China warns against Obama-Dalai Lama meeting

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• China warns against Obama-Dalai Lama meeting
• Illinois sets race for Obama's old Senate seat
• Iran test-fires satellite carrier - state tv
• Bomb kills three foreigners in Pakistan: police (AFP)
• Reinforced Spurs ready for Leeds test (AFP)
• 7 suspects, 1 policeman die in Mexico shootout (AP)
• Honda profit soars fivefold from previous year (AP)
• China "resolutely opposed" to Obama-Dalai Lama meeting
• Malaysia sodomy trial set to resume
• Airplane bomb suspect said cooperating with U.S.
• Gov't urges military co-operation with France (AFP)
• Sodomy trial of Malaysia's Anwar set to start (AP)
• Haiti's Planting Season in Peril (OneWorld.net)
• US rejects China Dalai Lama warning
• Panda-ring To China?
• Even Reagan Raised Taxes
• Cracks In America's Armor
• America's Two Economies
• Forever Adolescent
• Cheese's twilight rattles France's sense of self (AP)

China warns against Obama-Dalai Lama meeting Posted: 02 Feb 2010 11:01 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - China warned U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday that a meeting between him and the Dalai Lama would further erode ties between the two powers, already troubled by Washington's arms sales to Taiwan.

Illinois sets race for Obama's old Senate seat Posted: 02 Feb 2010 11:01 PM PST CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Illinois Democrat who won his party's nomination on Tuesday to campaign for Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat struck a populist tone, attacking his Republican opponent as part of the Washington establishment.

Iran test-fires satellite carrier - state tv Posted: 02 Feb 2010 11:01 PM PST TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran successfully test-fired a satellite carrier on Wednesday, state television reported.

Bomb kills three foreigners in Pakistan: police (AFP) Posted: 02 Feb 2010 10:46 PM PST AFP - A roadside bomb attack killed three foreigners in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, a police official said.

Reinforced Spurs ready for Leeds test (AFP) Posted: 02 Feb 2010 10:10 PM PST AFP - Harry Redknapp has been given a timely boost as he attempts to steer Tottenham through a successful FA Cup campaign while maintaining their challenge for a top four finish in the Premier League.

7 suspects, 1 policeman die in Mexico shootout (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2010 10:21 PM PST AP - A shootout that began in a shopping center and spilled onto a highway in northern Mexico caused the death of seven suspected drug cartel gunmen and one federal police officer while freeing two kidnap victims, police said.

Honda profit soars fivefold from previous year (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2010 10:20 PM PST AP - Honda says its profit for the October-December quarter soared fivefold from the previous year to 134.6 billion yen ($1.49 billion) as it slashed research expenses and other costs to offset declining sales.

China "resolutely opposed" to Obama-Dalai Lama meeting Posted: 02 Feb 2010 10:29 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday it was "resolutely opposed" to any meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, saying the issue was highly sensitive.

Malaysia sodomy trial set to resume Posted: 02 Feb 2010 10:04 PM PST Hearing to proceed after Anwar Ibrahim's lawyers fail to secure further delays.

Airplane bomb suspect said cooperating with U.S. Posted: 02 Feb 2010 09:59 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day has provided "useful, actionable" intelligence to U.S. authorities after the FBI flew his relatives to the United States to urge him to cooperate, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

Gov't urges military co-operation with France (AFP) Posted: 02 Feb 2010 09:37 PM PST AFP - The government is calling for greater military co-operation with France in a bid to map out a more secure future for the country's cash-strapped armed forces, a newspaper reported Wednesday.

Sodomy trial of Malaysia's Anwar set to start (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2010 09:35 PM PST AP - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim braced for the start Wednesday of his long-delayed sodomy trial, which he has called a conspiracy aimed at breaking the momentum of his political movement.

Haiti's Planting Season in Peril (OneWorld.net) Posted: 02 Feb 2010 09:26 PM PST OneWorld.net - LEOGANE, Feb 2 (IRIN) - Ensuring seeds are sown during Haiti's principal planting season -- now just one month away -- is key to averting a food crisis in the wake of January's devastating earthquake, experts say.

US rejects China Dalai Lama warning Posted: 02 Feb 2010 09:24 PM PST US president to meet Tibetan spiritual leader despite China warning it could worsen ties.

Panda-ring To China? Posted: 02 Feb 2010 09:01 PM PST The unwelcome sea change in U.S.-China business relations.

Even Reagan Raised Taxes Posted: 02 Feb 2010 09:01 PM PST Obama is following the paths of former presidents when it comes to balancing the budget.

Cracks In America's Armor Posted: 02 Feb 2010 09:01 PM PST Stephen S. Cohen and J. Bradford DeLong's ''The End Of Influence.''

America's Two Economies Posted: 02 Feb 2010 09:01 PM PST One is recovering and one isn't.

Forever Adolescent Posted: 02 Feb 2010 09:01 PM PST The recent deaths of three literary giants reveal our culture's obsession with youth.

Cheese's twilight rattles France's sense of self (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2010 09:00 PM PST AP - The milk that Paulette Marmottan uses in her cheese comes fresh from her cows and goats, so warm that on cold mornings, a cloud of steam goes up as she pours it into a cauldron.

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