Deaths in wake of Haiti hurricane

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• Deaths in wake of Haiti hurricane
• Crisis-hit Greece votes under threat of snap poll (AP)
• Asian Games torch arrives in host city Guangzhou (AFP)
• Mexico kills top drug lord at U.S. border (Reuters)
• Pope heads to liberal Spain to press church agenda (AP)
• Complaints mount on eve of Myanmar election (AP)
• US seeks to boost ties with Australia (AP)
• At least four dead as Hurricane Tomas hits Haiti
• Obama due in India on Asian tour
• IMF grants China-India greater say
• Mexico kills top drug lord at U.S. border
• Why An American Woman Has Become Legal Ping-Pong in Peru (Time.com)
• Shopping mall fire in northern China kills 18 (AP)
• Mexican drug cartel suspect killed
• China, France join forces for world monetary reform (AFP)
• New-look Springboks face tricky Ireland opener (AFP)
• Engine problems hit second Qantas aircraft
• China says ship, crew hijacked off Somalia in June rescued (AFP)
• Key Mexican Drug Figure Killed
• South Mumbai Locked Down for Obama

Deaths in wake of Haiti hurricane Posted: 05 Nov 2010 10:16 PM PDT Seven people killed as Hurricane Tomas lashes Caribbean country with fierce winds and rain before moving on to Cuba.

Crisis-hit Greece votes under threat of snap poll (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 10:21 PM PDT AP - Voters in crisis-hit Greece cast ballots in local polls Sunday, in a major test of public support for austerity measures that could trigger a snap general election.

Asian Games torch arrives in host city Guangzhou (AFP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 10:21 PM PDT AFP - The Asian Games torch has arrived in the host city Guangzhou after a nationwide tour, one week before the start of the world's second-largest sporting event after the Olympics.

Mexico kills top drug lord at U.S. border (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 09:50 PM PDT Reuters - Mexican marines killed drug baron Ezequiel "Tony Tormenta" Cardenas in a ferocious gunfight at the U.S. border on Friday, a fleeting victory for President Felipe Calderon that is unlikely to quell raging violence.

Pope heads to liberal Spain to press church agenda (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 10:09 PM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI begins a pilgrimage to Spain on Saturday to visit two of Christianity's most spectacular sites, fulfilling a long-held personal wish while pressing his bid to revive the faith in a once-staunchly Catholic country that is now among Europe's most liberal.

Complaints mount on eve of Myanmar election (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 10:11 PM PDT AP - Some of the bigger parties contesting Sunday's election in military-ruled Myanmar have raised fresh complaints of unfairness, including voters being threatened if they don't back the ruling junta's party.

US seeks to boost ties with Australia (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 10:09 PM PDT AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is wrapping up a two-week tour of the Asia-Pacific in Australia where she and Defense Secretary Robert Gates will see their Australian counterparts to boost counterterrorism cooperation and efforts to improve security in Afghanistan and Iraq.

At least four dead as Hurricane Tomas hits Haiti Posted: 05 Nov 2010 10:01 PM PDT PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - At 6 a.m. Friday, Roseanna Nicolas, 50, heard screams from the road. She looked out her door to see a sheet of tea-colored water streaming down the road.

Obama due in India on Asian tour Posted: 05 Nov 2010 10:39 PM PDT US president due to visit India, Indonesia, South Korea, and Japan in effort to strengthen economic ties.

IMF grants China-India greater say Posted: 05 Nov 2010 10:31 PM PDT World financial body extends voting rights of emerging powers to reflect "changes in global economy".

Mexico kills top drug lord at U.S. border Posted: 05 Nov 2010 09:50 PM PDT MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican marines killed drug baron Ezequiel "Tony Tormenta" Cardenas in a ferocious gunfight at the U.S. border on Friday, a fleeting victory for President Felipe Calderon that is unlikely to quell raging violence.

Why An American Woman Has Become Legal Ping-Pong in Peru (Time.com) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 09:20 PM PDT Time.com - Peru's government and judiciary go back and forth over New Yorker Lori Berenson, who is at the center of the country's attempt to deal with the terrorism of its recent past.

Shopping mall fire in northern China kills 18 (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 09:27 PM PDT AP - A fire in a shopping mall in northern China has killed 18 people and injured 24, the government said Saturday.

Mexican drug cartel suspect killed Posted: 05 Nov 2010 09:06 PM PDT Security forces shoot dead suspected trafficking kingpin Tony the Storm.

China, France join forces for world monetary reform (AFP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 08:40 PM PDT AFP - China and France have joined forces to push for reform of the global monetary system when France takes the helm of the G20 economic grouping next week.

New-look Springboks face tricky Ireland opener (AFP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 07:53 PM PDT AFP - South Africa begin their bid to complete a first victorious grand slam tour of the 'Home Unions' in 50 years against Ireland on Saturday with the odds stacking up against the world champions.

Engine problems hit second Qantas aircraft Posted: 05 Nov 2010 08:08 PM PDT SINGAPORE/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Engine trouble forced a Qantas Airways Ltd jet to make an emergency landing in Singapore on Friday, less than 48 hours after another of the Australian carrier's aircraft had to land prematurely because its engine blew up.

China says ship, crew hijacked off Somalia in June rescued (AFP) Posted: 05 Nov 2010 08:03 PM PDT AFP - A Singapore-flagged cargo ship with 19 Chinese crew that was hijacked in June by pirates off the coast of Somalia has been rescued, the Chinese transport ministry said.

Key Mexican Drug Figure Killed Posted: 05 Nov 2010 07:05 PM PDT The no. 2 man in Mexico's Gulf Cartel was killed in a day-long battle with Mexican security forces.

South Mumbai Locked Down for Obama Posted: 05 Nov 2010 06:30 PM PDT As the Diwali fireworks still echoed across the city Friday night, the lockdown of the heart of South Mumbai began in anticipation of U.S. President Barack Obama's arrival Saturday.

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