China Moves to Cool Korean Tensions

China Moves to Cool Korean Tensions

China Moves to Cool Korean Tensions

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 11:04 PM PST

China engaged in high-level diplomacy to try to cool tensions on the Korean peninsula as the U.S. and South Korea started a naval drill that has prompted dire warnings of reprisals from North Korea.


Egypt votes in parliamentary poll

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 10:55 PM PST

Voting begins in election marred by crackdown on opposition as ruling party is expected to strengthen grip on power.


William feels 'no question' of leapfrogging Charles: report (AFP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 10:37 PM PST

Prince William (pictured) feels there is no question of him becoming king ahead of his father Prince Charles, a report said, following a rash of polls in Britain showing subjects favouring such a move.(AFP/Pool/File/Carl Court)AFP - Prince William feels there is no question of him becoming king ahead of his father Prince Charles, a report said, following a rash of polls in Britain showing subjects favouring such a move.

Rio cops, troops preparing to invade gang haven (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 10:44 PM PST

Soldier aim their weapons during an operation against drug traffickers at the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010. Soldiers and police crouching behind armored vehicles trained their rifles on dozens of entrances to a sprawling slum Saturday, preparing to invade and try to push drug gangs out an area long considered the most dangerous in Rio de Janeiro, a city set to host the 2016 Olympics. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - Police and soldiers kept one of Rio's most dangerous slums under siege early Sunday, blocking entrances to hillside alleyways with armored cars and warning gang members barricaded inside that they were ready to take the shantytown by force.

Voting begins in Egyptian parliamentary election (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 10:43 PM PST

Reuters - Egypt was holding a parliamentary election on Sunday widely expected to deal a setback to the government's main rival, the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood.


Australia parents charged over child's car injuries (AFP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 10:39 PM PST

The parents of an Australian child left a paraplegic by a car accident will face charges of criminal neglect for not ensuring the boy was restrained in a proper car seat, police said Sunday.(afp.com/AFP/File)AFP - The parents of an Australian child left a paraplegic by a car accident will face charges of criminal neglect for not ensuring the boy was restrained in a proper car seat, police said Sunday.

Voting begins in Egyptian parliamentary election

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 10:43 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt was holding a parliamentary election on Sunday widely expected to deal a setback to the government's main rival, the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood.

U.S., South Korea begin war exercises

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 11:07 PM PST

South Korea and the U.S. begin joint military exercises off the west coast of the Korean Peninsula in the Yellow Sea amid heightened tensions between the Koreas, a U.S. Forces Korea spokesman says. FULL COVERAGE | FULL STORY

WikiLeaks gets warning from State Department: Documents' release would have 'grave consequences'

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 10:11 PM PST

The State Department legal adviser on Saturday warned WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange that the expected release of approximately 250,000 secret State Department documents would have "grave consequences" and place at risk the lives of journalists, human rights activists and soldiers.


Moldova holds parliamentary elections (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 10:07 PM PST

A woman walks past election propoganda put up by the Communist Party in Chisinau, Moldova Friday Nov. 26, 2010. Moldova will hold parliamentary elections for the third time in two years on Nov. 28. (AP Photo/John McConnico)AP - Moldovans are voting at the polls Sunday in an effort to break a political deadlock that has kept the former Soviet republic with only an interim president for more than a year.

Egyptians vote in national parliamentary election (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 10:08 PM PST

Egyptians walk by an electoral poster with a picture of the National Party candidate Khaled Ahmed ahead of the upcoming Nov. 28 Egyptian parliamentary elections, in Alexandria, Egypt Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010. Egyptian election monitors say violations and harassment of opposition candidates are continuing on the eve of the country's parliamentary elections. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)AP - Egyptians are voting in a parliamentary election expected to be comfortably won by President Hosni Mubarak's ruling National Democratic Party.

5 rare Sumatran elephants found dead in Indonesia (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 10:27 PM PST

AP - Five endangered Sumatran elephants have been found dead in Indonesia, and conservationists said Sunday that they suspect farmers poisoned the animals to stop them from damaging crops.


Haitian Voters Face Obstacles

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 09:44 PM PST

Haitians are bracing for problems in the vote for a new president: Many of the 1.5 million people living in makeshift tent cities don't have voting cards; some candidates are alleging fraud even before the vote.


S Korea, US in joint naval drill

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 09:34 PM PST

South Korea and the United States hold joint military exercises, amid heightened tension in the wake of North Korea's deadly attack on a South Korean island.


Debt-ridden regions weigh on Spain (AFP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 09:47 PM PST

Picture shows the internet homepage for investment in government bonds of the Spanish region of Catalonia. Spain's crisis-struck regions have rolled up a combined 105-billion-euro debt, heightening concerns about the prospects for the entire country's finances.(AFP/FIle/Josep Lago)AFP - Spain's crisis-struck regions have rolled up a combined 105-billion-euro debt, heightening concerns about the prospects for the entire country's finances.

All 8 dead in Pakistan cargo plane crash (AFP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 09:45 PM PST

Pakistani firefighters extinguish a fire caused by a Russian-made cargo plane that crashed after taking off from Karachi airport. All eight on board the aircraft that crashed in a fireball were killed, a spokesman for Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority has said.(AFP/Asif Hassan)AFP - All eight on board a Russian-made cargo plane that crashed in a fireball seconds after takeoff from Karachi on Sunday were killed, a spokesman for Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority said.

S Korea, US in joint naval drill

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 09:34 PM PST

South Korea and the United States hold joint military exercises, amid heightened tension in the wake of North Korea's deadly attack on a South Korean island.


Haiti votes under shadow of cholera and confusion (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 09:02 PM PST

Reuters - Haiti votes on Sunday in elections roiled by a cholera epidemic, political tensions and voter confusion, seeking a leader to guide the impoverished Caribbean country's recovery from a January earthquake.


BA, Iberia face last hurdle over landmark merger (AFP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 09:03 PM PST

Shareholders in British Airways and Iberia vote Monday on whether to approve a multi-billion-euro merger creating Europe's second biggest airline as the sector recovers after a severe economic downturn(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Shareholders in British Airways and Iberia vote Monday on whether to approve a multi-billion-euro merger creating Europe's second biggest airline as the sector recovers after a severe economic downturn.

Saudi women sue male guardians who stop marriage (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 09:02 PM PST

In this Nov. 11, 2010 photo, a Saudi woman smokes tobacco from a water pipe as her friend looks at her cell phone in a coffee in Jeddah , Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)AP - Year after year, the 42-year-old Saudi surgeon remains single, against her will. Her father keeps turning down marriage proposals, and her hefty salary keeps going directly to his bank account.
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