http://www.topix.nethttp://www.paloaltodailynews.com en-us Copyright 2008, Topix http://www.topix.net/ http://www.topix.net/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/hosted/2008/09/pakistan-restores-3-judges-ousted-by-musharraf Pakistan's law minister says three Supreme Court judges ousted by ex-president Pervez Musharraf have returned to the bench, but not the deposed chief justice. Palo Alto Daily News Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:08:35 GMT http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/hosted/2008/09/israel-allows-weapons-transfer-to-palestinians-2 Israel allowed Palestinian security forces in the West Bank to receive a shipment of about 1,000 Kalashnikov rifles and tens of thousands of bullets in a step aimed at bolstering the moderate Palestinian ... Palo Alto Daily News Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:26:56 GMT http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/hosted/2008/09/official-egyptian-ship-hijacked-near-somalia An Egyptian cargo ship with 25 crew members has been hijacked by pirates off Somalia's coast, the 10th vessel to be seized in less than two months, a global maritime watchdog said Friday. Palo Alto Daily News Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:09:20 GMT http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/hosted/2008/09/report-samsung-working-to-acquire-sandisk Samsung Electronics Co. is pursuing an acquisition of U.S. computer memory card maker SanDisk Corp., a South Korean online business newspaper reported Friday. Palo Alto Daily News Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:27:23 GMT http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/hosted/2008/09/india-vows-to-avoid-new-arms-race-as-talks-resume-2 India pledged Friday not to engage in a new arms race as talks continued in Vienna over whether to let the United States sell India nuclear material and technology for civilian use. Palo Alto Daily News Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:06:14 GMT http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/hosted/2008/09/thai-parliament-asks-senate-speaker-to-mediate-2 Thailand's Parliament on Friday asked the Senate speaker to mediate in a deadlock between the government and a radical protest group whose supporters have mounted an unprecedented siege of the prime minister's ... Palo Alto Daily News Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:52:37 GMT http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/hosted/2008/09/us-nuclear-envoy-to-discuss-north-korea-impasse The top American nuclear envoy arrived in Beijing on Friday for talks on North Korea's nuclear programs as Pyongyang took steps seen as reversing its promised disarmament. Palo Alto Daily News Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:50:28 GMT http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/hosted/2008/09/oil-falls-ahead-of-opec-meeting Oil prices dropped below $107 a barrel Friday as the dollar continued to gain on the euro and investors waited to see if OPEC moves to restrict output next week amid a two-month plunge in prices. Palo Alto Daily News Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:48:09 GMT http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/hosted/2008/09/angolans-face-delays-in-first-vote-since-1992 Hundreds of people waited in line Friday as technical problems at several polling stations in the capital delayed the start of voting in Angola's first election since 1992. Palo Alto Daily News Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:06:50 GMT http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/hosted/2008/09/aso-announces-bid-to-lead-japans-ruling-party-2 Brash, right-leaning former Foreign Minister Taro Aso announced Friday that he will run for ruling party president in a move that would put him on track to take over as Japan's next prime minister. Palo Alto Daily News Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:19:32 GMT http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/hosted/2008/09/river-menace-remains-even-as-indian-floods-recede Authorities warned villagers in flood-ravaged northern India on Friday not to return to their homes because an unpredictable river that burst its banks could overflow again. Palo Alto Daily News Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:29:41 GMT http://www.paloaltodailynews.com/article/hosted/2008/09/pop-stars-slaying-turns-sordid-political-drama It's the Mideast version of a sordid soap opera. A Lebanese pop star is brutally murdered in her luxury Dubai apartment, her throat slashed. Palo Alto Daily News Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:24:20 GMT