US plans exercises with S Korea

US plans exercises with S Korea


US plans exercises with S Korea

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 12:56 PM PDT

South Korea and the US are planning joint military exercises in what the Pentagon says is a message of deterrence to Pyongyang.


Gaza aid ship docks in Egypt

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 12:44 PM PDT

Israeli warships force Libyan sponsored 'Amalthea' to change course to El Arish port.


Man risks jail to save Chinese lake

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 06:21 PM PDT

China's third largest freshwater body of water, Lake Tai, is at once placid and majestic, until it reveals its dirty secret.


Animal Autopsies in Gulf Reveal Only a Mystery

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 12:34 PM PDT

The vast majority of the dead animals that have been found — 1,387 birds, 444 turtles, 53 dolphins and one sperm whale — show no visible signs of oil contamination.


A Show of Power After a Crisis From Dimon and JPMorgan

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 12:06 PM PDT

For all Jamie Dimon's gloomy talk, the future for JPMorgan Chase is looking bright after a series of big deals during the crisis.


Iroquois Team Allowed to Travel to England

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 11:00 AM PDT

The Iroquois national lacrosse team received permission on Wednesday from the State Department to travel to England on tribal passports.


A Queens Development Strains Asian Ethnic Tensions

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 11:26 AM PDT

Flushing Commons, which would replace a parking lot, is opposed by many Korean small businesses nearby but supported by Chinese merchants farther away.


Flotilla journalists to sue Israel

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 11:41 AM PDT

Group of more than 30 reporters to demand compensation from Israeli government.


Sudan 'unprepared' for referendum

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 11:17 AM PDT

Government behind on preparations for southern independence vote, NGOs say.


BBC journalist given rare escorted tour of Tibet

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 11:19 AM PDT

The BBC's Damian Grammaticas has been taken on a rare escorted visit to Tibet


U.S., South Korea to hold military drills after ship sunk

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 11:32 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea are expected to approve a series of joint military drills when the U.S. secretaries of state and defense visit Seoul next week, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.


Possible Martyrdom Video by Times Square Plotter

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 11:48 AM PDT

Al Arabiya has shown excerpts from what it says is a 40-minute martyrdom video recorded by Faisal Shahzad, a Pakistani-American who tried to detonate an S.U.V. packed with explosives in Times Square.


Stimulus 'made 3 million US jobs'

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 11:20 AM PDT

A new US government report shows the Recovery Act created around 3 million jobs, more than expected.


BBC journalist given rare tour of Tibet

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 11:19 AM PDT

The BBC's Damian Grammaticas has been taken on a rare escorted visit to Tibet


Kremlin says Russia losing battle on corruption

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 01:01 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday his administration had made almost no progress in fighting corruption since he took power two years ago.


Vatican aerials 'link to cancer'

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 09:56 AM PDT

Italian cancer experts say there is a connection between radiation from Vatican Radio transmitters and a high number of child cancer cases.


Quebec court authorizes RBC suit

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 11:10 AM PDT

A Quebec court authorizes a $40m (£25.3m) class-action lawsuit against Royal Bank of Canada by victims of fraudster Earl Jones.


BP delays tests on new well cap

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 10:53 AM PDT

Tests on Gulf of Mexico wellhead postponed to reduce risks of worsening spill.


Live - The Open 2010 preview

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 05:33 AM PDT

BBC Sport previews the 2010 Open Championship from St Andrews. (UK users only)


After High Line’s Success, Other Cities Look Up

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 10:28 AM PDT

The High Line elevated park in Manhattan has motivated a host of other cities to try copying its success.


Gaza-bound aid ship on new course to Egypt - Israel

Gaza-bound aid ship on new course to Egypt - Israel


Gaza-bound aid ship on new course to Egypt - Israel

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 01:22 AM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Libyan-chartered ship carrying aid for Palestinians set a new course for the Egyptian port of El Arish on Wednesday after Israel's navy warned it away from the blockaded Gaza Strip, an Israeli official said.


N.Korea to hold talks with UN Command on sinking

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 07:22 PM PDT

SEOUL -North Korea's military is scheduled to hold talks Thursday with the US-led United Nations Command, the first since the sinking of a South Korean warship sent regional tensions soaring.

