http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/?srvc=rss The Boston Herald online: The closest distance between you and the news en-us Copyright 2009, Herald Interactive, Inc. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:37:34 -0500 systems@heraldinteractive.com 120 http://cache.heraldinteractive.com/images/siteImages/rss_logo.jpg http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/?srvc=rss 100 48 The Boston Herald online: The closest distance between you and the news http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1211018&srvc=rss VATICAN CITY - E.T., phone Rome! Four hundred years after locking up Galileo for challenging the view that the Earth is the center of the universe, the Vatican has called... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:04:55 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1211018&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1210982&srvc=rss KABUL - International troops and Afghan police seized 250 tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer - enough to make up to a couple hundred roadside bombs, the Taliban's most... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:54:30 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1210982&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1210980&srvc=rss LONDON - British police say that a pilot has been arrested at London's Heathrow Airport on suspicion of being drunk. Scotland Yard says the 51-year-old man was taken... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:49:05 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1210980&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1210967&srvc=rss http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/a75058e85b_ltpToryIsland111009.jpg DUBLIN - A Northern Ireland filmmaker has won €46,000 ($69,000) in damages after a judge ruled that his Irish island home was transformed into a parking lot while... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:56:54 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1210967&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1210874&srvc=rss http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/a0f9ec54c7_skorea11102009.jpg SEOUL, South Korea - A badly damaged North Korean patrol ship retreated in flames Tuesday after a skirmish with a South Korean naval vessel along their disputed western coast,... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:45:00 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1210874&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1210913&srvc=rss http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/124b9bd2e9_paksit.jpg PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A car bomb exploded outside a crowded market in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people in the latest attack by suspected militants... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:10:35 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1210913&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/americas/view.bg?articleid=1210926&srvc=rss http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/b39428c8c2_ltpElSalvadorflood111009.jpg VERAPAZ, El Salvador - At least 10,000 Salvadorans are in urgent need of food aid after devastating floods and mudslides that damaged crops, destroyed homes and killed 130... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:09:35 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/americas/view.bg?articleid=1210926&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1210922&srvc=rss LONDON - London Olympic organizers are working to reduce the travel time for athletes in the two sports whose venue for the 2012 Games is being changed to save money. Paul... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:51:42 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1210922&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/americas/view.bg?articleid=1210660&srvc=rss http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/f97d29a80f_ltpreddress.jpg SAO PAULO - A woman expelled for wearing a mini-dress that caused a near riot at a Brazilian college and made her an Internet sensation said all she wants is to go back to... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:20:59 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/americas/view.bg?articleid=1210660&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/general/view.bg?articleid=1210905&srvc=rss BRUSSELS - NATO leaders expect member states to commit more troops to train Afghanistan's expanding security forces at a meeting of alliance military representatives... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:17:28 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/general/view.bg?articleid=1210905&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1210887&srvc=rss LONDON - Britain's Foreign Office says a suspect in the murder of British teacher Lindsay Hawker has been arrested by Japanese police. Hawker was found dead in an... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:32:38 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1210887&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/americas/view.bg?articleid=1210862&srvc=rss MIAMI - When a dozen Cuban bloggers wanted to stage a protest last month, they simultaneously tweeted, texted and posted messages like "Freedom." One later used... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:31:01 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/americas/view.bg?articleid=1210862&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1210854&srvc=rss http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/fddd6d8c71_hiroshima11102009.jpg TOKYO - President Barack Obama says he wants to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki sometime during his presidency but won't have time during this week's trip to Japan... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:14:41 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1210854&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1210774&srvc=rss http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/70b525264d_BerlinWall_11102009.jpg BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev crossed a former fortified border yesterday to cheers of "Gorby! Gorby!" as a throng... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:03:50 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1210774&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/middle_east/view.bg?articleid=1210752&srvc=rss JERUSALEM - The chief Palestinian negotiator today warned Israel that if it does not take peacemaking seriously, it will find itself dealing with the militant Hamas instead... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:46:17 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/middle_east/view.bg?articleid=1210752&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/middle_east/view.bg?articleid=1210656&srvc=rss http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/ebb29ab18f_iran.jpg TEHRAN, Iran - Iran accused three detained Americans of spying today, signaling Tehran intends to put them on trial. It drew a sharp U.S. response that the charges are baseless... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:43:41 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/middle_east/view.bg?articleid=1210656&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1210630&srvc=rss http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/0c61a30544_ltpmerkelgorb.jpg BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev crossed a former fortified border today to cheers of "Gorby! Gorby!" as a throng of... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:12:57 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1210630&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1210711&srvc=rss LONDON - The body of a British nurse who died 30 years ago in Saudi Arabia was cremated Monday after her father gave up his hope for a new investigation in her case. A... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:26:48 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view.bg?articleid=1210711&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/general/view.bg?articleid=1210708&srvc=rss GENEVA - In its first study of women's health around the globe, the World Health Organization said Monday that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:21:47 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/general/view.bg?articleid=1210708&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/americas/view.bg?articleid=1210483&srvc=rss http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/12c3b27d1b_ltpBrazilclothing110909.jpg SAO PAULO - The Brazilian government sought an explanation Monday from the private university that expelled a woman for wearing a short, pink dress to class, creating an uproar... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:56:25 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/americas/view.bg?articleid=1210483&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/americas/view.bg?articleid=1210682&srvc=rss HAVANA - A Cuban blogger who has gained international attention for her searing commentary about life on the communist island said she was briefly detained Friday and warned... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:58:41 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/americas/view.bg?articleid=1210682&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/africa/view.bg?articleid=1210680&srvc=rss NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali pirates attacked an oil tanker and fired automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades Monday farther out at sea than any previous assault, suggesting... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:43:53 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/africa/view.bg?articleid=1210680&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/middle_east/view.bg?articleid=1210669&srvc=rss WASHINGTON - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reiterating his call for an immediate resumption of peace talks with Palestinians. Netanyahu told an assembly... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:08:29 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/middle_east/view.bg?articleid=1210669&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1210665&srvc=rss KABUL - Afghan and international troops killed more than 130 insurgents in six days of fighting in a once-stable area of northern Afghanistan that has seen a recent spike... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:49:25 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1210665&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1210596&srvc=rss http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/9007e5b975_ugher.jpg BEIJING - Chinese state media says an initial group of nine Uighurs have been executed for taking part in July's deadly ethnic rioting in the country's far west. The... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:20:13 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/asia_pacific/view.bg?articleid=1210596&srvc=rss