http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/world-news-headlines-6246.html en-us Copyright 2009 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:02:03 GMT 2009-11-22T05:02:03Z en-us Copyright 2009 http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/mccain-tension-between-aides-palin-no-big-deal--414098.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - U.S. Sen. John McCain said Saturday that he enjoyed reading running mate Sarah Palin's new memoir and downplayed any tension between their campaign aides as "no big deal." "I enjoyed the book and she and I are dear friends. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:43:57 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/mccain-tension-between-aides-palin-no-big-deal--414098.html ROB GILLIES 2009-11-21T07:43:57Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/chavez-praises-alleged-terrorist-carlos-the-jackal-413798.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez is praising Carlos the Jackal, the imprisoned Venezuelan once notorious for a series of Cold War-era bombings, assassinations and hostage dramas, saying he was a "revolutionary fighter" and not a terrorist. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:35:51 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/chavez-praises-alleged-terrorist-carlos-the-jackal-413798.html IAN JAMES 2009-11-21T10:35:51Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/life-requested-for-us-suspect-in-italy-murder-case-413908.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 PERUGIA, Italy - Prosecutors on Saturday requested life in prison for an American student and her ex-boyfriend accused in the fatal stabbing of her British roommate during a drug-fueled sex game - charges the U.S. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:14:18 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/life-requested-for-us-suspect-in-italy-murder-case-413908.html MARTA FALCONI 2009-11-21T14:14:18Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/mccain-links-political-correctness-to-shootings-414223.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - Sen. John McCain says he has no doubt that "political correctness" played a role in preventing concerns about the alleged Fort Hood gunman from reaching the right people. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:36:52 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/mccain-links-political-correctness-to-shootings-414223.html ROB GILLIES 2009-11-21T10:36:52Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/venezuela-captures-wanted-colombian-fugitive-414580.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan authorities have captured a former Colombian official wanted for collaborating with outlawed right-wing paramilitary fighters. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:19:20 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/venezuela-captures-wanted-colombian-fugitive-414580.html 2009-11-21T16:19:20Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/mexico-says-drug-witness-died-in-apparent-suicide-414559.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 MEXICO CITY - A top drug cartel suspect who turned state's evidence has been found dead in an apparent suicide, while a body found in Guerrero state was identified as a rebel leader who accused the state governor of drug ties,Mexican law enforcement said Saturday. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:52:24 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/mexico-says-drug-witness-died-in-apparent-suicide-414559.html 2009-11-21T15:52:24Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/swiss-police-man-attacked-by-bear-in-park-414549.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 BERN, Switzerland - A bear has attacked a man who entered its enclosure at a new park in Switzerland, and a policeman opened fire on the animal to defend the intruder. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:36:34 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/swiss-police-man-attacked-by-bear-in-park-414549.html 2009-11-21T15:36:34Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/iran-to-hold-war-games-to-protect-nuclear-sites-413985.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 TEHRAN, Iran - Iran will begin large-scale air defense war games Sunday aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from possible attack, a senior military commander said Saturday, reflecting the country's concern that Israel could make good on threats to strike militarily. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:14:17 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/iran-to-hold-war-games-to-protect-nuclear-sites-413985.html ALI AKBAR DAREINI 2009-11-21T06:14:17Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/pope-and-anglican-leader-agree-on-closer-relations-413966.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 VATICAN CITY - After offering a home in his church to disaffected Anglicans, Pope Benedict XVI assured the archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday that he is still committed to seeking closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:38:51 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/pope-and-anglican-leader-agree-on-closer-relations-413966.html VICTOR L. SIMPSON 2009-11-21T17:38:51Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/gaza-militants-agree-to-halt-rocket-fire-414241.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Hamas announced Saturday evening that it has reached an agreement with other militant groups in Gaza to stop firing rockets at southern Israeli towns to prevent retaliatory attacks. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:13:50 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/gaza-militants-agree-to-halt-rocket-fire-414241.html 2009-11-21T11:13:50Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/mumbai-still-vulnerable-1-year-after-attack-414240.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 MUMBAI, India - The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:13:51 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/mumbai-still-vulnerable-1-year-after-attack-414240.html ERIKA KINETZ 2009-11-21T11:13:51Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/italian-police-arrest-2-linked-to-mumbai-attacks-413874.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 ROME - Italian police on Saturday arrested a Pakistani father and son who allegedly spent just over $200 to set up a reliable and untraceable phone network that was used by the militants who carried out last year's terror attacks in Mumbai, India. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:46:48 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/italian-police-arrest-2-linked-to-mumbai-attacks-413874.html ARIEL DAVID 2009-11-21T12:46:48Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/sri-lanka-to-release-136-000-tamil-war-refugees-413876.