Tuesday, November 23, 2010

World News Briefs -- November 23, 2010



North Korea Shells South In Fiercest Attack In Decades -- Yahoo News/Reuters

INCHEON, South Korea (Reuters) – North Korea fired scores of artillery shells at a South Korean island on Tuesday, killing two soldiers, in one of the heaviest attacks on its neighbor since the Korean War ended in 1953.

The barrage -- the South fired back and sent a fighter jet to the area -- was close to a disputed maritime border on the west of the divided peninsula and the scene of deadly clashes in the past. South Korea was conducting military drills in the area at the time but said it had not been firing at the North.

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MIDDLE EAST

Barak says Referendum Law ties government's hands.

Report links Hezbollah, deputy to Hariri's assassination.

Report details inadequacies of Iraqi Defense Ministry.

Many Sunnis see Iraqi justice system as Shiite cudgel.

Lawmaker blasts asylum offers for Iraqi Christians.

Iran: Computer worm didn't harm nuclear program. Iran's nuclear program reportedly struggling.

ASIA

North, South Korea exchange fire; 2 marines killed.

Negotiator for Taliban was an impostor, Afghan officials say.

At least 378 die in stampede at Cambodian festival.

Hope for NZ miners bleak as footage shows blast.

AFRICA

Congo ex-VP Bemba on trial in Hague for war crimes.

Zuma to mediate Zimbabwe political stand-off.

Voter apathy high as Burkina Faso votes in Presidential poll.

Hamburg trial of suspected Somali pirates begins.

EUROPE

EU urges feuding Ireland not to delay budget. Ireland in chaos as bailout triggers election.

Royal Wedding: Prince William and Kate set date.

Greece must make 'extra effort', says IMF.

Putin foe Nemtsov assaulted on return to Russia.

AMERICAS

TSA revolts grow at grass roots.

Bolivian president criticizes U.S. in front of Robert Gates.

Haiti cholera deaths still rising as election nears.

Mexico: migrants should form convoys for safety.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

What's so scary about Egypt's Islamists?

Security agencies carry out massive sweep for terrorists in European cities.

Belgian police arrest 10 in 'Islamist terror plot'.

Al Qaeda affiliate looks to new targets in Persian Gulf.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

Feds turn up heat on Wall St., raid 3 hedge funds.

In bailouts, Spain will be 'the biggie': Strategist.

Oil slips as dollar rises on Korea and euro crisis.

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