Iran's Businesses Worry in Face of Uncertainty (Time.com)

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• Iran's Businesses Worry in Face of Uncertainty (Time.com)
• Two Chinese face trial in U.S. on microchip charges (Reuters)
• NATO soldier killed in Afghan bomb attack (AFP)
• High Anxiety in Iran: Awaiting Economic Reform (Time.com)
• Indian doctors, patients play down 'superbug' fears (AFP)
• How US state deals with drink crime
• Indian woman hopes to conquer Sumo
• Night protest over Italian waste dump
• BA chief attacks US over airport security checks (AFP)
• Singapore-Australia bourse tie up threatens Tokyo (AFP)
• Buy A Computer With Help From Uncle Sam Before Year End
• SKorea's economic growth slows sharply in 3Q (AP)
• China reaches out to tiny, resource-rich East Timor (AFP)
• Larry Ellison To Prove HP's New CEO Stole His Software
• Inside a Haiti camp threatened by cholera
• Pakistan 'clears insurgent stronghold'
• Intel to open billion-dollar chip plant in Vietnam (AFP)
• Pakistan 'clears insurgent stronghold'
• U.S. Lost Links With 50 Nukes
• Gitmo Transfers to Europe Are Probed

Iran's Businesses Worry in Face of Uncertainty (Time.com) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 10:40 PM PDT Time.com - Businesses have grown dependent on official energy subsidies and, with the government mum about how it plans to cut them, many industrialists foresee really bad times ahead

Two Chinese face trial in U.S. on microchip charges (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 10:51 PM PDT Reuters - Two Chinese nationals have been arrested in Hungary and are awaiting extradition to the United States, where they face charges of seeking to buy microchips banned from export to China, state media said on Wednesday.

NATO soldier killed in Afghan bomb attack (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 10:59 PM PDT AFP - A NATO soldier was killed in a bomb attack in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the alliance said.

High Anxiety in Iran: Awaiting Economic Reform (Time.com) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 10:40 PM PDT Time.com - Ahmadinejad is on the verge of implementing a much-needed adjustment to the economy. But most Iranians are scared to death of the consequences

Indian doctors, patients play down 'superbug' fears (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 10:22 PM PDT AFP - Carla looked out over Mumbai from the window of a luxury hotel, the line of stitches under her ears and yellowing bruises on her cheeks partially obscured by her dark, shoulder-length hair and glasses.

How US state deals with drink crime Posted: 26 Oct 2010 10:23 PM PDT A stringent project designed to curb alcohol-related crime in the US state of South Dakota is to be used as a model for a project in the UK.

Indian woman hopes to conquer Sumo Posted: 26 Oct 2010 04:04 PM PDT A woman from Mumbai is looking to raise the profile of Sumo wrestling in India.

Night protest over Italian waste dump Posted: 26 Oct 2010 10:13 PM PDT Thousands of people took part in an all-night march between Pompeii and Terzigno on Tuesday in protest at the government's plans to open a second waste dump in Terzigno.

BA chief attacks US over airport security checks (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 09:54 PM PDT AFP - The chairman of British Airways has strongly criticised some airport security checks and said Britain should not "kowtow" to US demands, in comments published in a newspaper Wednesday.

Singapore-Australia bourse tie up threatens Tokyo (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 10:04 PM PDT AFP - Japan's top exchange will seek its own alliances if a planned multi-billion dollar merger of the Singapore and Sydney stock exchanges goes ahead, the bourse's head said in a report Wednesday.

Buy A Computer With Help From Uncle Sam Before Year End Posted: 26 Oct 2010 09:42 PM PDT Coverdell and 529 account holders can buy computers with tax-free earnings.

SKorea's economic growth slows sharply in 3Q (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 09:19 PM PDT AP - South Korea's economic growth slowed sharply in the third quarter on weaker exports and manufacturing as prospects for the global recovery turn cloudy.

China reaches out to tiny, resource-rich East Timor (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 09:18 PM PDT AFP - A jade elephant rears majestically in the corner as patrons tuck into their burgers and fries at one of only three US-style fast-food joints in East Timor, all of which are Chinese owned and operated.

Larry Ellison To Prove HP's New CEO Stole His Software Posted: 26 Oct 2010 09:20 PM PDT Oracle chief says he'll provide evidence at a trial that starts Monday.

Inside a Haiti camp threatened by cholera Posted: 26 Oct 2010 09:06 PM PDT The Haitian government tries to prevent a cholera outbreak in the north-west of the country moving to the capital Port-au-Prince.

Pakistan 'clears insurgent stronghold' Posted: 26 Oct 2010 09:08 PM PDT Pakistan says it has cleared most militants from tribal areas in Orakzai.

Intel to open billion-dollar chip plant in Vietnam (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 08:49 PM PDT AFP - The world's biggest chip maker, Intel, will on Friday open in Vietnam a billion-dollar assembly and test facility billed as the company's biggest, as the country vies to move up the technology ladder.

Pakistan 'clears insurgent stronghold' Posted: 26 Oct 2010 09:08 PM PDT Pakistan says it has cleared most militants from tribal areas in Orakzai.

U.S. Lost Links With 50 Nukes Posted: 26 Oct 2010 08:49 PM PDT Communications with some 50 nuclear missiles were disrupted for 45 minutes on Saturday, making it more difficult to launch them and sending the military scrambling to determine what happened, defense officials said.

