China's Hu Rebuffs Weakened Obama

China's Hu Rebuffs Weakened Obama

China's Hu Rebuffs Weakened Obama

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 01:04 PM PST

President Barack Obama limped toward the close of the Group of 20 summit, weakened by an anemic economic recovery and an election drubbing that has left world leaders questioning U.S. authority.


Summit Was a Peak Moment for South Korea

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 11:28 AM PST

For South Koreans, this week's G-20 summit was a singular recognition that the country has arrived after decades of seeking to transform itself from a poor, war-torn economy.


Japan’s Farmers Fight to Keep Protective Tariffs

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:09 PM PST

The idea of a vast free-trade zone of Pacific countries pits Japan's farmers, who benefit from tariffs, against the country's exporters.

Attack on police building kills 18 in Karachi, Pakistan

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:22 PM PST

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - Gunmen and a vehicle bomber attacked a police building in the center of Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, late Thursday, killing at least 18 people and injuring scores, officials said.


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Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:22 PM PST

Plymouth in unexploded bomb alert

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:52 PM PST

Part of Plymouth city centre is evacuated after an unexploded bomb is discovered on a building site by workmen.


US terror trial jury deliberates

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:40 PM PST

A jury is deliberating in the terrorism trial of former Guantanamo detainee Ahmed Ghailani, accused in the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Africa.


Dagestan shootouts leave many dead

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:49 PM PST

Seven police and four rebels among those killed in the latest bout of violence in Russia's North Caucasus region.


Hamburg mosque's radical cleric

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 11:23 AM PST

In a quiet leafy suburb of Hamburg there lives a 51-year-old German of Syrian descent named Mamoun Darkazanli. He is a businessman and a preacher, and he is of great interest to the city's intelligence agencies.

Kyrgyz President Taps Ally to Form Government

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 11:41 AM PST

President Roza Otunbayeva chose a close ally to form Kyrgyzstan's first government under parliamentary rule, passing over a rival party that finished first in elections last month and setting up a new test for a country beset for much of the year by political turmoil.


Iraqiya bloc walks out of key vote

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:17 PM PST

Sunni alliance march out of Iraq's parliament ahead of vote to elect president following "de-Baathification" row.


Banned Barton 'sorry' for punch

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 11:56 AM PST

Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton accepts a violent conduct charge after punching Morten Gamst Pedersen at St James' Park and apologises to the Blackburn Rovers player.


For Cats, a Big Gulp With a Tiny Touch of the Tongue

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 11:25 AM PST

Engineers developed a scientific formula to determine exactly how cats drink, a lapping method too fast for the human eye to see.

Lawsuit Could Clear Smoke at a Las Vegas Casino

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 11:59 AM PST

Casinos are exempt from Nevada's smoking ban, but a suit by workers could force one hotel to change.

ArtsBeat: Send Your Photos of the ‘Nutcracker’

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 06:21 AM PST

In advance of a marathon project to see more than 20 productions of "The Nuctracker," we want your photo memories of the holiday classic.

Haiti cholera toll at 800, worry for U.S.: CDC expert

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 12:07 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The death toll in Haiti's cholera epidemic climbed on Thursday, reaching 800, according to a U.S. medical expert who expressed concern about risk of transmission to the United States and other countries.

Russian paper vows to find the truth about journalist's beating

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 07:32 AM PST

A Russian newspaper expressed shock Thursday over the beating of one of its journalists who police say staged his own attack.

Diplomats work to end reported hostage-taking on ship

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 11:08 AM PST

Diplomats are working Thursday to resolve a reported hostage-taking on a ship with a Gaza-bound convoy.

'Currency Wars': The saga so far

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 03:15 AM PST

If the first episode of "Currency Wars" focused on pressure the U.S., Europe and emerging economies heaped on China for artificially keeping the value of its yuan low, the sequel could be called: "Currency Wars: The Fed Strikes Back." FULL STORY l WHAT IS CURRENCY MANIPULATION?

Iraqi Christians welcome in north, Kurdish leader says

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 04:42 AM PST

Iraqi Christians under siege by Islamic militants are welcome in the country's north, a Kurdish leader said Thursday, after a string of attacks that have killed dozens of the faith.

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