Companies From China To Remain Aggressive In Indonesia After Obama Trip

Companies From China To Remain Aggressive In Indonesia After Obama Trip

Companies From China To Remain Aggressive In Indonesia After Obama Trip

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 11:09 PM PST

U.S. President Barack??Obama visited Indonesia with a U.S. business delegation last week. ??How succ


Sarkozy makes cabinet reshuffle

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 10:51 PM PST

The French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, has made a significant cabinet reshuffle.


Muslims on hajj in Saudi start ascent of holy site (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 10:45 PM PST

Muslim pilgrims head to Arafat from Mina ahead of hajj main ritual at Mount Arafat outside Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010. Draped in white robes to symbolize purity and equality of mankind under God, nearly 2.5 million Muslims from all over the world are in Mecca for the annual hajj pilgrimage. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)AP - Nearly 3 million Muslims gathered for the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia are making their way up a rocky desert hill, chanting they have come to answer God's call.

Qantas jumbo jet returns to Sydney due to fault (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 10:44 PM PST

Two Qantas A380 superjumbo jets are shown grounded on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, before being inspected. An Airbus executive said Friday that Rolls-Royce has identified a faulty bearing box as the cause of the oil leak problem implicated in the midair disintegration of an engine. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - Qantas defended its decision to keep its A380 superjumbos grounded 11 days after a mid-air engine failure prompted a global safety scare, and the airline suffered more problems Monday when an electrical fault sent smoke into the cockpit of a different type of plane.

Sarah Palin's own reality tv show

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 10:45 PM PST

The Republican nominee for US Vice President in 2008, Sarah Palin, is now the star of her own reality TV show.


Toll from Afghan clash rises to five, worst in six months (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 10:45 PM PST

French soldiers are seen in Surobi district in Afghanistan. Two foreign soldiers have been killed fighting Taliban-linked insurgents in Afghanistan, NATO's International Security Assistance Force has said.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)Reuters - The NATO-led force in Afghanistan on Monday raised the death toll from a weekend clash with insurgents in the volatile east to five, making it the deadliest attack on foreign troops in six months.

Japan vending machine recommends drinks to buyers (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 10:18 PM PST

Reuters - For you sir, a canned coffee. And for madam, perhaps a nice cold tea.


Japan economy losing pace despite solid 3Q growth (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 10:11 PM PST

FILE - IN this Aug. 16, 2010 file photo, a couple stop at a clothing shop in Tokyo. Japan's growth accelerated in the July-September quarter thanks to robust consumer spending, offering a rare piece of positive economic news that is likely to prove fleeting. Real gross domestic product — a measure of the value of all goods and services produced — expanded at an annualized rate of 3.9 percent over the three-month period, marking the fourth consecutive quarter of growth, the Cabinet Office said Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa, FILE)AP - Japan's growth accelerated in the July-September quarter thanks to robust consumer spending, offering a rare piece of positive economic news that is likely to prove fleeting.

Toll from Afghan clash rises to five, worst in six months

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 10:45 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - The NATO-led force in Afghanistan on Monday raised the death toll from a weekend clash with insurgents in the volatile east to five, making it the deadliest attack on foreign troops in six months.

Mayor puts US City on a diet

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 09:18 PM PST

Panorama reporter Shelley Jofre travels to Oklahoma City, one of the fattest cities in America, to find out whether the Mayor's radical plan to tackle obesity is working.


Mayor puts US city on a diet

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 09:18 PM PST

Panorama reporter Shelley Jofre travels to Oklahoma City, one of the fattest cities in America, to find out whether the Mayor's radical plan to tackle obesity is working.


The Cisco in the Coal Mine

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 09:59 PM PST

Here's why Cisco Systems' bad financial news last week should (maybe) scare the hell out of you.


Why Goldman Sachs Can't Repay Warren Buffett

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 09:50 PM PST

A $5.5 billion investment from Berkshire Hathaway is becoming a burden for Goldman Sachs thanks to a


Qantas 747 returns to Sydney, A380s stay grounded (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 09:50 PM PST

Reuters - A Qantas flight bound for Buenos Aires returned to Sydney on Monday due to technical problems, the second safety incident for the airline since one of its Airbus A380 superjumbos made an emergency landing due to an engine failure.


Police: Blast kills 2 in northwest Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 09:42 PM PST

Militants belonging to Somalia's Al-Qaeda-inspired Shebab militia stand in formation in October 2010, during a show of force in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. Somalia is the country most at risk from terror attacks after overtaking Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, according to a worldwide study published Monday by a British global risks advisory firm.(AFP/File)AP - A bomb exploded near the house of a slain anti-Taliban tribal elder in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing two people and wounding three others, police said.

Qantas 747 returns to Sydney, A380s stay grounded

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 09:50 PM PST

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A Qantas flight bound for Buenos Aires returned to Sydney on Monday due to technical problems, the second safety incident for the airline since one of its Airbus A380 superjumbos made an emergency landing due to an engine failure.

Names You Need to Know: Adam D'Angelo

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 09:27 PM PST

He's going to be pissed at me, I'm sure. But I needed a name, I needed a character. I needed some wa


US funds circumcision to fight AIDS in Zimbabwe (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 09:01 PM PST

In this Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010 picture, Tineyi Marokwe lies on a bed during a circumcision procedure at a local clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe. The U.S. Agency for International Development is leading a war on AIDS that may help save hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans by funding male circumcision, considered a significant reducer of AIDS transmission. If the program can circumcise 1.2 million Zimbabwean men by 2017, 750,000 new HIV infections can be averted, said Dr. Bill Jansen, a senior American adviser with USAID. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)AP - The U.S. ranks high on President Robert Mugabe's enemies list, but at ground level it is leading a war on AIDS that may help save the life of 32-year-old Tineyi Marokwe and hundreds of thousands of other Zimbabweans.

Chinese goldrush continues at Asian Games (AFP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 09:10 PM PST

Team China, Li Zhe Si, Wang Shi Jia, Zhu Qianwei and Tang Yi, celebrate on the podium during the award ceremony for the women's 4x100m freestyle relay in the swimming event of the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, on November 14. China won gold, Japan won silver with Hong Kong taking bronze.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - Japan plans to claw back some pride in the Asian Games pool Monday with Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima in action as Lin Dan spearheads an expected Chinese goldrush on the badminton courts.

Sarkozy appoints right-wing cabinet with eye on 2012 (AFP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 08:43 PM PST

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon (C) shakes hand with France's president Nicolas Sarkozy (L) as he leaves the Elysee palace on November 13, in Paris. Sarkozy named Fillon head of a new smaller and more right-wing government Sunday, setting the stage for his undeclared 2012 re-election bid.(AFP/File/Lionel Bonaventure)AFP - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy named Prime Minister Francois Fillon head of a streamlined and more right-wing government, setting the stage for his undeclared 2012 re-election bid.
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