Japan mired in slump as exports, imports tumble (AP)

Japan mired in slump as exports, imports tumble (AP)

Japan mired in slump as exports, imports tumble (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 10:22 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 11, 2009, file photo an checks Japanese vehicles parked before being loaded onto a cargo ship at an export port in Yokohama near Tokyo, Japan. Japan's exports tumbled 36 percent in August — with car shipments falling by half — and imports also contracted sharply, the government said Thursday Sept. 23, 2009, showing the world's No. 2 economy remains mired in a deep slump. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)AP - Japan's exports tumbled 36 percent in August — with car shipments falling by half — and imports also contracted sharply, the government said Thursday, showing the world's No. 2 economy remains mired in a deep slump.

G20 looks to nurture recovery, plant safeguards

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 10:16 PM PDT

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Leaders of the world's biggest rich and developing countries meet on Thursday to seek ways to nurture the economic recovery and build safeguards against future catastrophes.


Obama to chair historic UN council nuclear meeting

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 10:01 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will chair a historic meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Thursday that is expected to ask nations with nuclear weapons to scrap their deadly arsenals.


US changes tack to 'engage' Myanmar

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 09:44 PM PDT

Saying sanctions have not produced desired results, Clinton announces "direct engagement".


Curfew-trapped Hondurans seek food amid crisis (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 09:18 PM PDT

A man walks inside a looted supermarket in El Pedregal neighborhood in Tegucigalpa one day after clashes between supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya and police , Wednesday, Sept 23, 2009. Zelaya spent a second night holed up in the Brazilian embassy as police fought running battles with his supporters and world leaders called for a peaceful solution to the standoff.(AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)AP - Hungry Hondurans scrambled through looted stores and lined up for food Wednesday during a break in a long curfew called to halt violence that erupted with the return of the country's deposed leftist president.

Freak dust storm cost Australia 'tens of millions' (AFP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 09:20 PM PDT

A man walks his dog through Observatory Hill near Sydney on September 23. Australia cleared up on Thursday after the worst dust storm in decades which smothered Sydney and cost an estimated tens of millions of dollars in lost productivity.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - Australia cleared up on Thursday after the worst dust storm in decades which smothered Sydney and cost an estimated tens of millions of dollars in lost productivity.

Koreans meet after half century to say goodbye

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 09:40 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - The South Korean soldier said he wanted Lee Sun-ok to leave her North Korean village near the border with China and come with him to be a medic in the South. Her father saw he had a gun and said she should go.


US wants to engage diplomatically with Myanmar

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 05:40 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS -The United States plans to engage diplomatically with military-ruled Myanmar in addition to pursuing sanctions, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.

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US, France walk out during Ahmadinejad's UN speech

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 05:14 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS -France on Wednesday led a walkout of a dozen delegations, including the United States, to protest a fiery speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the UN General Assembly.

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China open to G20 talks on new economic balance

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 09:22 PM PDT

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - A U.S. drive to build a more balanced global economy gained the qualified support of China on Wednesday in a sign that Group of 20 leaders may be ready to take joint action to prevent future economic crises.


Australian military objects to China investment

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 09:22 PM PDT

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia is set to reject a Chinese investment in an outback mining venture after defence officials on Thursday said the project threatened national security, potentially upsetting testy ties with Beijing.


Credit Suisse poised for bonus pay-out: report (AFP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 10:16 PM PDT

About 300 staff from Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse stand to receive about 1.8 billion dollars in stock under a bonus scheme introduced about five years ago, a report said Thursday.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - About 300 staff from Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse stand to receive about 1.8 billion dollars in stock under a bonus scheme introduced about five years ago, a report said Thursday.

Uighur exile Kadeer plans Taiwan visit in December (AFP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 09:35 PM PDT

Exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer (L) posing with Freddy Lin (R), the head of Guts United Taiwan and the lead vocalist of Taiwanese black metal band AFP - Exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer, whom Beijing brands a separatist, plans to visit Taiwan in December following an invitation by groups advocating Taiwanese independence, a report said Thursday.

Blair: Mideast peace talks will restart soon

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 03:24 PM PDT

More than half of Palestinians want a two-state solution to the long-running Middle East conflict, according to a new poll seen exclusively by CNN -- a statistic peacebroker Tony Blair says indicates stalled negotiations will be revived within weeks.

Is China Turning Into the Climate Change Good Guy? (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 09:05 PM PDT

Time.com - The fastest growing economy in the world announces surprising moves. How much will it be able to deliver?


Tropical Storm Nora strengthens in Pacific (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 08:41 PM PDT

Abandonded dwellings stand surrounded by flood waters amid continuing rains in 2008 near Gonaives, 171 km from Port-au-Prince, in the wake of Tropical storm Hanna. As world leaders gather for key climate talks here, small island nations Monday warned they were running out of time with rising seas threatening to wipe them off the map.(AFP/File/Thony Belizaire)AP - Tropical Storm Nora is strengthening in the open Pacific far off Mexico's coast, but the system is not expected to threaten land.

NJ estate at center of Gadhafi protests vandalized (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 08:38 PM PDT

AP - An estate in northern New Jersey owned by the Libyan government that was at the center of a legal battle last month has been vandalized.


Hong Kong: The World's Most Expensive Real Estate? (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 10:05 PM PDT

Time.com - China's economic rebound is driving record prices for the city's luxury apartments


U.S. keeps Myanmar sanctions, plans more talks

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 08:28 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States will pursue deeper engagement with Myanmar's military rulers to try to spur democratic reform but will not ease sanctions for now, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday.

Iran hit with new demand as U.N. meets

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 08:36 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States and other major powers on Wednesday told Iran to prepare a "serious response" by Oct. 1 to demands it halt its nuclear program or risk the consequences.


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