World News

10:49 PM
6-November
2009 Canada Prepares For 2011 Troop Pullout From AfghanistanGeneral Walter Natynczyck, the chief of the Canadian Defense Staff, has ordered the country's military contingent in Afghanistan to prepare for the pullout of the troops by 2011. The pullout is the deadline set by the Parliament for the withdrawal of Canada's military presence in Afghanistan.
Topics: Canada, World

5:01 PM
6-November
2009 Report: 4 Million Canadians Live In Homes In State Of DisrepairA report released Thursday by the Cooperative Housing Federation of Canada said about four million Canadians live in homes that are in a state of disrepair, too small for the number of family members or costs the dwellers almost one-third of their pre-tax income.
Topics: Canada, World

4:20 PM
6-November
2009 Solution To Honduras Political Crisis FailsOusted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya refused to form a unity government with interim leader Roberto Micheletti Friday causing the agreed solution to the country's leadership crisis to fail.
Topics: World

2:07 PM
6-November
2009 Saudi Arabia's Air Force Continues Bombing Of Shiite Rebels Within Border For Third DaySaudi air force jets continued bombing locations where Shiite rebels were hiding on Friday. The attacks have the potential to pull the world's largest oil exporter into a neighboring state's civil conflict.
Topics: World

12:27 PM
6-November
2009 Japanese Gangster Opens Fire On Three Debt Collectors, Then Commits SuicideA Japanese gangster turned the tables and a weapon on three would-be debt collectors. After he wounded the men, he killed himself.
Topics: World, Offbeat

   

9:37 AM
6-November
2009 UK Oral Cancer Cases On The Rise, Health Officials Promoting Preventative MeasuresCases of mouth cancer or oral cancer have risen in the UK by 41 percent over the last 10 years. According to researchers nearly 5,325 people get cancer of the mouth each year and the disease kills one person every five hours. Treated in its early stages, mouth cancer is curable but if not detected early, it kills around one in two sufferers.
Topics: World, Health, Science

8:41 AM
6-November
2009 Foreign Correspondents Upset Over Not Being Allowed To Cover Dalai Lama's Visit To IndiaForeign correspondents in India are upset over India's refusal to allow them to cover Dalai Lama's visit to the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh. The government informed foreign correspondents, who had applied for a special permission to travel to Arunachal Pradesh, that they will not be allowed to enter the state while the Dalai Lama is visiting.
Topics: World, Politics

8:11 AM
6-November
2009 India Faces Hotel Room Shortage During 2010 Commonwealth GamesIndia mulls ways to address shortage of accommodation during the Commonwealth Games being hosted by Delhi in 2010. As the countdown to the Commonwealth Games get closer, India will face an acute shortage of accommodations for guests coming to the country from all over the globe for the games.
Topics: World

7:02 AM
6-November
2009 Ida Downgrades To Tropical Depression As It Sweeps Across Nicaragua Dumping Heavy Rainfall, Nearing Honduras BorderIda downgraded to a tropical depression after making landfall in Nicaragua Thursday, but it is still a powerful storm dumping large amounts of water as it moves toward the Honduras border.
Topics: World, United States

7:01 AM
6-November
2009 Delhi Becomes First State In India To Release Action Plan To Combat Climate ChangeMinister of State for Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh released the Climate Change Agenda of Delhi 2009-12 on Friday and praised the state government for it's efforts in combating the problem of climate change with effective steps.
Topics: World, Environment