Friday, December 3, 2010

South Korea "will bomb North" if attacked again (Reuters)

South Korea "will bomb North" if attacked again (Reuters)


South Korea "will bomb North" if attacked again (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 12:18 AM PST

North Koreans participate in a parade to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang October 10, 2010. REUTERS/Kyodo THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSReuters - South Korea said on Friday it would bomb North Korea if it tries a repeat of last week's attack, with the United States warning of an "immediate threat" from Pyongyang.


Ivory Coast poll winner named, army seals borders (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 03:08 PM PST

An Ivorian soldier (C) passes members of the U.N. security force who were deployed around the election commission's office in Abidjan December 1, 2010. REUTERS/Thierry GouegnonReuters - The head of Ivory Coast's election commission on Thursday declared challenger Alassane Ouattara provisional winner of a presidential run-off, but the top legal body rejected it and the army sealed all borders.


Lawyer for WikiLeaks's Assange denies warrant valid (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 05:43 PM PST

File photo of Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, holding a news conference at the Geneva Press Club in Geneva, November 4, 2010. REUTERS/Valentin FlauraudReuters - The lawyer acting for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange denied on Thursday that Sweden had issued a valid European arrest warrant for alleged sex crimes, despite Stockholm's insistence that legal difficulties with the warrant were resolved.


Israel struggles to contain deadly wildfires (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 11:06 PM PST

A man stands beside his car as he looks at the forest fire in the Kibbutz of Beit Oren, northern Israel, December 2, 2010. REUTERS/Nir EliasReuters - Firefighting aircraft from four countries flew into Israel on Friday to help battle a huge forest fire close to the northern city of Haifa that has killed at least 40 people and forced mass evacuations.


India expects to break logjam in climate talks (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 05:05 PM PST

A man walks past posters reading Reuters - An Indian proposal could break a deadlock between rich and poor countries over how to share the burdens of tackling global warming, India's environment minister said on Thursday before heading to U.N. climate talks in Mexico.


The World Cup: Why FIFA Chose Russia and Qatar as Hosts (Time.com)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 10:20 PM PST

Time.com - Five trends divined from FIFA's decision to disappoint England and the U.S. by picking Russia and Qatar as World Cup hosts

FTSE slips on opening (AFP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 12:32 AM PST

London's leading stock market fell slightly in opening trade after strong advances yesterday as investors awaited US jobs data.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - London's leading stock market fell slightly in opening trade after strong advances yesterday as investors awaited US jobs data.


Bus crash south of Baghdad kills 16 people (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 12:48 AM PST

Detainees are displayed for the media during a news conference by Iraq's Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani in Baghdad December 2, 2010. Security forces arrested 39 al Qaeda militants, including the group's leadership in Anbar province and one of its top officers in Iraq, in raids over the last five weeks, Iraq's interior minister said on Thursday. REUTERS/Saad Shalash (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY)AP - Iraqi officials say that 16 people, including 14 Iranian pilgrims visiting Shiite holy sites in Iraq, were killed when two buses crashed south of Baghdad.


Ex-Guatemala lawmaker gets 203 years in killings (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 10:07 PM PST

AP - A Guatemalan ex-congressman has been sentenced to 203 years in prison after being found guilty of ordering the assassination of three Salvadoran representatives to the Central American Parliament and their driver in 2007.

Activist: Civilian deaths in Nigeria's oil delta (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 12:44 AM PST

A fighter of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) holds a machine-gun at a Niger Delta camp in 2008. Nigeria's military pursued militants in the country's main oil-producing region after raiding three camps allegedly run by a notorious gang leader blamed for a series of crimes.(AFP/File/Pius Utomi Ekpei)AP - An activist in Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta says a military raid using heavily armed soldiers and aerial bombing runs has killed as many as 150 people.


US alarmed at 'corrupt, paranoid' Afghans: leaks (AFP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 12:40 AM PST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai seen November 24, 2010. The United States is exasperated at the pervasiveness of corruption in Afghanistan and President Hamid Karzai's AFP - The United States is exasperated at the pervasiveness of corruption in Afghanistan and President Hamid Karzai's "paranoid" view of the world, leaked cables said.


Thomsons again top richest Canadians list (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 03:06 PM PST

Reuters - The Thomson family kept a strong grip on their status as the wealthiest Canadians, seeing their net worth increase by 6.2 percent in 2010 to more than C$23 billion ($23 billion), according to a new survey.

Oil leak possible cause of A380 blast: investigators (AFP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 12:40 AM PST

The troubled Qantas Airbus A380 plane after an emergency landing at Changi International airport in Singapore, November 4 2010. An oil pipe problem was the possible cause of an engine blast on the Qantas Airbus that sprayed metal into the aircraft, forcing an emergency landing, according to Australia's air safety bureau.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)AFP - Australian investigators Friday said an oil leak may have caused an engine blast on a Qantas Airbus A380 which badly damaged the plane, but were satisfied with the actions taken to prevent it happening again.


In Tokyo, building tiny (and living well) (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 12:16 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The Japanese are fond of miniaturizing things. They did it to trees to create bonsai. They did it to electronics to usher in a new age of technology. Now they are doing it to homes.

WikiLeaks' Russian Cables: Bad for Reset, Good for Putin? (Time.com)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 10:20 PM PST

Time.com - When WikiLeaks revealed what U.S. diplomats really think of Russia's leaders, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin went on the defensive. Could tension with the U.S. help win him more support at home?

China's promise lures grads home (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 11:50 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Dressed in a demure lace-frilled blouse and a sensible midcalf skirt, sipping a cup of Starbucks tea, Guo Yixin could be an ambitious young executive almost anywhere.

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