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Haiti will hold recount in presence of monitors, panel says

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 07:53 PM PST

The move follows rioting after the announcement of a runoff between a government-backed candidate and a former first lady. Meanwhile, scientists see evidence linking Haiti's cholera outbreak to South Asia.

In light of its disputed election, Haiti will hold a recount in full view of monitors and potentially the three leading candidates, the nation's electoral council president said Thursday.

Island shelling jolts South Korea out of complacency

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 05:42 PM PST

After the Yeonpyeong attack on civilians, a Cold War mentality begins to return.

When the first North Korean artillery shell exploded on Yeonpyeong Island, some residents burst into laughter.

Former Khmer Rouge stronghold struggles with history

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 04:33 PM PST

Cambodia's new national curriculum requires students to learn about the brutal regime. Former cadres who are now parents would rather not talk about it.

Twelfth-grade teacher Sam Borath recently asked her students in Svay, a town in northwestern Cambodia, to write down the names of five leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime that killed an estimated 1.7 million people during its reign in the late 1970s.

U.S. debates role in Mideast peace effort

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST

After dropping its bid to get an Israeli settlement freeze in order to rekindle talks, officials argue over what direction to take and how much effort should go into peace efforts.

The Obama administration's abandonment of a failed strategy for Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking has sparked a debate within the White House about what kind of approach — and how much energy — America's overbooked national security team should put into the Middle East effort.

Students protest as Britain OKs steep tuition increase

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST

The new measure triples the amount of tuition Britain's universities are allowed to charge students. It was a severe challenge for the coalition government, and thousands of angry young people had taken part in nationwide protests.

In the biggest test so far of Britain's coalition government, a divided Parliament voted Thursday to nearly triple the amount that universities can charge for tuition, despite the wrath of thousands of student protesters who organized marches and sit-ins across the country.

Top U.S. military official slams China for failing to condemn North Korea

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST

Mullen says China should have come down on its ally for the deadly incident on Yeonpyeong Island, and criticizes Beijing for failing to rein in North Korea in general.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael G. Mullen says China should have come down on its ally for the deadly incident on Yeonpyeong Island, and criticizes China for failing to rein in North Korea in general.