Doubts rise over release of Mexican politician

Doubts rise over release of Mexican politician

Doubts rise over release of Mexican politician

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 11:33 PM PST

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Diego Fernandez de Cevallos, a prominent former Mexican presidential candidate, remains missing after being kidnapped in May, a government official told Reuters on Saturday, casting further doubt on reports of his release.

Haiti votes under shadow of cholera and confusion

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 11:33 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti votes on Sunday in elections roiled by a cholera epidemic, political tensions and voter confusion, seeking a leader to guide the impoverished Caribbean country's recovery from a January earthquake.

N.Korea "readies missiles", China to help ensure peace

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 11:33 PM PST

YEONPYEONG, South Korea (Reuters) - North Korea has placed surface-to-surface missiles on launch pads in the Yellow Sea, Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday, as the United States and South Korea began military exercises and China said it would try to ensure peace.

Monkey buffet

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 11:40 PM PST

Monkeys enjoy the feast during the annual "monkey buffet" at an ancient temple in Lopburi province, some 150km north of Bangkok. More than 4,000kg of fruits and vegetables were offered to monkeys during the annual festival to promote tourism in the area.

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Is there a 'Gang of Four' in party? PKR delegates ask

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 11:29 PM PST

A Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) delegate from Pahang raised the question today over whether there exists what he called "a gang of four" in the party.

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Lim Chong Eu laid to rest

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 11:28 PM PST

The remains of former Penang chief minister Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu were late to rest at the Batu Gantung Chinese Cemetery here at 1.15 p.m. today in a state funeral.

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PKR election results

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 11:28 PM PST

The following are the official results of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) elections for the 2010-2013 term.

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Reporters told to leave border island amid tensions

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 11:17 PM PST

SEOUL Sunday 28 November 2010 (AFP) -- South Korean officials asked journalists on a border island shelled by North Korea last week to leave by the end of Sunday, citing fears of "provocative action" as a naval exercise gets under way.

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Lim Chong Eu, a man of stories

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 11:15 PM PST

Lim Chong Eu was a character full of stories. Unfortunately he wasn't one who liked to talk a lot or protruded himself.

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N.Korea "readies missiles", China to help ensure peace

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 10:59 PM PST

YEONPYEONG, South Korea (Reuters) - North Korea has placed surface-to-surface missiles on launch pads in the Yellow Sea, Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday, as the United States and South Korea began military exercises and China said it would try to ensure peace.

South Korea tells reporters to leave Yeonpyeong

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 10:59 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Defence Ministry on Sunday adviced reporters to leave Yeonpyeong island, which came under attack from North Korea on Tuesday.

Disaster-ravaged Haiti heads to the polls

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 10:22 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Sunday 28 November 2010 (AFP) -- Haitians head to vote Sunday in an election marred by violence and concerns of fraud, with a cholera epidemic eating away at the earthquake-ravaged country.

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China must be 'fairer' in dealing with two Koreas: S.Korea

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 10:20 PM PST

SEOUL, Sunday 28 November 2010 (AFP) -- China must take "a fairer and more responsible stance" in its dealings with North and South Korea, Seoul's president told a visiting senior Chinese official Sunday, according to his office.

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Saudi king shows improvement after operation - Agency

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 09:49 PM PST

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, who is being treated in New York after a blood clot complicated a slipped desk, has been walking outside the hospital, his half-brother told the state news agency on Saturday.

S Korea, US in joint naval drill

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 09:34 PM PST

South Korea and the United States hold joint military exercises, amid heightened tension in the wake of North Korea's deadly attack on a South Korean island.


Brazil's Rio tense as police close in on slum gang

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 09:15 PM PST

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Police positioned armored vehicles on the edge of a Rio de Janeiro slum at dusk on Saturday in preparation for a possible offensive to root out drug traffickers behind a wave of urban violence that has killed at least 46 people.

Q+A - Why are U.S.-S.Korea drills so sensitive?

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 09:15 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. and South Korean militaries have started a large-scale exercise off the west coast of the peninsula on Sunday, just days after North Korea fired a barrage of missiles at a South Korean island.

Somali-born teen arrested in US car bomb sting

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 09:15 PM PST

PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - A Somali-born teenager was arrested on Friday for attempting to detonate what he thought was a car bomb at a Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in Oregon, U.S. officials said.

Qantas chief points finger at Rolls-Royce over A380 woes

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 08:40 PM PST

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Qantas Airways chief executive Alan Joyce has said an engine failure on an A380 superjumbo should be blamed on the engine's design and had nothing to do with the airline's operations.

N.Korea warns will attack if territory violated

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 08:40 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea will carry out military attacks again if the United States and South Korea violate its territorial waters, Pyongyang's state KCNA news agency said on Sunday.

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