| Afghan rebels kill Italian troops Insurgents have killed four Italian soldiers in an attack in western Afghanistan, raising the number of Italian troops killed in the country to 34 bbc.co.uk |
In US, Hispanics live the longest, CDC says By MIKE STOBBE 2010-10-13T16:03:43ZATLANTA (AP) -- U.S. Hispanics outlive whites by more than two years and blacks by more than seven, according to the government's first calculation of Hispanic life expectancy.... hosted.ap.org |
British Forces: Still Punching Above Their Weight? Britain's Conservative government has unveiled the first review of defense and security in 12 years, sparking a debate on how to balance strategy with a reduced budget feedproxy.google.com |
French Senate passes pension bill French senators vote in favour of Nicolas Sarkozy's controversial pension reforms, which have sparked a series of protests across the country. bbc.co.uk |
Somalia: 'People are fed-up of this chaos' Somalia has become a base for Indian Ocean pirates, kidnappers and Islamist militants but its prime minister has called for greater international support to help defeat jihadist fighters linked to al-Qaeda. bbc.co.uk |