News Headlines for september 28, 2008

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Israeli officials: US sends radar to Israel AP - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
JERUSALEM - Israeli officials say the U.S. has provided Israel with an advanced radar system that will give early warning in case of an Iranian missile attack.
No interim peace deal with Israel, Saudi says AP - Sat Sep 27, 8:53 PM ET
UNITED NATIONS - Arab nations will totally reject any partial or interim solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict because historically such arrangements have become permanent, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said Saturday.
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,174 AP - Sat Sep 27, 8:32 PM ET
As of Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, at least 4,174 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Tories aim to show readiness for govt AFP - 3 minutes ago
BIRMINGHAM (AFP) - The Conservatives start their party conference Sunday believing that victory at the next general election is a distinct possibility for the first time in a decade.
MP weds lesbian partner AFP - 8 minutes ago
LONDON (AFP) - A junior minister has become the first female MP to enter into a civil partnership with her lesbian partner.
Conservative poll lead halved: survey AFP - 13 minutes ago
LONDON (AFP) - The Conservative Party has seen its opinion poll lead over the governing Labour Party halved on the eve of its annual conference, according to a new survey published Sunday.

Ecuadoreans go to polls to vote on constitution AP - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago
QUITO, Ecuador - Ecuadoreans go to the polls Sunday to vote on a constitution that would significantly broaden President Rafael Correa's powers and let him run for two more consecutive terms.
Chavez lands in Cuba, meets with Castro brothers AP - Sun Sep 28, 12:32 AM ET
HAVANA - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made a surprise visit to Cuba late Saturday and wasted little time heading into a closed-door meeting with President Raul Castro and his ailing brother Fidel.
Police in Mexico arrest alleged killer of US woman AP - Sun Sep 28, 12:14 AM ET
MEXICO CITY - Authorities in southern Oaxaca state said Saturday they have arrested a man who allegedly raped and killed a U.S. woman.

Kidnapped tourists back in Sudan: foreign ministry AFP - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
KHARTOUM, (AFP) - Bandits who kidnapped 19 tourists and Egyptians in the desert have taken their hostages back to Sudan but are now heading towards Egypt, Sudanese officials said on Sunday.
US destroyer watching hijacked ship off Somalia AP - Sun Sep 28, 12:51 AM ET
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A U.S. destroyer off the coast of Somalia closed in Saturday on a hijacked Ukrainian ship loaded with tanks and ammunition, watching it to ensure the pirates who seized it do not try to remove any cargo or crew.
Cairo's poorest live life on the edge Reuters - Sat Sep 27, 8:12 PM ET
CAIRO (Reuters) - As Manal Mohamed goes about her day, in the back of her mind she's on alert for signs the ground might be moving, fearing a repetition of the rockfall that crushed homes and lives in Cairo's Duwaiqa district this month.

Japan's new PM faces setback as transport minister resigns AFP - 7 minutes ago
TOKYO, (AFP) - Japan's new Prime Minister Taro Aso on Sunday faced his first political setback just days after taking office as his transport minister was forced to resign over a series of embarrassing gaffes.
Militants attack Pakistani forces; Pole kidnapped AP - 7 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Islamic militants struck back at security forces in Pakistan's northwest while gunmen Sunday abducted a Polish engineer and extended a wave of attacks on foreigners.
Indian police detain a dozen over Delhi blast Reuters - 15 minutes ago
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian police have detained about a dozen people in connection with a bomb blast in a crowded New Delhi market that killed two people and wounded 22, a spokesman said on Sunday, the second attack in the capital this month.

Canada

Hurricane Kyle takes aim at New England, Canada Reuters - 18 minutes ago
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Kyle strengthened into a hurricane off the United States on Saturday as it took aim at New England and Canada's Maritime provinces, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Harper's oil sands plan puzzles industry, greens Reuters - Fri Sep 26, 5:30 PM ET
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Friday he would ban exports of tar-like bitumen from Alberta's oil sands to countries that do not match Canadian efforts to cut carbon emissions, a campaign promise that perplexed both the oil industry and environmentalists.
Canadian election rivals square off over economy Reuters - Fri Sep 26, 6:58 PM ET
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper lashed out at his opponents on the campaign trail on Friday, saying they wanted the country to sink into a recession as the world economy slows.

Illicit drug trade in Australia put at $10 billion: study Reuters - Sat Sep 27, 2:08 AM ET
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Up to A$12 billion ($10 billion) in illicit drug money could be flowing out of Australia every year, according to an estimate by the Australian Crime Commission (ACC).
New nuclear commission set to meet in Sydney AP - Fri Sep 26, 4:52 AM ET
CANBERRA, Australia - India and Pakistan will attend an international nuclear disarmament conference for the first time in Sydney next month, Australia's government said Friday, even though the nuclear-armed foes have consistently shunned a nonproliferation treaty.
BHP Billiton chairman says Asian demand to continue AFP - Wed Sep 24, 3:18 AM ET
SYDNEY (AFP) - Asian economic growth will slow at some point but demand for raw materials from countries such as China is expected to continue, the chairman of the world's largest mining company said Wednesday.