Airbus A350 faces delay by up to 6 months (AP)

Airbus A350 faces delay by up to 6 months (AP)

Airbus A350 faces delay by up to 6 months (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 11:12 PM PST

AP - Airbus parent company EADS NV said Thursday it took a euro200 million ($273 million) charge in its third quarter accounts because of a new delay in the launch of its strategic long-range jet the A350XWB.


Report says Chinese police shoot 3 soldiers dead (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 11:18 PM PST

AP - Chinese media say police in the northeast shot and killed three soldiers who fled their barracks with an assault rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.


VIDEO: Turkey quake trapped text for help

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 11:08 PM PST

Rescue teams in Turkey are concentrating on a six-storey hotel in the city of Van where journalists and aid workers were staying.


VIDEO: Silent film hopes for Oscars

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 10:54 PM PST

The Artist was part of the official selection at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year and it is being positioned as an Oscar contender.


VIDEO: Wedding album mystery

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 12:39 PM PST

While many couples might hope for a healthy haul of silver for their 25th wedding anniversary, one couple in Gilford, County Down received something far more precious.


Australia pilot union goes to court over Qantas dispute

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 10:59 PM PST

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Australian pilots union has launched court proceedings challenging an order to end industrial action at Qantas Airways, though the union said it remains fully committed to negotiating an outcome with the airline.

Asia-Pacific talks to seek unity on euro crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 10:42 PM PST

A man walks past a logo of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit at Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu, Hawaii November 8, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko NakaoReuters - Asia-Pacific finance ministers, increasingly alarmed by Europe's failure to stem its debt crisis, will seek to forge a united front Thursday and call for more decisive action as they shore up their own economies against the fallout.

Pakistan, India herald new era of dialogue (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 10:50 PM PST

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani (L) escorts his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh before the 17th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit, at the Shangri-Las in Addu November 10, 2011. REUTERS/Dinuka LiyanawatteReuters - The prime ministers of India and Pakistan said on Thursday that their next round of talks should further improve ties between the two countries.

China executes "land granny" for corruption spree (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 10:46 PM PST

Reuters - A Chinese official dubbed the "land granny" was executed after amassing 145 million yuan ($23 million) in bribes and illicit wealth, media reported on Thursday, offering a glimpse into the country's underground economy in land deals.


VIDEO: Mexico's 'disappearing problem'

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 10:49 PM PST

In Mexico the number of casualties in the country's war on drugs is increasing and gun battles and murder have become everyday events.


VIDEO: Search for Turkey quake survivors

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 10:30 PM PST

Rescue workers are searching for survivors after another earthquake in eastern Turkey caused buildings to collapse.


Pakistan, India herald new era of dialogue

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 10:50 PM PST

VILLINGILI ISLAND, Maldives (Reuters) - The prime ministers of India and Pakistan said on Thursday that their next round of talks should further improve ties between the two countries.

New Drug Leads To Dramatic Reductions In Bad Cholesterol

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 10:10 PM PST

A new medicine being developed by Sanofi-Aventis of Paris, France, and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals of Tarrytown, N.Y., dramatically cut cholesterol on top of high doses of Pfizer?s Lipitor, the best-selling cholesterol drug, the companies announced today. In one early test of the medicine, which must be injected, patients whose cholesterol was still too high on the ...


Asia-Pacific talks to seek unity on euro crisis

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 10:42 PM PST

HONOLULU (Reuters) - Asia-Pacific finance ministers, increasingly alarmed by Europe's failure to stem its debt crisis, will seek to forge a united front Thursday and call for more decisive action as they shore up their own economies against the fallout.

China executes "land granny" for corruption spree

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 10:46 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese official dubbed the "land granny" was executed after amassing 145 million yuan ($23 million) in bribes and illicit wealth, media reported on Thursday, offering a glimpse into the country's underground economy in land deals.

HRW: Indebted Europe mustn't ease off China rights (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 10:02 PM PST

AP - A human rights group says it's worried that debt-ridden European countries pondering the idea of bailout money from China may be tempted to dial back the pressure on Beijing about human rights.


Mexican man apparently killed for web comments (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 10:03 PM PST

AP - The decapitated body of a man was left Wednesday at the same monument in the border city of Nuevo Laredo where the corpse of a woman purportedly killed in retaliation for her postings on an anti-crime website had been left previously, authorities said.


Asian stocks fall amid eurozone debt woes

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 10:10 PM PST

Setbacks in Europe's efforts to isolate debt crisis before it engulfs Italy cause turmoil in Asian markets.


Analysis: China looks across Asia and sees new threats

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 10:01 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Heads of government attending Asian summits hoping to fathom China's foreign policy mood swings might spare a thought for Beijing's own leaders, who fear their expanding influence is attracting a new circle of potential foes not fans.

Obama's War On Wasteful Mobile Devices

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 09:29 PM PST

President Obama has signed an executive order telling federal agencies to cut down on the number of mobile devices used by employees.


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