Somali pirates free British couple (AFP)

Somali pirates free British couple (AFP)

Somali pirates free British couple (AFP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2010 10:01 PM PST

A woman watches video footage last year of British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler after they were kidnapped while sailing off the coast of Somalia. Pirates on Sunday freed the couple, ending an ordeal that started when their yacht was hijacked a year ago.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Somali pirates on Sunday freed British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler, ending an ordeal that started when their yacht was hijacked off the idyllic shores of the Seychelles a year ago.

Australian politician Hanson abandons move to UK (AFP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2010 09:57 PM PST

File photo shows former leader of the One Nation Party, Australian Pauline Hanson, in Sydney. The anti-immigration firebrand has said she had abandoned plans to move to Britain because AFP - Australian anti-immigration firebrand Pauline Hanson on Sunday said she had abandoned plans to move to Britain because "it's overrun with immigrants and refugees".

Obama Seeks Arms Pact Passage Before Year End

Posted: 13 Nov 2010 08:20 PM PST

President Obama promised his Russian counterpart a "full-court press" to ratify their nuclear arms accord this year, before a more Republican Senate makes passage considerably more difficult.


Obama says will push for START in "lame duck" congress (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Nov 2010 09:24 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Sunday he would push hard to get the U.S. congress to approve a new START weapons treaty with Russia and stressed the former Cold War foes were now cooperating closely on key issues.


Cuba frees the first of 13 political prisoners (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2010 09:09 PM PST

AP - The first of 13 remaining Cuban dissidents jailed since 2003 was released from prison Saturday and returned to his home in the capital, a strong signal the government intends to release all of the men despite their refusal to go into exile.


Excerpts from Afghan President Hamid Karzai's interview with The Washington Post

Posted: 13 Nov 2010 09:00 PM PST

On his message to the American people as they review the war in Afghanistan:


Somali pirates free British couple

Posted: 13 Nov 2010 09:30 PM PST

Paul and Rachel Chandler released by their Somali captors after more than a year for a reported $300,000 ransom.


Suu Kyi set to rally supporters

Posted: 13 Nov 2010 09:31 PM PST

Pro-democracy leader due to give first political address in seven years after her release from house arrest.


U.N.-backed investigators shake up Guatemala (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2010 09:02 PM PST

FILE - In this March 27, 2009 file photo, a cross leans against the coffin containing the body of two-month-old baby Antony Rosales Morales, killed during an attack against a public bus, during his wake in Guatemala City. In 2010, nearly half the territory in the country of 14 million is controlled by drug gangs and other criminals, with violence even at the capital's swankiest addresses. More than 96 percent of murders go unsolved. Yet a unique U.N.-backed investigative team that has been remarkably effective in prosecuting criminals is meeting stiff resistance from the very people who should stand to gain from a stronger rule of law: The country's political and business elite. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)AP - In this nation whose murder rate more than triples that of Mexico, judges and prosecutors are underpaid, underprotected and under attack by organized crime. Guatemala teeters on the edge of failed-state status.

APEC leaders make pledge on free-trade (AFP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2010 09:27 PM PST

Leaders from the APEC nations are seen at the economic summit in Yokohama on November 13, 2010. The 21-member forum, including the US and China, have pledged to turn their dreams of a vast free-trade zone embracing more than half the world's economic output into reality.(AFP/Pool/Alexander Nemenov)AFP - Pacific Rim leaders including the US and China pledged Sunday to turn their dreams of a vast free-trade zone embracing more than half the world's economic output into reality.

Karzai wants U.S. to cut back Afghan military operations (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Nov 2010 08:12 PM PST

Afghan president Hamid Karzai speaks during his visit to Paktika province November 2, 2010. REUTERS/Omar SobhaniReuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai wants the U.S. military to scale back the visibility and intensity of its operations in Afghanistan and end night raids that he said incited people to join the Taliban insurgency, The Washington Post reported on Saturday.

Toll from volatile Indonesian volcano passes 240 (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2010 08:23 PM PST

Mount Merapi spews volcanic material as seen from Manis Renggo, Klaten, Indonesia, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)AP - Indonesia's most volatile volcano unleashed another cloud of searing gas as rescuers pulled more bodies from a village smothered a week ago by eruptions. The death toll from a series of blasts passed 240 on Sunday.

Karzai wants U.S. to cut back Afghan military operations

Posted: 13 Nov 2010 08:13 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai wants the U.S. military to scale back the visibility and intensity of its operations in Afghanistan and end night raids that he said incited people to join the Taliban insurgency, The Washington Post reported on Saturday.

Bangladesh opposition strikes over ex-PM's eviction (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Nov 2010 07:58 PM PST

Reuters - A country-wide day-long general strike called by the main opposition party began to take hold across Bangladesh Sunday, following overnight violence that killed at least three people and left around 100 injured.


Bosnians, Albanians rush to get visa-free passport (AFP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2010 07:51 PM PST

A young Albanian woman is seen with her new biometric passport in front of a sign showing European capitals in the Albanian capital Tirana. Thousands of Albanians and Bosnians have been rushing to get the high-tech travel document since the EU's decision to lift visas restrictions for their countries, opening access to most of western Europe.(AFP/File/Gent Shkullaku)AFP - Thousands of Albanians and Bosnians have been rushing to get biometric passports since the EU's decision to lift visas restrictions for their countries, opening access to most of western Europe.

Park, Kitajima out to halt Chinese juggernaut at Asiad (AFP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2010 08:01 PM PST

Yuichi Hosoda of Japan (right) shakes hands with second placed compatriot Ryosuke Yamamoto after the men's individual triathlon final, at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, on November 14. Hosoda completed the 1.5km swim, 40km bike race and 10km run in 1hr 52min 13sec, with Yamamoto claiming silver and Kazakh Dmitriy Gaag taking bronze.(AFP/Antony Dickson)AFP - Four-time Olympic champion swimmer Kosuke Kitajima and South Korean superstar Park Tae-Hwan made their Guangzhou debuts Sunday as the pair look to halt the Chinese Asian Games juggernaut.

Bangladesh opposition strikes over ex-PM's eviction

Posted: 13 Nov 2010 07:58 PM PST

DHAKA (Reuters) - A country-wide day-long general strike called by the main opposition party began to take hold across Bangladesh Sunday, following overnight violence that killed at least three people and left around 100 injured.

EU bail-out for Ireland?

Posted: 13 Nov 2010 06:55 PM PST

The BBC has learned that Ireland, which is facing mounting concern about its economy, is in preliminary talks with European Union officials about possible financial support.


Jake Shears: 'I'm just a showman'

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 05:33 PM PST

Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears talks to Matthew Stadlen about his flamboyant performances, why he hates red carpets, his musical influences and collaborations and why his name stops him from going solo.


On the trail of Pakistani terror group's elusive mastermind behind the Mumbai siege

Posted: 13 Nov 2010 08:59 PM PST

Sajid Mir allegedly led Lashkar-i-Taiba's attacks in India in 2008. U.S. officials are pressing the hunt for Mir and others before they can strike Western targets again.


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