'Mary Mania' as Australia prepares for first saint (AFP)

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• 'Mary Mania' as Australia prepares for first saint (AFP)
• Bomb kills 3 foreign troops in west Afghanistan
• Iran leader to visit south Lebanon
• NATO ministers meet to mull new strategy (AP)
• Singapore primes policy for volatility like after 9/11 (Reuters)
• Baby Hope's parents reunite
• US soldier 'may be disciplined' for aid worker death (AFP)
• Cisco Takes On Social Media
• Japan PM: desirable for China to free Nobel winner
• Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao talks reform, but most countrymen never get to hear what he says
• NATO forces facilitate talks between Taliban leaders, top Afghan officials
• Dutch court to free Iraq insurgent who plotted to kill Americans
• Administration expected to appeal 'don't ask' ruling
• Brigade linked to Afghan civilian deaths had aggressive, divergent war strategy
• U.N. could police parts of north-south Sudan border (Reuters)
• Dollar falls to fresh 15-year-low against yen (AP)
• The 100 Most Powerful Bald Men In America
• Drug Violence Spurs Cemex to Action
• Q&A With Lorenzo Zambrano, Owner of Cementos Mexicanos
• U.N. could police parts of north-south Sudan border

'Mary Mania' as Australia prepares for first saint (AFP) Posted: 13 Oct 2010 10:46 PM PDT AFP - "MacKillop" the musical is playing to sold-out shows, extra nuns are pricing souvenirs and in one town, "MacScallops" are the must-have lunch.

Bomb kills 3 foreign troops in west Afghanistan Posted: 13 Oct 2010 10:32 PM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - A bomb attack in western Afghanistan on Thursday killed three foreign troops from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the alliance said.

Iran leader to visit south Lebanon Posted: 13 Oct 2010 10:42 PM PDT Iranian president vows to stand by Lebanon against what he called hostilities from Israel.

NATO ministers meet to mull new strategy (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2010 10:07 PM PDT AP - Foreign and defense ministers from NATO's 28 nations meet Thursday for a historic first joint session, before a summit conference expected to ratify the 62-year-old alliance's new mission statement and other reforms.

Singapore primes policy for volatility like after 9/11 (Reuters) Posted: 13 Oct 2010 10:02 PM PDT Reuters - Singapore widened the trading band for the Singapore dollar on Thursday for the first time since just after the 9/11 attacks on the United States, underlining the depth of its concern about financial markets.

Baby Hope's parents reunite Posted: 13 Oct 2010 09:25 PM PDT Ariel Ticona becomes the 32nd miner to be brought to the surface as the Phoenix capsule emerges from the ground.

US soldier 'may be disciplined' for aid worker death (AFP) Posted: 13 Oct 2010 10:34 PM PDT AFP - A US soldier who may have accidentally killed a British aid worker being held hostage in Afghanistan during a failed rescue attempt is likely to face disciplinary action, a report said Thursday.

Cisco Takes On Social Media Posted: 13 Oct 2010 08:29 PM PDT Cisco seeks to influence and entertain in its corporate presence in social media.

Japan PM: desirable for China to free Nobel winner Posted: 13 Oct 2010 08:36 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Thursday it would be desirable for China to free Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo but stopped short of an explicit call for his release as Tokyo and Beijing try to repair ties.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao talks reform, but most countrymen never get to hear what he says Posted: 13 Oct 2010 04:29 PM PDT BEIJING - A group of former Communist Party officials has weighed in on a debate over political reform, censorship and China's premier, bluntly criticizing the party's Central Propaganda Department as an "invisible black hand" powerful enough to censor the prime minister and calling for an end t...

NATO forces facilitate talks between Taliban leaders, top Afghan officials Posted: 13 Oct 2010 05:34 PM PDT Momentum toward peace negotiations in Afghanistan appeared to grow Wednesday as a senior NATO official said the military alliance had "facilitated" contacts between senior Taliban members and the "highest levels of the Afghan government."

Dutch court to free Iraq insurgent who plotted to kill Americans Posted: 13 Oct 2010 05:31 PM PDT The United States denounced a Dutch court's decision on Wednesday to grant an early release from prison to a Dutch citizen who had been sentenced to a 25-year term for conspiring to kill Americans in Iraq.

Administration expected to appeal 'don't ask' ruling Posted: 13 Oct 2010 08:43 PM PDT The Obama administration, which is seeking repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" law, is nevertheless is expected to appeal a ruling by a California federal judge who declared the policy unconstitutional. The administration is also expected to seek a stay of the judge's injunction Tuesday ordering t

Brigade linked to Afghan civilian deaths had aggressive, divergent war strategy Posted: 13 Oct 2010 07:50 PM PDT When the 5th Stryker Combat Brigade arrived in Afghanistan, its leader, Col. Harry D. Tunnell IV, openly sneered at the U.S. military's counterinsurgency strategy. The old-school commander barred his officers from even mentioning the term and told shocked U.S. and NATO officials that he was unintere

U.N. could police parts of north-south Sudan border (Reuters) Posted: 13 Oct 2010 08:05 PM PDT Reuters - U.N. peacekeepers could create limited buffer zones in hotspots along the border of north and south Sudan before a referendum on independence is held in the south of the country, Security Council diplomats said on Wednesday.

Dollar falls to fresh 15-year-low against yen (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2010 08:38 PM PDT AP - The dollar fell to a fresh 15-year-low against the yen in Tokyo on Thursday amid growing speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve will ease monetary policy next month.

The 100 Most Powerful Bald Men In America Posted: 13 Oct 2010 08:07 PM PDT Shear genius. Why the hell didn?t we think of that list first? The Bald 100: Celebrities: GQ.

Drug Violence Spurs Cemex to Action Posted: 13 Oct 2010 06:24 PM PDT Cement giant Cemex is lending a hand in an effort to rescue Monterrey, Mexico's northern business capital, from the drug-related violence that has engulfed it.

Q&A With Lorenzo Zambrano, Owner of Cementos Mexicanos Posted: 13 Oct 2010 06:28 PM PDT Lorenzo Zambranois the billionaire owner of Cementos Mexicanos SAB, or Cemex, one of the world's biggest cement firms.

U.N. could police parts of north-south Sudan border Posted: 13 Oct 2010 08:05 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. peacekeepers could create limited buffer zones in hotspots along the border of north and south Sudan before a referendum on independence is held in the south of the country, Security Council diplomats said on Wednesday.

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