Obama calls on G20 leaders to do their part SEOUL: President Barack Obama sought to swing the G20 spotlight back onto global imbalances and take his own country’s policies out of the glare as world leaders gathered in Seoul on Wednesday. An... (photo: AP / Wally Santana) The Times of India Currency Economy Photos US Wikipedia: 2010 G-20 Seoul summit |
Boeing suspends Dreamliner flights after on-board fire San Francisco: Boeing suspended test flights of its 787 Dreamliner planes on Wednesday after an electrical fire forced the emergency landing of one of the next-generation passenger jets. The incident... (photo: AP / Sang Tan) Zeenews Aircraft Emergency Photos US Wikipedia: Boeing 787 |
Haiti races to stem cholera epidemic By David Walker BBC News Contaminated water supplies are worsening the cholera outbreak Continue reading the main story Related stories Haiti confirms cholera in capital Clinic on cholera front line... (photo: UN / UN) BBC News Aid Cholera Epidemic Haiti Photos |
Cargo plane bomb 'timed to detonate over US' Ink cartridge bomb found on cargo plane at East Midlands airport was set to detonate over eastern seaboard Cargo plane package removed from a UPS container at East Midlands airport would have... (photo: AP / Martin Meissner) The Guardian Bombs Cargo Photos US Wikipedia: 2010 cargo plane bomb plot |
Nigeria unions end strike over anemic wages Trade union members display placards during a protest, in Lagos, Nigeria,... LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - In oil-rich Nigeria, where tycoons race Italian sports cars down potholed roads and rents get paid... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba) Breitbart Labour Nigeria Photos Protests Wikipedia: Economy of Nigeria |
Blasts hit Baghdad's Christian districts, kill 4 A string of bombings targeted Christian houses in Baghdad early on Wednesday, killing at least four people and wounding 11 others, officials said. The attacks underscore the threat to Iraq's minority... (photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed) Indian Express Al Qaeda Iraq Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: Religion in Iraq |