Pro-European alliance ahead in Moldova elections (AP)

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Pro-European alliance ahead in Moldova elections (AP)


Pro-European alliance ahead in Moldova elections (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 10:27 PM PST

A woman walks past election propoganda put up by the Communist Party in Chisinau, Moldova Friday Nov. 26, 2010. Moldova will hold parliamentary elections for the third time in two years on Nov. 28. (AP Photo/John McConnico)AP - Moldova's pro-Europe alliance was ahead of the opposition Communists, partial results showed Monday, but it remained unclear whether it would be enough to end a political deadlock that has kept it without a functioning government for more than a year.



Iran obtained missiles from North Korea: US documents (AFP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 10:44 PM PST

A military parade in Pyongyang in October 2010. US intelligence believes Iran has obtained advanced missiles from North Korea capable of striking Europe, according to US documents leaked by WikiLeaks and cited by the New York Times(AFP/KCNA/KNS/File)AFP - US intelligence believes Iran has obtained advanced missiles from North Korea that could strike Europe, according to US documents divulged by WikiLeaks and cited by the New York Times.



Argentine allegedly fathered 10 with own

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 02:34 PM PST

An Argentinean court has charged and ordered the arrest of a man who allegedly fathered ten children with his daughter, a local government agency reported Saturday.


Ivory Coast awaits runoff results

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 10:50 PM PST

Officials in Ivory Coast said partial results are expected Monday in a presidential runoff election that was marked by a fewer voters at the polls and more violent disturbances than last month's first round.


Haiti vote chaos continues

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 10:55 PM PST

Frustrated voters protest amid calls by major presidential candidates to scrap the 'fraudulent' elections.


U.S. fears Iran has long-range missile

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 07:44 PM PST

The United States believes that North Korea is supplying Iran with long-range missiles, suggesting Iran has strike capabilities are stronger than discussed in public, according to one of the leaked U.S. diplomatic cables released Sunday.


U.N. climate talks seek to bridge rich-poor divide (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 10:38 PM PST

Smoke billows from chimneys of a heating plant in Beijing, November 23, 2010. Almost 200 nations meet in Mexico beginning Monday to try to agree on modest steps to slow climate change, a U.N. gathering overshadowed by strains between the top two emitters, the United States and China. Picture taken November 23, 2010. REUTERS/Petar KujundzicReuters - A new round of U.N. climate talks opens on Monday with almost 200 nations meeting in Mexico in hopes of clinching an agreement on a narrow range of crunch issues dividing rich and emerging economies.



Europe fixes Ireland bailout, future rescue rules (AFP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 10:18 PM PST

People queue outside a social welfare office in Limerick, central Ireland. The country's coalition government unveiled a four-year plan last week which signalled spending cuts worth 10 billion euros and tax rises worth five billion euros.(AFP/File/Peter Muhly)AFP - The euro sank to a two-month low on Monday in a nervous first reaction to a multibillion-dollar bailout for Ireland that European governments hoped would steady the under-pressure currency.



Nearly 100 children hurt in China school stampede (AFP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 10:15 PM PST

<p/>(AFP)AFP - Nearly 100 children have been hurt in a stampede at a primary school in China's far-western Xinjiang region, state media said Monday.



U.N. climate talks seek to bridge rich-poor divide

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 10:38 PM PST

CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - A new round of U.N. climate talks opens on Monday with almost 200 nations meeting in Mexico in hopes of clinching an agreement on a narrow range of crunch issues dividing rich and emerging economies.


Plumbers Return To Citigroup

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 09:37 PM PST

Data centers re-introduce water cooling as cost measure decades after most corporations eliminated i


Chinese dissident released after 12-year jail term (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 09:42 PM PST

AP - A co-founder of a would-be Chinese opposition political party was released Monday after completing a 12-year prison term for endangering state security.


How to Stop North Korea

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 09:03 PM PST

We can contain Kim Jong Il


Protests over Egypt 'votes fraud'

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 08:48 PM PST

Opposition supporters in Egypt have protested against what they describe as widespread fraud in parliamentary elections.


Protests over Egypt 'votes fraud'

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 08:48 PM PST

Opposition supporters in Egypt have protested against what they describe as widespread fraud in parliamentary elections.


Leaked: Yemen president covers up U.S. role

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 08:46 PM PST

In public, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has consistently played down any U.S. military role in air strikes against al Qaeda targets in Yemen, but one of the secret U.S. cables published by WikiLeaks paints a different picture.


WikiLeaks Dump Reveals Qaddafi Gets Botox, Kim Jong-Il "Flabby"

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 08:53 PM PST

Diplomats' claws come out when it comes time to assess world leaders.


WikiLeaks Dump Reveals Qaddafi Gets Botox, Kim Jong-Il "Flabby"

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 08:28 PM PST

Diplomats show their claws in their assessments of world leaders.


Ivory Coast rivals face off in election

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 07:53 PM PST

Polls opened Sunday in Ivory Coast's runoff presidential election.


Egypt's Sham Voting: Mubarak's Grip is Tighter Than Ever (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 09:00 PM PST

Time.com - Few Egyptians showed up to vote in their country's parliamentary 
election on November 28.