Protests by Tibetan students in western China over plans to restrict the use of their language have spread, according to state media and a campaign group.
Nov 1, 2010
Tibetan student protests spread to Beijing
Protests by Tibetan students in western China over plans to restrict the use of their language have spread, according to state media and a campaign group.
China census could be first to record true population
In Denmark or Jordan, it would be the population covered by the national census. In China, six million is the number of people needed just to carry it out.
Terror bombs were primed to down cargo planes in mid-air
Sophisticated bombs contained in packages sent from Yemen were designed to explode in the air and bring down the cargo planes carrying them, the government confirmed.
Booby-trap bomb sent to Nicolas Sarkozy
Greek police intercepted a booby-trapped parcel addressed to French president Nicolas Sarkozy today, after another package exploded at a courier company in Athens.
Vladimir Putin goes hunting for 'action man' image
Woman stabbed Labour MP over his Iraq war vote, court hears
Barack Obama's final midterm rally highlights declining popularity
Barack Obama sought to rekindle the spirit of the 2008 election today at the final campaign rally of the midterm elections but thousands of empty seats testified that the love affair with the electorate is long over.
Cargo plane bomb plot: Cobra to discuss response
The government's Cobra emergency committee is meeting today to discuss a response to the Yemen-based plot to send bombs on US cargo planes, as Yemeni authorities promise to increase airport security.
Baby dies after being snatched by monkey
A newborn baby has died in Malaysia after being snatched, badly bitten and then dropped by a wild monkey.
Adam Lambert to tone down act for Malaysia concert
American Idol star Adam Lambert has agreed to tone down his act for a Kualar Lumpur concert at the request of Malaysian authorities.
Three Ways to Profit - No Matter Who Wins Tuesday's Midterm Elections
If you're worried that next week's midterm elections could further cloud an already-uncertain investment landscape, take a page from the investment playbook of Money Morning's Keith Fitz-Gerald: Position yourself to profit no matter which party wins on Tuesday.
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Will Midterm Elections Ignite a Stock Market Rally?
The Democrats and Republicans have spent a record $3.5 billion in preparation for this year's midterm elections. But regardless of the outcome - whether you're a Democrat or Republican - the good news is that the stock market traditionally has performed well during midterm election cycles.
Oct 31, 2010
The Peoples Voice News
There was no change There will be no change Stop Complying Start Defying
In our dying democracy, those with power and the puppets they parade in election charades every two years are above the law and think nothing of breaking it. And in our raped republic, those with wealth from stealing the Sheeples’ tax money and savings by the billions have no problems paying millions in penalties for doing so. But in this wasteland of unbridled greed and moral decay, those of you with character and courage can still prevail...
Barack Obama: The oligarchs' president
The director of "Inside Job" writes about Obama's depressingly rational decision to give in to Wall Street. When I first decided to make a documentary about the financial crisis, in late 2008, my biggest question was how to handle Barack Obama. Alas, the answer rapidly became all too clear, as my film "Inside Job" shows in painful detail.
The 2010 elections, the working class and the Democratic Party
With only a few days remaining in the 2010 election campaign, one thing is certain: the Obama administration and the Democratic Party are preparing a further lurch to the right. Four years after a massive turnout at the polls to repudiate the Republican-controlled Congress and give the Democrats the majority, and two years after the election of Barack Obama to the White House by a margin of 7 million votes, the administration’s right-wing policies have shattered the popular illusions raised by Obama’s vague appeals to “hope” and “change.”
Millions march in France against pension cuts
Millions of workers and students took to the streets across France Thursday to protest final approval by the National Assembly of President Nicolas Sarkozy’s pension “reform” bill. The French economy was still crippled by gasoline shortages due to ongoing refinery and port strikes.
Bluegrass Tea: How Rand Paul, Tea Party Darling, Learned to Love Mitch McConnell and the GOP Establishment
Rand Paul came to to the GOP table as an outsider, but there's no way to win without holding hands with the ultimate insider -- the Senate minority leader. So he is.
Earnings of FTSE 100 chiefs up 55% over past year
FTSE 100 company directors saw their total earnings soar by an average of 55 per cent during the past year in a startling recovery from short-lived restraint during the recession, according to research to be published today.
