No hope of survivors in Pakistan air crash

No hope of survivors in Pakistan air crash

No hope of survivors in Pakistan air crash

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 10:59 PM PDT

All 127 on board feared dead as the plane crashed just before landing at Islamabad airport amid bad weather.


Vietnam seeks foreign help after skin disease kills 19

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 10:12 PM PDT

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's health authorities will seek foreign assistance to deal with a resurgence of a mystery skin infection that has already killed 19 people in the central region and terrified villagers, state-run media reported on Saturday. The disease was first reported between April and December last year, with doctors unable to identify the cause and it has re-emerged in a mountainous district of Quang Ngai province. One village was reported to be in a state of terror over the death of a resident, and altogether 171 people reported infections on palms and the soles of their feet. ...


Taiwan-Run Bakery Chain Christine Sees China Expansion On Track

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 10:03 PM PDT

Plans for brisk expansion in China at Christine Holding, the Shanghai-based bakery??group??controlled by Taiwan businessman Lo Tien-An,?? are on track,?? according to figures in the company's annual report published yesterday. The report was first since Christine, one of China?s largest bakery chains, ????listed its shares at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Feb. 23. Christine ...


Vietnam seeks foreign help after skin disease kills 19

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 10:13 PM PDT

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's health authorities will seek foreign assistance to deal with a resurgence of a mystery skin infection that has already killed 19 people in the central region and terrified villagers, state-run media reported on Saturday.

Analysis: Did U.S. fumble chance to peer inside China's secretive leadership?

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 10:08 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Information about a Chinese policeman who implicated the wife of a top Chinese official in a British businessman's murder was not circulated widely in Washington as he was considered of marginal intelligence value, current and former U.S. officials said. In the weeks since Wang Lijun's visit to the U.S. Consulate in Chengdu and his subsequent detention, some critics of the Obama administration have accused it of fumbling what could have been one of the highest-level defectors ever from inside China's clannish leadership class. ...


China top military paper warns of armed confrontation over seas

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 09:45 PM PDT

Filipino and U.S. soldiers take part in an ambush drill during a Philippine-U.S. troops joint military exercise in Ternate townBEIJING (Reuters) - China's top military newspaper warned the United States on Saturday that U.S.-Philippine military exercises have fanned risks of armed confrontation over the disputed South China Sea. The commentary in China's Liberation Army Daily falls short of a formal government statement, but marks the strongest high-level comment yet from Beijing about tensions with the Philippines over disputed seas where both countries have sent ships to assert their claims. ...

Retired Mexican general shot dead in Mexico City

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 08:45 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Retired Mexican General Mario Arturo Acosta, who was once convicted of having ties to drug cartels, died after being shot three times in the head on Friday in Mexico City. The attorney general's office in the Mexican capital said Acosta, 70, was shot by an unidentified attacker northwest of the city center. The gunman escaped on an accomplice's motorbike. "He died as a consequence of three bullet wounds, although the autopsy will determine the (definitive) causes of death," Jesus Rodriguez, district attorney for Mexico City, told a televised news conference. ...


Pakistan moves against airline after crash

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 10:46 PM PDT

Pakistani rescue workers sort through the wreckage of the Boeing 737 passenger plane that crashed in the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, April 20, 2012. Sobbing relatives of those on the flight, which was coming from Karachi, flocked to the airport, and officials said there appeared to be no survivors from the 127 people on board. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)Pakistan blocked the head of an airline whose jet crashed near the capital from leaving the country as it began an investigation Saturday into the country's second major air disaster in less then two years.

Analysis: Did U.S. fumble chance to peer inside China's secretive leadership?

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 10:56 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Information about a Chinese policeman who implicated the wife of a top Chinese official in a British businessman's murder was not circulated widely in Washington as he was considered of marginal intelligence value, current and former U.S. officials said.

