World Headlines
Police: Suicide bomb in Pakistan market kills 12
AP - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 10:54 P.M.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- A suicide bomber apparently targeting an anti-Taliban mayor struck a crowded market Sunday in northwest Pakistan, killing the mayor and 11 other people and injuring dozens, police said....
Dalai Lama visits town near Tibet, angering China
AP - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 10:50 P.M.
TAWANG, India (AP) -- The Dalai Lama brushed off Chinese protests and traveled Sunday to this remote Himalayan town near the Tibetan border to lead five days of prayer and teaching sessions for Buddhist pilgrims....
Ida grows into hurricane near Mexico's Carib coast
AP - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 10:36 P.M.
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) -- Officials readied storm shelters along Mexico's Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen and tour operators to pull in their boats as Ida strengthened into a hurricane as it neared the resort city of Cancun....
US House backs healthcare reforms
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 10:35 P.M.
The US House of Representatives narrowly backs a healthcare bill in a step towards reforms pledged by President Barack Obama.
Deadly suicide attack in Pakistan
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 10:33 P.M.
At least 10 people are killed in a suicide bomb attack near Pakistan's north-western city of Peshawar, police say.
Berlin blunder
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 9:53 P.M.
How a live news conference led to the fall of the Wall
Japanese FM says no base deal during Obama visit
AP - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 9:50 P.M.
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's foreign minister said Sunday that no deal on relocating U.S. troops on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa can be expected during President Barack Obama's visit this week, saying the issue needs more time to resolve....
W. Africa's last giraffes make surprising comeback
AP - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 9:01 P.M.
KOURE, Niger (AP) -- A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky orange soil....
To defang Taliban, some look to private schools
AP - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 9:01 P.M.
QUTBAL, Pakistan (AP) -- The schoolhouse is so tiny that dozens of pupils have to sit outdoors. They're lucky if their teachers have more than a basic education. And the chanting of math equations and Quranic verses gets so loud that the children have a hard time hearing themselves....
Afghan ministry: NATO strike kills Afghan forces
AP - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 8:05 P.M.
KABUL (AP) -- U.S. and Afghan authorities investigated Saturday whether a botched NATO airstrike was to blame for the death of Afghan soldiers and police during a search for two American paratroopers missing in a Taliban-infested area of the country's west....
US attack 'could have been worse'
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 6:12 P.M.
Many more people could have died in Thursday's deadly attack at a Texas army base, a US military investigator says.
G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus
AP - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 5:14 P.M.
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) -- Finance officials from rich and developing countries have pledged to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change....
Obama in 11th-hour US health plea
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 5:08 P.M.
Barack Obama makes a last-minute bid to get approval of his health reforms from the US House of Representatives
Deadly bridge collapse in Andorra
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 4:50 P.M.
A bridge under construction collapses in Andorra, killing at least three workers, officials say.
US launches 'Twin Towers' warship
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 4:27 P.M.
The USS New York, a warship built with steel salvaged from the World Trade Center, goes into service.
Uphill struggle
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 3:55 P.M.
Mixed response at G20 to Britain's transaction tax idea
Haye shocks Valuev to take crown
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 2:58 P.M.
Britain's David Haye beats giant Russian Nikolay Valuev on points to be crowned WBA heavyweight champion in Nuremberg.
Hoaxer impersonating Brazilian president interviewed on radio
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 2:47 P.M.
A hoaxer pretending to be Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was interviewed by some Portuguese-language radio stations before being found out.
Swiss Muslims open mosque doors
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 2:33 P.M.
Swiss mosques open their doors to the public - ahead of a vote on whether to ban the construction of minarets.
Camorra boss arrested in Naples
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 2:10 P.M.
Italian police arrest influential mafia boss Luigi Esposito - the latest in a string of Camorra bosses held recently.
Hedging bets
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 1:51 P.M.
How Pakistan allows the Afghan Taliban to thrive
Live - Haye v Valuev
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 1:29 P.M.
