Pakistan court orders Musharraf's arrest

Pakistan court orders Musharraf's arrest

Pakistan court orders Musharraf's arrest

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 11:02 PM PDT

A court in Islamabad cancels former military ruler's bail application in connection with detention of judges in 2007.

Suning Beats Bailian To Rank As China's No. 1 Chain Retailer In 2012 (Table)

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 10:41 PM PDT

Suning Commerce Group of Nanjing, China's biggest appliance chain, topped the latest survey of China's 100 top chain stores published annually by the China Chain Store and Franchise Association. Suning, whose chairman Zhang Jindong ranked No. 412 on the 2013 Forbes Billionaires List with wealth of $3.3 billion, beat last year's No. 1, Bailian Group.  The 2013 list was announced yesterday.  The following is a list of the top 30 in English. Sales from 2013 are provided in renminbi .  Click here for last year's top 30.     1. Suning Commerce Group, 124 billion yuan 2. Bailian Group, 122 billion yuan 3. Gome Electrical Appliances, 117 billion yuan  4. China Resources Vanguard, 94.1 billion yuan  5. RT-Mart International, 72.5 billion yuan  6. Wal-Mart China, 58 billion yuan 7. Chongqing General Trading Group, 54.5 billion yuan 8. Yum! Restaurants (China) Investment, 52.2 billion yuan 9. Shandong Commercial Group, 49.4 billion yuan 10. Carrefour China, 45.3 billion yuan 11. Dashang Group, 37.3 billion yuan 12. NGS Supermarket (Group), 30.3 billion yuan 13. Yonghui  Superstores, 27.9 billion yuan  14. Wuhan Department Store Group, 26.8 billion yuan  15. Hisap High Technology, 26.5 billion yuan 16. Zhongbai Holdings Group, 26.2 billion yuan 17. Shijiazhuang Beiguo Renbai Group, 25.4 billion yuan 18. Jiangsu Five Star Appliances, 24.2 billion yuan 19. Changchun Ouya Group, 24.1 billion yuan  20. HNA Retailing, 24 billion yuan 21. Beijing Wangfujing Department Store, 21.6 billion yuan 22. Liqun Group, 21.4 billion yuan 23. Rainbow Department Store, 20.4 billion yuan 24. Tesco China, 20 billion yuan 25. Parkson Retail Group, 19.7 billion yuan 26. Wenfeng Great World Chain Development Corporation, 19.5 billion yuan  27. Yantai Zhenhua Department Store, 19.1 billion yuan  28. Golden Eagle Retail Group, 18.7 billion yuan 29. Shandong Jiajiayue Group, 18.2 billion yuan 30. A.Best, 18 billion yuan  Exchange rate: US$1 = 6.2 yuan  -- with Elaine Mao

Why Europe Needs Shale Gas

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 10:34 PM PDT

- Karel Cool ( Chaired Professor of European Competitiveness, INSEAD) and Quentin Philippe (BCG, London) -

74-Carat Diamond Sells For A Record $14.1 Million

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 09:57 PM PDT

A 74.79-carat, pear-shaped diamond fetched more than $14.1 million at Sotheby's Magnificent Jewels sale Wednesday, setting an auction record for any white diamond sold in the Americas.

China says investigating human-to-human spread of bird flu

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 09:44 PM PDT

An employee works at a poultry farm on the outskirts of ShanghaiBy Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING (Reuters) - China is investigating the possibility of human-to-human transmission of a new strain of bird flu that has killed 17 people and is examining "family clusters" of people infected with the virus, a top health official was quoted as saying. Authorities have slaughtered thousands of birds and closed some live poultry markets to slow the rate of human infection. But many aspects of this new variety of bird flu remain a mystery, particularly whether the H7N9 strain is being transmitted between people. ...

China says investigating human-to-human spread of bird flu

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 09:44 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is investigating the possibility of human-to-human transmission of a new strain of bird flu that has killed 17 people and is examining "family clusters" of people infected with the virus, a top health official was quoted as saying.

North Korea sets preconditions for talks' restart

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 09:10 PM PDT

A banner with picture of North Korean leaders Kim Jong-Un is displayed by South Korean protesters during an anti-North Korea protest rally in downtown Seoul, South Korea Thursday, April 18, 2013. North Korea would collapse without support from its economic benefactor China, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who was on East Asian tour last week, said Wednesday, stressing the importance of working with Beijing to address North Korean threats and its nuclear program. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea on Thursday demanded the withdrawal of U.N. sanctions and the end of U.S.-South Korea military drills as preconditions for the resumption of talks meant to defuse tension on the Korean Peninsula.

