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BBC UK
	Al-Qaeda message condemns Obama
	Al-Qaeda deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahiri attacks US President-elect Barack Obama in a new audio message.
	Brazil ace Ronaldo could retire
	Former Brazil striker Ronaldo admits he could retire despite fighting back from a serious knee injury.
	China signs trade deals with Cuba
	President Hu Jintao of China agrees to a range trade and investment deals during a landmark visit to Cuba.
	Clashes at China 'land protest'
	Police are attacked in China's Gansu province during protests against the demolition of homes state media report.
	Cost concerns over intricate UN ceiling artwork
	A ceiling painting worth 15m is unveiled at the United Nations in Geneva amid controversy over how it was paid for.
	EU agrees cod stocks rescue plans
	European fisheries ministers agree a plan aimed at increasing dwindling cod stocks including better nets and new quotas.
	Fresh Russia-Georgia talks begin
	Russia and Georgia open a new round of talks in Geneva aimed at restoring security after their conflict over South Ossetia.
	India 'sinks Somali pirate ship'
	An Indian navy warship has destroyed a Somali pirate mother ship that fired on it in the Gulf of Aden officials say.
	Kenya jail beating to be probed
	Kenya's vice-president condemns the beating by prison warders of inmates after secretly-filmed footage emerges.
	Mexico's Interpol chief arrested
	Mexico's top Interpol liaison officer is detained as part of inquiries into suspected links between officials and drug gangs.
	Nepali police 'torture children'
	The international pressure group Human Rights Watch HRW accuses police in Nepal of torturing children.
	Obama's oratory
	What do Barack Obama's rhetorical skills reveal
	Plea to halt DR Congo atrocities
	Community groups in DR Congo make an impassioned plea for European troops to be sent to halt atrocities there.
	Prophet cartoon row in Indonesia
	Indonesia demands that a blogging website remove cartoons that depict the Muslim Prophet Muhammad in sexual situations.
	Rwandan aide extradited to France
	A senior Rwandan presidential aide is extradited to France from Germany in connection with the killing of a former Rwandan president.
	Rwandans protest over extradition
	Rwandans protest against the expected extradition of a presidential aide from Germany to France.
	Saudi owners 'talking to pirates'
	The owners of a Saudi oil tanker hijacked by Somali pirates are negotiating a possible ransom the Saudi foreign minister says.
	Top Pakistan ex-commando killed
	A former chief of Pakistan's elite military commandos is killed near the capital Islamabad police officials say.
	UK hopeful of Middle East change
	The UK foreign secretary says next year holds opportunities for global change that could benefit the troubled Middle East.
	UN experts condemn Burma trials
	A team of United Nations experts has condemned the trials and harsh sentences of dozens of political activists in Burma.
	UN head fears over Gaza blockade
	UN chief Ban Ki-moon tells Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert he is deeply concerned over conditions in the blockaded Gaza Strip.
	US consumer prices in record fall
	US consumer prices dropped by a record 1 in October as fuel costs kept falling for a third month in a row.
Intl.Tribune
	A generation gap on Tibet strategy
	Young Tibetan leaders at a summit meeting of exiles in Dharamsala India are pushing the Himalayan region to declare independence from China while the older guard continues to support a more conciliatory approach toward Beijing participants said.
	A rush for tin a catastrophe for the Congo
	The exploitation of a tin mine by a renegade militia is emblematic of the deadly role the Congo's natural wealth has played in its misery.
	Ancient glory still felt in modern Egypt
	Archaeologists have found evidence of the 138th pyramid in Cairo but these monuments to Egypt's early ingenuity are also an ever-present symbol of faded glory.
	Britain grapples with role for Islamic justice
	The tenets of Shariah or Islamic law are increasingly being applied to everyday life in cities across Britain. Above a woman seeking a divorce in an Islamic court in London.
	Conflict leaves Congolese villagers in limbo
	A certain sense of desperation - and weirdness - seems to be creeping across eastern Congo as more territory slips into a jumbled world between government and rebel control.
	Democrats gain as Stevens loses his Senate race
	Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska convicted last month on federal ethics charges lost his bid for a seventh term giving Democrats at least 58 seats in the Senate.
	Detainees' case a moral failure for U.S.
	In the strange and disturbing case of 17 Chinese citizens held at Guantnamo Bay Cuba the Bush administration has been fighting a U.S. District Court order that the men be immediately released.
