Indonesia denies failures in tsunami aid effort (AFP)

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• Indonesia denies failures in tsunami aid effort (AFP)
• China launches national census
• Dubai bomb flew on passenger jets
• Alcohol more harmful than heroin, crack cocaine: study (AFP)
• Hostages die in Iraq church raid
• US missile attack kills 5 people in NW Pakistan (AP)
• Apple's IPhone's A Halloween Hit
• Several Die in Baghdad Church Standoff
• Medvedev Visits Disputed Island
• Hong Kong judge slaps publication ban on Kissel case (AFP)
• China Rich List Focus: New Vaccines May Further Boost Surging Hualan
• Yemen Covert Role Pushed
• Russia president visits isle also claimed by Japan (AP)
• Indonesian volcano unleashes new powerful eruption (AP)
• Did Iran Know About the Yemen Terror Plot?
• Brazil Elects Dilma Rousseff Its First Female President
• Ivory Coast votes for president after years of turmoil
• North Korea border shooting likely an accident, says official (Reuters)
• North Korea border shooting likely an accident, says official
• Lujiazui Breakfast: News And Views About China Stocks (Nov. 1)

Indonesia denies failures in tsunami aid effort (AFP) Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:24 PM PDT AFP - Indonesian officials on Monday denied reports that aid is rotting in ports as desperate tsunami survivors scavenge for wild roots a week after the disaster that killed around 450 people.

China launches national census Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:30 PM PDT This once-a-decade process is being undertaken for the sixth time in the world's most populous country.

Dubai bomb flew on passenger jets Posted: 31 Oct 2010 02:06 AM PDT One of the two bombs posted from Yemen last week was transported on two passenger planes before being seized in Dubai, Qatar Airways has said.

Alcohol more harmful than heroin, crack cocaine: study (AFP) Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:06 PM PDT AFP - Alcohol is more harmful than illegal drugs like heroin and crack cocaine, a new study said Monday.

Hostages die in Iraq church raid Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:25 PM PDT Al-Qaeda-linked group claims responsibility for attack on Baghdad church that resulted in deaths of at least 24 people.

US missile attack kills 5 people in NW Pakistan (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2010 09:39 PM PDT AP - A U.S. drone attack killed five people in northwest Pakistan on Monday, local intelligence officials said, the latest in a barrage of such strikes against al-Qaida and Taliban militants who have long sought sanctuary in the region.

Apple's IPhone's A Halloween Hit Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:13 PM PDT Since the iphone's first release in 2007, it's been a popular costume.

Several Die in Baghdad Church Standoff Posted: 31 Oct 2010 08:56 PM PDT Islamic militants held around 120 Iraqi Christians hostage for nearly four hours in a church before security forces stormed the building and freed them, ending a standoff that left at least 19 people dead.

Medvedev Visits Disputed Island Posted: 31 Oct 2010 08:43 PM PDT Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited Monday one of the islands in the Russian Far East long the subject of a dispute with Japan, a move that could cause a major headache for Tokyo.

Hong Kong judge slaps publication ban on Kissel case (AFP) Posted: 31 Oct 2010 08:54 PM PDT AFP - A Hong Kong judge on Monday banned publication of details from a hearing in the infamous case of American Nancy Kissel, who has won a retrial in the killing of her banker husband.

China Rich List Focus: New Vaccines May Further Boost Surging Hualan Posted: 31 Oct 2010 09:44 PM PDT Fast-growing Hualan Biological Engineering, one of China's non-government-owned vaccine producers, p

Yemen Covert Role Pushed Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:56 PM PDT The foiled mail bombing plot by suspected al Qaeda militants in Yemen has added urgency to a White House review of military options that include giving the CIA more control of special operations.

Russia president visits isle also claimed by Japan (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2010 08:33 PM PDT AP - Russia's president visited an island in the Pacific Ocean claimed by both Russia and Japan on Monday, triggering immediate protests from Tokyo and risking another flare-up over territorial disputes in Asian waters.

Indonesian volcano unleashes new powerful eruption (AP) Posted: 31 Oct 2010 08:44 PM PDT AP - Indonesia's deadly volcano has unleashed another powerful eruption, spewing out towering clouds of hot ash. There were no immediate reports of new casualties or damage.

Did Iran Know About the Yemen Terror Plot? Posted: 31 Oct 2010 09:42 PM PDT Iran has been harboring Al Qaeda members for years, and funding terrorism in Afghanistan. Why is Ah

Brazil Elects Dilma Rousseff Its First Female President Posted: 31 Oct 2010 09:19 PM PDT Dilma Rousseff?s victory came later than expected, but less than a month since Brazilians firs

Ivory Coast votes for president after years of turmoil Posted: 31 Oct 2010 04:23 AM PDT Voters in the Ivory Coast head to the polls Sunday in the first presidential election in a decade for the top cocoa-producing west African nation.

North Korea border shooting likely an accident, says official (Reuters) Posted: 31 Oct 2010 08:09 PM PDT Reuters - An exchange of gunfire across the heavily armed border between the two Koreas last week was likely an accident and not a provocation by the North, a top lawmaker and former army general said on Monday.

North Korea border shooting likely an accident, says official Posted: 31 Oct 2010 08:12 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - An exchange of gunfire across the heavily armed border between the two Koreas last week was likely an accident and not a provocation by the North, a top lawmaker and former army general said on Monday.

Lujiazui Breakfast: News And Views About China Stocks (Nov. 1) Posted: 31 Oct 2010 08:52 PM PDT Investors and traders in China's main financial district are talking about the following before the

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