NATO chief apologises, Pakistani Taliban vow revenge
By Kamran Haider and David Brunnstrom
ISLAMABAD/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO’s chief expressed regret on Monday for the deaths of
Syria seeks 33 arrest warrants over Hariri probe
BEIRUT (Agencies)
Warrant issued for former UN investigator: Lebanese general
US contemplating travel alert for Europe
WASHINGTON (Agencies)
Move may come in light of threatened Qaeda attacks
Main Shiite bloc chooses al-Maliki as PM candidate
By News Wires the 01/10/2010 – 19:58
The main Shiite bloc in the Iraqi parliament chose incumbent Nuri al-Maliki to be its candidate for 
Syria’s Assad in Iran for talks with president
TEHRAN (Agencies)
The two leaders to discuss “bilateral and regional issues”
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Tehran on Saturday and immediately went into talks with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, local media reported.
Gunmen torch NATO supply tankers in Pakistan
KARACHI (Agencies)
Militants believed to be behind the attacks
Suspected militants in Pakistan set fire to tankers carrying fuel for NATO troops in Afghanistan on Friday, officials said, a day after three soldiers were killed in a cross-border NATO air strike.
Iraq sets disturbing record in political stalemate
BAGHDAD (AFP)
Political impasse beats record, shows no sign of ending
Iraq is poised to set a disturbing record on Friday by failing for longer than any other country to 
US Sanctions Top Iranian Officials for Rights Abuses
29 Sep 2010 (AFP) WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama on Wednesday ordered 
sanctions against eight senior Iranian officials
Germany says knew of al-Qaeda Europe attacks
LONDON (Agencies)
Al-Qaeda terror plot against Europe foiled: reports
Germany said on Wednesday that it was aware of al-Qaeda’s “long-term” aim to attack Western 
Iran jails pioneering blogger for ‘anti-state activity’
BBC:
Blogging continues in Iran despite a crackdown by authorities after last year’s disputed elections
An Iranian court has sentenced a prominent Iranian-Canadian blogger to more than 19 years in jail, rights groups and Iranian media say.
Hossein Derakhshan was charged with “propagating against the regime” and “co-operating with hostile states”.
