http://justsamachar.com/international Most popular headlines for the International category from Just Samachar, the news aggregation site for an Indian audience © 2008 Just Samachar Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:10:02 GMT 60 http://justsamachar.com/international/government-warns-of-qcatastrophicq-us-quake-n/?r=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081120/us_nm/us_earthquake_study Reuters - People in a vast seismic zone in the southern and midwestern United States would face catastrophic damage if a major earthquake struck there and should ensure that builders keep that risk in mind, a government report said on Thursday. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:01:48 GMT http://justsamachar.com/international/afghan-girl-swallows-battery-fights-for-life/?r=http://www.topix.net/world/2008/11/afghan-girl-swallows-battery-fights-for-life?fromrss=1 Here's an interesting story from CNN about an Afghan girl whose life is threatened after swallowing a battery. It hasn't gotten much traction anywhere on the Web. Strange, as its definitely a human interest story, and one that any parent should take care to listen to. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:02:25 GMT http://justsamachar.com/international/medvedevs-venezuela-cuba-trips-set-to-rile-us/?r=http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/worldNews/~3/OkRKFGH4Fu0/idUSTRE4AJ52B20081120 MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visits to Venezuela and Cuba during a week-long trip to Latin America look set to irk Washington, highlighting a foreign policy challenge facing President-elect Barack Obama. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:01:41 GMT http://justsamachar.com/international/somali-pirates-demand-25m-ransom-for-oil-tanker/?r=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,455110,00.html Somali pirates who hijacked the Saudi-owned supertanker Sirius Star Thursday demanded $25 million in ransom and set a 10-day deadline. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:01:34 GMT http://justsamachar.com/international/president-elect-promised-change-picking-insiders-n/?r=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestrated/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/obama_cabinet AP - President-elect Barack Obama promised the voters change, but he has started his Cabinet selection process by naming several Washington insiders to top posts. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:01:41 GMT http://justsamachar.com/international/nasa-discovers-alternate-source-of-cosmic-energy/?r=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1208147 The American space agency NASA has found an alternate source of cosmic energy from a previously unidentified particle near the solar system, researchers say. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:01:59 GMT http://justsamachar.com/international/iran-said-to-have-enough-nuclear-fuel-for-one-weapon/?r=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/world/middleeast/20nuke.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Iran has produced enough nuclear material to make a single atom bomb, though it is unclear if the country has achieved the necessary technical advances to create a bomb. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:09:13 GMT http://justsamachar.com/international/ind-inmates-sneak-through-ceiling-to-have-sex-n-2/?r=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestrated/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/odd_jail_sex AP - Three male and three female inmates at a southern Indiana jail face charges that they devised a way to sneak between cell blocks to help pass their time behind bars by having sex. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:01:39 GMT http://justsamachar.com/international/us-navy-wont-rescue-pirated-ships/?r=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AbcNews_International/~3/nlNtAlsT9Mw/story Pentagon spokesman asks, What would you do with captured pirates? Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:01:36 GMT http://justsamachar.com/international/citigroups-downward-spiral-continues-as-shares-slump-12/?r=http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/nov/20/citigroup-us-economy Bank expected to lose many more billions of dollars in the months ahead as bad debts grow higher Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:01:43 GMT