Sunday, November 28, 2010

South Korea warns of 'firm' response

South Korea warns of 'firm' response


South Korea warns of 'firm' response

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 07:48 PM PST

South Korea will "firmly" respond to future provocations from North Korea, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Monday, declaring that his nation "cannot remain patient" in the face of continued hostility from Pyongyang. FULL STORY CHINA PROPOSAL | SPECIAL COVERAGE

Leaked: Yemen president covers up U.S. role

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 08:46 PM PST

In public, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has consistently played down any U.S. military role in air strikes against al Qaeda targets in Yemen, but one of the secret U.S. cables published by WikiLeaks paints a different picture.

Ivory Coast rivals face off in election

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 07:53 PM PST

Polls opened Sunday in Ivory Coast's runoff presidential election.

Voters in Moldova aim to break stalemate

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 08:12 PM PST

The former Soviet state of Moldova is holding Sunday its third parliamentary election in two years, with pro-western-leaning political factions hoping to break a stalemate that has left one of Europe's least economically developed nations without a president since the middle of last year.

WikiLeaks: U.S. envoy called Mugabe a bully

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 07:21 PM PST

More than three years ago, the outgoing U.S. ambassador in Zimbabwe, Christopher W. Dell, wrote a valedictory note about the government of President Robert Mugabe. It was titled simply "The End is Nigh."

Leaked cables reveal Arab anxiety over Iran

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 07:17 PM PST

U.S. diplomatic cables obtained by the website WikiLeaks and published by newspapers in the United States and Europe on Sunday reveal considerable anxiety among the Gulf states about Iran's nuclear program, with the Bahrain's king warning, "The danger of letting it go on is greater than the danger of stopping it."

EU leaders announce $113B loan for Ireland

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 06:18 PM PST

European Union finance ministers on Sunday agreed on an 85 billion euro (U.S. $113 billion) bailout package for Ireland.

Haitian candidates allege widespread fraud in election

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 04:56 PM PST

Polls opened early Sunday in Haiti as voters struggling to overcome January's massive earthquake and a spreading cholera epidemic cast their ballots for president and other lawmakers on the fragile island nation.

Police launch massive sweep of Rio de Janeiro slum

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 09:26 AM PST

Authorities launched a massive sweep of the Alemao favela complex in northern Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday morning.

Leaked U.S. documents from WikiLeaks posted by news outlets

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 07:37 PM PST

The whistleblower website WikiLeaks is under cyber attack, but even if it goes down, a new cache of leaked U.S. diplomatic cables will still be published Sunday night, it said via Twitter Sunday.

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