World Headlines for october 1, 2008

Iraq: government takes command of Sons of Iraq AP - 37 minutes ago
BAGHDAD - Iraq's Shiite-led government took command Wednesday of thousands of U.S-backed mostly Sunni fighters who turned against al-Qaida, pledging to integrate them into public life in recognition of their help in quelling violence.
Color, glitter enliven Saudi women's black abayas AP - Wed Oct 1, 4:04 AM ET
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia - For years, the only thing sold openly in Saudi stores selling women's cloaks were of the all-black, drab covering variety. Now, streaks of vibrant color, bands of glittering crystal — even sheaths of sexy leopard skin prints — are showing up on the racks.
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,176 AP - Tue Sep 30, 7:32 PM ET
As of Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008, at least 4,176 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Medvedev says Russia to leave areas of Georgia AP - 23 minutes ago
STRELNA, Russia - President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia will fulfill its promise to withdraw troops from areas of Georgia outside two separatist regions.
UK to bring home diplomats' children from Pakistan Reuters - 27 minutes ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is withdrawing the children of its diplomats from Pakistan following last month's suicide bomb attack that killed 55 people at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday.
London stocks close higher ahead of US Senate vote AFP - 33 minutes ago
LONDON (AFP) - The FTSE 100 finished more than one percent higher on Wednesday, with shares surging in HBOS and Lloyds TSB, as the US Senate prepared to vote on a revised financial rescue package.

Money sent home by Mexicans in US drops 12 percent AP - 24 minutes ago
MEXICO CITY - Mexicans living in the U.S. sent home 12 percent less money in August, the largest drop on record since the Bank of Mexico began tracking remittances 12 years ago, the central bank reported on Wednesday.
Tropical Storm Marie forms over the Pacific AP - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
MEXICO CITY - The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Marie has formed over the Pacific, hundreds of miles southwest of the Baja California Peninsula.
Gunmen in Mexico steal suspected drug planes AP - 2 hours, 54 minutes ago
MEXICO CITY - Police in Mexico say 20 heavily armed men have stolen five small planes that the army seized in anti-drug operations.

S.Africa sticks to target on black land ownership Reuters - 16 minutes ago
PRETORIA (Reuters) - South Africa will stick to its ambitious plan to put 30 percent of farmland in black hands by 2014, even though it is lagging way behind target, a senior government official said on Wednesday.
Zimbabwe ruling party rejects call for Mbeki mediation AFP - 48 minutes ago
HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe's ruling party Wednesday rejected an opposition call for ex-South African president Thabo Mbeki to intervene to salvage a power-sharing deal after the two sides failed to agree on a cabinet.
Somalia: World can use force against the pirates AP - 50 minutes ago
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Foreign powers can use force if necessary to free a hijacked cargo ship loaded with battle tanks and heavy ammunition, Somalia's foreign ministry declared Wednesday — increasing pressure on the Somali pirates who have demanded a $20 million ransom.

US Senators express caution ahead of Indian nuclear deal vote AFP - 3 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Senate warned about the prospects of further nuclear tests by India before a vote Wednesday that could clear the final hurdle to a landmark agreement overturning a three-decade ban on civilian nuclear trade with New Delhi.
NATO general says reconciling with Taliban a political decision AFP - 9 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The general who commands NATO forces in Afghanistan called Wednesday for enlisting tribes to help pacify the country and did not rule out reconciliation with ousted Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar.
U.S. envoy looks to save nuclear deal in North Korea Reuters - 13 minutes ago
SEOUL (Reuters) - A senior U.S. envoy traveled to North Korea on Wednesday with compromise proposals to rescue a faltering nuclear disarmament deal and prevent Pyongyang from rebuilding a plant that made weapons-grade plutonium.

Polls divided on Conservative majority Reuters - 34 minutes ago
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Conservatives could turn their parliamentary minority into a majority in the October 14 election, according to one poll released on Wednesday, while other surveys suggest they could fall just short.
Stephane Dion overcome by problems Reuters - Tue Sep 30, 11:39 AM ET
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Liberal Party leader Stephane Dion, who looks to be heading for a big defeat in the October 14 federal election, is so fond of his green credentials that he named his dog Kyoto after the pact to curb global warming.
Xstrata Kidd smelter workers strike as talks fail Reuters - Wed Oct 1, 1:02 AM ET
TORONTO (Reuters) - Unionized workers at Xstrata's Kidd metallurgical operations in Canada went on strike early on Wednesday after talks with the company failed to produce a contract agreement ahead of a midnight deadline.

Australian watchdog says it will not block BHP's bid for Rio AFP - Wed Oct 1, 5:59 AM ET
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's competition watchdog said Wednesday it will not oppose BHP Billiton's 120 billion US dollar takeover bid for rival Rio Tinto, saying the deal was unlikely to substantially lessen competition.
Harper caught up in plagiarism row AFP - Wed Oct 1, 5:45 AM ET
OTTAWA (AFP) - A row about plagiarism embroiled Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Tuesday after his former speechwriter admitted to copying a speech in support of the US-led Iraq war by Australia's former leader John Howard.
Eating kangaroos could help fight global warming: scientist AFP - Wed Oct 1, 3:09 AM ET
SYDNEY (AFP) - An offbeat suggestion that Australians should eat kangaroos instead of cattle and sheep has been given a scientific stamp of approval by the government's top climate change adviser.

Money sent home by Mexicans in US drops 12 percent AP - 24 minutes ago
MEXICO CITY - Mexicans living in the U.S. sent home 12 percent less money in August, the largest drop on record since the Bank of Mexico began tracking remittances 12 years ago, the central bank reported on Wednesday.
Parents file lawsuit in China against dairy firm AP - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
BEIJING - The parents of a baby allegedly sickened by tainted infant formula are suing the dairy at the heart of China's contaminated milk scandal, state media reported, as 15 more companies were accused Wednesday of producing spiked products.
Spanish police arrest 121 in child porn raids AP - Wed Oct 1, 6:52 AM ET
MADRID, Spain - Spanish police arrested 121 people in the country's biggest-ever crackdown on child pornography, seizing discs containing millions of video and photo files shared by a network that distributed them in 75 countries, authorities said Wednesday.

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