North Korea "readies missiles" (Reuters)

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• North Korea "readies missiles" (Reuters)
• Japan spots Chinese vessels near disputed islands: report (Reuters)
• Cargo plane crashes in Karachi residential area (Reuters)
• Haiti votes under shadow of cholera and confusion (Reuters)
• Brazil's Rio tense as police close in on slum gang (Reuters)
• As China Courts Overseas Business, State-Owned Companies Often Take the Hit (Time.com)
• Strauss, Cook centuries salvage England Ashes hopes (AFP)
• US troops in convoy kill Iraqi civilian driver (AP)
• Rio cops, troops preparing to invade gang haven (AP)
• Ivory Coast votes in 1st election in a decade (AP)
• US, SKorea launch war games as tensions escalate (AP)
• 4th blast hits New Zealand coal mine where 29 died (AP)
• As Fidel Castro and his Cuban revolution fade, is Cuba rising? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Egypt's Elections and the Impersonation of Democracy (Time.com)
• Evolution of Cuban revolution (The Christian Science Monitor)

North Korea "readies missiles" (Reuters) Posted: 27 Nov 2010 11:55 PM PST Reuters - North Korea has placed surface-to-surface missiles on launch pads in the Yellow Sea, Yonhap news agency reported Sunday, as the United States and South Korea began military exercises and China said it would try to ensure peace.

Japan spots Chinese vessels near disputed islands: report (Reuters) Posted: 27 Nov 2010 05:40 PM PST Reuters - The Japanese coast guard has spotted two Chinese vessels attempting on Sunday to enter waters near islands in the East China Sea that are disputed by the two countries, Kyodo News reported.

Cargo plane crashes in Karachi residential area (Reuters) Posted: 27 Nov 2010 04:04 PM PST Reuters - A plane carrying eight people crashed early on Sunday in a residential area of Karachi, Pakistan's biggest city, setting buildings on fire.

Haiti votes under shadow of cholera and confusion (Reuters) Posted: 27 Nov 2010 09:02 PM PST Reuters - Haiti votes on Sunday in elections roiled by a cholera epidemic, political tensions and voter confusion, seeking a leader to guide the impoverished Caribbean country's recovery from a January earthquake.

Brazil's Rio tense as police close in on slum gang (Reuters) Posted: 27 Nov 2010 04:03 PM PST Reuters - Police positioned armored vehicles on the edge of a Rio de Janeiro slum at dusk on Saturday in preparation for a possible offensive to root out drug traffickers behind a wave of urban violence that has killed at least 46 people.

As China Courts Overseas Business, State-Owned Companies Often Take the Hit (Time.com) Posted: 27 Nov 2010 06:50 AM PST Time.com - While the new Chinese-built Mecca Metro went off without a hitch during this year's Hajj, it has caused uproar back in Beijing since the state-owned China Railway Construction Corporation revealed that it suffered a $600 million loss on the project

Strauss, Cook centuries salvage England Ashes hopes (AFP) Posted: 28 Nov 2010 12:59 AM PST AFP - England are on course to salvage the opening Ashes Test after a dominant batting display to overturn a massive innings deficit into a mounting lead on the fourth day at the Gabba on Sunday.

US troops in convoy kill Iraqi civilian driver (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2010 12:38 AM PST AP - U.S. troops who thought they were under attack killed an Iraqi airport employee Sunday as he drove near a military convoy on his way to work, officials said.

Rio cops, troops preparing to invade gang haven (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2010 01:01 AM PST AP - Rio saw its calmest night in a week, with only one volley of gunfire heard overnight in a dangerous slum where police and soldiers have trapped hundreds of drug gang members, preparing for an invasion to take a shantytown long held by traffickers.

Ivory Coast votes in 1st election in a decade (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2010 12:21 AM PST AP - Polls have opened in a long-overdue presidential election in Ivory Coast that some hope will reunite the country eight years after a civil war divided it in two.

US, SKorea launch war games as tensions escalate (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2010 01:07 AM PST AP - The rattle of new artillery fire from North Korea just hours after the U.S. and South Korea launched a round of war games in Korean waters sent residents, journalists, police and troops on a front-line island scrambling for cover Sunday.

4th blast hits New Zealand coal mine where 29 died (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2010 12:45 AM PST AP - A fourth explosion in nine days ripped through a New Zealand mine where 29 miners perished, and officials said Sunday the coal was on fire, a development that could significant delay recovery of the bodies.

As Fidel Castro and his Cuban revolution fade, is Cuba rising? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 27 Nov 2010 09:17 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Antonio Santana and Marina Suarez are children of Fidel Castro's revolution â€" born into the communism that swept across this island of mambo and mob ties in 1959.

Egypt's Elections and the Impersonation of Democracy (Time.com) Posted: 27 Nov 2010 06:50 AM PST Time.com - Some contests in this weekend's parliamentary polls are heated and angry but all the noise helps mask the fact that only one political party is running the show

Evolution of Cuban revolution (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 27 Nov 2010 09:17 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - • 1959: In January, Fidel Castro forces out President Fulgencio Batista. In February, Castro becomes prime minister of Cuba.

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