Clinton sees real Myanmar changes, but wants more

Clinton sees real Myanmar changes, but wants more

Clinton sees real Myanmar changes, but wants more

Posted: 12 Nov 2011 12:48 AM PST

HONOLULU (Reuters) - Myanmar appears to be making some "real changes" to its political system but the United States wants to see more reform before embracing the country formerly known as Burma, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday.


Testy summit exchange offers peek at U.S.-China rivalry

Posted: 12 Nov 2011 12:48 AM PST

HONOLULU (Reuters) - As if anyone needed further proof of the depth of U.S.-China rivalry in the Pacific, an unusually testy exchange at a trade summit on Friday laid bare the strains between the world's two biggest economic powers.


Putin defends Kremlin comeback, praises Berlusconi

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 11:03 PM PST

POZDNYAKOVO (Russia), Nov 12 ― Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin praised outgoing fellow political veteran Silvio Berlusconi yesterday and defended his own decision to remain in power for years to come in front of an audience of foreign experts. A group of political scholars known as the Valdai Club presented Putin with a report warning him ...

Strauss-Kahn demands hearing in prostitution inquiry

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 10:11 PM PST

PARIS, Nov 12 ― Lawyers for disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn yesterday urged French magistrates to speak to him as soon as possible about a prostitution scandal in which his name has figured, saying he was being "lynched" in the media while they delayed. Strauss-Kahn was once favourite to become France's next president but saw ...

Thai King recovering after health scare, princess says

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 09:27 PM PST

BANGKOK, Nov 12 — Thailand's 83-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej is recovering after suffering from internal bleeding likely induced by stress as a result of the country's flood crisis, Princess Chulabhorn said.  The king, who has been in hospital for more than two years, recently went into shock and fell unconscious but had received treatment and ...

Niger offers asylum to Gaddafi son

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 08:37 PM PST

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 12 ― Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou said yesterday he had granted Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi asylum on humanitarian grounds but did not know the location of another fugitive son Saif al-Islam, South African media reported. The announcement will strain already troubled relations between Niger and Libya's interim rulers, ...

Turkish forces kill lone ferry hijacker

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 08:35 PM PST

ISTANBUL, Nov 12 — Turkish security forces killed a lone hijacker, believed to be a Kurdish militant, in a pre-dawn operation today to rescue more than 20 passengers held hostage for 12 hours on a ferry in northwest Turkey.  The decision was taken to carry out a joint security forces operation at 5:35 a.m. (0335 GMT), Istanbul Governor Huseyin ...

Syrian forces kill 20, protesters urge Arab action

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 08:15 PM PST

AMMAN, Nov 12 ― Syrian security forces killed 20 people yesterday and protesters called on the Arab League to suspend Damascus's membership in response to continued violence, activists said. Activists in Homs, which has suffered the highest death toll of any Syrian province since an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad broke out in March, ...

Mexican interior minister killed in helicopter crash

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 07:56 PM PST

MEXICO CITY, Nov 12 ― Mexican Interior Minister Francisco Blake was killed in a helicopter crash yesterday, a blow to the government as it fights powerful drug cartels. Television images showed the scattered wreckage of the helicopter on a green hillside south of the capital where Blake and the seven others on board were killed. President Felipe ...

Geisha hit Tokyo for fashion night

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 11:59 PM PST

As part of celebrations for Vogue Fashion's Night Out 2011, Geisha from Kyoto come to Tokyo to perform traditional dances and music for free. Geisha hold a special place in Japanese society but the privilege of their company is only permitted to those few who can afford to pay. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.

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Yingluck to attend Asean summit

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 11:53 PM PST

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has decided to attend the Asean Summit in Bali next week after skipping the current Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Honolulu.

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China to spend US$400bn on environment

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 11:52 PM PST

China, being the top emitter of greenhouse gases, plans to invest about US$473.1 billion for environment protection between 2011 to 2015, Xinhua news agency cited the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) Wu Xiaoqing.

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Malaysian states moot laws against gay Muslims

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 11:45 PM PST

Two Malaysian states are considering passing laws that could punish gay Muslims and gay rights supporters with prison sentences, a regional minister told AFP on Saturday.

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Olympus 'to correct 20 years of financial figures'

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 11:44 PM PST

Japan's Olympus mired in a loss cover-up scandal plans to correct financial statements going back two decades while authorities are set to question former managers, media reports said Saturday.

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China says would consider Pacific trade pact

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 11:43 PM PST

China said Friday that it would consider joining talks on a US-backed trans-Pacific trade agreement if it is invited, after the entrance of fellow regional power Japan.

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Obama boosted by Japan trade move on summit eve

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 11:42 PM PST

President Barack Obama flew Friday to his native Hawaii to host Asia-Pacific leaders, buoyed by Japan's decision to enter talks on a deal that could rewrite the rules of US-Asia trade.

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At least 27 dead in fresh Turkey quake: agency

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 11:40 PM PST

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake that recently struck eastern Turkey killed at least 27 people, including two Turkish journalists, the Anatolia news agency reported Saturday.

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Suu Kyi 'likely' to stand in Myanmar by-election

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 11:39 PM PST

Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is likely to contest a by-election in coming months, a spokesman for her party said Saturday, following a change to party registration laws.

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Anti-Wall Street protesters dig in against police

Posted: 12 Nov 2011 12:08 AM PST

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tensions were rising at anti-Wall Street protests in three western U.S. cities on Friday as demonstrators in Portland, Salt Lake City and Oakland defied orders by police to dismantle their camps.


Japan opens Fukushima reactors to outside eyes

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 08:45 PM PST

Japan will take a group of journalists inside the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for the first time on Saturday, stepping up its efforts to prove to the world it is on top of the disaster.

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