- UN climate chief expects 'specific' climate deal
- At least 21 dead in Philippine 'political massacre'
- Anger builds as China mine toll hits 104
- OECD area shakes off recession with fragile rebound
- Five-star Defoe 'on his way to South Africa'
- Atlantis astronauts to undertake third spacewalk
- Executives testify in Airbus insider trading probe
- Henry 'considered quitting' after handball row
- Philippines gunmen kill 21 in hostage crisis
- Gold hits record high past $1,160 per ounce
- Khmer Rouge jail chief accused of crocodile tears
- KRouge jail chief accused of crocodile tears
- Taiwan to curb China investment: report
- Spanish bank may boost China bank stake: report
- Romanian president, rival face run-off vote: polls
- Lochte ends Phelps's reign as swimmer of year
- Over 100 icebergs drifting to N.Zealand: official
- Indonesian ferry captain blames storm as search resumes
- Anger builds as China mine toll rises to 104
- Real Salt Lake down Galaxy for MLS Cup crown
- Hundreds rescued, 29 die as Indonesia ferry sinks
- Colts win a close one, Saints remain unbeaten
- Garnett's buzzer-beater lifts Celtics over Knicks
- Cambodia begins final arguments in KRouge jail chief trial
- Hopes dim as China mine toll rises to 104
- Two hurt as bulls flee Tom Cruise film set
- News Corp, Microsoft hold talks on Google: report
- BA warns cabin crew over strike: report
- Harnessing the power of salt, Norway tries osmotic power
- Romanian president, rival face run-off vote: exit polls
- Virtue, Moir nab Skate Canada ice dance crown
- Israel's Peres reports 'progress' in talks to free Shalit
- Antarctic ice loss vaster, faster than thought: study
- Five-star Defoe as Spurs put nine past Wigan
- Iran wants nuclear fuel guarantees, warns against air attack
- Iran wants nuclear fuel guarantees
- Obama health drive clears key Senate hurdle
- Macau hotel to display Jacko 'moonwalk' glove
- Romanians vote in tight presidential election
- Crisis forcing hard-up Spaniards to sell their hair
- Jacko 'moonwalk' glove sells for $350,000
- Hundreds rescued as 26 die in Indonesia ferry sinking
- Four die, hundreds rescued in Indonesia ferry sinking
- Indonesian ferry sinks with more than 200 on board
- Rochette triumphs at Skate Canada
- 92 perish in China mine disaster: state media
- China mine disaster kills 87 workers
- 87 workers perish in China mine disaster
- EU recession over, but sharp contrasts in east
- Death toll in China mine disaster rises to 87: media
The UN's top climate negotiator voiced optimism Monday that a deal can be salvaged next month at world talks on global warming, but said US President Barack Obama must offer a target and financing.
OECD area shakes off recession with fragile reboundTop industrialised economies broke free of recession in the third quarter despite falling output in Britain, OECD data showed Monday, but the IMF warned that the recovery was "vulnerable" and markets sent a similar message.
Five-star Defoe 'on his way to South Africa'Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp believes Jermain Defoe has made an unanswerable case for inclusion in England's World Cup squad by becoming only the third player to score five times in a Premier League match.
Atlantis astronauts to undertake third spacewalkAstronauts from the US space shuttle Atlantis were to venture into open space on a third and final spacewalk of their mission aimed at maintaining and installing more high-tech equipment on the International Space Station.
Executives testify in Airbus insider trading probeFrance's markets watchdog began hearings on Monday into claims 17 current and former EADS aerospace executives made huge profits with inside information about delays in the Airbus A380 project.
Henry 'considered quitting' after handball rowThierry Henry considered ending his international career following the furore that surrounded his handball against Ireland in the World Cup playoff in Paris last Wednesday.
Philippines gunmen kill 21 in hostage crisisTwenty-one people who were among a group of local politicians and journalists abducted in the southern Philippines on Monday have been found dead, the region's military chief said.
Gold hits record high past $1,160 per ounceThe price of gold soared to a record close of 1,166.00-1,167.00 US dollars an ounce in Hong Kong on Monday as dealers moved into the safe haven commodity due to the weak greenback, analysts said.
