South Korea minister resigns after nepotism row

South Korea minister resigns after nepotism row

South Korea minister resigns after nepotism row

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:29 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan has resigned following accusations of nepotism involving his daughter's employment, government sources and the ministry said on Saturday.

South Korea minister resigns after nepotism row (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:29 PM PDT

Reuters - South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan has resigned following accusations of nepotism involving his daughter's employment, government sources and the ministry said on Saturday.


Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threatens U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:03 PM PDT

Volunteers help injured men to an ambulance from the site of a suicide attack during a Shi'ite procession in Quetta September 3, 2010. REUTERS/Rizwan SaeedReuters - A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week and piling pressure on a U.S.-backed government overwhelmed by a flood crisis.

Mexico arrests 6 in deadly Cancun bar blaze (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:51 PM PDT

Judicial police and Mexican army present to the press the six suspects late, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2010. The men allegedly participated in an Aug. 31 attack with gasoline bombs inside a bar where six women and two men died in Cancun. One of the detainees, left, accidentally burned his hands and legs in the attack, which led police to their arrest. (AP Photo/Israel Leal)AP - Mexican police have arrested six suspects in a bar fire that killed eight in the resort city of Cancun.

Widespread devastation after 7.0 quake in New Zealand (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:11 PM PDT

People driving front loaders work on moving rubble blocking Victoria Street in Christchurch on September 4, 2010 after a powerful 7.0 earthquake struck New Zealand's second largest city, causing widespread damage.(AFP/File/Iain Mcgregor)AFP - A powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused widespread devastation in New Zealand's second largest city of Christchurch Saturday, with officials saying it was "extremely lucky" no one was killed.

Nine Dead in New Zealand Crash

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:03 PM PDT

Nine people are confirmed to have died in a plane crash at Fox Glacier on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island.


Kan, Ozawa in Tight Race

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:06 PM PDT

With less than two weeks until the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's leadership election, local polls show that Prime Minister Naoto Kan and challenger Ichiro Ozawa are locked in a tight race to win support from their own party members.


New Zealand skydiving plane crashes; 9 die (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:33 PM PDT

AP - Nine people died when a light aircraft belonging to a skydiving company crashed and burst into flames Saturday near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand's Southern Alps, police said.


SKorean foreign minister in scandal offers to quit (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:57 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday Oct. 6, 2009 file photo, South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan delivers a speech during a forum in Seoul, South Korea, A news report says South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan has offered to resign over his ministry's controversial hiring of his daughter. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man, File)AP - South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan has offered to resign over his ministry's controversial hiring of his daughter, an official said Saturday.

Nine feared dead in New Zealand plane crash (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:45 PM PDT

Nine people are believed to have been killed when a plane crashed at a popular New Zealand tourist attraction Saturday, medical officials said.(AFP)AFP - Nine people are believed to have been killed when a plane crashed at a popular New Zealand tourist spot Saturday, medical officials said.

Australian boy mauled by sea lion at zoo (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:33 PM PDT

A sea lion swims through the water in Sydney Aquarium's Seal Sanctuary. An 11-year-old Australian boy was recovering in hospital Saturday after reportedly being left with a AFP - An 11-year-old Australian boy was recovering in hospital Saturday after reportedly being left with a "dirty great hole in his belly" after being mauled by a sea lion during a show at a Sydney zoo.

Hurricane Earl skirts US East Coast

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:42 PM PDT

A weakened Hurricane Earl has passed North Carolina and is continuing up the east coast of the US.


S.Korea foreign minister offers resignation (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:18 PM PDT

South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan on Saturday offered to resign over the controversial hiring of his daughter, a spokesman for the ministry said.(AFP)AFP - South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan on Saturday offered to resign over the controversial hiring of his daughter, a spokesman for the ministry said.

China tells state companies to explore Potash bid (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:12 PM PDT

Reuters - Chinese officials have ordered state companies to meet investment bankers to explore ways to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion bid for Potash Corp, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.


U.S. to temper stance on Afghan corruption

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 05:31 PM PDT

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - U.S. military commanders in Afghanistan are developing a strategy that would tolerate some corruption in the country but target the most corrosive abuses by more tightly regulating U.S. contracting procedures, according to senior defense officials.


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Volcano erupts again in Indonesia

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 07:49 PM PDT

Mount Sinabung blast heard eight kilometres away as thousands of residents forced to flee for the second time in a week.


Pakistan Taliban say their bomber kills 43 Shiites (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 07:12 PM PDT

People rush for cover soon after an explosion during a Shiite procession in Quetta, Pakistan on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. Police say a blast at a Shiite procession has killed many people in southwestern Pakistan in the third deadly attack this week on the country's religious minorities.(AP Photo/Arshad Butt)AP - A suicide bombing claimed by the Pakistani Taliban killed at least 43 Shiite Muslims at a procession in southwest Pakistan. The assault sharply drove up the toll of sectarian assaults in a country battered by massive flooding.

Israel: Now, More than Ever, Fascinated By Netanyahu (Time.com)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 07:10 PM PDT

Time.com - No one really thinks much will come out of the direct talks with the Palestinians but, when the issue is Bibi, up come visions of Gorbachev -- and Nixon in China


Pakistan cricket trio released by police (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 07:18 PM PDT

Pakistan's Mohammad Asif (L) leaves a police station in north London on September 3. Three members of Pakistan's scandal-hit cricket team, including bowlers Asif and Mohammad Aamer and Test captain Salman Butt, have been questioned by police over an alleged betting scam. All have been released without charge.(AFP/File/Stringer)AFP - Pakistan's scandal-hit cricket team sought to focus Saturday on the next stage of its England tour after British police questioned three of its star players over an alleged betting scam.

Obama to meet ASEAN leaders in New York (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 07:47 PM PDT

A visitor walks past a portrait of US President Barack Obama at an exhibition in Jakarta in July. Obama will meet Southeast Asian leaders this month in New York, the White House said, as the United States tries to bolster its role in a region faced with a rising China.(AFP/File/Romeo Gacad)AFP - President Barack Obama will meet Southeast Asian leaders this month in New York, the White House said, as the United States tries to bolster its role in a region faced with a rising China.
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