Japan PM voices concern over yen's 'rapid' rise

Japan PM voices concern over yen's 'rapid' rise

Japan PM voices concern over yen's 'rapid' rise

Posted: 12 Aug 2010 12:47 AM PDT

TOKYO, Thursday 12 August 2010 (AFP) - Japanese government leaders voiced concerns about the strength of the yen on Thursday in a "verbal intervention" aimed at taming the recent rise of the unit, which could threaten a fragile recovery.

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China offers to help N.Korea crack down on crime

Posted: 12 Aug 2010 12:33 AM PDT

BEIJING, Thursday 12 August 2010 (AFP) - China said Thursday it had offered to help North Korea tackle cross-border crime -- two months after North Korean soldiers killed three suspected Chinese smugglers, raising tensions between the allies.

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Iran sanctions strengthening government, says Karoubi

Posted: 12 Aug 2010 12:47 AM PDT

LONDON, Aug 12 — International sanctions against Iran are bolstering President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government and have helped its crackdown on the opposition Green movement, a senior Iranian opposition figure said today. In an e-mail interview with the Guardian newspaper, Mehdi Karroubi was quoted as saying that the policies the United States ...


India BlackBerry ban threat adds to RIM woes

Posted: 12 Aug 2010 12:32 AM PDT

NEW DELHI, Aug 12 — India may temporarily shut down BlackBerry services if security concerns are not addressed today in a meeting of telecom officials and operators, the latest global headache for smartphone maker Research in Motion. Worried about national security, India's interior ministry began the meeting today and may press for a deadline to ...


India industrial output growth slips to single digits

Posted: 12 Aug 2010 12:17 AM PDT

NEW DELHI, Thursday 12 August 2010 (AFP) - India's industrial output in June expanded at its slowest pace for 13 months, undershooting market expectations with growth of 7.1% from a year earlier, official data showed Thursday.

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Milk powder probe underway: Chinese health ministry

Posted: 12 Aug 2010 12:02 AM PDT

BEIJING, Thursday 12 August 2010 (Bernama) -- China's Health Ministry Thursday announced that a panel of nine experts had been assembled to probe claims that milk powder made by a Chinese company caused infant girls to grow breasts.

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Q2 GDP to remain strong at 8.5%: AmResearch

Posted: 12 Aug 2010 12:01 AM PDT

AmResearch has forecast Malaysia's second quarter gross domestic product (GDP) to remain strong at 8.5%, despite some weaknesses.

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India holds top-level meeting on BlackBerry security fears

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 11:40 PM PDT

NEW DELHI, Thursday 12 August 2010 (AFP) - India's home ministry will meet intelligence agencies on Thursday to discuss suspending BlackBerry services if the smartphone's makers do not address security concerns, an official said.

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Singapore woos singles in yet another dating campaign

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 11:21 PM PDT

SINGAPORE, Thursday 12 August 2010 (AFP) - Singapore is launching yet another campaign to promote dating among its notoriously love-shy singles as the city-state grapples with low birth and marriage rates, reports said Thursday.

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Myanmar designates constituencies for rare election

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 11:20 PM PDT

YANGON, Thursday 12 August 2010 (AFP) - Myanmar is stepping up preparations for its first elections in two decades, designating constituencies for its national and regional parliaments, state media reported Thursday.

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Nearly 200 centenarians missing in Japan

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 11:19 PM PDT

TOKYO, Thursday 12 August 2010 (AFP) - Nearly 200 Japanese centenarians are missing, officials said Thursday, with the total likely to rise amid a nationwide search after the discovery of the 30-year-old corpse of a man registered as aged 111.

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First prayers

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 10:34 PM PDT

Palestinians walk under coloured lights as they go for the first evening prayers at the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem Old City's Damascus Gate after breaking fast on the first day of Ramadan.

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Russia remembers Kursk 10 years on

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 09:23 PM PDT

Flags will fly at half-mast across Russia as the country remembers the sailors who lost their lives in one of the greatest tragedies in Russian naval history.


Iraq general says army not ready for U.S. pullout

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 10:15 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - The Iraqi army will not be able to ensure the country's security until 2020 and the United States should keep troops in Iraq until then, Britain's Daily Telegraph quoted Iraq's most senior officer as saying.


Study: Ramadan good for stock markets too

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 07:41 PM PDT

MARYLAND, Aug 12: A new international study investigating the correlation between the month of Ramadan and stock markets discovered that the average stock market returns in predominantly Muslim countries were historically almost nine times higher during Ramadan.

Azerbaijan bans Muslim prayer in barracks

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 07:21 PM PDT

BAKU, Aug 12: Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defense has reportedly banned the overwhelmingly-Muslim country's soldiers from performing the daily prayers in their barracks.

Saudis to get useless F-15s after Israeli complaints?

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 07:09 PM PDT

TEL AVIV, Aug 12: The United States has agreed to sell Saudi Arabia fighter jets but without critical equipment over Israeli concerns of long-term Saudi intentions.

Deadly typhoon Dianmu heading to Japan

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 09:11 PM PDT

TOKYO, Thursday 12 August 2010 (AFP) - Northern Japan was braced for torrential rain, high waves and powerful gusts of wind Thursday as Typhoon Dianmu barrelled towards the archipelago after leaving five people dead in South Korea.

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Singapore Telecom's Q1 net profit drops 0.2%

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 09:08 PM PDT

SINGAPORE, Thursday 12 August 2010 (AFP) - Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) on Thursday announced a 0.2% drop in net profit for the first quarter ended June, caused by lower contributions from its regional associates.

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Japanese mine in Bolivia shuts down amid general strike

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 09:06 PM PDT

LA PAZ, Thursday 12 August 2010 (AFP) - A Japanese silver and zinc mine in Bolivia was shut down Wednesday after demonstrators took over the plant that powers the mine near Potosi, which has been paralyzed by a general strike, officials said.

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