Times Online Sirius Star pirates demand $25m ransom guardian.co.uk - 4 hours ago Oil tanker Sirius Star which was hijacked by Somali pirates. Photograph: HO/AFP/Getty Images The pirates who hijacked the Saudi supertanker have demanded a $25m ransom to be paid within ten days, it was reported today.
GulfNews Kabila to discuss Congo crisis with Angola president Reuters South Africa - 1 hour ago LUANDA (Reuters) - Congolese President Joseph Kabila will discuss the conflict in his country with Angola's president on Friday as a pullback by rebel fighters raises hopes for peace talks to end the violence in eastern Congo.
Canada.com Ex-Ontario premier enters Liberal leadership race International Herald Tribune - 37 minutes ago AP OTTAWA: An unpopular premier of Ontario during a recession in the early 1990s has officially entered the leadership race for Canada's once-dominant Liberal Party, which lost badly at the polls during national elections last month.
BBC News Obama a 'house negro', says Al-Qaeda Sydney Morning Herald - 50 minutes ago WASHINGTON: Al-Qaeda's first message to Barack Obama after his election win shows a "panicked response" to his popularity, counter-terrorism experts said.
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