Monday, October 18, 2010

DTN News: World Top Stories / Headlines - News Dated October 18, 2010

Defense News: DTN News: World Top Stories / Headlines - News Dated October 18, 2010
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AFP News Headlines

Mumbai attacks gunman begins death sentence appeal

MUMBAI ATTACKS GUNMAN BEGINS DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL

AFP - 5 hours 16 mins ago

MUMBAI (AFP) - Lawyers for the only surviving gunman of the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks began a high court appeal on Monday against his death sentence, amid tight security. More »

  • Super typhoon smashes into northern Philippines

    SUPER TYPHOON SMASHES INTO NORTHERN PHILIPPINES

    AFP - 5 hours 23 mins ago

    BAGUIO, Philippines (AFP) - Super Typhoon Megi smashed into the northern Philippines on Monday, causing landslides in mountainous areas, whipping up huge waves along the coast and killing at least one person. More »

  • Israel arrests Hamas MP in West Bank

    ISRAEL ARRESTS HAMAS MP IN WEST BANK

    AFP - 5 hours 58 mins ago

    HEBRON, Palestinian Territories (AFP) - Israeli security forces arrested a Hamas MP at his home in the occupied West Bank town of Hebron early on Monday, Hamas and the Israeli military said. More »

  • Gaza tunnellers turn former lifeline into export channel

    GAZA TUNNELLERS TURN FORMER LIFELINE INTO EXPORT CHANNEL

    AFP - 8 hours 49 mins ago

    RAFAH, Palestinian Territories (AFP) - The workers herd cows through the dusty tunnels beneath the Gaza border, but this time they are leading them out of the isolated Palestinian enclave and into Egypt. More »

  • China-Japan row simmers after street protests

    CHINA-JAPAN ROW SIMMERS AFTER STREET PROTESTS

    AFP - 8 hours 54 mins ago

    TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan urged China on Monday to guarantee the safety of Japanese companies and citizens after a wave of rowdy weekend protests sparked by a bitter territorial row. More »

  • One dead as typhoon whips northern Philippines

    ONE DEAD AS TYPHOON WHIPS NORTHERN PHILIPPINES

    AFP - 9 hours 51 mins ago

    MANILA (AFP) - Super Typhoon Megi slammed into the northern Philippines Monday causing landslides in mountainous areas, tearing roofs off houses, whipping up huge waves along the coast and killing at least one person. More »

  • Australia FM defends Catholic abuse response

    AUSTRALIA FM DEFENDS CATHOLIC ABUSE RESPONSE

    AFP - 11 hours 23 mins ago

    SYDNEY (AFP) - Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd defended the Catholic church's record on tackling child abuse within its ranks, as a nun who once exposed a paedophile priest became the nation's first saint. More »

  • Japan PM voices regret over protests in China

    JAPAN PM VOICES REGRET OVER PROTESTS IN CHINA

    AFP - Today, 04:12 am

    TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan voiced regret Monday over a wave of angry anti-Japanese protests in China at the weekend, sparked by a tense territorial row between the Asian economic giants. More »

  • US says Chinese firms ignoring Iran sanctions

    US SAYS CHINESE FIRMS IGNORING IRAN SANCTIONS

    AFP - Today, 04:07 am

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States believes some Chinese firms are helping Iran improve its missile technology and develop nuclear weapons and has asked Beijing to prevent such activity, The Washington Post reported. More »

  • Al-Qaeda reaches out armed with English, Internet

    AL-QAEDA REACHES OUT ARMED WITH ENGLISH, INTERNET

    AFP - Today, 04:00 am

    DUBAI (AFP) - Al-Qaeda has combined the global reach of both the English language and the Internet as cyber-terrorism tools to win over non-Arab sympathisers. More »

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