Britain's David Haye takes on WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev in Nuremberg.
Peres calls on Palestinian leader not to quit
AP - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 1:03 P.M.
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- Israel's president on Saturday called on Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to rescind his decision to stand down, invoking the memory of Yitzhak Rabin at a public commemoration for the assassinated Israeli premier....
Medvedev: Arms control deal with US can be reached
AP - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 12:13 P.M.
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia and the United States have a good chance of reaching a new nuclear arms reduction deal before year's end, but other nuclear powers must join disarmament efforts, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released Saturday....
G20 vows to spur fragile growth
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 12:06 P.M.
The recovery is too weak to end stimulus moves, G20 ministers say, as Britain suggests a transaction tax to fund bailouts.
Giant dominoes form tribute to Berlin Wall's fall
AP - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 11:45 A.M.
BERLIN (AP) -- Massive colorful dominoes painted by German students were placed Saturday along the former path of the Berlin Wall to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the barrier that divided the city for nearly three decades....
Wales 12-19 New Zealand
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 11:01 A.M.
Wales' 56-year wait for a win against New Zealand goes on after they were beaten despite a gutsy effort in Cardiff.
Iran police detain 109 over rally
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 10:22 A.M.
More than 100 people were detained in Tehran following protests on Wednesday, Iranian officials say.
Is economic recovery on its way?
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 10:17 A.M.
G20 ministers pledge to keep stimulus measures in place until world recovery is assured. Is recovery on its way?
Afghans die in 'Nato air strike'
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 9:44 A.M.
Nato officials investigate whether the death of eight Afghans working with US troops was a "friendly-fire" incident.
Bruni-Sarkozy tells of 8 years in psychoanalysis
AP - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 9:33 A.M.
PARIS (AP) -- During her years as a top model, French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy gave psychoanalysis nary a thought....
US tourist dies 'car surfing' in Puerto Rico
AP - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 9:29 A.M.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Police say a U.S. tourist who was pretending to be surfing on the hood of a friend's moving car was killed when he fell and broke his neck in a popular Puerto Rican beach town....
Saudi won't bar hajj pilgrims over swine flu fears
AP - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 9:28 A.M.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- The Saudi health minister said Saturday that the kingdom will not bar anyone considered high-risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year, though he urged countries where pilgrims set out from to take precautions....
England 9-18 Australia
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 8:14 A.M.
Australia produce a dominant second-half performance to beat England for the second time in a row at Twickenham.
Afghan gov't says UN representative out of line
AP - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 7:18 A.M.
KABUL (AP) -- Pushing back against international criticism, Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday that the top U.N. official in the country overstepped his authority by giving instructions on how to rid the government of corruption and warlords....
Lebanon government accord reached
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 7:03 A.M.
Lebanon's Hezbollah says its opposition alliance has agreed to join a national unity government under PM-designate, Saad Hariri.
Unique homecoming to Vietnam for US commander
AP - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 5:47 A.M.
DANANG, Vietnam (AP) -- On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees. Thirty-four years later, he made an unlikely homecoming - as the commander of a U.S. Navy destroyer....
Live - Wales 9-19 New Zealand
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 5:47 A.M.
Wales take on the All Blacks in Cardiff after England lose 18-9 to Australia at Twickenham.
Guard arrested for torture in Tijuana prison riots
AP - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 5:28 A.M.
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) -- Mexican police caught a prison official who spent a year on the run from charges of killing a 19-year-old inmate, whose beating death sparked riots that left nearly two dozen dead, including two American prisoners....
Prized mushroom collection returns to China
AP - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 5:26 A.M.
BEIJING (AP) -- A Chinese scholar persecuted during the Cultural Revolution for smuggling a rare collection of mushrooms out of China before World War II was honored Saturday when the collection was returned more than 70 years later....
Lock and roll: Presley's hair for sale at auction
AP - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 5:25 A.M.
