ANALYSIS - Risks linger as China, Japan spar over islets |
- ANALYSIS - Risks linger as China, Japan spar over islets
- Vietnam and Japan to mine rare earths together
- Brazil set to elect new president
- UK says Yemen bomb could have brought down plane
- Gunmen kill 14 on sports field in Honduras
- U.S. eyeing Saudi bombmaker in parcel bomb plot
- Bomb found in N.Ireland; security alert at airport
- FACTBOX - U.N. plan to protect animals, plants by 2020
- Nations agree historic deal to save nature
- Comedians’ pre-election rally throngs Washington
- Yemen arrests suspect, parcels confirmed as bombs
- FACTBOX - Attacks on planes by Qaeda, like-minded groups
- "Grave reservations" about Myanmar elections - Australia
- Vietnam picks Japan for nuke plant
- Obama warns of policy rollback if Republicans win
- Australia expresses "grave reservations" about Myanmar elections
- Yemen arrests suspect, parcels confirmed as bombs
- Iraq’s Shi’ite politicians turn down Saudi offer
- A passion of nostalgia for old things
- Australia expresses ‘grave reservations’ about Myanmar elections
| ANALYSIS - Risks linger as China, Japan spar over islets Posted: 31 Oct 2010 12:12 AM PDT HANOI (Reuters) - Japan and China talk of building a strategic partnership but they can't seem to avoid tactical scraps. 
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| Vietnam and Japan to mine rare earths together Posted: 31 Oct 2010 12:12 AM PDT HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has chosen to partner Japan in mining rare earth minerals and building a nuclear power plant in the Southeast Asian country, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Sunday, as Tokyo seeks to reduce its dependence on China. 
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| Brazil set to elect new president Posted: 30 Oct 2010 11:52 PM PDT Brazilians will vote on Sunday to choose a new president to succeed Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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| UK says Yemen bomb could have brought down plane Posted: 30 Oct 2010 11:38 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - A bomb found on a U.S.-bound cargo plane was designed to go off on board the aircraft and could have been powerful enough to bring it down, possibly over Britain, ministers said on Saturday. 
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| Gunmen kill 14 on sports field in Honduras Posted: 30 Oct 2010 11:38 PM PDT TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Gunmen opened fire on a group of people on a neighborhood sports field in northern Honduras and killed at least 14, authorities said on Saturday. 
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| U.S. eyeing Saudi bombmaker in parcel bomb plot Posted: 30 Oct 2010 11:38 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Saudi bombmaker believed to be working with al Qaeda's Yemen-based wing is a key suspect in the parcel bomb plot against the United States, a U.S. official said on Saturday. 
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| Bomb found in N.Ireland; security alert at airport Posted: 30 Oct 2010 11:38 PM PDT BELFAST (Reuters) - Police in Northern Ireland detonated a bomb on Saturday planted by suspected nationalist militants in Lurgan, south of Belfast, the latest in a series of attempts to destabilise the province's peace process. 
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| FACTBOX - U.N. plan to protect animals, plants by 2020 Posted: 30 Oct 2010 11:04 PM PDT The United Nations says the world has failed to reach a goal, set in 2002, of a "significant reduction" in biological diversity losses by 2010. Some U.N. studies say the world is facing the worst losses since the dinosaurs vanished 65 million years ago. 
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| Nations agree historic deal to save nature Posted: 30 Oct 2010 11:04 PM PDT NAGOYA, Japan (Reuters) - Nearly 200 nations agreed on Saturday to a sweeping plan to stem the loss of species by setting new 2020 targets to ensure greater protection of nature and enshrine the benefits it gives mankind. 
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| Comedians’ pre-election rally throngs Washington Posted: 30 Oct 2010 10:35 PM PDT WASHINGTON, Oct 31 — Two of America's best-known television comedians drew tens of thousands of people to a rally today that was part variety show, part Halloween celebration and part political rally to call for common sense before Tuesday's congressional elections. Satirists Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, hosts of late-night cable TV shows, ...
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| Yemen arrests suspect, parcels confirmed as bombs Posted: 30 Oct 2010 09:39 PM PDT SANAA, Oct 31 — Yemeni forces today arrested a woman believed to be involved in sending explosive packages bound for the United States that triggered a global security alert, Yemeni security officials said. The arrest was the first in the case, in which two air freight packages containing bombs — both sent from Yemen and addressed to synagogues in ...
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| FACTBOX - Attacks on planes by Qaeda, like-minded groups Posted: 30 Oct 2010 08:50 PM PDT Here are some details of attacks on aircraft by al Qaeda members or like-minded militants over the last 20 years: 
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| "Grave reservations" about Myanmar elections - Australia Posted: 30 Oct 2010 08:50 PM PDT CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia expressed "grave reservations" on Sunday about upcoming elections in Myanmar and called for the release of political prisoners, including pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 
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| Vietnam picks Japan for nuke plant Posted: 30 Oct 2010 08:45 PM PDT HANOI, Oct 31 — Vietnam has chosen to partner with Japan in the construction of a nuclear power plant and in mining rare earth minerals in the southeast Asian country, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan told reporters today. "I understand that becoming partners in these two issues means that the two countries are maintaining close ties in the long ...
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| Obama warns of policy rollback if Republicans win Posted: 30 Oct 2010 08:17 PM PDT CHICAGO, Oct 31 — US President Barack Obama warned today that Republicans could roll back his agenda if they prevail in Tuesday's congressional elections as he sought to rally Democrats in a final campaign push. Making his way through a four-state tour, Obama implored Democratic voters to show up in large numbers. Polls show his party is likely to ...
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| Australia expresses "grave reservations" about Myanmar elections Posted: 30 Oct 2010 08:17 PM PDT CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia expressed "grave reservations" on Sunday about upcoming elections in Myanmar and called for the release of political prisoners, including pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 
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| Yemen arrests suspect, parcels confirmed as bombs Posted: 30 Oct 2010 08:17 PM PDT SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni forces on Saturday arrested a woman believed to be involved in sending explosive packages bound for the United States that triggered a global security alert, Yemeni security officials said. 
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| Iraq’s Shi’ite politicians turn down Saudi offer Posted: 30 Oct 2010 06:54 PM PDT Riyadh, Oct 31 — Iraq's Shi'ite alliance turned down a Saudi Arabian offer today to host all-party talks to resolve months of political stalemate because it said it was confident a deal could be struck in Baghdad on a new government. Iraq has been without a new government since a March 7 election that failed to produce a clear winner, leaving ...
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| A passion of nostalgia for old things Posted: 30 Oct 2010 06:02 PM PDT Chen Fu You has a special preference for collecting old things, with the items in his collection ranging from watches, pocket watches, old fish grinders, to porcelain.
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| Australia expresses ‘grave reservations’ about Myanmar elections Posted: 30 Oct 2010 05:38 PM PDT CANBERRA, Oct 31 — Australia expressed "grave reservations" today about upcoming elections in Myanmar and called for the release of political prisoners, including pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said the dissolution of 11 political parties and the refusal by authorities to allow several others to register had ...
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