Bush and Hu meet at Apec summit US President George W Bush meets China's Hu Jintao, ahead of an Asia-Pacific summit dominated by the financial crisis.... more Somali Islamists 'hunt pirates' Somali Islamist rebels search for pirates who hijacked a Saudi oil tanker, saying seizing a Muslim-owned ship is a crime.... more US shares up on 'Treasury choice' US shares rise sharply on reports that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen his treasury secretary, reassuring investors.... more Grenade wounds Thai demonstrators A grenade blast wounds eight protesters in Thailand, amid rising tension between the government and demonstrators.... more Cholera outbreak strikes Zimbabwe The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe nears 300 as the water and sanitation situation "worsens", the UN says.... more Nebraska restricts safe-haven law Nebraska adds a 30-day age limit to a safe-haven law that has led to the abandonment of nearly three dozen children.... more Clinton 'will accept State post' Hillary Clinton will agree to serve as secretary of state under US President-elect Barack Obama, the New York Times reports.... more