U.S., Pakistan ties still raise tough questions: Clinton

U.S., Pakistan ties still raise tough questions: Clinton

U.S., Pakistan ties still raise tough questions: Clinton

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 12:36 AM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S.-Pakistani relationship remains challenging for both despite the reopening of Pakistani land routes to resupply U.S. troops in Afghanistan, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday.

Donors offer $16 billion Afghan aid at Tokyo conference

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 12:28 AM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Major donors pledged on Sunday to give Afghanistan $16 billion (10 billion pounds) in development aid over the next four years as they seek to prevent it from sliding back into chaos when foreign troops leave, but demanded reforms to fight widespread corruption.

A first white woman stands in Senegal's elections

Posted: 08 Jul 2012 12:23 AM PDT

She was born in Paris but fell in love with Senegal, where filmmaker and photographer Laurence Gavron not only took nationality but is the first white woman to stand in parliamentary elections.

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Booming Southeast Asia in a quandary over U.S.-China rivalry

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 11:43 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A U.S.-China tug-of-war over Southeast Asian influence is proving to be a critical test for Washington's "pivot" East as Beijing strengthens its economic and military clout in its own backyard.

Libyans celebrate free vote despite violence

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 11:02 PM PDT

TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI (Reuters) - Libyans are celebrating their first free national election in 60 years after defying violence to turn out for a poll widely seen as drawing a line under Muammar Gaddafi's dictatorship.

Pet hotel thrives as Koreans seek canine companions

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 10:26 PM PDT

Checking into one of Seoul's newest luxury clinics just because your companion needs a shower may seem extravagant, but Cho Hang-Min said he had no other choice.

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Luxury gelato makers tell young Italians to innovate

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 10:25 PM PDT

Two young entrepreneurs who started an award-winning international ice-cream business from scratch are urging talented Italians not to abandon their recession-hit country.

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Wedding bells for VW, Porsche while Opel gets last chance

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 10:23 PM PDT

The road to success for German automakers, one of the key engines driving Europe's biggest economy, is a bumpy one and while Volkswagen and Porsche are tying the knot, Opel is fighting to survive.

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Maritime dispute to dominate Asian security meet

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 10:07 PM PDT

Efforts to ease tensions in the South China Sea will dominate this week's Asian security dialogue in Cambodia, analysts say, while the US will be at pains to stress it seeks cooperation with China.

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LG Electronics seeks to win race for next-generation TV

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 09:48 PM PDT

South Korea's LG Electronics, long overshadowed by Samsung Electronics, is confident it can outpace its bigger rival in the race to dominate the world's next-generation TV market.

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Russia's Putin seeks answers over deadly floods

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 09:53 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered investigators to find out if enough was done to prevent 144 people being killed in floods in southern Russia after flying to the region to deal with the first big disaster of his new presidency.

Donors offer $16 billion Afghan aid at Tokyo conference

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 08:33 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Major donors pledged on Sunday to give Afghanistan $16 billion (10 billion pounds) in development aid over the next four years as they seek to prevent it from sliding back into chaos when foreign troops leave, but demanded reforms to fight corruption.

Daughter bliss

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 08:39 PM PDT

During the olden days, having sons was a prerequisite for many a family. However, The Eng family was contented with the ten daughters bestowed to it.

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Autopsy of RFK Jr’s wife finds antidepressants but no alcohol

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 06:41 PM PDT

NEW YORK, July 8 — The estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had three antidepressants but no alcohol in her system when she committed suicide in May, a New York medical examiner's office said on Saturday. Results of toxicology tests completed in June revealed that Mary Kennedy, 52, had the antidepressants Trazodone, Desmethylvenlafaxine a n d ...

Protesters march against Mexico’s president-elect

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 06:38 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY, July 8 — Thousands of protesters marched through the Mexican capital on Saturday against President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto, accusing him of buying votes and paying off TV networks for support. The demonstrators, including students, leftists, anarchists and union members, shouted slogans criticising Pena Nieto's Institutional ...

Libyans celebrate free vote despite violence

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 06:26 PM PDT

TRIPOLI, July 8 — Libyans are celebrating their first free national election in 60 years after defying violence to turn out for a poll widely seen as drawing a line under Muammar Gaddafi's dictatorship. Revellers lit the night sky over the capital Tripoli with fireworks while in the eastern city of Benghazi, scene of anti-poll protests by those ...

Israeli protesters demand military draft reform

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 06:16 PM PDT

  JERUSALEM, July 8 — Thousands of Israelis marched through Tel Aviv on Saturday to demand an end to the exemption of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men from compulsory military service, an issue that has put huge strain on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition. "We are sick of it," Idan Miller, one of the protest organisers said at the rally. "It ...

Donors expected to pledge US$16b in Afghan aid

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 05:17 PM PDT

KABUL, July 8 — Donors are expected to pledge US$16 billion (RM50.8 billion) in aid for Afghanistan over the next four years, a US official said on Saturday, as Washington kept a promise to declare the country a major non-NATO ally. The upgrade in Afghanistan's security status, a largely symbolic move for now, and a donors' conference to be held ...

Hundreds protest anti-prostitution plans in Paris

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 05:15 PM PDT

PARIS, July 8 — Hundreds of people including sex workers protested in Paris on Saturday against plans to make soliciting prostitution illegal, criticising a minister's drive to eradicate the practice of paying for sex as counter-productive. France's minister for women's rights, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, caused a stir in late June by saying she would ...

Taliban publicly execute woman near Kabul, say officials

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 04:32 PM PDT

KABUL, July 8 — A man Afghan officials say is a member of the Taliban shot dead a woman accused of adultery in front of a crowd near Kabul, a video obtained by Reuters showed, a sign that the austere Islamist group dictates law even near the Afghan capital. In the three-minute video, a turban-clad man approaches a woman kneeling in the dirt and ...

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