Medvedev plans 'active' role in Japan APEC summit (AFP)

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• Medvedev plans 'active' role in Japan APEC summit (AFP)
• NATO: 3 service members killed in Afghanistan (AP)
• Maldives tighten marriage rules after 'hate' ceremony (AFP)
• Muslims should avenge Pakistani jailed in US: Zawahiri (AFP)
• Qantas jumbo makes emergency landing in Singapore (AP)
• China's Hu meets with Sarkozy on lucrative state visit (AFP)
• Radical Kurdish group claims Istanbul suicide bombing (AFP)
• Afghan airlines facing ban from EU air space: officials (AFP)
• Two airlines ground A380s after emergency landing (Reuters)
• Qantas grounds A380s after Singapore air drama (AFP)
• Indonesian volcano erupts again; death toll at 44 (AP)
• China pressures European governments over Nobel (AP)
• Indian woman vows to continue decade hunger strike (AP)
• Abashed Maldives regulates tourist marriage vows (AP)
• Afghan attorney general probes poll complaints (AP)
• Flooding that swamped southern Thailand kills 12 (AP)
• Report: NKorean hacking increases ahead of G-20 (AP)
• Agency: Myanmar ethnic groups align against regime (AP)
• UN food agency says NKorea children malnourished (AP)
• Domino's Pizza to pay $31,000 for one hour of work (AP)

Medvedev plans 'active' role in Japan APEC summit (AFP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 10:51 AM PDT AFP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday said he is looking to play an active role in this month's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum summit, despite a diplomatic row with its host Japan.

NATO: 3 service members killed in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 10:51 AM PDT AP - Three NATO service members died Thursday in southern and eastern Afghanistan, where international forces are pushing hard against insurgent strongholds in the war that is in its tenth year.

Maldives tighten marriage rules after 'hate' ceremony (AFP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 10:47 AM PDT AFP - The Maldives Thursday tightened laws governing marriage ceremonies after a European couple were abused as "swine" and "infidels" during the renewal of vows in a language they did not understand.

Muslims should avenge Pakistani jailed in US: Zawahiri (AFP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 10:36 AM PDT AFP - Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri called on Muslims on Thursday to avenge the sentencing of Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani scientist jailed for 86 years by a US court, the SITE monitoring service said.

Qantas jumbo makes emergency landing in Singapore (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 10:23 AM PDT AP - Qantas grounded its Airbus A380 fleet after one of the superjumbo jets blew out an engine Thursday, shooting flames and raining large metal chunks before making a safe emergency landing in Singapore with 459 people aboard.

China's Hu meets with Sarkozy on lucrative state visit (AFP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 10:22 AM PDT AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao met with France's Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday to sign contracts worth billions of dollars in nuclear, aviation and energy deals at the start of a state visit.

Radical Kurdish group claims Istanbul suicide bombing (AFP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 10:11 AM PDT AFP - A radical Kurdish group claimed responsibility Thursday for a suicide attack in Istanbul at the weekend that wounded 32 people, in a statement posted on its website.

Afghan airlines facing ban from EU air space: officials (AFP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 10:07 AM PDT AFP - Afghanistan's international airlines are facing a possible ban from European air space on safety grounds as early as next week, officials said Thursday.

Two airlines ground A380s after emergency landing (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:55 AM PDT Reuters - Qantas Airways and Singapore Airlines suspended flights of Airbus A380 superjumbos on Thursday after an engine appeared to break apart in flight, forcing a Qantas jet to make an emergency landing in Singapore.

Qantas grounds A380s after Singapore air drama (AFP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:51 AM PDT AFP - Australia's Qantas Airways grounded all its Airbus A380s Thursday after an engine failure forced one of the superjumbos to make a dramatic emergency landing in Singapore with more than 450 people aboard.

Indonesian volcano erupts again; death toll at 44 (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:11 AM PDT AP - Eruptions at Indonesia's deadly volcano appeared to be intensifying Thursday as towering clouds of ash shot from the crater with a thunder-like roar, dusting towns up to 150 miles (250 kilometers) away and forcing motorists to switch on their headlights during the day.

China pressures European governments over Nobel (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 08:54 AM PDT AP - China is pressuring European governments to avoid the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for imprisoned democracy activist Liu Xiaobo and not make any statements in support of him, several diplomats said Thursday.

Indian woman vows to continue decade hunger strike (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 07:57 AM PDT AP - An extremely frail 38-year-old woman dubbed "The Iron Lady" marked 10 years without voluntarily taking food or water Thursday — a hunger strike launched to protest an anti-terror law that grants Indian soldiers sweeping powers to crack down on rebels.

Abashed Maldives regulates tourist marriage vows (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 05:50 AM PDT AP - The Maldives has set rules for conducting marriage ceremonies for tourists drawn to the islands' white-sand beaches, after being embarrassed by a celebrant who heaped abuse on a Swiss couple renewing their vows.

Afghan attorney general probes poll complaints (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 05:16 AM PDT AP - Afghanistan's top prosecutor has opened an investigation into the country's electoral authorities, saying they have not clearly explained their reasoning for throwing out nearly a quarter of the votes cast in September's parliamentary polls, an official said Thursday.

Flooding that swamped southern Thailand kills 12 (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:41 AM PDT AP - Floodwaters that swamped vast areas of southern Thailand and inundated its largest city have killed 12 people, officials said Thursday, bringing the flooding death toll from across the country to more than 120.

Report: NKorean hacking increases ahead of G-20 (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 01:38 AM PDT AP - North Korea has been hacking into South Korean government computer networks with greater frequency to gather information on next week's Group of 20 summit in Seoul, a South Korean newspaper reported Thursday.

Agency: Myanmar ethnic groups align against regime (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 01:24 AM PDT AP - Six armed ethnic groups in Myanmar have forged an agreement to join forces, fearing they will be attacked by the regime after Sunday's election, an exile news agency said Thursday.

UN food agency says NKorea children malnourished (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 12:43 AM PDT AP - The head of the World Food Program said Thursday she saw many children in North Korea who are "losing the battle against malnutrition" during a visit there.

Domino's Pizza to pay $31,000 for one hour of work (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 12:40 AM PDT AP - It's a dream job for slackers.

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