China says Japan seizure of trawler ‘absurd’
China on Thursday called Japan’s seizure of a Chinese trawler that collided with two Japanese coast guard vessels and the arrest of its captain “absurd”, warning Tokyo that ties could suffer.
Pastor puts Koran-burning on hold, eyes NY mosque deal
A Florida pastor put on hold plans to burn hundreds of Korans and said he would cancel the event if a controversial mosque project near Ground Zero in New York is relocated.
Iran to free female US hiker
Iran will soon free Sarah Shourd, one of three US hikers the Islamic republic detained more than a year ago, an Iranian diplomat announced on Thursday.
Spanish ‘paid al-Qaeda terrorists Ā£5.6m to free two hostagesā
Albert Vilalta, 35 and Roque Pascual, 50 were reunited with their families in Barcelona, early on Tuesday after being freed from the desert camp in Mali, where they had been held captive for 268 days.
Levi Johnston paves way to run for office in Sarah Palin’s hometown
“Be not afraid of greatness; some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them,” wrote William Shakespeare in Twelfth Night.
Camerons’ baby brightens up their summer holiday in Cornwall
In a tough year that has included fighting an election and forming a coalition government, David Cameron must have been looking forward to just a little bit of downtime with his pregnant wife, Samantha, in Cornwall, far from the mad flurry of Westminster.
54 survivors, 42 dead in China plane crash
A Chinese airliner smashed in two while attempting to land in heavy fog, leaving at least 42 people dead but 54 survivors in the country’s first major air disaster in nearly six years.
Housing slump clouds US recovery prospects
US home sales are plunging despite rock-bottom mortgage rates as high unemployment prevents people from buying houses and threatens to curtail economic recovery.
Chile miners not told rescue could be months away
Chilean officials worked to launch a gruelling, four-month rescue operation to save 33 trapped miners, while keeping the men in the dark about how long they will have to wait for deliverance.
Floods halt shipping at China’s Three Gorges dam
Authorities have halted shipping through China’s massive Three Gorges Dam on the upper reaches of the Yangtze river because the dam will experience another flood peak Tuesday.
