full storyHarry struggles to shake off ‘Playboy Prince’ tag
