Suspect ship seen before Japan tanker blast: report

Suspect ship seen before Japan tanker blast: report

Suspect ship seen before Japan tanker blast: report

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 11:09 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - The radar of a Japanese supertanker that was damaged by an explosion near the Strait of Hormuz last month showed a small ship making suspicious movements near it at the time of the incident, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said on Tuesday.

Bomber strikes Iraq army centre

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 11:06 PM PDT

At least 41 people killed in suicide attack near army recruitment office in Baghdad.


Attack on Iraq army recruits kills 18: minister

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 11:02 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 18 Iraqi army recruits and soldiers were killed and 51 wounded on Tuesday when a suicide bomber blew himself up among them outside a recruitment center in Baghdad, a deputy health minister said.

Predicting your local micro-climate

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 10:42 PM PDT

Residents of one of small village are looking to their local weatherman for their forecasts.


Pakistan's Floods May Sink the Economy and the President (Time.com)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 10:30 PM PDT

Time.com - The catastrophic floods have damaged the agricultural center and set up an already unpopular president for more political attacks


(AP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 10:54 PM PDT

AP - Officials: 41 killed, 112 injured in suicide bombing strike against Iraqi army recruits.


China strikes a worry but no strategy change yet: execs (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 10:54 PM PDT

Reuters - Labor disputes in China, the workshop of the world, are prompting global firms to review their China strategies, but are unlikely to deter them from doing business there since overall costs should remain contained, company executives say.


China strikes a worry but no strategy change yet: execs

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 10:54 PM PDT

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Labor disputes in China, the workshop of the world, are prompting global firms to review their China strategies, but are unlikely to deter them from doing business there since overall costs should remain contained, company executives say.

Australian PM backs republic after queen's death (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 10:32 PM PDT

File photo shows Queen Elizabeth II (left) along with her husband Prince Philip on a state visit to Germany. Australia should become a republic when the queen dies, the country's Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Tuesday in comments which may revive a long-running debate just days ahead of national polls.(AFP/DDP/File/Michael Urban)AFP - Australia should become a republic when Queen Elizabeth dies, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Tuesday in comments which may revive a long-running debate just days ahead of national polls.

Missing haunt flood-hit Indian region (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 10:29 PM PDT

An Indian soldier stands guard at the flood hit village of Chuglamsar, one of the worst-hit areas during the August 6 floods. In the flood-hit northern Indian region of Ladakh, the search for survivors has come to an end, leaving families and communities to focus on rebuilding shattered homes and lives.(AFP/Tengku Bahar)AFP - In the flood-hit northern Indian region of Ladakh, the search for survivors has come to an end, leaving families and communities to focus on rebuilding shattered homes and lives.

Indonesia: Why Jakarta Must Pay Heed to Papua's Problem (Time.com)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 09:40 PM PDT

Time.com - Rising tensions in Papua have Indonesian authorities worried about possible international intervention in the nation's easternmost province


New victim in India-Pakistan 'cyberwar' (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 10:08 PM PDT

File picture shows Indian lawmaker Vijay Mallya arriving at parliament in New Delhi in July, 2010. The website of the flamboyant liquor baron, who is also head of Kingfisher Airlines and the Force One Formula One racing team, was hacked by a group calling itself the Pakistan Cyber Army, the latest attack in a tit-for-tat online campaign by groups in both countries(AFP/File/Prakash Singh)AFP - The "cyberwar" between India and Pakistan has claimed another victim, with the hacking of a high-profile lawmaker's website that experts say highlights the woeful lack of Internet security in South Asia.

After Brutal Murder, South Korea Rethinks Marriage Brokers (Time.com)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 10:30 PM PDT

Time.com - After a the murder of a 20-year-old Vietnamese bride by a new husband with a track record of instability, South Korea is taking a closer look at its lucrative matchmaking industry


Canada probes Tamil smuggling claim

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 10:26 PM PDT

Sri Lankan rebels accused of funding asylum-seekers' voyage to North America.


Sarkozy: 'Travellers are security risk'

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 09:26 PM PDT

President Sarkozy has accused members of the traveller community, including Roma from Eastern Europe, of causing security problems.


Gillard: Queen Should Be Australia's Last Monarch

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 08:50 PM PDT

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Tuesday that the country should drop its ties to the British monarchy after the reign of Queen Elizabeth II ends.


China 'extending military reach'

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 09:25 PM PDT

US Pentagon report questions expanded international efforts by Chinese army.


Indonesia cuts Australia drug traffickers' sentences (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 09:11 PM PDT

File photo of Australians Schapelle Corby (L) and Renee Lawrence inside Kerobokan prison in Denpasar on Bali island. The two Australian drug traffickers serving 20 years in jail in Bali received sentence cuts Tuesday as part of Indonesia's Independence Day celebrations, an official said.(AFP/File/Sonny Tumbelaka)AFP - Two Australian drug traffickers serving 20 years in jail on the resort island of Bali received sentence cuts Tuesday as part of Indonesia's Independence Day celebrations, an official said.

AOL's Plan To Own Your Neighborhood

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 09:01 PM PDT

The company's local news service, Patch, has grown to 100 sites, plans to be in 500 communities by year's end.


Student politics eroding Bangladesh campus life (AFP)

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 08:29 PM PDT

Dhaka University students march during a procession on campus in the Bangladeshi capital. The country has a long and often proud history of student politics but in Dhaka University, the largest and most respected institute in Bangladesh with some 30,000 students, increasingly deadly campus struggles dictate almost everything - from getting a dorm bed to enrolling in a decent course.(AFP/File/Munir Uz Zaman)AFP - History student Abubakar Siddique, 21, was in his dormitory room on Dhaka University's campus in February when a sharp object flew through a window and dealt him a deadly blow on the back of the head.
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