FACTBOX - Huge divide between rival Koreas |
- FACTBOX - Huge divide between rival Koreas
- ANALYSIS - Peace worries some Korea watchers more than war
- FACTBOX - Key U.S. states, issues in climate bill fight
- Asian stocks track Wall Street lower; oil near $79 (AP)
- Group: 2 Tibetans executed in China over riots (AP)
- Verdict due in France arms trial
- Afghan rivals clash over runoff
- Qaeda-linked group claims Baghdad bomb attacks
- Australia can reach political deal on carbon - govt
- China looking for U.S. bomber missing for 59 years
- SCENARIOS - Obama's options in Afghan war
- Honduras de facto leader's nephew killed
- Israel rations Palestinians to trickle of water: Amnesty
- FBI rescues 52 kids from prostitution
- U.S. sees 'mixed picture' on world religious liberty
- North Korea, Iran on U.S. religion watchlist
- Jews who survived wartime Europe have more cancer
- Police: Gunmen attack Pakistan army officer, mom (AP)
- Iraq renews call for U.N. probe after Baghdad bombings
| FACTBOX - Huge divide between rival Koreas Posted: 26 Oct 2009 10:43 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - A united Korea -- combining Asia's fourth biggest economy with one of its poorest -- could surpass that of Germany or Japan in economic might in the next 30-40 years, U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs said last month. |
| ANALYSIS - Peace worries some Korea watchers more than war Posted: 26 Oct 2009 10:43 PM PDT SINGAPORE (Reuters) - If there is one thing more worrying for North Korea watchers than the behaviour of ailing leader Kim Jong-il, it is what might happen once he is gone. |
| FACTBOX - Key U.S. states, issues in climate bill fight Posted: 26 Oct 2009 10:43 PM PDT A key Senate committee holds high-profile hearings this week, but passage by the full Senate was unlikely this year. |
| Asian stocks track Wall Street lower; oil near $79 (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 10:13 PM PDT
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| Group: 2 Tibetans executed in China over riots (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 10:03 PM PDT AP - Two Tibetans have been put to death for their roles in deadly protests last year, the first known executions for the violence, an overseas monitoring group said Tuesday. |
| Verdict due in France arms trial Posted: 26 Oct 2009 09:43 PM PDT Former politicans and members of French elite await verdict in Angola-gate trial. |
| Afghan rivals clash over runoff Posted: 26 Oct 2009 09:58 PM PDT President dismisses challenger's list of anti-fraud measures for second round poll. |
| Qaeda-linked group claims Baghdad bomb attacks Posted: 26 Oct 2009 10:13 PM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-linked group has said it carried out the suicide bomb attacks that killed 155 people in Baghdad on Sunday, one of Iraq's deadliest days this year. |
| Australia can reach political deal on carbon - govt Posted: 26 Oct 2009 10:13 PM PDT GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) - The Australian government on Tuesday talked up the prospects of a compromise deal on its hotly contested plan to cut carbon emissions, citing the farm and coal sectors as key issues in political talks. |
| China looking for U.S. bomber missing for 59 years Posted: 26 Oct 2009 10:13 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China has begun looking for the remains of a U.S. Air Force bomber and its crew that crashed over the southern part of the country some six decades ago during the Korean War, state media reported. |
| SCENARIOS - Obama's options in Afghan war Posted: 26 Oct 2009 10:13 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is in the midst of a lengthy review of U.S. strategy for Afghanistan that has been complicated by August's fraud-ridden election which is now set for a run-off on Nov. 7. |
| Honduras de facto leader's nephew killed Posted: 26 Oct 2009 06:08 PM PDT TEGUCIGALPA -A nephew of de facto leader Roberto Micheletti was killed in a possible political attack, and a colonel was shot dead separately amid high tension in Honduras, authorities said. |
| Israel rations Palestinians to trickle of water: Amnesty Posted: 26 Oct 2009 05:12 PM PDT JERUSALEM -Amnesty International on Tuesday accused Israel of denying Palestinians adequate access to water while allowing Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank almost unlimited supplies. |
| FBI rescues 52 kids from prostitution Posted: 26 Oct 2009 09:37 AM PDT WASHINGTON -US authorities rescued 52 children, including one as young as 10, from prostitution rings and arrested nearly 700 people during a nationwide sting operation over the weekend, the FBI said. |
| U.S. sees 'mixed picture' on world religious liberty Posted: 26 Oct 2009 09:43 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States sees a mixed picture on world religious freedom, with progress in interfaith dialogue weighed against government repression and sectarian strife in many countries. |
| North Korea, Iran on U.S. religion watchlist Posted: 26 Oct 2009 09:43 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea and Iran were among the world's worst offenders in abusing religious freedom, the U.S. State Department said on Monday in an annual report spotlighting countries Washington charges with severe religious repression. |
| Jews who survived wartime Europe have more cancer Posted: 26 Oct 2009 09:43 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Jews who survived World War Two in Europe have a significantly higher risk for cancer than other Jews, possibly as a result of hardships endured in the Holocaust, researchers said on Monday. |
| Police: Gunmen attack Pakistan army officer, mom (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 09:54 PM PDT
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| Iraq renews call for U.N. probe after Baghdad bombings Posted: 26 Oct 2009 09:14 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq renewed calls on Monday for a U.N. inquiry into the support given by foreign countries to insurgents after twin suicide blasts against government buildings in Baghdad killed more than 150 people. |
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