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Scores missing after Rohingya boat sinks

Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar as ethnic fighting with Buddhists continues [AFP/Getty]

At least 130 people are missing after Malaysia-bound boat carrying Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar sinks near Bangladesh.  About 130 passengers are missing after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees sank off the border between Myanmar and Bangladesh, according to Bangladesh police…

Caribbean nations still reeling from Sandy

A Haitian girl stands in dirty water after heavy rains from Hurricane Sandy flooded her tent encampment in Port-au-Prince

Haiti is worst affected country with dozens killed and there are fears of a cholera outbreak following severe flooding.  Hurricane Sandy has killed at least 69 across the Caribbean and has left thousands homeless as the governments struggle to rebuild…

US calls for overhaul of Syrian opposition

US calls for overhaul of Syrian opposition

Secretary of state Clinton says meeting in Qatar will bring more people to broaden coalition against Bashar al-Assad.  The United States has called for a major overhaul of Syria’s beleaguered opposition, saying it is time to move beyond the Syrian National Council (SNC) and bring…

G20 told trade, FDI vital to fight global slowdown

By Robert Evans GENEVA | Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:00am EDT GENEVA (Reuters) – The world’s leading economies must revitalize both global trade and investment in developing countries to counter a new slowdown in economic growth, three key international organizations…