Reuters – The governor of Okinawa who has opposed a plan to relocate a U.S. airbase on the southern Japanese island won re-election on Sunday, beating a more hard-line opponent of the base in a closely fought race.
AP – KABUL, Afghanistan (AP — An Afghan border policeman killed six American servicemen during a training mission Monday, underscoring one of the risks in a U.S.-led program to educate enough recruits to turn over the lead for security to Afghan forces by 2014.
AFP – China was „scared to death” over a visit by US Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is outspoken on human rights, and rejected her request to visit to Tibet, according to files leaked Monday.
AFP – Pakistani officials submitted a report Monday into former wicket-keeper Zulqarnain Haider’s dramatic escape to London, abandoning his team ahead of a match with South Africa, the cricket board said.
AP – Ireland’s international bailout boosted its bank stocks Monday but outraged many hard-pressed taxpayers, who questioned why the government’s pension reserves must be ravaged as part of a deal that burdens the whole country with the mistakes of a rich elite.
AP – Stocks ended lower Monday on lingering fears that Europe’s debt crisis will continue to spread even after Ireland gets bailed out. The Dow Jones industrial average dipped below 11,000 earlier, but recovered much of its losses late in the day.
AP – DOW PARES BACK LOSSES: The Dow Jones industrial average fell 39.51 points, or 0.4 percent, to close at 11,052.49. It had been down as many as 163 earlier.
AP – Treasurys edged higher Monday as investors flocked to the safety of bonds on fears that the European debt crisis could spread to other countries like Portugal and Spain. Bonds also got a lift from the latest batch of purchases by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
AP – Oil prices rose after the European Union agreed on a bailout plan for Ireland, although some concern remained that a financial crisis could surface in Portugal and Spain. Traders also monitored ongoing tensions between North Korea and South Korea.
Reuters – The foreign ministers of the United States, Japan and South Korea will meet in Washington on December 6 to discuss the crisis with North Korea, the Nikkei news agency reported on Monday.