Indonesia denies failures in tsunami aid effort (AFP)

Indonesia denies failures in tsunami aid effort (AFP)


Indonesia denies failures in tsunami aid effort (AFP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:24 PM PDT

An aerial view shows the tsunami devastated Tumalei village in the Metawai islands, West Sumatra, on October 31, 2010 six days after a 7.7-magnitude quake-triggered tsunami hit the area. Indonesian officials on Monday denied reports that aid is rotting in ports as desperate tsunami survivors scavenge for wild roots a week after the disaster that killed around 450 people.(AFP/Bay Ismoyo)AFP - Indonesian officials on Monday denied reports that aid is rotting in ports as desperate tsunami survivors scavenge for wild roots a week after the disaster that killed around 450 people.



China launches national census

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:30 PM PDT

This once-a-decade process is being undertaken for the sixth time in the world's most populous country.


Dubai bomb flew on passenger jets

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 02:06 AM PDT

One of the two bombs posted from Yemen last week was transported on two passenger planes before being seized in Dubai, Qatar Airways has said.


Alcohol more harmful than heroin, crack cocaine: study (AFP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:06 PM PDT

Photo illustration of alcohol on sale. Alcohol is more harmful than illegal drugs like heroin and crack cocaine, a new study by British researchers said Monday.(AFP/File/Janek Skarzynski)AFP - Alcohol is more harmful than illegal drugs like heroin and crack cocaine, a new study said Monday.



Hostages die in Iraq church raid

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:25 PM PDT

Al-Qaeda-linked group claims responsibility for attack on Baghdad church that resulted in deaths of at least 24 people.


US missile attack kills 5 people in NW Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 09:39 PM PDT

A US missile strike by a drone killed at least five militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal district on Monday, Pakistani security officials said.(AFP/Graphic)AP - A U.S. drone attack killed five people in northwest Pakistan on Monday, local intelligence officials said, the latest in a barrage of such strikes against al-Qaida and Taliban militants who have long sought sanctuary in the region.



Apple's IPhone's A Halloween Hit

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:13 PM PDT

Since the iphone's first release in 2007, it's been a popular costume.


Several Die in Baghdad Church Standoff

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 08:56 PM PDT

Islamic militants held around 120 Iraqi Christians hostage for nearly four hours in a church before security forces stormed the building and freed them, ending a standoff that left at least 19 people dead.


Medvedev Visits Disputed Island

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 08:43 PM PDT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited Monday one of the islands in the Russian Far East long the subject of a dispute with Japan, a move that could cause a major headache for Tokyo.


Hong Kong judge slaps publication ban on Kissel case (AFP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 08:54 PM PDT

File photo of US citizen Nancy Kissel, dubbed the AFP - A Hong Kong judge on Monday banned publication of details from a hearing in the infamous case of American Nancy Kissel, who has won a retrial in the killing of her banker husband.



China Rich List Focus: New Vaccines May Further Boost Surging Hualan

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 09:44 PM PDT

Fast-growing Hualan Biological Engineering, one of China's non-government-owned vaccine producers, p


Yemen Covert Role Pushed

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:56 PM PDT

The foiled mail bombing plot by suspected al Qaeda militants in Yemen has added urgency to a White House review of military options that include giving the CIA more control of special operations.


Russia president visits isle also claimed by Japan (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 08:33 PM PDT

AP - Russia's president visited an island in the Pacific Ocean claimed by both Russia and Japan on Monday, triggering immediate protests from Tokyo and risking another flare-up over territorial disputes in Asian waters.


Indonesian volcano unleashes new powerful eruption (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 08:44 PM PDT

Mount Merapi spews pyroclastic flow as seen from Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010. The deadly volcano spewed searing cloud of ash down its slopes Sunday, prompting panic and chaos among thousands of villagers who had taken advantage of a lull in activity to rush home and check on their livestock. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)AP - Indonesia's deadly volcano has unleashed another powerful eruption, spewing out towering clouds of hot ash. There were no immediate reports of new casualties or damage.



Did Iran Know About the Yemen Terror Plot?

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 09:42 PM PDT

Iran has been harboring Al Qaeda members for years, and funding terrorism in Afghanistan. Why is Ah


Brazil Elects Dilma Rousseff Its First Female President

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 09:19 PM PDT

Dilma Rousseff?s victory came later than expected, but less than a month since Brazilians firs


Ivory Coast votes for president after years of turmoil

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 04:23 AM PDT

Voters in the Ivory Coast head to the polls Sunday in the first presidential election in a decade for the top cocoa-producing west African nation.


North Korea border shooting likely an accident, says official (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 08:09 PM PDT

A South Korean soldier checks his rifle before patrolling along a fence in the demilitarized zone separating North Korea from South Korea in Paju, about 50 km (31 miles) north of Seoul in this November 13, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won/FilesReuters - An exchange of gunfire across the heavily armed border between the two Koreas last week was likely an accident and not a provocation by the North, a top lawmaker and former army general said on Monday.



North Korea border shooting likely an accident, says official

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 08:12 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - An exchange of gunfire across the heavily armed border between the two Koreas last week was likely an accident and not a provocation by the North, a top lawmaker and former army general said on Monday.


Lujiazui Breakfast: News And Views About China Stocks (Nov. 1)

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 08:52 PM PDT

Investors and traders in China's main financial district are talking about the following before the