News Headlines - 09 November 2013

▽Typhoon Haiyan: thousands feared dead in Philippines | The Observer

At least 1,200 people have been killed and whole cities flattened after Typhoon Haiyan raced through the Philippines, leaving a trail of destruction that officials have compared to the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami.

▽Geneva: Nuclear Talks Conclude 'Without A Deal'

French foreign minister Laurent Fabius says talks aimed at reaching a deal with Iran over its nuclear programme, have failed. Western diplomats had earlier warned a deal was looking increasingly unlikely between six world powers and Iran over concerns the country is enriching uranium for use in atomic weapons rather than in a civilian nuclear energy programme, as it claims.

▽Indian PM to skip Commonwealth meeting in Colombo - Xinhua | English.news.cn

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will not attend the Commonwealth Summit to be held next week in Sri Lanka, reported local TV channel Times Now Saturday. The prime minister made the decision after facing stiff opposition to his plan to attend the summit at home over alleged war atrocities of Sri Lankan army in its war against Tamil Tigers, the TV channel quoted unnamed sources as saying.

▽Iraq war inquiry blocked in bid to make Bush-Blair 'kick ass' memo public | The Observer

Contents of key conversations between Tony Blair and a bellicose George W Bush, who declares he is ready to "kick ass", are thought to be among documents relating to the Iraq war that the government is withholding from publication.

▽YouTube co-founder either HATES Google+ or his vid account just got HACKED • The Register

One of the original creators of YouTube, Jawed Karim - whose face has been viewed millions of times on the video-sharing website - has apparently complained about having to sign in to Google+ to leave a comment below clips.