Tropical Storm Ida threatens Nicaragua

Tropical Storm Ida threatens Nicaragua


Tropical Storm Ida threatens Nicaragua

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 10:59 PM PST

Tropical Storm Ida unleashed heavy rains as it neared Nicaragua's coast early Thursday, with forecasters warning that it could make landfall in a few hours.


U.S. stresses reform in Myanmar talks

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 10:30 PM PST

One of two U.S. officials who made a rare trip to Myanmar said Thursday that the United States was willing to improve relations if that nation's ruling military junta takes tangible steps towards democracy.


U.N. takes security steps in Afghanistan

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 11:06 PM PST

The United Nations on Thursday announced new security measures in Afghanistan in the aftermath of a militant attack on a guesthouse that killed five staff members and wounded nine.


Calls grow for Kenya riot justice

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 10:33 PM PST

A prosecutor from the International Criminal Court is due to arrive in Kenya to urge justice for those killed in 2007's post-election violence.


Sri Lanka's hopes for children

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 10:35 PM PST

Children from Sri Lanka's various ethnic groups, separated by decades of war, have been brought together for a series of events promoting reconciliation.


Calls grow for Kenya riot justice

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 10:33 PM PST

A prosecutor from the International Criminal Court is due to arrive in Kenya to urge justice for those killed in 2007's post-election violence.


Sri Lanka's hopes for children

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 10:35 PM PST

Children from Sri Lanka's various ethnic groups, separated by decades of war, have been brought together for a series of events promoting reconciliation.


ICC prosecutor weighs Kenya trials

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 10:51 PM PST

Moreno-Ocampo visits Nairobi in effort to investigate violence that followed 2007 vote.


Zurich Financial's net profits down 24 percent (AFP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 10:37 PM PST

A view of the Swiss city of Zurich and the Limat river which flows through it. Swiss insurer Zurich Financial Services has said its net profit fell 24 percent, slightly lower than expected, over the past nine months to 2.2 billion dollars (1.5 billion euros).(AFP/File/Sebastien Bozon)AFP - Swiss insurer Zurich Financial Services said Thursday its net profit fell 24 percent, slightly lower than expected, over the past nine months to 2.2 billion dollars (1.5 billion euros).



Toyota Motor posts Q2 profit, upgrades outlook (AFP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 10:48 PM PST

A Toyota electric car at an auto show in Detroit, Michigan. The manufacturer said Thursday it had returned to profit in the three months to September and upgraded its outlook for the rest of the year thanks to demand for fuel-efficient cars.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - Toyota Motor said Thursday it had returned to profit in the three months to September and upgraded its outlook for the rest of the year thanks to demand for fuel-efficient cars.



Afghan future depends on Karzai anti-graft fight

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 07:21 PM PST

KABUL - In a country where corruption affects almost every aspect of daily life, a pledge by Afghanistan's reinstated President Hamid Karzai to clean up graft is being met with widespread scepticism.

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Top US envoy for Asia in Japan amid base row

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 07:08 PM PST

TOKYO - The top US diplomat for Asia was due to meet Japan's foreign minister on Thursday for talks amid a worsening row over an American military airbase on the southern island of Okinawa.

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On election anniversary, Obama dismisses polls snub

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 07:21 AM PST

WASHINGTON -President Barack Obama brushed aside a sharp rebuke at the polls on the first anniversary of his historic election, saying his administration had saved the nation from economic ruin.

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Italy convicts 23 US agents in CIA kidnapping trial

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 06:52 AM PST

MILAN -An Italian judge convicted 23 US and two Italian secret agents for the CIA's kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in 2003, as Washington expressed dismay over the ruling.

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Afghan strategy 'will not change'

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 10:30 PM PST

Nato forces in Afghanistan will continue to train more Afghan police and soldiers, the US Defence department has said.


Does China really want the iPhone?

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 09:54 PM PST

Now that Apple's iPhone is officially for sale in China, the question is, will the country's 700 million mobile phone users want to buy it?


GM: Opel job cuts could hit 10,000

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 05:56 PM PST

The restructuring plan of Opel by automobile giant General Motors would include cuts of as many as 10,000 jobs at the European subsidiary.


Afghan strategy 'will not change'

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 10:30 PM PST

Nato forces in Afghanistan will continue to train more Afghan police and soldiers, the US Defence department has said.


U.N. to evacuate hundreds of staff from Afghanistan

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 09:55 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Thursday it would start evacuating hundreds of its international staff from Afghanistan after an attack by Taliban militants last month killed five foreign staff.


Syria and Iran deny arms boat claim

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 10:13 PM PST

Syrian minister says ship seized by Israel was carrying "imported goods from Syria to Iran".