Sri Lanka furious as UN names war crimes panel |
- Sri Lanka furious as UN names war crimes panel
- Iran bars two UN inspectors
- 14 dead after El Salvador gangs attack buses
- Proposed kill quotas for whales too high
- A scrutiny on the Commissioners of Oath
- Sarkozy to visit flooding scene
- Taiwanese man held over alleged bomb hoax
- Vaccination time
- China's currency pledge seen likely to disappoint
- Hong Kong revises political reform plan ahead of vote
- Iran bars two IAEA inspectors over report-ISNA
- Heavy rains kill at least 175 in southern China
- Iran bars 2 IAEA inspectors over report - agency
- Suicide bomber kills 8, wounds 10 in north Iraq
- Colombia's Santos sweeps to presidential win
- S.Korea seeks to host anti-proliferation drill in October
- Troops out as Indian Kashmir protests civilian killings
- Iran bars two UN inspectors: report
- Indonesian man arrested for killing tiger in zoo
- China flood toll rises to 175 dead as more rain forecast
| Sri Lanka furious as UN names war crimes panel Posted: 20 Jun 2010 10:40 PM PDT COLOMBO – Sri Lanka is "deeply unhappy" at a move by UN chief Ban Ki-moon to name a panel to look into alleged war crimes committed during the final months of the island's civil war, an official said Monday.
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| Posted: 20 Jun 2010 10:04 PM PDT TEHRAN – Iran will block two UN nuclear inspectors from entering the country after they filed a "false" report about Tehran's nuclear programme, atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi was quoted as saying on Monday.  Salehi, who implements Iran's nuclear programme, said the two inspectors
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| 14 dead after El Salvador gangs attack buses Posted: 20 Jun 2010 09:20 PM PDT SAN SALVADOR – Fourteen people were killed after suspected Mara 18 gang members attacked two buses in El Salvador, police officials said.  In the first attack on the outskirts of San Salvador, arsonists thought to be Mara 18 members set fire to a minibus,
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| Proposed kill quotas for whales too high Posted: 20 Jun 2010 08:50 PM PDT AGADIR, Morocco – The International Whaling Commission's scientific committee is poised to deliver a report Monday saying the global body's proposed 10-year catch limits for the marine mammals are too high, sources said.
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| A scrutiny on the Commissioners of Oath Posted: 21 Jun 2010 01:07 AM PDT The scheme regarding Commissioners of Oath needs a radical reform, and the Law Reform Committee is right in wanting to amend the Statutory Declaration Act 1960 to prevent the abuse of statutory declarations for the purpose of defaming certain personalities or for fraud and forgery. But the committee should look indepth into other related issues, too.
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| Sarkozy to visit flooding scene Posted: 21 Jun 2010 01:18 AM PDT President Sarkozy is to visit the scene of south east France's worst flooding in almost two centuries later on Monday.
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| Taiwanese man held over alleged bomb hoax Posted: 21 Jun 2010 12:42 AM PDT TAIPEI, Monday 21 June 2010 (AFP) - A Taiwanese man was detained Monday for allegedly claiming to have a bomb in his luggage on a flight destined for Shanghai, airport police said.
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| Posted: 21 Jun 2010 12:37 AM PDT The Jurong Bird Park remains vigilant in their approach towards avian flu H5N1, by conducting annual variation H5N2 vaccinations for the 600 species of birds in their collection to increase the birds' immune system.
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| China's currency pledge seen likely to disappoint Posted: 21 Jun 2010 12:15 AM PDT BEIJING, Monday 21 June 2010 (AFP) - China's yuan hit a five-year high Monday after Beijing made a pre-G20 vow to make the currency more flexible, but analysts said critics seeking a more dramatic rise risked disappointment.
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| Hong Kong revises political reform plan ahead of vote Posted: 20 Jun 2010 11:59 PM PDT HONG KONG, Monday 21 June 2010 (AFP) - Hong Kong on Monday announced a revised political reform plan in a last-ditch effort to break a deadlock between the government and democracy campaigners fighting for universal suffrage.
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| Iran bars two IAEA inspectors over report-ISNA Posted: 21 Jun 2010 12:51 AM PDT TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has barred two U.N. nuclear inspectors from entering the Islamic Republic, a senior official was quoted as saying on Monday, in a further escalation of an international dispute over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
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| Heavy rains kill at least 175 in southern China Posted: 21 Jun 2010 12:15 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Heavy rain across a swathe of southern China over the last week has killed at least 175 people and left 107 missing, as rivers broke their banks and landslides cut off road and rail links, state media said on Monday.
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| Iran bars 2 IAEA inspectors over report - agency Posted: 21 Jun 2010 12:15 AM PDT TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will not allow two inspectors who authored a U.N. nuclear watchdog report about the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme to enter the country, a senior official was quoted as saying on Monday.
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| Suicide bomber kills 8, wounds 10 in north Iraq Posted: 21 Jun 2010 12:15 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed eight people, including six policemen, and wounded 10 in a market in the northern Iraqi town of Shirqat late on Sunday, an Interior Ministry source said.
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| Colombia's Santos sweeps to presidential win Posted: 21 Jun 2010 12:15 AM PDT BOGOTA (Reuters) - Juan Manuel Santos, a former defense and finance minister, swept to victory in Colombia's run-off election on Sunday to succeed President Alvaro Uribe as the leader of Washington's top ally in Latin America.
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| S.Korea seeks to host anti-proliferation drill in October Posted: 20 Jun 2010 11:52 PM PDT SEOUL, Monday 21 June 2010 (AFP) - South Korea said Monday it has offered to host a multinational anti-proliferation naval exercise in October, amid tensions over the sinking of a warship blamed on North Korea.
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| Troops out as Indian Kashmir protests civilian killings Posted: 20 Jun 2010 11:50 PM PDT SRINAGAR, Monday 21 June 2010 (AFP) - Authorities in Indian Kashmir Monday deployed thousands of police and paramilitary forces to stem demonstrations in the main city of Srinagar over the recent killings of three protesters.
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| Iran bars two UN inspectors: report Posted: 20 Jun 2010 11:49 PM PDT TEHRAN, Monday 21 June 2010 (AFP) - Iran will block two UN nuclear inspectors from entering the country after they filed a "false" report about Tehran's nuclear programme, atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi was quoted as saying on Monday.
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| Indonesian man arrested for killing tiger in zoo Posted: 20 Jun 2010 11:48 PM PDT JAKARTA, Monday 21 June 2010 (AFP) - Indonesian police have arrested a man who allegedly poisoned and skinned a critically endangered Sumatran tiger in a state-owned zoo, an official said Monday.
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| China flood toll rises to 175 dead as more rain forecast Posted: 20 Jun 2010 11:47 PM PDT BEIJING, Monday 21 June 2010 (AFP) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called for extra efforts to battle flooding in central and south China, where torrential rains have left 175 people dead and 107 missing, according to the latest toll Monday.
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