Asian Leaders Fail to Resolve Disputes on South China Sea

Asian Leaders Fail to Resolve Disputes on South China Sea


Asian Leaders Fail to Resolve Disputes on South China Sea

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 12:56 PM PDT

The influence of China hung over the deliberations at the meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton attended.


Son: Dad arrested for my Facebook posts

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 12:56 PM PDT

How many young people have gotten in trouble for something they've posted on Facebook? Maybe a party picture or an offensive comment compromised their chances at a job. It happens all the time. But a 25-year-old Iranian says his Facebook activity has led to his father's detention in a notorious prison in Tehran. And now he's struggling to find a way to free him.


The Caucus: Romney's Bain Tenure Seized On Again by Obama Camp

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 12:45 PM PDT

The Obama campaign found a new vehicle to suggest that Mitt Romney ran Bain when it took conducted some controversial acts.


Most Greeks think new government cannot solve woes: poll

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 01:01 PM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Most Greeks believe their new government is unable to resolve their near-bankrupt country's problems, a poll found on Thursday.


South China Sea issue dominates ASEAN summit

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 01:03 PM PDT

US warns of more conflict if China doesn't agree to maritime code, as Philippines and Vietnam push for code of conduct.


Son: Dad arrested for my Facebook

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 12:56 PM PDT

How many young people have gotten in trouble for something they've posted on Facebook? Maybe a party picture or an offensive comment compromised their chances at a job. It happens all the time. But a 25-year-old Iranian says his Facebook activity has led to his father's detention in a notorious prison in Tehran. And now he's struggling to find a way to free him.


US bank handed racial bias fine

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 12:31 PM PDT

US bank Wells Fargo will pay at least $175m (£113m) to settle accusations that it discriminated against African-American and Hispanic borrowers.


Clovis People Weren’t Alone in North America, Spearheads and DNA Suggest

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 12:28 PM PDT

Artifacts found in Oregon caves show that at least two cultures with distinct technologies shared the continent more than 13,000 years ago, scientists report.


US tightens sanctions on Tehran

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 01:15 PM PDT

The US imposes sanctions on firms and individuals it says are helping Iran's nuclear programme, and identifies several front companies allegedly helping Tehran evade existing measures.


Maldivian journalist flees island

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 11:40 AM PDT

Maldives blogger on why attackers slashed his throat


Chinese Luxury Appetite Wanes

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 11:49 AM PDT

China's voracious appetite for luxury goods is starting to wane, and companies like Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group and Burberry are seeing slower sales there.


Car Plant Closure Reflects Europe's Troubles

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 12:42 PM PDT

Peugeot will slash 8,000 jobs and close one of France's biggest car factories, as Europe's auto industry begins a painful downsizing to cope with recession across swaths of the continent.


Anger over Chinese US Olympic kit

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 12:35 PM PDT

US athletes at the London Olympics will wear stylish uniforms designed in the US but made in China, prompting bipartisan dismay in Washington.


Saudi women to compete at London Olympics

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 12:15 PM PDT

Gulf kingdom will send a judoka and an 800m runner after successful talks with the International Olympic Committee.


Finland’s tough stance still shaping responses to euro-zone debt crisis

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 11:48 AM PDT

STOCKHOLM — The surge in anti-European sentiment before the election in Finland last year may have quieted down, but promises to limit the country's exposure to weaker economies are continuing to have a big impact on how the euro zone tackles its sovereign debt crisis.

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Congo 'needs Africa intervention'

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 11:49 AM PDT

A regional force should be created to help fight rebels in the restive eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's, African foreign ministers say.


Maldivian journalist flees island

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 11:40 AM PDT

Maldives blogger on why attackers slashed his throat


U.S. Concerns Grow Over Mali Unrest

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 11:19 AM PDT

The U.S. moved Thursday to boost assistance to people fleeing violence in northern Mali, where radical Islamists and rebels have taken advantage of political chaos to attack villages and destroy historic monuments.


VIDEO: Rock to be memorial to cruise deaths

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 11:38 AM PDT

Salvage teams are trying to remove a huge chunk of rock wedged into the hull of the Costa Concordia, part of which will be used as a memorial for the 32 people who died in the disaster off the island of Giglio in Italy.


U.N. calls for international probe into deadly Kazakh riots

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 01:26 PM PDT

ASTANA (Reuters) - The United Nations urged Kazakhstan on Thursday to allow an international investigation into deadly oil town riots that it said exposed rights abuses and growing inequality in Central Asia's largest economy.


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