	Europeans announce pioneering stem cell surgery
	Physicians at four European universities have completed what they say is the first successful transplant of a human windpipe using a patient's own stem cells.
	FDA opens office in China
	It is the first of several overseas offices that the U.S. agency will use in order to regulate the safety of food and medicine bound for American supermarkets and pharmacies.
	For its online critics China adapts response
	Leaders are being forced to react publicly to their concerns. Officials are also tailoring traditional media-control techniques to the information age.
	Former prime minister faces trial in France
	Former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin faces criminal charges of complicity in an alleged smear campaign that targeted Nicolas Sarkozy before he was elected president a judicial official confirmed Wednesday.
	Gail Collins: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
	Barack Obama is talking about letting Hillary Clinton be the point person on foreign policy. What happened to the transformative change
	Holder seen as Justice Dept. pick as Obama begins to settle on team
	If chosen Eric Holder Jr. a senior official in the Justice Department in the Clinton administration would be the first African-American to serve as the nation's top law enforcement official.
	Indian Navy sinks pirate ship
	The Indian Navy said it fought a four-to-five-hour battle with would-be hijackers in the Gulf of Aden sinking one suspect vessel and forcing the pirates to abandon a second.
	Japan tightens security for officials after deadly attacks
	The suspected murder of a former vice health minister and the stabbing of the wife of another both with careers tied to Japan's ailing pension system prompted the increased security.
	Japanese pitcher provokes tension with the U.S.
	Many Japanese baseball officials are outraged that North American teams are courting Junichi Tazawa a hard-throwing right-handed amateur pitcher because they insist it breaks an understanding they had with Major League Baseball officials over amateur playe...
	Obama repeats vow to move rapidly on climate issues
	The president-elect said that despite the weakening economy he had no intention of softening or delaying his targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
	Pregnant inmate's plight inspires plea to Medvedev
	More than 80000 people have signed an Internet petition to President Dmitri Medvedev demanding the release of a jailed pregnant lawyer.
	Russian court closes Politkovskaya trial to public
	The judge in the trial of three men accused of involvement in the murder of the journalist Anna Politkovskaya decided to bar the media.
	Study abroad flourishes with China a hot spot
	While the traditional study-abroad sites for Americans Britain Italy Spain and France still attract more students from the United States the report found that China is now the fifth-most-popular destination.
	The dead tell a tale that China doesn't care to hear
	The Tarim mummies have become protagonists in a political dispute over who should control the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region.
Los Angeles Times
	2000 riot in China's Gansu province
	The demonstrators angered over a plan to raze a city center in Longnan burn cars and battle police with rocks iron bars and axes. A Communist Party office is overrun and 60 officials are injured. ...
	500 police officers replaced in Tijuana
	Mexican federal agents and army troops are dispatched in a bid to rid the Tijuana police department of cops suspected of having links to drug traffickers. Mexican federa...
	Iranian official says Cal State Northridge student is free to leave
	Though Esha Momeni is out on bail her father says authorities have seized her passport. Momeni who was researching her master's thesis in Iran faces charges of undermining national security. ...
	Iraq's Maliki defends security pact
	The revised plan calls for complete U.S. troop withdrawal by the end of 2011. Parliament factions who want immediate withdrawal and more U.S. concessions have doubts about the plan. ...
	Pirates hijack another merchant ship off Africa
	The Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship Delight and 25 people aboard are captured just days after suspected Somali pirates commandeered the Saudi-owned oil tanker Sirius Star. ...
	U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan won't rest for winter
	Forces will continue pursuing extremists in the east despite the brutal weather says Gen. David McKiernan. U.S. troops in Afghanistan will continue pursuing extremists i...
New York Times
	Australian Navy Grants 2-Month Holiday Leave
	Australian sailors have received an early Christmas gift with the announcement that all non-essential naval staff will be placed on two months paid leave over the holidays.
	Britain Grapples With Role for Islamic Justice
	Conservatives and liberals have denounced Islamic courts as poor substitutes for British jurisprudence.
	Chinese Leader in Cuba on Trade Tour
	President Hu Jintao of China toured Havana as his country expanded its already extensive economic relationship with Cuba.
	Confusion Reigns on Congos Front Line
	A certain sense of desperation seems to be creeping across eastern Congo as more territory slips into a jumbled world between government and rebel control.
