Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Myanmar pro-democracy parties say lost election (Reuters)

Myanmar pro-democracy parties say lost election (Reuters)

Myanmar pro-democracy parties say lost election (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 09:58 PM PST

Election officials work at a vote counting centre in Yangon November 7, 2010. Myanmar's main pro-democracy parties conceded defeat on Tuesday in the country's first election in 20 years after the biggest military-backed party said it had won up to 80 percent of seats that were up for grabs. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunReuters - Myanmar's main pro-democracy parties conceded defeat on Tuesday in the country's first election in 20 years after the biggest military-backed party said it had won up to 80 percent of seats that were up for grabs.

Obama heads to Indonesia, finally (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 09:51 PM PST

Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama headed to Jakarta on Tuesday for a visit aimed at boosting U.S. security and trade ties with Indonesia, and using the most populous Muslim nation to reach out to the wider Islamic world.

China stops blocking harsh North Korea report: U.N. envoys (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 10:01 PM PST

Reuters - After months in limbo due to Chinese objections, a U.N. report suggesting North Korea may have supplied Syria, Iran and Myanmar with banned nuclear technology is heading to the Security Council.

Israel plans 1,300 homes in Arab East Jerusalem (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 07:42 PM PST

Reuters - Israel is pushing ahead with plans to build 1,300 new apartments for Jewish families in Arab East Jerusalem, the Interior Ministry said on Monday, despite fierce opposition from Palestinians.

Incoming small town Mexico mayor kidnapped, killed (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 10:29 PM PST

Reuters - A mayor-elect from the Mexican state of Veracruz was kidnapped and killed along with two companions on Monday, local media reported.

Afghanistan: Is the U.S. Military Succeeding in Kandahar? (Time.com)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:00 AM PST

Time.com - The American military has been spinning the Kandahar campaign as a successful one. But maybe because it's no longer the Taliban's fighting season. What might spring bring?

Warner Bros buys Harry Potter studio (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:48 AM PST

Hollywood production giant Warner Bros has announced that it has bought Leavesden Studios, home of the Harry Potter movies.(AFP/File/Mohammed Abed)AFP - Hollywood production giant Warner Bros has announced that it has bought Leavesden Studios, home of the Harry Potter movies.

UAE hits Canada with visa requirements amid spat (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 11:46 PM PST

AP - The United Arab Emirates says Canadians will soon need to get a visa before traveling to the Persian Gulf nation.

Cholera confirmed for resident of Haiti's capital (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:44 AM PST

A woman suffering from cholera symptoms is carried by a volunteer at the hospital in Archaie, Haiti, Monday Nov. 8, 2010. After at least 20 people died when Hurricane Tomas brushed past Haiti, officials are now turning their attention back to the worsening cholera epidemic that has killed more than 500 people and hospitalized more than 7,300.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - The cholera epidemic has spread into Haiti's capital, imperiling nearly 3 million people living in Port-au-Prince, nearly half of them in unsanitary tent camps for the homeless from the Jan. 12 earthquake.

Nigeria: Nationalities of oil hostages released (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:53 AM PST

Seven foreign hostages were taken in an attack on an oil rig and support vessel off Nigeria, a company source said on Tuesday, saying two Indonesian victims had now been confirmed.(AFP)AP - An official with a London-based oil company has identified the nationalities of the seven people taken hostage off an oil rig operating near Nigeria's coast.

Poll: Majority of Afghans back talks with Taliban (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:44 AM PST

An Afghan National Police officer stands at Police Sub-Station 15 near Kandahar city on November 6, 2010. American and Afghan soldiers have in recent weeks managed to take control of Taliban strongholds in this district as well as in the nearby areas of Arghandab, Zhari and Panjwayi. Now they are helping set up police stations and instal Afghan authorities that local people trust.(AFP/File/Rory Mulholland)AP - An overwhelming majority of Afghans support the government's efforts to negotiate peace with Taliban insurgents, according to a poll released Tuesday that ranks insecurity as the top concern among citizens, followed by unemployment and corruption.

Canada housing starts drop, mortgage sector to slow (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 08:26 AM PST

Reuters - Canadian housing starts fell a greater than expected 9.2 percent in October, hitting their lowest level in more than a year, data indicated on Monday, suggesting the slowing housing market could become a drag on economic growth.

After GOP victory, Israel declares new building in Jerusalem (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 01:58 PM PST

General view of a new neighborhood under construction in Har Homa Jewish settlement near Jerusalem in September 2010. Israel's approval of more than 1,300 new homes in occupied east Jerusalem on Monday sparked a furious reaction from the Palestinians who accused Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu of sabotaging peace talks.(AFP/File/Menahem Kahana)The Christian Science Monitor - Israel has published plans to build about 1,300 new housing units in East Jerusalem neighborhoods, a move that highlights US-Israeli differences just as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in the United States to huddle with Obama administration officials.

Israel Presses the U.S. to Get Confrontational with Iran (Time.com)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:00 AM PST

Time.com - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says sanctions are not working and urges a 'credible' threat of force against Tehran. President Obama's domestic political woes could play to Netanyahu's advantage

How popular will Anwar al-Awlaki's latest video be? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 01:47 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - A new video message from the charismatic Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki was released on jihadi Internet forums today, urging his followers to kill Americans without waiting for a fatwa or "special occasion."
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