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Hurricane Earl bears down on U.S. East Coast

CBC Lead Headline | Thu Sep 02, 2010 06:10 EST
Hurricane Earl, a powerful Category 4 storm, could reach the North Carolina Outer Banks by Thursday night, forecasters say. more

Typhoon Kompasu lashes South Korea

CBC Lead Headline | Thu Sep 02, 2010 05:50 EST
Typhoon Kompasu struck South Korea early Thursday, killing three people while it knocked over streetlights and scaffolding in what was called the strongest tropical storm to hit the Seoul area in 15 years. more

Remains recovered from PNG crash debris

ABC Australia - World Lead | Thu Sep 02, 2010 04:30 EST
Remains recovered from PNG crash debris By PNG correspondent Liam Fox

Peace talks overshadowed by West Bank killings

ABC Australia - World Lead | Wed Sep 01, 2010 19:20 EST
Peace talks overshadowed by West Bank killings By Middle East correspondent Anne Barker

Obama meets Netanyahu, Abbas

ABC Australia - World Lead | Wed Sep 01, 2010 16:40 EST
US president Barack Obama said his Middle East peace initiative was making "progress" after wrapping up talks with Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. More

Gunman holds hostages at Discovery Channel HQ

CBC Lead Headline | Wed Sep 01, 2010 16:00 EST
A gunman who had what police described as "concerns" with the Discovery Channel networks is holding a small number of hostages Wednesday in the company's headquarters near Washington, D.C. more

Dutch airport arrests bring no charges

CBC Lead Headline | Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:40 EST
Two men arrested in the Netherlands over concerns they were conducting a test run for a terrorist attack on an airline have been freed without charges. more

Disgraced Montreal councillor heads to Africa

CBC Lead Headline | Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:40 EST
Montreal's former opposition leader who was forced to resign over allegations he met and accepted donations from a controversial construction entrepreneur has a new job teaching good governance in Burkina Faso. more

New U.S. leader in Iraq signals non-combat role

CBC Lead Headline | Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:10 EST
The United States has changed commanders in Iraq, marking the start of the final phase of its military involvement in the country despite political uncertainty and persistent violence. more

Gulf Coast seafood returns but buyers wary

CBC Lead Headline | Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:30 EST
Seafood from the oil ravaged U.S. Gulf Coast is returning to markets, but would-be buyers are cautious over possible contamination. more

Mozambique police kill 6 in food price protest

CBC Lead Headline | Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:10 EST
Police opened fire and killed six people after stone-throwing mobs filled the streets of Mozambique's capital city Wednesday to protest rising food prices. more

N. Korea dodges international sanctions

CBC Lead Headline | Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:00 EST
North Korea has changed the names of its trading companies and falsified trade documents to avoid international sanctions and continue exporting weapons, a news report and an intelligence official say. more

World food prices highest in 2 years

CBC Lead Headline | Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:20 EST
International food prices have risen to their highest level in two years, fuelled in part by a drought in Russia that lifted the cost of wheat, a UN agency said Wednesday. more

Israel hints at Jerusalem compromise in peace talks

ABC Australia - World Lead | Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:00 EST
Israel's defence minister said the Jewish state would be willing to hand over parts of Jerusalem in peace talks with the Palestinians to be launched by US president Barack Obama. A flare-up of violence in the occupied West Bank and a deadlock over Jewish settlements there loom as potential deal-breakers for Mr Obama, who will host Middle East leaders for dinner at the White House in Washington. More

Former U.K. PM Blair slams Brown in memoir

CBC Lead Headline | Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:00 EST
Former British prime minister Tony Blair's long-awaited memoir hit bookshelves in Britain on Wednesday with some harsh words for his former lieutenant and successor, Gordon Brown. more

Cricketers to face London match-fixing inquiry

CBC Lead Headline | Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:00 EST
Three Pakistan cricketers implicated in match-fixing allegations are headed to London, England, for an internal inquiry with Pakistani officials. more

NYC man survives 40-storey jump onto car

CBC Lead Headline | Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:00 EST
A New York City man who plunged 40 storeys from the rooftop of an apartment building has survived after crashing onto a parked car. more

U.S. charges Canadian with stealing trade secrets

CBC Lead Headline | Wed Sep 01, 2010 09:40 EST
A Canadian scientist accused of illegally sending trade secrets worth $300 million to China and Germany was ordered detained Tuesday on rare charges of economic espionage. more

Venice film festival to host novel films

CBC Lead Headline | Wed Sep 01, 2010 09:40 EST
The Venice Film Festival opens with its share of big-screen bound blockbuster potential, from Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan, to Sofia Coppola's highly anticipated Somewhere and Ben Affleck's sophomore directorial effort, The Town. more

Oxfam suspends some Afghan operations

CBC Lead Headline | Wed Sep 01, 2010 07:50 EST
Oxfam has suspended operations in a northeastern Afghan province after two staff members and a community volunteer were killed there last week, the aid agency said. more


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