	Court in Egypt Annuls Deal With Israel on Gas Supply
	An Egyptian court said that a 15-year contract was improperly awarded because it was not approved by Parliament.
	F.D.A. Opens Inspection Office in China
	The U.S. opened a branch of the Food and Drug Administration in the Chinese capital the first of several overseas offices aimed at regulating the safety of imported food and medicine.
	Foreign Reporters Group Fights Israeli Prohibition on Entering Gaza
	Israel has almost entirely sealed crossing points along its border with Gaza since a five-month cease-fire with Hamas began to unravel on Nov. 4.
	Former Prime Minister Faces Trial in France
	Former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin faces charges of complicity in a smear campaign that targeted Nicolas Sarkozy before he was elected president an official confirmed.
	In Drug Inquiry Mexico Arrests Another Top Police Official
	The arrest of Ricardo Gutirrez Vargas who worked as Mexicos main liaison with Interpol was the latest blow to Mexicos police forces.
	Indian Navy Sinks Pirate Ship
	The Indian Navy said it battled would-be hijackers in the Gulf of Aden sinking one vessel and forcing the pirates to abandon another.
	Iran Replaces Interior Minister After a Scandal
	The vote to approve Sadeq Mahsouli came two weeks after Parliament fired Ali Kordan after it became clear that he did not hold a doctorate degree from Oxford University.
	Iranian Detained in Iraq
	An Iranian was detained by allied forces at Baghdad International Airport on suspicion of smuggling weapons into Iraq the U.S. military said.
	Iraqi Premier Defends Security Accord
	Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki publicly defended the security agreement with the United States in a televised address.
	Moscow Court Closes Politkovskaya Trial to Public
	The judge in the trial of three men accused of involvement in the murder of the journalist Anna Politkovskaya decided to bar the media.
	Moscow Journal: Pregnant Inmates Plight Inspires Plea to Medvedev
	More than 80000 people have signed an Internet petition to President Dmitri A. Medvedev demanding the release of a jailed pregnant lawyer.
	Obama Thanks Palestinian President
	Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas received a courtesy phone call from American president-elect Barack Obama.
	Spanish Judge Drops Probe Into Franco Atrocities
	Judge Baltasar Garzn said he was dropping the case after state prosecutors questioned his jurisdiction over crimes committed 70 years ago by people who are now dead.
	Suspected U.S. Missile Strike Kills 6 in Pakistan
	A suspected U.S. missile strike hit a village deep inside Pakistan officials said killing six and indicating American willingness to pursue insurgents beyond lawless tribal regions.
	The Dead Tell a Tale China Doesnt Care to Listen To
	The Tarim mummies have become protagonists in a political dispute over who should control the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region.
	Thousands Battle Police in Chinas Northwest
	A local governments decision to move its administrative offices from one city to another has provoked two days of unrest in northwest China.
	U.S.-Iraqi Agreement Is Getting Mixed Reviews in Iran
	Conservative Iranian politicians and newspapers expressed opposition to the new Iraqi-American security agreement and urged Iraqs Parliament to reject it.
	World Briefing Africa: Somalia: Ethiopian Restlessness
	Ethiopia said that it was not prepared to continue propping up Somalias interim government indefinitely and urged leaders there to embrace a peace process.
	World Briefing Asia: Afghanistan: Attack in Pakistan
	American troops in Afghanistan fired an artillery barrage at insurgents in Pakistans volatile tribal region in a strike coordinated with Pakistans military.
	World Briefing Asia: India: Death Despite Transfusion
	A 7-month-old wild tiger died in an Indian zoo two days after veterinarians tried to save her with a rare blood transfusion officials said.
	World Briefing Europe: European Union Labor Report
	The feared proverbial Polish plumber is not a threat to Western European jobs according to a European Union report released.
	World Briefing Europe: France: Deportation Demurral
	France has rejected a plan to participate in a joint charter flight with Britain to deport to Afghanistan 43 Afghans found without papers near Calais.
	World Briefing Europe: The Hague: Courts First Trial
	The International Criminal Court will begin its first trial in January in the case of a Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga who is charged with sending child soldiers into battle.
	World Briefing Europe: The Hague: Ruling on Croatia
	The United Nations highest court ruled that it had jurisdiction to examine Croatias accusation that Serbia committed genocide in the 1991-95 Croatian war.
	World Briefing The Americas: Nicaragua: Protest Is Canceled
	Confronted by pro-government demonstrators who threw rocks and fired homemade mortars the opposition leader Eduardo Montealegre called off a march in the capital.
