http://www.cbc.ca/world/ News feeds provided by Newslookup.com en Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:20 EST http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/12/01/obama-clinton.html Promising a White House filled with vigorous debate, U.S. president-elect Barack Obama named Hillary Clinton as secretary of state and asked the Republican-appointed defence secretary to remain on the job. more http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/12/01/bangkok-protesters.html Anti-government protesters continued to block flights in and out of Bangkok on Monday, telling demonstrators to abandon the prime minister's compound and bolster ranks at the two main airports. more http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/12/01/thailand-stuck.html An estimated 350,000 tourists from around the world have been unable to fly out of Thailand since two main international airports there were occupied by protesters last week. more http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/12/01/mumbai-siege.html Schools and businesses reopened in Mumbai on Monday as authorities finished removing bodies from the Taj Mahal Hotel following last week's deadly attacks. more http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/12/01/pakistan-clashes.html Rival ethnic groups continued to clash in Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi on Monday in violence that has killed at least 32 people in three days. more http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/12/01/hurricane-season.html The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season set several weather records, including for the number of strong storms and for repeatedly striking the same areas. more http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/12/01/world-aids-day.html A worldwide drive to test one million people for HIV in the week ahead of World AIDS Day on Monday has been highly successful, a U.S. AIDS group said. more http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/12/01/iraq-bombings.html More than 30 people were killed in bombings on Monday that struck Baghdad and Mosul. more http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/12/01/north-korea.html New images surfaced in North Korean media on Monday showing leader Kim Jong-il touring a military unit. more http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/12/01/venice-flooding.html Water in Venice has risen to its highest level in more than 20 years, leaving much of the Italian city under floods and forcing residents and tourists to wade through knee-high water. more