Blackouts dim prospects for south India's "next Bangalore" |
- Blackouts dim prospects for south India's "next Bangalore"
- China Considers Population Policy Shift
- Several bodies turn up in Aleppo river
- Karzai chides U.S. during Hagel’s Afghanistan visit
- Political Memo: In Search of Debt Deal, Obama Walks a Narrow Path
- Boy Killed as Philippines Probes 'Abuse'
- Nigerian Militants Say 7 Hostages Dead
- Twenty bodies turn up in Aleppo's "river of martyrs"
- Creative Learning Pays Off for Web Start-Ups
- Outrage as Brazil cyclist loses arm
- Armenian opposition chief on hunger strike over lost election
- China Calls for Global Hacking Rules
- VIDEO: China scraps railways ministry
- Libyan congress temporarily suspends sessions over security
- Italy center-left bickers after election disappointment
- British-born secret love Swedish princess dies
- WWII secret agent's ashes scattered
- Man Utd 2-2 Chelsea
- Suu Kyi's Party Picks Leadership Team
- China to Shake Up Foreign-Policy Leadership
| Blackouts dim prospects for south India's "next Bangalore" Posted: 10 Mar 2013 02:25 PM PDT COIMBATORE, India (Reuters) - Crippling power cuts in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu are shutting factories and threatening an industrial debt crisis that is wrecking its second-largest city's plan to become the country's next business Mecca. |
| China Considers Population Policy Shift Posted: 10 Mar 2013 02:24 PM PDT China plans to strip power from the agency that oversees its one-child policy, in a move observers said could mean the eventual phaseout of the much criticized population-control effort. |
| Several bodies turn up in Aleppo river Posted: 10 Mar 2013 02:39 PM PDT At least 20 bodies were pulled out of Syria's River Quwaiq, most with their hands tied and gunshot wounds to the head. |
| Karzai chides U.S. during Hagel’s Afghanistan visit Posted: 10 Mar 2013 12:06 PM PDT KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai lashed out at the United States in strikingly acerbic terms Sunday, implying that the American military was stoking violence in collusion with the Taliban to justify a prolonged presence here and charging that foreign troops were harassing Afghan university students. Read full article >> |
| Political Memo: In Search of Debt Deal, Obama Walks a Narrow Path Posted: 10 Mar 2013 01:42 PM PDT As President Obama seeks to find a solution that will satisfy the ideological and political tests of both parties, he faces complaints from Democrats who say he mishandled his last attempt at a "grand bargain."  |
| Boy Killed as Philippines Probes 'Abuse' Posted: 10 Mar 2013 01:39 PM PDT A boy was killed and two Malaysian security-force members were injured during the latest fighting to beat back a Filipino clan pursuing a centuries-old land claim in Malaysia's Sabah state, police said Sunday. |
| Nigerian Militants Say 7 Hostages Dead Posted: 10 Mar 2013 12:15 PM PDT A newly emerged militant sect in Nigeria said it killed seven foreign hostages, a claim the Greek and Italian foreign ministries confimed Sunday, as a violent campaign targeting Europeans across North and West Africa escalates. |
| Twenty bodies turn up in Aleppo's "river of martyrs" Posted: 10 Mar 2013 01:26 PM PDT AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian opposition campaigners said at least 20 bodies of young men shot by security forces were found on Sunday in a small waterway running through the contested city of Aleppo. |
| Creative Learning Pays Off for Web Start-Ups Posted: 10 Mar 2013 12:51 PM PDT CreativeLive and other online companies are finding people are willing to pay for learning that enhances their careers.  |
| Outrage as Brazil cyclist loses arm Posted: 10 Mar 2013 01:08 PM PDT A road collision in Brazil causes outrage after police say a motorist drove off with a cyclist's severed arm attached to his vehicle. |
| Armenian opposition chief on hunger strike over lost election Posted: 10 Mar 2013 12:17 PM PDT YEREVAN (Reuters) - Former Armenian presidential candidate Raffi Hovannisian began a hunger strike on Sunday calling on President Serzh Sarksyan to resign, accusing him of rigging his re-election last month. |
| China Calls for Global Hacking Rules Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:35 AM PDT Remarks by Yang Jiechi, the foreign minister, were China's highest level response yet to intensifying accusations that the Chinese military may be engaging in cyber espionage.  |
| VIDEO: China scraps railways ministry Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:39 AM PDT China has dissolved its powerful railways ministry in a raft of measures aimed at boosting government efficiency and tackling corruption. |
| Libyan congress temporarily suspends sessions over security Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:51 AM PDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's General National Congress has temporarily suspended its sessions due to security concerns after a violent protest that left its members barricaded in a meeting room for several hours and a gun attack on its leader's car. |
| Italy center-left bickers after election disappointment Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:39 AM PDT ROME (Reuters) - Italy's center-left Democratic Party (PD), which threw away a 10 point lead in opinion polls ahead of last month's election, showed growing internal division this weekend as it struggles to find support to form a coalition government. |
| British-born secret love Swedish princess dies Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:28 AM PDT STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The British-born Swedish princess whose secret 33-year romance with her royal husband became Sweden's best-known love story, died on Sunday at the age of 97, the court said. |
| WWII secret agent's ashes scattered Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:42 AM PDT The ashes of Australia's most decorated World War II servicewoman, saboteur and spy Nancy Wake, are scattered at a ceremony in central France. |
| Posted: 10 Mar 2013 12:16 PM PDT Chelsea come back from two goals down to draw with Manchester United and set up an FA Cup quarter-final replay. |
| Suu Kyi's Party Picks Leadership Team Posted: 10 Mar 2013 12:41 PM PDT Aung San Suu Kyi's party announced a senior team dominated by long-serving members to lead it into Myanmar's 2015 elections, while she appealed for an end to infighting. |
| China to Shake Up Foreign-Policy Leadership Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:13 AM PDT China is expected to promote Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi to become its new chief diplomat this week, part of a major shake-up of its foreign-policy leadership. |
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