LONDON (AP) -- A British auction house says it's selling a strand of Elvis Presley's hair preserved for decades by a fan....
The US health system 'headache'
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 4:55 A.M.
As President Obama's bid to reform the healthcare system hits a key milestone, David Willis reports on what it is really like to get health insurance in the US.
US: More foreign troops certain in new Afghan plan
AP - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 4:45 A.M.
BRUSSELS (AP) -- A top Pentagon official says President Barack Obama's new strategy for Afghanistan will be certain to include reinforcements of foreign troops from both the United States and allied nations....
Pakistan's fashionistas defy Taliban
AP - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 4:36 A.M.
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) -- Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. Others had their heads covered, burqa-style, but with shoulders - and tattoos - exposed. Male models wore long, Islamic robes as well as shorts and sequined T-shirts....
Hungary's loss
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 4:35 A.M.
Remembering WWII victims of Soviet labour camps
Live - Saturday football
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 4:29 A.M.
Wolves take on Arsenal in the Premier League after wins for Aston Villa, Blackburn and Spurs, while there were shock FA Cup wins for Bath, Staines, Kettering, Oxford and York.
The rail thread that links Europe
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 4:19 A.M.
Johnny Dymond discovers the enduring delight of travelling on European trains, gleaning a sense of the continent's past and future.
Ancelotti plans to stifle Man Utd
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 4:14 A.M.
Coach Carlo Ancelotti urges Chelsea to shut down Manchester United's midfield in Sunday's Stamford Bridge showdown.
Rival Lebanon factions agree on unity government
AP - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 4 A.M.
BEIRUT (AP) -- Lebanon's Syrian-backed factions finally agreed on a unity government proposed by their pro-Western rivals on Saturday, ending a four-month deadlock in the deeply divided country....
Russian army plane crashes in sea
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 3:45 A.M.
A Russian military plane carrying 11 crew members crashes in the country's Far East, officials say, amid fears all are dead.
Iran lawmakers: No shipment of uranium abroad
AP - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 3:18 A.M.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Senior Iranian lawmakers rejected on Saturday any possibility of Tehran shipping uranium abroad for further enrichment, intensifying pressures on the government to reject the U.N.-backed plan altogether....
Venezuelans struggling with water shortages
AP - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 3:06 A.M.
FILAS DE MARICHES, Venezuela (AP) -- While a drought has put Caracas under widespread water rationing for the first time in years, for Venezuelans in this hillside slum it's just more of the same....
Obama to meet Myanmar, other ASEAN leaders
AP - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 2:14 A.M.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- President Barack Obama will meet leaders of Southeast Asian nations, including Myanmar, in a high-level affirmation of Washington's new policy of engaging the military-ruled country despite its dismal human rights record....
Jackson's father seeks allowance
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 1:45 A.M.
Joe Jackson asks for an allowance from the estate of his late son Michael, saying the star supported him before he died.
G20 summit tries to tackle rifts
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 1:35 A.M.
G20 finance ministers begin their meeting in Scotland, but are faced with divisions over stimulus packages and climate change.
ICC seeking speedy Kenya trials
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 1:26 A.M.
The ICC's top prosecutor says perpetrators of Kenya's post-poll violence could face trial as early as next July.
Jagielka rocked by injury setback
BBC - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2009 1:16 A.M.
Everton defender Phil Jagielka has a second knee operation and will be out of action until after Christmas.
Obama praises army base heroism
BBC - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 11:55 P.M.
President Barack Obama praises the "valour" of those who responded to the deadly attacks at a US army base in Texas.
China offers Africa more trade, investment
AP - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 9:51 P.M.
BEIJING (AP) -- China is offering to abolish import duties on some commodities from Africa and make sure Chinese exports to the continent are safe as part of a package to boost already thriving economic ties, China's commerce minister said in an article published Saturday....
Tens of thousands of homes flooded in Mexico
AP - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 9:49 P.M.
VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico (AP) -- A week of torrential rain has flooded the homes of more than 200,000 people along Mexico's Gulf coast, officials said Friday. Residents in some towns complained that no help had arrived....
Thaksin on a mission to humiliate Thai government
AP - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 9:30 P.M.
BANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand's fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has spent much of the past three years roaming the globe, shopping for diamonds in Africa, golfing at Asian resorts - and humiliating the government from a distance....
UN urges Karzai to fight corruption
AP - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 9:30 P.M.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. Security Council joined calls Friday on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to fight corruption, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling the country's political situation "delicate" following deeply flawed elections....
Electricity blackouts in Ecuador
BBC - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 9 P.M.
Two cities suffer blackouts as rationing is brought in following water shortages at an Ecuadorean hydro-electric plant.
US 'grieving' after army shooting
BBC - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 8:58 P.M.
President Barack Obama says the entire US is grieving after a soldier shot dead 13 people at a Texas army base on Thursday.
Abbas' move reflects deep Palestinian despair
AP - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 8:52 P.M.
JERUSALEM (AP) -- By saying he wants to step down as president, Mahmoud Abbas has highlighted a deep Palestinian despair rooted in decades of failed peace initiatives and fruitless violence....
Cuban blogger says she is briefly detained
AP - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 8:50 P.M.
HAVANA (AP) -- A Cuban blogger who has gained international attention for her searing commentary about life on the communist island said she was briefly detained Friday and warned by state security agents about her opposition activity....
Madagascar rivals reach agreement
BBC - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 5:51 P.M.
Madagascar's rival political leaders agree to form a power-sharing government after months of wrangling.
Hidden anguish
BBC - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 5:33 P.M.
Residents' sense of shock after Fort Hood shootings
Honduras leadership in limbo as accord dissolves
AP - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 4:29 P.M.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- They can't both be right. Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says a deal that could have returned him to power is defunct. Roberto Micheletti, who took power after a coup, says the same deal has been successfully accomplished....
Iraq again seeks international bombing probe
AP - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 3:34 P.M.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Iraq's foreign minister has reiterated his country's request for a high-level international envoy to investigate the extent of foreign involvement in recent bombings of government institutions....
In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only
AP - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 2:50 P.M.
LONDON (AP) -- In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don't really need it....
Gaza battle
BBC - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 2:40 P.M.
Legal row over UN report on Gaza offensive intensifies
World leaders needed at talks to cut climate deal
AP - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 2:25 P.M.
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- After two years of tough U.N. climate talks often pitting the world's rich against the poor, negotiators said Friday a new global agreement now rides on industrial nations pledging profound emissions cuts next month in Copenhagen....
One dead in Orlando office attack
BBC - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 1:46 P.M.
Police in the US city of Orlando arrest a gunman who opened fire in an office, killing one person and injuring five others.
Deal over Honduran crisis 'dead'
BBC - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 1:43 P.M.
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says a deal to resolve the country's political crisis is "dead".
Leaders 'likely' to go to summit
BBC - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 12:50 P.M.
At least 40 world leaders are likely to attend December's UN climate summit in a bid to secure a new global treaty.
Canada plans Afghan withdrawal
AP - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 12:36 P.M.
TORONTO (AP) -- Canada has begun preparations to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan in 2011....
Brown: UK staying in Afghanistan, but wants reform
AP - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 11:58 A.M.
LONDON (AP) -- Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Washington's closest ally in Afghanistan, toughened his tone Friday with this harsh message for the Afghan leadership: Clean up your act - for real this time - or risk a cutoff of support....
Berlin inaugurates repainted Wall section
AP - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 11:33 A.M.
BERLIN (AP) -- The Berlin Wall's longest remaining stretch has been restored to its state of nearly two decades ago after artists repainted the colorful murals they created in the aftermath of the notorious barrier's opening....
Oil prices tumble after US unemployment report
AP - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 11:15 A.M.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil prices tumbled Friday after the government said the U.S. unemployment rate topped 10 percent for the first time since 1983....
