| AP Source: GM to begin repaying aid by year-end (AP)
November 16, 2009 at 12:26 am
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| | AP - General Motors Co. will begin paying back $6.7 billion in U.S. government loans by the end of 2009 and could pay off that full amount by 2011, four years ahead of schedule, according to a person familiar with the matter. |
| Obama: China and the US need not be adversaries (AFP)
November 16, 2009 at 12:23 am
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|  AFP - US President Barack Obama declared on Monday that China and the United States need not be adversaries, in a town hall meeting with Chinese students in Shanghai.
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| Bombing at police station in Pakistan kills 2 (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 10:36 pm
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|  AP - A police official says a suicide car bomber has attacked a police station in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least two people and injuring 14 others.
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| Blast near Pakistan police station: police (AFP)
November 15, 2009 at 10:17 pm
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| AFP - A blast outside a police station in the suburbs of Pakistan's northwest city of Peshawar wounded at least eight people on Monday, police said.
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| Patriots, Colts tied 7-all after 1st quarter (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 9:33 pm
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|  AP - Peyton Manning threw a touchdown pass, Tom Brady's Patriots answered, and Indianapolis and New England were tied at 7-all at the end of the first quarter Sunday night.
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| '2012' has worldwide box-office bang of $225M (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 9:19 pm
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|  AP - Doom spelled dollars at the box office as the global-disaster tale "2012" opened at No. 1 domestically with $65 million and pulled in $225 million worldwide.
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| Study raises new questions about Merck pill Zetia (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 9:16 pm
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| | AP - A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin — drugs still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year about how well they work. |
| Dozens of Gitmo detainees finally get day in court (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 9:15 pm
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|  AP - In courtrooms barred to the public, dozens of terror suspects are pleading for their freedom from the Guantanamo Bay prison, sometimes even testifying on their own behalf by video from the U.S. naval base in Cuba.
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| French, Afghan troops push into hostile valley (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 9:14 pm
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|  AP - Hundreds of French and Afghan troops on Sunday pushed into a hostile valley in eastern Afghanistan where militants launch quick attacks, then disappear into hillside villages. The mission: secure the area for a planned bypass road around the Afghan capital to move supplies from neighboring Pakistan.
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| Kosovo holds peaceful 1st vote since independence (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 8:53 pm
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|  AP - Kosovo's first independent elections have ended peacefully, with the prime minister claiming his party won convincingly and some minority Serbs ignoring a call to boycott and casting ballots alongside ethnic Albanians.
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| PM Rudd in emotional apology to 'Forgotten Australians' (AFP)
November 15, 2009 at 8:40 pm
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|  AFP - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made an emotional apology on Monday to half-a-million "Forgotten Australians", including British child migrants, who faced abuse and neglect in care homes over decades.
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| Authorities acting on tip search for missing girl (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 8:24 pm
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|  AP - Authorities acted on a tip Sunday and searched a wide area in south-central North Carolina trying to find a 5-year-old girl reported missing by her mother, who has been charged with human trafficking and child abuse involving prostitution.
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| Obama arrives in China for maiden visit (AFP)
November 15, 2009 at 7:55 pm
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|  AFP - 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.
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| Clinton warns US has 'no long-term stake' in Afghanistan (AFP)
November 15, 2009 at 7:55 pm
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|  AFP - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned the Afghan government Sunday it cannot count on long-term US support, demanding President Hamid Karzai take concrete steps to tackle graft.
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| Packers beat Cowboys 17-7 to snap win streak (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 7:52 pm
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|  AP - Charles Woodson helped Green Bay's defense finally play up to its potential against a big-time opponent, forcing two fumbles and picking off a pass by Tony Romo on the goal line in a 17-7 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
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| In first visit to China, Obama walks a tightrope (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 7:47 pm
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|  AP - President Barack Obama is walking a tightrope on his first trip to China, seeking to enlist help in tackling urgent global problems while weighing when and how — or if — he should raise traditional human rights concerns.
