Somali pirates outpacing crackdown

Somali pirates outpacing crackdown

Somali pirates outpacing crackdown

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:09 PM PST

UN officials say pirates off the coast of Somalia are outperforming the multimillion dollar global effort to stop them.


Palin Picks A Fight With The Wall Street Journal

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:42 PM PST

Speaking in Phoenix, Sarah Palin denounced Ben Bernanke's policies as inflationary. "Everyone who ev


Lujiazui Breakfast: News And Views About China Stocks (Nov. 10)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:34 PM PST

China will force??banks to raise reserve ratios for the second time this year, foreign wires reporte


China Trade Surplus Widens

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:42 PM PST

China's trade surplus widened to $27.15 billion, likely adding pressure on Beijing as leaders of the Group of 20 industrial and developing nations prepare to debate global imbalances.


Combat aircraft top international arms sales (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:25 PM PST

Combat planes account for one third of all global arms transfers, with the United States topping the list of sellers and India, the United Arab Emirates and Israel the biggest buyers, according to the SIPRI think tank.(AFP/File/Dmitry Kostyukov)AFP - Combat planes account for one third of all global arms transfers, with the United States topping the list of sellers and India, the United Arab Emirates and Israel the biggest buyers, according to the SIPRI think tank.

28 plead not guilty over Philippine massacre (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:38 PM PST

Police inspect the bodies of victims of a massacre in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao province on November 24, 2009. Another 28 suspects, most of them policemen, pleaded not guilty Wednesday over the Philippines' worst political massacre in which 57 people were killed.(AFP/File/Mark Navales)AFP - Another 28 suspects, most of them policemen, pleaded not guilty Wednesday over the Philippines' worst political massacre in which 57 people were killed.

Myanmar's Suu Kyi won't accept conditional release: lawyer

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:37 PM PST

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, will not accept conditions on her freedom if the military government releases her this week when her latest period of detention is due to end, her lawyer said on Wednesday.

U.N. Nuclear Chief Sets Sights on Syria

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 07:34 PM PST

The head of the United Nations atomic watchdog said he was open to demanding intrusive new inspections of alleged Syrian nuclear sites, signaling a potential hardening of the international community's position.


World Bank: Currency Tensions to Remain

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:14 PM PST

World Bank President Robert Zoellick said that tensions are likely to remain with regard to foreign exchange and that he would like to see greater focus on growth strategies at the Group of 20 meeting in Seoul this week.


U.S., Korea Press for Trade Pact

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 07:40 PM PST

U.S. trade negotiators in Seoul are pushing to resolve disagreements over Korea's treatment of American-made cars in time for President Barack Obama to unveil a revised U.S.-Korea free-trade agreement.


China Trade Surplus Widens

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:42 PM PST

China's trade surplus widened to $27.15 billion, likely adding pressure on Beijing as leaders of the Group of 20 industrial and developing nations prepare to debate global imbalances.


Musharraf: Obama Overlooked Pakistan

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 05:29 PM PST

Barack Obama should have added Pakistan to his Asia trip, given the central role Pakistan is playing in the war in Afghanistan, said former President Pervez Musharraf.


EU Seeks to Pry Open China Bidding

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:42 PM PST

The European Union's top trade official Karel De Gucht said he would propose legislation in 2011 to try to make China give foreign companies greater access to bidding for public contracts.


Army Hearing on Killing of Afghan Civilians

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 05:32 PM PST

The alleged ringleader of a group of U.S. Army soldiers accused of gruesome civilian killings in Afghanistan faced a hearing to determine whether his case will go to a court-martial, where he could face the death penalty.


EU Scolds Turkey on Border Issues

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 06:53 PM PST

The EU said two Balkan states were ready to advance their membership efforts, while it admonished Turkey to move faster to settle its border disputes and to normalize relations with Cyprus.


Congress Party Replaces Maharashtra Chief Minister

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:28 PM PST

India's Congress Party named a new chief minister for Maharashtra, a response to a corruption scandal that the party feared could become a major distraction as it tries to advance big-ticket legislative proposals.


U.A.E. Imposes Visas on Canadians

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:51 AM PST

The U.A.E. will ask Canadian citizens to apply for visas beginning Jan. 2 amid indications that a row between the two nations over commercial flight landing rights is escalating


Ireland's Fate Tied to Doomed Banks

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 08:28 PM PST

For two years, Ireland has poured money on a raging banking crisis, to no avail. Now, investors are betting the bill could be higher still and could reignite Europe's sovereign-debt crisis.


In This Music, It's All About the Structure

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 03:20 PM PST

Architecture lectures commonly involve laser pointers and slides. In his, architect Tuomas Toivonen prefers throbbing bass and electronic drums.


Chinese Officials Push Xinjiang Water Plan

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:44 PM PST

Chinese officials launched a new push for a massive project to pump raw seawater to the northwestern deserts of Xinjiang. Environmental activists condemned the proposal.


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