Archive for November 29th, 2009

China’s Wen meets with eurozone leaders (AFP)

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

A Chinese bank worker counts stacks of 100-yuan notes in eastern China's Anhui province. The country's Premier, Wen Jiabao, has kicked off a meet with top EU finance officials in talks expected to focus on long-running rancor over the yuan currency's exchange rate.(AFP/File)AFP – 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.

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Capsized ferry righted in Bangladesh; 45 dead (AP)

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

The triple-deck ferry, M.V. Coco, floats after it tipped and its rear portion sank in the Tetulia River late Friday near the coastal town of Bhola, 64 miles (104 kilometers) south of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. The ferry packed with people going home for an Islamic festival capsized as they disembarked at a terminal in southern Bangladesh, authorities said Saturday. (AP Photo Firoz Ahmed)AP – 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.

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Karzai under pressure to draw up troop exit plan (AFP)

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Prince Charles presents Afghanistan campaign medals to troops in London. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has upped the pressure on Afghan President Hamid Karzai insisting he draw up in the next two months an action plan to enable foreign forces to start withdrawing(AFP/Pool/File/Suzanne Plunkett)AFP – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has upped the pressure on Afghan President Hamid Karzai insisting he draw up in the next two months an action plan to enable foreign forces to start withdrawing.

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Chinese police capture suspect in family slaughter (AFP)

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Police in southern China have captured a man suspected of hacking to death his parents, wife, sons and sister in Beijing, media have reported.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP – Police in China said Sunday they had captured a man suspected of hacking to death his parents, wife, sons and sister in Beijing.

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Woods Car Crash: Patrol unable to question Tiger (Reuters)

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

The front entrance to the gated community of the Isleworth Golf & Country Club, home of golfer Tiger Woods, is shown in Windemere, Florida November 27, 2009. REUTERS/Scott MillerReuters – Florida troopers who sought to interview golf great Tiger Woods and his wife on Saturday about how his SUV struck a fire hydrant and a neighbor’s tree were told by his agent to come back the following day.

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Iran speaker warns West on nuclear cooperation (Reuters)

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Reuters – Iran’s parliament could move to reduce Tehran’s cooperation level with the U.N. nuclear agency watchdog if the West continues to pressure the Islamic state over its nuclear program, speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday.

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It’s the ‘Miseryside’ derby as problems mount (AFP)

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Steven Gerrard (pictured on November 24) 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/File/Attila Kisbenedek)AFP – 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.

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China’s Wen due to meet with eurozone leaders (AFP)

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

A Chinese bank worker counts stacks of 100-yuan notes in eastern China's Anhui province. The country's Premier, Wen Jiabao, is set to meet with top EU finance officials in talks expected to focus on long-running rancor over the yuan currency's exchange rate.(AFP/File)AFP – China’s Premier Wen Jiabao was due to meet with top EU finance officials here Sunday in talks expected to focus on long-running rancor over the yuan currency’s exchange rate.

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N.Korea leader took son on ‘guidance’ trip: report (AFP)

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

AFP – 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.

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Seoul downplays expectations of US-NKorea talks (AP)

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

AP – 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.

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