VOA News: Top Stories Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:26:42 -0400 http://www.voanews.com/ Up to the minute news from Voice of America Berlin Wall Celebration Marked by Joy and Caution Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:26:42 +0200 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:26:42 -0400 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:26:42 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa28.cfm?rss=topstories Current, former world leaders join tens of thousands of people on celebrating 20th anniversary of Berlin Wall's fall "www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa28.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Officials Warn of Possible Collapse of Palestinian Authority Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:29:25 +0200 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:29:25 -0400 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:29:25 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-10-voa1.cfm?rss=topstories Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat warns that frustration over lack of progress toward a Palestinian state could prompt Palestinians to dismantle authority "www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-10-voa1.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Hariri Names New Lebanese Government After Five Week Vacuum Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:17:36 +0200 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:17:36 -0400 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:17:36 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa45.cfm?rss=topstories PM-designate announces formation of a new Lebanese government late Monday following weeks of bickering and a five month political vacuum since parliamentary elections "www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa45.cfm?RSS=TopStories" US Had Previously Monitored Fort Hood Shooting Suspect Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:04:18 +0200 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:04:18 -0400 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:04:18 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-10-voa2.cfm?rss=topstories Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan who allegedly killed 13 people communicated with a radical Muslim cleric in Yemen "www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-10-voa2.cfm?RSS=TopStories" US, Germany Press Afghan President on Reform Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:34:29 +0200 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:34:29 -0400 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:34:29 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa30.cfm?rss=topstories US Secretary of State, German FM say they expect Mr. Karzai to broaden his government, tackle Afghanistan's well- documented corruption problems "www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa30.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Clinton Urges 'Compassion' for Americans Detained in Iran Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:05:40 +0200 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:05:40 -0400 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:05:40 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa50.cfm?rss=topstories US Secretary of State says spying charges against detainees without merit and that Iran should free Americans on humanitarian grounds "www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa50.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Iran Charges 3 US Detainees with Espionage Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:57:23 +0200 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:57:23 -0400 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:57:23 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa21.cfm?rss=topstories Three Americans were detained on July 31 for entering Iran illegally, after they apparently strayed across the border while on a hike in northern Iraq "www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa21.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Iraq Electoral Official Says Vote Will Happen On Time Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:03:26 +0200 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:03:26 -0400 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:03:26 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa17.cfm?rss=topstories January 21 election clears way for scheduled withdrawal of most US troops "www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa17.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Afghans React To Possible US Troop Surge Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:10:34 +0200 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:10:34 -0400 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:10:34 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa38.cfm?rss=topstories Opinions differ among Afghans about deploying more US troops to country "www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa38.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Suicide Bomber Kills 3 in Northwestern Pakistan Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:01:37 +0200 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:01:37 -0400 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:01:37 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa8.cfm?rss=topstories Police say the suicide bomber detonated his explosives Monday at a checkpoint on a frequently traveled road that runs around Peshawar "www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa8.cfm?RSS=TopStories" China Executes Nine Ethnic Uighurs in July Unrest Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:04:33 +0200 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:04:33 -0400 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:04:33 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa18.cfm?rss=topstories Official Xinhua news agency says the nine are the first of those convicted in the riots to be executed "www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa18.cfm?RSS=TopStories" APEC Economies Report Improved Trade Finance, Discuss Free Trade Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:29:45 +0200 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:29:45 -0400 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:29:45 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa9.cfm?rss=topstories Survey released during APEC meetings in Singapore shows an improvement in financing trade in more than half of their economies "www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa9.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Scientists Report Abnormal Sea Level Rises Off Western Australia Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:51:40 +0200 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:51:40 -0400 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:51:40 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa10.cfm?rss=topstories Statistics from Australia's National Tidal Center show sea levels have increased by 8.6 millimeters a year off Perth and by 8.1 off the tropical Kimberley region "www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa10.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Tropical Storm Ida Aims For US Gulf Coast; State of Emergency in Effect Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:53:00 +0200 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:53:00 -0400 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:53:00 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa1.cfm?rss=topstories Ida hit Nicaragua's Caribbean coast Thursday as a low-level hurricane, destroying homes and forcing hundreds of people to evacuate "www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa1.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Obama Makes First China Tour as Economic Interdependence Grows Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:19:52 +0200 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:19:52 -0400 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:19:52 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa14.cfm?rss=topstories Despite global financial crisis, the US remains China's most reliable customer, and Beijing, the world's biggest buyer of US government debt "www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-09-voa14.cfm?RSS=TopStories"