S. Korean construction workers rally over wages |
- S. Korean construction workers rally over wages
- Service sector liberalisation speeds up economic growth: Mukhriz
- 5,983 public officers investigated for corruption
- China dairy recalls hundreds of cartons of tainted milk
- Chinese paper slams US candidates for playing ‘China card’
- ‘Monster’ Colorado wildfire rages; Obama plans visit
- Miami face-eating attacker had marijuana in his body
- Rwanda regrets UN decision to publish Congo report
- VIDEO: Migrant workers riot in China
- VIDEO: Mass evacuation for Colorado fire
- Magnitude 5.2 quake in northern, eastern Japan
- Palestinian President to meet Israeli vice PM - official
- In divided Egypt, U.S. plays all sides
- U.S. top court to deliver Obama healthcare law ruling
- Sobriety tests for Philippine traffic cops
- Hong Kong seizes endangered pangolin scales
- PM urges revival of Indian economy's 'animal spirit'
- Software identifies censored China microblog posts
- Search for malnourished children in Niger food crisis
- Greenpeace sabotage Australia-bound super-trawler
| S. Korean construction workers rally over wages Posted: 28 Jun 2012 12:23 AM PDT Thousands of South Korean construction workers rallied Thursday demanding payment of overdue wages and better protection for workers, a day after launching a national strike.
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| Service sector liberalisation speeds up economic growth: Mukhriz Posted: 27 Jun 2012 11:27 PM PDT The liberalisation of the services sector is expected to help speed up economic growth through the process of integration into the global market, the Dewan Rakyat was informed today.
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| 5,983 public officers investigated for corruption Posted: 27 Jun 2012 11:23 PM PDT A total of 5,983 public officers were investigated for corruption between 2005 and 2011, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.
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| China dairy recalls hundreds of cartons of tainted milk Posted: 27 Jun 2012 10:47 PM PDT BEIJING, June 28 — A Chinese dairy company has recalled hundreds of cartons of milk after a mechanical error tainted the batch with alkaline water, the latest blow to China's scandal-plagued dairy industry. The recall comes just weeks after China's top-selling dairy firm, Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co, pulled six months' worth of infant ... 
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| Chinese paper slams US candidates for playing ‘China card’ Posted: 27 Jun 2012 10:41 PM PDT BEIJING, June 28 — China's top newspaper slammed both US presidential candidates today for playing the "China card" in their election campaigns, saying the real economic problems confronting the United States were being ignored in the process. In a strongly worded commentary, Communist Party mouthpiece the People's Daily said it was a "tragedy" ... 
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| ‘Monster’ Colorado wildfire rages; Obama plans visit Posted: 27 Jun 2012 07:42 PM PDT COLORADO SPRINGS, June 28 — Firefighters struggled yesterday to beat back a fiercely aggressive wildfire raging at the edge of Colorado Springs that has forced at least 35,000 people from their homes and was nipping at the edges of the US Air Force Academy. The so-called Waldo Canyon Fire, fanned by gusting winds, has gutted an unknown number of ... 
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| Miami face-eating attacker had marijuana in his body Posted: 27 Jun 2012 07:02 PM PDT MIAMI, June 28 — A Miami man killed by police after he chewed off a big chunk of the face of a homeless man had marijuana in his system but no other drugs, authorities said yesterday. Police had speculated that Rudy Eugene, who was found naked gnawing on his victim's face on the off-ramp of a downtown Miami bridge, may have been under the ... 
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| Rwanda regrets UN decision to publish Congo report Posted: 27 Jun 2012 07:00 PM PDT KINSHASA, June 28 — Rwanda said yesterday that it was 'deeply regrettable' that the UN Security Council has decided to publish a document alleging Rwanda was backing armed groups in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. Rwanda's Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo said in a statement that the government would provide factual evidence to show ... 
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| VIDEO: Migrant workers riot in China Posted: 27 Jun 2012 11:21 PM PDT Police are guarding government buildings in a town in southern China after two nights of rioting by migrant workers.
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| VIDEO: Mass evacuation for Colorado fire Posted: 27 Jun 2012 02:28 PM PDT Governor John Hickenlooper describes the ordeal facing firefighters, as more than 32,000 people flee their homes as a raging wildfire threatens the US city of Colorado Springs.
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| Magnitude 5.2 quake in northern, eastern Japan Posted: 27 Jun 2012 11:13 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 jolted northern and eastern Japan on Thursday, a government agency said. 
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| Palestinian President to meet Israeli vice PM - official Posted: 27 Jun 2012 10:58 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet with Israeli Vice Premier Shaul Mofaz on Sunday, a Palestinian official said on Thursday, in the highest-level meeting between the sides since peace talks broke down in 2010. 
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| In divided Egypt, U.S. plays all sides Posted: 27 Jun 2012 10:13 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The ambiguous outcome of Egypt's revolution leaves Washington no choice but to deal with the country's both major players, the military and the Muslim Brotherhood, despite its disagreements with each. 
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| U.S. top court to deliver Obama healthcare law ruling Posted: 27 Jun 2012 10:10 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is set to deliver on Thursday its ruling on President Barack Obama's 2010 healthcare overhaul, his signature domestic policy achievement, in a historic case that could hand him a huge triumph or a stinging rebuke just over four months before he seeks re-election. 
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| Sobriety tests for Philippine traffic cops Posted: 27 Jun 2012 11:20 PM PDT After reports of boozing on the job, traffic police in the Philippine capital will be required to undergo breathalyser tests, an official said Thursday.
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| Hong Kong seizes endangered pangolin scales Posted: 27 Jun 2012 11:09 PM PDT Hong Kong customs authorities have seized 208 kilograms (459 pounds) of endangered pangolin scales, they said Thursday, which are in demand for traditional medicine, especially in mainland China.
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| PM urges revival of Indian economy's 'animal spirit' Posted: 27 Jun 2012 11:06 PM PDT Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has urged finance officials to revive the economy's "animal spirit" and reverse a climate of pessimism at a time of sharply decelerating growth.
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| Software identifies censored China microblog posts Posted: 27 Jun 2012 11:06 PM PDT Hong Kong researchers have developed software able to identify censored posts on China's main microblog, they said Thursday.
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| Search for malnourished children in Niger food crisis Posted: 27 Jun 2012 11:02 PM PDT In a shady corner of a remote, sun-baked village square in Niger, aid worker Boubacar Halirou wraps his measuring tape around the skinny arms of a hungry toddler and identifies another victim of severe malnutrition.
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| Greenpeace sabotage Australia-bound super-trawler Posted: 27 Jun 2012 10:54 PM PDT Environmental activists sabotaged a fishing super-trawler as it prepared to leave the Netherlands for Australia, Greenpeace said Thursday, chaining its propellers and suspending themselves from the ship.
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