Leak 'may undermine security'

Leak 'may undermine security'

Leak 'may undermine security'

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 04:08 PM PDT

The biggest leak of military records in US history, being released by Wikileaks, are 'classified for a reason' says US defence department spokesman Geoff Morrell.


Thai floods toll jumps to 32 (AFP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 10:40 PM PDT

This handout photo released by the Thai Government House on October 21, 2010, shows Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (C) sitting in an army boat as he visits the flood-hit province of Lopburi. The death toll from flooding in Thailand climbed to 32 on Saturday as more areas of the kingdom were hit by the rising waters.(AFP/Thai Government House/Government House)AFP - The death toll from flooding in Thailand climbed to 32 on Saturday as rising waters hit more areas of the kingdom and threatened to swamp parts of the capital.

Typhoon kills 11 in Taiwan, heads for China (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 10:03 PM PDT

In this handout photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Defense, an aerial view shows a Taiwan helicopter flying by a land slide caused by heavy rains from passing Typhoon Megi on the coast highway in Ilan county, north eastern Taiwan, Friday, Oct. 22, 2010. Record rains from a powerful typhoon caused massive mud- and rockslides in Taiwan that buried a Buddhist temple and trapped vehicles on a highway, where one bus carrying 19 Chinese tourists was missing Friday. (AP Photo/Taiwan Ministry of Defense/ho)AP - Hundreds of Taiwanese soldiers searched for a missing bus carrying 19 Chinese tourists Saturday, combing a rugged mountainous area stripped bare by massive mudslides unleashed by Typhoon Megi on its path to southern China.

Chelsea expect Drogba to put bite on Wolves (AFP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 09:58 PM PDT

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba (pictured) is expected to return from illness this weekend to add firepower to the Premier League leaders' attack as they look to get back to winning ways in domestic competition. A virus forced Drogba to miss the Blues' goalless draw at Aston Villa last Saturday and the Champions League victory over Spartak Moscow in midweek.(AFP/File/Ian Kington)AFP - Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is expected to return from illness this weekend to add firepower to the Premier League leaders' attack as they look to get back to winning ways in domestic competition.

Asif withdraws ICC suspension appeal (AFP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 10:04 PM PDT

Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif (L) leaves a police station in London in September, 2010. The International Cricket Council said Asif had withdrawn his challenge to the provisional suspension handed down last month for alleged match-fixing(AFP/File)AFP - The International Cricket Council said that Pakistan's fast bowler Mohammad Asif had withdrawn his challenge to the provisional suspension handed down last month for alleged match-fixing.

China defends language reform after Tibet protests (AFP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 09:32 PM PDT

Thousands of Tibetan students protest in Qinhai province against the government's education reform plan that focuses on Chinese as the main language of instruction and downgrades Tibetan to a language class on October 19, 2010.(AFP/File/Free Tibet)AFP - A top official in northwest China has defended an education reform plan that has sparked protests by Tibetan students over concerns that their mother-tongue is being sidelined.

China defends language policies in Tibetan areas (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 09:26 PM PDT

In this Oct. 19, 2010 photo released by Free Tibet Wednesday Oct. 20, 2010, Tibetan students gather in protest on the streets of Tongren in western China's Qinghai province. Tibetan students in western China marched in protest of unconfirmed plans to use the Chinese language exclusively in classes, teachers said Wednesday, an unusually bold challenge to authorities that reflects a deep unease over cultural marginalization. (AP Photo/Free Tibet) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY **AP - Chinese officials tried to defuse discontent following days of student protests in ethnically Tibetan areas, saying a plan to teach classes only in Mandarin Chinese was not aimed at wiping out Tibet's native tongue, state media reported Saturday.

Oz golfer arrested in Japan for possessing cocaine (AFP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 09:23 PM PDT

Australian golfer Wayne Perske, pictured here during the British Open Golf Championships in Hoylake in 2006, was arrested early Saturday in Japan on suspicion of cocaine possession, police said.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)AFP - Australian golfer Wayne Perske was arrested early Saturday in Japan on suspicion of cocaine possession, police said.

