A little unification OK for young S. Koreans, but not too much |
- A little unification OK for young S. Koreans, but not too much
- Death toll in Baghdad bombings rises to 40 - source
- Death toll in Baghdad bombings rises to 40 - source
- Japan cuts forecast for fiscal 2011, 2012
- Chinese women having longest life expectancy in Malaysia
- Malaysia more prepared to face economic crisis: Mukhriz
- Communist Cuba set to end travel restrictions
- China police arrest protesters in south: witnesses
- Property market to see gradual slowdown
- MACC forms special team to investigate NFC
- Medvedev to vow reform in farewell address
- 2011 fragrance: limited edition, niche and celebrity scents bolster popularity
- Baghdad blasts kill at least seven - police
- Series of blasts hits Iraqi capital - police
- Australian boy jailed for 13 years for murdering Indian student
- Australian boy jailed for 13 yrs for murdering Indian student
- Government muddle, Tepco missteps cited by Fukushima panel - paper
- Protest against power plant in South China escalates - papers
- Britain remembers Scott of the Antarctic
- Brooklyn shines for Christmas
| A little unification OK for young S. Koreans, but not too much Posted: 22 Dec 2011 12:12 AM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - It's an appealing concept: the death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il will at last pave the way for the bitterly divided Korean peninsula to reunite after living for six decades with the threat of mutual obliteration. 
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| Death toll in Baghdad bombings rises to 40 - source Posted: 21 Dec 2011 11:55 PM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The death toll from a series of bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital has climbed to at least 40, with scores wounded, a government health official said on Thursday. 
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| Death toll in Baghdad bombings rises to 40 - source Posted: 21 Dec 2011 11:37 PM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The death toll from a series of bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital has climbed to at least 40, with scores wounded, a government health official said on Thursday. 
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| Japan cuts forecast for fiscal 2011, 2012 Posted: 21 Dec 2011 11:51 PM PST Japan on Thursday cut its economic growth forecast for the year to March 2012 and the following 12 months, citing the impact of a soaring yen, natural disasters and the eurozone debt crisis.
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| Chinese women having longest life expectancy in Malaysia Posted: 21 Dec 2011 11:50 PM PST Chinese women live the longest in the country, with an average life expectancy of 79.8 years said the Department of Statistics Malaysia, based on its 2010 records.
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| Malaysia more prepared to face economic crisis: Mukhriz Posted: 21 Dec 2011 11:49 PM PST Malaysia has taken steps to prepare itself for a possible recurrence of the 2008/2009 world economic crisis next year, Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir said today.
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| Communist Cuba set to end travel restrictions Posted: 21 Dec 2011 10:48 PM PST President Raul Castro is Friday expected to announce an end to onerous, unpopular travel restrictions that have been in place for almost 50 years and which keep most Cubans from traveling abroad.
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| China police arrest protesters in south: witnesses Posted: 21 Dec 2011 10:47 PM PST Police have begun arresting protesters in southern China after two days of violent clashes, witnesses said Thursday, as the local government warned against further "illegal" demonstrations.
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| Property market to see gradual slowdown Posted: 21 Dec 2011 10:23 PM PST The Malaysian property market is likely to see a gradual slowdown next year, taking into consideration the uncertainty in the global economic situation.
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| MACC forms special team to investigate NFC Posted: 21 Dec 2011 10:22 PM PST The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has formed a special team headed by MACC investigating director Datuk Mustafar Ali to investigate claims of misappropriation in the National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) issue.
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| Medvedev to vow reform in farewell address Posted: 21 Dec 2011 10:11 PM PST President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday is expected to vow a revamped reform drive in Russia after protests rattled the authorities, in his final annual address to the nation as head of state.
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| 2011 fragrance: limited edition, niche and celebrity scents bolster popularity Posted: 21 Dec 2011 11:24 PM PST Although nail polish has been cited as the current beauty must-have after market research company The NPD Group revealed sales increased by 59 percent among US consumers in the first ten months of 2011, it is worth noting that the fragrance industry has been equally fruitful in 2011.
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| Baghdad blasts kill at least seven - police Posted: 21 Dec 2011 10:16 PM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A series of explosions hit Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least seven people in the first wave of attacks on Iraq's capital since a crisis erupted between its Shi'ite-led government and Sunni rivals after the last U.S. troops left, police said. 
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| Series of blasts hits Iraqi capital - police Posted: 21 Dec 2011 09:20 PM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A series of explosions struck Baghdad Thursday, the first apparently coordinated attacks on Iraq's capital since a crisis erupted between its Shi'ite-led government and Sunni rivals after the withdrawal of the last U.S. troops, police said. 
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| Australian boy jailed for 13 years for murdering Indian student Posted: 21 Dec 2011 09:01 PM PST MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An Australian teenage boy was sentenced to up to 13 years jail on Thursday for murdering an Indian student in 2010, an attack which ignited a diplomatic crisis and damaged the nation's international student sector, the third largest export earner. 
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| Australian boy jailed for 13 yrs for murdering Indian student Posted: 21 Dec 2011 08:57 PM PST MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An Australian teenage boy was sentenced to up to 13 years jail on Thursday for murdering an Indian student in 2010, an attack which ignited a diplomatic crisis and damaged the nation's international student sector, the third largest export earner. 
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| Government muddle, Tepco missteps cited by Fukushima panel - paper Posted: 21 Dec 2011 08:22 PM PST TOKYO (Reuters) - Poor communication at the top level of government may have delayed the evacuation of residents threatened by radiation leaks from the Fukushima nuclear plant, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Thursday, citing a panel investigating the crisis. 
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| Protest against power plant in South China escalates - papers Posted: 21 Dec 2011 08:20 PM PST HONG KONG (Reuters) - Protests in a small town in China appear to have escalated with residents smashing cars and hurling bricks even though officials sought to calm tempers by suspending a plan to build a power plant, Hong Kong newspapers reported on Thursday. 
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| Britain remembers Scott of the Antarctic Posted: 21 Dec 2011 10:49 PM PST (Britain-AFP) - Laying bare their dejection and determination, the story of Robert Scott's bid to become the first to reach the South Pole is being told by the men themselves, 100 years on from the ill-fated expedition. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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| Posted: 21 Dec 2011 09:39 PM PST (America-AFP) - Neighbors in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, vie each year to produce the most sensational Christmas spectacle, turning their houses into a mega-wattage holiday display. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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