Incoming small town Mexico mayor kidnapped, killed

Incoming small town Mexico mayor kidnapped, killed

Incoming small town Mexico mayor kidnapped, killed

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 10:29 PM PST

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A mayor-elect from the Mexican state of Veracruz was kidnapped and killed along with two companions on Monday, local media reported.

China stops blocking harsh North Korea report: U.N. envoys (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 10:01 PM PST

Reuters - After months in limbo due to Chinese objections, a U.N. report suggesting North Korea may have supplied Syria, Iran and Myanmar with banned nuclear technology is heading to the Security Council.


Indonesia awaits Obama homecoming (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 10:17 PM PST

Portraits of US President Barack Obama alongside First Lady Michelle Obama (L) are seen next to posters of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his wife Ani in Jakarta on November 9, 2010. Obama makes a much-delayed homecoming of sorts to the country on Tuesday, seeking to engage Muslims and cement strategic relations on the second leg of his Asia tour.(AFP/Roslan Rahman)AFP - US President Barack Obama makes a much-delayed homecoming of sorts to Indonesia on Tuesday, seeking to engage Muslims and cement strategic relations on the second leg of his Asia tour.

China stops blocking harsh North Korea report: U.N. envoys

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 10:35 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - After months in limbo due to Chinese objections, a U.N. report suggesting North Korea may have supplied Syria, Iran and Myanmar with banned nuclear technology is heading to the Security Council.

Obama's next stop on Asia tour: Indonesia

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 09:31 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama leaves India on Tuesday for Indonesia, where he spent part of his childhood.

SAfrican rand at near three-year high to dollar (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 09:44 PM PST

AP - South Africa's currency is trading at an almost three-year high against the U.S. dollar, raising concerns about how strong is too strong.


China Nobel winner lawyer says cannot leave China (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 09:53 PM PST

Human rights lawyer Mo Shaoping speaks in his office in Beijing on June 23, 2008. Shaoping, whose firm represents jailed Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo, said he was stopped from leaving China Tuesday amid reports Beijing wants to block people attending the Oslo prize ceremony.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - A rights lawyer whose firm represents jailed Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo said he was stopped from leaving China Tuesday amid reports Beijing wants to block people attending the Oslo prize ceremony.

Afghans more upbeat but corruption worse: survey (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 09:19 PM PST

Reuters - More Afghans think their country, torn by three decades of war and civil unrest, is moving in the right direction but worries about corruption are up sharply, according to an Asia Foundation survey released on Tuesday.


Mexico police nab alleged Sinaloa cartel associate (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 10:19 PM PST

Police officers escort suspected drug trafficker Manuel Fernandez as he is presented to the media at the federal police headquarters in Mexico City, Monday Nov. 8, 2010. According to federal police Fernandez, an alleged member of the criminal organization led by Joaquin Guzman Loera, aka 'El Chapo Guzman', was arrested Sunday in the northern city of Culiacan, Sinaloa state. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)AP - Police arrested a reputed Sinaloa cartel associate Monday who is suspected of plotting with one of Mexico's most wanted drug lords to smuggle eight tons of marijuana into the U.S. by the end of this year.

Poll: Majority of Afghans back talks with Taliban (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 09:16 PM PST

AP - An overwhelming majority of Afghans support the government's efforts to negotiate peace with Taliban insurgents.


Afghans more upbeat but corruption worse: survey

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 09:19 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - More Afghans think their country, torn by three decades of war and civil unrest, is moving in the right direction but worries about corruption are up sharply, according to an Asia Foundation survey released on Tuesday.

In interview, Bush defends Iraq war and waterboarding

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 08:44 PM PST

In his first major interview since leaving office, former president George W. Bush defended the most controversial aspects of his tenure - including the use of waterboarding against terrorism suspects and the invasion of Iraq.


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Posted: 08 Nov 2010 08:44 PM PST

Obama heads to Indonesia, finally

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 09:51 PM PST

JAKARTA (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama headed to Jakarta on Tuesday for a visit aimed at boosting U.S. security and trade ties with Indonesia, and using the most populous Muslim nation to reach out to the wider Islamic world.

Obama heads to Indonesia, finally (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 09:51 PM PST

Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama headed to Jakarta on Tuesday for a visit aimed at boosting U.S. security and trade ties with Indonesia, and using the most populous Muslim nation to reach out to the wider Islamic world.


Myanmar pro-democracy parties say lost election (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 09:58 PM PST

Reuters - Myanmar's main pro-democracy parties conceded defeat on Tuesday in the country's first election in 20 years after the biggest military-backed party said it had won up to 80 percent of seats that were up for grabs.


UK's Cameron in Beijing on business-centered visit (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 08:53 PM PST

** CORRECTS DAY OF WEEK TO TUESDAY ** British Prime Minister David Cameron looks back while walking past flight attendants holding British, right, and Chinese national flags upon his arrival at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, leading his country's largest-ever official delegation to China in the latest European push to win business and spur a sluggish economy at home.

N.Korea calls South's G20 tight security a "farce" (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 08:11 PM PST

South Korean policemen are seen riding transport patrol tricycles in front of the venue for the upcoming G20 Summit in Seoul on November 9, 2010. North Korea has mocked its neighbouring state's tight security for this week's economic summit as a AFP - North Korea Tuesday mocked South Korea's tight security for this week's G20 Seoul summit as a "farce", after the South's police chief warned of possible threats from the communist country.

Myanmar pro-democracy parties say lost election

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 09:58 PM PST

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's main pro-democracy parties conceded defeat on Tuesday in the country's first election in 20 years after the biggest military-backed party said it had won up to 80 percent of seats that were up for grabs.

Obama endorses India for U.N. Security Council seat

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 07:31 PM PST

NEW DELHI - President Obama endorsed India's desire for a permanent seat on an expanded U.N. Security Council, a symbolic gesture sure to cement the goodwill he earned on a visit here this week but equally likely to trouble neighboring China and Pakistan.


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