NPR
	Eric Holder Could Be Obama's Top Justice Pick
	President-elect Barack Obama's top choice for U.S. attorney general seems to be Eric Holder. Holder was the No. 2 official in the Justice Department under President Bill Clinton. The Obama team says no final decision has been made.
	Experts Urge Obama To Engage Early On Middle East
	Some experts are advising President-elect Barack Obama and his transition team to show early engagement in what they see as the region's core issue: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. European officials have put the Middle East peace process at the top of t...
	Experts Urge Obama To Engage Early On Middle East
	Some experts are advising President-elect Barack Obama and his transition team to show early engagement in what they see as the region's core issue: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. European officials have put the Middle East peace process at the top of t...
	Israel Reseals Border Crossings With Gaza Strip
	The United Nations is warning that hundreds of thousands of people in the Gaza Strip face severe shortages of fuel and food because Israel has sealed the borders. Israel allowed a minimal amount of aid into the coastal territory on Monday before reclosing ...
	Obama Takes 'Common Sense' View On Economy
	The president-elect's economic team includes advisers from a wide range of backgrounds who hold a variety of political views. But one word is often used to describe the group: pragmatic.
	Tibetans Gather In India To Rethink China Strategy
	Hundreds of Tibetan exiles have convened in Dharamsala India to discuss a new China strategy. China has warned against any efforts at Tibetan independence. Earlier this month the Dalai Lama acknowledged that talks with China to win greater autonomy had not...
	Toyota Cuts North American Production For 2 Days
	The world's biggest automaker says it will stop production at all U.S. and Canadian factories for two days next month. Toyota's assembly transmission and engine plants will close in late December as the company tries to work through excess inventory. The J...
Reuters
	China seeks to curb unrest amid global crisis
	BEIJING Reuters - China has told police to ensure stability amid the global financial crisis after thousands of people attacked police and government offices in a northwestern city in unrest triggered by a plan to resettle residents.
	Congo rebel pullback raises hopes for peace talks
	KANYABAYONGA Congo Reuters - Hundreds of Congolese rebel fighters pulled back on Wednesday from frontline positions in a move U.N. peacekeepers hoped would open the way for talks on ending weeks of conflict in east Congo.
	Indian navy destroys pirate boat more ships taken
	MOGADISHU Reuters - An Indian warship destroyed a pirate ship in the Gulf of Aden and gunmen from Somalia seized two more vessels despite a large international naval presence off their lawless country.
	Iraq discovers remains of 150 Kurds in south Iraq
	NAJAF Iraq Reuters - Iraqi officials flew the remains of 150 Kurds found in a mass grave home to Kurdistan on Wednesday after a moving ceremony that paid tribute to victims of repression under ousted dictator Saddam Hussein.
	Israel rebuffs U.N. calls to open Gaza crossings
	JERUSALEM Reuters - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Wednesday rebuffed a call by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip through crossings Israel has largely sealed in two weeks of violence.
	Mbeki to check Zimbabwe constitution bill: report
	HARARE Reuters - Zimbabwe has sent a draft copy of a constitutional amendment giving President Robert Mugabe the power to form a government unilaterally to mediator Thabo Mbeki for review the state-run Herald newspaper said Wednesday.
	Russia Georgia start talks seen lasting years
	GENEVA Reuters - Russia and Georgia started talks on Wednesday to resolve tensions over breakaway regions that led to a war in August and one senior official predicted negotiations could take years.
	Russia lawmakers approve longer presidential term
	MOSCOW Reuters - A proposal to extend the Russian president's term by two years moved closer to becoming law on Wednesday when the lower house of parliament approved it on its penultimate reading.
	Suspected U.S. strike kills 5 militants in Pakistan
	PESHAWAR Pakistan Reuters - A suspected U.S. drone aircraft fired two missiles at a house in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday killing five suspected militants possibly including an Arab al Qaeda operative intelligence officials said.
	Taiwan ex-president back in jail as probe wraps up
	TAIPEI Reuters - Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian returned to jail on Wednesday from almost three days of hospital care following a hunger strike as supporters prepared to protest his arrest which they call a political plot.
Seattle Times
	About 300 cabbies go on strike in southwest China
	A few hundred taxi drivers went on strike Wednesday in a southwestern Chinese district to protest a proposed increase in the number of cabs operating there state media reported.