Khmer Rouge jail chief accused of crocodile tearsLawyers for Khmer Rouge victims Monday accused the regime's jailer of duping Cambodia's war crimes court with "crocodile tears" as he faces final arguments over "Killing Fields" atrocities.
Regional
Indonesian ferry captain rejects overcrowding claimsThe captain of an Indonesian ferry which sank killing 29 people rejected claims of overcrowding Monday and blamed a freak storm for the disaster, as officials launched an investigation.
21 dead in Philippine hostage crisis: militaryTwenty-one people who were among a group of local politicians and journalists abducted in the southern Philippines on Monday have been found dead, the region's military chief said.
Alleged Thai spy files bail request in Cambodia: lawyerThe lawyer for a Thai national held on charges of spying on fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra said he filed a bail request to a Cambodian court Monday.
Indian PM presses Pakistan on US visitIndian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was to open talks Monday on a high-profile state visit to the United States where he encouraged President Barack Obama to fight Islamic extremism in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Sci-Tech
Spotify launches application for Nokia phonesSwedish streaming software Spotify announced on Monday the launch of a music application for the Symbian platform, used by the world's biggest mobile phone maker Nokia and other smartphones.
Mobile multimedia revenues tipped to dethrone textMultimedia services will surpass text messaging this year as the main source of mobile operators' non-voice revenue in the Asia-Pacific region, industry analyst IDC said Monday.
News Corp, Microsoft hold talks on Google: reportMicrosoft has held talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over a possible plan for the software giant to pay the media company to remove its news websites from Google, a report said Monday.
eBay apologizes for technical glitch in search functionOnline auction giant eBay apologized Sunday for a technical glitch that caused a one-day crash of its website search functions it attributed to a surge in holiday shoppers.
Weird News
Bizarre candidates kick off Philippine election raceBizarre candidates such as the "Ultimate Messiah" and a man who crows like a chicken are seeking their moments of fame by making unlikely bids for president in next year's Philippine elections.
- Germany's 'Robin Hood banker' gets suspended sentence
The manager of a bank branch in Germany who secretly transferred money from rich clients to heavily indebted customers was sentenced to a 22-month suspended jail term on Monday, a court spokesman said.
Yellow card for goalkeeper after cat rescueThe Croatian first division match between Sibenik and Medjimurje Cakovec will be remembered for a cat which earned the visiting team's goalkeeper a yellow card, press reports said on Monday.
Chinese migrants change names to be 'more Hong Kong'An increasing number of mainland Chinese migrants to Hong Kong are changing the spelling of their surnames to avoid discrimination in the former British colony, a report said Monday.
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Nadal's nemesis Soderling strikes againRafael Nadal was beaten in straight sets by Robin Soderling in his opening match at the ATP World Tour Finals on Monday, the Swede repeating his shock French Open win over the Spaniard.
FIFA call crisis talks after qualifiers, betting scandalFIFA president Sepp Blatter has called an extraordinary general meeting for December 2 following the Thierry Henry handball incident and an ongoing investigation into match-fixing in Europe.
Domenech ridicules bonus claimsFrance coach Raymond Domenech on Monday dismissed claims that he had received a bonus of 862,000 euros for successfully guiding the side to next year's World Cup finals.
South Africa hit by injury crisisWorld champions South Africa on Monday put off naming the team to play Six Nations Grand Slam holders Ireland this Saturday in Dublin because of an injury crisis which forced them to cancel training.
Celebrity Gossip
Action fan Sam Worthington Sam Worthington ''craved'' weapons when filming 'Last Night' with Keira Knightley.
Hugh Hefner's sex scareHugh Hefner spends nearly all his time in bed and almost died during sex.
Shakira's sexy world'She-Wolf' singer Shakira thinks sexual desire has more of an impact on the world than religion.
Zac Efron's Bond ambitionZac Efron's dream movies roles would either be in a remake of 'The Graduate' or as a villain in a James Bond movie.
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