Construction at Forefront of Slowdown in China

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• Construction at Forefront of Slowdown in China
• Iraq's Hashemi sentenced to death
• Greece fails to agree on spending cuts
• The New Season | Television: The New Season: ‘Revolution’ on NBC
• Congress to Face Angry Farmers
• Monti Stresses Italy's Search for Stability
• Hollande vows economic recovery
• Gaddafi son's Libya trial to be delayed by five months: official
• UK soldier dies in Afghan blast
• The New Season: How Digital Is Changing the Nature of Movies
• Advocating for Outdoor Concert Safety Standards
• VIDEO: Syria resolution 'needs teeth'
• On Bali, worries about Chinese downturn
• Territorial Spats Dog APEC Forum
• Discontent in Hong Kong Brings High Vote Turnout
• Osaka Mayor Shakes Up Tokyo Politics
• Iranian Oil Goes Private
• VIDEO: Berlin circumcision ban protest
• Crippling viruses 'cause asthma'
• High voter turnout in HK polls after 10-day protest

Construction at Forefront of Slowdown in China Posted: 09 Sep 2012 12:43 PM PDT As the government released more data showing sputtering growth, developers and builders said they had decelerated construction to the slowest pace possible without setting off default clauses.

Iraq's Hashemi sentenced to death Posted: 09 Sep 2012 12:45 PM PDT Fugitive Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi has been found guilty in absentia of running death squads.

Greece fails to agree on spending cuts Posted: 09 Sep 2012 01:01 PM PDT With troika representatives in Athens to discuss the latest loan deal, protesters take to the streets.

The New Season | Television: The New Season: ‘Revolution’ on NBC Posted: 09 Sep 2012 12:57 PM PDT NBC's new series "Revolution," Mondays at 10 p.m., depicts an Earth without electricity.

Congress to Face Angry Farmers Posted: 09 Sep 2012 12:34 PM PDT Lawmakers, fresh off their parties' conventions, appear to favor action this fall on bills that emphasize their political agendas over actual lawmaking.

Monti Stresses Italy's Search for Stability Posted: 09 Sep 2012 01:05 PM PDT Mario Monti, the technocrat drafted to save Italy from insolvency, on Sunday inched closer to signaling he would be open to remaining prime minister of the euro zone's third-largest economy after elections next year.

Hollande vows economic recovery Posted: 09 Sep 2012 12:08 PM PDT President Francois Hollande vows to get France's economy back in shape in two years with a series of measures, in a televised interview.

Gaddafi son's Libya trial to be delayed by five months: official Posted: 09 Sep 2012 12:03 PM PDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The trial of Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam will be delayed by five months to include any relevant testimony obtained via the interrogation of Libya's former spy chief who was arrested last week, the prosecutor general office said on Sunday.

UK soldier dies in Afghan blast Posted: 09 Sep 2012 12:21 PM PDT A soldier from The Light Dragoons has been killed in Afghanistan after his vehicle hit a roadside bomb, the Ministry of Defence says.

The New Season: How Digital Is Changing the Nature of Movies Posted: 09 Sep 2012 11:40 AM PDT Digital technology is changing movies in such groundbreaking ways that "film" is usually a word of convenience and tradition.

Advocating for Outdoor Concert Safety Standards Posted: 09 Sep 2012 12:14 PM PDT After numerous fatal accidents when outdoor concert stages collapsed, an effort to establish industrywide safety standards is gaining traction.

VIDEO: Syria resolution 'needs teeth' Posted: 09 Sep 2012 11:10 AM PDT US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has dismissed a Russian proposal for a new UN Security Council resolution on Syria as pointless "without teeth".

On Bali, worries about Chinese downturn Posted: 09 Sep 2012 10:55 AM PDT KUTA, Indonesia — Businessman Anak Agung Ngurah Mahendra called a meeting last month with workers at his clothing factory here on the Indonesian island of Bali and announced "very sad news." He told them he was shutting the factory and no longer needed their labor. Read full article >>

Territorial Spats Dog APEC Forum Posted: 09 Sep 2012 11:58 AM PDT The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting made scant progress, beset by disputes over territorial claims, future trade initiatives and security issues in the Middle East.

Discontent in Hong Kong Brings High Vote Turnout Posted: 09 Sep 2012 12:12 PM PDT A day after Hong Kong's leader caved into demands by protesters to drop a Beijing-backed plan to teach patriotism in schools, exit polls showed an unusually high number of voters appearing to hand a majority of newly made "superseats" to pro-democracy parties.

Osaka Mayor Shakes Up Tokyo Politics Posted: 09 Sep 2012 05:48 AM PDT Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoto's grass-roots political group is expected to make a big splash in the general election as mainstream parties struggle with widespread voter dissatisfaction.

Iranian Oil Goes Private Posted: 09 Sep 2012 05:00 AM PDT Iran has exported a crudeoil cargo through the private sector for the first time, Iranian media said, as it seeks new ways to circumvent mounting sanctions.

VIDEO: Berlin circumcision ban protest Posted: 09 Sep 2012 11:06 AM PDT Jewish and Muslim organisations have staged a joint protest in Berlin over a regional court's ruling that the circumcision of young boys constituted bodily harm.

Crippling viruses 'cause asthma' Posted: 09 Sep 2012 10:54 AM PDT Viral infections in newborns "cripple" part of the immune system and increase the risk of asthma later in life, according to researchers studying mice.

High voter turnout in HK polls after 10-day protest Posted: 09 Sep 2012 11:02 AM PDT HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong voters thronged the polls on Sunday, many fuelled by anti-China sentiment, to vote for a new legislature, in a sign of more problems ahead for the city's new Beijing-backed leader Leung Chun-ying.

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