US mulls legal action on WikiLeaks

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• US mulls legal action on WikiLeaks
• Russia's Putin warns West over missile defense: report
• Russia's Putin warns West over missile defense: report (Reuters)
• Taliban kidnap demining team in east Afghanistan (AP)
• Clinton seeks more European help in Afghanistan (AP)
• Iran's military looks to the sky as new priority (AP)
• Asian shares pressured by Europe, Korea worries (AP)
• Sri Lankan war zone declared wildlife sanctuary (AP)
• Man City, Atletico, close in on last 32 (AFP)
• Malaysia detains Indonesian terror suspect: report (AFP)
• Edward VIII, Wallis Simpson jewels go for $12 mln (AFP)
• Hong Kong to hold inquest over Manila bus hijack (AFP)
• WikiLeaks cables show U.S. focus on Pakistan's military, nuclear material
• Experts suspect 'patriotic' hacker behind attacks on WikiLeaks site
• "Don't hunt down my son," says mother of WikiLeaks founder (Reuters)
• China arrests hundreds of hackers, says situation "grim" (Reuters)
• China's healthcare plans bump against rural skills gap (Reuters)
• China: As Clueless as Everyone Else About North Korea? (Time.com)
• Post-election violence reported in Haitian town (AP)
• Is Israel's Mossad Targeting Iran's Nuclear Scientists? (Time.com)

US mulls legal action on WikiLeaks Posted: 30 Nov 2010 11:20 PM PST What legal repercussions could WikiLeaks founder face in the US? Mike Hanna reports.

Russia's Putin warns West over missile defense: report Posted: 30 Nov 2010 10:58 PM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told CNN television that Russia will deploy nuclear weapons and "strike forces" if it is shut out of a Western missile defense system, echoing a warning from President Dmitry Medvedev.

Russia's Putin warns West over missile defense: report (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2010 10:58 PM PST Reuters - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told CNN television that Russia will deploy nuclear weapons and "strike forces" if it is shut out of a Western missile defense system, echoing a warning from President Dmitry Medvedev.

Taliban kidnap demining team in east Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2010 10:50 PM PST AP - An Afghan demining organization says the Taliban are holding eight of its workers after kidnapping a group of 16 in eastern Afghanistan.

Clinton seeks more European help in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2010 10:25 PM PST AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called on a European security organization Wednesday to play a bigger role in helping stabilize Afghanistan and to do more to strengthen the voice of human rights groups worldwide.

Iran's military looks to the sky as new priority (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2010 10:23 PM PST AP - In military maneuvers and air shows, Iran has been proudly touting advances in its air forces and defenses, including radar systems, anti-aircraft batteries and new attack and reconnaissance drones.

Asian shares pressured by Europe, Korea worries (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2010 09:28 PM PST AP - Most Asian stock markets fell Wednesday amid worries about Europe's debt problems, Korean tensions and disappointing growth in Australia.

Sri Lankan war zone declared wildlife sanctuary (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2010 10:12 PM PST AP - Sri Lanka's government has declared the former Tamil rebels' jungle stronghold a wildlife sanctuary.

Man City, Atletico, close in on last 32 (AFP) Posted: 30 Nov 2010 09:18 PM PST AFP - Manchester City and holders Atletico Madrid are among the sides seeking to wrap up qualification to the last 32 when the Europa league resumes on Wednesday.

Malaysia detains Indonesian terror suspect: report (AFP) Posted: 30 Nov 2010 09:26 PM PST AFP - Malaysia has detained an Indonesian militant suspect thought to have been a courier for Noordin Mohammad Top, the late bombmaker of terror group Jemaah Islamiyah, a report said Wednesday.

Edward VIII, Wallis Simpson jewels go for $12 mln (AFP) Posted: 30 Nov 2010 09:08 PM PST AFP - A collection of exceptional jewels belonging to King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, the woman he abdicated the throne for in a crisis which shook the monarchy, fetched almost eight million pounds (12.4 million dollars, 9.5 million euros) at auction.

Hong Kong to hold inquest over Manila bus hijack (AFP) Posted: 30 Nov 2010 09:10 PM PST AFP - Hong Kong will hold a public inquest into the Manila bus hijacking crisis which left eight Hong Kong tourists dead in August, a spokeswoman for the coroner's court said Wednesday.

WikiLeaks cables show U.S. focus on Pakistan's military, nuclear material Posted: 30 Nov 2010 08:10 PM PST During a visit to Pakistan barely a week before Barack Obama's inauguration, Vice President-elect Joseph Biden sought reassurance from Pakistan's military and intelligence chiefs that they "had the same enemy" as the United States and were prepared to take action against insurgent sanctuaries ins...

Experts suspect 'patriotic' hacker behind attacks on WikiLeaks site Posted: 30 Nov 2010 08:09 PM PST Somebody doesn't like WikiLeaks. Since Sunday, the online site dedicated to exposing government and corporate secrets has suffered two computer assaults, each of which has overwhelmed its servers and rendered the site temporarily inaccessible.

"Don't hunt down my son," says mother of WikiLeaks founder (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2010 08:24 PM PST Reuters - The mother of Australian WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said on Wednesday she was distressed by an international police alert for her son's arrest and did not want him "hunted down and jailed."

China arrests hundreds of hackers, says situation "grim" (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2010 08:16 PM PST Reuters - China has arrested more than 460 hackers from start of this year to the end of November, but the prospects to prevent future assaults on computer security remain grim, the ministry of public security said.

China's healthcare plans bump against rural skills gap (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2010 08:21 PM PST Reuters - Doctor Liu Youhong made do for decades with two years of rudimentary medical training, enough to meet villagers' basic needs in his untidy rural corner of the eastern province of Jiangsu.

China: As Clueless as Everyone Else About North Korea? (Time.com) Posted: 30 Nov 2010 08:00 PM PST Time.com - As the Korea crisis comes close to critical mass, China proposes talks about talks. The WikiLeaks cables show that kind of passive reaction is not new to Beijing

Post-election violence reported in Haitian town (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2010 08:20 PM PST AP - Protesters demanding cancellation of Haiti's weekend presidential election clashed with U.N. peacekeepers Tuesday, the United Nations mission and Haitian radio reported.

Is Israel's Mossad Targeting Iran's Nuclear Scientists? (Time.com) Posted: 30 Nov 2010 08:00 PM PST Time.com - An intelligence expert tells TIME that the way Iran's top nuclear scientist was assassinated appears to match the modus operandi of Israel's Mossad. The Israeli press seems to assume the same thing

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