News Headlines - 19 November 2012

▽Noda defends BoJ’s independence - FT.com

Japan’s prime minister has defended the independence of the central bank against calls for dramatic government-led monetary easing from an opposition party that opinion polls say could oust his ruling party at an election next month.

▽BBC News - US President Obama hails Burma's 'remarkable journey'

Burma is on a "remarkable journey" of reform that has much further to go, Barack Obama said as he made the first visit to the South East Asian nation by a serving US president.

▽Skyfall's Daniel Craig drops in on British troops in Afghanistan | guardian.co.uk

Daniel Craig has paid a morale-boosting visit to British troops serving in Afghanistan as the latest 007 film, Skyfall, became the highest-grossing James Bond film of all time over the weekend.

▽BBC News - Fugitive McAfee blogs on the run from Belize police

The founder of anti-virus software maker McAfee has gone on the run in Belize following a police investigation into the murder of his neighbour.

▽U.S. ITC will review Apple, Samsung patent decision | Reuters

The U.S. International Trade Commission will review a judge's decision which found that Apple did not violate patents owned by Samsung Electronics in making the iPod touch, iPhone and iPad.