VIDEO: Dutch prince sets informal tone

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 08:57 PM PDT

The Dutch Crown Prince has set the tone for what could be a more hands off monarchy in the Netherlands.

North Korea demands end of sanctions if U.S. wants dialogue

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 09:35 PM PDT

A North Korean soldier looks out of the window of a guard tower, on the banks of Yalu River, about 100 km from SinuijuBy Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea offered the United States and South Korea a list of conditions for talks, including the lifting of U.N. sanctions, signaling a possible end to weeks of warlike hostility on the Korean peninsula. In a statement issued on Thursday, North Korea's top military body also said the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula would begin when the United States removed nuclear weapons that the isolated state says Washington has deployed in the region. ...

War medicine now is helping Boston bomb victims

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 07:40 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 15, 2013 photo, an injured person is helped on the sidewalk near the Boston Marathon finish line following an explosion in Boston. The bombs that made Boston look like a combat zone have also brought battlefield medicine to their civilian victims. A decade of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has sharpened skills and scalpels, leading to dramatic advances that are now being used to treat the 13 amputees and nearly a dozen other patients still fighting to keep damaged limbs. (AP Photo/MetroWest Daily News, Ken McGagh, File) MANDATORY CREDITThe bombs that made Boston look like a combat zone have also brought battlefield medicine to their civilian victims. A decade of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has sharpened skills and scalpels, leading to dramatic advances that are now being used to treat the 13 amputees and nearly a dozen other patients still fighting to keep damaged limbs after Monday's attack.

Large explosion hits Texas fertiliser plant

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 10:54 PM PDT

At least two killed and hundreds likely injured after massive explosion at fertiliser plant near Waco, Texas.

Mozilla's TowTruck Service Seeks To Redefine Web Collaboration

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 07:23 PM PDT

Collaboration as a corporate cure-all has become such a marketing buzzword, it is easy to be cynical about any new product or service that promises to increase collaboration, especially over the web.

North Korea demands end of sanctions if U.S. wants dialogue

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 09:35 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea offered the United States and South Korea a list of conditions for talks, including the lifting of U.N. sanctions, signaling a possible end to weeks of warlike hostility on the Korean peninsula.

Japan Posts Trade Deficit

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 10:34 PM PDT

Japan's merchandise trade balance logged a deficit of $3.69 billion in March, stretching the run of deficits to nine months, as the weak yen pushed up import prices.

World Digest: April 17, 2013

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 07:20 PM PDT

Roadside bombs and insurgent attacks killed at least 24 people in five separate incidents across Afghanistan as violence steadily rises during this year's spring fighting season, officials said Wednesday.

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Year Of The Snake Investment Guide: You Can Do Better Than China ETFs

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 07:10 PM PDT

China ETFs are relatively easy way to put your investment money to work. You get exposure to some of its largest companies, they trade overseas, and the liquidity for some like the iShare FTSE China 25 Index Fund and SPDR S&P China ETF may be better than some China stocks. Yet they may not generate the best returns on your China investments.

Queen's Pawn: Injustice: Gods Among Us #14 Review

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 07:07 PM PDT

After last week's breather issue, in which the Flash took some time to analyze the current world situation, it seems the Injustice crew needed another chess move issue. Injustice: Gods Among Us #14 is more about what will most likely happen next week, as opposed to what is happening this week. In fact, this issue served more to confirm what we, as fans, had long suspected was coming.

Tomorrow We Live-Blog Microsoft's Earnings Report

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 07:03 PM PDT

Tomorrow at 2:30PM West coast time will be announcing its third quarter financial results. Join us here at that time, as we'll have the live webcast as well as a (hopefully not too snarky) live blog where we can dissect exactly what it is Microsoft is saying to its investors at a time when some are worried about the future of the company.

In World Of Falling Interest Rates, Brazil Starts To Tighten

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 07:02 PM PDT

As expected, Brazil's Central Bank hiked interest rates on Wednesday evening to 7.5% from 7.25%.