	Australia honors sailors lost in WWII sea battle
	Tearful relatives of sailors lost in a World War II sea battle threw flowers into the sea on Wednesday as Australia marked the 67th anniversary of the sinking of the HMAS Sydney - the first since the ship was found on the ocean floor after decades of myste...
	Bill on presidential terms in Russia moves forward
	Russian lawmakers on Wednesday approved the second reading of a bill extending the presidential term from four to six years a move some observers say could pave the way for Vladimir Putin's return to the office.
	FDA opens new China office
	The U.S. Food and Drug Administration opened an office Wednesday in China's capital - its first outside the United States - as part of a new global strategy to ensure the safety of trillions of dollars of imports.
	Hungry in Zimbabwe: If you rest you starve'
	Katy Phiri who is in her 70s picks up single corn kernels spilled from trucks that ferry the harvest to market. She says she hasn't eaten for three days.
	Indian navy fought pirates in Gulf of Aden
	The Indian navy says its warship dedicated to fighting pirates has successfully fought off an attempted pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden.
	Indian navy sinks suspected pirate mother ship
	An Indian naval vessel sank a suspected pirate mother ship Wednesday in the Gulf of Aden and chased two attack boats into the night officials said yet more violence in the lawless seas where brigands are becoming bolder and more violent.
	Mayor sorry for kids' 'assassinate Obama' chant
	The mayor of an eastern Idaho town where second- and third-grade students on a school bus chanted assassinate Obama after the Nov. 4 election has publicly apologized saying there's no excuse for such behavior.
	Moscow court closes Politkovskaya trial to public
	A Moscow court reversed a previous decision and barred the public from the trial of three men accused of murdering journalist Anna Politkovskaya a lawyer for her family said Wednesday.
	Obama calls Palestinian leader says peace vital
	A Palestinian negotiator says U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has called the Palestinian president and told him that peace is a vital interest for Israelis and Palestinians.
	Rwandan suspect set to be taken to France
	A German prosecutor says that a top Rwandan official sought in connection with the assassination that sparked the African country's 1994 genocide is being taken to the airport where she will be flown to France.
	Rwandan suspect set to be taken to France
	A German prosecutor says that a top Rwandan official sought in connection with the assassination that sparked the African country's 1994 genocide is being taken to the airport where she will be flown to France.
	Schwarzenegger opens climate summit with Obama
	Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger opened his international climate change summit on Tuesday by upstaging himself with an even bigger political star - President-elect Barack Obama.
	Somali pirates hijack Thai fishing boat 16 crew
	A maritime official says pirates have hijacked a Thai fishing boat with 16 crew members off the coast of Somalia - the eighth ship seized in the area in the past two weeks.
	Somali: Locals send supplies to hijacked tanker
	A local elder says Somali businessmen are sending food cigarettes and drinks to a hijacked Saudi supertanker anchored off the coast of Somalia.
	Suspected US missile strike kills 6 in Pakistan
	A suspected U.S. missile strike hit a village deep inside Pakistani territory Wednesday officials said killing six alleged militants and indicating American willingness to pursue insurgents beyond the lawless tribal regions.
	Thai fishing boat hijacked by pirates off Somalia
	Pirates hijacked a Thai fishing boat with 16 crew members Tuesday off the coast of Somalia the same day a major Norwegian shipping group ordered its tankers to sail around Africa rather than use the Suez Canal because pirates had seized a Saudi supertanker...
	UK government unveils plan for sex trade crackdown
	The British government announced plans Wednesday to name and shame people who visit prostitutes and make it illegal to pay for sex with women forced into prostitution - measures that sex workers say will put more women at risk.
	US arrests suspected Iranian agent in Iraq
	The U.S. military says it has arrested an alleged senior member of the Iranian security forces suspected of funneling weapons into Iraq.
	US pitcher proud to inspire Japan girl
	Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield was the inspiration for a 16-year-old girl who has been drafted to play for a Japanese pro baseball team.
	Young Tibetan exiles push for independence
	Young Tibetan leaders at a summit of exiles are pushing the Himalayan region to declare independence from China while the older guard continues to support a more conciliatory approach toward Beijing participants said.
Telegraph
	'Serial killer' stalks Japan's senior bureaucrats
	Japanese police have been stationed at the homes and offices of bureaucrats and government ministers after a string of deadly attacks on senior officials at the Health and Welfare Ministry sparked fears a serial killer was on the loose.
