Floods hurt Australia tourism, cost seen as 'staggering' |
- Floods hurt Australia tourism, cost seen as 'staggering'
- Scientists see climate change link to Australian floods
- Haitians yearn for change after year in 'hell'
- Thai firms say protests threaten jobs
- Singapore wants justice in Romania diplomat case
- Haiti grieves its quarter million dead
- Indonesia donates aid for Australia flood relief
- Thailand raises interest rates to curb inflation
- Queensland's flood damage bill runs into billions
- Iran says talks could be West's "last chance" - IRNA
- Fire bombs thrown at Tunisian embassy in Bern
- China nudges U.S. on assets ahead of Hu trip
- Sudan vote passes 60% threshold, says south official
- Makkah moves to Arabise signboards
- Hong Kong ranked the world's freest economy for 17th consecutive year
- China halts German pork, egg imports in dioxin scare
- U.S. vice president arrives in Pakistan for talks
- Queensland tourism sector faces flood, image damage
- S.Korea ups bird flu alert; foot-and-mouth spreads
- Iran says talks could be West's "last chance" - IRNA
| Floods hurt Australia tourism, cost seen as 'staggering' Posted: 12 Jan 2011 12:59 AM PST SYDNEY (Reuters) - Floodwaters sweeping across Australia's Queensland state are set to cost the state's lucrative tourism sector hundreds of millions of dollars as travellers cancel trips en masse and floodwaters damage infrastructure. 
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| Scientists see climate change link to Australian floods Posted: 12 Jan 2011 12:59 AM PST SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Climate change has likely intensified the monsoon rains that have triggered record floods in Australia's Queensland state, scientists said on Wednesday, with several months of heavy rain and storms still to come. 
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| Haitians yearn for change after year in 'hell' Posted: 12 Jan 2011 12:59 AM PST PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - As Haitians mark the anniversary on Wednesday of the earthquake that flattened much of the capital Port-au-Prince, hopes that a better nation could rise from the rubble have given way to a crushing sense of bitterness and despair. 
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| Thai firms say protests threaten jobs Posted: 12 Jan 2011 01:02 AM PST BANGKOK, Wednesday 12 January 2011 (AFP) - Angry Thai business operators in downtown Bangkok said Wednesday that thousands of workers risked losing their jobs if anti-government "Red Shirt" protesters continued to rally twice a month.
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| Singapore wants justice in Romania diplomat case Posted: 12 Jan 2011 01:00 AM PST BUCHAREST, Wednesday 12 January 2011 (AFP) - Singapore is closely watching the trial of a Romanian diplomat charged with manslaughter following a hit-and-run car accident in the city state and wants "justice" to be done, a Singapore envoy in Romania said on Wednesday.
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| Haiti grieves its quarter million dead Posted: 12 Jan 2011 12:59 AM PST PORT-AU-PRINCE, Wednesday 12 January 2011 (AFP) - Haitians on Wednesday grieved for the nearly quarter of a million people wiped out in last year's earthquake, while praying for their beleaguered country to be given another chance.
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| Indonesia donates aid for Australia flood relief Posted: 12 Jan 2011 12:58 AM PST JAKARTA, Wednesday 12 January 2011 (AFP) - Indonesia said Wednesday it would donate a million US dollars to help victims of the devastating floods that struck northeastern Australia this week.
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| Thailand raises interest rates to curb inflation Posted: 12 Jan 2011 12:57 AM PST BANGKOK, Wednesday 12 January 2011 (AFP) - Thailand's central bank raised interest rates Wednesday for the fourth time in the past six months, citing the prospect of rising inflation and solid economic growth.
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| Queensland's flood damage bill runs into billions Posted: 12 Jan 2011 12:53 AM PST SYDNEY, Wednesday 12 January 2011 (Bernama) -- Repairing and rebuilding Australian state of Queensland's flood-ravaged infrastructure would take at least two years and cost billions of dollars, Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) said Wednesday.
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| Iran says talks could be West's "last chance" - IRNA Posted: 12 Jan 2011 12:27 AM PST TEHRAN (Reuters) - Talks next week between Iran and major powers concerned about its nuclear programme could be the "last chance" for the West, a senior Iranian official was quoted as saying on Wednesday. 
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| Fire bombs thrown at Tunisian embassy in Bern Posted: 12 Jan 2011 12:27 AM PST BERNE (Reuters) - Several fire bombs were thrown at the Tunisian embassy in the Swiss capital Berne in the early hours of Wednesday, at a time when Tunisia has been hit by a wave of violent protests at home. 
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| China nudges U.S. on assets ahead of Hu trip Posted: 12 Jan 2011 12:27 AM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - China would welcome assurances its financial assets in the United States are safe, a senior diplomat said on Wednesday, ahead of President Hu Jintao's visit next week, but played down rifts between the two powers. 
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| Sudan vote passes 60% threshold, says south official Posted: 12 Jan 2011 12:18 AM PST JUBA, Sudan, Jan 12 — More than 60 per cent of voters have taken part in south Sudan's independence referendum, meaning the result of the vote will now be valid, a senior southern official said today. "I know very well that by three days of voting the 60 per cent threshold has been passed," Anne Itto, from the south's ruling Sudan People's ...
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| Makkah moves to Arabise signboards Posted: 12 Jan 2011 12:13 AM PST MAKKAH, Jan 12: Municipal officials in Makkah have started taking steps to ensure that all name boards of shops and businesses as well as street signboards are written in Arabic, replacing foreign names and scripts.
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| Hong Kong ranked the world's freest economy for 17th consecutive year Posted: 11 Jan 2011 11:51 PM PST Hong Kong has been ranked the world's freest economy by the Heritage Foundation for the 17th consecutive year, since the Index of Economic Freedom was first published in 1995.
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| China halts German pork, egg imports in dioxin scare Posted: 11 Jan 2011 11:47 PM PST BEIJING, Wednesday 12 January 2011 (AFP) - China said it had halted the import of German pork and egg products after authorities in Germany announced some were found to contain high levels of dioxin.
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| U.S. vice president arrives in Pakistan for talks Posted: 11 Jan 2011 11:55 PM PST ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will pressure Pakistan to intensify its crackdown on militants in talks on Wednesday with Pakistan's leadership, but will tread carefully to avoid further straining ties. 
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| Queensland tourism sector faces flood, image damage Posted: 11 Jan 2011 11:55 PM PST SYDNEY (Reuters) - Floodwaters sweeping across Australia's Queensland state are set to cost the state's lucrative tourism sector hundreds of millions of dollar as travellers cancel trips en masse and water damages infrastructure. 
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| S.Korea ups bird flu alert; foot-and-mouth spreads Posted: 11 Jan 2011 11:23 PM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea, already battling a serious outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, has raised its bird flu alert level after detecting the H5N1 avian influenza virus at poultry farms in four provinces. 
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| Iran says talks could be West's "last chance" - IRNA Posted: 11 Jan 2011 11:23 PM PST TEHRAN (Reuters) - Talks between Iran and major powers concerned about its nuclear programme to be held in Turkey next week could be the "last chance" for the West, a senior Iranian official was quoted as saying on Wednesday. 
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