Asian markets hit by Europe worries

Asian markets hit by Europe worries


Asian markets hit by Europe worries

Posted: 16 May 2010 10:42 PM PDT

Investors pull money from stocks as Euro drops to four-year low on currency markets.


Mexican politician goes missing

Posted: 16 May 2010 03:58 AM PDT

MEXICO CITY – President Felipe Calderon has ordered a massive manhunt to find a missing politician who may be the most prominent kidnap victim yet in Mexico's raging drug wars.

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"I do" goes high-tech with Japan robot priest (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2010 09:51 PM PDT

Satoko Inoue (R) puts on a wedding ring for Tomohiro Shibata in front of a humanoid robot named Reuters - The groom looked dashing, his bride resplendent in white, but all eyes in this Japanese wedding were on the priest, a four-foot tall robot with colorful, flashing eyes called i-Fairy.



Cuba cedes to farmers right to purchase supplies

Posted: 16 May 2010 10:00 PM PDT

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's private farmers will purchase supplies directly in future instead of having them allocated by the state, the government said on Sunday, in the latest concession to their demands for more autonomy.


Iraq recount fails to overturn Allawi election win

Posted: 16 May 2010 10:03 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A cross-sectarian coalition led by secularist former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi held its two-seat win in Iraq's March 7 election after a recount of votes cast in Baghdad, elections officials said Sunday.


Israeli coalition wobbly on peace terms: minister

Posted: 16 May 2010 10:07 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's six-party, center-right coalition is divided as Israel heads into indirect peace talks with the Palestinians, a cabinet minister said on Sunday.


Afghan religious leader killed

Posted: 16 May 2010 10:25 PM PDT

Rahman Gul, who was pushing for peace, was killed along with relatives in country's east.


Ex-Honduran president Lopez Arellano dies at 89 (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 09:43 PM PDT

AP - Honduran strongman Oswaldo Lopez Arellano, who led two military coups and served as president for more than a decade, died on Sunday, his family said. He was 89.


Reports: Hatoyama, Clinton to discuss US base (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2010 09:30 PM PDT

AP - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who will reportedly meet with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton this week, vowed Monday to do all he can to resolve an impasse over the future of a major American Marine base by the end of the month.


Turkey PM in Iran amid reports of nuclear deal

Posted: 16 May 2010 01:02 PM PDT

TEHRAN -Turkey's leader arrived in Tehran unexpectedly to join Brazil in three-way talks on Iran's controversial nuclear programme Monday, amid reports of a last-gasp solution to the international dispute.

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Ex-presidential candidate disappears in Mexico

Posted: 16 May 2010 03:58 AM PDT

MEXICO CITY -President Felipe Calderon has ordered a massive manhunt to find a missing politician who may be the most prominent kidnap victim yet in Mexico's raging drug wars.

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Fears grow over missing Mexican presidential candidate

Posted: 16 May 2010 03:58 AM PDT

MEXICO CITY -President Felipe Calderon has ordered a massive manhunt to find a missing politician he described as a "personal friend" who may be the most prominent kidnap victim yet in Mexico's raging drug wars.

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Cities With The Most Stolen Cars

Posted: 16 May 2010 09:01 PM PDT

Your vehicle is most likely to get jacked in these metros.


Anatomy Of The SAP-Sybase Deal

Posted: 16 May 2010 09:00 PM PDT

Why it's difficult to put a value on it.


Iraq PM suffers blow in vote recount

Posted: 16 May 2010 09:19 AM PDT

A recount of votes in the Iraqi election found no change in seat allocation for any of the blocs in the most populous province, Baghdad, officials said Sunday.


Reports: Islamist opposition leader arrested in Sudan

Posted: 16 May 2010 07:42 PM PDT

Sudanese Islamist opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi -- once President Omar al-Bashir's main ally -- was arrested Saturday night, according to state media and al-Turabi's political colleagues.


Two headless bodies found in Juarez, Mexico

Posted: 16 May 2010 05:40 PM PDT

The bodies of two men -- both decapitated and showing signs of torture -- were found early Sunday in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, the state attorney general's office said.


China's 4-year-old 'prince of pop'

Posted: 16 May 2010 09:23 PM PDT

I first encountered Xiao Bao at a Beijing dance studio. He was wearing a Mickey Mouse T-shirt, zooming around the room, passing out lollipops and bottles of Cokes his parents had brought for our CNN crew. He seemed just like any other four-year-old, incredibly cute, giggly and overwhelmingly energetic.


Iraq Recount Preserves Allawi's Lead

Posted: 16 May 2010 08:56 PM PDT

Iraq's election commission Sunday said that a recount of more than 2 million votes in Baghdad preserved the narrow lead of former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's electoral bloc over the alliance led by incumbent Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki.


Red shirts' military leader dies

Posted: 16 May 2010 10:26 PM PDT

Thai renegade general who was shot last week dies in hospital as Bangkok standoff continues.