TV Exec: Obama Dinner Crashers Shopping Interview The couple who crashed President Barack Obama’s first state dinner are peddling their story to broadcast networks for hundreds of thousands of dollars, a television executive says. David Bauder, AP NEWS - 5 minutes ago
Philippine Journalists Expect Attacks to Continue Several white wooden coffins — all but one shut to hide the journalists' disfigured remains — were crammed into a rundown funeral parlor in the southern Philippines, not far from where they were slaughtered with guns, machetes and a backhoe. Jim Gomez, AP NEWS - 16 minutes ago
Fla. Police Eye Mich. in Holiday Killings Probe Investigators in Florida alerted Michigan authorities to be on the lookout Saturday for a man accused of shooting four relatives to death after a Thanksgiving dinner in South Florida. Travis Reed, AP NEWS - 18 minutes ago
Bernanke Makes Case for Strong Fed Role on Banks The chairman of the Federal Reserve is concerned that congressional efforts at financial reform could weaken the central bank’s ability to handle future crises and may politicize monetary policy. Eileen Aj Connelly, AP NEWS - 20 minutes ago
GPS Cell Phone Apps Challenge Standalone Devices The growth of cell phones with global-positioning technology is making life uncertain for the makers of personal navigational devices that help drivers figure out where they are and where to go. David Twiddy, AP NEWS - 21 minutes ago
Capsized Ferry Righted in Bangladesh; 45 Dead A rescue ship righted a capsized ferry on Sunday, easing the work of those searching the submerged cabins for scores believed trapped inside more than a day after the boat sank in southern Bangladesh. So far, 45 people have been confirmed dead, authorities said. Farid Hossain, AP NEWS - 28 minutes ago
Swiss Vote on Anti-Islam Move to Ban New Minarets Swiss voters are deciding in a referendum Sunday whether to accept a ban on the construction of minarets, which right-wing parties regard as symbols of militant Islam. Alexander G. Higgins, AP NEWS - 34 minutes ago
Administration Plans New Efforts on Foreclosures The Obama administration, battling a foreclosure crisis that shows no signs of relenting, will step up pressure on mortgage companies to do more to help people remain in their homes, officials said Saturday. Martin Crutsinger, AP NEWS - 35 minutes ago
Pressures on Pakistan’s President Mount Pakistan’s unpopular president is coming under increasing pressure from the powerful army and political opponents to resign or relinquish most of his powers, fueling political turmoil just as the West wants the country to focus on the threat posed by al-Qaida and the Taliban. Asif Shahzad, AP NEWS - 35 minutes ago
Senate Report: Bin Laden Was ‘Within Our Grasp’ Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when American military leaders made the crucial and costly decision not to pursue the terrorist leader with massive force, a Senate report says. Calvin Woodward, AP NEWS - 36 minutes ago
Seoul Downplays Expectations of US-NKorea Talks A rare direct meeting between North Korean and American officials next week is unlikely to produce a major breakthrough in the standoff over Pyongyang’s nuclear program, media reports cited a senior Seoul official as suggesting Sunday. Hyung-Jin Kim, AP NEWS - 42 minutes ago
Iran Warns of ‘Serious’ Drop in Cooperation With IAEA Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani warned on Sunday that Tehran could “seriously decrease” its cooperation with the UN atomic watchdog after it issued a resolution condemning the Islamic republic for building a second uranium enrichment plant. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 42 minutes ago
Hondurans Vote for Post-Coup President Hondurans vote Sunday for the first time since President Manuel Zelaya was forced out of the country in June, in a tense climate around polls which have divided the Americas. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 42 minutes ago
Iran Warns of Decreasing Cooperation With IAEA Parliament speaker Ali Larijani warned world powers Sunday that Tehran could “seriously decrease” its cooperation with the UN atomic watchdog after it demanded Iran halt work on a second nuclear plant. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 42 minutes ago
Climate ‘Time Bombs’ Stoke Scientists' Fears Whatever the outcome of the UN climate summit in Copenhagen, Nature may have some extremely nasty surprises up its sleeve, say scientists. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 42 minutes ago
Hondurans Vote for Post-Coup President Hondurans vote Sunday for the first time since President Manuel Zelaya was forced out of the country in June, in elections which have divided the Americas. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 42 minutes ago
S.Lanka Ex-Military Head Launches Presidential Bid Sri Lanka’s ex-military chief Sarath Fonseka on Sunday formally announced he would challenge his former boss President Mahinda Rajapakse in January 26 elections. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 42 minutes ago
China’s Wen Meets With Eurozone Leaders China’s Premier Wen Jiabao kicked off a meeting with top EU finance officials Sunday in talks expected to focus on long-running rancour over the yuan currency’s exchange rate. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 42 minutes ago
Rwanda Admitted Into Commonwealth: Government Rwanda has been officially admitted into the Commonwealth, following a decision taken at the organisation’s summit, a Rwandan government spokesman in Kigali said Sunday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 42 minutes ago
Australian Meets Mother After Somalia Ordeal An Australian photojournalist kidnapped and tortured in Somalia has held an emotional reunion with his mother in Kenya, in which the pair “just hugged and hugged”, a report said Sunday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 42 minutes ago
It’s the ‘Miseryside’ Derby as Problems Mount Steven Gerrard has called for unity as Liverpool look to bounce back from their premature Champions League exit with victory over Everton in Sunday’s Merseyside derby. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 42 minutes ago
Afghan Police Say 27 Taliban Killed in Clash Afghan border police said Sunday they had killed 27 Taliban-linked insurgents and captured a fighter from Chechnya in a fierce battle backed by coalition air support that lasted several hours. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 42 minutes ago
Climate Talks on Track After Commonwealth Boost Global climate talks to be held in Copenhagen got a big boost on the weekend when leaders representing a third of the planet’s population put their full weight behind sealing a deal. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 42 minutes ago
Inflation Fuels Pakistan Dissatisfaction With Govt Pakistan’s middle classes are increasingly being squeezed by price hikes, fuelling dissatisfaction with an unstable government that is struggling to contain Taliban attacks. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 42 minutes ago
Malaysian State Probes Huge Graft Claims: Report A Malaysian state government is probing investigators' claims that up to 60 percent of infrastructure funds possibly amounting to billions of dollars have been siphoned off, a report said Sunday. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 42 minutes ago
N.Korea Leader Took Son on ‘Guidance’ Trip: Report North Korea leader Kim Jong-Il took his youngest son Kim Jong-Un on a “field guidance” trip as he continued to groom him as his chosen successor, a Japanese newspaper reported Sunday. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 42 minutes ago
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