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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:55:00 GMT

Report warns of Pakistan's younger generation losing faith in democracy

• Swelling population 'risks demographic disaster' • Cynicism and disaffection among disturbing findings Children study the Qur'an prior to examinations at the Dar al-Haqqania Madrassa near Peshawar, Pakistan. Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/ Pakistan
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:55:00 GMT

Oprah: 'It's time to leave'

In a voice thick with emotion, Oprah Winfrey discussed ending her talk show in 2011 on her show today. Here are here remarks, which came at the end of Friday's show. 'After much prayer, and months of careful thought, I've decided that next season --
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:38:00 GMT

'Low-profile' EU choices criticised

criticised the appointments as a 'stitch-up' and said the EU's selection failed to show any ambition. But world leaders have welcomed the move, including Barack Obama, the US president, who said the posts would make an 'even stronger partner' for
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:25:00 GMT

Linking the poor and the powerful

Human rights are as vital to beating poverty as is economic advancement, says the leader of Amnesty. Debra Jopson caught up with her. The pilot distributes the Amnesty International delegation throughout his Cessna 400 plane according to their weight -
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:04:00 GMT

Norwegian scientists raise concerns about mutated form of swine flu

In a statement, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health said the mutation 'could possibly make the virus more prone to infect deeper in the airways and thus cause more severe disease.' Scientists have analyzed about 70 viruses from confirmed Norwegian
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:55:00 GMT

Body found in flood is missing Pc

The body of a man found after a bridge collapsed over a flooded river is Pc Bill Barker, police have confirmed. Pc Barker, 44, vanished after a bridge in Workington caved in as Cumbria was hit by record rainfall. In Cockermouth, where water levels
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:35:00 GMT

Vietnam denies blocking Facebook

By Vivien Marsh The state-run internet service provider says it is trying to fix a fault Vietnamese officials have denied they are deliberately blocking access to social networking site Facebook. State internet service provider FPT says it has been
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:05:00 GMT

About 200 people rescued from flood-hit area in N England

LONDON, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- About 200 people have been rescued by the British emergency services from the town of Cockermouth in northern England as a serious flood hit the area, the BBC reported on Friday. British Royal Air Force helicopters have
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:57:00 GMT

China is not a party to the Kashmir conflict: Mirwaiz

SRINAGAR: Scheduled to visit China, Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq stoked further controversy saying Beijing has a 'stake' in regional peace as certain parts of Kashmir are under its control. ( Watch Video ) 'China is a global power and has huge
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:49:00 GMT

'Dream killer' is freed by judge

A husband who killed his wife while he said he had a dream about an intruder has been cleared of her murder. Brian Thomas, 59, admitted killing Christine, 57, in their camper van, but blamed his rare sleep disorder. A judge told a jury to declare Mr
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:29:00 GMT

Baroness Ashton promises to be 'best choice'

The little-known Labour peer who emerged as the surprise choice to be Europe's first 'foreign minister' declared today that she was determined to prove she was the best person for the job. Baroness Ashton of Upholland, the EU trade commissioner who has
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:44:00 GMT

Big design changes in store for Northerly Island and Grant Park

They are two of the most contested pieces of ground on Chicago's lakefront -- the first, where the Chicago Children's Museum wants to build its controversial kiddie bunker; the second, where Mayor Richard M. Daley executed his infamous 'midnight raid'
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:31:00 GMT

Northerly Island, Grant Park getting fresh designs

They are two of the most contested pieces of ground on Chicago's lakefront -- the first, where the Chicago Children's Museum wants to build its controversial kiddie bunker; the second, where Mayor Richard M. Daley executed his infamous 'midnight raid'
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:22:00 GMT

UN nuclear watchdog presses Iran

Iran says it has misgivings about the IAEA-brokered deal The head of the UN atomic watchdog has urged Iran to accept a deal over its nuclear programme by the end of the year, and 'move beyond sanctions'. Mohammed ElBaradei said the ball was 'very much in
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:27:00 GMT

Policeman missing in floods chaos

A search is under way for a missing policeman after a bridge collapsed in Cumbria amid devastating floods. The officer was unaccounted for after Workington's Northside bridge caved in, which also cut off local gas supplies. In Cockermouth, more than 200
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:39:00 GMT

