North Korea could resume disabling its nuclear reactor as early as Sunday after the United States removed the country from a list of states that sponsor terrorism, a South Korean official said.
Asia > Korea

Global financial turmoil has shaken Switzerland's two biggest banks, but fast reaction and the country's traditions as a safe haven for savings may be giving the Alpine redoubt special protection from crisis.
World > Europe

Hurricane Norbert barreled toward the Mexican mainland early Sunday after tearing off roofs and forcing hundreds of people to flee widespread flooding on the Baja California peninsula.
World > Americas

When Indonesia's health minister stopped sending bird flu viruses to a research laboratory in the U.S. for fear Washington could use them to make biological weapons, Defense Secretary Robert Gates laughed and called it "the nuttiest thing" he'd ever heard.
Health > Infectious Diseases

Senior officials continued working over the weekend on adopting new measures to stem a possible continuing slide of Taiwan share prices.
Business > Asia > Taiwan

President George W. Bush emerged from a meeting with foreign financial officials on Saturday and pledged a global response to the credit crisis that will lead toward a "path of stability and long-term growth."
World > Americas

The United States got "every single thing" it sought in a deal to verify North Korea's disarmament that includes uranium and plutonium work, a State Department spokesman said Saturday.
Asia > Korea

The United States and India signed a potentially lucrative agreement on Friday that would allow India to buy U.S. civil nuclear technology for the first time in three decades.
Asia > India

Hasan di Tiro, founder of the former rebel group GAM in Indonesia's Aceh, returned to the once restive province on Saturday after 30 years in exile, calling for everyone to help keep the peace.
Asia > Indonesia

Austrian far-right leader Joerg Haider, a charismatic populist who helped thrust anti-immigrant politics into the European mainstream, was killed in a car accident on Saturday.
World > Europe

Canada's ruling Conservative Party is set to win a federal election on Tuesday but will still have only a minority of seats in Parliament, according to two polls released on Saturday.
World > Americas

Russia test-launched a strategic missile to the equatorial part of the Pacific Ocean for the first time on Saturday, at a time when Moscow's growing assertiveness is fueling tension with the West.
World > Europe

President Ma Ying-jeou told the nation yesterday he has confidence in a strong Taiwan that will survive the impending worldwide financial and economic crisis.
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