Indonesian volcano erupts again

Indonesian volcano erupts again

Indonesian volcano erupts again

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 10:41 PM PDT

At least two more people die after Mount Merapi spews ash, triggering evacuation and panic.


Indonesia volcano erupts again as tsunami aid is hampered (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 09:55 PM PDT

Mount Merapi volcano emits hot clouds of lava and volcanic ash as seen from Kali Tengah Lor district in Sleman. Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano erupted violently early Saturday, spreading panic and raining ash more than 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) away, witnesses said.(AFP/Clara Prima)AFP - Indonesia's Mount Merapi burst into life again as a loud explosion sent frightened locals scurrying to safety and sprayed ash over a wide area.

Tropical Storm Tomas forms in the Atlantic

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 06:20 PM PDT

Tropical Storm Tomas formed in the Atlantic Friday and could strengthen into a hurricane by Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said.

Indonesia disaster toll hits 377 as volcano erupts again

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 10:49 PM PDT

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupted on Thursday for the second time in a week, blasting vast plumes of ash into the sky, as the death toll from the initial eruption and a tsunami that hit remote western islands reached 377.

Tropical Storm Shary approaches Bermuda (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 09:14 PM PDT

This image provided by NASA shows Hurricane Richard taken at 12:31 a.m. EDT Monday Oct. 25, 2010. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Richard's top winds were 90 mph (150 kph) — making it a Category 1 hurricane — when it made landfall about 20 miles (35 kms) south-southwest of Belize City, whose neighborhoods are full of wooden, tin-roof homes that are very vulnerable to winds. Richard slammed into Belize's Caribbean coast just south of its largest city late Sunday, as authorities evacuated tourists from outlying islands and an estimated 10,000 people took refuge at shelters in the tiny Central American nation. (AP Photo/NASA)AP - Bermuda canceled ferry services and urged islanders to secure their boats as Tropical Storm Shary swirled toward the tiny British Atlantic territory Friday.

US, Russia join Asian summit as regional spats simmer (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 09:10 PM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is greeted by South Korean President Lee Myung-bak. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Saturday join 16 Asia-Pacific leaders at a summit in Vietnam dominated by China's territorial disputes.(AFP/Pool/Barbara Walton)AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Saturday join 16 Asia-Pacific leaders at a summit in Vietnam dominated by China's territorial disputes.

Brazil's Rousseff cruises through last TV debate (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 08:32 PM PDT

This combination photograph shows Brazilian presidential candidates Dilma Rousseff (L) of the ruling Worker's Party and Jose Serra of the PSDB party attending ampaign rallies in Sao Paulo in October 2010. REUTERS/Paulo WhitakerReuters - Brazilian ruling party candidate Dilma Rousseff cruised through the final television debate with her presidential rival on Friday as another poll showed her heading for a convincing win in Sunday's runoff election.

Typhoon churns toward eastern Japan (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 08:15 PM PDT

A typhoon churned toward eastern Japan, the country's meteorological agency said, issuing an alert over strong winds and high waves in the region. Typhoon Chaba, which means hibiscus in Thai, was some 220 kilometres (136 miles) southeast of Wakayama, central Japan, on Saturday, packing winds of up to 144 kilometres per hour near its centre, said the agency.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - A typhoon churned toward eastern Japan, the country's meteorological agency said, issuing an alert over strong winds and high waves in the region.

German missing in Australian tropics (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 08:02 PM PDT

A German tourist was missing in Australia's harsh Kakadu wilderness, police said Saturday, expressing grave fears that he had been gone more than 24 hours without drinking water in intense heat. The 63-year-old's wife contacted police after he failed to return from a 12-kilometre (7-mile) hike at Nourlangie Rock, a far northern escarpment famous for its native rock art.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - A German tourist was missing in Australia's harsh Kakadu wilderness, police said Saturday, expressing grave fears that he had been gone more than 24 hours without drinking water in intense heat.

Brazil's Rousseff cruises through last TV debate

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 08:32 PM PDT

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian ruling party candidate Dilma Rousseff cruised through the final television debate with her presidential rival on Friday as another poll showed her heading for a convincing win in Sunday's runoff election.

SKoreans cross into NKorea to see war-split family (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 10:27 PM PDT

A man walks by a TV screen showing a news program about North Korea's firing to South at Seoul train station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 29, 2010. North Korea fired two rounds toward South Korea at their tense border and South Korean troops immediately fired back, an official said Friday. Superimposed words read 'North Korea fired two rounds toward South Korea's GP (guard post).' (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)AP - More than 430 South Koreans crossed into North Korea on Saturday to reunite with relatives separated by the Korean War, just a day after troops exchanged gunfire in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the countries.

In Kenya, corruption probes bring 'unprecedented' government shake-up (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 03:09 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Kenya’s higher education minister was first to go last week, followed by Nairobi's mayor, and now the foreign minister and his permanent secretary.


Scarred by Sri Lanka's war with Tamil Tigers, female ex-fighters build new lives (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 02:22 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Pathma, Rasathy, and Jano aren't your average group of friends. These three young Sri Lankan women, veterans of Sri Lanka's bloody civil war, represent a hopeful sign for thousands of the country's ex-combatants.


Family recounts moment son lost in Indonesia tsunami

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 07:41 PM PDT

Saluhu stares at the mass grave where his youngest son is buried. He struggles to comprehend the split second that changed his life forever.

Names You Need To Know In 2011: DeNA, Japanese Social Games Company

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 07:23 PM PDT

Should Japanese social and mobile games company DeNA be on your radar in 2011?


Khadr 'scared' of jail rape threat

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 09:47 PM PDT

Guantanamo's youngest prisoner tells military tribunal that interrogators warned he could face gang rape.


Clinton joins summit after China, Japan flare-up (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 09:40 PM PDT

China's Premier Wen Jiabao (C) arrives at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi October 28, 2010. Wen is in Hanoi for the East Asia Summit from October 28 to 30. REUTERS/KhamReuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joins an Asia-Pacific summit Saturday after a flare-up in Chinese anger at Japan over disputed islands that cast doubt over prospects for reconciliation between the two Asian powers.

Suicide bomber kills 22 in attack on Iraqi cafe (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 01:44 PM PDT

Reuters - A suicide bomber blew himself up in an Iraqi cafe usually packed with Shi'ite Kurds in a town northeast of Baghdad on Friday, killing at least 22 people and wounding 60, officials said.


Experts check if Yemen bomb 'viable' (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 08:38 PM PDT

File picture shows a cargo plane being loaded at East Midlands Airport. Authorities are investigating whether a package from Yemen containing explosives found on a cargo jet bound for the United States was a AFP - Authorities are investigating whether a package from Yemen containing explosives found on a cargo jet bound for the United States was a "viable" bomb, Home Secretary Theresa May said Saturday.

China, Japan spat dims possibility of talks (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 07:01 PM PDT

Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan, right, and China's Premier Wen Jiabao look opposite directions as they arrive for 13th ASEAN Plus Three Summit on the sidelines of the 17th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi on Friday October 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Damir Sagolj, Pool)AP - A new diplomatic flare-up between China and Japan over disputed islands all but scuttled chances Saturday for crucial talks aimed at mending damaged ties between the two countries' leaders at an annual Asian summit.
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