EU officials to visit N.Korea on food aid: report (AFP)

EU officials to visit N.Korea on food aid: report (AFP)

EU officials to visit N.Korea on food aid: report (AFP)

Posted: 28 May 2011 10:47 PM PDT

This file photo shows an aerial view of central Pyongyang. A group of European Union officials will visit North Korea next month to assess the food situation in the impoverished communist state after a similar trip by US officials, according to a report.(AFP/File/Ian Timberlake)AFP - A group of European Union officials will visit North Korea next month to assess the food situation in the impoverished communist state after a similar trip by US officials, according to a report.

China to step up fight against plastic addiction (AFP)

Posted: 28 May 2011 10:38 PM PDT

China will expand a ban on free shopping bags, state media said, as it tries to further curb its addiction to plastic in a bid to rid the country of AFP - China will expand a ban on free shopping bags, state media said, as it tries to further curb its addiction to plastic in a bid to rid the country of "white pollution" that clogs waterways, farms and fields.

Hollywood star Blanchett under fire over carbon tax (AFP)

Posted: 28 May 2011 10:26 PM PDT

Hollywood A-lister Cate Blanchett (pictured in February) has found herself under fire for fronting a campaign promoting the government's planned carbon tax, with critics saying she is out of touch with ordinary Australians. The wealthy Oscar winner features in a new advert, funded by a coalition of unions and green groups, urging Australians to AFP - Hollywood A-lister Cate Blanchett has found herself under fire for fronting a campaign promoting the government's planned carbon tax, with critics saying she is out of touch with ordinary Australians.

Bin Hammam Withdraws From FIFA Presidential Poll

Posted: 28 May 2011 09:49 PM PDT

Mohamed bin Hammam withdrew from FIFA's presidential election Sunday after being accused of corruption during the campaign.


Former Bank of Italy Governor Convicted

Posted: 28 May 2011 01:15 PM PDT

An Italian court convicted the former governor of Italy's central bank, Antonio Fazio, of stock-market manipulation and sentenced him to four years in prison over his involvement in the battle to takeover the Italian lender Banca Antonveneta.


NATO says destroyed Gaddafi compound guard towers

Posted: 28 May 2011 10:24 PM PDT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - NATO aircraft destroyed guard towers at Muammar Gaddafi's compound in Tripoli, a NATO official said on Saturday, then staged a rare daytime air strike on the Libyan capital, stepping up pressure on him to quit.

NATO says destroyed Gaddafi compound guard towers (Reuters)

Posted: 28 May 2011 10:24 PM PDT

A destroyed military jet belonging to government forces is seen at Misrata airport during a patrol by rebel fighters, May 28, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra BensemraReuters - NATO aircraft destroyed guard towers at Muammar Gaddafi's compound in Tripoli, a NATO official said on Saturday, then staged a rare daytime air strike on the Libyan capital, stepping up pressure on him to quit.

FIFA a 'corrupt shambles': ex-minister Mellor (AFP)

Posted: 28 May 2011 10:10 PM PDT

This file photo shows a sculpture of a football player at the entrance hall of FIFA headquarters in Zurich. FIFA, football's world governing body, has been a AFP - FIFA, football's world governing body, has been a "corrupt shambles" for years and everyone knows it, former sports minister David Mellor said.

3 killed, 8 injured in China chemical plant blast (AP)

Posted: 28 May 2011 10:04 PM PDT

AP - Authorities say a blast at a chemical plant in eastern China has killed three people and injured eight others.


Family plead for Australian accused of Hamas ties (AFP)

Posted: 28 May 2011 09:53 PM PDT

This file photo shows arrivals hall at Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv. The family of an Australian man detained in Israel over alleged links to Hamas has called the charges AFP - The family of an Australian man detained in Israel over alleged links to Hamas has called the charges "preposterous" and urged Canberra to intervene.

VIDEO: Power priority for Nigeria's new leader

Posted: 28 May 2011 09:44 PM PDT

Goodluck Jonathan has made solving Nigeria's electricity crisis the biggest priority of his new presidency.


Nigerian leader to be sworn in with nation divided (AFP)

Posted: 28 May 2011 09:26 PM PDT

Young people hold a banner calling for Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan to honour his political pledges during a rally to commemorate the life of Niger Delta activist Isaac Boro. Jonathan will be sworn in on Sunday following elections seen as the country's fairest in some two decades, but he faces a divided nation after deadly post-poll riots.(AFP/File/Pius Utomi Ekpei)AFP - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will be sworn in on Sunday following elections seen as the country's fairest in some two decades, but he faces a divided nation after deadly post-poll riots.

Japan PM could face no-confidence motion (AFP)

Posted: 28 May 2011 09:41 PM PDT

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, seen here as he arrives to a working dinner in Deauville, on May 26, during the G8 summit in France. At home in Tokyo, Kan, under fire for his handling of the response to the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, faces the threat of a no-confidence motion this week.(AFP/Pool/File/Eric Feferberg)AFP - Japan's centre-left Prime Minister Naoto Kan, under fire for his handling of the response to the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, faces the threat of a no-confidence motion this week.

California taps highest income taxpayers for more revenue

Posted: 28 May 2011 09:27 PM PDT

It is no secret that households that earn the most income pay the most dollars of taxes, and most of


AUDIO: Pink Floyd star dreams of murder

Posted: 28 May 2011 09:29 PM PDT

Pink Floyd star Roger Waters says for many years he was haunted by a recurring dream about murdering someone.


Ex-leader returns to Honduras 2 years after ouster (AP)

Posted: 28 May 2011 08:31 PM PDT

A supporter holds a statue of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya in a crowd gathered to wait for his arrival in Tegucigalpa, Saturday May 28, 2011. The return of the former president from exile Saturday brings Honduras' nearly two-year political crisis to an end. Zelaya's comeback will also pave the way for Honduras to re-enter the international community, which near-unanimously rejected the June 2009 military-backed coup that forced him from office. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)AP - Ousted former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya returned from exile on Saturday to a boisterous welcome from his supporters, ending a nearly two-year political crisis that started when the country's military deposed him in an internationally condemned coup.

VIDEO: Crowds for ousted Honduran leader

Posted: 28 May 2011 08:11 PM PDT

Thousands of people have turned out to welcome home Manuel Zelaya, the ousted president of Honduras.


Captain of hijacked Taiwan boat died in crossfire (AP)

Posted: 28 May 2011 07:55 PM PDT

AP - Taiwan's Foreign Ministry says the captain of a hijacked Taiwanese fishing boat was killed in crossfire between U.S. Navy personnel and Somali pirates.


Australia, Colombia smash international drug ring (AFP)

Posted: 28 May 2011 07:48 PM PDT

This Australian Customs handout photo shows officers with a seized cocaine haul in 2008. Police in Australia, Colombia and Panama combined to smash a major drugs syndicate on Sunday, arresting 14 people and seizing a large quantity of cocaine, they said.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Police in Australia, Colombia and Panama combined to smash a major drugs syndicate, arresting 14 people and seizing a large quantity of cocaine, they said.

Hey China, This Bud's For You

Posted: 28 May 2011 07:44 PM PDT

Production of Budweiser is expected to start in August, marking the first time the US beer brand wil


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