Bangkok reopens for business

Bangkok reopens for business


Bangkok reopens for business

Posted: 23 May 2010 10:03 PM PDT

Thai markets and schools reopen after massive cleanup but tensions remain.


Australia expels Israeli diplomat

Posted: 23 May 2010 10:43 PM PDT

Allies fall out over use of fake passports in Dubai killing of Hamas leader.


Haiti police 'slaughtered' inmates in prison

Posted: 23 May 2010 04:54 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -Haitian police killed several unarmed inmates in a prison in Les Cayes, one week after the January 12 earthquake, and blamed the massacre on a prison ringleader, The New York Times reported after investigating the deaths.

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Jamaica declares emergency after attacks

Posted: 23 May 2010 02:26 PM PDT

KINGSTON – Jamaican authorities said Sunday they were putting Kingston and surrounding areas under a state of emergency as police fought armed gangs trying to block the arrest of a reputed gang leader sought for possible extradition to the United States.

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BA crew begin five-day strike

Posted: 23 May 2010 10:27 PM PDT

British Airways cabin crew have begun a five-day strike in their long-running dispute over jobs and pay.


Iran executes brother of rebel leader Rigi: IRNA

Posted: 23 May 2010 10:39 PM PDT

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran executed on Monday a brother of the jailed leader of Sunni Muslim rebel group Jundollah (God's Soldiers), the official IRNA news agency reported.


BA crew begin five-day strike

Posted: 23 May 2010 10:27 PM PDT

British Airways cabin crew have begun a five-day strike in their long-running dispute over jobs and pay.


Bangkok reopens for business

Posted: 23 May 2010 10:30 PM PDT

Some schools, shops and government offices are reopening in the Thai capital after the dispersion of anti-government protesters.


Kurdish children jailed in Turkey

Posted: 23 May 2010 10:16 PM PDT

More than 340 children in the Kurdish south-east of Turkey have been given long prison sentences under anti-terror laws in the past three years.


Obama supports SKorea response to ship incident (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2010 10:46 PM PDT

AP - The White House said Monday that President Barack Obama "fully supports" the South Korean president and his response to the torpedo attack by North Korea that killed 46 South Korean sailors.


Bangkok reopens for business

Posted: 23 May 2010 10:21 PM PDT

Some schools, shops and government offices are reopening in the Thai capital after the dispersion of anti-government protesters.


Kurdish children jailed in Turkey

Posted: 23 May 2010 10:16 PM PDT

More than 340 children in the Kurdish south-east of Turkey have been given long prison sentences under anti-terror laws in the past three years.


Baby Gap: Germany's Birth Rate Hits Historic Low (Time.com)

Posted: 23 May 2010 09:25 PM PDT

Time.com - New figures reveal Germany's birth rate has fallen to its lowest point in over 60 years. With an aging population and a debt that could take generations to settle, can the country convince its citizens to build bigger families?


An Eerie Silence Precedes Ethiopia's Election (Time.com)

Posted: 23 May 2010 09:25 PM PDT

Time.com - Five years of repression have shut-out members of the opposition from most public venues but they haven't stopped trying to be heard, even at huge personal risks


Australia demands Israel withdraw embassy official

Posted: 23 May 2010 07:44 PM PDT

SYDNEY -Australia Monday demanded that Israel withdraw an embassy official from the country, saying the Jewish state was behind fake Australian passports linked to the killing of a Hamas operative.

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S.Korea vows to defend itself against N.Korea

Posted: 23 May 2010 06:25 PM PDT

SEOUL -South Korea said Monday that North Korea would "pay a price" for torpedoing a Seoul warship in March, cutting trade links and vowing an immediate military response to any future attacks.

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China, US open talks with trade, N.Korea in focus

Posted: 23 May 2010 06:21 PM PDT

BEIJING -The United States and China on Monday opened annual high-level strategic talks, with the US trying to persuade Beijing to back tough action against North Korea over the sinking of a Seoul warship.

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Kingston under state of emergency amid gang warfare

Posted: 23 May 2010 05:04 PM PDT

KINGSTON - Jamaican authorities clamped Kingston under a state of emergency and urged people to leave the city's roughest neighborhoods, as police clashed with armed gangs over the possible extradition of a drug suspect to the United States.

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U.A.E. Seeks Briton in Hamas Official's Death

Posted: 23 May 2010 09:02 PM PDT

Officials in the United Arab Emirates have issued an arrest warrant for a British man they are seeking in a probe of the January killing of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a top Hamas official.