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| Apology for kids shipped from Britain to colonies (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 7:37 pm
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|  AP - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologized Monday to thousands of impoverished British children shipped to Australia in past centuries with the promise of a better life, only to suffer abuse and neglect thousands of miles from home.
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| Kosovo's statehood faces first test at local polls (Reuters)
November 15, 2009 at 7:32 pm
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|  Reuters - Kosovo held its first elections on Sunday since declaring independence from Serbia last year, with unemployment, corruption, poor infrastructure and low investment the biggest issues for voters.
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| Obama in China faces tensions on trade and Tibet (Reuters)
November 15, 2009 at 7:28 pm
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|  Reuters - President Barack Obama faces tensions with China over trade and Tibet on his first visit to the emerging superpower for a summit that will grapple with economic imbalances and the future of the yuan.
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| Geeky 'tweeters' to report on space shuttle launch (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 7:07 pm
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|  AP - Fingers will be flying when space shuttle Atlantis blasts off Monday: About 100 of NASA's geekiest fans will be on hand, pecking away at iPhones, BlackBerrys, laptops and other Twittering gadgets.
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| Families urge Iran to release U.S. hikers (Reuters)
November 15, 2009 at 7:03 pm
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|  Reuters - The families of three Americans held in Iran on spy charges appealed again for their release on Sunday, saying they feared for their mental well-being after more than three months in captivity.
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| Study raises new questions about Merck pill Zetia (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 6:16 pm
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| | AP - A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin — drugs that are still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year about how well they work. |
| Bush's 2 TDs help Saints stay unbeaten, 28-23 (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 4:41 pm
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|  AP - Reggie Bush helped the unbeaten New Orleans Saints overcome another bundle of mistakes and get off to the best start in team history.
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| '2012' has worldwide box-office bang of $225M (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 3:43 pm
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| AP - Doom spelled dollars at the box office as the global-disaster tale "2012" opened at No. 1 domestically with $65 million and pulled in $225 million worldwide.
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| Iran to resume French lecturer's trial Tuesday: report (Reuters)
November 15, 2009 at 2:24 pm
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|  Reuters - The trial of a French teaching assistant who was arrested on spying charges following Iran's disputed election in June will resume on Tuesday, Iran's ISNA news agency reported on Sunday.
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| Netanyahu says only talks can lead to Palestinian state (Reuters)
November 15, 2009 at 2:02 pm
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| | Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday there was no alternative to negotiations to secure peace and that any unilateral moves by the Palestinians would unravel past agreements. |
| Mystery of Bangladesh's mass arsenic poisoning solved (AFP)
November 15, 2009 at 1:15 pm
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|  AFP - Researchers have pinpointed the source of what is probably the worst mass poisoning in history, according to a study published Sunday.
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| USC tumbles, Stanford soars in AP poll (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 1:04 pm
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|  AP - Southern California has tumbled to its worst ranking in the AP college football poll since the Trojans began their current run of 128 consecutive weeks in the Top 25 back in 2002.
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| French, Afghan troops push into hostile valley (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 12:27 pm
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| AP - Hundreds of French and Afghan troops on Sunday pushed into a hostile valley in eastern Afghanistan where militants launch quick attacks, then disappear into hillside villages. The mission: secure the area for a planned bypass road around the Afghan capital to move supplies from neighboring Pakistan.
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| Palestinians to seek U.N. support for state (Reuters)
November 15, 2009 at 12:17 pm
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| | Reuters - The Palestinians plan to take their quest for independence to the U.N. Security Council, aiming to secure international support for a state, Palestinian officials said Sunday. |
| Obama meets Myanmar PM, calls for Suu Kyi's release (Reuters)
November 15, 2009 at 12:14 pm
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|  Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama called for the release of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi when he met the country's prime minister at a meeting with other Southeast Asian leaders in Singapore on Sunday.
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| Obama presses Iran on atomic deal, Tehran defiant (Reuters)
November 15, 2009 at 12:10 pm
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|  Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday time was running out for diplomacy in a dispute over Iran's nuclear programme, but a top Iranian official said it was up to the West to show it sincerely wanted a deal.