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 MANIK FARM, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka will release next month the remaining 136,000 Tamil refugees still in the squalid and overrun government camps where they've been detained since the country's civil war ended six monthsago, a top official said Saturday. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:13:39 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/sri-lanka-to-release-136-000-tamil-war-refugees-413876.html ERANGA JAYAWARDENA 2009-11-21T13:13:39Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/azerbaijan-threatens-force-over-nagorno-karabakh-414182.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 BAKU, Azerbaijan - President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan said Saturday his nation may resort to military force if talks with Armenia on resolving a long-standing territorial dispute produce no result. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:30:49 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/azerbaijan-threatens-force-over-nagorno-karabakh-414182.html 2009-11-21T09:30:49Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/saudi-4-pilgrims-die-of-swine-flu-before-hajj-414166.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi health officials announced the first deaths from swine flu of this year's annual pilgrimage to Mecca, as four pilgrims succumbed to the disease soon after arriving in Saudi Arabia. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:54:35 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/saudi-4-pilgrims-die-of-swine-flu-before-hajj-414166.html 2009-11-21T09:54:35Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/coal-mine-blast-kills-42-in-china-66-trapped-413709.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 HARBIN, China - Rescuers working in frigid cold and darkness tried to reach 66 people believed trapped a third of a mile (half a kilometer) underground after a huge gas explosion Saturday ripped through a coal mine in northern China,killing at least 42 people. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:39:59 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/coal-mine-blast-kills-42-in-china-66-trapped-413709.html CARA ANNA 2009-11-21T08:39:59Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/rocket-hits-outside-luxury-hotel-in-afghan-capital-414036.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 KABUL - A rocket hit outside the luxury Serena Hotel in Afghanistan's capital late Saturday, wounding two people, the Interior Ministry said. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:59:27 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/rocket-hits-outside-luxury-hotel-in-afghan-capital-414036.html ELENA BECATOROS 2009-11-21T06:59:27Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/mubarak-vows-not-to-tolerate-attacks-on-egyptians-413989.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 CAIRO - President Hosni Mubarak entered Egypt's bitter soccer row with Algeria on Saturday, vowing in a televised speech that attacks on Egyptians abroad will not be tolerated. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:50:45 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/mubarak-vows-not-to-tolerate-attacks-on-egyptians-413989.html OMAR SINAN 2009-11-21T17:50:45Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/reports-101-yr-old-brazil-architect-back-at-work-414123.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 BRASILIA, Brazil - Famed 101-year-old Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer is reportedly back at work just weeks after surgery for gallstones and an intestinal tumor. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:31:50 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/reports-101-yr-old-brazil-architect-back-at-work-414123.html 2009-11-21T08:31:50Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/iraqi-parliament-seeks-to-end-election-crisis-413934.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 BAGHDAD - Iraqi lawmakers on Saturday sought a compromise in a dispute over an election law that was vetoed by a vice president, throwing national polls slated for January into question. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:58:50 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/iraqi-parliament-seeks-to-end-election-crisis-413934.html QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA 2009-11-21T15:58:50Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/afghan-road-builder-s-dream-thwarted-by-violence-414086.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 KABUL - Khalid Khan stares through the dusty window pane, down across the rooftops of the capital, and wonders if they really know where he lives. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:00:54 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/afghan-road-builder-s-dream-thwarted-by-violence-414086.html TODD PITMAN 2009-11-21T08:00:54Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/germany-to-send-trial-observer-to-ny-414042.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 BERLIN - A German government official says the nation will send an observer to the upcoming trial in New York of the professed mastermind of the Sept. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:06:00 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/germany-to-send-trial-observer-to-ny-414042.html 2009-11-21T07:06:00Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/iraq-working-for-release-of-americans-held-in-iran-414050.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 BAGHDAD - An Iraqi official says Baghdad has contacted Tehran in a bid to secure the release of three Americans detained in Iran, but has received no reply. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:03:56 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/iraq-working-for-release-of-americans-held-in-iran-414050.html 2009-11-21T07:03:56Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/prosecutors-request-life-in-jail-for-us-student-on-trial-for-killing-british-roommate-in-italy-414034.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 PERUGIA, Italy - Prosecutors request life in jail for US student on trial for killing British roommate in Italy. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:54:39 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/prosecutors-request-life-in-jail-for-us-student-on-trial-for-killing-british-roommate-in-italy-414034.html 2009-11-21T06:54:39Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/police-report-an-explosion-near-the-luxury-serena-hotel-in-afghanistan-s-capital-414031.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world_6246 KABUL - Police report an explosion near the luxury Serena Hotel in Afghanistan's capital. ___ November 21, 2009 01:49 PM EST Copyright 2009, The Associated Press. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:48:55 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/nation-world-news/police-report-an-explosion-near-the-luxury-serena-hotel-in-afghanistan-s-capital-414031.html 2009-11-21T06:48:55Z