Refugee boat sinks on way to Australia, 21 dead: Indonesian TV
JAKARTA (Reuters) – A boat carrying asylum seekers to Australia, most of them from the Middle East, has sunk off the Indonesian coast killing at least 21 people, Indonesian television reported on Friday.
Senegal seeks French, Chinese help as water crisis hits capital
DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal has appealed to France and China for help to repair damage to a water pipeline that has deprived much of the capital of running water for two weeks, triggering pockets of violent protests.
Seven Sunni worshippers killed in Baghdad bomb attacks: police
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Bombs planted at the entrance to two mosques in predominantly Sunni districts of the Iraqi capital killed at least seven worshippers as they left Friday prayers, police and medical sources said.
U.N., Iran to hold more nuclear talks on October 28
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran and the U.N. nuclear agency held “constructive” talks on Friday about Iran’s disputed atomic program and said they would meet again on October 28.
Two men plead not guilty to killing British soldier on London street
LONDON (Reuters) – Two men pleaded not guilty on Friday to murdering a British soldier whose killing in broad daylight on a busy London street in May horrified the nation.
London’s colorful mayor rekindles national ambitions
LONDON (Reuters) – London’s charismatic mayor, Boris Johnson, has dropped his strongest hint yet that he is interested in returning to national politics, with comments set to renew speculation over his ambitions to lead the Conservative party.
Pakistan quake toll reaches 515, insurgents hamper aid efforts
ARAWAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – The death toll from an earthquake in southwestern Pakistan has reached 515, a provincial official said Friday, as insurgent attacks threaten relief efforts and survivors complain of lack of shelter from the scorching sun.
Amanda Knox murder retrial set to open in Italy
ROME (Reuters) – Italy will put Amanda Knox back on trial on Monday for the murder of her British roommate in 2007, but the American will not return to attend court in the country that jailed her – she says wrongly – for four years.
Bus blast kills 17 government employees in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A bomb exploded on a bus carrying government officials in the insurgency-plagued Pakistani city of Peshawar on Friday, killing at least 17 people, including two women, officials said.
Maldives tourism workers vow strike after court delays presidential vote
MALE (Reuters) – Tourism workers in the Maldives have threatened to go on strike if a run-off presidential poll in the up-market holiday destination is not held on Saturday as scheduled.
