Myanmar minister says Suu Kyi to be freed Nov - witnesses |
- Myanmar minister says Suu Kyi to be freed Nov - witnesses
- China steps up defence of Internet controls
- Japan PM vows U.S. base decision by May, scandal weighs
- HP to Distribute Music Service on PCs in Europe (PC World)
- Sri Lanka president urges free and fair poll (AFP)
- Ethiopian airliner crashes off Lebanon; 90 on board
- Voters gear up for Sri Lanka's first post-war presidential poll
- Report: Saudi girl accepts lashing for assaulting headmistress
- N. Korea responds angrily to South's talk of pre-emptive strike
- Afghanistan postpones parliamentary election until fall
- Anti-Chavez TV channel dropped in Venezuela
- Burial, prayers and a miracle on 11th day after quake
- U.S. enables Chinese hacking of Google
- Biden: U.S. to appeal dismissal of Blackwater charges
- Asian leaders attend Afghan summit
- Ethiopian airliner crashes after takeoff from Beirut
- China firms found selling melamine-tainted food: report (AFP)
- Aid donors in Montreal to look beyond Haiti relief (Reuters)
- Ethiopian airliner crashes on takeoff in Lebanon
- Ethiopian airliner crashes on takeoff in Lebanon
| Myanmar minister says Suu Kyi to be freed Nov - witnesses Posted: 24 Jan 2010 10:52 PM PST YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be freed when her house arrest ends in November, according to a government minister quoted by witnesses on Monday, but critics said that may be too late for this year's elections.
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| China steps up defence of Internet controls Posted: 24 Jan 2010 10:52 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - China has every right to punish citizens using the Internet to challenge Communist Party power and ethnic policies, a senior official said on Monday, pressing Beijing's counter-offensive against Google Inc.
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| Japan PM vows U.S. base decision by May, scandal weighs Posted: 24 Jan 2010 10:52 PM PST TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's leader on Monday promised not to delay beyond May a decision on the fate of a U.S. base, as a feud with Washington over the nagging issue threatens to further erode voter support already hurt by a funding scandal.
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| HP to Distribute Music Service on PCs in Europe (PC World) Posted: 24 Jan 2010 08:30 PM PST PC World - Hewlett-Packard will distribute a music service and software developed by Omnifone on over a dozen of its computer models sold in ten European nations, Omnifone said Monday.
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| Sri Lanka president urges free and fair poll (AFP) Posted: 24 Jan 2010 10:31 PM PST
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| Ethiopian airliner crashes off Lebanon; 90 on board Posted: 24 Jan 2010 09:42 PM PST An Ethiopian airliner with 90 people aboard crashed into the Mediterranean Sea minutes after takeoff from Lebanon early Monday, authorities said.
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| Voters gear up for Sri Lanka's first post-war presidential poll Posted: 24 Jan 2010 08:57 PM PST Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa will seek a fresh mandate in the upcoming elections in the South Asian nation, but he is facing a tough challenge from his one-time confidante and former Army commander, retired General Sarath Fonseka.
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| Report: Saudi girl accepts lashing for assaulting headmistress Posted: 24 Jan 2010 07:16 PM PST A schoolgirl in Saudi Arabia has accepted her sentence of 90 lashes and two months in prison for assaulting her headmistress after a confrontation over a cell phone, according to Saudi daily newspaper Al-Watan.
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| N. Korea responds angrily to South's talk of pre-emptive strike Posted: 24 Jan 2010 03:55 AM PST North Korea will consider any pre-emptive strike that the South takes against its nuclear facilities as a declaration of war, its state media said Sunday.
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| Afghanistan postpones parliamentary election until fall Posted: 24 Jan 2010 03:33 AM PST Afghanistan said Sunday it will postpone parliamentary elections from May until September.
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| Anti-Chavez TV channel dropped in Venezuela Posted: 24 Jan 2010 09:31 AM PST Venezuelan cable television providers dropped a channel Sunday that has been critical of President Hugo Chavez, citing violation of broadcast laws.
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| Burial, prayers and a miracle on 11th day after quake Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:15 PM PST A nation of desperate and grieving people showed the fervency of their faith Saturday in this earthquake-ravaged capital.
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| U.S. enables Chinese hacking of Google Posted: 23 Jan 2010 02:20 PM PST Google made headlines when it went public with the fact that Chinese hackers had penetrated some of its services, such as Gmail, in a politically motivated attempt at intelligence gathering. The news here isn't that Chinese hackers engage in these activities or that their attempts are technically sophisticated -- we knew that already -- it's that the U.S. government inadvertently aided the hackers.
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| Biden: U.S. to appeal dismissal of Blackwater charges Posted: 24 Jan 2010 07:09 AM PST The United States plans to appeal a federal judge's dismissal of charges against five Blackwater security guards accused of killing 17 people in Baghdad in 2007, Vice President Joe Biden announced Saturday.
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| Asian leaders attend Afghan summit Posted: 24 Jan 2010 10:12 PM PST Presidents from Asia and Europe gather in Turkey to discuss Afghan security.
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| Ethiopian airliner crashes after takeoff from Beirut Posted: 24 Jan 2010 10:24 PM PST BEIRUT (Reuters) - An Ethiopian Airlines plane with 90 people on board crashed into the Mediterranean sea shortly after taking off from Beirut international airport in the early hours of Monday, airport sources said.
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| China firms found selling melamine-tainted food: report (AFP) Posted: 24 Jan 2010 10:12 PM PST
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| Aid donors in Montreal to look beyond Haiti relief (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jan 2010 10:07 PM PST Reuters - Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive and other key figures will begin planning on Monday how to move from immediate humanitarian relief for the lethal earthquake in his country to long-term reconstruction.
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| Ethiopian airliner crashes on takeoff in Lebanon Posted: 24 Jan 2010 07:21 PM PST BEIRUT, Lebanon -An Ethiopian airliner transporting 92 passengers and crew crashed in stormy weather following takeoff in Lebanon early Monday, plunging into the Mediterranean sea, an airport official told AFP.
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| Ethiopian airliner crashes on takeoff in Lebanon Posted: 24 Jan 2010 07:21 PM PST BEIRUT, Lebanon - An Ethiopian airliner transporting 92 passengers and crew crashed in stormy weather following takeoff in Lebanon early Monday, plunging into the Mediterranean sea, an airport official told AFP.
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