Asbestos, dioxin threats in Japan tsunami rubble

Asbestos, dioxin threats in Japan tsunami rubble
Four die after eating at Japan barbecue restaurants
Spanish artist pays homage to Frida Kahlo
Freedom of the press
Malaysia starts fingerprinting visitors
Indonesian police find six unexploded bombs
Indonesia says economy grew 6.50% in first quarter
Polls mean unhappy first birthday for UK coalition
Suicide car bomber in Iraq kills at least 15
U.S. insists Osama killed in firefight; won't release photos
Osama again unites, then divides, U.S. and Europe
Car bomb explosion in Iraq kills at least 15
Neutral call on insurance sector
SPECIAL REPORT- Can China's billions spur the next big idea?
Syrian troops storm Damascus suburb, make arrests
SPECIAL REPORT- Why U.S. mistrusts Pakistan's powerful ISI
Syrian troops storm Damascus suburb - resident
U.S. insists Osama killed in firefight; won't release photos
VIDEO: Libya summit set to start in Rome
VIDEO: President Obama to visit Ground Zero

Posted: 05 May 2011 12:35 AM PDT

(Japan-AFP) - Japanese workers tackling the Herculean task of clearing millions of tonnes of debris from last month's earthquake and tsunami also face health risks from asbestos and dioxins. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.

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Four die after eating at Japan barbecue restaurants

Posted: 05 May 2011 12:30 AM PDT

At least four people died and 21 others are in a serious condition after a string of food poisoning cases at a barbecue restaurant chain, officials and news reports said Thursday.

Spanish artist pays homage to Frida Kahlo

Posted: 05 May 2011 12:29 AM PDT

An exhibition in London is paying homage to the great Mexican artist Frida Kahlo in a unique way: through the work of modern-day admirer and fellow painter Lita Cabellut. The Spanish artist spent two years immersed in Kahlo's life, producing an exhibition which mixes her art and her often dramatic life story. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.

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Freedom of the press

Posted: 05 May 2011 12:08 AM PDT

It shows that despite the efforts of several decades, Malaysia has not much improved in terms of press freedom.

Malaysia starts fingerprinting visitors

Posted: 05 May 2011 12:01 AM PDT

Malaysia has begun taking fingerprints from foreigners entering the country in a bid to prevent illegal immigrants coming in using fake papers, an official said Thursday.

Indonesian police find six unexploded bombs

Posted: 05 May 2011 12:00 AM PDT

Indonesian police said Thursday they had found six unexploded bombs similar to one detonated by a suicide bomber inside a police mosque last month.

Indonesia says economy grew 6.50% in first quarter

Posted: 04 May 2011 11:59 PM PDT

Indonesia said Thursday its economy posted robust growth in the first quarter thanks to rising investment, exports and strong domestic consumption.

Polls mean unhappy first birthday for UK coalition

Posted: 05 May 2011 12:11 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Britons voted on Thursday in a referendum on electoral reform that has split the year-old coalition government and raised doubts about whether the partnership will last.

Suicide car bomber in Iraq kills at least 15

Posted: 05 May 2011 12:11 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb explosion killed at least 15 people and wounded 25 on Thursday in Iraq's predominantly Shi'ite southern city of Hilla, medical and police sources said.

U.S. insists Osama killed in firefight; won't release photos

Posted: 05 May 2011 12:11 AM PDT

WASHINGTON/ABBOTTABAD (Reuters) - U.S. officials sought to keep a lid on growing scepticism over Washington's version of events around Osama bin Laden's death, insisting the al Qaeda leader was killed during a firefight in the compound in Pakistan where he was hiding.

Osama again unites, then divides, U.S. and Europe

Posted: 04 May 2011 11:41 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - When Osama bin Laden's men flew airliners into New York's World Trade Center 10 years ago, they sparked an outpouring of solidarity from Europe, captured by a French newspaper under the headline "We are all Americans now".

Car bomb explosion in Iraq kills at least 15

Posted: 04 May 2011 11:41 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb explosion killed at least 15 people and wounded 25 on Thursday in Iraq's southern city of Hilla, medical and police sources said.

Neutral call on insurance sector

Posted: 04 May 2011 11:27 PM PDT

OSK Research h Research has a "neutral" call on the insurance sector as the claims ratio will pick up, given the increase in motor insurance coverage to older vehicles which are generally a higher risk.

SPECIAL REPORT- Can China's billions spur the next big idea?

Posted: 04 May 2011 10:40 PM PDT

BEIJING/DONGGUAN (Reuters) - If innovation is about dreaming up the next big idea, then the black box devised by Guangdong East Power probably doesn't qualify.

Syrian troops storm Damascus suburb, make arrests

Posted: 04 May 2011 10:40 PM PDT

AMMAN (Reuters) - Hundreds of Syrian soldiers in combat gear broke into houses and made arrests overnight in the Damascus suburb of Saqba, scene of a mass demonstration against the president last week, a resident said on Thursday.

SPECIAL REPORT- Why U.S. mistrusts Pakistan's powerful ISI

Posted: 04 May 2011 10:09 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In 2003 or 2004, Pakistani intelligence agents trailed a suspected militant courier to a house in the picturesque hill town of Abbottabad in northern Pakistan.

Syrian troops storm Damascus suburb - resident

Posted: 04 May 2011 10:09 PM PDT

AMMAN (Reuters) - Hundreds of Syrian soldiers in combat gear stormed the Damascus suburb of Saqba overnight, broke into houses and made arrests, a resident said on Thursday.