China calls on Japan to meet 'halfway' to fix ties

China calls on Japan to meet 'halfway' to fix ties

China calls on Japan to meet 'halfway' to fix ties

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 12:20 AM PST

China called on new Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Wednesday to meet Beijing "halfway" to try and improve relations that have been hurt by a debilitating territorial dispute.

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Vive les fous!

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 12:05 AM PST

Many think of themselves as being smart. Few would want to be seen as fools.

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Russia set to advance ban on US adoptions

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 11:51 PM PST

Russia's upper house of parliament was due Wednesday to vote for a bill barring Americans from adopting the country's children, in retaliation for a new piece of human rights legislation in the US.

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Spring Wish denied as suicide bomber brings down Afghan juice empire

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 11:35 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - When a Taliban suicide bomber killed two people on the edge of the Afghan capital this month, there was another casualty - a global fruit juice business optimistically called "Spring Wish" which provided work for thousands of farmers across the country.

VIDEO: Tornadoes cause havoc on US Gulf Coast

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:34 PM PST

More than a dozen tornadoes slammed into the US Gulf Coast, destroying homes and plunging tens of thousands of them into darkness.

Reformist leader says Myanmar needs transformation

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:44 PM PST

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's president called on Wednesday for a shake-up in the running of his fast-changing country, which he said was still mired in corruption and inefficiency and lagging behind its international peers.

Japan's Abe gets second term, to tap allies for cabinet

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:00 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - The lower house of Japan's parliament approved Shinzo Abe as prime minister on Wednesday, giving the hawkish lawmaker a second chance at the top job as the country battles deflation and confronts a rising China.

Three Afghans dead in new blast at U.S. base in Afghan east

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 09:48 PM PST

KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed three people in an attack on a U.S. base in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the same base that is believed to be used by the CIA and which a suicide bomber attacked three years ago killing seven CIA employees.

Russian pipeline blast, quake strike 2014 Olympics host Sochi

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 09:47 PM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A gas pipeline blast followed by a mild earthquake has struck Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi, which will host the 2014 Winter Olympics, a local government spokeswoman told Reuters on Wednesday.

ETP projects to boost construction

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:48 PM PST

Mega projects under the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) are expected to boost the construction sector to record 11.5 per cent growth year-on-year in 2013.

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Lim Keng Yaik receives national honour

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 09:48 PM PST

Former Gerakan president Tun Dr Lim Keng Yaik was conferred national honour with the procession for his hearse starting at 10.30am today from his house at the Tropicana Golf and Country Resort.

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Obama breaks off vacation to deal with fiscal cliff

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:37 PM PST

President Barack Obama was to cut his holiday short and head back to Washington on Wednesday to try to address the "fiscal cliff," a set of tax hikes and spending cuts to take effect next year.

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Thousands flee Malaysia floods

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:04 PM PST

Floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains in Malaysia forced almost 14,000 people to flee their homes and seek shelter at relief centres, the official Bernama news agency said Wednesday.

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Samsung hits back at Ericsson in patent battle

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 09:38 PM PST

South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it had filed a complaint to seek a US import ban on some Ericsson products in an escalating patent battle with the Swedish mobile giant.

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Explosion in Afghan city of Khost, Taliban say target U.S. base

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 08:57 PM PST

KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A blast in the eastern Afghan city of Khost on Wednesday wounded three people, and the Taliban said they had sent a suicide bomber in a vehicle to attack an American military base.

Explosion in Afghan city of Khost, Taliban say target U.S. base

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 08:36 PM PST

KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A blast in the eastern Afghan city of Khost on Wednesday wounded three people, and the Taliban said they had sent a suicide bomber in a vehicle to attack an American military base.

VIDEO: All aboard the samba train in Brazil

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 08:19 PM PST

The month of December in Brazil has become a time for celebrating the roots of samba music, and the ''samba train'' has become a popular tradition.

Indon volcano tour attracts touirists

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 08:53 PM PST

The Sleman's volcano tour, which starts on the slopes of the Merapi Mountain, has attracted many tourists during this holiday season (Christmas), Indonesia's Antara reported, quoting a spokesman for the Lava Tour Jeep Tourism as saying.

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Haitian singer and priest shares traditional voodoo songs

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 08:36 PM PST

(PARIS-AFP) - Voodoo priest and singer Erol Josué is bringing traditional Haitian music to the world, sharing traditional rhythms and chants with a wider public. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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Magnificient floating Christmas tree illuminates Rio

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 08:33 PM PST

(Brazil-AFP) - Rio boasts one of the tallest Christmas trees in the world and it illuminates the city's lagoon from the middle of the water. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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