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'Abducted' Iran scientist leaves US for Tehran

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 07:39 AM PDT

TEHRAN -Iranian nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri, who surfaced in Washington more than a year after Tehran claimed he was abducted by US spies, is on his way home, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

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Saudi, US agents abducted me during Umrah: Iranian scholar

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 11:57 PM PDT

TEHRAN, July 14: Abducted Iranian scholar Shahram Amiri says he was kidnapped by the US security agents in collaboration with Saudi forces, while he was on a pilgrimage in the holy city of Madinah in June 2009.


Deadly Conson cuts power in Manila, aims for China

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 12:51 AM PDT

MANILA (Reuters) - Parts of Manila may be without power until Friday after Typhoon Conson hit the Philippines' main island of Luzon, killing at least 11 people with more than 50 missing, and moved towards southern China.


FACTBOX - Policies of Japan govt's potential ally Your Party

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 12:51 AM PDT

Market players are focusing on a possible tie-up with the opposition Your Party, which advocates small government, market-friendly policies and more aggressive central bank steps to end deflation, although the party has so far rejected the idea of joining the government.


Hong Kong workers demand minimum wage law

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 12:22 AM PDT

HONG KONG, Wednesday 14 July 2010 (AFP) - Hundreds of workers in Hong Kong called for a minimum wage law Wednesday as lawmakers debated the controversial issue which has long divided the city's business sector and grassroots labour groups.

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Japan killer mum 'spun child in washing machine'

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 12:17 AM PDT

TOKYO, Wednesday 14 July 2010 (AFP) - A Japanese woman arrested for allegedly strangling her five-year-old daughter to death has told police she also used to trap the child inside a running washing machine, reports said Wednesday.

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Laos, US in highest contact since war

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 12:16 AM PDT

WASHINGTON, Wednesday 14 July 2010 (AFP) - The United States and Laos pledged to step up cooperation after their highest-level talks since the Vietnam War, the latest country in a renewed US effort to engage Southeast Asia.

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Salty water, parched earth: Vietnam's Mekong paddies dry up

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 12:15 AM PDT

QUE DIEN, Wednesday 14 July 2010 (AFP) - The rivers that should nourish his thirsty rice paddies are too salty, and the rains are late this year. Dang Roi does not know if he will be able to salvage anything from this spring's crop.

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Selangor mulls elections for village chiefs

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 11:47 PM PDT

The Selangor government is mulling the possibility of holding elections for "ketua kampung" (village headmen) instead of appointing them, the state assembly was told today.

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Najib hopes Selangor will act on sand mining issue

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 11:46 PM PDT

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak hopes the Selangor government will take action to overcome the problem of uncontrolled sand mining in the state which has angered the people.

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Umno not too weak as to forge ties with PAS: Najib

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 11:45 PM PDT

Prime Minister and Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today Umno was itself strong and not too weak that it has to cooperate with PAS.

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2011 Budget will boost economy: Najib

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 11:44 PM PDT

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the government will ensure all projects and programmes under Budget 2011 will boost the country's economy.

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Pornthip to testify in person on Aug 18

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 11:43 PM PDT

Thai pathologist Dr Pornthip Rojanasunand will testify in person, on Aug 18, at the Teoh Beng Hock inquest here.

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Iran scientist heading home via third country - ISNA

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 12:18 AM PDT

TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian nuclear scientist who disappeared more than a year ago and mysteriously turned up in Washington is on his way back to Iran via a third country, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.


Al Qaeda blamed for coordinated Yemen attacks - police

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 12:18 AM PDT

SANAA (Reuters) - Two coordinated attacks on separate security buildings in south Yemen on Wednesday have caused casualties in an assault initially blamed on al Qaeda, a police source said.


Clampdown rumoured as China ‘twitter’ sites down

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 11:03 PM PDT

SHANGHAI, July 14 — Chinese social networking websites that provide Twitter-like services have suddenly reverted to testing mode and access has been spotty amid reports of a government clampdown. Although Twitter has been banned for more than a year in China, Chinese Internet companies have been quick to fill the void, providing microblogging ...


Singapore forces removal of dissident video from YouTube

Posted: 13 Jul 2010 10:41 PM PDT

SINGAPORE, Wednesday 14 July 2010 (AFP) - A Singaporean filmmaker on Wednesday complied with a government order to remove a political film from video sharing site YouTube but said others were defiantly spreading it on the web.

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