China to steer steady policy, backs euro zone (Reuters)

China to steer steady policy, backs euro zone (Reuters)

China to steer steady policy, backs euro zone (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 11:01 PM PDT

Reuters - China will stick with the policies that cooled economic growth last quarter and will keep faith with the euro despite Europe's debt problems, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Friday.


Striking workers at Honda China supplier demand apology

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 10:40 PM PDT

FOSHAN, China (Reuters) - Striking workers at a plant supplying parts to Honda Motors' China operations have issued a long list of demands for returning to work, aiming to win better conditions commensurate with China's rising economic clout.

Most Asian stocks down amid US recovery worries (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 10:08 PM PDT

Women watch the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Thursday, July 15, 2010. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Average dropped 109.71 points, or 1.12 percent, to 9,685.53 as Asian stock markets dropped Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve issued a weaker economic forecast for the world's largest economy, cooling investor sentiment. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - Most Asian stock markets fell Friday as a drop in American factory output and weak U.S. regional manufacturing activities fueled concern over the strength of a recovery in the world's biggest economy.

Southern China braces for Typhoon Conson landfall (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 09:49 PM PDT

Bodies of fishermen lie on the street after being retrieved by authorities at Mariveles township, Bataan province 80 kilometers (50 miles) west of Manila, Philippines on Thursday July 15, 2010, after Typhoon Conson barreled into the main island of Luzon. Electricity was restored in the Philippine capital, flights resumed and schools reopened Thursday after the first typhoon of the season killed over two dozen people, eight of which were from Mariveles, and plunged most of the main northern island into darkness. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)AP - Southern China braced for torrential rains and lashing winds Friday as Typhoon Conson crept toward land after killing 38 people and leaving a trail of destruction in the Philippines.

N.Korea builds 'shrine' to leader's likely successor (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 10:27 PM PDT

This picture shows alleged photographs of Kim Jong-Un -- the youngest son of ailing North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il -- which featured in South Korean newspaper Munhwa Ilbo on June 16, 2009. The secretive communist state is creating a quasi-shrine to Jong-Un, 27, as it builds up a personality cult around the likely successor, according to reports.(AFP/file/AFP)AFP - North Korea is creating a quasi-shrine to the youngest son of ailing leader Kim Jong-Il as it builds up a personality cult around the likely successor, reports said Friday.

Australia PM 'set to call election'

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 10:05 PM PDT

Media reports suggest Julia Gillard will announce a national poll on August 28.


Aid ship unloaded at Egypt port

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 10:23 PM PDT

Red Crescent to transport cargo to Gaza after Israel forced Libyan ship to El Arish port.


'I was attacked by Yorkshire Ripper'

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 09:04 PM PDT

Theresa Toth recalls the night in 1980 when she was attacked by Peter Sutcliffe near her home in Huddersfield.


Europe woes and iPhone surge to hit handset vendors (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Reuters - Top global cellphone makers are set to report a disappointing quarter, hit by euro zone debt problems and the roaring success of smartphone heavyweight Apple, and new launches may determine how they fare in the year's second half.


Kolkata landmark threatened by spit (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 10:05 PM PDT

Indians along the Howrah Bridge pass one of the paan-stained support pillars in Kolkata on July 9. Sheathed in 26,500 tonnes of high-tensile steel and capable of handling 100,000 vehicles a day without a groan, Kolkata's Howrah Bridge is facing a threat its builders had never dreamed of -- human spittle.(AFP/Deshakalyan Chowdhury)AFP - Sheathed in 26,500 tonnes of high-tensile steel and capable of handling 100,000 vehicles a day without a groan, Kolkata's Howrah Bridge is facing a threat its builders had never dreamed of -- human spittle.

NATO launches Afghan intelligence-sharing drive

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 09:38 PM PDT

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - NATO said on Thursday it had begun implementing a project to improve intelligence-sharing among foreign forces in Afghanistan, with the aim of boosting operational efficiency and cutting casualties.

Australian PM set to call election for August 28: report

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 10:01 PM PDT

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is likely to call an election on Saturday, broadcaster ABC said, taking advantage of a rebound in support for her party as it struggles to sell policies on the economy, resources, climate and asylum seekers.

Iran scientist was longtime informant: report

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 09:24 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Iranian nuclear scientist who says he was abducted a year ago by U.S. agents was an informant for the CIA inside Iran for several years, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing U.S. officials.

Mine managers detained over toxic China spill (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 09:31 PM PDT

Workers drain away polluted water near the Zijin copper mine in Shanghang, after a spill from the mine contaminated the Ting river -- a major waterway in southeast China's Fujian province. Police have detained three senior employees of China's top gold producer Zijin Mining Group over the toxic spill that has killed off vast numbers of fish.(AFP/File/Str)AFP - Police have detained three senior employees of China's top gold producer Zijin Mining Group over a toxic pollution spill that has killed off vast numbers of fish, local authorities said Friday.

Australian PM set to call election for August 28: report (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 10:01 PM PDT

Reuters - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is likely to call an election on Saturday, broadcaster ABC said, taking advantage of a rebound in support for her party as it struggles to sell policies on the economy, resources, climate and asylum seekers.


EU Court Backs Dutch Drug-Sales Curbs

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 09:01 PM PDT

A Dutch city was within its rights to bar coffee shops from selling marijuana and hashish to foreigners in an effort to clamp down on drug tourism, an adviser to the EU's top court said.


Chinese Debate Fraudulent Credentials Claims

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 08:53 PM PDT

Accusations that a prominent executive in China distorted his academic credentials have triggered a heated public discussion in the country over what experts say is pervasive academic fraud.


Slovaks End Holdout on Bailout

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 06:35 PM PDT

Slovakia's new government gave its approval for the €750 billion European Financial Stability Package, but said it would demand tighter borrowing rules before it would approve any country's request for money.


U.S. Pledges Support to Battle Somali Rebels

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 07:15 PM PDT

The Obama administration said it would bolster its support to the African Union troops providing much of the firepower in Somalia's battle against al Shabaab, the Somali militant group that has claimed responsibility for Sunday's deadly blasts in Uganda.


Zimbabwe Diamonds Cleared for Export

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 08:02 PM PDT

An international diamond monitor has agreed to allow Zimbabwe to export some of its precious stones mined from controversial fields, in a compromise struck to allay criticism from human-rights groups.


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