AUDIO: BBC World Service is 'all-important' |
- AUDIO: BBC World Service is 'all-important'
- China state paper blasts Japan over nuclear crisis
- Libyan rebels take to the world stage
- Caterpillars swarm Indonesia's Bali
- Self-starvation case show gaps in Indian welfare
- Bangladeshi survives nine days in container with corpse
- S. Korea simulates N. Korea attack on nuclear site
- Samsung Chinese worker accused in information leak
- BN needs to win urban seats: Najib
- China arrests fourth dissident in "Jasmine" crackdown
- Workers at stricken Japan nuclear plant make a little progress
- BNM may raise SRR in May: AmResearch
- Mubarak, two sons detained for 15 days
- 127 bodies uncovered in north Mexico mass graves
- VIDEO: Sad legacy of BP oil spill for Louisiana
- VIDEO: The most potent symbol of power?
- VIDEO: Uneasy truce brings calm to Gaza
- VIDEO: Libyan talks amid stalemate
- China nuclear watchdog says Japan crisis no Chernobyl
- Japan cuts econ view, quake to squeeze profit margins
| AUDIO: BBC World Service is 'all-important' Posted: 12 Apr 2011 11:30 PM PDT Richard Ottaway explains why the Foreign Affairs Select Committee is calling for the BBC World Service to be protected.
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| China state paper blasts Japan over nuclear crisis Posted: 13 Apr 2011 01:12 AM PDT Japan owes its neighbours an apology for failing to tell them about the severity of its nuclear crisis, a Chinese state newspaper said Wednesday, accusing the West of letting Tokyo off the hook.
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| Libyan rebels take to the world stage Posted: 13 Apr 2011 12:45 AM PDT Libyan rebels make their first appearance on a world stage Wednesday, seeking international recognition and support for their stance that Moamer Kadhafi departure is the only way out of Libya's crisis.
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| Caterpillars swarm Indonesia's Bali Posted: 13 Apr 2011 12:44 AM PDT Swarms of caterpillars which can cause skin rashes have invaded the Indonesian holiday island of Bali, an official said Wednesday, but tourist areas have not been affected so far.
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| Self-starvation case show gaps in Indian welfare Posted: 13 Apr 2011 12:28 AM PDT A grim case of two adult sisters who locked themselves away at home on a starvation diet has thrown a spotlight on what can happen when traditional Indian family support networks break down.
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| Bangladeshi survives nine days in container with corpse Posted: 13 Apr 2011 12:22 AM PDT A Bangladeshi man trapped for nine days in a shipping container is recovering in a Singapore hospital after being found with a co-worker's corpse, police and media reports said Wednesday.
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| S. Korea simulates N. Korea attack on nuclear site Posted: 13 Apr 2011 12:22 AM PDT South Korean troops staged a rare exercise Wednesday to guard nuclear power plants against a possible attack by North Korean agents, the defence ministry said.
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| Samsung Chinese worker accused in information leak Posted: 13 Apr 2011 12:21 AM PDT A Chinese employee of South Korea's Samsung Electronics has been arrested for allegedly trying to leak confidential business information, a Seoul prosecutor said Wednesday.
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| BN needs to win urban seats: Najib Posted: 13 Apr 2011 12:21 AM PDT The Barisan Nasional (BN) needs to step up efforts to win urban seats in the Sarawak state election this Saturday, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
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| China arrests fourth dissident in "Jasmine" crackdown Posted: 13 Apr 2011 12:38 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have arrested a veteran dissident, Zhu Yufu, on subversion charges, his ex-wife and a friend said on Wednesday, making him the fourth activist known to have been arrested and likely to face trial in a crackdown on dissent. 
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| Workers at stricken Japan nuclear plant make a little progress Posted: 13 Apr 2011 12:38 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Workers on Wednesday were a step closer to emptying highly radioactive water from a crippled reactor, which would allow them to start repairing the cooling system crucial to bringing one of the world's worst nuclear crises under control. 
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| BNM may raise SRR in May: AmResearch Posted: 13 Apr 2011 12:20 AM PDT AmResearch expects Bank Negara Malaysia to raise the statutory reserve requirement (SRR) of banks by another one per cent at its monetary policy meeting in May in an effort to further tighten liquidity.
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| Mubarak, two sons detained for 15 days Posted: 13 Apr 2011 12:05 AM PDT Egypt's ex-president Hosni Mubarak has been placed in detention for 15 days, prosecutors said Wednesday shortly after state media reported his two sons had also been detained.
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| 127 bodies uncovered in north Mexico mass graves Posted: 12 Apr 2011 11:50 PM PDT At least 11 more bodies were found in five new mass graves in north Mexico, bringing the total to 127 corpses uncovered near the US border, with officials earlier accusing the Zetas drug gang of most of the killings.
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| VIDEO: Sad legacy of BP oil spill for Louisiana Posted: 12 Apr 2011 11:27 PM PDT People in Louisiana are still feeling the painful impact of the 2010 BP oil spill, with oyster fishermen especially hard hit.
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| VIDEO: The most potent symbol of power? Posted: 12 Apr 2011 10:49 PM PDT A French exhibition charts the evolution of thrones, one of the most-potent symbols of power.
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| VIDEO: Uneasy truce brings calm to Gaza Posted: 12 Apr 2011 11:39 PM PDT Relative calm has now returned to the Gaza-Israeli border, after a wave of violence between Hamas and Israeli forces in which at least 19 Palestinians died.
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| VIDEO: Libyan talks amid stalemate Posted: 12 Apr 2011 10:36 PM PDT Ministers are to hold talks on the conflict in Libya, amid calls for Nato to step up the pressure on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
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| China nuclear watchdog says Japan crisis no Chernobyl Posted: 12 Apr 2011 11:35 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China's nuclear safety agency said radiation from Japan's leaking Fukushima Daiichi plant is no immediate threat to Chinese residents, playing down parallels with Chernobyl, the world's worst nuclear disaster. 
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| Japan cuts econ view, quake to squeeze profit margins Posted: 12 Apr 2011 11:35 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government has downgraded its assessment of the economy for the first time in six months to reflect last month's devastating earthquake and tsunami, while wholesale prices rose at the fastest pace in more than two years in an ominous sign for company profit margins. 
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