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Australia's Rudd says sorry to orphans, child migrants
CANBERRA - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologized Monday for years of abuse and pain suffered by thousands of orphans and children sent to Australia from Britain, often without the knowledge of their parents.
Reuters 11/16/2009 5:21 PM
Grenade caused anti-Thaksin rally blast: Thai police
BANGKOK - Thai police said Monday that a grenade was responsible for a blast at a rally by opponents of fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, as the number of injured rose to 12.
Agence France-Presse 11/16/2009 5:09 PM
APEC puzzles over membership list
SINGAPORE - The Asia-Pacific's top economic club faces intense debate about who else can join its ranks, with India among the nations knocking at the door when a moratorium on new entrants expires next year.
Agence France-Presse 11/16/2009 3:23 PM
Suicide bomber kills 3 near Pakistani air base
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – A suicide car-bomber killed at least three people on Monday near a Pakistan air force base close to the northwestern city of Peshawar and the Afghan border, a government official said.
Reuters 11/16/2009 2:11 PM
Obama arrives in China for maiden visit
SHANGHAI – US President Barack Obama arrived in China late Sunday for his first visit to the Asian giant -- a three-day mission aimed at convincing Beijing that Washington is its partner, not its rival.
Agence France-Presse 11/16/2009 10:10 AM
Kosovo vote a first since independence declaration
PRISTINA – Kosovo went to the polls Sunday for the first time since the ethnic Albanian majority declared independence from Serbia last year, amid a partial boycott by a divided Serbian community.
Agence France-Presse 11/16/2009 7:22 AM
Italian police arrest Sicilian Mafia 'number two'
ROME – Italian police on Sunday captured the number two leader of Sicily's Cosa Nostra Mafia, Domenico Raccuglia, after 15 years on the run, officials said.
Agence France-Presse 11/16/2009 7:15 AM
El Salvador storm toll rises to 192: official
SAN SALVADOR - Salvadoran authorities raised the death toll from devastating floods and mudslides this week to 192 from 184 as more bodies turned up in storm-ravaged areas of the country. Another 80 people were reported as missing.
Agence France-Presse 11/16/2009 7:07 AM