Steve Jobs’ salary stays at $1
Boao conference begins with focus on financial crisis
At least 40 people feared killed in Mexico landslide
Mexico City : Nearly 40 bus passengers buried in a landslide in central Mexico are now presumed dead, officials said.
Modi gives Rs.1 crore to Edhi for caring for Geeta
US occupation of Iraq creating “unstable” political structure
Mosques in Britain opt for ‘open days’ to explain faith
Japan continues to boost its missile defenses
Spain to pay tribute to designer Ritu Kumar
Sri Lanka warns diplomats, media, NGOs to act ‘responsibly’
Australia apologises for ‘great evil done’ to kids, Britain to follow suit
Disarray in South Africa polls, extra ballots printed
Huge cache of rebels’ explosives seized in Colombia
Bulgaria witnesses anti-government protest
Indian origin woman found murdered in Birmingham
100,000 US students to visit China in four years
Russia blocks UN statement on Georgia missile incident
Russia expresses surprise over reports of bombers’ interception

Dec 1 Paris meet to discuss new Iran sanctions
British soldiers may have received contaminated blood
Thai Deputy PM Chavalit tenders resignation for failure to negotiate between protesters and government
Moscow fraudster commits suicide before sentence
New Zealand mine drama in fourth day with no end in sight
South African security agencies confident of safe IPL
Six South African Indians in Zuma cabinet
Chinese president calls on boosting Sino-Japanese ties
Kissinger urges US-China cooperation to avoid collision
Was a 17-hour agonising wait: Sydney hostage’s father
Woman who gave birth on plane charged with abandoning baby
Bush lifts ban on offshore oil drilling
Paralysed Sikh ducks deportation from Canada
Toronto : A paralysed Sikh, who entered Canada with a fake passport four years ago, has ducked deportation to India and sought asylum in a gurdwara.
Five foreigners targeted in neo-Nazi arson atttack in Germany
PACE voices alarm over rights violations in Chechnya
Nigerian plane with 153 aboard crashes
Japan considers joining fight against Somali pirates
Sri Lanka Air Force base attacked, five killed
At least 80 dead in Tibet riot
Student offers virginity for sale to pay university fees
Mass evacuation underway for fear of “lake quake” burst in China
Japan PM To Hold Series Of Meetings With African Leaders
London film fest to be held in October
Shia symposium in Berlin promotes “friendship among religions”
Landmark Zimbabwe election begins
Senegal urged to seek “final solution” to strikes in schools
Senior Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrike
Pope in mass voices solidarity with Christians
China tests 113 who flew with Mexican having swine flu
Bobby Jindal sued over order to protect same-sex marriage opponents
India, Egypt to enhance defence cooperation
US draws the line for China with Taiwan package
South Korea Vows Counter-measures Against Japan’s Claim To Disputed Islands
Russia to enact law limiting emissions
39 global rights orgs’ condemn SLAPP suit filed by Hindu American Foundation against a...
Two killed, several injured in Spain blast
Australia to sign UN torture treaty
United Spirits net rises 54 percent
UNECE calls for new dialogue on energy efficiency, security
A rising Turkey without Europe?
New Yemen Al Qaeda chief calls for attacks on US
Six Indonesian marines killed when amphibious tank sinks
200 dead in Brazil plane accident; 54 bodies recovered
By IANS
Sao Paulo : At least 200 people, including victims on the ground, were dead after a Brazilian TAM airline jet with as many as 180 passengers on board crashed into a gasoline station while trying to land at Congonhas Airport - the country's busiest air hub.
Mexico looking at 4-5 percent growth in 2010: President
Another earthquake strikes Indonesia
Europe Commission: Nukes not Taboo
Sarkozy suffers heavy defeat in French regional elections
Quietest bulls walk away with more females than loudest rivals
Russia sends 50,000 tonnes of food to North Korea
Women face higher obesity risk after menopause
Philippine govt offers reward for informayion on bombing
State-owned companies in China lost US$4.29 billion in earthquaket
US defence system in Poland unjustified: Russia
Thai Parliament debate for peaceful solution for political turmoil
From Sunday, Nepal government becomes null and void
People of higher status choose better diets — but pay more
Nigerian military denies claims rebels killed 29 soldiers
Masked men break into Ukraine’s national gas company office
Honduran diplomat’s son slain
China, Bhutan ready to forge diplomatic ties
Terror threat in UK growing – home secretary
New Zealand government under fire over minimum wage rise
India, China to hold joint army exercise in mid-December
Chinese surgeons transplant heart, liver, kidney on same patient
British kids learn how to hack off thieves’ hands
‘British men, women most promiscuous in world’
Boat carrying 6 children found off Spanish coast
Iran n-talks under Khamenei’s guidance: Rouhani
North Korean coast guards seize Russian ship
Jordan, France’s Areva discuss plans to build nuclear plant
Americans rethink convenience of plastic grocery bags
Washington : US supermarkets have a way of confirming preconceptions about Americans and their environmental sins.
Cashiers at US supermarket chains seem to see no limit to the number of plastic bags they use to pack groceries, a job the cashiers themselves perform for customers.
Physicists assemble low cost, high tech landmine detector
Hillary Retains Democrat Lead
More rain threatens China’s mudslide-hit region
US asks China to redress Tibetans’ grievances
Three civilians killed in Chechnya militant attack
US House approves defence spending bill
Top US diplomat headed to India ahead of strategic dialogue
Thai coalition parties agree on amending constitution based on 1997 charter
UN Haiti headquarter collapses in earthquake
I first thought some bombs had exploded: Quake survivor
Obama gets big thumbs up; stimulus less popular
Germany’s orphaned zoo bear gets first taste of meat
Taxes dominate final week of US poll campaign
New Zealand, Australia to attend PIF ministerial meetings in Fiji
UN assembly rebuffs Taiwan’s bid for UN membership
10 amputations following Boston bombings
Bush reaches out to Putin ahead of G8 summit
Washington/Frankfurt : US President George W. Bush moved Friday to create a conciliatory mood with Russia ahead of next week's Group of Eight (G8) summit in Germany.
Merkel calls for ceasefire in Ukraine post-MH17 crash
Indonesia resumes search for missing AirAsia plane
Russia suspends CFE treaty
Jackson memorial to be unveiled in London
Thailand, Cambodia to discuss disputed temple’s World Heritage status in Paris
US, Europe, Japan, pursuing new anti-piracy deal
EU condemns detention of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
Berlin : The European Union's German presidency has "deeply condemned" the one-year extension of the house arrest of Myanmar opposition leader and Nobel Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
US Senate Confirms First US Ambassador To Asean
‘Japan must protect Chinese embassies, personnel’
Spanish, British journalists abducted in Somalia
Sri Lanka committed to implement 13th constitution amendment: MEA
Better gay than grey, EU citizens tell leaders
Earthquake near Reykjavik causes damage to buildings
Moscow fire toll rises to nine
Biggest ozone hole over Antarctica in “one or two weeks”
Former politician, rebel guard escape from Colombian guerrillas
Mongolian parliament fires PM
Snoop Dogg gives weed to homeless men
U.S. marine wanted for slaying pregnant colleague arrested
Sri Lankan Govt focuses on speedy development of Jaffna
By NNN-LK News
Colombo : The Sri Lankan Government is focusing its attention on speeding up the development and deliver of the essential goods of Jaffna Peninsula despite of the tremendous obstacles posed by the conflict in the area.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affaires, a SCOPP team has recently visited 13 outlets in Kudathanai, Atchuweli and Jaffna examine the current situation.