Cambodia denies Thai assassination plot allegation (AP)

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• Cambodia denies Thai assassination plot allegation (AP)
• Obama pledges probe in kidnapped Briton's death (AP)
• Chile's Mine Rescue: Media and Pilgrims Await a Miracle (Time.com)
• U.S. warns on territorial disputes but tiptoes on China (Reuters)
• China dominates richest self-made women list (AFP)
• Australia holds talks with E.Timor on refugee hub (AFP)
• Picnics and paddleboats as Pyongyang celebrates (AP)
• Philippines boost search for missing British woman (AFP)
• UN says Latin American democracy still vulnerable (AP)
• US orders probe of aid worker's death in Afghanistan (AFP)
• Chelsea Handler Adds More TV To Her $19 Million Empire
• Focus On Supply Chains Through A New Lens
• Gates says US has say in disputes on Asia's seas (AP)
• Nobel winner's wife under house arrest
• US and China military heads meet
• Asia, US defence heads in talks amid China tension (AFP)
• U.S. urges China to let Nobel winner's wife move freely
• Chile miners' escape capsule tested
• China says yuan reform doesn't mean appreciation (Reuters)
• Chileans see mine rescue as a rebirth for the country

Cambodia denies Thai assassination plot allegation (AP) Posted: 11 Oct 2010 10:36 PM PDT AP - Cambodia on Tuesday strongly denied allegations in Thailand that members of the anti-government Red Shirt movement were trained in Cambodian territory to assassinate top Thai leaders, including the prime minister.

Obama pledges probe in kidnapped Briton's death (AP) Posted: 11 Oct 2010 10:21 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama promised "to get to the bottom" of a failed rescue attempt by U.S. special forces that ended in the death a captive British aid worker in Afghanistan, after NATO said an American grenade may have killed her.

Chile's Mine Rescue: Media and Pilgrims Await a Miracle (Time.com) Posted: 11 Oct 2010 10:35 PM PDT Time.com - Along with rescue teams and reporters, the scene at the Chile mine has attracted pilgrims hoping to witness a miracle

U.S. warns on territorial disputes but tiptoes on China (Reuters) Posted: 11 Oct 2010 10:02 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday called on Asian-Pacific defense chiefs to avoid resorting to "force or coercion" to settle territorial disputes, in a veiled warning that appeared aimed at China.

China dominates richest self-made women list (AFP) Posted: 11 Oct 2010 09:26 PM PDT AFP - More than half of the 20 richest self-made women in the world are Chinese, with their average fortune beating that of US talk show host Oprah Winfrey and author JK Rowling, a list showed Tuesday.

Australia holds talks with E.Timor on refugee hub (AFP) Posted: 11 Oct 2010 09:21 PM PDT AFP - A proposed regional refugee centre in East Timor would be operational for a "very substantial period of time", Australia's immigration minister said Tuesday after talks with President Jose Ramos-Horta.

Picnics and paddleboats as Pyongyang celebrates (AP) Posted: 11 Oct 2010 09:12 PM PDT AP - North Koreans took a long weekend to celebrate a major political anniversary and the unveiling of leader Kim Jong Il's heir-apparent in scenes of revelry that contradicted the shortages normally associated with this reclusive country.

Philippines boost search for missing British woman (AFP) Posted: 11 Oct 2010 09:02 PM PDT AFP - Philippine authorities on Tuesday ordered stepped up search operations for a British woman who went missing during a business trip in Manila a month ago amid suspicions of foul play.

UN says Latin American democracy still vulnerable (AP) Posted: 11 Oct 2010 09:08 PM PDT AP - Democracy has taken root in Latin America, but remains fragile three decades since coup-imposed military regimes were replaced by freely elected governments, a U.N. report warned Tuesday.

US orders probe of aid worker's death in Afghanistan (AFP) Posted: 11 Oct 2010 09:29 PM PDT AFP - The US has ordered a probe into the death of a British aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan amid fears she may have been killed by a grenade detonated by American troops attempting to rescue her.

Chelsea Handler Adds More TV To Her $19 Million Empire Posted: 11 Oct 2010 08:46 PM PDT Keeping the ratings-magnet in house and happy is important for the Comcast-owned network, particular

Focus On Supply Chains Through A New Lens Posted: 11 Oct 2010 08:05 PM PDT Book on supply chains focuses on customer behavior.

Gates says US has say in disputes on Asia's seas (AP) Posted: 11 Oct 2010 10:30 PM PDT AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says America has an interest in the growing number of disputes over ownership of Asian island chains and freedom of navigation through waters that China claims.

Nobel winner's wife under house arrest Posted: 11 Oct 2010 12:03 PM PDT Liu Xia, the wife of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, remains under house arrest in Beijing and banned from talking to friends or media, the couple's lawyer said.

US and China military heads meet Posted: 11 Oct 2010 08:11 PM PDT The first tentative step toward a consistent relationship between the United States' and China's militaries started Monday with a meeting between U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie.

Asia, US defence heads in talks amid China tension (AFP) Posted: 11 Oct 2010 08:21 PM PDT AFP - Defence ministers from the US and China met their Asian counterparts in Hanoi Tuesday for their first ever regional security talks, with tensions high over Beijing's growing military might.

U.S. urges China to let Nobel winner's wife move freely Posted: 11 Oct 2010 08:17 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Beijing urged China on Tuesday to lift any restrictions on the wife of jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo, the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize whose award has stirred tensions over human rights.

Chile miners' escape capsule tested Posted: 11 Oct 2010 07:48 PM PDT Chilean rescue workers have successfully tested an escape capsule that will be used to hoist 33 trapped miners to the surface.

China says yuan reform doesn't mean appreciation (Reuters) Posted: 11 Oct 2010 07:42 PM PDT Reuters - China's policy of reforming its currency does not necessarily equate to exchange rate appreciation, and market players should get used to two-way yuan movements, the Chinese foreign exchange regulator said in a report on Tuesday.

Chileans see mine rescue as a rebirth for the country Posted: 11 Oct 2010 05:35 PM PDT SAN JOSE MINE, CHILE - They are trapped more than 2,000 feet under the earth, their only link to life above a narrow tube used for food and water. But the 33 miners whose saga has captivated the world for 67 days have received bottles of shampoo and were to get clean clothes.

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