Chinese cities fret as land sales fall (Reuters)

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• Chinese cities fret as land sales fall (Reuters)
• Myanmar eases limits on party membership (AP)
• Indian anti-graft activist vows to reform group (AP)
• Floods encroach deeper into Bangkok, risk subway (AP)
• Taliban chief asks militants not to harm civilians (AP)
• US man found guilty of abusing Cambodian boy (AP)
• Report: 3 more bodies recovered from Turkish quake (AP)
• Kyrgyz vote loser calls off protest rallies (AP)
• China scorns U.S. cyber espionage charges (Reuters)
• Pakistani Complaints Led to New Rules for U.S. Drone Strikes (The Atlantic Wire)
• NZealand girl, 3, alone for 2 days after mom dies (AP)
• 7 miners rescued from China mine, 50 still trapped (AP)
• Bhutan's 'Idol' rocks dragon lutes, Buddhist hymns (AP)
• Australian teen admits he bought drugs on Bali (AP)
• Taiwan makes prostitution legal in red-light zones (AP)
• China seizes 65M counterfeit pills, some harmful (AP)
• Oil above $94 amid signs of US economy improving (AP)
• Tibetan exile sets self on fire in Indian capital (AP)
• Bad weather strands 1,200 Mount Everest trekkers (AP)
• Cambodia cracks down on acid attacks with new law (AP)

Chinese cities fret as land sales fall (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:41 AM PDT Reuters - Just last year, the government's land auction center in this sprawling city buzzed with activity, with investors fighting to buy plots in the town center and pushing prices to record highs.

Myanmar eases limits on party membership (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:20 AM PDT AP - Myanmar's president signed a revised law on political parties on Friday in an apparent attempt to encourage Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy to accept the political system and reregister as a party.

Indian anti-graft activist vows to reform group (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 08:51 AM PDT AP - The charismatic leader of a popular Indian anti-corruption movement ended a 20-day vow of silence Friday with a promise to reform the leadership of his group amid growing criticism of his top aides.

Floods encroach deeper into Bangkok, risk subway (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 08:48 AM PDT AP - Thailand's record floods encroached deeper into the capital Friday, swamping a major intersection in the northern edge of the city center and threatening the subway system.

Taliban chief asks militants not to harm civilians (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 08:44 AM PDT AP - The Taliban's reclusive leader said in a Muslim holiday message on Friday that his fighters must protect Afghan civilians, who are dying in rising numbers, so the insurgency can maintain good relations with the population.

US man found guilty of abusing Cambodian boy (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 08:35 AM PDT AP - A Cambodian court has sentenced an American man to four years in prison on charges of sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy.

Report: 3 more bodies recovered from Turkish quake (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 08:11 AM PDT AP - Rescue workers on Friday pulled out the bodies of a blind locksmith and his two daughters from the rubble of a collapsed building, bringing Turkey's earthquake death toll to 603.

Kyrgyz vote loser calls off protest rallies (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 08:10 AM PDT AP - The most vocal opponent of Kyrgyzstan presidential election winner Almazbek Atambayev said Friday that he would refrain from holding mass rallies to protest the vote, dispelling fears of renewed public disturbances in the turbulent Central Asian nation.

China scorns U.S. cyber espionage charges (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 07:52 AM PDT Reuters - China on Friday dismissed a U.S. report on online spying as "irresponsible," rejecting the charge that China uses cyber espionage to steal lucrative U.S. trade and technology secrets.

Pakistani Complaints Led to New Rules for U.S. Drone Strikes (The Atlantic Wire) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 07:29 AM PDT The Atlantic Wire - The State Department won greater sway in strike decisions; Pakistani leaders got advance notice about more operations; and the CIA agreed to suspend operations when Pakistani officials visit the U.S.

NZealand girl, 3, alone for 2 days after mom dies (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 03:42 AM PDT AP - A 3-year-old girl, alone for two days after her mother died unexpectedly in their New Zealand home, lived on cheese, leftover lasagna and milk and comforted herself with her teddy bear.

7 miners rescued from China mine, 50 still trapped (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 03:37 AM PDT AP - Rescuers pulled seven injured miners to the surface Friday and were trying to reach 50 others trapped after a cave-in at a coal mine in central China, state media reported.

Bhutan's 'Idol' rocks dragon lutes, Buddhist hymns (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 03:29 AM PDT AP - The musician strummed his dragon-headed lute, launching a nervous young woman into a high-pitched, ululating song broadcast live across the remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan.

Australian teen admits he bought drugs on Bali (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 03:23 AM PDT AP - A 14-year-old Australian boy has tearfully admitted he bought marijuana on Indonesia's resort island of Bali, telling judges he was sorry and would never do so again.

Taiwan makes prostitution legal in red-light zones (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 02:47 AM PDT AP - Taiwan is legalizing the sex trade in special red-light districts and ending a ban that penalized prostitutes but not their patrons.

China seizes 65M counterfeit pills, some harmful (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 02:47 AM PDT AP - Police in China have seized more than 65 million fake pills and arrested 114 suspects during a four-month investigation into counterfeit drugs.

Oil above $94 amid signs of US economy improving (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 01:16 AM PDT AP - Oil prices hovered above $94 a barrel Friday in Asia amid signs the U.S. economy may be improving.

Tibetan exile sets self on fire in Indian capital (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 12:46 AM PDT AP - Police overpowered a young Tibetan exile who set himself on fire outside the Chinese Embassy in the Indian capital Friday in solidarity with Tibetans who self-immolated in China recently.

Bad weather strands 1,200 Mount Everest trekkers (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 12:29 AM PDT AP - More than 1,000 foreign trekkers are stranded in the foothills of Mount Everest because bad weather has not allowed planes to take off or land at the area's only airport.

Cambodia cracks down on acid attacks with new law (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2011 12:10 AM PDT AP - Cambodia's legislature has passed a long-awaited law that makes attacking another person with acid punishable by up to life in prison.

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