Earthquake hits northern Italy

Earthquake hits northern Italy

Earthquake hits northern Italy

Posted: 29 May 2012 12:31 AM PDT

MILAN (Reuters) - An earthquake shook northern Italy on Tuesday, after a tremor struck the region earlier this month killing seven people and destroying hundreds of buildings.

Japan starts atomic watchdog debate, reactor decision nears

Posted: 29 May 2012 12:07 AM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's parliament began a debate on Tuesday about plans for a new nuclear watchdog, raising hopes of a compromise after months of political bickering that has postponed a tightening of industry oversight after the Fukushima crisis.

Insight - Israel gas finds launch navy into troubled waters

Posted: 29 May 2012 12:03 AM PDT

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - When Israeli economists contemplate their country's untapped natural gas finds far out in the Mediterranean, they dream of energy independence and lucrative export deals.

Analysis - Nigeria oil bill waters down its reforms

Posted: 29 May 2012 12:01 AM PDT

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's long-awaited oil law, when it finally comes, looks likely to be a botched job that gives favourable tax terms to foreign oil firms while doing little to satisfy calls for transparency and reform of a corrupt and wasteful sector.

In escape from Japan doomsday, capital takes flight

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:56 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Hiroshi Kosaka has an unorthodox pitch for his realty business: instead of pictures of swanky condominiums his website features Japanese debt statistics and budget meltdown scenarios usually left to credit rating agencies.

Israel pours cold water on big-power talks with Iran

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:53 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - International nuclear talks with Iran have achieved nothing, a senior Israeli official said on Tuesday, suggesting that some Western nations were happy to see the negotiations drag on.

Star of Cannes winner played dying woman with a passion

Posted: 29 May 2012 12:22 AM PDT

France's Emmanuelle Riva, the 85-year-old star of Michael Haneke's Cannes winner "Love" on Sunday, says she threw herself into the role of a dying woman.

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Gap between rich and poor

Posted: 29 May 2012 12:10 AM PDT

If the government does not restrain housing prices and reduce car taxes, low-income earners can never escape the nightmare.

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Crime syndicate targets Singapore flights: police

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:55 PM PDT

Singapore police warned Tuesday that members of a Chinese crime syndicate were believed to be stealing money from the bags of passengers while they slept on flights to and from the country.

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Japan firm unveils radiation-gauging smartphone

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:52 PM PDT

Mobile phone operator Softbank on Tuesday unveiled a smartphone that can measure radiation as consumers in Japan clamour for reassurance following last year's Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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VIDEO: Peru anti-mine protest crackdown

Posted: 28 May 2012 08:37 PM PDT

The government in Peru has declared a state of emergency in a southern province, following a week of anti-mining protests.


VIDEO: Nigeria action on fuel corruption

Posted: 28 May 2012 10:43 PM PDT

Pressure is growing on the president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, to take decisive action following an investigation into high level corruption in the fuel sector.


VIDEO: Tuna record Fukushima pollution

Posted: 28 May 2012 06:25 PM PDT

Increased levels of radioactivity from last year's Fukushima accident have been found in Pacific bluefin tuna caught off the coast of California.


Pakistan declares buried troops dead after 52 days

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:12 PM PDT

Pakistan on Tuesday declared dead 140 people buried alive by a huge avalanche in a disputed part of the Himalayas more than seven weeks ago.

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Insight - Pioneer Ireland fears austerity was in vain

Posted: 28 May 2012 10:35 PM PDT

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Returning from an annual European trade show last month on a flight packed with successful Irish retailers, Ian Martin felt his country's battered economy might finally be turning around.

Afghan insurgents target safest province Bamiyan

Posted: 28 May 2012 10:19 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - Insurgents have stepped up attacks in the area thought to be Afghanistan's safest, the rugged central province of Bamiyan, moving into the region in a bid to undermine security ahead of the end-2014 exit from the country of most foreign combat troops.

China moves to tame microbloggers amid censorship claims

Posted: 28 May 2012 09:27 PM PDT

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Sina Corp has introduced a code of conduct for users of the local version of Twitter amid accusations of censorship to rein in what has grown into a raucous online forum to air political and social grievances.

Lethal drug shortage offers Vietnam death-row prisoners reprieve

Posted: 28 May 2012 08:51 PM PDT

HANOI (Reuters) - Hundreds of death-row prisoners in Vietnam have been given a reprieve of sorts due to a shortage of the drug used for lethal injections, a newspaper said on Tuesday.

China's main microblog restricts user posts

Posted: 28 May 2012 10:51 PM PDT

China's best-known microblogging site has introduced new terms and conditions punishing those who post comments deemed offensive, as it comes under government pressure to clamp down on bloggers.

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Police bust under-age prostitution ring in China

Posted: 28 May 2012 10:37 PM PDT

Police in eastern China have arrested six people for suspected involvement in an under-age prostitution ring and are also seeking to charge a local government official, state media said Tuesday.

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