Obama in China faces tensions on trade and Tibet (Reuters)
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.
Britain, Australia saying sorry to child migrants (AP)
AP – Britain and Australia are saying sorry to thousands of British children who were promised a better life overseas, only to suffer abuse and neglect thousands of miles from home.
China: Low US interest rates threaten recovery (AP)
China’s top bank regulator said Sunday the weakening U.S. dollar and low interest rates are spurring speculation in stocks and property, distorting global asset prices and threatening the global economic recovery.
Good and Bad News for Boxing: Only One Pacquiao
The Filipino boxer wins by TKO in an electrifying match with Miguel Angel Cotto. But is it enough to save boxing?
APEC leaders douse hopes on climate pact (AFP)
AFP – Asia-Pacific leaders on Sunday buried hopes a key UN meeting next month would forge a binding pact to combat climate change, saying talks would drag on well past the Copenhagen meeting.
TCU building case as best BCS buster ever
There’s no doubt which team is the best outside the BCS conference. TCU answered that question loud and clear. Andy Dalton and the fourth-ranked Horned Frogs pummeled No. 16 Utah to stake their claim as the team waiting to slide into the national championship game should any of the three teams ahead of them slip
Hawaii’s famed white sandy beaches are shrinking
“It really used to be a beautiful beach,” said the 35-year-old mother of two. “And now when you look at it, it’s gone.” Geologists say more than 70 percent of Kauai’s beaches are eroding while Oahu has lost a quarter of its sandy shoreline.
Obama in Japan: Public Solidarity Masks Tension
President Obama’s popular and rhetorical success on the global stage has not yet been matched by resolution of the United States’ foreign policy challenges.
AP-GfK Poll: Country in a funk (AP)
AP – The euphoria of 2008 is over: America is in a funk.
