Chinese developer livid at Iceland's rejection of resort |
- Chinese developer livid at Iceland's rejection of resort
- Explosion causes fire at Maju Junction
- Hunt for survivors after Indonesia bridge collapse
- China hit by labour unrest as global slowdown bites
- Tokyo Motor Show looks to green cars to drive recovery
- Capital punishment slowly loses ground in US
- Almost 40 S. Korean police hurt in anti-FTA protest
- VIDEO: DR Congo hit by pre-vote violence
- Yangon - From stately city to crumbling symbol of isolation
- What outcome for Durban climate talks?
- Taiwan films reach out to Asia and beyond
- Marcahuamachuco: the next Machu Picchu?
- 'Re-fooding' Lisbon's poor by bike
- Delhi's 100th birthday stirs debate on colonial era
- Fire-hit Australia now faces floods
- New Zealand PM claims vote mandate to sell assets
- Britain steps up plans in case of eurozone breakup
- Austerity-hit Ireland is poster boy for euro bailout success
- China tycoon slams Iceland over failed land bid
- Record US retail sales on Black Friday
| Chinese developer livid at Iceland's rejection of resort Posted: 26 Nov 2011 10:49 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - A multimillionaire Chinese developer is livid at Iceland's rejection of his plan to build a sprawling resort, saying it reveals western "hypocrisy and deep prejudice." 
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| Explosion causes fire at Maju Junction Posted: 27 Nov 2011 12:05 AM PST A restaurant caught fire while a coffee shop was damaged by an explosion, believed caused by gas leak at Maju Junction Mall in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman here, last night.
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| Hunt for survivors after Indonesia bridge collapse Posted: 26 Nov 2011 11:02 PM PST Rescuers hunted for survivors on Sunday after a busy bridge spanning the Mahakam river in Indonesia's Borneo island collapsed, killing four people and injuring 19 others, officials said.
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| China hit by labour unrest as global slowdown bites Posted: 26 Nov 2011 11:01 PM PST China's manufacturing heartland has been hit by large-scale strikes in recent weeks, as an increasingly demanding workforce faces off with employers struggling with high costs and falling exports.
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| Tokyo Motor Show looks to green cars to drive recovery Posted: 26 Nov 2011 11:01 PM PST Japan's auto industry has taken a triple hit from the global downturn, strong yen and a catastrophic quake, but is hoping the Tokyo Motor Show, starting Wednesday, can mark a fresh start.
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| Capital punishment slowly loses ground in US Posted: 26 Nov 2011 11:00 PM PST With a new moratorium on the death penalty in Oregon and a drop in the number of death sentences and executions, capital punishment is slowly losing ground in the United States.
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| Almost 40 S. Korean police hurt in anti-FTA protest Posted: 26 Nov 2011 10:59 PM PST Almost 40 South Korean policemen were injured when a street protest against a free trade agreement with the United States turned violent, police said Sunday.
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| VIDEO: DR Congo hit by pre-vote violence Posted: 26 Nov 2011 09:16 PM PST Tension is high in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, after violence at pre-election rallies left at least two people dead.
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| Yangon - From stately city to crumbling symbol of isolation Posted: 26 Nov 2011 08:35 PM PST YANGON (Reuters) - There are no skyscrapers in Yangon. No gleaming shopping malls. Certainly no subway system. Its rutted sidewalks are laced with treacherous holes and broken slabs of concrete. 
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| What outcome for Durban climate talks? Posted: 26 Nov 2011 08:40 PM PST Veteran watchers of the UN climate process differ in their predictions for talks opening in Durban on Monday, but all foresee an outcome falling short of a major breakthrough.
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| Taiwan films reach out to Asia and beyond Posted: 26 Nov 2011 08:39 PM PST After a slump of over a decade, Taiwan's home-grown films are not only sweeping box offices at home but winning awards and hit status overseas thanks to a new cohort of filmmakers.
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| Marcahuamachuco: the next Machu Picchu? Posted: 26 Nov 2011 08:38 PM PST Marcahuamachuco, an enigmatic 1,600-year-old archeological complex built from stone in the northern Peruvian Andes, is emerging bit by bit from oblivion and could become a beacon of tourism on the scale of Machu Picchu.
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| 'Re-fooding' Lisbon's poor by bike Posted: 26 Nov 2011 08:37 PM PST Donning a pale blue suit, white Panama hat and matching trainers Hunter Halder hops on his bicycle as he does every night and starts his tour of Lisbon restaurants picking up each chef's leftover food to distribute among those hardest hit by the country's economic crisis.
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| Delhi's 100th birthday stirs debate on colonial era Posted: 26 Nov 2011 08:36 PM PST New Delhi reaches 100 next month, not knowing whether to mark the birthday with celebrations of its run-away success or to ignore a date that revives memories of British colonial rule.
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| Fire-hit Australia now faces floods Posted: 26 Nov 2011 08:34 PM PST Thousands of Australians were trapped Sunday by rising east coast floodwaters which left one child dead, even as residents in the country's west began returning to their homes after horror wildfires.
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| New Zealand PM claims vote mandate to sell assets Posted: 26 Nov 2011 08:34 PM PST Prime Minister John Key on Sunday claimed the right to sell state assets to prop up a struggling economy after securing an overwhelming election victory to round off a turbulent year in New Zealand.
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| Britain steps up plans in case of eurozone breakup Posted: 26 Nov 2011 08:33 PM PST Britain is stepping up its contingency plans in case the eurozone breaks up, even though analysts believe that only Greece is currently at risk of departing the 17-nation bloc over the debt crisis.
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| Austerity-hit Ireland is poster boy for euro bailout success Posted: 26 Nov 2011 08:32 PM PST Hammered by austerity measures a year after a massive EU-IMF bailout, Ireland is now being hailed as a eurozone poster boy for the way it is coming to terms with the consequences of its boom to bust.
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| China tycoon slams Iceland over failed land bid Posted: 26 Nov 2011 08:31 PM PST The Chinese tycoon behind a failed plan to buy a huge tract of land in Iceland has blamed prejudice against China for the rejection of the bid, according to an interview published Sunday.
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| Record US retail sales on Black Friday Posted: 26 Nov 2011 08:30 PM PST US retail sales on Black Friday hit a new record for the start of the holiday shopping season that follows Thanksgiving, according to early estimates published Saturday.
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