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| Obama arrives in China for maiden visit (AFP)
November 15, 2009 at 11:42 am
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| AFP - 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.
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| Obama in China faces tensions on trade and Tibet (Reuters)
November 15, 2009 at 11:34 am
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| | Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama faces tensions with China over trade and Tibet on his first visit to the emerging superpower for a summit that will grapple with economic imbalances and the future of the yuan. |
| US has no long-term stake in Afghanistan: Clinton (AFP)
November 15, 2009 at 11:28 am
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|  AFP - The United States has no long-term stake in Afghanistan and its primary aim is to defeat Al-Qaeda there, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday.
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| Geeky 'tweeters' to report on space shuttle launch (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 11:28 am
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|  AP - Fingers will be flying when space shuttle Atlantis blasts off Monday: About 100 of NASA's geekiest fans will be on hand, pecking away at iPhones, BlackBerrys, laptops and other Twittering gadgets.
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| Dozens of Gitmo detainees finally get day in court (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 11:18 am
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| | AP - In courtrooms barred to the public, dozens of terror suspects are pleading for their freedom from the Guantanamo Bay prison, sometimes even testifying on their own behalf by video from the U.S. naval base in Cuba. |
| Clinton: Specific demands will accompany US help (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 11:11 am
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|  AP - The United States is limiting its goals in Afghanistan and demanding better accountability from that country's underperforming leader, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday, and she tied additional U.S. civilian help to results from Kabul.
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| Obama arrives in China for first-ever visit (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 11:03 am
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|  AP - President Barack Obama is in Shanghai, launching a three-day visit to an important global U.S. partner and his first travels ever in China.
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| Dobbs says his departure from CNN was 'amicable' (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 10:30 am
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|  AP - Lou Dobbs says he doesn't feel like he was pushed out of CNN, the news organization where he worked for all but two years of its existence until last Wednesday.
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| Darian Townsend sets 200 medley short-course WR (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 10:30 am
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| | AP - Darian Townsend of South Africa has beaten Michael Phelps to break the short-course world record in the 200-meter individual medley. |
| World leaders back delay to final climate deal (Reuters)
November 15, 2009 at 9:51 am
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|  Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders on Sunday supported delaying a legally binding climate pact until 2010 or even later, under a compromise deal for next month's Copenhagen summit.
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| Palestinians to seek UN endorsement of statehood (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 9:22 am
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|  AP - Palestinian officials said Sunday they are preparing to ask the United Nations to endorse an independent state without Israel's consent because they are losing hope they can achieve their aspirations through peace talks. The announcement drew a harsh rebuke from Israeli officials.
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| US, Russia warn Iran on nuclear crisis (AFP)
November 15, 2009 at 9:17 am
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|  AFP - President Barack Obama on Sunday won the strongest backing yet from Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on the Iranian nuclear crisis as the US leader warned that Tehran was "running out of time".
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| Clinton says Afghanistan's Karzai "must do better" (Reuters)
November 15, 2009 at 8:45 am
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|  Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday Afghan President Hamid Karzai "must do better" if he wanted U.S. support and that included creating a major crimes tribunal and anti-corruption commission.
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| Phelps tops 200 individual medley qualifying (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 8:39 am
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|  AP - Michael Phelps has failed to qualify for the 200-meter freestyle, but leads all qualifiers in the 200-meter individual medley at a short-course World Cup meet.
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| Serbian Orthodox Church head Pavle dies at 95 (AP)
November 15, 2009 at 8:30 am
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|  AP - Patriarch Pavle, who led Serbia's Christian Orthodox Church through its post-Communist revival and the turbulent 1990s marked by ethnic conflicts in the Balkans, died Sunday. He was 95.
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| Kosovo's statehood faces first test at local polls (Reuters)
November 15, 2009 at 8:21 am
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| | Reuters - Kosovo went to the polls on Sunday for the first time since declaring independence from Serbia last year, with parties pledging to tackle unemployment, corruption, poor infrastructure and weak foreign investment. |
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