Obama set for Oslo Nobel ceremony

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• Obama set for Oslo Nobel ceremony
• Brown, Sarkozy urge market reform
• Obama set for Oslo Nobel ceremony
• Greek stocks fall 6% on debt fear
• Soldiers arrested in Guinea
• Van Dyck self-portrait sells for 8.3 mln pounds (AFP)
• Electoral frustrations threaten Haiti vote (AP)
• More than 120 wildfires rage in Australia (AFP)
• Zelaya's Honduras exit 'aborted'
• Brown, Sarkozy urge market reform
• Greek stocks fall 6% on debt fear
• Soldiers arrested in Guinea
• Honduras rulers say Zelaya's planned exit on hold
• Gates: US to be Afghan partner for long time (AP)
• US, Russia closing in on nuclear agreement
• Mexican plane bound for Honduras to collect Zelaya
• US aiding Pakistan in alleged terror plot arrests
• Conference puts focus on the future of real-time Web
• McChrystal: Taliban ranks weakening
• Bank of Korea keeps rate at record low 2 percent (AP)

Obama set for Oslo Nobel ceremony Posted: 09 Dec 2009 10:17 PM PST US President Barack Obama is due to collect his Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital, Oslo.

Brown, Sarkozy urge market reform Posted: 09 Dec 2009 09:54 PM PST UK PM Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have issued a joint call for changes to global financial markets.

Obama set for Oslo Nobel ceremony Posted: 09 Dec 2009 10:17 PM PST US President Barack Obama is due to collect his Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital, Oslo.

Greek stocks fall 6% on debt fear Posted: 09 Dec 2009 09:59 PM PST Falling confidence in Greece's economic policies and ability to pay its debts have seen Greek shares slump 6%.

Soldiers arrested in Guinea Posted: 09 Dec 2009 09:58 PM PST The military authorities in Guinea say 100 soldiers have been arrested in connection with the assassination attempt on the country's military leader, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara.

Van Dyck self-portrait sells for 8.3 mln pounds (AFP) Posted: 09 Dec 2009 09:41 PM PST AFP - A self portrait by Anthony van Dyck painted in the last months before he died sold for 8.3 million pounds in London, beating the previous auction record for his work, Sotheby's said.

Electoral frustrations threaten Haiti vote (AP) Posted: 09 Dec 2009 10:06 PM PST AP - Opposition groups are threatening to disrupt Haiti's upcoming legislative contests over allegations that election officials are stacking the deck in favor of President Rene Preval's party in a bid to boost executive power.

More than 120 wildfires rage in Australia (AFP) Posted: 09 Dec 2009 10:00 PM PST AFP - More than 120 wildfires fanned by high winds and soaring temperatures raged in southeastern Australia Thursday, prompting emergency warnings for several towns, officials said.

Zelaya's Honduras exit 'aborted' Posted: 09 Dec 2009 09:54 PM PST Plans for ousted president to leave have been put on hold, de facto government says.

Brown, Sarkozy urge market reform Posted: 09 Dec 2009 09:54 PM PST UK PM Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have issued a joint call for changes to global financial markets.

Greek stocks fall 6% on debt fear Posted: 09 Dec 2009 09:59 PM PST Falling confidence in Greece's economic policies and ability to pay its debts have seen Greek shares slump 6%.

Soldiers arrested in Guinea Posted: 09 Dec 2009 09:58 PM PST The military authorities in Guinea say 100 soldiers have been arrested in connection with the assassination attempt on the country's military leader, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara.

Honduras rulers say Zelaya's planned exit on hold Posted: 09 Dec 2009 09:49 PM PST TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' de facto government said on Wednesday that plans for ousted President Manuel Zelaya to leave his refuge in the Brazilian Embassy and fly to Mexico had been aborted for the time being.

Gates: US to be Afghan partner for long time (AP) Posted: 09 Dec 2009 09:11 PM PST AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates has told a group of Afghan soldiers that the U.S. will be their partner for a long time despite plans to begin pulling troops out in 2011.

US, Russia closing in on nuclear agreement Posted: 09 Dec 2009 07:18 PM PST WASHINGTON -The United States and Russia said they were closing in on a successor arms reduction treaty that would further slash their nuclear arsenals and put their relations on a more solid footing. Read more...

Mexican plane bound for Honduras to collect Zelaya Posted: 09 Dec 2009 06:49 PM PST TEGUCIGALPA -A Mexican plane is en route to Honduras to collect ousted president Manuel Zelaya, the head of the Honduran aviation authority said. Read more...

US aiding Pakistan in alleged terror plot arrests Posted: 09 Dec 2009 01:46 PM PST WASHINGTON -US officials said they were working with Pakistani authorities who arrested five foreigners, including a Pakistani-American, on suspicion of plotting a militant attack. Read more...

Conference puts focus on the future of real-time Web Posted: 09 Dec 2009 11:10 AM PST The future of social networking, the real-time Web and a host of apps and gadgets were the talk of the annual Le Web conference as it opened here Wednesday.

McChrystal: Taliban ranks weakening Posted: 09 Dec 2009 06:31 PM PST Rank-and-file Taliban fighters in Afghanistan are tired and weakening, with some making offers to drop out of the conflict, the top U.S. commander there said.

Bank of Korea keeps rate at record low 2 percent (AP) Posted: 09 Dec 2009 09:08 PM PST AP - South Korea's central bank left its key interest rate at a record low for a 10th straight month Thursday, seeking to nurture a budding recovery in Asia's fourth-largest economy.

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