China top military paper warns of armed confrontation over seas

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 11:21 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top military newspaper warned the United States on Saturday that U.S.-Philippine military exercises have fanned risks of armed confrontation over the disputed South China Sea.

VIDEO: UAE's only crematorium

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 08:30 PM PDT

Simon Atkinson meets Don Fox, the funeral director who runs the first crematorium for non-Muslims in the United Arab Emirates.


The 'Treppie Chronicles - Part 1: The Higher You Go, The Harder You...

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 08:49 PM PDT

? Did you think I was going to say fall? Oh no no no? there are far more intricate elements to consider here before we get into that. Did I really say 'treppie? Yes, I did - it's my slang term for 'entrepreneur' ? I think it has a nice ring to it. ? Think. ...


6 New Reasons to Buy Verizon, like Smartphones & Smart Networks

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 08:40 PM PDT

Verizon (NYSE:VZ) is a port in the storm of a turbulent market. With a 5% dividend yield, Verizon offers steady bond-like income with an equity kicker. The phone company trades in a tight range of about $34-40, so the best entry point is at the low end of range. With $120 billion in revenues, the ...


VIDEO: UAE's only crematorium

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 08:30 PM PDT

Simon Atkinson meets Don Fox, the funeral director who runs the first crematorium for non-Muslims in the United Arab Emirates.


Retired Mexican general shot dead in Mexico City

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 08:45 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Retired Mexican General Mario Arturo Acosta, who was once convicted of having ties to drug cartels, died after being shot three times in the head on Friday in Mexico City.

Japan to give Y600 billion in aid to Mekong nations over 3 years

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 08:15 PM PDT

Japan's Prime Minister Noda exchange smiles with the leaders of the Mekong region nations in TokyoTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will provide 600 billion yen ($7.35 billion) in official development aid to Mekong region countries in three years from April 2013 to help improve the region's infrastructure and boost the area's economy, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Saturday. Noda made the announcement following a meeting with leaders from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar - countries with strong growth prospects. "There is no development in east Asia without the stability and growth in the Mekong region," Noda told reporters. ...

SKorea asks China about NKorean missile carrier

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 08:01 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 15, 2012 file photo, a North Korean vehicle carrying a missile passes by during a mass military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square to celebrate the centenary of the birth of the late North Korean founder Kim Il Sung. The enormous, 16-wheel truck used to carry the missile, likely came from China in a possible violation of U.N. sanctions meant to rein in Pyongyang's missile program, experts say. Pinning a sanctions-busting charge on Beijing would be difficult, however, because it would be hard to prove that Beijing provided the technology for military purposes or even that it sold the vehicle directly to North Korea, the experts said. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)South Korea has asked China whether it is the source of a sophisticated missile carrier displayed by North Korea during a military parade last weekend, a Seoul official said.

Strong quake hits eastern Indonesia

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 08:29 PM PDT

JAKARTA (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck eastern Indonesia on Saturday off Irian Jaya, the United States Geological Survey said, and the Indonesian disaster mitigation agency said the quake has no tsunami potential. The USGS said the quake was recorded offshore, 51 miles south-southeast of the town of Manokwari, at a depth of 18.5 miles. It had initially estimated the magnitude of the tremor at 6.9 and 7.0. At least one major aftershock was recorded. ...


NY Tech Day 2012 - The "Silicon City" and its Startup Culture

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 07:34 PM PDT

City held its first NY Day, featuring 160 startups and over 3500 attendees. Investors, aspiring entrepreneurs, press, and curious bystanders crowded together at the armory to celebrate the emerging tech scene here in . NYC has long viewed itself as being the best city in the world on many fronts- culture, advertising, finance, food, fashion. ...


Japan to give Y600 billion in aid to Mekong nations over 3 years

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 10:40 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will provide 600 billion yen ($7.35 billion) in official development aid to Mekong region countries in three years from April 2013 to help improve the region's infrastructure and boost the area's economy, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Saturday.
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