Jordan King promises to speed democratic reforms |
- Jordan King promises to speed democratic reforms
- U.S. Republican presidential contenders to debate
- Police use tear gas to quell riot in southern China
- Suicide bomber kills 5 in Iraq's southern Basra port
- Australia, NZ flights resume as Chile volcano cloud rises
- Syrian forces take border town, inhabitants flee
- China's launch of key high-speed railway imminent
- Hill train service disruption and talents
- Syria challenges Turkey's "neighbourly" policies
- Chirac backtracks on vow to vote for French left
- VIDEO: Vaccines summit seeks funds
- VIDEO: Turkey's Syrian refugee dilemma
- Gingrich restarts US campaign after staff exodus
- Police struggle to quell mass riots in southern China
- Battle for Libya oil town, fighting near Tripoli
- Chile volcano grounds NZ, Australian planes for second day
- Powerful quakes rattle New Zealand city, six injured
- Race for Strauss-Kahn successor goes to IMF board
- US intercepted N. Korea ship over arms fears
- Chile ash cloud hits New Zealand, Australia flights
| Jordan King promises to speed democratic reforms Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:22 AM PDT AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah said on Sunday he was committed to pushing ahead with democratic reforms, but believed street pressure for change was a recipe for chaos. 
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| U.S. Republican presidential contenders to debate Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:22 AM PDT MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) - Seven U.S. Republican presidential contenders meet face-to-face in their first major debate on Monday as the fight for the party's 2012 nomination enters a new phase. 
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| Police use tear gas to quell riot in southern China Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:22 AM PDT HONG KONG (Reuters) - Riot police fired tear gas over the weekend to disperse rampaging migrant workers in southern China who were protesting over the mistreatment of a young pregnant street hawker by security guards, media reports said on Monday. 
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| Suicide bomber kills 5 in Iraq's southern Basra port Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:22 AM PDT BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew up an explosives-filled vehicle at the entrance to a police unit in Iraq's southern oil port of Basra on Monday , killing five people and wounding 15, police and officials said. 
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| Australia, NZ flights resume as Chile volcano cloud rises Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:22 AM PDT WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A cloud of ash from an erupting volcano in Chile drifted higher over New Zealand and Australia on Monday, easing the threat to commercial aircraf, after scores of flights had been cancelled over the past two days, grounding thousands of travelers. 
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| Syrian forces take border town, inhabitants flee Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:22 AM PDT AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian troops backed by helicopters and tanks took control of the northwestern town of Jisr al-Shughour as President Bashar al-Assad continued his crackdown against dissidents challenging his 11-year rule. 
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| China's launch of key high-speed railway imminent Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:45 PM PDT China's much-anticipated high-speed railway linking Beijing and Shanghai is set to open this month, the government said Monday, shrugging off safety concerns after a recent corruption scandal.
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| Hill train service disruption and talents Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:45 PM PDT It shows that money is not all that matters. High-technology would not be able to bring progress without experts and professionals.
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| Syria challenges Turkey's "neighbourly" policies Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:21 PM PDT ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has put huge effort into improving ties with its neighbours in the Middle East but the unrest in Syria may force a rethinking of its foreign policy now that Sunday's election is out of the way. 
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| Chirac backtracks on vow to vote for French left Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:21 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - French former president Jacques Chirac backtracked on Sunday after saying he would switch sides to vote for a left-winger in next year's election. 
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| VIDEO: Vaccines summit seeks funds Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:23 PM PDT A conference led by David Cameron and Bill Gates is hoping to raise funds to pay for vaccines to tackle two of the biggest killers of children - pneumonia and diarrhoeal disease.
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| VIDEO: Turkey's Syrian refugee dilemma Posted: 12 Jun 2011 10:56 PM PDT One of the first international issues the newly re-elected Turkish leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will have to deal with is the continuing flow of refugees across the border from Syria.
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| Gingrich restarts US campaign after staff exodus Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:10 PM PDT BEVERLY HILLS, June 13 — Republican Newt Gingrich restarted his troubled run for the US presidency with an appeal yesterday to Jewish voters in California after senior campaign staff abandoned him over differences on strategy. Four days after a staff exodus known as the "Newtiny", Gingrich told a gathering of Jewish Republicans he would continue ... 
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| Police struggle to quell mass riots in southern China Posted: 12 Jun 2011 10:13 PM PDT HONG KONG, June 13 — Police in southern China have struggled to contain riots by hundreds of migrant workers over several days in a city near Guangzhou after a young pregnant street hawker was harassed by security guards, media reports said today. Hong Kong television showed seething crowds of migrant workers from the south-western province of ... 
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| Battle for Libya oil town, fighting near Tripoli Posted: 12 Jun 2011 09:50 PM PDT BENGHAZI, June 13 — Rebels fighting against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi say they were repulsed by his forces in a battle to retake the eastern oil town of Brega, suffering at least four dead. In the west, rebels said they were fighting Gaddafi's forces for a second day in the town of Zawiyah yesterday, bringing the revolt against his rule closer ... 
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| Chile volcano grounds NZ, Australian planes for second day Posted: 12 Jun 2011 07:53 PM PDT WELLINGTON, June 13 — A cloud of ash from an erupting volcano in Chile disrupted air travel in New Zealand and Australia for a second day today, causing scores of flights to be cancelled and grounding thousands of travellers. Flights between New Zealand and Australia, and some domestic routes in both countries, were disrupted as the cloud, which ... 
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| Powerful quakes rattle New Zealand city, six injured Posted: 12 Jun 2011 07:42 PM PDT WELLINGTON, June 13 — A series of powerful tremors rattled the quake-prone New Zealand city of Christchurch today, destroying a building and sending boulders tumbling down hillsides. Six people suffered minor injuries. New Zealand's GNS Institute put the strongest of the quakes at a magnitude of 6.0 at 2.20pm. The United States Geological Survey ... 
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| Race for Strauss-Kahn successor goes to IMF board Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:05 PM PDT The IMF's executive board meets Monday as the campaign to find a replacement for scandal-tainted former chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn reels from the unexpected twist of a dark horse candidacy.
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| US intercepted N. Korea ship over arms fears Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:04 PM PDT The US Navy intercepted a North Korean ship suspected of carrying missiles or other weapons to Myanmar and made it turn back, a senior US official said Monday.
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| Chile ash cloud hits New Zealand, Australia flights Posted: 12 Jun 2011 10:50 PM PDT WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A cloud of ash from an erupting volcano in Chile disrupted air travel in New Zealand and Australia for a second day on Monday, causing scores of flights to be canceled and grounding thousands of travelers . 
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