Gitmo Transfers to Europe Are Probed Posted: 26 Oct 2010 08:38 PM PDT Republicans who have blocked the Obama administration from closing the Guantanamo Bay prison for terror suspects are now questioning its moves to transfer some detainees to Europe.

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Haiti cholera toll near 300, disease seen "settling"

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• Haiti cholera toll near 300, disease seen "settling"
• Schomburg Center Acquires Maya Angelou Archive
• EU Targets China's Procurement Policies
• U.N. votes against U.S. embargo on Cuba for 19th year
• Glaxo Pays $750 Million Fine for Tainted Products
• New York City’s Board of Elections Chief Is Fired
• Talks over Bonfire Night strike
• Humans 'got to Asia much earlier'
• Gathering storm
• Painting at 99, With No Compromises
• Renewed trouble in Newtownabbey
• Amazon yields 1,200 new species
• Volcano erupts in Indonesia, forcing thousands to flee
• Venezuela moves on U.S. glass-making plants
• The Caucus: Rand Paul Supporters Stomp Protester
• The Caucus: Union Spends $91 Million on Midterms
• The Caucus: Text Message at Florida Debate Sets Off Storm
• Turkey detains 12 suspected of aiding al Qaeda: official
• WikiLeaks files should prompt Iraq abuse probe: U.N.
• Stocks Are Mixed on Earnings Worries

Haiti cholera toll near 300, disease seen "settling" Posted: 26 Oct 2010 01:16 PM PDT PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Deaths from Haiti's cholera epidemic approached 300 on Tuesday, and health experts said the illness would "settle" in the poor Caribbean nation, joining other endemic diseases like malaria and tuberculosis.

Schomburg Center Acquires Maya Angelou Archive Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:50 PM PDT The acquisition of Ms. Angelou's papers were called a "major coup" for the New York Public Library's research branch for black culture.

EU Targets China's Procurement Policies Posted: 26 Oct 2010 01:00 PM PDT The EU is leading a push against China's public procurement policies, which in effect keep many foreign companies from the bidding process.

U.N. votes against U.S. embargo on Cuba for 19th year Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:27 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to urge the United States to lift a 48-year-old economic embargo against Cuba, making a now ritual call despite some U.S. easing toward the communist-run island.

Glaxo Pays $750 Million Fine for Tainted Products Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:47 PM PDT Regulators say the company for years knowingly sold tainted baby ointment and an ineffective antidepressant.

New York City’s Board of Elections Chief Is Fired Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:44 PM PDT The firing of George Gonzalez followed a series of missteps with new voting machines.

Talks over Bonfire Night strike Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:41 PM PDT Talks aimed at averting a strike by London firefighters on Bonfire Night will be held on Wednesday, the Fire Brigades Union says.

Humans 'got to Asia much earlier' Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:11 PM PDT Our ancestors got out of Africa and spread all the way to East Asia much earlier than believed, say scientists.

Gathering storm Posted: 26 Oct 2010 11:12 AM PDT Troubled times lie ahead for Zimbabwe as parties row

Painting at 99, With No Compromises Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:47 PM PDT An exhibition celebrating Will Barnet's centennial year traces his evolution as a modern American artist.

Renewed trouble in Newtownabbey Posted: 26 Oct 2010 01:04 PM PDT Petrol bombs are thrown at police during a second night of violence in the Newtownabbey area.

Amazon yields 1,200 new species Posted: 26 Oct 2010 11:02 AM PDT A new species has been discovered in the Amazon rainforest an average of once every three days for the past decade, according to a new report from the World Wildlife Fund.

Volcano erupts in Indonesia, forcing thousands to flee Posted: 26 Oct 2010 10:49 AM PDT The Mount Merapi volcano in Indonesia erupted Tuesday, forcing thousands of nearby residents to flee, the Antara national news agency reported.

Venezuela moves on U.S. glass-making plants Posted: 26 Oct 2010 07:44 AM PDT Venezuela continues to nationalize private businesses, with President Hugo Chavez announcing late Monday that the government will take over two U.S.-owned Owens-Illinois glass-manufacturing plants.

The Caucus: Rand Paul Supporters Stomp Protester Posted: 26 Oct 2010 11:08 AM PDT A protester was thrown to the ground and stomped by supporters of Kentucky Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul before a debate in Lexington, Ky.

The Caucus: Union Spends $91 Million on Midterms Posted: 26 Oct 2010 09:16 AM PDT The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees is lengthening its lead as the biggest spender in the midterm elections, reaching a total of $91 million, its president, Gerald McEntee, said on Tuesday.

The Caucus: Text Message at Florida Debate Sets Off Storm Posted: 26 Oct 2010 11:06 AM PDT Alex Sink, Democratic candidate for Florida governor, received a text message from an aide during Monday night's debate.

Turkey detains 12 suspected of aiding al Qaeda: official Posted: 26 Oct 2010 11:06 AM PDT ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police have detained 12 people in Istanbul suspected of providing support to al Qaeda militants fighting NATO forces in Afghanistan, a senior security official told Reuters on Tuesday.

WikiLeaks files should prompt Iraq abuse probe: U.N. Posted: 26 Oct 2010 11:12 AM PDT GENEVA (Reuters) - Washington should investigate reports from a trove of leaked military documents indicating that American troops killed Iraqi civilians or ignored prisoner abuse by Iraqis, the U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday.

Stocks Are Mixed on Earnings Worries Posted: 26 Oct 2010 11:40 AM PDT Indexes were mixed after a disappointing report on home prices. Traders also took in a mixed batch of earnings in the United States and Europe.

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