Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Brazil to fight US-China 'currency war' at G20 summit: Lula (AFP)

Brazil to fight US-China 'currency war' at G20 summit: Lula (AFP)

Brazil to fight US-China 'currency war' at G20 summit: Lula (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:33 AM PDT

Brazil will be looking to fight a AFP - Brazil will be looking to fight a "currency war" it sees underway between the United States and China that is threatening its export sector, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday.

Japan urges Medvedev not to return to disputed isles (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:08 AM PDT

The Kunashir township, located in the Kuril islands. Japan on Wednesday urged Russian President Dmitry Medvedev not to return to the disputed Kuril islands after ordering its ambassador to Moscow home temporarily over his first trip there.(AFP/File/Junji Kurokawa)AFP - Japan on Wednesday urged Russian President Dmitry Medvedev not to return to the disputed Kuril islands after ordering its ambassador to Moscow home temporarily over his first trip there.

Three US drone strikes kill 11 militants in Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:04 AM PDT

A US Predator drone passes overhead at a forward operating base near Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 2009. At least 11 militants were killed in three US drone missile strikes targeting Islamist fighters in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt on Wednesday, security officials said.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AFP - At least 11 militants were killed in three US drone missile strikes targeting Islamist fighters in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt on Wednesday, security officials said.

US missile strikes kill 13 militants in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:56 AM PDT

A Pakistani girl laughs while she sorts the wheat with her family during the harvest in Basira village, Punjab Province, Pakistan, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)AP - American drones launched three missile strikes against suspected militant targets in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing 13 people, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

Russia flexes muscles over island spat with Japan (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:53 AM PDT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visits one of the Russian-held islands claimed by Japan, at the southern Kurils, on Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. Russia's president visited an island in the Pacific Ocean claimed by both Russia and Japan on Monday, triggering immediate protests from Tokyo, which is already involved in a heated dispute with China over islands to the south. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti Kremlin, Mikhail Klimentyev, pool)AP - Dmitry Medvedev's visit to a disputed Pacific island, despite strong objections from Japan, seemed intended both to stamp Russia's authority in Asia and to strengthen the Russian president at home.

Japan warns Russia against visits to disputed isles (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:41 AM PDT

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev take pictures during his visit to Kunashiri Island, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and Northern Territories in Japan, November 1, 2010. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremlin/Mikhail KlimentyevReuters - Japan warned Moscow on Wednesday against more visits to rocky islands claimed by both countries, Kyodo news agency reported, after Russia's president stopped off in one of the isles this week, sparking a diplomatic row.

Insurgents step up attacks on Afghan forces (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:41 AM PDT

An Afghan policeman stands guard next to burning heap of narcotics in Herat, west of Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. Authorities burned around 1500 kgs of narcotics confiscated from the last three months, officials said. (AP Photo/Reza Shirmohammadi)AP - Taliban militants carried out three attacks against Afghan security forces on Wednesday, targeting a police station, a border patrol and an army checkpoint in strikes that left 12 people dead, officials said.

Turkey reinstates YouTube ban (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:25 AM PDT

The Ottoman era Suleymaniye mosque is covered by fog as the sun sets in Istanbul, November 25, 2009. REUTERS/Murad SezerReuters - A Turkish court has reinstated a 30-month ban on the popular video-sharing YouTube website just days after it was removed, deepening a dispute over online free expression in the European Union candidate country.

Clinton promotes human rights in Papua New Guinea (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:22 AM PDT

Women in traditional dress stand behind U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during an women's empowerment event at Parliament House Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday warned the people and government of Papua New Guinea that human rights conditions must improve if the impoverished South Pacific nation, awash in rape, domestic violence and police brutality, is to develop.

US to spend 500 million dollars on embassy in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:17 AM PDT

A handout picture received from The US Embassy in Afghanistan shows an artist's impression of new US embassy buildings in Kabul. The US is planning a 500 million dollar expansion to the embassy, already its biggest in the world with about 1,100 employees.(AFP/US EMBASSY/Us Embassy)AFP - The United States is bolstering its presence in Afghanistan with a 500 million dollar expansion of its Kabul embassy and the construction of two consulates, it announced Wednesday.

