Mexican farm leader killed with 14 others on ranch »
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Gunmen killed fifteen people on an isolated ranch in northern Mexico, including a prominent farmworker leader, in the latest grisly attack in an area overrun by drug gangs, local police said on Friday.
Obama asks military for more Afghan options: report »
US President Barack Obama has asked the Pentagon for more options on troop levels in Afghanistan including sending less than the roughly 40,000 new soldiers requested, The Washington Post said Saturday.
Mixed messages as Europe reaches out on climate »
Europe’s leaders wanted to send a clear message to Asian giants from this week’s summit — one about coughing up their share in the fight against climate change.
Afghan poll faces Abdullah boycott threat »
Abdullah Abdullah was poised Saturday to boycott Afghanistan’s run-off presidential poll unless incumbent Hamid Karzai has a last minute change of heart and bows to a series of demands from his rival.
Goss grabs cycling gold in Manchester »
Tasmanian Belinda Goss has snared Australia’s first gold medal at the opening round of the UCI Track World Cup in Manchester on Friday.
Americans embrace alternatives to ‘pagan’ Halloween »
Witches, beware. Mummies, be gone. Halloween may be a celebration of all things creepy and macabre, but a growing number of US communities are shunning traditional ghoulish festivities, seen by some as tainted by association with paganism and the occult.
‘I hate whale meat,’ Japan’s PM confides: report »
Japan’s Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has revealed he dislikes whale meat, a newspaper reported Saturday, in an unusual confession for the prime minister of a country that defies Western criticism of whaling.
Bomb kills seven Pakistani soldiers: officials »
A bomb killed seven Pakistani soldiers and wounded 11 others Saturday in the country’s northwestern tribal area, officials said.
Palmer bids for third world squash title »
Australian number one David Palmer will be bidding for his third world title when squash’s biggest tournament gets underway in Kuwait City on Sunday.
Fiji beat Tonga 26-16 »
Fiji restored some pride in their international rugby league season with a 26-16 win over Tonga in the Pacific Cup rankings playoff on Saturday.