VIDEO: US soldiers' debt crisis concern

VIDEO: US soldiers' debt crisis concern
VIDEO: Ancient mosaic discovered in Rome
First boatload of asylum seekers to be sent to Malaysia
Retailers adrift as Australians shop in cyberspace
Turkey's leaders deny crisis as top generals quit
Tanks storm Syria's Hama - residents
Italy prosecutor, experts spar over Knox evidence
Mubarak Aug. 3 trial to be held in Cairo
Tanks storm Syria's Hama - residents
Libyan rebel commander killed by allied militia
No death "miracle" in Guyana airliner crash
Philippine storm toll hits 52 as more go missing
Bangkok property boom rises above bubble fears
Cab strike hits Greek tourism in critical holiday period
Three dead as heavy rains lash Japan
China 'forced papers to scrap rail crash coverage'
MACC denies being scared to probe cases in Kelantan
National art laureate Syed Ahmad dies
Ling Liong Sik corruption trial to start Aug 1
Malta-registered ship sinks after collision near Pulau Pisang

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 11:23 PM PDT

A US Senate vote on the debt crisis has been delayed to give politicians more time to negotiate a way out of the nation's debt crisis.

VIDEO: Ancient mosaic discovered in Rome

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 11:30 PM PDT

A 2,000-year-old mosaic wall has been discovered in perfect condition in a cellar near the Coliseum in Rome.

First boatload of asylum seekers to be sent to Malaysia

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:50 PM PDT

A boatload of asylum seekers has been intercepted northwest of Australia and will be the first to be sent to Malaysia under the federal government's people swap deal.

Retailers adrift as Australians shop in cyberspace

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:40 PM PDT

She wouldn't call it an addiction, but Australian Emily Spencer has an online shopping habit and auction house eBay was her "gateway drug".

Turkey's leaders deny crisis as top generals quit

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:18 PM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - For Turkey's political leaders it was business as usual on Saturday, denying any crisis, or simply not mentioning the resignation of the country's four top military commanders.

Tanks storm Syria's Hama - residents

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:18 PM PDT

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian tanks stormed the Syrian city of Hama early on Sunday, residents said, after besieging it for nearly a month in response to some of the biggest demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.

Italy prosecutor, experts spar over Knox evidence

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:18 PM PDT

PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - A prosecutor in the Amanda Knox appeal trial on Saturday challenged forensic experts who have said evidence used to convict the U.S. student of the murder of her British flatmate in 2007 is unreliable.

Mubarak Aug. 3 trial to be held in Cairo

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 10:18 PM PDT

CAIRO, July 30 (Reuters) - The trial of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak for charges that include ordering the killing of protesters will take place at Cairo's Police Academy on Wednesday Aug. 3, the state news agency MENA said on Saturday.

Tanks storm Syria's Hama - residents

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 09:48 PM PDT

AMMAN, July 31 (Reuters) - Syrian tanks stormed the Syrian city of Hama early on Sunday, residents said, after nearly a month of surrounding the town which has seen some of the biggest demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.

Libyan rebel commander killed by allied militia

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 09:17 PM PDT

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels say the gunmen who shot dead their military chief were militiamen allied in their struggle to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi, raising questions about divisions and lawlessness within rebel ranks.

No death "miracle" in Guyana airliner crash

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 09:17 PM PDT

GEORGETOWN (Reuters) - A packed Caribbean Airlines passenger jet skidded off a runway as it landed in Guyana at night on Saturday, then broke in two at the edge of a ravine. There were no casualties.

Philippine storm toll hits 52 as more go missing

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 09:55 PM PDT

The death toll from tropical storm Nock-ten rose to 52 in the Philippines even as another approaching storm left two more people missing, the civil defence office said Sunday.

Bangkok property boom rises above bubble fears

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 09:53 PM PDT

A 77-storey skyscraper is set to become the latest, and tallest, addition to Bangkok's ever-changing skyline, already transformed by a construction boom that has raised fears of a property bubble.

Cab strike hits Greek tourism in critical holiday period

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 09:50 PM PDT

Greece is going through an exceptionally tough summer: severely squeezed by its debt crisis, it is now in the grip of a high-profile taxi strike at the height of the busy tourism season.

Three dead as heavy rains lash Japan

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 09:46 PM PDT

Heavy rains continued to lash northeastern Japan on Sunday with the death toll rising to three in the hardest-hit region of Niigata, police and medical officials said.

China 'forced papers to scrap rail crash coverage'

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 09:45 PM PDT

China imposed a widespread ban on coverage of last week's high-speed train crash, forcing newspapers across the country to scrap pages of stories, a Hong Kong newspaper reported Sunday.

MACC denies being scared to probe cases in Kelantan

Posted: 30 Jul 2011 09:44 PM PDT

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has refuted allegations it lacks the courage to conduct investigations into alleged irregularities associated with the PAS-led Kelantan government.