South Africa: mine unrest to affect potential investment

South Africa: mine unrest to affect potential investment

South Africa: mine unrest to affect potential investment

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 10:57 PM PDT

PERTH (Reuters) - A wave of labor unrest and violence in South Africa's mining sector will have an impact on potential investments, the country's resources minister said on Wednesday. Clashes between police and workers killed 44 people this month and shut ore output at mines run by Lonmin, the world's third largest producer of platinum, a precious metal with industrial uses. "It is a cause for concern. The tragedy does impact on any potential investments," the South African minister for mineral resources, Susan Shabangu, told reporters on the sidelines of a mining conference in Perth. ...


Egypt president in Iran for first visit in decades

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 10:17 PM PDT

Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi has arrived in Tehran for the first visit by an Egyptian leader to Iran in decades.


Israeli official: Government to round up Sudanese

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 10:39 PM PDT

A senior official says Israel will start rounding up thousands of unauthorized Sudanese migrants and put them in a detention center if they don't leave the country voluntarily.


Afghanistan helicopter crash kills 2 NATO troops

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 10:30 PM PDT

The international military coalition in Afghanistan says two international service members have been killed in a helicopter crash in the country's south.


Former Maldives president urges supporters to topple government

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 11:09 PM PDT

MALE (Reuters) - Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed called on his supporters and the army to topple the government ahead of the release of a report on Thursday into this year's transfer of power on the Indian Ocean islands that Nasheed labeled a coup.

VIDEO: The Paralympics 'Enlightenment' show

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 06:17 PM PDT

The opening ceremony for the London 2012 Paralympic Games has taken place. The show, called 'Enlightenment', signalled the start of 11 days of sporting competition among more than 160 countries.


VIDEO: Egypt Sinai campaign concerns Israel

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 10:27 PM PDT

Egyptian security forces have killed 11 militants since launching an offensive in the Sinai peninsula earlier this month, the defence ministry has said.


'Guild Wars 2' - A Grind By Any Other Name

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 06:37 PM PDT

Too often MMORPGs and open-world games mistake open-endedness for the fun of exploration. We need more meaningful quests in our multiplayer online RPGs for them to truly be great.


Kendall: Distressed Debtor's Late Transfers Set Aside As Fraudulent Transfers In Bankruptcy

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 06:36 PM PDT

The Debtor started a Printing Company in his name in 1984 which he fully owned. The Debtor also owned majority interests in a Land Company and a Bank. The Bank loaned the Debtor and his Printing Company just over $1 million in 2005. In 2006, the Bank loaned the Debtor another [...]


Egyptian leader in Iran for first time since 1979 revolution

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 10:41 PM PDT

Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi speaks with China's Vice President Xi Jinping during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People, in BeijingDUBAI (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohammad Mursi arrived in Tehran on Thursday, the first Egyptian leader to visit Iran since its Islamic revolution in 1979. Iranian state television broadcast live pictures of Mursi's red-carpet welcome at Tehran's Mehrabad airport. He was to attend a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement that concludes on Friday. ...

China's Premier Wen says confident Europe will beat crisis

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 10:22 PM PDT

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao waits for Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi before their meeting in the Great Hall of the People in BeijingBEIJING (Reuters) - China's Premier Wen Jiabao said on Thursday he is confident the crisis-stricken euro zone can survive its nagging debt crisis, but warned that conditions remained difficult for the world economy. Speaking to reporters after meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Wen said the global financial crisis had not ended. Europe is China's largest trade partner and its debt problems have dented demand for Chinese exports, dragging China into its worst downturn in three years. (Reporting by Michael Martina; Editing by Robert Birsel)

Nearly 50 killed or missing in Chinese mine blast: Xinhua

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 10:07 PM PDT

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Nineteen miners were killed and 28 are missing in China after a gas explosion in a coal shaft, the Xinhua news agency said on Thursday, marking one of the biggest disasters of the year in the accident-plagued industry. Rescue teams from other mines had been sent to the Xiaojiawan Coal Mine in Sichuan province where 107 miners had been rescued after Wednesday's blast, it reported. China's mines are the deadliest in the world because of lax enforcement of safety standards and a rush to feed demand from a robust economy. ...


U.S. hiker freed by Iran wants Nicaragua to let jailed American go

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 07:45 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Activists including an American hiker who had been jailed in Iran delivered petitions with more than 100,000 signatures to a Nicaraguan consulate in Los Angeles on Wednesday demanding freedom for a U.S. citizen they say is unjustly imprisoned in the Central American country. Jason Puracal, 35, was found guilty of drug trafficking and money laundering by a Nicaraguan trial judge exactly one year ago on August 29, after being detained in 2010. ...


China's Premier Wen says confident Europe will beat crisis

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 10:22 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Premier Wen Jiabao said on Thursday he is confident the crisis-stricken euro zone can survive its nagging debt crisis, but warned that conditions remained difficult for the world economy.

South Africa: mine unrest to affect potential investment

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 10:57 PM PDT

PERTH (Reuters) - A wave of labor unrest and violence in South Africa's mining sector will have an impact on potential investments, the country's resources minister said on Wednesday.

Yes, Paul Ryan Spoke the Truth About Obama's Fiscal Record at the Republican Convention

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 06:21 PM PDT

Progressive bloggers and TV personalities are up in arms about Paul Ryan's speech at the Republican National Convention last night. Several of their accusations revolve around Paul Ryan's own fiscal record, and his description of President Obama's. I asked my liberal friends on Twitter to send me an itemized list of Ryan's alleged lies, and they kindly obliged. So far, Ryan appears to have the better of the argument.


President Obama Avoids Medical Marijuana, War On Drugs Questions In Reddit AMA

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 06:08 PM PDT

President Obama brought reddit to its knees when he agreed to do an AMA (ask-me-anything) interview on the site. Unfortunately "ask me anything" is not the same as "I'll answer anything."


Syrian opposition group not up to job, says ex-member

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 10:13 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS/ANKARA (Reuters) - The opposition Syrian National Council has failed to overcome internal divisions and is not up to the challenge of overthrowing President Bashar al-Assad, a prominent former member of the group has said.

Egyptian leader in Iran for first time since 1979 revolution

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 10:41 PM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohammad Mursi arrived in Tehran on Thursday, the first Egyptian leader to visit Iran since its Islamic revolution in 1979.

Nearly 50 killed or missing in Chinese mine blast: Xinhua

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 10:07 PM PDT

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Nineteen miners were killed and 28 are missing in China after a gas explosion in a coal shaft, the Xinhua news agency said on Thursday, marking one of the biggest disasters of the year in the accident-plagued industry.
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