British support for Afghan war 'fading'
2009-11-07 21:29:13 - British public support for the Afghan war is falling, while more than 40 per cent do not understand why British troops are there, a new poll shows.

Marshall defiant after Four Nations exit
2009-11-07 21:29:13 - Defiant captain Benji Marshall reminded fans NZ are still world champions and said senior players deserved the bulk of the blame for the Four Nations exit.

NZ cricket to select coach by year end
2009-11-07 21:29:13 - New Zealand Cricket is confident of appointing a new national cricket coach by the end of the year in time for the Bangladesh home series starting in February.

U.S. optimistic about new nuclear weapons treaty with Russia
2009-11-07 21:28:24 - After months of negotiations with Russia, Obama administration officials are hopeful about a breakthrough -- possibly this week -- that would enable the two sides to sign a successor to their most extensive nuclear weapons treaty before it expires Dec. 5.

With slum school, Brazilian socialite targets intellectual gap
2009-11-07 21:28:24 - RIO DE JANEIRO -- Like her neighbors in Rio's elegant Flamengo district, Yvonne Bezerra de Mello enjoys the trappings of wealth, from riding show horses to escaping on weekends to a mountain estate north of the city.

United Nations running out of food aid for Somalia
2009-11-07 21:28:24 - ROME -- The United Nations says it is running out of food for millions of starving Somalis, in part because the United States is delaying aid amid fears it could be intercepted by militants linked to al-Qaeda.

Afghans say NATO airstrike killed 20, including 12 civilians
2009-11-07 21:28:24 - KABUL -- Afghan officials said Saturday that a NATO airstrike had inadvertently killed several Afghan soldiers and policemen a day earlier in northwestern Afghanistan.

Iran media says foreign journalists released from custody
2009-11-07 21:28:24 - TEHRAN -- Iran's judiciary has freed three foreign nationals who were arrested Wednesday during demonstrations on the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover here, state-run media reported Saturday.

Afghan officials say NATO airstrike killed soldiers, civilians
2009-11-07 21:28:24 - KABUL -- Afghan officials said Saturday that a NATO airstrike inadvertently killed several Afghan soldiers and policemen a day earlier in northwestern Afghanistan.

Obama is white power in black face, protesters say
2009-11-07 20:53:29 - Denouncing Barack Obama as "white power in black face," hundreds of African-Americans have marched on the White House to protest against the policies of the US president.

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