TEHRAN - Iran has test-fired medium-range misiles, state TV
reported, a day after the Islamic Republic's elite Revolutionary
Guards launched short-range missiles as part of several days of
war games.
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BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will on Monday
prepare for tough negotiations with the pro-business Free
Democrats to forge a coalition programme of tax cuts and
economic reform after Sunday's election victory.
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SEOUL - China's prime minister will visit North Korea early
next week for a trip that could help revive talks stalled for
nearly a year on ending Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions.
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BANGKOK - Delegates from about 190 nations meet in the Thai
capital from Monday to try to refine a draft text of the world's
most comprehensive pact to fight climate change, with time
running out to try to seal a deal.
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BEIJING - China marks 60 years of Communist rule on
Thursday, with the country enjoying unprecedented global
economic and geopolitical influence but still facing several
challenges.
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NEW YORK - Pakistan signaled its desire to mend fences with
a hesitant India as the foreign ministers of the nuclear-armed
rivals met but stopped short of announcing a resumption of
full-fledged peace negotiations.
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CANBERRA - An influx of refugee boats poses a new threat to
Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and could divide Australians a
year from elections and reignite an immigration row that carried
conservatives to victory in 2001.
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TEGUCIGALPA - Honduras' de facto government suspended some
civil liberties and threatened to close Brazil's embassy for
harboring ousted President Manuel Zelaya, defying pressure to
cede power.
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JERUSALEM - Palestinian leaders warned Israel not to stoke
tension in Jerusalem in the hope of thwarting peace talks, after
clashes at a sacred site in which Palestinians and Israeli
police were injured.
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LISBON - Portuguese Socialist Prime Minister Jose Socrates
won a second term in a general election but, as expected, his
centre-left party lost its absolute majority in parliament.
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