Kosovo voters take to polls in test of new nation (AP)
AP – Kosovo’s prime minister urged minority Serbs not to boycott the country’s first elections since independence from Serbia, calling the Sunday vote a key test for his new nation.
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.
Palestinians threaten to declare independence (AP)
AP – The Palestinians say they are so fed up with the lack of progress in peace efforts that they are preparing to declare independence unilaterally.
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?
Pacquiao stops Cotto to win 7th title
LAS VEGAS – Manny Pacquiao put on yet another dominating performance Saturday night , knocking down Miguel Cotto twice and turning his face into a bloody mess before finally stopping him 55 seconds into the 12th round.
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.
Military sees increase in wounded in Afghanistan (AP)
AP – Far from winding down, the numbers of wounded U.S. soldiers coming home have continued to swell. The problem is especially acute among those who fought in Afghanistan, where nearly four times as many troops were injured in October as a year ago
