Guinea junta seeks to hold on to power

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• Guinea junta seeks to hold on to power
• Iran mission official killed in Pakistan: police (AFP)
• Report highlights IDP's plight
• Medvedev prepares for key Russia speech
• Refugee camps 'create aid dependency'
• Lobbying gathers pace for top EU jobs
• Medvedev prepares for key Russia speech
• Refugee camps 'create aid dependency'
• Lobbying gathers pace for top EU jobs
• Bank of Korea keeps key rate at record low (AP)
• Strong Canadian dollar reflects confidence: trade min (Reuters)
• Hi-tech holy water calms flu fear
• S'pore hospital blunder, patient seriously ill
• Asian markets slip as rally peters out (AP)
• Brown pledges cuts to immigration (AFP)
• Japan's war 'contrary to emperor's wishes': son (AFP)
• N Korean warning over naval clash
• Filipino gunmen free Irish priest
• Mexico border city groups call for UN peacekeepers (AP)
• US envoy to Kabul urges against more troops: reports (AFP)

Guinea junta seeks to hold on to power Posted: 11 Nov 2009 05:40 PM PST OUAGADOUGOU -Guinea's ruling junta presented proposals for the creation of a transitional government that would keep junta chief Captain Moussa Dadis Camara in place. Read more...

Iran mission official killed in Pakistan: police (AFP) Posted: 11 Nov 2009 10:42 PM PST AFP - Gunmen shot dead a Pakistani spokesman for the Iranian consulate in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Thursday as he was on his way to work, police said.

Report highlights IDP's plight Posted: 11 Nov 2009 10:45 PM PST ICRC says people who seek refuge with host communities, not in camps, are often neglected.

Medvedev prepares for key Russia speech Posted: 11 Nov 2009 10:34 PM PST Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is due to give his annual state of the nation address.

Refugee camps 'create aid dependency' Posted: 11 Nov 2009 10:38 PM PST There needs to be a change in the way that refugees who have to flee their countries are treated, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Lobbying gathers pace for top EU jobs Posted: 11 Nov 2009 10:37 PM PST Intense lobbying is going on as time runs out for European Union leaders to reach a consensus on who should fill two big new posts created by the Lisbon Treaty.

Medvedev prepares for key Russia speech Posted: 11 Nov 2009 10:34 PM PST Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is due to give his annual state of the nation address.

Refugee camps 'create aid dependency' Posted: 11 Nov 2009 10:38 PM PST There needs to be a change in the way that refugees who have to flee their countries are treated, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Lobbying gathers pace for top EU jobs Posted: 11 Nov 2009 10:37 PM PST Intense lobbying is going on as time runs out for European Union leaders to reach a consensus on who should fill two big new posts created by the Lisbon Treaty.

Bank of Korea keeps key rate at record low (AP) Posted: 11 Nov 2009 10:23 PM PST AP - South Korea's central bank left its key interest rate at a record low for the ninth straight month Thursday, pledging to maintain low borrowing rates to help extend a recovery in Asia's fourth-largest economy.

Strong Canadian dollar reflects confidence: trade min (Reuters) Posted: 11 Nov 2009 10:18 PM PST Reuters - Canada's strong dollar underscores the confidence in the country's economy, Trade Minister Stockwell Day said on Thursday.

Hi-tech holy water calms flu fear Posted: 11 Nov 2009 09:37 PM PST ROME Catholic churches in Italy are installing automatic holy water dispensers to help reduce the risk of spreading swine flu. The outbreak of the H1N1 virus has led many churches to suspend the tradition of having holy water in open fonts into Read more...

S'pore hospital blunder, patient seriously ill Posted: 11 Nov 2009 09:20 PM PST SINGAPORE Human error at the Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital led to two cancer patients being given more chemotherapy drugs than they were supposed to get. They had the drugs injected into them in a matter of hours instead of over Read more...

Asian markets slip as rally peters out (AP) Posted: 11 Nov 2009 09:58 PM PST AP - Asia's four-day stock market rally petered out Thursday as investors turned cautious.

Brown pledges cuts to immigration (AFP) Posted: 11 Nov 2009 09:29 PM PST AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Thursday doctors and other professionals from outside Europe would be prevented from taking up jobs in the country, in a crackdown on immigration.

Japan's war 'contrary to emperor's wishes': son (AFP) Posted: 11 Nov 2009 09:56 PM PST AFP - Japan's Emperor Akihito, celebrating 20 years on the throne, offered a rare defence of his father's wartime record, saying Japanese aggression had been contrary to his wishes.

N Korean warning over naval clash Posted: 11 Nov 2009 09:28 PM PST North Korea warns South of "costly consequences" over clash in the Yellow Sea.

Filipino gunmen free Irish priest Posted: 11 Nov 2009 09:27 PM PST Michael Sinnott released safely a month after being seized by uknown gunmen.

Mexico border city groups call for UN peacekeepers (AP) Posted: 11 Nov 2009 09:06 PM PST AP - Business groups in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez said Wednesday they are calling for United Nations peacekeepers to quell the drug-related violence that has given their city one of the highest homicide rates in the world.

US envoy to Kabul urges against more troops: reports (AFP) Posted: 11 Nov 2009 09:19 PM PST AFP - The US envoy to Afghanistan has written memos to Washington expressing deep concern over possible deployment of thousands of new troops to the country, US media said Wednesday, citing senior US officials.

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