Tomas regains strength as it heads toward Haiti

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• Tomas regains strength as it heads toward Haiti
• Chilean miner to visit Letterman, Graceland
• Distressed plane lands safely in Singapore
• China pressures European governments over Nobel (AP)
• S.Korea police inspect mail bound for G20 summit (AFP)
• Native Australian too 'white' for Aboriginal charity (AFP)
• Experts Report Gains in Turboprop Safety
• In India, Obama searches for big gesture (AFP)
• Raul Castro, Catholic leaders open Cuban seminary (AP)
• Domino's Pizza to pay $31,000 for one hour of work (AP)
• Liberia president dismisses cabinet
• Qantas A380 lands safely in Singapore after engine failure
• Qantas jet makes emergency landing
• Qantas plane lands safely in Singapore after scare (Reuters)
• Report: Qantas plane makes emergency landing (AP)
• Qantas plane lands safely in Singapore after scare
• Qantas Jet Makes Emergency Landing
• Skipping the Line at Customs
• Ivorian leader ahead in poll, faces runoff (Reuters)
• Qantas says plane did not crash, returning to Singapore (Reuters)

Tomas regains strength as it heads toward Haiti Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:24 PM PDT Tropical Storm Tomas churned in the southern Caribbean on its way toward a possible early Friday morning landfall on the western edge of earthquake-devastated Haiti, forecasters said.

Chilean miner to visit Letterman, Graceland Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:17 PM PDT Edison Pena, the Chilean miner who will take part in the New York City's marathon this weekend, will appear on the "Late Show with David Letterman" on Thursday.

Distressed plane lands safely in Singapore Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:46 PM PDT A Qantas plane that had one of its four engines shut down mid-flight landed safely in Singapore on Thursday morning, the airline said.

China pressures European governments over Nobel (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:54 PM PDT AP - China is pressuring European governments to avoid the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for imprisoned democracy activist Liu Xiaobo and not make any statements in support of him, several diplomats in Beijing said Thursday.

S.Korea police inspect mail bound for G20 summit (AFP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 11:02 PM PDT AFP - South Korean police said Thursday they have started inspecting all mail delivered to the venue of next week's G20 summit in Seoul amid heightened security fears after a Yemen parcel bomb plot.

Native Australian too 'white' for Aboriginal charity (AFP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:55 PM PDT AFP - An Australian Aboriginal woman said she was "humiliated" Thursday after being told she was too white to work for an indigenous rights charity.

Experts Report Gains in Turboprop Safety Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:17 PM PDT Turboprop airliners have demonstrated dramatic world-wide safety improvements so far this year, even as global accident rates for commercial jets are stuck at earlier levels.

In India, Obama searches for big gesture (AFP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:28 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama will be looking for a way to prove his love for India during a visit, as he tries to end suspicions in the world's largest democracy that his interest lies elsewhere.

Raul Castro, Catholic leaders open Cuban seminary (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:46 PM PDT AP - Cuban President Raul Castro joined an American archbishop and other Roman Catholic leaders Wednesday to open a national seminary on the outskirts Havana, the first religious construction on the communist-run island in more than a half century.

Domino's Pizza to pay $31,000 for one hour of work (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:52 PM PDT AP - It's a dream job for slackers.

Liberia president dismisses cabinet Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:53 PM PDT Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's government says decision provides "fresh slate" for administration.

Qantas A380 lands safely in Singapore after engine failure Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:14 PM PDT A Qantas airline that had one of its four engines shut down mid-flight landed safely in Singapore Thursday, the airline said.

Qantas jet makes emergency landing Posted: 03 Nov 2010 11:17 PM PDT Airbus A380 plane landed in Singapore with smoke coming out of its underside after mid-air engine explosion.

Qantas plane lands safely in Singapore after scare (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:53 PM PDT Reuters - A Qantas Airways A380 landed safely in Singapore on Thursday after running into engine trouble, one of the most serious incidents for the world's largest passenger plane in its three years of commercial flight.

Report: Qantas plane makes emergency landing (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:24 PM PDT AP - A Qantas jetliner made an emergency landing Thursday in Singapore with 459 people aboard, after one of its four engines shut down over western Indonesia and following witness reports of a blast that sent debris hurtling to the ground.

Qantas plane lands safely in Singapore after scare Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:53 PM PDT SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Qantas Airways A380 landed safely in Singapore on Thursday after running into engine trouble, one of the most serious incidents for the world's largest passenger plane in its three years of commercial flight.

Qantas Jet Makes Emergency Landing Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:55 PM PDT Qantas says an Airbus A380 en route to Sydney had engine problems and made an emergency landing in Singapore.

Skipping the Line at Customs Posted: 03 Nov 2010 07:37 PM PDT Global Entry kiosks in 20 major U.S. airports allow U.S. citizens and permanent residents to bypass the customs checkpoint after returning to the country.

Ivorian leader ahead in poll, faces runoff (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 06:11 PM PDT Reuters - Ivory Coast's President Laurent Gbagbo was ahead in an election, the electoral commission said Thursday, but he will face a run-off against opposition leader Alassane Ouattara as no one won a majority of the vote.

Qantas says plane did not crash, returning to Singapore (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2010 08:45 PM PDT Reuters - Qantas Airways said one of its passenger planes had been forced to shut down one engine and was returning to Singapore airport.

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