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Obama seeks rebalancing, Asia warns of protectionism

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:41:50 -0500

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama called on Saturday for a new strategy to rebalance global growth, but leaders around the Pacific rim, gathering for a weekend summit, took aim at signs of U.S. trade protectionism.

Suicide bomber kills 7 in Pakistan's Peshawar

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:29:56 -0500

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide attacker set off a car bomb at a police checkpoint in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Saturday, killing seven people, police and hospital officials said.

Ft Hood shooter failings to be held to account: Obama

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:02:52 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday he would hold to account those who missed warning signs that could have prevented a shooting rampage on a Texas army base earlier this month that killed 13 people.

9/11 suspects to be tried in New York

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:28:43 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The accused mastermind of the September 11 attacks and four co-conspirators will be sent to New York for trial in a court near the site of the World Trade Center, the Obama administration said on Friday, as it took a step toward closing the Guantanamo Bay prison.

Fire in South Korea shooting range kills 10: report

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:14:07 -0500

SEOUL (Reuters) - Fire raced through a South Korean indoor shooting range Saturday, killing at least 10 people, including seven Japanese visitors and their Korean guide, local media reported.

APEC leaders back off on emissions cut target - draft

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:09:49 -0500

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asia Pacific leaders are backing away from a target of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, pledging instead to "substantially" slash them by that date, the latest draft of their summit statement says.

Balloon boy parents face sentence in December

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:36:08 -0500

FORT COLLINS (Reuters) - The parents of a Colorado boy whose apparent brush with death in a helium balloon transfixed millions pleaded guilty on Friday to staging a publicity-seeking hoax and will be sentenced next month.

Flu infections starting to peak in some areas: WHO

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:22:24 -0500

GENEVA (Reuters) - Flu infections may be peaking in some parts of the northern hemisphere, but are still spreading fast in others, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

Obama pledges greater U.S. engagement in Asia

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:43:27 -0500

TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama pledged on Saturday to deepen dialogue with China rather than seek to contain the rising power, as he laid out a vision for greater engagement with a vibrant Asia-Pacific region.

Obama aide who guided Guantanamo policy resigns

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:27:10 -0500

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Counsel Gregory Craig said Friday he was resigning, ending a troubled tenure marked by his central role in the administration's rocky efforts to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay.