Thousands protest in Belgrade

Thousands protest in Belgrade
Rival Koreas gear up for talks this week to ease tension (Reuters)
Tongan ferry deaths trial moved to parliament (AFP)
Rival Koreas gear up for talks this week to ease tension
Iraq PM Won't Seek Third Term
Sumo Tournament Axed Over Scandal
Tunisian Police Chief Fires on Crowd
Taiwan hits out at Philippines over deportations (AFP)
Doubts mount over austerity drive (AFP)
Books not bombs at Pakistan literature festival (AFP)
Fires and floods hammer Australia (AFP)
Chinese vessel 'not hijacked': state media (AFP)
Components of Startup Critical Mass Have Changed
Pub vs EPL clash could overhaul TV football rights (AFP)
Cyclone adds to Barrier Reef's flood woes (AFP)
Citi to call the tune on EMI future (AFP)
Ex-leader of brutal Japan far-left group dies: reports (AFP)
Pakistan trio banned by cricket's anti-corruption body
U.S. presses for Mubarak transition
U.S. ally from Laos, Vang Pao, remembered

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 10:47 PM PST

Serbian rally against economic hardships and corruption was the biggest in years.

Rival Koreas gear up for talks this week to ease tension (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 10:35 PM PST

Reuters - North and South Korean military officers will meet this week at a truce village on their heavily fortified border in a test of a pledge by the North to ease tension after a major security crisis last year.

Tongan ferry deaths trial moved to parliament (AFP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 10:39 PM PST

AFP - The manslaughter trials of four men charged in Tonga after 74 people died when an overcrowded ferry capsized will start on Monday at the parliament because the court is too small, according to officials.

Rival Koreas gear up for talks this week to ease tension

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 10:35 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North and South Korean military officers will meet this week at a truce village on their heavily fortified border in a test of a pledge by the North to ease tension after a major security crisis last year.

Iraq PM Won't Seek Third Term

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 06:34 PM PST

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will not run for a third term in 2014, limiting himself in the name of democracy while keeping an eye on anger at governments across the Middle East.

Sumo Tournament Axed Over Scandal

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 10:23 PM PST

The governing body of Japan's ancient sumo sport cancelled its March tournament over an escalating match-fixing scandal, the first time the association has ever scrapped a competition due to alleged improprieties.

Tunisian Police Chief Fires on Crowd

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 04:33 PM PST

Police fired at an angry crowd of 1,000 attacking the police station in the northwestern town of Kef on Saturday, killing two people and injuring 17 others.

Taiwan hits out at Philippines over deportations (AFP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 10:24 PM PST

AFP - Taiwan has threatened to review exchanges and cooperation with the impoverished Philippines after Manila deported 14 Taiwanese to China instead of to the island.

Doubts mount over austerity drive (AFP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 09:41 PM PST

AFP - Doubts are growing over Prime Minister David Cameron's strategy to restore growth by cutting spending, amid a stream of worrying economic data and an increasingly hostile public.

Books not bombs at Pakistan literature festival (AFP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 10:01 PM PST

AFP - Pakistan is hosting one of the world's youngest and fastest-growing literary festivals, a showcase of new talent where writers urge citizens to reverse the tide of Islamist extremism and global isolation.

Fires and floods hammer Australia (AFP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 09:44 PM PST

AFP - Wildfires threatened homes and new flooding forced evacuations in embattled Australia, as officials warned that last week's monster cyclone would compound economic woes.

Chinese vessel 'not hijacked': state media (AFP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 09:24 PM PST

AFP - A Chinese-flagged commercial ship reportedly hijacked by Somali pirates was safe and being escorted by anti-piracy naval vessels, according to state press.

Components of Startup Critical Mass Have Changed

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 08:43 PM PST

Every entrepreneur dreams of that sweet spot in the life of their business when it will reach critic

Pub vs EPL clash could overhaul TV football rights (AFP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 08:22 PM PST

AFP - A pub landlady is taking on the might of the English Premier League (EPL) over the broadcasting monopoly on live matches, in a clash that could revolutionise European football.

Cyclone adds to Barrier Reef's flood woes (AFP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 08:28 PM PST

AFP - Hammered by a monster cyclone just weeks after flooding spewed toxic waste into its pristine waters, Australia's Great Barrier Reef could face a slow recovery due to climate change, experts warn.

Citi to call the tune on EMI future (AFP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 07:56 PM PST

AFP - Music label EMI, home to a galaxy of stars including The Beatles, Coldplay and US pop starlet Katy Perry, faces an uncertain future after Citigroup seized control from its private equity owners.

Ex-leader of brutal Japan far-left group dies: reports (AFP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 08:55 PM PST

AFP - The ex-leader of an armed Japanese leftist group from the 1970s has died while on death row, having been in jail since her 1972 arrest over the savage killings of 14 fellow radicals, according to reports.

Pakistan trio banned by cricket's anti-corruption body

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 08:52 AM PST

Three Pakistan international cricketers have been banned from the sport for the next five years after being found guilty at an anti-corruption hearing on Saturday.

U.S. presses for Mubarak transition

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 05:37 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaking at the Munich Security Conference, urged support for the man whom Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak named to carry out that transition: Vice President Omar Suleiman. STANDOFF IN TAHRIR SQUARE |