Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Obama: more effort needed to improve Muslim ties (Reuters)

Obama: more effort needed to improve Muslim ties (Reuters)

Obama: more effort needed to improve Muslim ties (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 09:32 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday much more needs to be done to repair frayed U.S. relations with the Muslim world in an acknowledgement of the difficulties in eradicating "years of mistrust."

Mexicans fear turf war after drug kingpin's death (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 03:48 PM PST

Mexican federal police present two suspected members of the Los Zetas drug cartel and weapons confiscated during their capture at a news conference at the federal police center in Mexico City October 22, 2010. REUTERS/Mexican Federal Police/HandoutReuters - For Mexicans living in the battleground between two of the country's biggest drug gangs, the threat of even worse violence is rising as the Zetas try to grab the turf of the Gulf cartel's dead kingpin.

Iran says won't discuss nuclear issue with big six (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 12:28 AM PST

Reuters - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday the Islamic state would not discuss the nuclear issue in proposed talks with major powers, state television reported.

Cholera now in Haiti capital, rapid spread feared (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:59 PM PST

A resident waits inside his tent as Tropical Storm Tomas arrives at Port-au-Prince, November 4, 2010. REUTERS/ Eduardo MunozReuters - A cholera epidemic that has killed nearly 600 people in Haiti has gained a foothold in earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince and is expected to spread widely and quickly in the sprawling city of 3 million people, health authorities said on Tuesday.

Japan Coast Guard official admits China video leak (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 09:33 PM PST

Reuters - A member of Japan's Coast Guard admitted on Wednesday leaking a video of a collision between a Chinese trawler and Japanese patrol boats, a development that could hurt efforts to mend bilateral ties.

What a Shooting Spree Says About One Swedish City (Time.com)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 12:30 AM PST

Time.com - In the southeastern city of MalmÖ, a 38-year-old will stand trial for ashooting spree that has rocked this ethnically diverse Swedish city

Obamamania books a place in record books (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 12:58 AM PST

Reuters - At a thumb-numbing 5,472 pages, a book devoted to the life of Barack Obama is probably not going to be on the U.S. President's list of beach reads, but its Indonesian author is hoping for interest from the White House.

Blasts hit Baghdad's Christian districts, kill 4 (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 12:24 AM PST

Iraqi Christian Siba Nadhir, who survived last week's church carnage in Baghdad, lies on her hospital bed surrounded by a nurse and mourning family members in black, in the Iraqi capital on November 7, one day before being transferred along with 40 people wounded in the deadly October 31 Al-Qaeda hostage assault on the Sayedat al-Nejat Catholic catherdral to France for further hospital treatment.(AFP/File/Sabah Arar)AP - A string of bombings targeted Christian houses in Baghdad early Wednesday, killing at least four people and wounding 11 others, officials said.

Doctors set up cholera centers in Haiti's capital (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:00 PM PST

A woman waits with her son who suffers from cholera symptoms at the hospital in Archaie, Haiti, Tuesday Nov. 9, 2010. A confirmed case of cholera had never been seen in this Caribbean country before October and has killed at least 580 people and hospitalized thousands. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - Doctors and aid groups are rushing to set up cholera treatment centers across Haiti's capital as officials warn that the disease's encroachment into the overcrowded city will bring a surge in cases.

Morocco-Polisario Front talks on W.Sahara end (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 08:48 PM PST

Moroccan forces dismantle a camp housing thousands of refugees in the Western Sahara, near Laayoune, on November 8. The third round of informal talks between the Polisario Front and Morocco on Western Sahara's future ended Tuesday near New York with both sides only agreeing to meet again, UN officials said.(AFP/MAP/File)AFP - The third round of informal talks between the Polisario Front and Morocco on Western Sahara's future ended near New York with both sides only agreeing to meet again, UN officials said.

Japan coast guard member questioned in video leak (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 01:02 AM PST

AP - A Japanese coast guard officer is being questioned after he acknowledged having leaked a video of a collision between a patrol vessel and a Chinese fishing boat, a senior official told parliament Wednesday.

Canada Sept new home prices rise more than expected (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 07:06 AM PST

Reuters - New home prices in Canada rose slightly more than expected in September, but the gains resulted from higher land development fees as housing activity lost more momentum as a driver of the economic recovery.

Australian school defends gay dance ban (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:49 PM PST

Photo illustration of a lesbian couple. An Australian high school that banned a student from bringing her girlfriend to her school dance Wednesday insisted the decision was due to the date's age and not the girl's sexuality.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP - An Australian high school that banned a student from bringing her girlfriend to her school dance Wednesday insisted the decision was due to the date's age and not the girl's sexuality.

How Israel's easing of Gaza blockade has hurt Gaza business (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:31 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Israel's move to ease the three-year blockade on the Gaza Strip has put consumer products that were long absent back on Gazan shelves and is cited as one of the reasons the territory’s economy grew rapidly this year. But the June move, which has allowed Israeli goods to start flowing into Gaza, is actually hurting Gaza businesses.

Obama's Trip to Asia Is Actually About China (Time.com)

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 12:30 AM PST

Time.com - While Obama's trip was a celebration of Asia's liberal bastions, it was the dragon in the room -- decidedly undemocratic China, a nation not even on the President's itinerary -- that was the underlying focus of his grand tour

Western Sahara clashes threaten UN talks between Morocco, separatists (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:52 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Deadly clashes continued for a second day Tuesday in Western Sahara as Moroccan troops tried suppressing antigovernment protests waged by the indigenous Sahrawi population.
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