more images more images China: Low US interest rates threaten recovery BEIJING — China’s top bank regulator said Sunday the weakening U.S. dollar and low interest rates are spurring speculation in stocks and property, distorting global asset prices and threatening the global economic recovery. The situation poses an “insurmountable risk to the recovery of the world economy,” Liu Mingkang,
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China’s banking regulator says low US interest rates are risk to global economic recovery
Pakistan: Militants attack 2 anti-Taliban figures PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Militants staged a pair of attacks against anti-Taliban figures in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing one of the men as part of an escalating campaign to weaken the country’s resolve to fight Islamic extremism. Militants have killed more than 300 civilians and security force personnel in the last
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Militants stage pair of attacks against anti-Taliban figures in NW Pakistan, killing one
Nigeria militants start peace talks with president ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s main militant group in the oil-rich Delta region said Sunday that it had started formal peace talks with the country’s president for the first time since it declared an indefinite cease-fire last month. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta called Saturday’s dialogue with
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more images more images WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Nailing the funny shirt pic SINGAPORE — He couldn’t bring home the Olympics, but he’s nailed the funny shirt photo. That’s one way to view President Barack Obama’s announcement that the United States will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Hawaii in 2011. “I look forward to seeing you all decked out
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WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Bringing APEC to Hawaii: summit of ‘flowered shirts and grass skirts’
more images more images Iran condemns US mosque seizure TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Sunday denounced as ‘disgraceful’ U.S. moves to seize four mosques and a New York City skyscraper owned by a Muslim nonprofit organization suspected of Iranian links. Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the moves show that President Barack Obama’s slogan for change was deceitful and he
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Nigeria president meets with militants for peace ABUJA, Nigeria — A spokesman for Nigeria’s president says the leader met with a team of negotiators from the country’s main militant group for the first time since the group declared an indefinite cease-fire to find a lasting solution for peace in the oil-rich Delta region. Olusegun Adeniyi says that
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Nigerian president meets with militants to discuss solution for peace in oil-rich Delta region
ISLAMABAD – The evidence regarding Indian involvement in Balochistan will be presented at “a suitable time”, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Sunday adding that “the country’s nuclear assets are safe”. Speaking to reporters in Multan, Gilani said the issue had been taken up during his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the
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Proof of India’s role in Balochistan at ’suitable time’: Gilani
more images more images In Asia, Obama, Medvedev see nuke pact progress SINGAPORE — Seeking to claim progress during an economic summit with Pacific nations, President Barack Obama on Sunday declared the United States and Russia would have a replacement treaty on nuclear arms cuts in place by the end of the year. A climate change treaty, however, proved
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In Asia, Obama, Medvedev see nuke pact in sight, climate-change deal illusive
Philippines celebrate Pacquiao despite disasters MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos erupted into deafening cheers in bars, gymnasiums and army camps Sunday as Manny Pacquiao — their boxing hero — relentlessly pounded Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto to win his seventh title in as many weight classes. Pacquiao took the WBO welterweight crown from Cotto in Las Vegas on Saturday
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Philippines rejoice in 2nd win for Manny Pacquiao this year despite deadly disasters
more images more images Obama, Medvedev optimistic on START replacement SINGAPORE — President Barack Obama and Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev say they still plan to have a replacement START nuclear arms reduction treaty ready by year’s end. Obama and his Russian counterpart met Sunday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. Russian and U.S.
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Obama, Medvedev say they still plan to have replacement START treaty ready by year’s end
WASHINGTON – US Central Command chief General David Petraeus has said that while the Pakistan Army has gained substantial success against the Taliban in South Waziristan, it should make serious efforts to hold onto the captured territories. “Pakistan should put the cleared territories under a senior Corps Commander for post-conflict vigilance and rebuilding to ensure that
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Pak Army should ensure to hold back captured territories: Gen. Petraeus
Ship collision kills 4 South Korean fishermen SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean fishing boat flipped over after colliding with a much larger Hong Kong cargo ship, killing four fishermen and leaving three others missing, officials said Sunday. The two vessels collided Saturday night in rough waters between Japan and South Korea, according the countries’ coast
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South Korean fishing boat collides with Hong Kong cargo ship; 4 fishermen dead, 3 missing
more images more images Clinton: Would look forward to coffee with Palin WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she would be happy to talk to Sarah Palin over coffee. In an interview for broadcast Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Clinton says she’s never met the one-time GOP vice presidential hopeful and former Alaska governor and
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Hillary Clinton says she would ‘look forward’ to sitting down for coffee with Sarah Palin
more images more images APEC leaders call for new growth strategies SINGAPORE — Stimulus spending and other strong actions have set the stage for global economic recovery, but nations must push ahead with free trade and investment to ensure growth, President Barack Obama and fellow Asia-Pacific leaders said Sunday. Obama and 20 other leaders, meeting in Singapore for the
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Asia-Pacific leaders reject protectionism, call for ensuring balanced, inclusive growth
Ship collision leaves 4 SKorean fishermen dead SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean fishing boat collided with a Hong Kong cargo ship, killing four fishermen and leaving three others missing, an official said Sunday. The two ships collided in rough waters Saturday night about 80 miles (130 kilometers) southeast of South Korea’s Jeju Island, said local
