Sunday, October 17, 2010

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AFP News Headlines

Eight killed in Baghdad jewel heist

Eight killed in Baghdad jewel heist

AFP - 46 mins ago

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Gunmen shot dead three jewellery shop owners in the Iraqi capital on Sunday, in a heist that also left two robbers and three security personnel killed in a gunbattle, the interior ministry said. More »

  • Netanyahu says Lebanon 'becoming Iran satellite'

    Netanyahu says Lebanon 'becoming Iran satellite'

    AFP - 1 hour 23 mins ago

    DEGANIA ALEF, Israel (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Lebanon is quickly becoming a "satellite" of Tehran after it hosted a controversial visit by Iran's president. More »

  • Super typhoon only hours away from Philippines

    Super typhoon only hours away from Philippines

    AFP - 2 hours 28 mins ago

    MANILA (AFP) - Typhoon Megi gathered strength as it barrelled towards the northern Philippines on Sunday, as authorities began evacuating thousands of villagers to safer ground hours before it was to hit land. More »

  • Pope canonises Australia's first saint

    Pope canonises Australia's first saint

    AFP - 3 hours 4 mins ago

    VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI canonised Australia's first saint, Mary MacKillop, at a mass in Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican on Sunday in front of tens of thousands of cheering pilgrims. More »

  • Hezbollah chief 'deceived' Iran leader with gun gift

    Hezbollah chief 'deceived' Iran leader with gun gift

    AFP - 3 hours 7 mins ago

    JERUSALEM (AFP) - Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah deceived Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad by giving him a gun he claimed was taken from an Israeli soldier in the 2006 war, an Israeli newspaper said Sunday. More »

  • Israeli air strike 'kills two Palestinians in Gaza'

    Israeli air strike 'kills two Palestinians in Gaza'

    AFP - 3 hours 53 mins ago

    GAZA CITY (AFP) - Two Palestinians were killed and a third wounded on Sunday in a pre-dawn Israeli air strike north of Gaza City, Palestinian medics said. More »

  • Pope Benedict XVI canonises Australia's first saint

    Pope Benedict XVI canonises Australia's first saint

    AFP - 5 hours 12 mins ago

    VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI formally recognised Australia's first saint, Mary MacKillop, at a mass in Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican on Sunday in front of some 50,000 cheering pilgrims. More »

  • Israel says talks on Hamas-held soldier have resumed

    Israel says talks on Hamas-held soldier have resumed

    AFP - 6 hours 17 mins ago

    JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that talks aimed at releasing a captured soldier held by Hamas in its Gaza enclave have resumed after nearly a year-long hiatus. More »

  • Vatican to announce Australia's first saint

    Vatican to announce Australia's first saint

    AFP - 6 hours 21 mins ago

    VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI will formally recognise Australia's first saint, Mary MacKillop, at a ceremony in front of Saint Peter's basilica on Sunday. More »

  • Super typhoon roars towards Philippines

    Super typhoon roars towards Philippines

    AFP - 6 hours 36 mins ago

    MANILA (AFP) - Typhoon Megi gathered strength as it barrelled towards the northern Philippines on Sunday, as authorities began evacuating thousands of villagers to safer ground hours before it was to hit land. More »

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