South Korea mourns sailors, broods on North's role

South Korea mourns sailors, broods on North's role


South Korea mourns sailors, broods on North's role

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 10:57 PM PDT

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korea on Thursday mourned the loss of 46 sailors who died when a Navy ship sank after a blast widely believed to have been the result of a North Korean torpedo.


SCENARIOS - Escalating military tensions between the Koreas

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 10:57 PM PDT

SEOUL - South Korea suspects the North sank one of its navy ships last month in an attack that killed 46 sailors.


U.S. Coast Guard finds new leak in undersea well

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 10:57 PM PDT

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday said it has found a new leak beneath the site of last week's deadly offshore drilling rig explosion, and said five times as much oil was leaking as previously estimated.


Bali's beach boys reject gigolo slur (AFP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 10:48 PM PDT

A surf instructor talks to a woman tourist on Kuta beach on the resort island of Bali. Fun-loving local beach boys are as much a fixture and, for some women, an attraction of Bali as the sun and surf, but all that could be about to change thanks to a controversial new documentary film.(AFP/File/Sonny Tumbelaka)AFP - Fun-loving local beach boys are as much a fixture and, for some women, an attraction of Bali as the sun and surf, but all that could be about to change thanks to a controversial new film.



India's Urban Awakening

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 10:20 PM PDT

Business opportunities abound as India urbanizes.


Many U.S. offices get low or average 'green' scores

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 10:37 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Despite a trend toward going "green," most U.S. offices get low or average grades for being environmentally friendly and few use renewable energy sources, according to workers in a poll released on Thursday.


Jerusalem mayor touts construction

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 09:14 PM PDT

Local politics could once again throw U.S.-Israeli relations into turmoil and complicate efforts to restart peace talks.


Ash, Greek credit crises reveal a disunited Europe (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 10:13 PM PDT

A protester holds handcuffs during an anti-government demonstration staged by civil servants outside the Greek Parliament in Athens, Tuesday, April 27, 2010. Greece's debt crisis intensified Tuesday as its credit rating cut to junk status. (AP Photo/Marita Pappa)AP - It can be easy to forget about borders in Europe, a continent united by fast trains, cheap flights, a single currency and passport-free travel stretching from Portugal to Poland.



Thai protesters ask EU to help in bloody crisis (AFP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 10:10 PM PDT

Thai soldiers pass along a road near fortified camp of Red-shirt anti-government protesters in the financial district of Silom in central Bangkok. Anti-government protesters have called for the European Union to send observers to the Thai capital to prevent a crackdown as rival 'Yellow Shirts' readied their own rally.(AFP/File/Hoang Dinh Nam)AFP - Thailand's anti-government "Red Shirt" protesters Thursday called for the European Union to send observers to Bangkok to prevent a crackdown as rival "Yellow Shirts" readied their own rally.



Iran, Egypt ready for battle at U.N. nuclear meeting

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 10:06 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters)- Iran and Egypt are gearing up for battle against the United States and its allies over Israel and developing countries' rights to atomic technology at a major meeting on the Non-Proliferation Treaty.


Beijing to Impose Encryption Disclosure Rules

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 08:09 PM PDT

China is set to implement new rules that would require makers of certain electronic equipment to disclose key encryption information, creating a possible showdown with foreign companies that are unlikely to comply.


In Spain, Crisis Stays Low-Key

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 07:43 PM PDT

In a country with one in five of people out of work, Spain's crisis remains a strangely low-key affair. Generous unemployment benefits, strong family support networks and a bustling informal economy are helping maintain people's lifestyles.


What's Behind New Bag Fees

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 09:23 PM PDT

Despite widespread outrage, Spirit Airlines says it will charge fees on carry-on bags of up to $45 per passenger on Aug. 1. Besides the extra money, there's another reason for the new fee: No room at the (overhead) bin.


The Problem With Being a Trendsetter

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 06:57 PM PDT

As copycat fashions move faster than ever, making it harder to protect original ideas, smaller designers are bearing the brunt.


A Tennis 'Pusher' Pushes Back

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 07:42 PM PDT

Andy Murray is in a slump, and some are beginning to wonder if he's one of the nastiest things a tennis player can be called--a "pusher," as in, one who returns the ball with only limited strength in the hopes of forcing an error.


Irish Cricket Seeks World Status

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 07:41 PM PDT

After years in the wilderness, the Ireland team is being taken seriously and the money is now coming in. But there is still a danger of losing the best players to higher pay in England.


What will it take to save Greece? (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 09:40 PM PDT

Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou delivers a speech during an economic conference in Athens April 28, 2010. Papandreou said the euro zone member state was ready to make the changes needed to emerge from its debt crisis.  REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)Time.com - With Greece's debt crisis spreading to other parts of Europe, economists warn that the $60 billion rescue package already isn't enough



Oil hovers near $83 on weak US demand, Europe debt (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 09:56 PM PDT

Weathered oil is seen in the wake of a crew boat as it sails over the site of a leaking oil pipeline that resulted from last week's explosion and collapse of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Louisiana Tuesday, April 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)AP - Oil prices hovered above $83 a barrel Thursday in Asia, weighed down by signs of weak U.S. crude demand and an escalating European debt crisis.



School Is a Right, But Will Indian Girls Be Able to Go? (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 09:40 PM PDT

Time.com - In April, India passed landmark legislation to help get more children in school during crucial education years. But with weak child labors laws, many question whether kids -- and girls in particular -- will ever even make it to class


Chinese man with knife attacks 26 students: report

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 08:15 PM PDT

BEIJING -A knife-wielding man attacked 26 children at a kindergarten in eastern China on Thursday in the third such attack in a month, state media reported.

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