Indonesia's finmin says she will be in next cabinet

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• Indonesia's finmin says she will be in next cabinet
• Iraqi kidnapping 'increasing'
• FACTBOX - Five facts about Indonesia's Hatta Rajasa
• China jails ex-professor 10 years for subversion
• Rajasa "has economic post" in next Indonesia cabinet
• Colorado sheriff sees no hoax in balloon incident
• New flu can kill fast, researchers agree
• Rajasa says to have economic post in next Indonesia cabinet
• Minaret ban could fuel extremism, Swiss govt says
• Obama, urging service, says gov't can't do it all
• Australia seeks Indonesia asylum-seekers deal-paper
• Thousands flee South Waziristan
• Botswana's BDP expect to win poll
• U.S. brigade won't go to Iraq, speeding withdrawal
• Pakistan, US officials to hammer out energy ideas
• U.N. rights council criticises Israel over Gaza
• Honduras post-coup crisis talks deadlocked
• Hurricane Rick strengthens in Mexican Pacific
• U.S. permits visit by North Korean official
• EU moves to reduce immigration

Indonesia's finmin says she will be in next cabinet Posted: 16 Oct 2009 11:44 PM PDT BOGOR, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesia's Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, on Saturday said she would be in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's next cabinet, but declined to specify which post she has been given.

Iraqi kidnapping 'increasing' Posted: 16 Oct 2009 09:37 AM PDT New reports have suggested that the kidnapping of children is on the increase in Iraq.

FACTBOX - Five facts about Indonesia's Hatta Rajasa Posted: 16 Oct 2009 10:43 PM PDT JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's State Secretary, Hatta Rajasa, said on Saturday he would have an economic post in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's next cabinet.

China jails ex-professor 10 years for subversion Posted: 16 Oct 2009 10:43 PM PDT SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A former university professor who published letters to Chinese leaders and advocated multi-party democracy has been jailed for 10 years for "subversion of state power", a rights group said on Saturday.

Rajasa "has economic post" in next Indonesia cabinet Posted: 16 Oct 2009 10:43 PM PDT BOGOR, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesia's State Secretary, Hatta Rajasa, said on Saturday he would have an economic post in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's next cabinet.

Colorado sheriff sees no hoax in balloon incident Posted: 16 Oct 2009 10:05 PM PDT DENVER (Reuters) - A Colorado sheriff largely dismissed suggestions on Friday that a family of amateur scientists staged a hoax by reporting their 6-year-old son had floated away in a home-made helium balloon.

New flu can kill fast, researchers agree Posted: 16 Oct 2009 10:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new H1N1 flu is "strikingly different" from seasonal influenza, killing much younger people than ordinary flu and often killing them very fast, World Health Organization officials said on Friday.

Rajasa says to have economic post in next Indonesia cabinet Posted: 16 Oct 2009 10:05 PM PDT BOGOR, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesia's State Secretary, Hatta Rajasa, said on Saturday he would have an economic post in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's next cabinet.

Minaret ban could fuel extremism, Swiss govt says Posted: 16 Oct 2009 10:05 PM PDT ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government urged voters on Thursday to reject a proposed ban on new minarets, saying it would contravene religious freedom and human rights, and could provoke extremists.

Obama, urging service, says gov't can't do it all Posted: 16 Oct 2009 09:14 PM PDT COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Reuters) - President Barack Obama joined former President George H.W. Bush on Friday in issuing a renewed call to public service, saying government alone cannot solve all America's problems.

Australia seeks Indonesia asylum-seekers deal-paper Posted: 16 Oct 2009 09:14 PM PDT SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is considering trying to stem a flood of would-be asylum-seekers through a new alliance with Indonesia, a report said on Saturday.

Thousands flee South Waziristan Posted: 16 Oct 2009 08:44 PM PDT Aid agencies in Pakistan estimate around 2,000 families have fled from the tribal area of South Waziristan ahead of an expected military offensive.

Botswana's BDP expect to win poll Posted: 16 Oct 2009 08:43 PM PDT Voting has ended in Botswana's general election with the ruling Botswana Democratic Party expected to remain in power.

U.S. brigade won't go to Iraq, speeding withdrawal Posted: 16 Oct 2009 08:42 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Friday that it has scrapped plans to deploy a 3,500-member Army brigade to Iraq in January, accelerating a U.S. drawdown as the White House weighs sending more troop to Afghanistan.

Pakistan, US officials to hammer out energy ideas Posted: 16 Oct 2009 08:42 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior U.S. officials travel to Pakistan next week to hammer out strategies to tackle the country's chronic electricity crisis and find ways to lure foreign investment into the crumbling sector.

U.N. rights council criticises Israel over Gaza Posted: 16 Oct 2009 08:42 PM PDT GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday endorsed a U.N. report that accused Israel of war crimes in Gaza, passing a resolution that singled it out for censure without referring to wrongdoing by Hamas.

Honduras post-coup crisis talks deadlocked Posted: 16 Oct 2009 08:42 PM PDT TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Talks to resolve a post-coup crisis in Honduras hit a deadlock on Friday, as de facto leader Roberto Micheletti resisted international pressure to reinstate toppled President Manuel Zelaya.

Hurricane Rick strengthens in Mexican Pacific Posted: 16 Oct 2009 08:42 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hurricane Rick strengthened off Mexico's Pacific coast on Friday and could hit resorts on the Baja California peninsula next week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

U.S. permits visit by North Korean official Posted: 16 Oct 2009 08:42 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday it would allow a senior North Korean official to visit this month, a move analysts said could be a first step toward talks between the two on ending Pyongyang's nuclear programs.

EU moves to reduce immigration Posted: 16 Oct 2009 02:52 PM PDT As unemployment across the European Union reaches nearly 22m people, steps are being taken to reduce immigration.

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