Billionaire HK property tycoons charged in bribery case

Billionaire HK property tycoons charged in bribery case

Billionaire HK property tycoons charged in bribery case

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:50 AM PDT

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Thomas and Raymond Kwok, the billionaire co-chairmen of Sun Hung Kai Properties, and Rafael Hui, Hong Kong's former No.2 public official, were charged Friday in a bribery investigation surrounding Asia's largest developer.

Over 200 massacred in Syrian govt forces attack - activists

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:36 AM PDT

AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - More than 200 Syrians, mostly civilians, were massacred in a village in the rebellious Hama region when it was bombarded by helicopter gunships and tanks and then stormed by militiamen who carried out execution-style killings, opposition activists said.

More than 30 people killed in S.African train crash

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 01:03 AM PDT

More than 30 people were on Friday killed in South Africa when a train ploughed into a truck carrying dozens of farm workers on a railway line, an official said.

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Clinton in plea for workers' rights in Asia

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:57 AM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday urged Southeast Asian nations to promote workers' rights and improve labour conditions as a means of spurring economic growth.

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TPP talks likely to conclude by next October

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:47 AM PDT

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations are expected to conclude in October next year, almost a year behind the initial deadline of end-2012, an academician said today.

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Seda mulls over legal actions against Tony Pua

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:38 AM PDT

Sustainable Energy Development Authority (Seda) is mulling over legal action against DAP parliamentarian Tony Pua over the latter's claims that quotas for solar energy supply were tendered to unqualified companies.

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Local businesses urged to undergo Standards Malaysia accreditation

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:19 AM PDT

Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) Datuk Fadillah Yusof has urged local businesses to undergo accreditation by Standards Malaysia.

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Leftist seeks to void Mexico’s presidential election, again

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:22 AM PDT

MEXICO CITY, July 13 — The runner-up in Mexico's presidential race yesterday filed suit before the country's electoral court in a bid to void the results on charges the winner broke campaign finance laws and bought millions of votes. Left-wing candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador came in 3.3 million votes behind Enrique Pena Nieto from the ...

In Wyoming, Romney rustles up cash with the Cheney gang

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:05 AM PDT

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming, July 13 — Republican Party grandees gathered in the shadow of Wyoming's majestic Grand Teton mountains yesterday for a high-dollar fundraising event that added to presidential candidate Mitt Romney's brimming campaign coffers. Hosted by former vice president and native son Dick Cheney, who often goes fly-fishing for trout in ...

Fear of giving birth means laboring longer says study

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:31 AM PDT

Moms-to-be who are afraid of giving birth are likely to be in labor for longer than women who are not, according to a new study.

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Analysis - As Egypt leaders feud, economy heads toward cliff

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:24 AM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's new Islamist president and his old military foes have come out swinging in a struggle for political power, but their countrymen need them to find a way to work together to avert economic chaos.

Suspicious wires discovered, but no bomb on Delta plane

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:04 AM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The discovery of suspicious wires in plastic straws aboard a Madrid-bound Delta Air Lines jetliner on Thursday night forced the plane to return to New York, but authorities said they searched the aircraft and found no bomb.

South Korea's finance workers plan first strike in 12 years

Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:03 AM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - Over 70,000 financial sector workers in South Korea voted on Friday to stage their first industry-wide strike in 12 years later this month, adding to concerns over a possible resurgence of major labour unrest in Asia's fourth-biggest economy.

Senior Finnish MPs at odds on push for collateral

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 11:47 PM PDT

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland should consider dropping its demand for collateral from Spain, a senior member of prime minister Jyrki Katainen's party said on Friday, prompting an official from coalition partners the Social Democrats to warn of a political crisis in the offing.

Cambodia announces unilateral troop withdrawal from disputed border with Thailand

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 11:52 PM PDT

Cambodia will withdraw some 486 military personnel from the Provisional Demilitarized Zone (PDZ) surrounding the Preah Vihear Temple next Wednesday in order to comply with the order of the International Court of Justice, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said Friday.

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DHL opens Asia's biggest shipping hub

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 11:02 PM PDT

The world's leading logistics company DHL on Thursday opened its largest express shipping hub in Asia at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Xinhua news agency reported.

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Texas top US state for business

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 10:42 PM PDT

Texas has scored top position in a business news channel's 2012 rankings of top states in the U.S. for business, local media reported Thursday.

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Thai court set for divisive constitutional ruling

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 11:00 PM PDT

BANGKOK, July 13 — Thailand's Constitutional Court will decide today whether government plans to amend the constitution are illegal, an outcome that could lead to the dissolution of the ruling party and bring its "red shirt" supporters onto the street. Even if the ruling goes in favour of the government, it could still open up another violent ...

Malaysian-based Noor Energy identified among Iran fronts

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 10:44 PM PDT

WASHINGTON, July 13 — The United States yesterday identified the National Iranian Tanker Company as a government-controlled entity and exposed dozens of Iranian front companies, ships and banks for helping Tehran evade Western sanctions aimed at stopping Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. The US Treasury identified 58 National Iranian Tanker ...

German circumcision ban unites religions, worries doctors

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 07:21 PM PDT

BERLIN, July 13 — A German court's ban on circumcising baby boys has provoked a rare show of unity between Jews, Muslims and Christians who see it as a threat to religious freedom, while doctors warn it could increase health risks by forcing the practice underground. European rabbis meeting in Berlin yesterday promised to defy the ruling by a ...

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