World News: General

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks to the media in Cockermouth, northern England November 21, 2009. Brown, aware his chances of re-election may hinge on Britain's economy emerging from recession, will call on European leaders on Monday to launch a drive for economic growth. REUTERS/Nigel Roddis

UK's Brown urges Europe to go for growth

Reuters - 12:41 PM

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, aware his chances of re-election may hinge on Britain's economy emerging from recession, will call on European leaders on Monday to launch a drive for economic growth.

  • Security concerns regarding Pakistan to be expressed at US-India meet ANI - 09:30 AM

    Washington, Nov.23 (ANI): The US can expect some plain speaking from the Indian delegation regarding Pakistan and the blanket cheque that the super power seems to be giving India's South Asian neighbour.

  • China told no guardianship role will be appreciated ANI - Sun, Nov 22

    Geneva, Nov.21 (ANI): With India raising strong objection to the U.S. suggesting a role for China in South Asia, Beijing seems to be backing away from mediating between India and Pakistan.

  • Sat, Nov 21

    United States/ India, November 21 (ANI): The Obama White House is getting prepared for its first full state visit when US President Barack Obama will host India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Manmohan Singh's three-day state visit starting on Nov. 23 is being seen as a touchstone of Obama's intention of sustaining a relationship that deepened under his predecessor George W. Bush.

  • Small travel budget? CouchSurf! Y! India News - Sat, Nov 21

    Are you always game for an excursion, a trek or a simple peaceful sojourn but never seem to have the budget to do so? Well, couchsurfing.org might just be the place for you; the network will connect you to other backpackers who are ready to offer their 'couch.

  • Eleven killed in Congo ethnic clashes - U.N. Reuters - Fri, Nov 20

    Two days of clashes between rival ethnic groups killed 11 people in isolated northern Democratic Republic of Congo this week, the country's United Nations peacekeeping mission said on Friday.

  • Intl community vows support for Afghan's reconstruction ANI - Fri, Nov 20

    International community on Thursday pledged its support to help Afghanistan tide over the crisis and move ahead on the road of development.

  • "Sahrawi Gandhi" on hunger strike at Spanish airport ANI - Thu, Nov 19

    Nairobi, Nov 19(ANI): Sahrawi human rights-defender and political activist Aminatou Haidar, considered by her supporters as the "Sahrawi Gandhi", has gone on a hunger strike at a Spanish airport after being expelled over her refusal to accept Moroccan nationality.

  • Karzai to take oath, future of Afghan war at stake Reuters - Thu, Nov 19

    Afghan President Hamid Karzai is to be sworn into office for a second full term on Thursday as he struggles to rebuild a tarnished reputation and convince the West he is still a credible partner after eight years of war.

  • INTERVIEW - Lessons from the crisis: Re-educate the geeks Reuters - Wed, Nov 18

    The world may have already moved on, but quantitative finance guru Paul Wilmott is undaunted in his quest to save the global financial system from mindless mathematicians.

  • U.N. court acquits priest of genocide in Rwanda Reuters - Wed, Nov 18

    A priest accused of genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1994 Rwandan genocide has been acquitted, the second release in as many days, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda said on Tuesday.

  • Five sentenced to death so far over Iran vote unrest Reuters - Wed, Nov 18

    Five people have been sentenced to death and 81 have received jail terms of up to 15 years in connection with unrest after Iran's disputed June election, state broadcaster IRIB reported on Tuesday.

  • Smoke rises as Kashmiri men burn twigs and fallen leaves to make charcoal in preparation for winter in Srinagar November 11, 2009. African leaders agreed on how much cash to demand from the rich world to compensate for the impact of climate change on the continent but kept the figure secret. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli
    Africa agrees on secret climate damages demand Reuters - Tue, Nov 17

    African leaders agreed on Tuesday on how much cash to demand from the rich world to compensate for the impact of climate change on the continent but kept the figure secret ahead of next month's Copenhagen talks.

  • Humanitarian aid to Gaza up by 900 percent, says Israel ANI - Tue, Nov 17

    Jerusalem, Nov. 17 (ANI): The inflow of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip has gone up by approximately 900 percent in 12 months, the IDF has said.

  • IAEA chief secretly dealing with Iran to end nuclear sanctions ANI - Tue, Nov 17

    Tehran, Nov. 17 (ANI): Mohamed ElBaradei, the chief of United Nations' nuclear watchdog IAEA, has reportedly been in secret talks with Iranian officials to reach an agreement that would lift the international sanctions imposed on Tehran in exchange for its co-operation with UN inspectors.

  • Businessman Protais Zigiranyirazo, the brother-in-law of former Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, sits in court as his genocide trial was heard at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Tanzania in this October 3, 2005 file photo. REUTERS/International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda/ Handout/Files
    U.N. court overturns Rwandan's genocide conviction Reuters - Tue, Nov 17

    A U.N. court's appeals chamber has acquitted a Rwandan leader who was sentenced to 20 years in prison over the 1994 genocide because of shortcomings in the evidence.

  • Kosovo's President Fatmir Sejdiu stands at a polling station in Pristina November 15, 2009. REUTERS/Hazir Reka
    Kosovo's statehood faces first test at local polls Reuters - Mon, Nov 16

    Kosovo held its first elections on Sunday since declaring independence from Serbia last year, with unemployment, corruption, poor infrastructure and low investment the biggest issues for voters.

  • Iran to resume French lecturer's trial Tuesday - ISNA Reuters - Sun, Nov 15

    The trial of a French teaching assistant who was arrested on spying charges following Iran's disputed election in June will resume on Tuesday, the ISNA news agency reported on Sunday.

  • Cattle raiders kill at least 10 in northern Kenya Reuters - Sun, Nov 15

    Cattle raiders killed at least 10 people in arid northern Kenya on Sunday and stole more than 200 livestock, police and residents said.

  • Iran condemns man to death over unrest - website Reuters - Sun, Nov 15

    A court has sentenced a man to death for involvement in street unrest after Iran's disputed election in June, and for membership of an exiled opposition movement, an Iranian rights group said on Sunday.


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