VIDEO: Samoa dateline move 'will stop confusion'

VIDEO: Samoa dateline move 'will stop confusion'

VIDEO: Samoa dateline move 'will stop confusion'

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 07:18 PM PST

The tiny Pacific Islands of Samoa and Tokelau are going to miss out an entire day when they move across the international dateline.


Chinese senior diplomat visits Iran amid tensions

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 12:23 AM PST

BEIJING, Dec 30 — Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun visited Iran for talks, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said, during growing tensions over Tehran's threat to choke off Middle Eastern oil shipments in retaliation against proposed Western sanctions. In keeping with Beijing's public sensitivity over Iran — a major oil supplier to China — the ...

Israeli air strike kills leader of al Qaeda affiliate in Gaza

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 12:14 AM PST

GAZA, Dec 30 — Israel killed the leader of an al Qaeda-inspired faction in an air strike on the Gaza Strip today, accusing him of launching short-range rockets into the Jewish state. Militants identified the man as Momen Abu Daf of the Army of Islam, part of a loose network of Palestinian groups that profess allegiance to al Qaeda and that have ...

China urges tighter Internet security after hacking attacks

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 11:35 PM PST

SHANGHAI, Dec 30 — The Chinese government is working with domestic Internet search engines like Baidu Inc and Sohu.com, and financial institutions to prevent phishing attacks on unsuspecting Chinese web users. The Ministry of Public Security said today it would work with 10 Chinese search engines to protect the website rankings of financial ...

Pyongyang new leadership lashes out at Seoul and its allies

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 08:10 PM PST

SEOUL, Dec 30 — North Korea's first official communication with the outside world following the death of leader Kim Jong-il and the transition of power to his son was a sombre warning to South Korea and its allies that it would not change policies. The main target of the message, delivered by state news agency KCNA and attributed to the North's ...

Malaysia-Singapore trade to perform well despite global slowdown: Matrade

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 12:28 AM PST

Malaysia-Singapore bilateral trade this year is expected to be positive with a double-digit growth again despite the sluggish global economic environment due to weak US recovery and the eurozone debt crisis.

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English Language Council to be formed to set standard

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 12:27 AM PST

The English Language Council will be formed next year to set the standard for English proficiency of school students, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

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From macarons to makeup: Ladurée announces cosmetics line

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:59 PM PST

French luxury macaron brand Ladurée has announced the launch of a color cosmetics range.

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VIDEO: Jamaica's PNP claims clear poll win

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 11:04 PM PST

Jamaica's opposition People's National Party has won national elections, preliminary results show, after a campaign dominated by the economy.


North Korea's new leaders lash out at South Korea and allies

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:52 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea sounded a bellicose note in its first communication with the outside world since the death of leader Kim Jong-il, saying its confrontational stance against South Korea would not change and labelling its opponents "foolish."

VIDEO: Syria activists plan more protests

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:46 PM PST

Activists in Syria are planning more demonstrations during the day as Arab League observers continue to visit towns which have seen some of the worst violence against anti-government protestors.


N.Korea's new leaders lash out at S.Korea and allies

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 08:58 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea sounded a bellicose note in its first communication with the outside world since the death of leader Kim Jong-il, saying its confrontational stance against South Korea would not change and labelling its opponents "foolish."

Japan indicts Chinese skipper for illegal fishing

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 09:58 PM PST

Prosecutors have indicted the skipper of a Chinese fishing boat for illegally operating in Japanese waters, a local official said Friday.

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Kim Jong-Il souvenir sales surge on Chinese border

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 09:57 PM PST

The death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il earlier this month has sparked a run on enamelled lapel pins bearing his image in the Chinese border city of Dandong, street vendors said Friday.

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Foreign threat to French foie-gras tradition

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 09:44 PM PST

(France-AFP) - Goose foie-gras, a typical product of French cuisine, is made from the livers of geese which have been force-fed, a traditional process which many French producers fear may be in danger of disappearing. That's because the main ingredient - the birds - are actually bred and fed abroad. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.

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Grasshoppers off the menu as power cuts hit Uganda

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 09:43 PM PST

Worsening power cuts in Uganda have left citizens hopping mad, but not just because they have no electricity in their homes and offices -- the blackouts are also depriving people of a favourite delicacy: fried grasshoppers. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.

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Tourist trade ripe in Big Apple

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 09:38 PM PST

(United States-AFP) - New York is claiming the title of the most visited US city, after setting a record in 2011 of 50 million visitors. Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the service, vibe and welcome of the Big Apple has revved up tourism -- and generated 32 billion dollars in revenues in the city this year. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.

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Jamaica opposition scores landslide win at polls

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 08:16 PM PST

KINGSTON (Reuters) - Jamaica's main opposition party rode a wave of discontent with a bad economy to a big win at the polls on Thursday, in elections that swept former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller back into office.

Wealth brings art to Delhi's new gallery district

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 08:46 PM PST

It's late in the evening and the Indian capital's moneyed art crowd is spilling out of congested galleries into a narrow maze of streets, sipping glasses of wine as they peer at catalogues.

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Lookalike

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 08:27 PM PST

Kim Young-Shik, a South Korean lookalike of the late North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Il, waves in front of his print shop in Seoul. He has been cursed in the street, appeared in a movie and perfected the wave of North Korea's "Dear Leader."

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