AP Top International News At 1:42 a... http://hosted.ap.org/ AP Top International News At 1:42 a.m. EST &copy; 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our <a href="http://apdigitalnews.com/privacy.html">Privacy Policy</a>. Police: Suicide bomb in northwest Pakistan kills 9 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_PAKISTAN?SITE=MSJAD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- A suicide bomber apparently targeting an anti-Taliban mayor struck a crowded market Sunday in northwest Pakistan, killing the mayor and eight other people and injuring dozens, police said.... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:16:49 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_PAKISTAN?SITE=MSJAD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Dalai Lama visits town near Tibet, angering China http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_INDIA_DALAI_LAMA?SITE=MSJAD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT TAWANG, India (AP) -- The Dalai Lama brushed off Chinese protests and traveled Sunday to this remote Himalayan town near the Tibetan border to lead five days of prayer and teaching sessions for Buddhist pilgrims.... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:08:41 GMT By MUNEEZA NAQVI http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_INDIA_DALAI_LAMA?SITE=MSJAD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Ida grows into hurricane near Mexico's Carib coast http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TROPICAL_WEATHER?SITE=MSJAD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CANCUN, Mexico (AP) -- Officials readied storm shelters along Mexico's Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen and tour operators to pull in their boats as Ida strengthened into a hurricane as it neared the resort city of Cancun.... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:36:30 GMT By CATHERINE E. SHOICHET http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TROPICAL_WEATHER?SITE=MSJAD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/G20_FINANCE_MINISTERS?SITE=MSJAD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) -- Finance officials from rich and developing countries have pledged to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change.... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:14:02 GMT By JANE WARDELL http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/G20_FINANCE_MINISTERS?SITE=MSJAD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Afghan ministry: NATO strike kills Afghan forces http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_AFGHAN_VIOLENCE?SITE=MSJAD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT KABUL (AP) -- U.S. and Afghan authorities investigated Saturday whether a botched NATO airstrike was to blame for the death of Afghan soldiers and police during a search for two American paratroopers missing in a Taliban-infested area of the country's west.... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:05:44 GMT By DEB RIECHMANN http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_AFGHAN_VIOLENCE?SITE=MSJAD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Japanese FM says no base deal during Obama visit http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_JAPAN_US_MILITARY?SITE=MSJAD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's foreign minister said Sunday that no deal on relocating U.S. troops on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa can be expected during President Barack Obama's visit this week, saying the issue needs more time to resolve.... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:50:37 GMT By YURI KAGEYAMA http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_JAPAN_US_MILITARY?SITE=MSJAD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Giant dominoes form tribute to Berlin Wall's fall http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_GERMANY_WALL_ANNIVERSARY?SITE=MSJAD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BERLIN (AP) -- Massive colorful dominoes painted by German students were placed Saturday along the former path of the Berlin Wall to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the barrier that divided the city for nearly three decades.... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:45:49 GMT By DAVID RISING http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_GERMANY_WALL_ANNIVERSARY?SITE=MSJAD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Medvedev: Arms control deal with US can be reached http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_RUSSIA_US?SITE=MSJAD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia and the United States have a good chance of reaching a new nuclear arms reduction deal before year's end, but other nuclear powers must join disarmament efforts, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released Saturday.... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:13:11 GMT By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_RUSSIA_US?SITE=MSJAD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Peres calls on Palestinian leader not to quit http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ISRAEL_PALESTINIANS?SITE=MSJAD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- Israel's president on Saturday called on Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to rescind his decision to stand down, invoking the memory of Yitzhak Rabin at a public commemoration for the assassinated Israeli premier.... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:03:38 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ISRAEL_PALESTINIANS?SITE=MSJAD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT W. Africa's last giraffes make surprising comeback http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_WEST_AFRICAS_LAST_GIRAFFES?SITE=MSJAD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT KOURE, Niger (AP) -- A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky orange soil.... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:01:22 GMT By TODD PITMAN http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_WEST_AFRICAS_LAST_GIRAFFES?SITE=MSJAD&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT