Anti-Japan protests ease off in China |
- Anti-Japan protests ease off in China
- China clamps down on anti-Japan protests, tensions high
- Analysis - Chinese leaders may come to regret anti-Japan protests
- Rebels tear down Syrian flag at border post with Turkey
- French weekly publishes Mohammad cartoons
- China's Xi meets Panetta, wants better military ties with U.S.
- Rebels tear down Syrian flag at border post with Turkey
- Analysis - Chinese leaders may come to regret anti-Japan protests
- Russia says kills five militants in Ingushetia
- IPG dept head pleads not guilty of corruption
- Prenatal exposure to household pollutants could lead to obesity
- Iskandar Malaysia, TRX catalysts to lift Malaysia to new level
- Software mogul enters S. Korea presidential race
- China’s Xi meets Panetta, wants better military ties with US
- Japan cabinet approves plan to exit nuclear energy
- Saudi prince: Only a minority involved in anti-US protests
- Japan declares US Osprey safe, to fly in Japan by October
- World powers to discuss Iran nuclear programme at UN next week
- Libyan brigade warns of ‘inferno’ if US intervenes
- Analysis - Despite his rhetoric, Romney needs the "47 percent" to win
| Anti-Japan protests ease off in China Posted: 19 Sep 2012 12:51 AM PDT Anti-Japan protests in Beijing and elsewhere in China over a bitter territorial row died down on Wednesday as authorities appeared to be trying to lower the temperature in the dispute.
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| China clamps down on anti-Japan protests, tensions high Posted: 19 Sep 2012 01:24 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China moved quickly on Wednesday to snuff out more anti-Japan protests after days of angry demonstrations over a territorial dispute forced Japanese businesses to shut their doors and threatened an economic backlash. 
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| Analysis - Chinese leaders may come to regret anti-Japan protests Posted: 19 Sep 2012 01:10 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China's decision to open its streets to a wave of anti-Japan protests could end up rebounding on Beijing, which has emerged from days of fervent nationalism with eroded authority at home and fewer options in dealing with Tokyo. 
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| Rebels tear down Syrian flag at border post with Turkey Posted: 19 Sep 2012 01:08 AM PDT AKCAKALE, Turkey (Reuters) - Rebels tore down a Syrian flag at a border gate on the Turkish frontier on Wednesday as they battled to seize control of the crossing, and schools on the Turkish side shut down as bullets flew into the northern neighbour's soil. 
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| French weekly publishes Mohammad cartoons Posted: 19 Sep 2012 12:54 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad on Wednesday, a decision criticised by the French authorities which sent riot police to protect the magazine's offices. 
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| China's Xi meets Panetta, wants better military ties with U.S. Posted: 19 Sep 2012 12:53 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping held on Wednesday his first talks with a foreign official since vanishing from the public eye nearly two weeks ago, telling U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta he wanted to advance ties with the United States. 
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| Rebels tear down Syrian flag at border post with Turkey Posted: 19 Sep 2012 12:42 AM PDT AKCAKALE, Turkey (Reuters) - Rebels tore down a Syrian flag at a border gate on the Turkish frontier on Wednesday as they battled to seize control of the crossing, and schools on the Turkish side shut down as bullets flew into the northern neighbour's soil. 
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| Analysis - Chinese leaders may come to regret anti-Japan protests Posted: 19 Sep 2012 12:37 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China's decision to open its streets to a wave of anti-Japan protests could end in a damaging backwash, with Beijing emerging from days of fervent nationalism with eroded authority at home and fewer options in dealing with Tokyo. 
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| Russia says kills five militants in Ingushetia Posted: 19 Sep 2012 12:33 AM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian security forces killed five militants in the restive North Caucasus province of Ingushetia, the federal Anti-Terrorist Committee said on Wednesday. 
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| IPG dept head pleads not guilty of corruption Posted: 19 Sep 2012 12:21 AM PDT A departmental head of a teacher training institution pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to a corruption charge, involving RM37,069.40, allegedly committed three years ago.
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| Prenatal exposure to household pollutants could lead to obesity Posted: 19 Sep 2012 12:19 AM PDT Prenatal exposure to common household items like non-stick cookware, raincoats, and furniture has been found to result in smaller babies at birth, and heavier babies at 20 months, a finding that could lead to obesity in later stages of life, says a team of British researchers.
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| Iskandar Malaysia, TRX catalysts to lift Malaysia to new level Posted: 19 Sep 2012 12:01 AM PDT The rapid infrastructure development in Iskandar Malaysia and the newly launched Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) will serve as catalysts to elevate Malaysia to a new level to face greater competition in the Asean region, Malaysia Property Incorporated Chief Executive Officer Kumar Tharmalingam said today.
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| Software mogul enters S. Korea presidential race Posted: 18 Sep 2012 11:54 PM PDT Popular software mogul Ahn Cheol-Soo declared his candidacy Wednesday for South Korea's presidential election, setting up a three-way race that offers a number of potentially game-changing permutations.
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| China’s Xi meets Panetta, wants better military ties with US Posted: 19 Sep 2012 12:02 AM PDT BEIJING, Sept 19 — China's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping held his first talks with a foreign official today since vanishing from the public eye nearly two weeks ago, telling US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta he wanted to advance ties with the United States. Vice-President Xi's disappearance had prompted widespread rumours that he was ill or worse ... 
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| Japan cabinet approves plan to exit nuclear energy Posted: 18 Sep 2012 10:36 PM PDT TOKYO, Sept 19 — Japan's cabinet has approved a new energy plan to cut the country's reliance on nuclear power in the wake of last year's Fukushima disaster, but dropped a reference to meet a nuclear-free target by the 2030s, ministers said today. Since the plan was announced on Friday, Japan's powerful industry lobbies have urged the government ... 
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| Saudi prince: Only a minority involved in anti-US protests Posted: 18 Sep 2012 10:23 PM PDT PARIS, Sept 19 — Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, billionaire nephew of Saudi Arabia's king, said yesterday only a minority were involved in violent anti-US protests over a film mocking the Prophet Muhammad and Islam was too strong to warrant such an uproar over the matter. Known for his investments in some of the world's top firms including Citigroup, ... 
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| Japan declares US Osprey safe, to fly in Japan by October Posted: 18 Sep 2012 10:07 PM PDT TOKYO, Sept 19 — Japan has given the controversial MV-22 Osprey aircraft the green light to fly over the country from next month after tests found the American hybrid plane safe despite a number of crashes. The United States had been seeking to deploy the tilt-rotor aircraft — which takes off like a helicopter but flies like a plane — to the ... 
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| World powers to discuss Iran nuclear programme at UN next week Posted: 18 Sep 2012 08:59 PM PDT BRUSSELS, Sept 19 — Foreign ministers and the chief negotiator for world powers will meet next week to try to figure out how to break an impasse in negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme after talks yesterday yielded no sign of progress. Six world powers, represented by European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, have sought to ... 
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| Libyan brigade warns of ‘inferno’ if US intervenes Posted: 18 Sep 2012 08:38 PM PDT BENGHAZI, Sept 19 — A Libyan Salafi group which has denied it was involved in a deadly assault on the American consulate in Benghazi said yesterday Libya would turn into "an inferno for US troops" if the US military retaliated. Yousef Jehani, a senior member of Ansar al-Sharia, told Reuters that the armed group, which espouses an austere form of ... 
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| Analysis - Despite his rhetoric, Romney needs the "47 percent" to win Posted: 19 Sep 2012 12:14 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney isn't backing down from a hidden-camera video that shows him disparaging nearly half the nation's voters. 
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