Archbishops dealt blow over women bishops compromise |
- Archbishops dealt blow over women bishops compromise
- New Myanmar party splits opinion in voting debate
- Back from break US lawmakers pick up unfinished battles
- Japan govt at risk of setback as voters go to poll
- FACTBOX - Japan ruling party may need coalition partners
- MIC delegate wants two days of Deepavali public holidays
- I'll realise PM's vision of a stronger MIC: Samy
- Johor remain stronghold of Umno and BN: Najib
- FACTBOX - Five facts about Japan PM Naoto Kan
- Australia to hold boatpeople talks with East Timor
- Mental health a growing concern after Gulf spill
- 50 people dead in China after heavy rain
- Air France jet lands in Brazil in security alert
- Sudan to consider north-south confederation
- Mergers key to survival in India's crowded mobile market
- China's forex reserves hit record US$2.454 trillion
- Interest rate hikes a 'vote of confidence' in Asian growth
- Mourning the massacre victims
- Thousands travel to see solar eclipse
- Bosnia remembers Srebrenica massacre 15 years on
| Archbishops dealt blow over women bishops compromise Posted: 11 Jul 2010 12:46 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - The Church of England rejected an attempt by Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams to accommodate opponents of women bishops, dealing a blow to his authority and increasing the likelihood some traditionalists who favour an all-male clergy will leave the Anglican Communion.
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| New Myanmar party splits opinion in voting debate Posted: 10 Jul 2010 09:35 PM PDT BANGKOK -A reborn opposition is gearing up to contest Myanmar's elections without democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, but analysts warn the military junta is unlikely to loosen its grip on power anytime soon.
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| Back from break US lawmakers pick up unfinished battles Posted: 10 Jul 2010 07:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON -US lawmakers return from a week-long break Monday to fight unfinished battles over a historic finance industry overhaul, a US Supreme Court nomination, and funding for the unpopular Afghan war.
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| Japan govt at risk of setback as voters go to poll Posted: 11 Jul 2010 12:17 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese were voting on Sunday in an upper house election that could deliver a major blow to Prime Minister Naoto Kan's government, stalling efforts to curb a huge public debt and putting the premier's job at risk.
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| FACTBOX - Japan ruling party may need coalition partners Posted: 11 Jul 2010 12:17 AM PDT (Reuters) - Japan holds an upper house election on Sunday, the outcome of which could determine how smoothly the ruling Democrats can forge ahead with plans to raise the sales tax and cut huge public debt.
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| MIC delegate wants two days of Deepavali public holidays Posted: 10 Jul 2010 11:54 PM PDT A MIC delegate today urged the government to consider declaring two days public holiday for Deepavali.
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| I'll realise PM's vision of a stronger MIC: Samy Posted: 10 Jul 2010 11:53 PM PDT MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said he appreciated Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's confidence in the party in representing the Indian community within the Barisan Nasional (BN).
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| Johor remain stronghold of Umno and BN: Najib Posted: 10 Jul 2010 11:52 PM PDT Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is confident that Johor will remain Umno and Barisan Nasional's (BN) stronghold the way it has always been.
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| FACTBOX - Five facts about Japan PM Naoto Kan Posted: 10 Jul 2010 11:28 PM PDT (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has made fiscal reform, including a possible sales tax hike, central to his campaign for an election on Sunday in a gamble that voters will swallow a higher tax burden to fund soaring social security costs.
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| Australia to hold boatpeople talks with East Timor Posted: 10 Jul 2010 11:28 PM PDT SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will send officials to Dili this week for talks on creating a processing centre for boatpeople in East Timor, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said on Sunday.
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| Mental health a growing concern after Gulf spill Posted: 10 Jul 2010 10:56 PM PDT VENICE, La. (Reuters) - Gulf Coast native Kindra Arnesen is so anxious about the effects of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill she is packing up her family and leaving town.
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| 50 people dead in China after heavy rain Posted: 10 Jul 2010 10:35 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Flooding, landslides and torrents of mud have killed 50 people in southern China and another 15 are missing after days of torrential rain, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said late on Saturday.
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| Air France jet lands in Brazil in security alert Posted: 10 Jul 2010 10:35 PM PDT SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A security alert over a possible bomb on board forced an Air France flight flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris to make an unscheduled landing in Brazil's northeast city of Recife overnight, the airline said on Sunday.
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| Sudan to consider north-south confederation Posted: 10 Jul 2010 10:35 PM PDT KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Northern and southern Sudanese leaders said on Saturday they would consider forming a confederation or a common market if southerners chose to declare independence in a forthcoming referendum.
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| Mergers key to survival in India's crowded mobile market Posted: 10 Jul 2010 09:56 PM PDT NEW DELHI, Sunday 11 July 2010 (AFP) -- Mergers are the only way forward in India's crowded mobile phone market, where 14 operators are slugging it out for subscribers by offering the cheapest rates in the world, analysts say.
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| China's forex reserves hit record US$2.454 trillion Posted: 10 Jul 2010 09:54 PM PDT BEIJING, Sunday 11 July 2010 (AFP) -- China's foreign exchange reserves surged to a record 2.454 trillion dollars at the end of June, the central bank said on Sunday.
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| Interest rate hikes a 'vote of confidence' in Asian growth Posted: 10 Jul 2010 09:53 PM PDT SINGAPORE, Sunday 11 July 2010 (AFP) -- Recent moves by Asian central banks to raise interest rates are a strong vote of confidence that the region will weather risks stemming from the European debt crisis, analysts say.
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| Posted: 10 Jul 2010 09:37 PM PDT A Bosnian woman mourns over coffins of a newly identified victim of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre during preparation for mass burial at the Potocari memorial cemetery near Srebrenica.
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| Thousands travel to see solar eclipse Posted: 10 Jul 2010 09:09 PM PDT A rare total eclipse of the Sun is due to take place later.
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| Bosnia remembers Srebrenica massacre 15 years on Posted: 10 Jul 2010 09:00 PM PDT SREBRENICA, Sunday 11 July 2010 (AFP) -- Tens of thousands on Sunday mark 15 years since the Srebrenica massacre of nearly 8,000 Muslims by Bosnian Serbs, the darkest episode of the violent break-up of Yugoslavia.
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