	16yearold becomes Japan's first female professional baseball player
	A 16yearold girl is to become Japan's first ever female professional baseball player.
	AlQaeda leader racially abuses Barack Obama
	AlQaeda's secondincommand Ayman alZawahiri has used a racial slur to demean Presidentelect Barack Obama implying he does the bidding of whites.
	Buddhist monk 'confesses' to rape of British tourist
	A Buddhist monk has been arrested for allegedly raping a British tourist in Cambodia.
	Buddhist monk arrested for rape of British tourist
	The 39yearold British victim was raped in north west of Cambodia. The monk 17yearold Thorn Sophoan was immediately defrocked after being arrested police said.
	Carla Bruni hopes she's 'good enough' to be French first lady
	Carla BruniSarkozy told US viewers on a latenight television show that she hoped she was good enough in her role as France's first lady.
	China abandons blanket press censorship
	China's propaganda chiefs have abandoned press controls that prevented the media from reporting the news as it happened.
	Chinese conman tricks city government into blowing up police headquarters
	A Chinese conman who successfully persuaded a city government to blow up its police headquarters by promising to build a highrise development in its place has been jailed for life.
	Chinese president makes landmark visit to Cuba
	The world's largest and smallest surviving communist states have held a landmark summit in Cuba with China's president offering aid and business.
	Chinese president makes landmark visit to Cuba
	The world's largest and smallest surviving communist states have held a landmark summit in Cuba with China's president offering aid and business.
	Dick Cheney charged over jail 'abuses'
	US VicePresident Dick Cheney has been charged with organised criminal activity related to alleged abuse of inmates in private prisons.
	Iran blocks access to more than five million websites
	Iran has blocked access to more than five million internet sites whose content is mostly perceived as immoral and antisocial a judiciary official was has said.
	Islamists vow to fight Somali pirates
	Hardline Islamic authorities pledge to assist the efforts of the Nato and EU naval task forces.
	Japanese can't agree over national anthem
	A fierce row has broken out in Japan after the education minister declared it common sense to stand up and hoist a flag while singing the national anthem.
	Michael Jackson could be forced to Britain over sheikh's case
	Star could be forced to fly to London to testify in sheikh case.
	Mugabe sends his own version of constitution change to Mbeki
	President Robert Mugabe's regime has written the draft constitutional amendment that Zimbabwe's opposition is demanding before it enters a unity government and sent it to Thabo Mbeki the mediator to review it has said.
	Politkovskaya: Russian reporter's murder suspects to be tried in secret
	A Moscow court ruled that three men accused of involvement in the murder of the Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya be tried in secret.
	Republican Ted Stevens loses Alaska Senate seat
	Ted Stevens the longest serving Republican in Senate history has narrowly lost his reelection bid marking the downfall of a Washington political power and Alaska icon.
	Rob Lowe woos Chinese at Los Angeles climate change summit
	California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recruited his friend and fellow actor Rob Lowe to help woo Chinese officials attending his climate change summit the Los Angeles Times reports.
	Russia to build nuclear reactor for Hugo Chavez
	The prospect of a nuclear deal between Russia and Venezuela will alarm the US and present an early challenge to the Obama administration.
	Somali pirates attack Indian warship in latest brazen attack
	Somali pirates have attacked a warship in their most brazen attack yet as another group announced ransom demands for the captured oil tanker the Sirius Star.
	Somali pirates demand ransom for Saudi oil tanker
	Somali pirates that hijacked the Saudi oil supertanker Sirius Star have demanded a ransom.
	Somali pirates hijack Greek bulk carrier
	A British ship has escaped being hijacked by Somali pirates who launched attacks following their capture of a Saudi supertanker.
	Somali pirates: David Miliband calls for release of hijacked crew
	The Foreign Secretary David Miliband has called for the immediate release of the crew of a giant oil tanker including two Britons who were hijacked by Somali pirates.
	Thousands of rioters attack police in China
	Thousands of rioters used axes chains stones and iron bars to attack police smash local government offices and set fire to cars after a protest in western China went out of control.
	Three US car makers plead for 25bn bailout
	The chiefs of Ford General Motors and Chrysler have begged Congress for a 25 billion lifeline.
Wall Street Journal
	Iraq Pact Strips Contractors' Immunity
	The new deal covering the U.S. military presence in Iraq strips private security contractors of legal protections.