Taiwan searches for missing as China braces for Megi (AFP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 08:52 PM PDT

Residents walk past a hole in the road caused by flooding brought on by Typhoon Megi in Suao, Taiwan on October 22, 2010. Rescuers were Saturday searching for two dozen people missing in Taiwan after Typhoon Megi lashed the island killing at least 11, as China braced for the storm to make landfall.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)AFP - Rescuers were Saturday searching for two dozen people missing in Taiwan after Typhoon Megi lashed the island killing at least 11, as China braced for the storm to make landfall.

Secret Iraq war files offer grim new details

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 07:33 PM PDT

A massive cache of secret U.S. field reports from the Iraq war provides grim new details about the toll of that conflict, indicating that more than 100,000 Iraqis were killed during a six-year stretch and that American forces often failed to intervene as the U.S.-backed government brutalized deta...


Cyclone strikes western Myanmar

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 08:21 PM PDT

Storm spins into country from the Bay of Bengal, as typhoon leaves at least seven dead in Taiwan.


Australia, Singapore stock exchanges plan merger: report (AFP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 10:42 PM PDT

A man walks out of the train station towards the high rises of the financial district in Singapore. Singapore's stock exchange is preparing to launch a takeover of its Australian counterpart to form a 14 billion dollar (13.8 billion US) alliance, a report said Saturday.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)AFP - Singapore's stock exchange is preparing to launch a takeover of its Australian counterpart to form a 14 billion dollar (13.8 billion US) alliance, a report said Saturday.

Cyclone hits Myanmar, weakens as it moves northeast (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 07:19 PM PDT

Reuters - A cyclone that hit the west coast of Myanmar was moving northeast through the country but was expected to weaken on Saturday, a meteorological official said, adding there was no news yet of casualties or damage.


Cyclone hits Myanmar, weakens as it moves northeast

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 07:19 PM PDT

YANGON (Reuters) - A cyclone that hit the west coast of Myanmar was moving northeast through the country but was expected to weaken on Saturday, a meteorological official said, adding there was no news yet of casualties or damage.

Haiti battles cholera epidemic, nearly 200 dead

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 06:57 PM PDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Quake-hit Haiti and its aid partners fought on Friday to stem a cholera epidemic that has killed nearly 200 people and sickened more than 2,000, and officials expect to see more cases before it is contained.

French Senate defies strikes to pass pensions reform (AFP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 06:43 PM PDT

Strikers sit near a burning barricade in front of the French Total group refinery in Grandpuits, east of Paris. French senators were Friday expected to defy mass strikes, riots and fuel blockades and pass President Nicolas Sarkozy's fiercely contested bill to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62.(AFP/Thomas Samson)AFP - French senators defied mass strikes, riots and fuel blockades to pass President Nicolas Sarkozy's fiercely contested bill to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62.

US offers Pakistan 2 bln dlr military package (AFP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 06:48 PM PDT

US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) chats with Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani before the start of the US-Pakistan Dialogue Plenary Session at the State Department in Washington, DC. The US offered Pakistan 2 billion-dollar military package.(AFP/Jewel Samad)AFP - The United States has made a new bid to improve its uneasy war partnership with Pakistan by offering a two-billion-dollar arms package but warned it will not tolerate human rights abuses.

The Rigidity Of Microcredit

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 06:46 PM PDT

How do you design credit products that work for the poor, not against them?


Turkey Arraigns al Qaeda Suspect

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 06:26 PM PDT

A Turkish court arraigned an al Qaeda suspect found with software designed to help shoot down Heron drones operating in Afghanistan.


G20 summit moves closer to agreement on currencies (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 10:19 PM PDT

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, talks with France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde during the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 22, 2010.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool)AP - A summit of the world's major economies is moving closer to an agreement on policies to reduce currency tensions that threaten the global recovery, a U.S. official said Saturday.
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