Popular news oct 26

Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF warns Tsvangirai ahead of talksAFP HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF chief negotiator in the power-sharing talks issued a stark warning to opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai ahead of key talks Monday on a unity government.

Abkhaz Leader Orders Forces to Retaliate Against Georgian ...Voice of America By VOA News The leader of Georgia's pro-Russian breakaway Abkhazia region has ordered Abkhazian military forces to retaliate against what he calls all "provocations" from the Georgian side.

Khamenei's 'aide rules out presidential run'AFP TEHRAN (AFP) - Ali Akbar Velayati, an adviser to Iran's supreme leader, has ruled out standing in presidential elections slated for June 2009, Iran's labour news agency ILNA reported on Sunday.

Suspected US strike kills 10 in Pakistan: officialsAFP ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Suspected US spy drones fired missiles on Sunday into a militant training camp in a stronghold of Pakistan's top Taliban commander, killing at least 10 people, security officials said.

Nearly quarter of Beijing infants fed tainted milk: reportAFP BEIJING (AFP) - Nearly one quarter of Beijing families have fed their children milk contaminated with the industrial chemical melamine, state press reported Sunday.

Relief and fear as executions nearBBC News By Lucy Williamson Down behind the sweeping tree-lined avenues of Jakarta's diplomatic area, Indonesians sitting at the roadside food stalls are absorbing the news.

Rich-Poor Gap Widens in Europe, North AmericaWashington Post By Dan Hamilton The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released a study Tuesday showing clearly that the gap between rich and poor is widening in Europe and North America.

Pakistan militias thwart leader's kidnappingThe Associated Press ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Taliban fighters, thwarted in their attempt to kidnap a tribal militia leader, beheaded one of the man's rescuers in front of a gathered crowd, then fought a running battle with tribesmen on Sunday that left as many as 30