NZ bid on to recover miners' bodies

NZ bid on to recover miners' bodies

NZ bid on to recover miners' bodies

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 11:14 PM PST

National day of mourning declared as officials warn recovery of 29 bodies from coalmine may take weeks.


Aust. deports US man convicted in wife's death (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:58 PM PST

FILE - In this undated file photo released by Townsville Coroners Court on June 20, 2008, Gabe Watson, left, and his wife, Tina, pose on their engagement. Watson, convicted of manslaughter in his wife's honeymoon death, was deported Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, from Australia to the United States, where he is likely to face murder charges for the 2003 drowning. (AP Photo/Townsville Coroners Court, File) NO SALES; EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - An American man returns on Thursday to the United States where he could face prosecution for drowning his wife during their 2003 honeymoon on the Great Barrier Reef, a crime for which he has served 18 months in an Australian prison.

Bastille prison's secrets go on display

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:46 PM PST

A new exhibition has opened in Paris close to where the Bastille once stood, revealing some of the famous prison's secrets.


South Korea orders reinforcements

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:35 PM PST

Extra troops deployed after Pyongyang warns of further attacks if South Korea continues with "reckless provocations".


Egypt activists struggle to monitor election (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:11 PM PST

AP - Rights activists in Egypt are struggling to ensure they will be able to monitor parliament elections Sunday that they expect to be plagued by rigging. But they are hoping for help from would-be voters themselves through an Internet map tracking violations at the polls.


US 'Honeymoon Killer' flies out of Australia (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:51 PM PST

File photo shows a diver swimming over Australia's Great Barrier Reef. An American dubbed the AFP - An American dubbed the "Honeymoon Killer" over his wife's death on a diving trip flew out of Australia Thursday for the United States, where he may face further charges, officials said.

China's Wen Addresses Korean Tensions

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:30 PM PST

As residents of the island attacked by North Korea started returning home, China's premier said Beijing opposes "any provocative military behavior" on the Korean peninsula but stopped short of blaming the North.


Iraq's PM to begin forming new Cabinet (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:02 PM PST

File picture shows Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (L) with President Jalal Talabani. the president was to officially name Maliki to a second term as premier on Thursday, giving him 30 days to form a cabinet after an eight-month impasse since a general election.(AFP/File/Safin Hamed)AP - An official in the Iraqi president's office says the president will officially ask incumbent Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to form the next government.

China's Current-Account Surplus Soars

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:10 PM PST

China's third-quarter current-account surplus more than doubled, indicating it still faces challenges in rebalancing the economy away from a reliance on external demand.


Lujiazui Breakfast: News And Views About China Stocks (Nov. 25)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:37 PM PST

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


Hana Financial to buy KEB stake from Lone Star (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:01 PM PST

AP - South Korea's Hana Financial Group said Thursday it has agreed to purchase a controlling stake in Korea Exchange Bank from U.S. private equity group Lone Star Funds for 4.69 trillion won ($4.1 billion).


Spreading cholera kills 1,415 in Haiti

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:59 AM PST

Pivotal elections will proceed as planned in Haiti despite the cholera outbreak that has now sickened more than 60,000 people and threatens to keep spreading.

N. Korea warns of new attacks

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:34 PM PST

North Korea will launch additional attacks on South Korea if it continues "reckless military provocation," the North's state media said Thursday.

New Zealand mine blast: Joy quickly turned to horror for loved ones of 29 dead

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 08:44 PM PST

Elation over a possible rescue attempt quickly turned to anguish for the families of the miners missing underground since last week when a second powerful blast ended any hope for another mine miracle.


Referees Show Abusers Red Card

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:17 PM PST

Football officials in Scotland have had enough of threats from players and managers and are planning to go on strike.


India hit by growing banking scandal, shares fall

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:14 PM PST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Shares in Indian state-run financial firms named in a bribery scandal fell sharply on Thursday, a day after eight top officials were arrested in India's third biggest corruption scandal in the past few months.

Chavez: US harboring fugitive TV executive (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 08:46 PM PST

AP - President Hugo Chavez accused the United States on Wednesday of harboring a fugitive opposition leader, saying the CIA let him enter U.S. territory to help bolster a plan for removing Venezuela's leader.


Ford opens new China dealerships as sales expand (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:00 PM PST

In this Aug. 25, 2010 photo, people stand near Ford cars at a plant of Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co. in southwest China's Chongqing city. Ford Motor opened dozens of new dealerships in China on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, expanding its reach into provincial cities as it courts new car buyers. (AP Photo) CHINA OUTAP - Ford Motor is adding 100 new dealerships in China this year, raising its total number of outlets to 340, as it courts new car buyers in provincial cities.

Pike River Coal Mine Could Reopen

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:18 PM PST

The New Zealand mine hobbled by explosions in which 29 people died could reopen, Pike River Coal's chief executive said, though it isn't his main focus right now.


How Massive Rescue Fund Could Fall Short

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:33 PM PST

The European emergency fund, promoted as having the financial firepower to douse a financial crisis in the euro zone, may not even have enough money to cover a bailout of Spain.


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