Yahoo! News: World News

---

• Analysis: Obama, Netanyahu got what they hoped for at U.N. meeting
• Undersea 6.2 magnitude quake strikes off northeast Japan
• Georgian opposition celebrates as both sides see victory
• Fighting spreads in Aleppo Old City, Syrian gem
• Korea peninsula could face "thermonuclear war," North tells U.N.
• Geopolitics, resources put maritime disputes back on map
• At least 25 dead after Hong Kong ferry sinks
• Pope's butler set to testify at Vatican trial
• Venezuela's Capriles vows to help Colombian peace talks
• Wrecked ship's owners settle New Zealand claims
• North Korea: Spark could set off nuclear war
• Georgia's president, opposition both claim victory
• Palestinians: 2 teams to probe Arafat's death
• Top Egypt security delegation heads to Syria
• Syrian minister accuses US of stoking 'terrorism'
• Fatal shooting mars Venezuela election campaign
• Audit: USAID Haiti work 'not on track'
• Ikea deleted women from Saudi version of catalog
• Rare labor petition in Iran shows economic alarm
• Iran's currency falls 16 percent in single day

Analysis: Obama, Netanyahu got what they hoped for at U.N. meeting Posted: 01 Oct 2012 01:02 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to get what they hoped for at the annual U.N. General Assembly after closing ranks to send a message to Iran that it may face war over its nuclear program. Obama and Netanyahu did not meet with each other at the United Nations, where leaders and foreign ministers from the world body's 193 member states have gathered since last week to give speeches and hold private talks to resolve conflicts and boost trade. But the two men left the U.N. ...

Undersea 6.2 magnitude quake strikes off northeast Japan Posted: 01 Oct 2012 03:55 PM PDT SYDNEY (Reuters) - A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake was centered 96 km (60 miles) east-northeast off Miyako at a depth of 9.7 km (6.0 miles). The was no immediate tsunami warning issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (Reporting by John Mair; Editing by Michael Perry)

Georgian opposition celebrates as both sides see victory Posted: 01 Oct 2012 04:51 PM PDT TBILISI (Reuters) - An opposition coalition led by a billionaire claimed victory in a parliamentary election in Georgia on Monday but President Mikheil Saakashvili's ruling party could yet cling to power in the former Soviet republic. Thousands of supporters of the Georgian Dream coalition celebrated in the streets of the capital Tbilisi, sounding car horns and carrying blue party banners and red-on-white national flags over their heads. ...

Fighting spreads in Aleppo Old City, Syrian gem Posted: 01 Oct 2012 12:43 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Fires that gutted a vast historic market have broken out in other areas of the Old City of Aleppo, a world heritage site, as rebels and government forces fight for the ancient heart of Syria's biggest city, opposition activists said on Monday. The rebels last week announced a fresh attempt to seize the wider city, home to 2.5 million people, which was until July firmly under the control of President Bashar al-Assad. ...

Korea peninsula could face "thermonuclear war," North tells U.N. Posted: 01 Oct 2012 03:40 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. policy toward North Korea has made the Korean peninsula the most dangerous place on the planet because a "spark" there could ignite a nuclear war, a senior North Korean official told the U.N. General Assembly on Monday. One of the last speakers at the 193-nation assembly's annual gathering in New York, North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Pak Kil-yon was also full of praise for Kim Jong-un, the reclusive communist country's young new leader. "Today, due to the continued U.S. ...

Geopolitics, resources put maritime disputes back on map Posted: 01 Oct 2012 04:33 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Small and occupied largely by seabirds, goats and a unique indigenous species of mole, the islands named Senkaku by Japan and Diaoyu by China have long been largely ignored. But as rising powers face off against each other in a battle not just for influence but also vital resources, such disputed islets, reefs, and areas of seabed are swiftly growing in importance; and not just in Asia. ...

At least 25 dead after Hong Kong ferry sinks Posted: 01 Oct 2012 04:31 PM PDT HONG KONG (Reuters) - At least 25 people died after a Hong Kong ferry packed with more than 120 people collided with another ferry and sank near Lamma island on Monday night in one of the city's worst maritime accidents. Low visibility hampered rescue efforts, with many passengers trapped in the flooded upturned ferry before it sank, said survivors. Nine people suffered serious injuries or remain in a critical condition, the government said in a statement. The accident occurred on Monday night in the waters off Lamma, an island south of Hong Kong popular with tourists and expatriates. ...

