Saturday, October 30, 2010

Clinton joins Asia summit amid China-Japan row (Reuters)

Clinton joins Asia summit amid China-Japan row (Reuters)

Clinton joins Asia summit amid China-Japan row (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 11:25 PM PDT

China's Premier Wen Jiabao (C) arrives at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi October 28, 2010. Wen is in Hanoi for the East Asia Summit from October 28 to 30. REUTERS/KhamReuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for peaceful settlement of maritime disputes on Saturday after a flare-up in Chinese anger with Japan raised questions about reconciliation between the Asian powers.

Rare Korean reunions go ahead despite gunfire exchange (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 12:47 AM PDT

North Korean soldiers march during a massive military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the communist nation's ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010. This year's celebration comes less than two weeks after Kim Jong Il's re-election to the party's top post and the news that his 20-something son would succeed his father and grandfather as leader. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)Reuters - One hundred aging South Koreans drove across a tensely guarded armed border Saturday to be reunited with relatives they had been separated from since the 1950-53 Korean War despite tensions between the two sides.

Indonesia disaster toll hits 377 as volcano erupts again (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 10:49 PM PDT

Mount Merapi spews smoke as seen from Sidorejo village, in Klaten, Central Java October 29, 2010. REUTERS/Andry PrasetyoReuters - Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupted on Thursday for the second time in a week, blasting vast plumes of ash into the sky, as the death toll from the initial eruption and a tsunami that hit remote western islands reached 377.

Russia denies Kuril islands visit politically charged (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 12:43 AM PDT

Reuters - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov denied on Saturday that President Dmitry Medvedev's possible visit to the Kuril islands, ahead of his visit to Japan, was politically charged.

Bangladesh pilots end strike as PM intervenes (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 12:33 AM PDT

Reuters - Pilots belonging to Bangladesh's state airline went back to work on Saturday after three days of strike action, heeding the advice of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, officials said.

Russia and U.S. Work Together in War on Drugs in Afghanistan (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 06:25 PM PDT

Time.com - Moscow uses the war on drugs as its pathway back to the scene of one of its most humiliating defeats

'No survivors' from French helicopter crash in Antarctica (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 11:45 PM PDT

An AS350 Squirrel helicopter, similar to the one which crashed in Antarctica on October 28, is pictured in this file photo, provided by Australian Maritime Safety Authority. Australian rescuers confirmed there were no survivors from the helicopter crash involving four Frenchmen.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Australian rescuers confirmed there were no survivors from a helicopter crash involving four Frenchmen in Antarctica.

Photo essay: Israeli society shaped by borders (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 12:59 AM PDT

In this photo taken Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, an Israeli couple sit on the Zikim beach, near the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, along the border with Gaza. Though all countries are literally defined by their borders, few have had their history, society and national mindset shaped by their frontiers as much as Israel. With their barbed-wire coils, hills scarred by patrol roads and weather-beaten guardposts manned by young soldiers, the borders are perhaps the most dominant single feature of the country's landscape. Hebrew graffiti on concrete panels reads 'No Entry', 'Entry Forbidden'. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)AP - All countries are literally defined by their borders, but few have had their history, society and national mindset shaped by their frontiers as much as Israel.

Tropical Storm Shary approaches Bermuda (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 09:14 PM PDT

This image provided by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Tomas, lower center, taken early Saturday morning Oct. 30, 2010 at 2:45 a.m. EDT. Tomas had strengthened quickly Friday night with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 kph). Its center was about 100 miles (165 kilometers) southeast of Barbados. Further strengthening was expected, with Tomas possibly becoming a hurricane by Saturday morning. (AP Photo/NOAA)AP - Bermuda canceled ferry services and urged islanders to secure their boats as Tropical Storm Shary swirled toward the tiny British Atlantic territory Friday.

Morocco suspends Al-Jazeera TV: official (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 02:26 PM PDT

The director of Al Jazeera Morocco, Abdelkader Kharroub, sits in an office of the news channel's headquarters in Rabat. Morocco has suspended the operations of the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television news channel in Rabat and withdrawn the accreditations of its staff, the communications ministry said Friday.(AFP/Abdelhak Senna)AFP - Morocco has suspended the operations of the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television news channel in Rabat and withdrawn the accreditations of its staff, the communications ministry said Friday.

Taliban attack on Afghan post repelled, 30 dead (AFP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 01:12 AM PDT

A US soldier watches from his position inside a military vehicle in Yosef Khel district of Paktika province of Afghanistan. International forces in Afghanistan Saturday fought off a Taliban attack on a combat post in a remote and mountainous region bordering Pakistan, killing more than 30 insurgents, NATO said.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - International forces in Afghanistan Saturday fought off a Taliban attack on a combat post in a remote and mountainous region bordering Pakistan, killing more than 30 insurgents, NATO said.

Canadian provinces push Ottawa to block Potash bid (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 06:08 PM PDT

Reuters - Potash Corp's home province is ratcheting up pressure on the Canadian government to block BHP Billiton's hostile approach, while the company still insists that rival bids could emerge.

Shots fired at office of Chinese newspaper in Australia (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 11:54 PM PDT

This file photo shows the front page of the The Epoch Times in Hong Kong, in 2006, reporting a break-in incident at its offices. Shots have been fired at the office of the Chinese-language paper in northern Australia, the publication said, in an incident it says is linked to its critical coverage of China.(AFP/File/Samantha Sin)AFP - Shots have been fired at the office of a Chinese-language newspaper in northern Australia, the publication said, in an incident it says is linked to its critical coverage of China.

In Kenya, corruption probes bring 'unprecedented' government shake-up (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 03:09 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Kenya’s higher education minister was first to go last week, followed by Nairobi's mayor, and now the foreign minister and his permanent secretary.

Strained Relations: Liberia's President and Her Stepson (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 05:25 PM PDT

Time.com - A huge drug bust in May was good news for Liberia but it also focused attention on President Sirleaf's strained relations with her country's security chief -- her stepson

Scarred by Sri Lanka's war with Tamil Tigers, female ex-fighters build new lives (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 02:22 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Pathma, Rasathy, and Jano aren't your average group of friends. These three young Sri Lankan women, veterans of Sri Lanka's bloody civil war, represent a hopeful sign for thousands of the country's ex-combatants.

The Year of the Indian-American Candidate (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 03:59 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - WICHITA, Oct 29 (New America Media) - If he wins on November 2, Raj Goyle would make history as the first-ever Indian American elected to Congress from Kansas. But Goyle doesn’t want to focus on that.
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