Dilma Rousseff: 'I will govern for all Brazilians' - Telegraph
Ms Rousseff, a former Marxist guerrilla and twice-divorced grandmother, had 57 per cent of the vote compared to 43 per cent for her opponent, Jose Serra, according to an exit poll from IBOPE (Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics).
Somali pirates are holding over 435 sailors hostage
Figures gathered by the London-based International Chamber of Commerce’s Commercial Crimes Services show that while the total number of attacks has declined, the numbers of crew kidnapped and ships hijacked has not. The pirates have had more success with less effort.
Olive tree wars: Israeli settlers do battle with Palestinians over olive groves
Nearly 3,500 olive trees a week have been destroyed in the harvest’s first month after settlers set them alight, cut them down or poisoned them with chemicals, according to Palestinian officials. Reprisal attacks on settler produce have also been reported.
British Consulate could be thrown out of Kazakh base
Samal Towers, worth an estimated $70m, serves as BTA's headquarters, as well as housing the UK and US consulates, and several major international companies
UK awarded top prize at the Shanghai Expo
The UK pavilion, a shimmering cube of 60,000 perspex rods, was judged to be the best of the Expo’s large exhibits, despite costing a fraction of its competitors’ budget.
US mid-term elections 2010: Barack Obama implores Americans to 'keep on believing'
Mr Obama returned to Chicago, where 200,000 people in Grant Park cheered his historic victory on a balmy night two years earlier, to tell a crowd of 20,000 at Midway Plaisance Park that they needed to “keep on fighting” despite all the setbacks.
US mid-term elections 2010: Hillary Clinton stays away from mid-term elections
Although former President Bill Clinton has held more than 100 election events, his wife is unable to campaign because of her foreign policy role. She is currently on a two-week tour of Asia and Australasia that includes stops in Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Australia.
Silvio Berlusconi accused of having 'uncontrollable sickness' for women
The Italian prime minister has been accused of personally intervening to have 17-year-old Karima Keyek released from police custody when she was arrested in May on suspicion of stealing cash and valuables from a female acquaintance in Milan.
BBC wildlife presenter Johnny Kingdom confronted 'poacher' over Emperor's death - Telegraph
George Hickenlooper dies aged 47 at film festival
Hollywood director George Hickenlooper, who won an Emmy in 1992 for the film Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, has died at the age of 47.
The film-maker died of apparent natural causes in Denver, where he was attending a film festival, his cousin John Hickenlooper said in a statement.
Dubai bomb was flown on passenger planes
One of the two bombs posted from Yemen last week was transported on two passenger planes before being seized in Dubai, Qatar Airways has said.
The device was carried on an Airbus A320 from Sanaa to Doha. It was then flown on another aircraft to Dubai.
Istanbul suicide blast injures 32, including 15 police
The blast occurred near the independence monument in Taksim Square
A suicide bomb blast in the centre of Istanbul has injured 32 people, including 15 policemen.
Police say the bomber tried to board a police bus in Taksim Square. Seventeen civilians were also hurt.
Rare earths supply deal between Japan and Vietnam
Vietnam has agreed to help supply Japan with rare earths, as Tokyo tries to reduce its dependence on China.
The two countries have also agreed on greater nuclear cooperation, with Hanoi virtually awarding Japan contracts to build two reactors in Vietnam.
Ivory Coast holds long-delayed 'reconciliation' poll
Voters in Ivory Coast are casting their ballots in presidential elections which have been delayed six times.
Incumbent Laurent Gbagbo is running against 13 candidates, including veteran politicians Alassane Ouattara and Henri Konan Bedie.
Failure to find airport bomb 'a weakness', expert says
Lord Carlile said technical equipment needed to be investigated to ensure it was "absolutely up to date".
Home Secretary Theresa May has said the "crucial thing" was that the bomb had been found.
BBC News - Brazil votes for new president, Rousseff tipped to win
Brazilians are voting to choose a new president to succeed the popular Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Opinion polls suggest the governing Workers' Party candidate Dilma Rousseff has a clear lead over Jose Serra of the opposition Social Democratic Party.
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