December 05 News international

Monday 05 December, 2011.

TOP STORY Setback for Putin, returns to power with slashed majority Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin suffered a bad dent in his carefully groomed image as his ruling United Russia party returned to power with a sharply slashed majority, winning just 238 seats in the 450-strong sixth State Duma, the country's lower house of Parliament. HEADLINES US may have lost its most advanced RQ-170 drone over Iran  US may have lost one of its most advanced drones over Iran, raising fears among officials in Washington that Tehran may gain partial access to closely guarded American technology. Assange can continue extradition fight in UK: court  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday won the right to petition the UK Supreme Court in his fight against extradition to Sweden on rape allegation. Bonn conference on Afghanistan opens today The Bonn Conference on Afghanistan opens on Monday with 90 delegations and nearly 1000 participants in attendance, the focus is squarely on security, reconciliation and long term help for Afghanistan. Italy's cabinet adopts urgent anti-crisis measures Italy's cabinet adopted a package of tax hikes and pension reforms worth 24 billion euros (USD 32 bn) in a rush to ease a crisis that is threatening the eurozone, government sources said on Sunday. AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA ASIA PACIFIC EUROPE NORTH AMERICA SOUTH ASIA WEST ASIA

OTHER TOP STORIES New Egypt election results show Islamists dominant Austrlia's Labor votes in favour of uranium sale to India More ...

December 02 News international

Friday 02 December, 2011.

TOP STORY Second Afghan security handover starts Foreign troops began the second stage of a security handover that aims to put Afghans in charge of the whole country by the end of 2014 with a ceremony on Thursday in a small town on the plains north of Kabul. HEADLINES Thailand to issue passport for Thaksin soon  Thailand will issue a passport for its fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra "very soon," his sister's government said today, angering the controversial ex-leader's opponents. Clinton meets Suu Kyi, lays down reform markers  Wrapping up a historic three-day visit to Myanmar on Friday, Hillary Rodham Clinton met for a second time with former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi, this time for a more formal meeting at the lakeside residence where the Nobel laureate was kept under house arrest for much of the last two decades. Respond with full force to future NATO attacks: Kayani Pakistan Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has ordered his troops to respond with "full force" to any further "act of aggression" by NATO forces in Afghanistanin the wake of a deadly air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. US Senates votes for tough sanctions against Iran  The US Senate has unanimously approved harsh new economic sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme, targeting the country's central bank. AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA ASIA PACIFIC EUROPE NORTH AMERICA SOUTH ASIA WEST ASIA

OTHER TOP STORIES End of AIDS epidemic within reach: Ban  EU-US impose new Syria sanctions as death toll rises  18 dead in attacks in Iraq's Diyala Five dead, 30 missing in Indonesia landslide  Iran warns 'reciprocal action' to Britain shutting embassy

December 01 News international

Thursday 01 December, 2011.

TOP STORY Iran warns 'reciprocal action' to Britain shutting embassy Iran has warned that it will take measures against Britain after its decision to close the Islamic republic's embassy in London, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Wednesday. HEADLINES 18 dead in attacks in Iraq's Diyala Attacks in Iraq's confessionally mixed Diyala province, north of Baghdad, killed 18 people on Thursday, 10 of them in a market bombing in the town of Khalis, medical and security officials said. Five dead, 30 missing in Indonesia landslide  Rescuers on Indonesia's Nias island were struggling on Thursday to reach a village hit by a landslide that left at least five dead and 30 missing, an official said. Clinton pushes reform in historic Myanmar talks  US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held landmark talks with Myanmar's rulers on Thursday, saying she was "encouraged" by reform moves from the new regime after decades of repression and isolation. Muslim Brotherhood claims lead in first phase of Egypt polls Egypt's influential Muslim Brotherhood group on Wednesday claimed that it was leading in the initial count of results from the first phase of historic Parliamentary polls in the post-Mubarak era but also acknowledged that it was facing stiff competition from more hard-line Islamic parties. AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA Egypt elections enter second day after turnout beats predictions  ASIA PACIFIC EUROPE NORTH AMERICA SOUTH ASIA WEST ASIA

OTHER TOP STORIES Pak nukes not safe, says Qureshi; govt rejects contention  Morocco's Arab Spring election won by Islamists More ...