Abdullah poised to boycott Afghan run-off »
Abdullah Abdullah was poised on Saturday to boycott Afghanistan’s run-off presidential election unless incumbent Hamid Karzai has a last minute change of heart and bows to a series of demands from his rival.
Aussies to bat first against India »
Australia handed debuts to Moises Henriques and Graham Manou after Ricky Ponting won the toss and chose to bat first in the third one-day match against India.
Japanese PM says he hates whale meat »
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama says he dislikes whale meat, in an unusual confession for the of a country that defies Western criticism of whaling.
West still untrustworthy over Iran talks: Ahmadinejad »
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday it is still difficult for Iran to trust Western powers when it comes to negotiations, but he hopes the nuclear dialogue between the two will continue.
Senna name back in Formula One »
The Senna family name will return to Formula One next season when Bruno Senna, nephew of the late three-times world champion Ayrton, races with the Campos Meta team.
Obama assures economy moving in ‘right direction’ »
US President Barack Obama said Saturday the United States was recovering from deep recession and that “hundreds of thousands of jobs” had been created through massive investments.
All Blacks heap more misery on Wallabies »
The All Blacks have notched their seventh straight Test victory over the Wallabies with a 32-19 Bledisloe Cup rugby win in Tokyo.
Obama says new data shows U.S. economy recovering »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama used his weekly radio address on Saturday to tell Americans that this week’s positive job and economic growth figures are yet more evidence that the U.S. economy is recovering.
Clinton meets Abbas in new Middle East peace push »
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday, launching a rapid series of meetings with Palestinian and Israeli officials to keep up pressure for a new Mideast peace deal.
Roadside blast kills 7 Pakistan soldiers »
LANDIKOTAL, Pakistan (Reuters) – A roadside bomb killed seven Pakistani soldiers in the northwestern Khyber region on the Afghan border on Saturday, hours after warplanes struck suspected Taliban positions in a neighboring tribal area, officials said.