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10 Taliban killed while planting bomb
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- Gunmen in a dangerous part of southern Afghanistan assassinated an Afghan lawmaker, while a roadside bomb militants were planting detonated prematurely, killing 10 Taliban, officials said Saturday....
Rescue video shows duped rebels, elated hostages
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Colombian military intelligence agents posing as aid workers and a media crew flew to the jungle aboard a white helicopter, staging a mock humanitarian mission that rebels were told would ferry their hostages to another camp for talks on a prisoner swap....
Pakistan nuclear proliferation case 'closed'
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistan's Foreign Ministry insisted Saturday that its nuclear proliferation case was closed, a day after the disgraced architect of its atomic program claimed the army under President Pervez Musharraf helped spread the technology....
Iran: Nuclear program remains unchanged
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- An Iranian government spokesman says the country's nuclear program remains unchanged, indicating that Tehran has no plans to stop enriching uranium....
Pakistan eases assault on militants in tribal area
BARA, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistani security forces have eased an operation against insurgents in a tribal region near the border with Afghanistan as local elders try to negotiate peace with a militant leader, a government official said Saturday....
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EU considering making energy efficiency legally binding - Summary
Paris - EU energy ministers are considering making energy efficiency legally binding across the Union, French Environment Minister Jean-Louis Borloo said Saturday in Paris. 'But this is very difficult to evaluate, and so we must work out many details
France's Sarkozy Urges Polish President To Ratify EU Treaty
PARIS (AFP)--French President Nicolas Sarkozy Saturday urged his Polish counterpart to ratify the European Union's Lisbon Treaty, despite Ireland's rejection, as France seeks to resolve the first crisis of its EU presidency. Polish President Lech
European steel industry urges EU to ensure fair emissions trading system
One of the French EU presidency's top priorities is the adoption of fundamental legislation to reduce the EU's greenhouse gas emissions. The European environment and energy ministers meet today and tomorrow in Paris with climate change and energy as key
ECB Raises Rate to 4.25%
At today?s meeting the Governing Council of the ECB took the following monetary policy decisions: The minimum bid rate on the main refinancing operations of the Eurosystem will be increased by 25 basis points to 4.25%, starting from the operation to be

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