Obama faces strains in Japan, first stop in Asia

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• Obama faces strains in Japan, first stop in Asia
• U.S. alleges firm laundered money for Iran
• Apec looks to China for recovery
• Blast hits Peshawar security building
• Bomb destroys Pakistani security building, eight dead
• Bombs kill 13 in Pakistan, intel agency targeted (AFP)
• Blast strikes near U.S. military base in Kabul
• Maoists raid logging firm in Philippines, 23 dead
• Cuba facing 'energy crisis'
• Blast strikes U.S. military base in Kabul
• FACTBOX - Philippine political parties begin election process
• Maoists raid logging firm in Philippines; 23 dead
• Suicide bomber attacks US vehicles outside Kabul (AP)
• Ousted Honduran president: US weakened, yielded (AP)
• Japan drops child-snatching case against US man (AP)
• Obama seeks to soothe Japan ties
• Cuba facing 'energy crisis'
• Pakistan Spy Agency Bombed, 7 Dead
• 7 dead in Pakistan bomb blast: official

Obama faces strains in Japan, first stop in Asia Posted: 12 Nov 2009 10:38 PM PST TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in Tokyo on Friday for a summit where the two allies will seek to put strained security ties on a firmer footing as they adjust to a rising China set to overtake Japan as the world's No. 2 economy.

U.S. alleges firm laundered money for Iran Posted: 12 Nov 2009 06:04 PM PST The federal government moved Thursday to seize assets belonging to the Alavi Foundation and the Assa Corp., including a Manhattan skyscraper and four mosques, citing alleged links to the Iranian government.

Apec looks to China for recovery Posted: 12 Nov 2009 10:10 PM PST President Hu Jintao to set tone for discussion on global economy recovery.

Blast hits Peshawar security building Posted: 12 Nov 2009 10:15 PM PST A bomb has hit Pakistan's intelligence agency in the north-western city of Peshawar, killing at least seven people and injuring 35, officials have said.

Bomb destroys Pakistani security building, eight dead Posted: 12 Nov 2009 09:48 PM PST PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide car-bomber destroyed an office of Pakistan's main intelligence agency in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Friday, killing at least eight people and wounding over 30, witnesses and officials said.

Bombs kill 13 in Pakistan, intel agency targeted (AFP) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 09:52 PM PST AFP - Suicide car bombs tore through security offices in Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 13 people and heavily damaging the Peshawar headquarters of the country's top intelligence agency.

Blast strikes near U.S. military base in Kabul Posted: 12 Nov 2009 10:12 PM PST KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber struck a convoy of civilian vehicles outside a U.S. military base in Kabul early on Friday, wounding three Afghans and causing several casualties among foreigners, police said.

Maoists raid logging firm in Philippines, 23 dead Posted: 12 Nov 2009 08:53 PM PST MANILA (Reuters) - Communist guerrillas raided and torched a logging company in the southern Philippines and killed at least 12 people in a shootout with security forces, officials said on Friday.

Cuba facing 'energy crisis' Posted: 12 Nov 2009 08:51 PM PST The Cuban government has ordered state enterprises to take what it calls extreme measures to avoid crippling electricity blackouts.

Blast strikes U.S. military base in Kabul Posted: 12 Nov 2009 09:37 PM PST KABUL (Reuters) - An explosion hit one of the main U.S. military bases in Kabul early on Friday, the military said.

FACTBOX - Philippine political parties begin election process Posted: 12 Nov 2009 09:37 PM PST The elections commission will officially accept nominations from Nov. 20 until Dec. 1 for candidates for president, vice president, nearly 300 seats in the two houses of Congress and more than 17,000 local government positions.

Maoists raid logging firm in Philippines; 23 dead Posted: 12 Nov 2009 09:37 PM PST MANILA (Reuters) - Communist guerrillas raided and torched a logging company in the southern Philippines and killed at least 12 people in a shootout with security forces, officials said on Friday.

Suicide bomber attacks US vehicles outside Kabul (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 09:15 PM PST AP - A suicide bombing attack wounded six people Friday near Camp Phoenix, a logistics support base for U.S. forces just outside Kabul, an Afghan police official said.

Ousted Honduran president: US weakened, yielded (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 09:24 PM PST AP - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya accused the U.S. government Thursday of weakening and changing course in the conflict over the June 28 coup that saw soldiers hustle him out of the country.

Japan drops child-snatching case against US man (AP) Posted: 12 Nov 2009 09:34 PM PST AP - Japanese prosecutors confirmed Friday that they have dropped the case against an American man arrested in Japan when he snatched his children from his ex-wife.

Obama seeks to soothe Japan ties Posted: 12 Nov 2009 09:17 PM PST US president looks to reaffirm alliance amid tensions over military bases.

Cuba facing 'energy crisis' Posted: 12 Nov 2009 08:51 PM PST The Cuban government has ordered state enterprises to take what it calls extreme measures to avoid crippling electricity blackouts.

Pakistan Spy Agency Bombed, 7 Dead Posted: 12 Nov 2009 08:56 PM PST A suicide car bomb devastated Pakistan's main spy agency building in the northwest that oversees much of the anti-terror campaign, leaving at least 7 people dead.

7 dead in Pakistan bomb blast: official Posted: 12 Nov 2009 06:35 PM PST PESHAWAR, Pakistan -Seven people were killed and 35 others wounded when a bomb exploded outside the offices of Pakistan's premier intelligence agency in the city of Peshawar on Friday, security officials said. Read more...

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