Hurricane Jova strikes Mexico

Hurricane Jova strikes Mexico

Hurricane Jova strikes Mexico

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 10:53 PM PDT

Major storm hits the southwest coast of Mexico with damaging winds and flooding rains.


Analysis: Slain South Korea strongman's daughter turns moderate (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 10:45 PM PDT

Reuters - A 59-year old woman who once dubbed her tough economic policies "Korean Thatcherism" is now sketching out a vision of a more caring society as she aims to take the South Korean presidency her father held for 18 years until he was assassinated.


Analysis: Slain South Korea strongman's daughter turns moderate

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 10:45 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - A 59-year old woman who once dubbed her tough economic policies "Korean Thatcherism" is now sketching out a vision of a more caring society as she aims to take the South Korean presidency her father held for 18 years until he was assassinated.

China slams US currency bill as threat to trade (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 10:18 PM PDT

AP - China criticized an American currency bill as a threat to a shaky global economic recovery and warned Wednesday that trade ties will be "severely damaged" if it becomes law.


Palestinians and Israel confirm prisoner swap

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 10:32 PM PDT

Announcement of deal to free soldier Gilad Shalit in exchange for release of 1,027 Palestinians greeted by celebrations.


Kirin wins court case to control Brazil beer maker (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 10:11 PM PDT

AP - Kirin Holdings Co. says that a Brazilian court has revoked an injunction blocking the company's $2.5 billion takeover of Brazilian beer producer Schincariol.


VIDEO: US disrupts 'Iranian terror plot'

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 10:10 PM PDT

The US says it has broken up a major terror plot in which agents linked to Iran sought to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington.


Rebel: Tuaregs from Libya organizing in Mali (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 09:24 PM PDT

AP - A hardline Tuareg rebel faction in Mali is working with ethnic Tuareg fighters who recently returned from Libya after fighting for ousted strongman Moammar Gadhafi, and is organizing for a possible rebellion against Mali's government, the spokesman for the rebel group said Tuesday.


Indian Ocean tsunami warning system tested (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 09:16 PM PDT

AP - Nations along the Indian Ocean are testing a U.N.-backed early tsunami warning system put in place after the massive 2004 wave off western Indonesia that left more than 230,000 people dead or missing.


Tim Tebow's Prayers Answered, But Is NFL Starting QB His True Calling?

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 09:27 PM PDT

Hallelujah! The prayers of both Tim Tebow and boisterously impatient Denver Broncos fans have apparently been answered ? at least temporarily ? as Head Coach John Fox has named Mr. Tebow the starting quarterback for the Broncos? next game at Miami on October 23rd. This may be one of the more uncomfortable personnel issues that ...


Cain's 9-9-9 Tax Plan Continues to Attract Interest

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 08:55 PM PDT

You just can?t fault a guy for talking up pizza during a good debate ? especially when that guy is former Godfather?s Pizza CEO and GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain. Cain grabbed a surprising share of the spotlight in New Hampshire on Tuesday during the GOP presidential debate with talk of his ?9-9-9? plan. The ...


Captain of ship spilling oil off New Zealand charged

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 09:17 PM PDT

The captain of a container ship that ran aground on a reef off the coast of New Zealand which is leaking oil into the sea has been arrested and charged, officials say.

German officials admit to using R2D2 Trojan to spy on citizens (Digital Trends)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 08:55 PM PDT

Digital Trends - You may have seen a trail of news stories bubbling up yesterday and over the weekend about a group of hackers who said they discovered the German government was using spyware to keep tabs on its citizens. It turns out that story may be true as some German officials from a number of states have admitted to using the software.


Who Won The Bloomberg/Washington Post GOP Debate? -Media Training

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 08:40 PM PDT

Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum stood out tonight as the winners of the debate. Mitt Romney gave a solid front-runner performance and left pretty much untouched by his opponents. Meanwhile Rick Santorum came off as a much more likable candidate in this round-table setting than he ever has before.


U.A.E. Activists on Trial for Demanding More Democracy (Time.com)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 10:30 PM PDT

Time.com - Five pro-democracy activists are behind bars for publicly calling for more political rights, but others prefer a softer approach


Mexico: Central America migration drops 70 percent (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 08:09 PM PDT

AP - The number of Central American migrants crossing Mexico to reach the United States has dropped almost 70 percent over the last five years, the Mexican government said Tuesday.


The Honeymoon's Over: Sicily Cracks Down on Weddings Receipts (Time.com)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 10:30 PM PDT

Time.com - Sicilian tax collectors are cracking down on a large, underground industry: weddings


U.S. open to Afghan peace deal including Haqqani (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 07:50 PM PDT

Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday signaled the United States remains open to exploring a peace deal including the Haqqani network, the militant group that U.S. officials blame for a campaign of high-profile violence that could jeopardize Washington's plans for withdrawing smoothly from Afghanistan.


Mexico, US shared details to foil ambassador plot (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 07:40 PM PDT

AP - Mexico worked closely with U.S. authorities to help foil an alleged $1.5 million plot to kill the Saudi Arabian ambassador to Washington, a foreign ministry official said Tuesday.


Asian stocks down as eurozone crisis drags on (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2011 07:19 PM PDT

Members of the Occupy Wall St movement hold signs aloft while demonstrating on Park Avenue as they walk past a doorman working outside the home of developer Howard Milstein during a march through the upper east side of New York October 11, 2011. The Occupy Wall Street movement took protests to the New York homes of super-wealthy executives on Tuesday as rallies against economic inequality were planned this week for over 50 U.S. college campuses and in several cities around the world. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonAP - Asian stocks opened lower Wednesday after Slovakia blocked a measure to expand Europe's financial rescue program for heavily indebted countries.
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