Pakistan Islamists warn of protests if U.S. prisoner freed (Reuters)

Pakistan Islamists warn of protests if U.S. prisoner freed (Reuters)
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Japan central bank upgrades economic assessment (AP)
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Cautious optimism ahead of Filipino peace talks (AP)
Long-awaited Philippine peace talks resume (AFP)
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Posted: 14 Feb 2011 10:42 PM PST

Reuters - An influential Pakistani Islamist party accused the United States on Tuesday of riding roughshod in the case of a U.S. consular employee held over the killing of two Pakistanis and said it would hold protests if he is freed.

Bahrain marchers join funeral for clash victim (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 10:31 PM PST

AP - Thousands of mourners in Bahrain are taking part in a funeral procession for a man killed in the first Egypt-inspired protests to reach the Gulf.

Clinton renews push for free use of Internet (AFP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 10:44 PM PST

AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is renewing her push for the free and open use of the Internet as protesters from Egypt to Iran have used it to demand political freedoms.

Japan central bank upgrades economic assessment (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 10:39 PM PST

AP - Japan's central bank upgraded its assessment of the world's No. 3 economy for the first time in nine months amid an upturn in exports and production. It left interest rates unchanged as expected.

Pakistan Islamists warn of protests if U.S. prisoner freed

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 10:42 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An influential Pakistani Islamist party accused the United States on Tuesday of riding roughshod in the case of a U.S. consular employee held over the killing of two Pakistanis and said it would hold protests if he is freed.

Iran, Egypt Caught in the Churning of a Mideast Democracy Wave (Time.com)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 09:50 PM PST

Time.com - The same democratic impulse that swept away a U.S. ally in Cairo now threatens a U.S. adversary in Tehran. In both places, class politics could prove decisive

China auto imports nearly double in 2010 (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 10:21 PM PST

AP - China's imports of foreign cars nearly doubled last year, with Japanese and German models most in favor among buyers looking to upgrade their vehicles, an industry association said Tuesday.

Politics Aside, Congress Won't Slow Offshore Outsourcing Growth

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 10:02 PM PST

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Chevron fined $8.6bn for pollution

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 09:39 PM PST

Ecuador court asks US oil giant to pay damages for contaminating Amazon river while drilling for oil.

Cautious optimism ahead of Filipino peace talks (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 09:30 PM PST

AP - The Philippine government and communist rebels are upbeat but cautious as they reopen peace talks Tuesday aimed at ending a four-decade-long insurgency that has killed at least 120,000 combatants and civilians.

Long-awaited Philippine peace talks resume (AFP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 09:47 PM PST

AFP - The Philippine government and communist rebels meet near Oslo Tuesday for their first peace talks in six years, but amid continuing fighting, observers have played down expectations.

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Posted: 14 Feb 2011 09:21 PM PST

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Posted: 14 Feb 2011 09:13 PM PST

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VIDEO: Drug submarine seized in Colombia

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 06:42 PM PST

A submarine which is believed to have been designed to smuggle cocaine to Mexico has been seized in Colombia.

VIDEO: Drug submarine seized in Colombia

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 06:42 PM PST

A submarine which is believed to have been designed to smuggle cocaine to Mexico has been seized in Colombia.

VIDEO: Oil giant fined for Ecuador pollution

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 09:02 PM PST

A court in Ecuador has fined the American oil giant Chevron for polluting rivers and rainforests.

French right savages IMF boss Strauss-Kahn (AFP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 09:10 PM PST

AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing allies have launched a full-frontal assault on his potential -- but undeclared -- rival in next year's presidential election, IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

Japan Central Bank Sees Improvement

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 08:52 PM PST

The Bank of Japan's policy board kept its easy monetary policy unchanged but raised its assessment of the broader economy for the first time in nine months.