US to spend $511 million to expand Kabul embassy (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:02 AM PDT

The U.S. ambassador in Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry explains the master plan of the US embassy during a press event at the US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. The U.S. government will spend $511 million to expand its embassy in Kabul, the U.S. ambassador said Wednesday, describing the work as a demonstration of America's long term commitment to Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - The U.S. government will spend $511 million to expand its embassy in Kabul, the U.S. ambassador said Wednesday, describing the work as a demonstration of America's long-term commitment to Afghanistan.

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Posted: 03 Nov 2010 07:45 AM PDT

AP - Officials: 2nd US missile strike in a day kills 4 suspected militants in northwest Pakistan.

China accuses peace prize supporter of subversion (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 07:22 AM PDT

Hong Kong legislator Raymond Wong Yuk-man, right, speaks next to legislator Leung Kwok Hung, left during a parliamentary debate in the Hong Kong Legislative Council Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. Hong Kong's pro-democracy lawmakers challenged Beijing's condemnation of Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, heaping praise on the jailed Chinese dissident as they pushed for a resolution calling for his release. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)AP - A Chinese man who handed out fliers in local parks about imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo has been detained on suspicion of subversion, a rights group and a fellow activist said Wednesday.

Floodwaters start receding in southern Thai city (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 06:48 AM PDT

Residents wade through flood waters in down town Hat Yai of Songkhla province, southern Thailand Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. Thailand rushed soldiers and its only aircraft carrier to rescue residents in a key southern city submerged by the latest flooding. (AP Photo/Sumeth Parnpetch)AP - Floodwaters that submerged a key southern Thai city, making it completely inaccessible by road, began to recede late Wednesday, as relief workers continued to ferry aid to areas where water sometimes rose up to rooftops.

7 Kashmir rebels killed before Obama's India trip (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 05:37 AM PDT

Kashmiri protesters shout slogans as they burn effigies of Indian prime minister and the Jammu and Kashmir state chief minister in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Indian police patrolled the streets of Kashmir on Tuesday, threatening to shoot anyone defying a rigid curfew imposed on the region a day after troops battled protesters in the streets in violence that killed 19 people. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)AP - Government forces have killed seven suspected Muslim rebels in four gunbattles in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said Wednesday, just days before President Barack Obama visits India.

WFP chief tours food factory during NKorea visit (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 05:19 AM PDT

AP - The executive director of the World Food Program is visiting North Korea for the agency's first top-level visit to the communist country in nearly 10 years.

Clinton: Election won't change foreign policy (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 05:17 AM PDT

AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says a shift in congressional power won't greatly affect U.S. foreign policy goals because "politics stops" at the nation's borders.

Japan warns Russia: Stop disputed island visits (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 04:19 AM PDT

Japanese Ambassador to Russia Masaharu Kono arrives at Narita airport, near Tokyo Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. Japan temporarily recalled its ambassador from Moscow on Tuesday but left the door open for a possible summit despite growing anger in Tokyo over the Russian president's visit to a disputed island off Japan's northern coast. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) ** JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICA **AP - Japan has warned the Russian president not to visit any more disputed islands after a trip to one this week.

World watches US election and speculates on impact (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 02:53 AM PDT

The U.S. Capitol and House of Representatives is seen through fall foliage on election day in Washington Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - People around the world closely followed the bitter U.S. midterm elections that put part of Congress in Republican control, as speculation rose Wednesday about the potential impact to U.S. foreign policy.

SKorea fires warning shots toward NKorean boat (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 01:54 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)AP - South Korea's navy fired warning shots to chase away a North Korean fishing boat that crossed their disputed sea border early Wednesday, the Defense Ministry said, in the latest flareup of tension on the divided peninsula just days before the Group of 20 summit in Seoul.
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