Where To Party In Brazil During Carnaval

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 07:02 PM PDT
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Sat nav gives lorries cyclist alerts

Sat nav gives lorries cyclist alerts

Sat nav gives lorries cyclist alerts

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 01:42 PM PDT

A new sat nav system targeted at lorry owners warns drivers when they are approaching an area where they are at greatest risk of hitting a cyclist.

Venezuela Court Rejects Appeal for Vote Recount

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 01:34 PM PDT

Venezuela's Supreme Court rejected opposition calls for a recount of the country's disputed presidential vote, even as the opposition prepared to submit reports of thousands of alleged election irregularities and the U.S. government reiterated its call for a new tally of ballots.

Russian Court Postpones Activist's Trial

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 01:38 PM PDT

The high-profile criminal trial of Russia's best-known opposition activist opened in the Russian city of Kirov on Wednesday and quickly adjourned until April 24.

Photos of the Day: April 17

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 01:19 PM PDT

In today's pictures, laborers move vegetables in a market in India, a woman in Brazil paints masks to look like Pope Francis, a police man stands guard at a baseball game in Atlanta, and more.

Hundreds of toads cross village road

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 12:24 PM PDT

Villagers in Monyash call for a "toad crossing" to protect the mass migration heading to the mere to breed.

Kuwaiti police teargas opposition protest

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 01:10 PM PDT

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaiti police fired teargas late on Wednesday to disperse thousands of people protesting against the conviction of a prominent opposition politician for insulting the country's ruler, witnesses said.

Succession at Huawei Offers Glimpse Into Secretive Firm

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 01:08 PM PDT

One of China's biggest international enterprises is undergoing an unusual, American-style search for a successor to its founder.
    

India Ink: Image of the Day: April 17

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 12:58 PM PDT

A procession organized by eunuchs in Ajmer, Rajasthan.
    

Russian foreign minister tells West "don't isolate Assad"

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 12:51 PM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - In an implicit warning to international supporters of Syrian opposition forces, Russia's foreign minister said on Wednesday that efforts to isolate one side in the conflict would wreck the chances of a negotiated solution and help militant Islamists.

Pots or fireworks? The symbols of Venezuela's political divide

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 12:43 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Split down the middle over an acrimonious election, Venezuelans are squaring off en masse every night at 8 p.m. on the dot in a cacophony of noise from rival factions.

Defiant Assad vows to defeat Syrian rebels

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 01:27 PM PDT

Syrian president tells pro-regime TV there will be no "surrender' and that rebels' victory would spell end of Syria.

Beckhams are 'posher', study finds

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 03:37 AM PDT

David and Victoria Beckham have changed their speech to "sound less working class", researchers at the University of Manchester conclude.

Pine marten survey suggests recovery

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 06:24 AM PDT

One of Scotland's rarest carnivores is showing signs of recovery after years of declining populations, a new report suggests.

Manual recount not possible in Venezuela, chief justice says

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 12:21 PM PDT

A manual recount of votes isn't possible in Venezuela, the head of the country's Supreme Court said Wednesday, suggesting there is no legal basis for the opposition's push for a ballot-by-ballot audit of the narrow presidential election results.

World Briefing | Asia : Tibetan Woman Kills Herself by Self-Immolation

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 11:45 AM PDT

The 20-year-old woman, who is survived by her husband and a 3-year-old child, set fire to herself to protest Chinese rule, according to Western news organizations.
    

French Slows Austerity, Fearing Recession

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 01:02 PM PDT

The French government presented its plan to avoid austerity and let its debt keep rising an extra year as the economy struggles to grow.

The Funeral of the 'Iron Lady'

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 07:52 AM PDT

Mourners, dignitaries and protestors turned up en-masse to witness the ceremonial funeral procession of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on Wednesday.

Sudan army says retakes two Darfur towns from rebels

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 12:30 PM PDT

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's army said on Wednesday it had retaken two rebel-held towns in an eastern part of the Darfur region where thousands of civilians have been displaced this month by renewed fighting.

In Shell win, ruling limits jurisdiction in foreign rights cases

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 12:29 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a closely watched ruling that left questions unanswered, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday that federal courts do not have jurisdiction to hear lawsuits against foreign corporations accused of aiding in human rights abuses abroad.

Son of Senegal's ex-president charged with corruption

Posted: 17 Apr 2013 12:35 PM PDT

DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegalese prosecutors on Wednesday formally charged Karim Wade, the son of the West African nation's former president, with corruption and ordered him to be detained without bail, his lawyer told Reuters.
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