Ancient sect hopes for boost from pope's visit (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2010 09:00 PM PDT

In this photo made May 9, 2010  an elderly Maronite woman attends Mass at Saint George's Cathedral in the Maronite Catholic village of Kormakitis in the remote northwestern tip of divided Cyprus. The Maronites who migrated from what is now Syria and Lebanon to Cyprus, hope Pope Benedict's trip to the island in early June will buttress their 6,000 strong community amid fears it is disappearing by assimilating with the larger Orthodox Christian Greek Cypriot population. (AP Photo/Philippos Christou)AP - In the coffee shop at this farming village on the northern Cyprus coast, the conversation jumps from one hardship to the next: a bad rainy season, a religion weakened by assimilation, and a division of the island that has lasted 36 years with no end in sight.



Rolling Stones return to top spot

Rolling Stones return to top spot


Rolling Stones return to top spot

Posted: 23 May 2010 12:32 PM PDT

The Rolling Stones score their first UK number one album since 1994 with a reissue of Exile On Main Street.


US warns it may 'push BP aside'

Posted: 23 May 2010 12:43 PM PDT

A top US official says BP may be "pushed" aside if it fails to perform in the Gulf of Mexico oil clean-up.


Israel Insists a Drill Is Just a Drill

Posted: 23 May 2010 11:58 AM PDT

As Israel embarked on a large-scale civil defense exercise, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to reassure Israelis and some jittery Arab neighbors.


Iran looks for swap for 'hikers'

Posted: 23 May 2010 12:52 PM PDT

An Iranian minister urges the US to propose a prisoner swap to secure the release of three US nationals arrested last year.


Anger over 'sterilisation offer'

Posted: 23 May 2010 07:51 AM PDT

A woman claims she was offered £200 to be sterilised by three women who approached her near a health centre.


Couple hurt in drive-by shooting

Posted: 23 May 2010 11:51 AM PDT

A couple are injured in a drive-by shooting in Moss Side, Manchester, police say.


Man sentenced to death in Iraq for Russian killings

Posted: 23 May 2010 11:50 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi court has sentenced to death a man accused of the kidnapping and killing of five Russian embassy civil servants, the Iraqi cabinet said in a statement on Sunday.


Militants Attack Somali Palace

Posted: 23 May 2010 09:52 AM PDT

Islamist militants attacked Somalia's presidential compound and other government positions in the capital Sunday. At least 15 people were killed.


Thai Film Wins Top Prize in Cannes

Posted: 23 May 2010 11:48 AM PDT

"Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives" won the coveted Palme d'Or for best picture at the Cannes festival.


New Turkish secularist party leader sacks old guard

Posted: 23 May 2010 11:26 AM PDT

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's new opposition leader purged key hardline secularists and set a tentative reformist course on Sunday in a bid to regain ground lost to an AK Party government critics accuse of secretly pursuing an Islamic state.


Ethiopian PM 'expects to win' poll

Posted: 23 May 2010 11:07 AM PDT

Vote counting begins after first national election since disputed 2005 elections.


Icelandic volcano 'cooling off'

Posted: 23 May 2010 12:58 PM PDT

The Icelandic volcano disrupting air traffic for weeks is showing a marked drop in activity, new findings suggest.


Officials Back to Gulf as Frustration on Spill Spreads

Posted: 23 May 2010 11:30 AM PDT

Under increasing criticism for not moving more aggressively to halt the oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico, President Obama sent three cabinet members to the area.


News Analysis: On North Korea, China Prefers Fence

Posted: 23 May 2010 10:53 AM PDT

With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Beijing for high-level talks, Chinese leaders face two unpalatable options: mollify North Korea or join the U.N. Security Council in condemning it.


Thai film pulls off Cannes shock

Posted: 23 May 2010 11:25 AM PDT

British director Mike Leigh loses out on the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or to a surprise winner from Thailand.


News Analysis: On North Korea, China Prefers Fence

Posted: 23 May 2010 10:53 AM PDT

With Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Beijing for high-level talks, Chinese leaders face two unpalatable options: mollify North Korea or join the U.N. Security Council in condemning it.


Japanese prime minister accepts Marine Corps air base in Okinawa

Posted: 23 May 2010 10:01 AM PDT

BEIJING -- South Korea said on Sunday that it would ask the U.N. Security Council to punish North Korea for its deadly attack on a South Korean warship, a move that could ratchet up pressure on the isolated Stalinist regime and mark a defining moment for Asia.


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Fresh appeals lodged in Iraqi election impasse

Posted: 23 May 2010 10:05 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Election officials in Iraq said Sunday they had received new appeals stemming from March's parliamentary election but did not expect more than a brief delay in ratification of the results.


Clinton presses China on business access

Posted: 23 May 2010 01:18 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed for greater commercial access for American businesses in China on Sunday, urging Beijing for a "level playing field."


Blues seal historic Euro Cup win

Posted: 23 May 2010 07:46 AM PDT

Cardiff Blues make history by becoming the first Welsh team to win European silverware in 15 years of trying as they beat Toulon 28-21 in Marseille.