Obama holds town hall meeting in China

Obama holds town hall meeting in China


Obama holds town hall meeting in China

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 09:47 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama holds a town hall-style meeting -- a popular feature of his run for the White House -- with "future Chinese leaders" in Shanghai, his first full day in China.


Obama says Washington not trying to contain China

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 10:26 PM PST

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that Washington was not trying to contain China's rise but said trade between the two giants needed to be more balanced.


Obama speaks out against Web censorship in China (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 09:59 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama is telling Chinese students that unrestricted Internet access in the United States is a source of strength and an open exchange of information makes all countries stronger.


Anti-Thaksin rally in Bangkok

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

Ousted Thai leader's embrace of Cambodian hospitality further angers critics at home.


Apec leaders drop climate target

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 08:02 PM PST

apec.jpgSINGAPORE World leaders meeting in Singapore have said it will not be possible to reach a climate change deal ahead of next month's UN conference in Denmark.

After a two-day Asia-Pacific summit, they

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Three dead in Pakistan bomb blast: official

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 07:14 PM PST

PESHAWAR, Pakistan -A bomb ripped through a Pakistani police station in the suburbs of the northwest city of Peshawar Monday, heavily damaging the building and killing two people, officials said.

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UN atomic agency to unveil latest Iran report

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 05:58 PM PST

VIENNA -The UN atomic agency unveils its latest report on Iran's disputed nuclear drive Monday, with world powers warning Tehran is "running out of time" to respond to a UN-brokered offer to end the standoff.

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UN 'Hunger Summit' opens in Rome

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 05:26 PM PST

ROME -A UN summit on the plight of the planet's one billion hungry opens here Monday, with activists warning it risks being a waste of time as leaders of the world's wealthiest nations are to be conspicuous by their absence.

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(AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 09:22 PM PST

AP - Obama tells Chinese students American values of free expression, participation are universal.


Obama: US, China must cooperate on global issues (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 09:41 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama says there are very few global challenges that can be solved unless the U.S. and China cooperate.


Aquino leads in latest Philippine presidential poll

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 09:23 PM PST

MANILA (Reuters) - The son of Philippines democracy icon Corazon "Cory" Aquino continued to lead candidates for the 2010 presidential election, an opinion poll said on Monday.


Anti-Castro money shifts to Democrats - report

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 09:23 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Anti-Castro Cuban-Americans are donating more money to Democratic lawmakers in hopes of blunting momentum in Congress to lift the U.S. trade embargo of the Communist-ruled Caribbean nation, a report said on Monday.


Bingo! In quieter Baghdad, beloved game is back (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 09:00 PM PST

This Oct. 17, 2009 shows an Alwiyah Club employ announcing the winners of a bingo game in Baghdad, Iraq. After years of bombings, sectarian killings and shootings that drove most of its members away, Baghdad's elite social club is seeing a resurgence and there is no better sign of it than the weekly Saturday night bingo games, where the crowd can reach hundreds and range from teenagers to grandparents. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - It's Saturday night at the Alwiyah Club, and 21-year-old Sarah al-Kimackchy is doing the hip thing — playing bingo.



Aquino leads in latest Philippine presidential poll

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 08:47 PM PST

MANILA (Reuters) - The son of Philippines democracy icon Corazon "Cory" Aquino continued to lead candidates for the 2010 presidential election, an opinion poll said on Monday.


Apec leaders drop climate target

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 08:02 PM PST

apec.jpgSINGAPORE World leaders meeting in Singapore have said it will not be possible to reach a climate change deal ahead of next month's UN conference in Denmark.

After a two-day Asia-Pacific summit, they vowed to

Read more...


Rome hosts 'world food summit'

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 08:44 PM PST

Aid organisations are calling for more help from wealthy nations as a three-day "world food summit" begins in Rome.


Rome hosts 'world food summit'

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 08:44 PM PST

Aid organisations are calling for more help from wealthy nations as a three-day "world food summit" begins in Rome.


Suicide bomber kills 3 near Pakistani air base

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 08:53 PM PST

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide car-bomber killed at least three people on Monday near a Pakistan air force base close to the northwestern city of Peshawar and the Afghan border, a government official said.


Thousands gather to honor German soccer star

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 07:54 PM PST

HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of fans joined family, friends and team mates of Robert Enke to pay their last respects to the Germany goalkeeper on Sunday, five days after his suicide shocked the country and soccer fans worldwide.


Kosovo PM claims election win

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 08:15 PM PST

Breakaway territory holds first vote since declaring independence from Serbia.