Japan PM must reshuffle cabinet this month- party official |
- Japan PM must reshuffle cabinet this month- party official
- Barefoot Filipinos parade Christ statue in capital
- Arizona suspect not "insane" but "unstable" - sheriff
- FACTBOX - Reaction to shooting of congresswoman Giffords
- Giffords had faced threats, vandalism previously
- Bangladesh school suspends students for trimming beards
- Indian police kill nine suspected Maoists
- Online ramblings from US shooting suspect
- S. Korea battles renewed spread of bird flu, foot-and-mouth
- World Bank chief set to laud India for growth effort
- 'Dramatic' rain warning for flood-soaked Australia
- Record-low Taiwan births alarm leader
- Digital health tech on display at electronics show
- Sex gets cyber as porn and Internet mate
- N. Korea wary of backlash at heir's birthday
- Philippine faithful flock to 'Black Nazarene'
- Wealthy trader kidnapped in southern Philippines
- Police arrest suspect in China Carrefour bomb threat
- Floods set to clip Australian growth
- Stalking elusive rebel Kony in DR Congo's jungles
| Japan PM must reshuffle cabinet this month- party official Posted: 09 Jan 2011 12:16 AM PST TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan will have to reshuffle his cabinet before the legislature opens this month, a ruling party official said on Sunday, in the clearest signal yet of a shake-up aimed at improving the government's approval ratings. 
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| Barefoot Filipinos parade Christ statue in capital Posted: 09 Jan 2011 12:16 AM PST MANILA (Reuters) - Nearly 2 million barefoot devotees, mostly in maroon shirts, thronged the streets of Manila on Sunday as a centuries old black statue of Jesus Christ, believed to have healing powers, was paraded through the old city. 
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| Arizona suspect not "insane" but "unstable" - sheriff Posted: 08 Jan 2011 11:45 PM PST TUCSON, Ariz. (Reuters) - The suspected gunman in the Arizona shooting spree on Saturday is not "insane" but is "unstable," Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said. 
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| FACTBOX - Reaction to shooting of congresswoman Giffords Posted: 08 Jan 2011 11:45 PM PST Following is reaction to the shooting spree: 
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| Giffords had faced threats, vandalism previously Posted: 08 Jan 2011 11:45 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Representative Gabrielle Giffords, the lawmaker shot by a gunman in her Arizona district on Saturday, had previously warned that overheated political rhetoric had prompted violent threats against her and vandalism at her office. 
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| Bangladesh school suspends students for trimming beards Posted: 08 Jan 2011 11:58 PM PST DHAKA, Sunday 9 January 2011 (AFP) - The headmaster of an Islamic school in Bangladesh said Sunday that he had banned 15 teenage students from attending lessons after they trimmed their beards.
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| Indian police kill nine suspected Maoists Posted: 08 Jan 2011 11:57 PM PST BHUBANESWAR, Sunday 9 January 2011 (AFP) - Indian security forces on Sunday shot dead nine suspected Maoist guerrillas and seized explosives from a forest camp in the eastern state of Orissa, police said.
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| Online ramblings from US shooting suspect Posted: 08 Jan 2011 11:55 PM PST TUCSON, Sunday 9 January 2011 (AFP) - The young man accused of shooting a US congresswoman posted angry but barely coherent opinions on the Internet revealing strong views about currency, literacy and the government.
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| S. Korea battles renewed spread of bird flu, foot-and-mouth Posted: 08 Jan 2011 11:52 PM PST SEOUL, Sunday 9 January 2011 (AFP) - South Korea confirmed three new cases of bird flu on Sunday as the outbreak that began last month further hits farmers who are also battling the nation's worst-ever outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.
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| World Bank chief set to laud India for growth effort Posted: 08 Jan 2011 11:51 PM PST WASHINGTON, Sunday 9 January 2011 (AFP) - World Bank President Robert Zoellick opens a four-day visit to India Monday where he was expected to laud the efforts by the big emerging country on its growing role in the global economy.
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| 'Dramatic' rain warning for flood-soaked Australia Posted: 08 Jan 2011 11:49 PM PST SYDNEY, Sunday 9 January 2011 (AFP) - Heavy rains falling on Australia's flooded north-east could have a "dramatic" impact, officials warned Sunday, stretching already swollen rivers and creeks to their limit.
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| Record-low Taiwan births alarm leader Posted: 08 Jan 2011 11:47 PM PST TAIPEI, Sunday 9 January 2011 (AFP) - Taiwan's birth rate hit a record low in 2010, the government said Sunday, as President Ma Ying-jeou ordered "national security-level" counter-measures to address the issue.
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| Digital health tech on display at electronics show Posted: 08 Jan 2011 11:45 PM PST LAS VEGAS, Sunday 9 January 2011 (AFP) - Technology companies are getting healthier. And not just their bottom line.
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| Sex gets cyber as porn and Internet mate Posted: 08 Jan 2011 11:43 PM PST LAS VEGAS, Sunday 9 January 2011 (AFP) - Porn fans are being enticed with cyber sex and virtual affairs as the adult entertainment industry adapts to survive in the Internet Age.
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| N. Korea wary of backlash at heir's birthday Posted: 08 Jan 2011 11:42 PM PST SEOUL, Sunday 9 January 2011 (AFP) - The birthday of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il's heir apparent this weekend was a low-key affair because the leadership feared public ire, a senior North Korean government official told South Korean media.
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| Philippine faithful flock to 'Black Nazarene' Posted: 08 Jan 2011 11:09 PM PST MANILA, Sunday 9 January 2011 (AFP) - Tens of thousands of barefoot Philippine Catholics joined a religious procession Sunday for a centuries-old black icon of Jesus Christ believed by many to have miraculous powers.
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| Wealthy trader kidnapped in southern Philippines Posted: 08 Jan 2011 10:55 PM PST COTABATO, Sunday 9 January 2011 (AFP) - Gunmen kidnapped a wealthy Chinese-Filipino trader outside a busy hotel in the southern Philippines, the latest in a rash of abductions in the area in recent months, police said Sunday.
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| Police arrest suspect in China Carrefour bomb threat Posted: 08 Jan 2011 10:53 PM PST BEIJING, Sunday 9 January 2011 (AFP) - Police in southwest China have arrested a man suspected of threatening to bomb an outlet of French retail giant Carrefour in an extortion attempt, state media said Sunday.
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| Floods set to clip Australian growth Posted: 08 Jan 2011 10:40 PM PST SYDNEY, Sunday 9 January 2011 (AFP) - Massive floods sweeping through northeastern Australia will temporarily slow growth in the resources-driven economy, but will not derail the "Wonder from Down Under", analysts say.
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| Stalking elusive rebel Kony in DR Congo's jungles Posted: 08 Jan 2011 10:38 PM PST NAPOPO, Sunday 9 January 2011 (AFP) - Perched at this hilltop lookout, surveying the thick jungle below where Lord's Resistance Army rebels roam, a Ugandan colonel tersely explained the task for his men - catching Joseph Kony.
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