Ivorian joy at Trafigura ruling
BBC - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 10:56 A.M.
An Ivory Coast court rules that compensation to victims of waste dumping should not be paid to one man to distribute.
Nato soldiers 'believed drowned'
BBC - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 10:19 A.M.
Two US soldiers originally thought missing in Afghanistan are believed to have drowned, officials say.
Saudi: Airstrikes near Yemen targeted infiltrators
AP - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 10:11 A.M.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi Arabia said Friday it carried out airstrikes against "infiltrators" from Yemen that were limited to areas inside Saudi territory, and vowed to press on with the military action until the border with its restive neighbor was secure....
Parents plan Web broadcast for disabled daughter
AP - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 10:02 A.M.
PARIS (AP) -- Disabled with severe cerebral palsy, 32-year-old Anne Lamic spends her days in southeastern France mostly in bed, surrounded by stuffed animals and dolls. She cannot speak or walk, and she sometimes has seizures....
DR Congo army 'used aid as bait'
BBC - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 9:51 A.M.
The DR Congo army has been using measles vaccination clinics as "bait" to attack civilians, an aid agency says.
US jobless rate rises to over 10%
BBC - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 9:47 A.M.
The US economy lost 190,000 jobs in October, taking the jobless rate above 10% for the first time since 1983.
Turkey defends Sudan leader visit
BBC - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 9:23 A.M.
President Abdullah Gul criticises the EU after it asks Turkey to reconsider an invitation to Sudan's president.
Dalai Lama visit highlights India-China tensions
AP - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 8:38 A.M.
TAWANG, India (AP) -- This remote town in the Himalayan foothills spruced up its monasteries Friday to prepare for the Dalai Lama's arrival, a trip highlighting the growing friction between China and India - two nuclear-armed giants vying for economic and political power in the region....
Paraguay leader sacks army head
BBC - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 8:38 A.M.
Paraguay's president sacks the head of the armed forces, warning officers were plotting a coup against him.
US gunman 'faced Afghan posting'
BBC - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 8:03 A.M.
A US major accused of killing 13 people at an army base was due to go to Afghanistan, apparently against his wishes.
People power
BBC - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 8:01 A.M.
Indonesia confronts a growing corruption scandal
Israeli concern over Abbas move
BBC - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 7:55 A.M.
Israeli officials express concern for peace efforts over the decision by Mahmoud Abbas not to seek re-election.
Czech, US governments discuss military cooperation
AP - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 7:51 A.M.
PRAGUE (AP) -- Senior U.S. and Czech defense officials held talks Friday to discuss ways for the Czech Republic to participate in a reworked U.S. missile defense plan....
Somali adulterer stoned to death
BBC - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 7:47 A.M.
Islamists in Somalia stone a man to death for adultery but spare his pregnant girlfriend until she gives birth.
Chelsea transfer ban is suspended
BBC - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 7:38 A.M.
Chelsea will be able to buy and sell players in January after their Fifa transfer ban is suspended pending a final decision.
Brown warns Karzai on corruption
BBC - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 7:35 A.M.
The UK will not be "deterred, dissuaded or diverted" from its Afghan mission, despite risks to troops, PM Gordon Brown says.
S Korean woman passes driving test exam on 950th attempt
BBC - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 7:34 A.M.
A South Korean woman is celebrating after passing the written exam for a driving licence - on her 950th attempt.
Saudi planes 'not bombing Yemen'
BBC - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 6:49 A.M.
Saudi Arabian jets have only attacked Yemeni rebels on Saudi soil the state news agency says, contradicting earlier reports.
Spain resists deal with pirates
BBC - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 6:23 A.M.
Spain resists pressure to free two Somalis accused of piracy in exchange for Spanish sailors held in Somalia.
Charles tribute to Canada troops
BBC - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009 5:52 A.M.
The Prince of Wales praises Canada's armed forces for their courage on the latest leg of his 11-day tour of the country.
