Under Pressure Over Bailout, Dublin Defends Its Finances

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• Under Pressure Over Bailout, Dublin Defends Its Finances
• Sarkozy unveils new French cabinet
• Sudan independence vote chief slams foreign donors
• Netanyahu Agrees to Push Freeze on New Settlements
• Socialists lead in Greek regional vote, low turnout
• 7 dead in Mexico resort explosion
• Sinn Fein leader to run for Irish parliament
• Sinn Fein Leader to Run in Ireland
• Fresh clashes erupt in Bangladesh
• Lax Egypt border lets Hamas rearm: Israeli official
• Haiti cholera death toll tops 900
• Soldier dies in Afghanistan blast
• Deficit Remains Focus of National Attention
• UK couple freed by Somali pirates
• Tom Jones 'blamed' for getting Elvis drunk
• Chelsea 0-3 Sunderland
• NI soldier killed in Afghanistan
• SA carjackers kill honeymooner
• North-south tensions threaten Sudan's Darfur: U.N.
• Five NATO troops killed as Afghanistan violence soars

Under Pressure Over Bailout, Dublin Defends Its Finances Posted: 14 Nov 2010 01:00 PM PST Officials in Dublin have consistently said they do not see the need for a bailout from Europe, but speculation that one will be necessary has driven bond yields to ever-higher levels.

Sarkozy unveils new French cabinet Posted: 14 Nov 2010 12:16 PM PST Foreign minister Bernard Kouchner biggest casualty as French president reveals changes to government line-up.

Sudan independence vote chief slams foreign donors Posted: 14 Nov 2010 12:37 PM PST KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Foreign donors have held up preparations for a referendum on south Sudan's independence by not transferring money to the organizers and wasting money on pointless grants, the head of the organizing commission said on Sunday.

Netanyahu Agrees to Push Freeze on New Settlements Posted: 14 Nov 2010 12:08 PM PST Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel presented to his cabinet a a plan to freeze West Bank settlement construction with the hope of luring the Palestinians back to talks.

Socialists lead in Greek regional vote, low turnout Posted: 14 Nov 2010 12:29 PM PST ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's ruling socialists were leading in a majority of regional run-off elections on Sunday but turnout was a record low, an official estimate showed, as the deeply indebted country prepared for new austerity measures.

7 dead in Mexico resort explosion Posted: 14 Nov 2010 11:45 AM PST Seven people, including at least one minor, were killed in an explosion at a resort in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Sunday, police said. Twenty others were injured.

Sinn Fein leader to run for Irish parliament Posted: 14 Nov 2010 11:00 AM PST Longtime Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams announced Sunday that he's leaving Northern Ireland politics to run for parliament in the Irish Republic, blasting what he called the current Irish government's "deeply damaging" economic policy.

Sinn Fein Leader to Run in Ireland Posted: 14 Nov 2010 10:07 AM PST Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams said he intends to quit his political posts in Northern Ireland and seek election to Parliament in the Republic of Ireland, a surprise gambit timed to capitalize on the economic crisis.

Fresh clashes erupt in Bangladesh Posted: 14 Nov 2010 11:26 AM PST A second successive day of clashes takes place between police and opposition supporters in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka.

Lax Egypt border lets Hamas rearm: Israeli official Posted: 14 Nov 2010 11:05 AM PST TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Egypt is not doing nearly enough to clamp down on arms smuggling into Gaza, allowing the Palestinian militant group Hamas to build up a potent arsenal of rockets, a senior Israeli intelligence official said on Sunday.

Haiti cholera death toll tops 900 Posted: 14 Nov 2010 11:03 AM PST The death toll in Haiti's cholera outbreak rises to 917, says the health ministry, as efforts continue to contain the disease.

Soldier dies in Afghanistan blast Posted: 14 Nov 2010 10:41 AM PST A soldier from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment is killed by an explosion in Afghanistan on Remembrance Day.

Deficit Remains Focus of National Attention Posted: 14 Nov 2010 10:15 AM PST Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota, a member of the bipartisan commission on reducing the national debt, warned that America "will become a second-rate economic power" unless it begins to deal with that debt.

UK couple freed by Somali pirates Posted: 14 Nov 2010 10:34 AM PST A British couple held hostage by Somali pirates for more than a year have arrived in Kenya following their release on Sunday.

Tom Jones 'blamed' for getting Elvis drunk Posted: 13 Nov 2010 07:08 PM PST Sir Tom Jones recalls a night of drinking with Elvis Presley.

Chelsea 0-3 Sunderland Posted: 14 Nov 2010 10:03 AM PST Premier League leaders Chelsea are convincingly beaten as they succumb to a sparkling Sunderland display.

NI soldier killed in Afghanistan Posted: 14 Nov 2010 09:59 AM PST A soldier from the Royal Irish Regiment is understood to have been killed in southern Afghanistan.

SA carjackers kill honeymooner Posted: 14 Nov 2010 10:46 AM PST A woman on honeymoon with her British husband is killed in Cape Town after being abducted by armed men, police in South Africa say.

North-south tensions threaten Sudan's Darfur: U.N. Posted: 14 Nov 2010 09:49 AM PST KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Military tensions between north and south Sudan could spill over into the separate Darfur conflict, undermining troubled peace efforts there, the territory's peacekeeping chief said on Sunday.

Five NATO troops killed as Afghanistan violence soars Posted: 14 Nov 2010 09:36 AM PST KABUL (Reuters) - Five troops serving with the NATO-led force in Afghanistan were killed on Sunday, including three in a clash with insurgents in the east, the coalition said, one of the worst daily tolls in a month.

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