Dalai Lama begins visit to disputed India state

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• Dalai Lama begins visit to disputed India state
• FACTBOX - India, China's old border dispute
• Dalai Lama's visit angers China
• Deadly blast hits Pakistani town
• War support flagging as nation remembers fallen (AFP)
• Police: Suicide bomb in northwest Pakistan kills 9 (AP)
• Suspected suicide attack in NW Pakistan, many wounded
• US House backs healthcare reforms
• Nobel laureate says global crisis a chance to change (AFP)
• Dalai Lama visits town near Tibet (AP)
• House passes sweeping U.S. healthcare overhaul
• Ida becomes hurricane again in northwest Caribbean
• Blast in northwest Pakistan, several casualties
• SCENARIOS - U.S. Senate in healthcare spotlight after House vote
• US House backs healthcare reforms
• Nato probes deadly Afghan air raid
• W. Africa's last giraffes make surprising comeback (AP)
• To defang Taliban, some look to private schools (AP)
• House passes bill to overhaul U.S. healthcare system
• FACTBOX - Health company winners, losers in U.S. House bill

Dalai Lama begins visit to disputed India state Posted: 07 Nov 2009 10:40 PM PST TAWANG, India (Reuters) - Thousands of Buddhist monks and supporters welcomed Tibet's exiled spiritual leader on Sunday to a remote Indian region also claimed by China, a trip that has renewed tensions between the Asian giants.

FACTBOX - India, China's old border dispute Posted: 07 Nov 2009 10:40 PM PST Here are key details about their border dispute:

Dalai Lama's visit angers China Posted: 07 Nov 2009 10:23 PM PST Tibetan spiritual leader to tour monastery in Indian state that China claims as its own.

Deadly blast hits Pakistani town Posted: 07 Nov 2009 10:07 PM PST Market on outskirts of northwestern city of Peshawar targeted by suspected suicide bomber.

War support flagging as nation remembers fallen (AFP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 10:11 PM PST AFP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband and the country's top commander in Afghanistan on Sunday tried to revive support for the fight against the Taliban as thoughts on Remembrance Sunday turned to those killed.

Police: Suicide bomb in northwest Pakistan kills 9 (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 10:16 PM PST AP - A suicide bomber apparently targeting an anti-Taliban mayor struck a crowded market Sunday in northwest Pakistan, killing the mayor and eight other people and injuring dozens, police said.

Suspected suicide attack in NW Pakistan, many wounded Posted: 07 Nov 2009 10:17 PM PST ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up in a busy market on the outskirts of Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Sunday, causing several casualties, police said.

US House backs healthcare reforms Posted: 07 Nov 2009 09:19 PM PST The US House of Representatives has backed a healthcare bill in a step towards reforms promised by President Obama.

Nobel laureate says global crisis a chance to change (AFP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 09:38 PM PST AFP - Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus calls the global economic crisis "an excellent opportunity to reflect and redesign" businesses, and devote creative ones to solving social problems.

Dalai Lama visits town near Tibet (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 09:48 PM PST AP - The Dalai Lama has arrived in the northeastern Indian town of Tawang for a five-day visit that has heightened tensions between India and China.

House passes sweeping U.S. healthcare overhaul Posted: 07 Nov 2009 09:39 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives approved a sweeping healthcare reform bill on Saturday, backing the biggest health policy changes in four decades and handing President Barack Obama a crucial victory.

Ida becomes hurricane again in northwest Caribbean Posted: 07 Nov 2009 09:39 PM PST MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Ida became a Category 1 hurricane again late on Saturday in the northwestern Caribbean off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Blast in northwest Pakistan, several casualties Posted: 07 Nov 2009 09:39 PM PST ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A blast ripped through a busy market on the outskirts of Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Sunday, causing several casualties, police said.

SCENARIOS - U.S. Senate in healthcare spotlight after House vote Posted: 07 Nov 2009 09:39 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a narrow win in the U.S. House of Representatives, President Barack Obama's fight for a sweeping healthcare overhaul moves to the U.S. Senate where it faces a difficult path to approval.

US House backs healthcare reforms Posted: 07 Nov 2009 09:19 PM PST The US House of Representatives has backed a healthcare bill in a step towards reforms promised by President Obama.

Nato probes deadly Afghan air raid Posted: 07 Nov 2009 08:50 PM PST Investigation focuses on incident in Badghis in which Afghan and foreign troops were hit.

W. Africa's last giraffes make surprising comeback (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 09:01 PM PST AP - A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky orange soil.

To defang Taliban, some look to private schools (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 09:01 PM PST AP - The schoolhouse is so tiny that dozens of pupils have to sit outdoors. They're lucky if their teachers have more than a basic education. And the chanting of math equations and Quranic verses gets so loud that the children have a hard time hearing themselves.

House passes bill to overhaul U.S. healthcare system Posted: 07 Nov 2009 09:11 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives approved a sweeping healthcare reform bill on Saturday, backing the biggest health policy changes in four decades and handing President Barack Obama a crucial victory.

FACTBOX - Health company winners, losers in U.S. House bill Posted: 07 Nov 2009 09:11 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted 220-215 on Saturday to pass legislation overhauling the nation's $2.5 trillion health care system.

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NATO Airstrike Reported to Kill 7 Afghan Soldiers

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• NATO Airstrike Reported to Kill 7 Afghan Soldiers
• Overweight Americans Push Back on Health Debate
• Windfall Is Seen as Bank Bonuses Are Paid in Stock
• When Soldiers’ Minds Snap
• NATO Airstrike Reported to Kill 7 Afghan Soldiers
• Creationism finds fertile ground in Turkey
• Lukewarm reaction to UK tax plan
• AU imposes sanctions on Guinea
• Wales 12-19 New Zealand
• Is economic recovery on its way?
• U.S. officials hopeful for new nuclear treaty with Russia
• Obama Weighs In as House Debates Health Overhaul
• House Jumps One Hurdle
• House Debate: Objections
• Marchers call for Saakashvili to go
• Iran media says foreign journalists released from custody
• Featured Advertiser
• British man provides photo for his own wanted poster
• Justices Weigh Life in Prison for Youths Who Never Killed
• Chasing the Story on a Night That Changed All

NATO Airstrike Reported to Kill 7 Afghan Soldiers Posted: 07 Nov 2009 12:17 PM PST The Afghan Defense Ministry and local officials in Badghis Province said that seven members of the Afghan security forces had been killed in a NATO airstrike the day before.

Overweight Americans Push Back on Health Debate Posted: 07 Nov 2009 11:45 AM PST Heavier Americans are lobbying legislators and trying to move public opinion to recognize their point of view: that thin does not necessarily equal fit, and that people can be healthy at any size.

Windfall Is Seen as Bank Bonuses Are Paid in Stock Posted: 07 Nov 2009 12:03 PM PST Bankers are likely to make unusually large gains on the stock grants and options they received after shares in their companies fell sharply during the financial meltdown.

When Soldiers’ Minds Snap Posted: 07 Nov 2009 12:02 PM PST War and mental trauma have a long history. Even Homer depicted it. Handling the emotional shards is still a mystery.

NATO Airstrike Reported to Kill 7 Afghan Soldiers Posted: 07 Nov 2009 11:52 AM PST The Afghan Defense Ministry and local officials in Badghis Province said that seven members of the Afghan security forces had been killed in a NATO airstrike the day before.

Creationism finds fertile ground in Turkey Posted: 07 Nov 2009 11:36 AM PST Sema Ergezen teaches biology to Turkish students interested in teaching science themselves, and she has long struggled with her students' ignorance of, and sometimes hostility to, the notion of evolution.

Lukewarm reaction to UK tax plan Posted: 07 Nov 2009 12:23 PM PST Prime Minister Gordon Brown's idea of a financial transactions tax receives a lukewarm response from G20 countries.

AU imposes sanctions on Guinea Posted: 07 Nov 2009 11:13 AM PST The African Union has slapped sanctions on Guinea's rulers over stadium deaths.

Wales 12-19 New Zealand Posted: 07 Nov 2009 11:01 AM PST Wales' 56-year wait for a win against New Zealand goes on after they were beaten despite a gutsy effort in Cardiff.

Is economic recovery on its way? Posted: 07 Nov 2009 10:17 AM PST G20 ministers pledge to keep stimulus measures in place until world recovery is assured. Is recovery on its way?

U.S. officials hopeful for new nuclear treaty with Russia Posted: 07 Nov 2009 10:51 AM PST After months of negotiations with Russia, Obama administration officials are hopeful about a breakthrough -- possibly this week -- that would enable the two sides to sign a successor to their most extensive nuclear weapons treaty before it expires Dec. 5.

Obama Weighs In as House Debates Health Overhaul Posted: 07 Nov 2009 11:22 AM PST President Obama's rare appearance on Capitol Hill was part of an all-out bid to rally Democrats to support a sweeping health care overhaul.

House Jumps One Hurdle Posted: 07 Nov 2009 11:17 AM PST Lawmakers clear a procedural hurdle.

House Debate: Objections Posted: 07 Nov 2009 09:49 AM PST Republicans spent the first moments of the floor debate protesting the use of time by Democratic female lawmakers.

Marchers call for Saakashvili to go Posted: 07 Nov 2009 11:21 AM PST Georgia's opposition supporters mark anniversary of police crackdown in Tbilisi.

Iran media says foreign journalists released from custody Posted: 07 Nov 2009 09:58 AM PST TEHRAN -- Iran's judiciary has freed three foreign nationals who were arrested Wednesday during demonstrations on the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover here, state-run media reported Saturday.

Featured Advertiser Posted: 07 Nov 2009 09:58 AM PST

British man provides photo for his own wanted poster Posted: 07 Nov 2009 09:34 AM PST LONDON (Reuters) - A British man on the run from police sent a picture of himself to his local paper because he disliked the mugshot they had printed of him as part of a public appeal to track him down.

Justices Weigh Life in Prison for Youths Who Never Killed Posted: 07 Nov 2009 11:44 AM PST There are just over 100 people in the world serving sentences of life without parole for crimes they committed as juveniles in which no one was killed. Seventy-seven are in Florida.

Chasing the Story on a Night That Changed All Posted: 07 Nov 2009 12:01 PM PST Recalling the joy of unexpected liberation at the Berlin Wall, let loose on a city that knew how to party, makes an editor tremble with emotion even now.

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