EU gives Nigeria $1bn 'for peace'

Militants have been demanding a greater share of the oil wealth The European Commission has signed a $1bn (602m) development pact with Nigeria, aimed at tackling corruption and promoting peace. A substantial amount of the funding will be spent on
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:39:00 GMT

Herman Van Rompuy and Lady Ashton chosen to lead EU

British peer says she will show she is the best person for the job of European foreign minister over the next few months and years Europe's eight-year quest to establish a simpler and more democratic regime came to a dramatic climax last night when the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:26:00 GMT

Travesty in New York

And now its self-proclaimed architect, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, has been given by the Obama administration a civilian trial in New York. Just as the memory fades, 9/11 has been granted a second life -- and KSM, a second act: '9/11, The Director's Cut,'
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:35:00 GMT

EU stitch-up hands top jobs to little-known duo

A Belgian federalist and a former chairwoman of Hertfordshire Health Authority were ushered into Europes two grandest jobs last night as it stumbled on to the world stage. The European Unions 27 leaders balked at the chance to have Tony Blair as their
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:44:00 GMT

Brown abandons Blair to snatch Europe's second prize

A Belgian federalist and a former chairwoman of Hertfordshire Health Authority were ushered into Europes two grandest jobs last night as it stumbled on to the world stage. The European Unions 27 leaders balked at the chance to have Tony Blair as their
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:41:00 GMT

Hundreds rescued from flood town

About 200 people have been rescued by the emergency services from the town of Cockermouth, as floods hit Cumbria. RAF helicopters have airlifted at least 50 to safety, with some forced to break through the roofs of their houses. Dozens more have been
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:56:00 GMT

Pakistan Army officer linked to Rana, Headley

WASHINGTON: The arrests last month of and David Coleman Headley, accused of planning an attack on Delhis defence college and a Danish newspaper, have widened into a global terrorism inquiry that has led to arrests in Pakistan and implicated a former
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:19:00 GMT

Nine guidelines to apply to budget requests

Given limited time, a government task force will apply nine guidelines to weed out wasteful spending for projects requested in the fiscal 2010 budget that cannot be thoroughly scrutinized. The guidelines include the elimination of overlapping projects
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:09:00 GMT

India train 'derailed by Maoists'

Maoist rebels in India have blown up a railway track, leading to the derailment of a passenger train in the eastern state of Jharkhand, police say. At least two people were killed and 47 others injured in the incident, which happened near Ghaghra
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:06:00 GMT

Rescue continues in flooded town

A rescue operation is continuing to evacuate dozens of people from the town of Cockermouth, as floods hit Cumbria. RAF helicopters have airlifted more than 20 to safety, with some forced to break through the roofs of their houses to escape. Others remain
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:47:00 GMT

China 'steps up US cyber-spying'

The US and China need, yet seem to fear, each other Chinese spies are aggressively stealing secrets to build up China's military and economic power, a US advisory panel on US-China relations has warned. Its members urged the US Congress to ensure the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:22:00 GMT

2 killed as Maoists derail train in Jharkhand

KOLKATA/RANCHI: Two passengers were killed and over 47 others injured when eight bogies of the Tata-Bilaspur passenger train derailed after Maoists blew up railway tracks on Thursday night in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district. Railway minister Mamata
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:56:00 GMT

Puruvian gang 'killed victims for their fat'

Four people have been arrested in Peru on suspicion of killing around 60 people to sell their fat on the blackmarket for cosmetic use in Europe, authorities say. Three suspects who were arrested in central Peru this month have confessed to killing five
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:30:00 GMT

New EU president, foreign policy chief chosen

BRUSSELS, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy Thursday was unanimously elected as the first full-time president of the European Union and Britain's EU Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton as foreign policy chief of the 27-nation
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:34:00 GMT

On the Pashtun wild west

Sydney nurse Benjamin Gilmour had to win the trust of local tribesmen to make his film, Son of a Lion, about Pashtun identity 'It does not romanticise radicalism' … Son of a Lion If one of the plethora of film award ceremonies had a category for the
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:16:00 GMT