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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EU to Pick President Within Days

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• EU to Pick President Within Days
• Obama Will Hold Southeast Asia Meeting
• Husband of Retired Justice O'Connor Dies
• Libya repatriates hundreds of rebels to Niger: report
• Johnson agrees new drugs protocol
• After Arafat
• Lula defensive over Brazil blackout
• Maclaren will probe buggy claims
• Obama Will Hold Southeast Asia Meeting
• Obama faces question of how to define U.S., China relationship
• Pakistan Rock Rails Against the West, Not the Taliban
• Obama makes Veterans Day pledge
• Safin bows out with loss in Paris
• At Arafat Memorial, Abbas Looks Ahead
• City to Buy 7 Acres in Coney Island, Hoping to Spark a Revival
• Speech Gene Shows Its Bossy Nature
• Modern Warfare 2 breaks UK record
• Nations honor war dead
• Former Blackwater exec: Unaware of any bribery plot
• Activist 'beaten' after BBC story

EU to Pick President Within Days Posted: 11 Nov 2009 12:08 PM PST European Union leaders are days away from picking their first president and foreign minister, and their decision should be finalized before a summit scheduled here on Nov. 19.

Obama Will Hold Southeast Asia Meeting Posted: 11 Nov 2009 12:56 PM PST Obama will hold a first-ever summit with the leaders of Southeast Asia as the U.S. tries to regain its dominance in a region that plays a crucial role in global trade but has rapidly expanded ties with China in recent years.

Husband of Retired Justice O'Connor Dies Posted: 11 Nov 2009 12:50 PM PST John J. O'Connor III, a lawyer and the husband of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, died of complications arising from Alzheimer's disease.

Libya repatriates hundreds of rebels to Niger: report Posted: 11 Nov 2009 11:58 AM PST NIAMEY (Reuters) - Libya has begun repatriating hundreds of Nigerien Tuareg rebel fighters, state television in Niger reported on Wednesday, the latest sign of progress in pacifying Niger's north after two years of revolt.

Johnson agrees new drugs protocol Posted: 11 Nov 2009 12:24 PM PST The Home Secretary has agreed a number of concessions to his drugs advisers after walkouts by committee members.

After Arafat Posted: 11 Nov 2009 11:20 AM PST Palestinian dream of independence is remote as ever

Lula defensive over Brazil blackout Posted: 11 Nov 2009 12:04 PM PST President plays down criticism over power cuts that left millions in darkness.

Maclaren will probe buggy claims Posted: 11 Nov 2009 12:44 PM PST Maclaren agrees to investigate new complaints that children have been injured by pushchairs after parents contact the BBC.

Obama Will Hold Southeast Asia Meeting Posted: 11 Nov 2009 12:08 PM PST Obama will hold a first-ever summit with the leaders of Southeast Asia as the U.S. tries to regain its dominance in a region that plays a crucial role in global trade but has rapidly expanded ties with China in recent years.

Obama faces question of how to define U.S., China relationship Posted: 11 Nov 2009 12:04 PM PST When President Obama arrives in Shanghai and Beijing next week, he will face a prickly question that has vexed presidents since Richard Nixon first visited Mao Zedong in 1972: How exactly does the United States define its relationship with China?

Pakistan Rock Rails Against the West, Not the Taliban Posted: 11 Nov 2009 11:23 AM PST Pakistan's pop musicians are propelling anti-American conspiracy theories, and their fans -- educated young people -- believe them.

Obama makes Veterans Day pledge Posted: 11 Nov 2009 10:56 AM PST President Barack Obama says the US will not betray its armed services as ceremonies mark 91 years since World War I ended.

Safin bows out with loss in Paris Posted: 11 Nov 2009 06:19 AM PST Marat Safin bows out of tennis with a defeat at the hands of Juan Martin del Potro in the second round of the Paris Masters.

At Arafat Memorial, Abbas Looks Ahead Posted: 11 Nov 2009 11:58 AM PST President Mahmoud Abbas told an audience of backers from his Fatah movement that it was time for the Palestinians to reach their goal of an independent state.

City to Buy 7 Acres in Coney Island, Hoping to Spark a Revival Posted: 11 Nov 2009 12:26 PM PST The Bloomberg administration has agreed to pay $95.7 million to a developer for land in the heart of the Coney Island amusement area.

Speech Gene Shows Its Bossy Nature Posted: 11 Nov 2009 11:29 AM PST Laboratory tests in which the chimp version of a speech gene was put into human neurons confirmed suspicions that FOXP2 is a maestro of the genome.

Modern Warfare 2 breaks UK record Posted: 11 Nov 2009 10:30 AM PST Much-hyped video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 smashes UK sales records on its first day of release.

Nations honor war dead Posted: 11 Nov 2009 09:07 AM PST Nations honored those who sacrificed their lives in wars on Wednesday, in many cases for the first time without any surviving veterans of World War I.

Former Blackwater exec: Unaware of any bribery plot Posted: 11 Nov 2009 10:45 AM PST A former vice president of the Blackwater private security company said he was "unaware of any plot or guidance for Blackwater to bribe Iraqi officials" as rage erupted over the killings of 17 civilians by the company's security guards more than two years ago.

Activist 'beaten' after BBC story Posted: 11 Nov 2009 09:42 AM PST An Uzbek activist says he is attacked after contributing to a BBC report on the use of child labour in the cotton industry.

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