WikiLeaks Shows the Skills not Failings of U.S. Diplomats (Time.com)

WikiLeaks Shows the Skills not Failings of U.S. Diplomats (Time.com)

WikiLeaks Shows the Skills not Failings of U.S. Diplomats (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:25 PM PST

Time.com - Diplomatic cables made public by WikiLeaks show the skills of American diplomats, not their failings


Australia's Leighton wins 5.3 billion coal contract (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:23 PM PST

The logo from Australia's largest construction company Leighton Holdings Ltd is displayed on a office tower in Sydney. Leighton Holdings on Thursday said it had won a 22-year coal mining contract with India's state-owned NTPC power company worth 5.5 billion dollars (5.3 billion US).(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - Australian contractor Leighton Holdings on Thursday said it had won a 22-year coal mining contract with India's state-owned NTPC power company worth 5.5 billion dollars (5.3 billion US).

Australia's 'big call' to drop Johnson: Strauss (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:01 PM PST

England captain Andrew Strauss drives a ball off Australian bowler Peter Siddle during the fourth day of the first Ashes Test at the Gabba in Brisbane on November 28, 2010. Strauss said Thursday Australia had made a AFP - England skipper Andrew Strauss said Thursday Australia had made a "big call" dropping their strike bowler Mitchell Johnson for this week's second Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval.

Japan, US to hold massive military drill from Friday (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:15 PM PST

File photo shows Japanese naval personnel taking part in exercises off Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo. Japan will demonstrate its ties with the United States in huge joint military drills, just days after a US and South Korean show of force amid tensions on the Korean peninsula, officials said Thursday.(AFP/File/Kazuhiro Nogi)AFP - Japan will demonstrate its ties with the United States in huge joint military drills, just days after a US and South Korean show of force amid tensions on the Korean peninsula, officials said Thursday.

Australian PM: WikiLeaks actions 'illegal' (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:13 PM PST

A picture of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is shown in this photo of the cover of the Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010 edition of the New York Post, photographed in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. Police ratcheted up the pressure on Assange on Wednesday, asking European officers to arrest him on rape charges as his organization continued to embarrass the Obama adminstration with a stream of leaked diplomatic cables. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - Australia's prime minister slammed WikiLeaks' publication of classified documents as "illegal" on Thursday, in the country's strongest condemnation yet of the website's ongoing release of sensitive data.

Pakistani man sues U.S. over drone strikes

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 07:37 PM PST

A Pakistani man is suing the U.S. government for $500 million over the death of his son and brother, whom he said were killed in a U.S. unmanned drone strike last year, his attorney said.

WikiLeaks disclosures highlight Russia

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 07:27 PM PST

The United States scrambled to contain the fallout from the slow-motion leak of cables from its embassies worldwide Wednesday as new documents showed American diplomats casting a jaundiced eye toward corruption's grip on Russia.

U.N., EU to Ivory Coast: Release results

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 09:34 PM PST

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is warning against interference with the Ivory Coast electoral commission after another delay in announcing the results of the runoff between former PM Alassane Ouattara and President Laurent Gbagbo.

UN calls for inquiry into Darfur protest deaths (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 09:13 PM PST

Picture released by the UN-African Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) shows a Sudanese policeman standing guard as students gather to protest in Zalingei, West Darfur. UN leader Ban Ki-moon called for a AFP - UN leader Ban Ki-moon called for a "full investigation" into clashes between Darfur protesters and Sudanese forces during a peace mission by a UN envoy and a Qatar minister, a spokesman said.

Clinton in Kyrgyzstan to meet with leaders, troops (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 09:37 PM PST

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answers a question during a press briefing at the State Department in Washington, DC. The United States on Wednesday faced a storm of anger from foreign governments who were scrutinized in leaked cables as President Barack Obama named an expert to start undoing the damage.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan to meet with government leaders and greet U.S. troops.

SanDisk Cruises Past $50 Stealing Flash Share In Mobile Market

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 09:04 PM PST

We estimate that mobile phone flash memory makes up 43% of our current price estimate of $50 for San


WikiLeaks: Russia is 'mafia state'

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 09:05 PM PST

Leaked memo shows Spanish prosecutor told US that Russia was "owned by organised crime".


Putin warns West over missile defence: report (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 08:48 PM PST

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks to the media in Berlin in this November 26, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/FilesReuters - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told CNN television Russia would deploy nuclear weapons and "strike forces" if it were shut out of a Western missile shield, adding punch to a warning from President Dmitry Medvedev.

U.S. frets over bad image on Canadian TV (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 08:41 PM PST

Reuters - American diplomats in Ottawa fretted about the relentlessly negative image of the United States on television shows in Canada, according to secret cables released by WikiLeaks.


NATO member killed in roadside bomb in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 08:54 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2001 file photo, defecting Taliban fighters sit in the back of a truck in the village of Amirabad in northern Afghanistan. The Soviet Union couldn't win in Afghanistan, and now the United States is about to have something in common with that futile campaign: nine years, 50 days. The U.S.-led coalition has now been fighting for as long as the Soviets did, and while two invasions had different goals — and dramatically different body counts — whether they have significantly different outcomes remains to be seen. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic, File)AP - NATO says a member of the military coalition has died in a roadside bombing in southern Afghanistan.

China Culture of Secrecy Brands Research as Spying

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 08:58 PM PST

A scout for a U.S. petroleum industry research firm is one of the latest foreigners to fall afoul of Chinese laws that classify as espionage what much of the rest of the world considers normal market research.


Australian National Charged in China

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 08:08 PM PST

Detained Australian businessman Matthew Ng has been charged with embezzlement, the Australian government said.


Putin warns West over missile defence: report

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 08:48 PM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told CNN television Russia would deploy nuclear weapons and "strike forces" if it were shut out of a Western missile shield, adding punch to a warning from President Dmitry Medvedev.

Transcript: TIME Interview with WikiLeaks' Julian Assange (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 10:25 PM PST

Time.com - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange talks to TIME about the recent focus on the numerous documents released through his controversial organization


China charges Australian with embezzlement: Canberra (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 08:08 PM PST

A woman walks through Guangzhou's city centre on November 15, 2010. The Australian boss of a travel company based in the Chinese southern city of Guangzhou has been charged with embezzlement, foreign ministry officials in Canberra said Thursday, stressing their AFP - The Australian boss of a travel company based in southern China has been charged with embezzlement, foreign ministry officials in Canberra said Thursday, stressing their "strong interest" in his case.
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