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2009-10-13 23:06:47

By-BBC
Pressuring Iran and threatening further sanctions over its nuclear programme would be counter-productive, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says.

2009-10-13 23:06:47

Bomber: I regret trying to kill Thatcher

BY-CNN
LONDON, England (CNN) -- The man jailed for trying to kill British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in a hotel bombing in 1984 appeared in Parliament Tuesday and said he regretted his actions.

2009-10-12 23:01:24

First woman wins economics Nobel

BY-BBC
Elinor Ostrom has become the first woman to win the Nobel prize for economics since it began in 1968. Ms Ostrom won the prize with fellow American Oliver Williamson for their separate work in economic governance.

2009-10-11 23:01:09

Pakistan 'to strike at militants'

By-BBC
Pakistan will launch an operation against militants in restive South Waziristan "imminently", Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said. He was speaking after troops stormed a building at an army base in Rawalpindi, rescuing dozens of people taken hostage in an attack by

2009-10-10 23:00:42

Somali pirates attack French military flagship

By-Yahoo news
NAIROBI (AFP) – Somali pirates attempted to storm the French navy's 18,000 tonne flagship in the Indian Ocean after mistaking it for a cargo vessel, the French military said on Wednesday.

2009-10-10 23:00:42

Kabul blast outside India embassy

By-BBC
At least 12 people have been killed and more than 80 injured in a car bomb explosion in the Afghan capital, Kabul. The blast occurred near the interior ministry office and the Indian embassy.

2009-10-10 23:00:42

Nobel prize win 'humbles' Obama

By-BBC
US President Barack Obama has said he was "surprised and deeply humbled" to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, less than 10 months into his presidency. Speaking at the White House hours after the Norwegian Nobel Prize

2009-10-07 23:04:03

Scientists discover massive ring around Saturn

By-CNN
(CNN) -- Scientists at NASA have discovered a nearly invisible ring around Saturn -- one so large that it would take 1 billion Earths to fill it.

2009-10-07 23:04:03

Israeli woman potential Nobel chemistry winner

BY-KARL RITTER-MATT MOORE-Associated Press
STOCKHOLM – If Nobel judges are looking to improve the balance of women winning the chemistry prize, Israeli scientist Ada Yonath could be a strong candidate when the award is announced Wednesday.

2009-10-06 23:01:06

U.S. plans 'serious' sanctions if Iran diplomacy fails

By-Elise Labott-CNN
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Obama administration is working on a substantial sanctions package against Iran in case current diplomatic efforts to curb its nuclear program fail, top officials

2009-10-06 23:01:06

British Airways to cut 1,700 jobs

By-BBC
British Airways has said that it is to cut 1,700 jobs and plans to introduce a two-year pay freeze for cabin crew as it looks to cut costs in the downturn.

2009-10-05 23:00:55

3 Americans win medicine Nobel for chromosome research

By-CNN
(CNN) -- Three U.S. researchers were awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on how chromosomes are protected against degradation, the Nobel Foundation announced Monday.