Pirates hijack ship with 29 Chinese sailors: report

Pirates hijack ship with 29 Chinese sailors: report

Pirates hijack ship with 29 Chinese sailors: report

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 11:00 PM PST

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Pirates hijacked a Chinese ship carrying 29 sailors in the Arabian Sea and told the ship's owner that they were sailing the vessel to Somalia, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday.

Japan protesters rally during China's Hu visit

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 10:50 PM PST

YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Thousands of Japanese took to the streets on Saturday during a visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao, protesting against what they said was Beijing's imperialism in a territorial dispute with Japan.

IMF's Strauss-Kahn says Ireland can manage well (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 10:09 PM PST

Reuters - International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on Saturday that Ireland can manage its fiscal affairs well, and the Fund has had no request for aid.


North Korea is building light-water reactor: report (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 10:31 PM PST

North Korean soldiers march during a massive military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the communist nation's ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010. This year's celebration comes less than two weeks after Kim Jong Il's re-election to the party's top post and the news that his 20-something son would succeed his father and grandfather as leader. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)Reuters - North Korea is building an experimental light-water reactor at its Yongbyon nuclear facility, Kyodo news reported on Saturday, citing Siegfried Hecker, former chief of the Los Alomos National Laboratory.

North Korea is building light-water reactor: report

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 10:31 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - North Korea is building an experimental light-water reactor at its Yongbyon nuclear facility, Kyodo news reported on Saturday, citing Siegfried Hecker, former chief of the Los Alomos National Laboratory.

China's Hu says to seek domestic growth, FX reform (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 09:58 PM PST

China's President Hu Jintao adjusts his glasses at the APEC CEO Summit in Yokohama, south of Tokyo November 13, 2010. REUTERS/Vivek PrakashReuters - China will seek to expand domestic demand and remains committed to reforming its exchange rate, President Hu Jintao said, following months of friction over Beijing's currency policy and large trade surplus.

Asia-Pacific leaders set to meet

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 10:33 PM PST

Leaders from across the region gather in Japanese city of Yokohama to discuss expanding free trade agreements.


Indonesia volcano death toll rises to 240 (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 09:07 PM PST

Rescue personnel look for victims of Merapi volcano's eruption in the village of Glagaharjo, in the district of Sleman, on November 12. Merapi has killed 240 people since it began erupting late last month, with more than 390,000 people in makeshift camps, according to an official.(AFP/Lintang Senja)AFP - Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano has killed 240 people since it began erupting late last month, with more than 390,000 people in makeshift camps, an official said.

Springboks 'worried' by Wales threat (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 09:01 PM PST

Ireland's Keith Earls (left) is tackled by South African centre Jean de Villiers (C, top) and Patrick Lambie (bottom) during their rugby union match at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, on November 6. A hard-fought 23-21 victory over Ireland has given new determination to Peter de Villiers' team to end a disappointing season on a high with a potential 'grand slam' tour.(AFP/File/Peter Muhly)AFP - South Africa aim to take the second step towards redemption on their tour of Great Britain and Ireland when they face Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.

Taliban attack airport in eastern Afghanistan: authorities (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 09:12 PM PST

A member of the ISAF Security Forces is seen here patrolling near Jalalabad airport in Afghanistan. Taliban militants attacked the airport, one of NATO's main airbases, in eastern Afghanistan, officials said, but there was no immediate word on casualties.(AFP/Pool/File/Paul J. Richards)AFP - Taliban militants attacked Jalalabad airport and a military base for foreign forces in eastern Afghanistan but the strike was thwarted, officials said.

Opposition to U.S. trial likely to keep mastermind of 9/11 attacks in detention

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 08:38 PM PST

Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, will probably remain in military detention without trial for the foreseeable future, according to Obama administration officials.


700 families in peril at Kenya camp

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 07:45 PM PST

The refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya -- the world's largest -- faces an overcrowding crisis with families in "unacceptable living conditions" outside the camp with the rain season coming, Medecins Sans Frontieres said.

Militants battle Afghan forces in east (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 08:35 PM PST

A Marine Corps carry team carries the transfer case containing the remains of Marine Lance Corp. James Stack, 20, of Arlington Heights, Ill., at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Friday, Nov. 12, 2010. The Department of Defense announced the death of Stack who died Nov. 10, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)AP - Afghan officials say militants have attacked a security checkpoint near the airport of the country's major eastern city, sparking a deadly gunbattle.

Taliban fighters attack US airbase

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 09:56 PM PST

Key US airbase in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province targeted by "14 suicide bombers".


Suu Kyi supporters hope, pray for her freedom (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 07:58 PM PST

Supporters of Myanmar's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi hold pictures of her as they gather outside the National League for Democracy (NLD) headquarters in Yangon. Myanmar's detained democracy icon could be just hours away from freedom Saturday as her many supporters wait anxiously for the end of her current term of house arrest.(AFP)AFP - Supporters of Myanmar's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi gathered Saturday in anticipation of her expected release from the lakeside home that has been her prison for most of the past two decades.

Defense Secretary seeks to identify sources of leak about 'don't ask, don't tell' report

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 07:28 PM PST

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has ordered an investigation to identify sources who leaked information to The Washington Post about a forthcoming Pentagon report on the potential impact of allowing gays to serve openly in the military.



Taliban attack airport and base in east Afghanistan (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 08:11 PM PST

Reuters - Taliban insurgents attacked the main airport and a foreign military base at Jalalabad in Afghanistan's east on Saturday, Reuters witnesses and police said, with at least three of the attackers killed.


French rail sorry for deporting Jews to Nazi camps (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 07:13 PM PST

A group of deportees still wearing their concentration camp uniforms are greeted by locals on their arrival back in Paris in 1945 after being liberated by Allied forces in Germany. France's state-owned rail company SNCF has expressed remorse for hauling thousands of Jews to their deaths in Nazi camps, after US lawmakers threatened its chances of winning lucrative contracts(AFP/File)AFP - France's state-owned rail company SNCF has expressed remorse for hauling thousands of Jews to their deaths in Nazi camps, after US lawmakers threatened its chances of winning lucrative contracts.

China claim first gold of Asian Games (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 07:17 PM PST

The Asian Games couldron throws a flame during the opening ceremony of the Games in Guangzhou, on November 12. China claimed the first gold medal of the event as the country revelled in a spectacular ceremony that opened the massive sporting showpiece.(AFP/Saeed Khan)AFP - China claimed the first gold medal of the Asian Games as the country revelled in a spectacular ceremony that opened the massive sporting showpiece.

Taliban attack airport, base in east Afghanistan

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 10:47 PM PST

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents attacked the main airport and a foreign military base at Jalalabad in Afghanistan's east on Saturday, Reuters witnesses and police said, with up to 10 of the attackers killed.
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