Tuesday, September 21, 2010

World News Briefs -- September 21, 2010



Iranian President To Speak At U.N. Summit -- CNN

United Nations (CNN) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is among the world leaders scheduled to speak Tuesday at a United Nations summit on global goals to fight poverty, hunger and disease.

Government leaders and heads of state are discussing the Millennium Development Goals, which they agreed to a decade ago. The goals have a deadline of 2015 and include a target for halving extreme poverty

Read more ....

MIDDLE EAST

U.S. concerned peace talks will soon collapse over settlement building.

Peres and Abbas met in New York: diplomatic source.

Olmert: Bush offered to absorb 100,000 Palestinians into US for peace deal.

Special report: Tracking Iran's nuclear money trail to Turkey.

Thousands flee fresh anti-militant offensive in South Yemen.

ASIA

Kashmir separatist says protests will continue.

China-Japan relations sour as fishing boat dispute escalates. Tensions rising between China and Japan.

China suspected of undermining missile proliferation controls.

AFRICA

French soldiers hunt for abducted workers in Niger.

Somalia's prime minister resigns amid tensions.

Zimbabwe PM says he will boycott 'violent' elections.

EUROPE

U.K. Navy and RAF at risk after 20,000 troops escape axe.

France raises terror security, new threat reported.

Political earthquake shakes up Sweden.

Bring Russia inside security "tent," NATO chief says.

AMERICAS

Rebel commander killed in Colombia.

Brazil quickly becoming a player in the global economy.

A desperate plea from a Mexican newspaper.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

Al-Qaeda 'expand into Uganda'.

French spies stop woman's suicide bomb plot to attack 'busy' Paris.

Children of al-Qaeda in Iraq pay for sins of their fathers.

Pakistani identified as al Qaeda top brass.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

FACT CHECK: Was GM-Chrysler rescue a blank check?

Europe leaders urge bank tax to battle poverty.

Chinese automaker to become large GM shareholder?

Asia's next economic tiger? Hint: it's not India or China.

U.S. loses no. 1 to Brazil-China-India market in investor poll.

No comments: