World News: General

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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.

Ludhiana, Nov. 15 (ANI): Ornithologists and forest officers in Punjab have expressed concern over the dwindling population of some popular birds, including the house sparrow.

New York, Nov 15(ANI): Former US Vice President candidate Sarah Palin has said that she was not aware that her eldest daughter Bristol was sexually active before she learned the teenager, then 17, was pregnant.

Islamabad, Nov.14 (ANI): The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has blamed the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the Awami National Party, the Pakistan People's Party and private US security firm Blackwater for the recent spate of terror activities across the country.

At least two people were killed on Friday when a chain of explosions ripped apart a Russian arms depot on Friday, shattering windows for miles around and forcing the evacuation of 3,000 people.

South African police do not have a licence to shoot to kill, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday, but vowed the government would press on with a tough crackdown on rampant crime ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

At least one person was killed and 35 were missing after a series of blasts ripped through a Russian arms depot on Friday, forcing the evacuation of over 3,000 people, local news agencies reported.

The French navy captured 12 suspected pirates off the coasts of Somalia and the Seychelles on Thursday, an army spokesman said on Friday, as part of Europe's anti-piracy mission in the area.

A suicide car-bomber attacked a police station at Bakka Khel near the north-western town of Bannu in Pakistan on Friday,killing three policemen and wounding eight.

China slammed the European Union on Friday, just weeks before the two sides hold a summit, for criticising the execution of nine people convicted of violent crimes during ethnic riots in Xinjiang.