Israel's ex-president Katsav guilty of rape |
- Israel's ex-president Katsav guilty of rape
- Blast outside Athens court building, no injuries
- Blast outside Athens court building, no injuries
- Indonesia chooses climate pact pilot province
- Blast outside Athens court building, no injuries
- Facebook chorus prompts Qantas to scrap instruments ban
- China shuts down 60,000 pornographic websites
- China's manufacturing activity slows in December
- Two dead, thousands evacuated in Philippines rains
- China's online population rises to 450 million
- N.Korean refugee forced to spend time in mental clinic
- Thailand urges Cambodia to release MP in border incident
- Obama weathers backlash on climate
- Latin America bounds out of global crisis stronger
- Asian 'martyrs' underscore poor year for human rights
- Act of faith: A church made of junk
- Oil up in Asian trade amid cold winter spell
- Stubbing out cigarettes in Europe
- Wife can't spy on agent's pay packet, S.Korea court rules
- N.Korea adds more special troops, tanks: S.Korea
| Israel's ex-president Katsav guilty of rape Posted: 30 Dec 2010 01:23 AM PST TEL AVIV (Reuters) - An Israeli court found former President Moshe Katsav guilty of rape and other sexual offenses on Thursday, convictions of unprecedented gravity for a head of the Jewish state. 
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| Blast outside Athens court building, no injuries Posted: 30 Dec 2010 12:48 AM PST ATHENS (Reuters) - A powerful explosion damaged several cars in Athens and shattered glass windows outside a court building on Thursday but caused no injuries, police said. 
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| Blast outside Athens court building, no injuries Posted: 30 Dec 2010 12:09 AM PST ATHENS, Dec 30 — A powerful explosion damaged several cars in Athens and shattered glass windows outside a court building today but caused no injuries, police said. "An anonymous call to a TV station warned that an explosive device on a parked motorcycle outside the court house would go off in about 40 minutes," said a police official who did not ...
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| Indonesia chooses climate pact pilot province Posted: 30 Dec 2010 12:13 AM PST JAKARTA/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Indonesia has chosen once of its largest and richest provinces to test efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by saving forest and peatlands, a key part of a $1 billion climate deal with Norway. 
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| Blast outside Athens court building, no injuries Posted: 30 Dec 2010 12:13 AM PST ATHENS (Reuters) - A strong explosion damaged eight cars outside a court building in the Greek capital on Thursday but caused no injuries, police said. 
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| Facebook chorus prompts Qantas to scrap instruments ban Posted: 30 Dec 2010 12:01 AM PST SYDNEY, Thursday 30 December 2010 (AFP) - Australian musicians Thursday said they had scored a victory against Qantas after a Facebook campaign helped persuade the airline to scrap a ban on carrying instruments as cabin luggage.
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| China shuts down 60,000 pornographic websites Posted: 30 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST BEIJING, Thursday 30 December 2010 (AFP) - China said Thursday that authorities had shut down more than 60,000 pornographic websites as part of a year-long crackdown on lewd online content, as Beijing moves to tighten control over the Internet.
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| China's manufacturing activity slows in December Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:59 PM PST BEIJING, Thursday 30 December 2010 (AFP) - Manufacturing activity in China fell to a three-month low in December but soaring raw material costs continued to fan inflationary pressures in the economy, an independent survey said Thursday.
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| Two dead, thousands evacuated in Philippines rains Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:57 PM PST LEGASPI, Thursday 30 December 2010 (AFP) - Two people were killed and about 4,000 forced to flee their homes as monsoon rains brought flash floods and landslides to the region southeast of the Philippine capital, officials said Thursday.
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| China's online population rises to 450 million Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:56 PM PST BEIJING, Thursday 30 December 2010 (AFP) - China said Thursday the number of Internet users in what is already the world's largest online market had jumped to 450 million -- more than a third of the country's 1.3-billion-strong population.
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| N.Korean refugee forced to spend time in mental clinic Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:55 PM PST SEOUL, Thursday 30 December 2010 (AFP) - South Korea's human rights watchdog Thursday criticised a state resettlement centre for forcing a North Korean refugee to spend more than two months in a mental institution.
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| Thailand urges Cambodia to release MP in border incident Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:53 PM PST BANGKOK, Thursday 30 December 2010 (AFP) - Thailand's premier on Thursday demanded the immediate release of seven Thais, including one ruling party politician, who were detained by Cambodian troops near the countries' disputed border.
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| Obama weathers backlash on climate Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:50 PM PST WASHINGTON, Thursday 30 December 2010 (AFP) - President Barack Obama's administration enters 2011 pressing ahead with new regulations and diplomacy to fight climate change, but it will face stiff challenges from opponents.
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| Latin America bounds out of global crisis stronger Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:48 PM PST SAO PAULO, Thursday 30 December 2010 (AFP) - When Latin America looks back on 2010 it will see a year where the old rules were thrown out to accommodate a new reality: a period in which its dynamic rebound from the global financial crisis left the United States and Europe in its dust.
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| Asian 'martyrs' underscore poor year for human rights Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:39 PM PST HONG KONG, Thursday 30 December 2010 (AFP) - In some of 2010's most compelling images, Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi emerged from her home after years in detention and an empty chair marked the absence of Liu Xiaobo from his Nobel prize ceremony.
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| Act of faith: A church made of junk Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:22 PM PST A man in Spain has spent almost 50 years building a church entirely from scrap, after he was expelled from a monastery after he contracted TB.
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| Oil up in Asian trade amid cold winter spell Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:02 PM PST SINGAPORE, Thursday 30 December 2010 (AFP) - Oil rose in Asian trade Thursday on expectations that the freezing temperatures in the northern hemisphere will stoke demand, analysts said.
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| Stubbing out cigarettes in Europe Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:01 PM PST MADRID, Thursday 30 December 2010 (AFP) - Spain on Sunday joins the list of European countries that ban smoking in cafes and restaurants.
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| Wife can't spy on agent's pay packet, S.Korea court rules Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:52 PM PST SEOUL, Thursday 30 December 2010 (AFP) - South Korea's Supreme Court has ruled that the salary of an intelligence agent is a state secret even from his wife, court officials said Thursday.
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| N.Korea adds more special troops, tanks: S.Korea Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:51 PM PST SEOUL, Thursday 30 December 2010 (AFP) - North Korea has added 20,000 soldiers to its feared special forces over the past two years and deployed an unspecified number of new battle tanks, South Korea's defence ministry said Thursday.
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