China Reshuffles Leadership at Financial Regulators

China Reshuffles Leadership at Financial Regulators
Serbia, Bosnia raid Islamists after U.S. embassy attack
Northeast Braced for Nor’easter and Early Snow
A Young Auctioneer Breaks Into the Gavel Clique
No exit date for Kenyan mission in Somalia
Boulder Seeks to Take Power From the Power Company
Anger and dismay at Qantas move
‘SeeWatchLook’: Street Scenes at the High Line
Brazil Ex-President Lula Has Throat Cancer
Chelsea 3-5 Arsenal
MP 'threatened at mosque surgery'
Tabak 'could do Dutch jail time'
Child killed by police in Congo electoral violence
NTC at odds with ICC over Gaddafi's son
New Saudi crown prince says Kingdom to remain stable
Iraq PM criticises autonomy move by local province
Egypt Mubarak's trial to be postponed again - lawyers
South Sudan rebels threaten Warrap state, call for evacuation
As Kyrgyzstan Votes, Some Consider Ties to Russia
The Quad: Live Analysis: Closing Down October, Looking to November

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 12:47 PM PDT

Several of those leadership changes, which were announced Saturday, come at a time of strong economic growth in China but continuing worries about inflation and lending.

Serbia, Bosnia raid Islamists after U.S. embassy attack

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 01:01 PM PDT

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Police in Serbia and Bosnia carried out raids on suspected radical Islamists on Saturday after a gunman opened fire with an assault rifle on the U.S. embassy in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo.

Northeast Braced for Nor’easter and Early Snow

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 12:57 PM PDT

A storm moving up the East Coast threatened to pull down power lines and dump up to a foot of snow in some areas.

A Young Auctioneer Breaks Into the Gavel Clique

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 12:27 PM PDT

At 29, C K Swett has managed to shake up the staid world of auctioneering, long the purview of older, experienced men and a few women.

No exit date for Kenyan mission in Somalia

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 12:29 PM PDT

Army says it has no withdrawal date for Somalia operations, as African Union base in Mogadishu comes under attack.

Boulder Seeks to Take Power From the Power Company

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 12:19 PM PDT

Facing an attempt to replace it with a municipally owned utility in Boulder, the energy company Xcel says it is better equipped to ramp up renewable energy.

Anger and dismay at Qantas move

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 03:00 AM PDT

Qantas' Australian staff tell of disbelief at airline lock-out

‘SeeWatchLook’: Street Scenes at the High Line

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 10:07 PM PDT

A show called "SeeWatchLook" presents quintessential New York characters to a sometimes unwitting audience.

Brazil Ex-President Lula Has Throat Cancer

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 12:48 PM PDT

Brazil's former president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has throat cancer and will undergo chemotherapy.

Chelsea 3-5 Arsenal

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 06:38 AM PDT

Robin van Persie scores a hat-trick as Arsenal win 5-3 at Chelsea in a stunning derby to move seventh in the Premier League.

MP 'threatened at mosque surgery'

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 11:45 AM PDT

An MP describes how he waited for police behind a locked door during a constituency surgery at a mosque after he was threatened by a group of men.

Tabak 'could do Dutch jail time'

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 07:50 AM PDT

Dutch engineer Vincent Tabak could serve part of his life sentence for murdering Jo Yeates in his home country, a leading Bristol lawyer says.

Child killed by police in Congo electoral violence

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 11:41 AM PDT

KINSHASA (Reuters) - A child was shot dead by police during clashes between supporters of rival political camps in the Democratic Republic of Congo ahead of next month's election, the government and the United Nations said Saturday.

NTC at odds with ICC over Gaddafi's son

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 11:22 AM PDT

New leaders want Saif al-Islam to be tried for war crimes in Libya, rather than at the International Criminal Court.

New Saudi crown prince says Kingdom to remain stable

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 11:05 AM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Prince Nayef, the new heir to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, said on Saturday the oil-rich kingdom would remain stable despite the turbulence afflicting the Middle East.

Iraq PM criticises autonomy move by local province

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 11:04 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Saturday criticized local officials for claiming autonomy in Salahuddin province and said former members of Saddam Hussein's banned Baath Party wanted to use the area as a safe haven.

Egypt Mubarak's trial to be postponed again - lawyers

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 10:48 AM PDT

Cairo (Reuters) - The trial of Egypt's ousted President Hosni Mubarak, which was due to resume on Sunday, will be postponed until a decision is made on whether to change the panel presiding over the case, said lawyers on Saturday.

South Sudan rebels threaten Warrap state, call for evacuation

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 11:32 AM PDT

JUBA (Reuters) - A rebel group in South Sudan threatened on Saturday to attack Warrap state to bring down the local government and called on the United Nations and residents to leave within three days.