Algeria city hit by suicide bomb....Mudslide kills 31 in Burkina Faso |
Eight people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in northern Algeria, reports say.
Another 19 people were injured in the blast, which happened overnight in the northern city of Zemmouri, about ...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:18:00 GMT |
Dozens killed in Vietnam floods.....Deadly violence hits west China |
At least 62 people in northern Vietnam have been killed by flash floods and landslides caused by a tropical storm.
Dozens of people are missing and entire villages have been cut off in Lao Cai, the w...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:12:00 GMT |
US tourist dies in Beijing attack ....Philippines rebels under attack |
US tourist dies in Beijing attack
A US tourist has been stabbed to death by a Chinese man in central Beijing, officials have said.
A second tourist was badly hurt in the attack at the Drum Tower mo...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:59:00 GMT |
EU expands Iran nuclear sanctions....Car bomb kills 21 in Iraq market |
The European Union has approved new sanctions against Iran in protest at its nuclear programme.
The measures target loans to companies trading with Iran and allow for tougher cargo inspections.
Iran...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:56:00 GMT |
Inflation surpasses 12% in India....Dozens die in Pakistan clashes |
Inflation surpasses 12% in India
Inflation has risen above 12% in India despite government efforts to tighten monetary policy.
Annual consumer prices rose by 12.01% in the week ending 26 July, a fre...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:52:00 GMT |
Fierce clashes near Afghan border....Militants kill Pakistani police |
Fierce fighting is going on between Pakistani troops and pro-Taleban militants near the Afghan border.
About 200 troops went into the town of Loi Sam in the Bajaur tribal area on Thursday after clash...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:49:00 GMT |
Pakistan school bombers killed....Deadly clash in tribal Pakistan |
Two militants have been killed in Pakistan after accidentally detonating explosives with which they planned to blow up a school, police say.
The blast happened in the north-western region of Swat.
M...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:24:00 GMT |
Fannie Mae unveils loss of $2.3 billion dollars.....Oil could hit $200 within years |
Problems in the US housing market have pushed mortgage finance company Fannie Mae into the red.
The group sank to a net loss of $2.3bn in the three months to 30 June, against a profit of $1.97bn last...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:02:00 GMT |
2 killed in bombing turkey and Italy nears Recession |
Three people have been slightly hurt in explosions by a municipal building in Istanbul, officials and media say.
Turkey's Anatolia news agency quoted a local mayor as saying there had been three blas...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:04:00 GMT |
Manila warns occupying rebels....Bomb kills two on Russian beach |
The Philippine government has given Muslim rebels 24 hours to vacate towns they are accused of occupying in the country's volatile south.
"Otherwise they shall be forcibly separated from the area," I...
Posted by on Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:56:00 GMT |
