Saturday, November 5, 2011

Pakistan indicts 2 more in Bhutto's assassination (AP)

Pakistan indicts 2 more in Bhutto's assassination (AP)


Pakistan indicts 2 more in Bhutto's assassination (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 08:52 AM PDT

People visit a livestock market to buy animals for the upcoming Eid al-Adha  festival, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011 in Chaman, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Shah Khalid)AP - A Pakistani government prosecutor says a court has indicted two more suspects in the killing of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.


Last 45 Chinese miners in cave-in pulled out alive (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 08:36 AM PDT

In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, rescued miners are helped to walk out of a coal mine after being trapped underground for more than 30 hours at the Qianqiu Coal Mine in Sanmenxia City, Henan province, on Saturday Nov. 5, 2011. Rescuers have pulled 42 more miners to the surface and are searching for several more who were trapped after a cave-in at the coal mine in central China. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zhu Xiang) NO SALESAP - Forty-five grimy, exhausted Chinese coal miners trapped by a cave-in were rescued Saturday, ending a 36-hour ordeal in the world's most dangerous country for the industry. Eight miners were killed in the accident.


Don't count on China to rescue Europe: ex-lawmaker (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 08:12 AM PDT

Chinese one yuan coins are placed on 100 yuan banknotes in this illustrative photograph taken in Beijing February 8, 2011. REUTERS/Petar KujundzicReuters - China is willing to help Europe -- its largest export market -- to deal with its debt crisis and get back on a recovery path, but there are limits to what it can actually deliver, Cheng Siwei, a former top Chinese lawmaker, said on Saturday.


Floodwaters close in on heart of Thai capital (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 06:44 AM PDT

A traktor ferries stranded people along flooded streets at the Lad Phrao district in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011. Thailand's record floods continued to creep towards inner Bangkok. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)AP - Floodwaters lapped Bangkok's largest outdoor market Saturday as officials warned that there were no major barriers between the water and the heart of the Thai capital, less than 6 miles (10 kilometers) away.


21 NKoreans found on boat in SKorean waters (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 04:31 AM PDT

AP - Twenty-one North Koreans were found in a boat drifting in South Korean waters this week, the largest such arrival in nine months, an official said Saturday.

Pakistan court indicts seven in Bhutto murder case (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 04:16 AM PDT

Reuters - A Pakistani court Saturday indicted five Islamist militants and two police officers in the high-profile assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, prosecutors said.

N.Koreans rescued from boat off S.Korea coast seek asylum: guard (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 02:35 AM PDT

Reuters - A group of 21 North Koreans, including children, were rescued after being found adrift on a boat in waters off South Korea's western coast and are seeking asylum, a South Korean coast guard official said on Saturday.

Exclusive: Pakistan ties with U.S., India improving: Minister (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 02:09 AM PDT

Reuters - Pakistan's most troubled foreign relationships have improved in recent months, its top diplomat said on Saturday, pointing to upcoming trade talks with New Delhi and broad agreement on regional security goals with Washington as evidence.

MF Global Asia bidding extended on surge in offers (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2011 12:28 AM PDT

Reuters - Bidding for MF Global's operations in Asia and Australia was extended by one day because of an influx of offers for the collapsed U.S. brokerage, a provisional liquidator for the company's Hong Kong unit said on Saturday.

Occupy Sydney protesters take to the streets (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:54 PM PDT

AP - Hundreds of Occupy Sydney protesters have taken to the streets of Australia's largest city amid a heavy police presence.

Cargo ship crew of 20 missing near Philippines (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:53 PM PDT

AP - The Philippine navy and coast guard are searching for 20 crew members of a cargo ship that may have sunk in rough waters west of the main island of Luzon.

Myanmar eases limits on party membership (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 05:31 PM PDT

Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, right, talks with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael Posner, left, and U.S. special envoy to Myanmar Derek Mitchell, center, after their meeting at her lake side home on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, in Yangon, Myanmar.  (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)AP - Myanmar's president has signed a revised law on political parties 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.


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