China's once-in-a-decade power transition crested Thursday with 59-year-old Xi Jinping taking over as the general secretary of the ruling Communist Party. He will be assisted by six technocrats in the Standing Committee, the apex of power in China. Here are the new leaders in order of how they were presented at Beijing's Great Hall of the People. Cambodia arrests 8 over 'SOS' messages for Obama
One thing President Barack Obama will not see in Cambodia is pleas for help painted on rooftops near the airport.
Strait-laced Singapore hit by teacher scandals
Their affair started with her giving him a copy of the mushy memoir “Eat, Pray, Love.” It ended with the 32-year-old female teacher in Singapore getting a jail sentence for illicit sex with her 15-year-old male student.
BP says settlement near on US penalties
British oil company BP says it is in advanced discussion with U.S. agencies about settling criminal and other claims from the Gulf of Mexico well blowout two years ago.
Israeli police: 3 killed in rocket attack
Israeli police say three Israelis have been killed in a rocke t attack from Gaza against southern Israel. Qatar says it will back Xstrata-Glencore deal
LONDON (Reuters) – Qatar Holdings, Xstrata's second largest investor, said on Thursday it will back Glencore's raised bid for the miner. The tiny, gas-rich Gulf state has become an unexpected kingmaker in commodity trader Glencore's now $36 billion bid for Xstrata, the world's fourth largest diversified miner. (Reporting by Sarah Young; editing by James Davey) Cambodians held over eviction protest before Obama visit
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Police in Cambodia arrested at least eight people on Thursday for painting messages on their homes near the capital’s airport asking for help from U.S. President Barack Obama because they face eviction before he visits the country next week. The villages involved around the perimeter of the airport in Phnom Penh are home to 182 families. Residents said they were told in July they had to move out because of security concerns when world leaders, including Obama, fly in to attend summit meetings in coming days. …
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