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more images more images US, ASEAN drop call for Suu Kyi’s release SINGAPORE — President Barack Obama and his Southeast Asian counterparts are expected to drop a call for Myanmar’s ruling generals to release political prisoners, including pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, ahead of elections next year. A joint statement to be issued after a summit Sunday between
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US, ASEAN expected to drop call for release of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi
SKorea investigates cause of shooting range fire SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean police and fire officers Sunday investigated what caused a blaze that raced through an indoor shooting gallery killing 10 people, including eight Japanese tourists. The fire Saturday occurred in a five-story building in the southeastern city of Busan, where a group of Japanese tourists
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South Korea investigates cause of blaze at shooting range that killed 10 people
more images more images Source: Illinois prison eyed for Gitmo inmates CHICAGO — The Obama administration may buy a near-empty prison in rural northwestern Illinois to house detainees from Guantanamo Bay along with federal inmates, a White House official said Saturday. The maximum-security Thomson Correctional Facility, about 150 miles west of Chicago, was one of several evaluated by the
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Source: Obama administration eyes near-empty Illinois prison to house Guantanamo inmates
more images more images Ousted Honduran president won’t recognize vote TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya insisted late Saturday that he will not accept any deal to restore him to office if it means he must recognize elections later this month. In a letter addressed to President Barack Obama, Zelaya also repeated his accusation that Washington reversed
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Honduras’ ousted leader won’t accept deal to resume presidency if he must endorse elections
more images more images US, ASEAN fail to call for Suu Kyi’s release SINGAPORE — President Barack Obama and his Southeast Asian counterparts are expected to drop calls for Myanmar’s ruling generals to release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners ahead of elections next year. A joint statement to be issued after a summit Sunday
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US, ASEAN stop short of calling on Myanmar for Suu Kyi’s release, ask for credible elections
Hugo Chavez invites Fidel Castro to trade summit CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez is inviting former Cuban leader Fidel Castro to next month’s meeting of the regional ALBA trade bloc being held in Havana. Chavez says Castro is well enough to attend the conference in mid-December. Venezuela’s leftist leader dismissed persistent speculation that Castro’s health is
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Hugo Chavez invites ex-Cuban leader Fidel Castro to meeting of ALBA trade bloc in Havana
more images more images White House source: Gitmo inmates could go to IL CHICAGO — The Obama administration may buy a near-empty prison in rural northwestern Illinois to house detainees from Guantanamo Bay along with federal inmates, a White House official said Saturday. The maximum-security Thomson Correctional Facility, about 150 miles west of Chicago, was one of several evaluated
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Colombia to return Venezuela national guard troops BOGOTA — Four soldiers from Venezuela’s National Guard captured in Colombian territory will be repatriated in a bid to ease tensions between the South American neighbors, President Alvaro Uribe’s government said Saturday. The Colombian navy intercepted the men Friday in El Aceitico along the border, according to a statement by
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Colombia detains 4 Venezuelan national guard troops, plans repatriation to calm relations
more images more images In Asia, Obama talking climate, arms control SINGAPORE — President Barack Obama and other world leaders agreed Sunday that next month’s much-anticipated climate change summit will be merely a way station, not the once hoped-for end point, in the search for a worldwide global warming treaty. The 192-nation climate conference beginning in three weeks in
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Obama seeking to move ahead on climate deal, nuclear arms-control treaty during Asia meetings
more images more images US Official: Climate agreement will take time SINGAPORE — A senior Obama administration official says world leaders agree that next month’s much-anticipated international summit on climate change will be a preliminary step that will require subsequent efforts to tackle global warming. National security aide Michael Froman said Sunday that President Barack Obama and other leaders
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US Official: Leaders meeting in Asia agree that accord on climate change will take time
Ellis Island museum evacuated after powder found NEW YORK — A white powder that was found at Ellis Island and caused a brief evacuation at the immigration landmark in New York Harbor has been deemed harmless. Jersey City, N.J., fire official Armando Roman says a hazardous-materials team responded to a call about the powder at the island’s
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Ellis Island museum evacuated for 90 minutes after harmless white powder is found
Survey shows spike in 1st-time homebuyers SAN DIEGO — The housing market welcomed a bigger share of first-time buyers and single women this past year, while a majority of sellers resorted to dialing down prices to get their homes sold, a new homebuyer survey shows. First-time buyers accounted for a record 47 percent of home sales between
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Realtors’ profile of homebuyers shows surge in 1st-timers, single women purchasing homes
more images more images White House: IL prison eyed for Guantanamo inmates CHICAGO — The Obama administration may buy a near-empty prison in rural northwestern Illinois to house detainees from Guantanamo Bay along with federal inmates, a White House official said Saturday. The maximum-security Thomson Correctional Facility, about 150 miles west of Chicago, was one of several evaluated by
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White House: Obama administration eyes near-empty Illinois prison to house Guantanamo inmates
Dad, son on hunting trip die in NJ plane crash WOODBINE, N.J. — A small plane has crashed in southern New Jersey, killing a father and son headed to Indiana for a hunting trip. The single-engine A200 Piper plane went down Saturday morning shortly after taking off from Woodbine Municipal Airport in Cape May County, about 20
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Dad, 12-year-old son headed to Indiana hunting trip die when their small plane crashes in NJ
FHA boss: FHA is not the new subprime SAN DIEGO — Federal Housing Administration Commissioner David Stevens said Saturday that concerns the agency is headed for the same financial trouble that snared Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the subprime sector are unwarranted. Stevens made the remarks during a speech at the National Association of Realtors’ annual conference
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FHA commissioner defends health of housing agency amid concerns over its financial cushion