Japan's economy grows 1.5%, rebounding after quake
Japan's economy rebounded in the third quarter, growing for the first time since a deadly earthquake last March.
Russia launches manned spacecraft to ISS
Russia's manned Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft was successfully launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on November 14, according to Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos.
APEC forum plenary session convenes
US President Barack Obama opened the plenary session of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii on November 14, calling on regional economies to make efforts for a more rapid, stable and sustainable growth.
APEC announces partnership for global food safety
Asia Pacific leaders are scheduled to meet in Honolulu through November 13 for the annual summit of APEC, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. On the sidelines, corporate chief executives have been meeting with officials of the 21 APEC economies.
Mario Monti appointed as new Italian PM
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Sunday appointed former EU Commissioner Mario Monti to head an emergency government after Silvio Berlusconi resigned on November 12 night.
Yemen's Saleh agrees to form GCC deal-based national government
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has agreed to entrust his deputy with forming a national unity government based on a Gulf-brokered power-transfer initiative, urging opposition leaders to implement a UN resolution, the state-run Saba news agency reported on November 13.
Egypt opposition sets deadline for army
Egyptian political groups on November 13 gave the ruling generals until Wednesday to withdraw a constitutional proposal that shields the army from oversight in parliament, saying they would otherwise hold an anti-military protest on November 11.
Israel says Iran closer to atom bomb than thought
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on November 13 the full extent of Iran's nuclear programme was not reflected in a recent UN report, which said that Tehran appeared to have worked on designing an atomic bomb.
Occupy campaign goes on in Berlin, Frankfurt
Thousands of Occupy demonstrators gathered in Berlin and Frankfurt on November 12, with speeches and various groups criticizing uncontrolled bank's power and greedy financial predators.
Arab League moves to suspend Syria over crackdown
The Arab League has voted to suspend Syria four days from now if it fails to adhere to an initiative to end a crackdown on anti-government protests.