New Iceland current could sway N. Atlantic climate |
- New Iceland current could sway N. Atlantic climate
- Q+A - What is North Korea's leader doing in Russia?
- Seoul must change to 'trustpolitik' with North, says frontrunner Park
- Thai PM gets chance to shake off brother's mantle
- Thaksin in Japan denies meddling in Thai politics
- Snails: from streetfood to upscale snack in Moroccan capital
- Asia lacks social benefits despite growth: ADB
- Sighting of Syawal moon next Monday
- Australia to lose 100,000 jobs by next March: Merrill Lynch
- China mulls new emission standards for thermal power plants
- US cautiously optimistic about post-Gaddafi Libya
- China seeks to protect Libya trade ties
- Son rallies loyalists for Gaddafi's Tripoli fightback
- VIDEO: Norway gunman 'feels like a demon'
- Floods cause misery in Bangladesh
- Taiwan president vows to pursue peace with China
- UN chief urges Myanmar to step up reforms
- Radio host shot dead in Philippines
- HK relatives mourn Philippine bus slaughter
- Memorial
| New Iceland current could sway N. Atlantic climate Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:37 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A newly discovered deep, cold current flowing off Iceland's coast may reveal that the North Atlantic is less sensitive to climate change than previously thought, researchers reported on Sunday. 
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| Q+A - What is North Korea's leader doing in Russia? Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:37 AM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has arrived in the Siberian city of Ulan-Ude, where he is expected to meet Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for a summit on Wednesday. 
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| Seoul must change to 'trustpolitik' with North, says frontrunner Park Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:37 AM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - The frontrunner to be South Korea's next president says Seoul must be more accommodative toward the North, proposing what she calls a policy of "trustpolitik" that marks a move away from the administration's current hardline stance. 
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| Thai PM gets chance to shake off brother's mantle Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:37 AM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - Newly elected Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra outlined her government's policies on Tuesday in a parliamentary debate that may show whether she can escape the long shadow of her self-exiled brother, former premier Thaksin Shinawatra. 
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| Thaksin in Japan denies meddling in Thai politics Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:21 AM PDT Thailand's fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra said Tuesday on a visit to Japan that he had no immediate plans to go home and denied meddling in the two-week-old government run by his sister.
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| Snails: from streetfood to upscale snack in Moroccan capital Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:15 AM PDT Snails, or 'escargot' have long been a delicacy in French cuisine, but in Morocco, they have become so popular over the years that they are even sold as street food. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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| Asia lacks social benefits despite growth: ADB Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:08 AM PDT Most Asian economies have not done enough to provide good jobs and adequate social benefits for their people, despite rapid economic growth over 20 years, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Tuesday.
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| Sighting of Syawal moon next Monday Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:59 PM PDT The Office of the Keeper of the Rulers' Seal today announced 30 locations for the sighting of the Syawal moon on Aug 29 to determine the date for Aidilfitri this year.
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| Australia to lose 100,000 jobs by next March: Merrill Lynch Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:58 PM PDT Investment firm Bank of America Merrill Lynch on Tuesday predicted another 100,000 Australian jobs could be lost from the economy by March next year, China's news agency Xinhua reports.
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| China mulls new emission standards for thermal power plants Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:57 PM PDT China's environmental authorities are mulling over stiff new emissions standards for thermal power plants amid concerns that they may increase costs and lead to more losses, reports China's news agency Xinhua.
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| US cautiously optimistic about post-Gaddafi Libya Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:57 PM PDT The United States is cautiously optimistic about the immediate prospects for a post-Gaddafi Libya, while acknowledging enormous challenges lie ahead as the war-torn country faces the task of filling a political vacuum after decades of rule by one man, analysts said on Monday.
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| China seeks to protect Libya trade ties Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:51 PM PDT China hopes its "mutually beneficial" multi-billion dollar trade links with oil-rich Libya will continue, it said Tuesday after rebels came close to ending Moamer Kadhafi's 42-year rule.
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| Son rallies loyalists for Gaddafi's Tripoli fightback Posted: 23 Aug 2011 12:04 AM PDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A son of Muammar Gaddafi who rebels said they had captured made a surprise appearance with jubilant supporters in Tripoli overnight and issued a rallying cry to loyalists to fight off opponents who say they control most of the Libyan capital. 
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| VIDEO: Norway gunman 'feels like a demon' Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:47 PM PDT Anders Behring Breivik, who admits carrying out the mass killings in Norway, knows that people think he is a demon, according to his lawyer.
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| Floods cause misery in Bangladesh Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:47 PM PDT Floods in southwest Bangladesh have inundated vast swathes of farmland, affecting nearly a million people, many of whom are stranded on embankments with no food or shelter, officials said Tuesday.
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| Taiwan president vows to pursue peace with China Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:46 PM PDT Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou on Tuesday pledged to pursue peace with China as he paid homage to hundreds of people killed during a Chinese artillery attack over half a century ago.
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| UN chief urges Myanmar to step up reforms Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:44 PM PDT UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed talks between Myanmar's president and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, calling on both sides to build on the tentative improvement in relations.
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| Radio host shot dead in Philippines Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:43 PM PDT Gunmen shot dead the host of a political radio show in the Philippines, police said on Tuesday, the latest journalist to be killed in one of the world's most dangerous countries for reporters.
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| HK relatives mourn Philippine bus slaughter Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:43 PM PDT Relatives of eight Hong Kong tourists killed in a Philippine bus hostage fiasco cried out for justice as they returned to the site of the slaughter Tuesday for an emotional one-year anniversary ceremony.
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| Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:39 PM PDT At 30-feet-tall, the sculpture at the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is opened to the public for the first time on the National Mall in Washington, DC. 15 years after the Congress authorised the memorial, the statue of the US civil rights pioneer will be dedicated on August 28, on the 48th anniversary of King's historic "I Have A Dream" speech.
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