Pope's butler set to testify at Vatican trial Posted: 01 Oct 2012 02:57 PM PDT VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict's former butler is to give evidence for the first time on Tuesday on the second day of his trial for stealing documents he hoped would expose corrupt dealings in the Vatican. Paolo Gabriele, 46, an unassuming and devout servant who prompted a crisis in Benedict's papacy after he slipped sensitive documents to an Italian journalist, has not spoken publicly since he was arrested in May. ...

Venezuela's Capriles vows to help Colombian peace talks Posted: 01 Oct 2012 01:08 PM PDT CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles pledged to help Colombia in its peace talks with rebels and distance himself from Iran should he defeat President Hugo Chavez in an increasingly tight race ahead of Sunday's election. The government of neighboring Colombia is due to start talks with Marxist FARC guerrillas this month in Oslo to try to end five decades of conflict. Chavez's government, accused by Bogota of backing the rebels in the past, supports the talks. ...

Wrecked ship's owners settle New Zealand claims Posted: 01 Oct 2012 04:28 PM PDT WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The owners of a ship which smashed into a reef off a popular New Zealand holiday spot causing the country's worst environmental disaster in decades have reached a multi-million dollar settlement with authorities, the government said on Tuesday. Daina Shipping, a unit of Greece's Costamare Inc., will contribute NZ$27.6 million ($22.8 million) to the government's costs over the grounding of the company's 47,230-tonne Liberian-flagged Rena on a reef a year ago. ...

North Korea: Spark could set off nuclear war Posted: 01 Oct 2012 03:21 PM PDT A North Korean minister lashed out at the United States on Monday, saying its "hostile" policy has left the Korean peninsula a spark away from a nuclear war.

Georgia's president, opposition both claim victory Posted: 01 Oct 2012 01:42 PM PDT Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili and the opposition both claimed victory Monday in a parliamentary election that has been shaken up by a prison abuse video that activists say showed the cruel, authoritarian face of the government.

Palestinians: 2 teams to probe Arafat's death Posted: 01 Oct 2012 12:44 PM PDT Investigators from France and Switzerland will conduct parallel probes into the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Palestinian officials said Monday. His remains will be exhumed, at a date kept secret, to give each team a chance to draw samples to test for poisoning.

Top Egypt security delegation heads to Syria Posted: 01 Oct 2012 04:20 PM PDT A high level Egyptian security delegation left for Syria on Monday in a rare visit, Cairo airport officials said. The delegation's mission was not immediately clear.

Syrian minister accuses US of stoking 'terrorism' Posted: 01 Oct 2012 04:15 PM PDT Syria's foreign minister brought his regime's case before the world Monday, accusing the U.S. and its allies of promoting "terrorism" and blaming everyone from neighbors and extremists to the media for escalating the war — except the Syrian government.

Fatal shooting mars Venezuela election campaign Posted: 01 Oct 2012 03:21 PM PDT Jason Valero was so excited about the possibility that Henrique Capriles could unseat President Hugo Chavez that he took a few weeks off from his job as a dump truck driver to work on the opposition presidential candidate's campaign.

Audit: USAID Haiti work 'not on track' Posted: 01 Oct 2012 02:24 PM PDT A newly released audit says the largest U.S. contractor working to stabilize Haiti after the 2010 earthquake is "not on track" to complete its assignments on schedule, has a weak monitoring system and is not adequately involving community members.

Ikea deleted women from Saudi version of catalog Posted: 01 Oct 2012 10:36 AM PDT Ikea is being criticized for deleting images of women from the Saudi version of its furniture catalog, a move the company says it regrets.

Rare labor petition in Iran shows economic alarm Posted: 01 Oct 2012 11:43 AM PDT For weeks, a manifesto complaining about Iran's stumbling economy circulated in secret among factories and workshops. Organizers asked for signatures and the pages began to fill up.

Iran's currency falls 16 percent in single day Posted: 01 Oct 2012 12:42 PM PDT Iran's currency has fallen 16 percent in a single day to hit a record low against the U.S. dollar and other foreign currencies in street trading.

You are subscribed to email updates from World News Headlines - Yahoo! News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610