Analysis: As China's clout grows, sea policy proves unfathomable

Analysis: As China's clout grows, sea policy proves unfathomable

Analysis: As China's clout grows, sea policy proves unfathomable

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 01:05 PM PST

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Imagine if the U.S. state of Hawaii passed a law allowing harbor police to board and seize foreign boats operating up to 1,000 km (600 miles) from Honolulu.

Analysis: North Korea a looming problem for whoever wins South vote

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 01:08 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - Whoever wins South Korea's December 19 presidential election will likely find that spiky and unpredictable North Korea is as ready to strike as it is to negotiate.

Messi breaks goal-scoring record

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 01:00 PM PST

Lionel Messi scores his 86th goal of 2012 to break Gerd Mueller's record for most goals in a calendar year.

Morsi’s Concessions Fail to Quiet Egyptian Opponents

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 12:54 PM PST

President Mohamed Morsi reportedly issued an order placing security over government institutions in the hands of the military until after a constitutional referendum on Saturday.

News Analysis: Stage Is Set for Turmoil in Italy

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 12:54 PM PST

Mario Monti's surprise announcement late Saturday that he would step down as prime minister raised the prospect of more upheaval for Europe's third-largest economy.

The night Italy's coalition fell

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 12:36 PM PST

David Willey on how Italy's crisis was previewed at La Scala

Ghana opposition cries foul ahead of election results

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 12:32 PM PST

ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana's main opposition party said on Sunday the country's presidential and parliamentary election had been rigged by electoral workers, raising concerns of unrest in a nation seen as a bulwark of African democracy.

Romania government headed for parliament majority

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 12:35 PM PST

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Exit polls showed Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta's alliance won a clear victory in a Sunday election, putting him in a strong position in a power struggle with the rightist president.

Fear of Fighting Haunts Once-Tranquil Damascus

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 12:50 PM PST

Through decades of political repression, the Syrian capital has maintained a sense of peace, but nearby fighting has rattled residents, making them afraid to leave their neighborhoods.

Philippine typhoon havoc 'getting worse'

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 12:08 PM PST

Hundreds of fishermen still missing as aid groups say up to five million people have been affected by Bopha.

U.S. Drone Strike Kills a Senior Al Qaeda Commander

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 11:25 AM PST

The militant, Abdel Rehman al-Hussainan, died in a missile attack on a house in North Waziristan, along the border with Afghanistan.

Casamance rebels free eight Senegalese prisoners

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 11:27 AM PST

DAKAR (Reuters) - Separatist rebels in the south of Senegal released eight prisoners on Sunday in a first positive result from renewed peace talks seeking to end a three-decade-old, low-intensity conflict in the Casamance region.

Nigerian finance minister's mother kidnapped

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 11:25 AM PST

ABUJA (Reuters) - Kidnappers snatched the mother of Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala near her home in southeast Nigeria on Sunday, security sources said.

Romania governing alliance set for majority - exit polls

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 11:31 AM PST

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's leftist governing Social Liberal Union (USL) won 54-57 percent of votes in a parliamentary election and is headed for a majority of seats, two exit polls showed on Sunday.

U.S. Drone Strike Kills a Senior Al Qaeda Commander

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 11:25 AM PST

The militant, Abdel Rehman al-Hussainan, died in a missile attack on a house in North Waziristan, along the border with Afghanistan.

Philippine typhoon havoc 'getting worse'

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 12:08 PM PST

Hundreds of fishermen still missing as aid groups say up to five million people have been affected by Bopha.

West Ham 2-3 Liverpool

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 10:28 AM PST

Liverpool score two goals in three second-half minutes as they fight back from 2-1 down to beat West Ham.

City Room: Tom Wolfe Would Hardly Recognize The Bronx Today

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 08:00 AM PST

Twenty-five years after the publication of Tom Wolfe's "The Bonfire of the Vanities,'' the South Bronx depicted in the book has changed.

Senior al Qaeda leader killed, officials say

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 10:27 AM PST

A senior al Qaeda leader was killed in a drone strike Thursday in Pakistan, two of the country's intelligence officials told CNN on Sunday.

IHT Rendezvous: 'Fragile' Australian Radio Hosts Get Counseling After Nurse's Death

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 10:16 AM PST

Anger continued to swirl around a hoax call made to a London hospital by two Australian radio hosts who talked their way past a nurse to get a medical update on Kate Middleton. Three days later, the nurse was found dead in an apparent suicide. But some Australians are also defending the hosts, who are said to be "shattered" by the uproar.

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