China calls on Japan to meet 'halfway' to fix ties

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• China calls on Japan to meet 'halfway' to fix ties
• Vive les fous!
• Russia set to advance ban on US adoptions
• Spring Wish denied as suicide bomber brings down Afghan juice empire
• VIDEO: Tornadoes cause havoc on US Gulf Coast
• Reformist leader says Myanmar needs transformation
• Japan's Abe gets second term, to tap allies for cabinet
• Three Afghans dead in new blast at U.S. base in Afghan east
• Russian pipeline blast, quake strike 2014 Olympics host Sochi
• ETP projects to boost construction
• Lim Keng Yaik receives national honour
• Obama breaks off vacation to deal with fiscal cliff
• Thousands flee Malaysia floods
• Samsung hits back at Ericsson in patent battle
• Explosion in Afghan city of Khost, Taliban say target U.S. base
• Explosion in Afghan city of Khost, Taliban say target U.S. base
• VIDEO: All aboard the samba train in Brazil
• Indon volcano tour attracts touirists
• Haitian singer and priest shares traditional voodoo songs
• Magnificient floating Christmas tree illuminates Rio

China calls on Japan to meet 'halfway' to fix ties Posted: 26 Dec 2012 12:20 AM PST China called on new Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Wednesday to meet Beijing "halfway" to try and improve relations that have been hurt by a debilitating territorial dispute. read more

Vive les fous! Posted: 26 Dec 2012 12:05 AM PST Many think of themselves as being smart. Few would want to be seen as fools. read more

Russia set to advance ban on US adoptions Posted: 25 Dec 2012 11:51 PM PST Russia's upper house of parliament was due Wednesday to vote for a bill barring Americans from adopting the country's children, in retaliation for a new piece of human rights legislation in the US. read more

Spring Wish denied as suicide bomber brings down Afghan juice empire Posted: 25 Dec 2012 11:35 PM PST KABUL (Reuters) - When a Taliban suicide bomber killed two people on the edge of the Afghan capital this month, there was another casualty - a global fruit juice business optimistically called "Spring Wish" which provided work for thousands of farmers across the country.

VIDEO: Tornadoes cause havoc on US Gulf Coast Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:34 PM PST More than a dozen tornadoes slammed into the US Gulf Coast, destroying homes and plunging tens of thousands of them into darkness.

Reformist leader says Myanmar needs transformation Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:44 PM PST YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's president called on Wednesday for a shake-up in the running of his fast-changing country, which he said was still mired in corruption and inefficiency and lagging behind its international peers.

Japan's Abe gets second term, to tap allies for cabinet Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:00 PM PST TOKYO (Reuters) - The lower house of Japan's parliament approved Shinzo Abe as prime minister on Wednesday, giving the hawkish lawmaker a second chance at the top job as the country battles deflation and confronts a rising China.

Three Afghans dead in new blast at U.S. base in Afghan east Posted: 25 Dec 2012 09:48 PM PST KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed three people in an attack on a U.S. base in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the same base that is believed to be used by the CIA and which a suicide bomber attacked three years ago killing seven CIA employees.

Russian pipeline blast, quake strike 2014 Olympics host Sochi Posted: 25 Dec 2012 09:47 PM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - A gas pipeline blast followed by a mild earthquake has struck Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi, which will host the 2014 Winter Olympics, a local government spokeswoman told Reuters on Wednesday.

ETP projects to boost construction Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:48 PM PST Mega projects under the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) are expected to boost the construction sector to record 11.5 per cent growth year-on-year in 2013. read more

Lim Keng Yaik receives national honour Posted: 25 Dec 2012 09:48 PM PST Former Gerakan president Tun Dr Lim Keng Yaik was conferred national honour with the procession for his hearse starting at 10.30am today from his house at the Tropicana Golf and Country Resort. read more

Obama breaks off vacation to deal with fiscal cliff Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:37 PM PST President Barack Obama was to cut his holiday short and head back to Washington on Wednesday to try to address the "fiscal cliff," a set of tax hikes and spending cuts to take effect next year. read more

Thousands flee Malaysia floods Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:04 PM PST Floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains in Malaysia forced almost 14,000 people to flee their homes and seek shelter at relief centres, the official Bernama news agency said Wednesday. read more

Samsung hits back at Ericsson in patent battle Posted: 25 Dec 2012 09:38 PM PST South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it had filed a complaint to seek a US import ban on some Ericsson products in an escalating patent battle with the Swedish mobile giant. read more

Explosion in Afghan city of Khost, Taliban say target U.S. base Posted: 25 Dec 2012 08:57 PM PST KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A blast in the eastern Afghan city of Khost on Wednesday wounded three people, and the Taliban said they had sent a suicide bomber in a vehicle to attack an American military base.

Explosion in Afghan city of Khost, Taliban say target U.S. base Posted: 25 Dec 2012 08:36 PM PST KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A blast in the eastern Afghan city of Khost on Wednesday wounded three people, and the Taliban said they had sent a suicide bomber in a vehicle to attack an American military base.

VIDEO: All aboard the samba train in Brazil Posted: 25 Dec 2012 08:19 PM PST The month of December in Brazil has become a time for celebrating the roots of samba music, and the ''samba train'' has become a popular tradition.

Indon volcano tour attracts touirists Posted: 25 Dec 2012 08:53 PM PST The Sleman's volcano tour, which starts on the slopes of the Merapi Mountain, has attracted many tourists during this holiday season (Christmas), Indonesia's Antara reported, quoting a spokesman for the Lava Tour Jeep Tourism as saying. read more

Haitian singer and priest shares traditional voodoo songs Posted: 25 Dec 2012 08:36 PM PST (PARIS-AFP) - Voodoo priest and singer Erol Josué is bringing traditional Haitian music to the world, sharing traditional rhythms and chants with a wider public. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Magnificient floating Christmas tree illuminates Rio Posted: 25 Dec 2012 08:33 PM PST (Brazil-AFP) - Rio boasts one of the tallest Christmas trees in the world and it illuminates the city's lagoon from the middle of the water. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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Officials: suicide blast outside a key U.S. military base kills 3 Afghans

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• Officials: suicide blast outside a key U.S. military base kills 3 Afghans
• Chinese Tourist Travel To Hong Kong Bulges In November
• Doctor Who 7.06: Winter Is Coming
• Google Wants To Grab 90% Of Office Users From Microsoft
• Shinzo Abe elected as Japan's prime minister
• Japan's Abe gets second term as PM
• The Most Misunderstood Aspect Of Great Leadership
• Three Afghans dead in new blast at U.S. base in Afghan east
• 8 dead in Christmas Day fires, riot in Philippines
• Afghan bomber attacks near major US base; no dead
• VIDEO: All aboard the samba train in Brazil
• Three Afghans dead in new blast at U.S. base in Afghan east
• VIDEO: All aboard the samba train in Brazil
• VIDEO: Midnight's Children adapted for film
• U.S. moves to sell advanced spy drones to South Korea
• Let China's Most Famous Artist Inspire The Rebel Entrepreneur In You
• VIDEO: 'Mourning but thinking of God'
• VIDEO: China's child trafficking raids
• VIDEO: Midnight's Children adapted for film
• Japan's Cabinet resigns to make way for new PM

Officials: suicide blast outside a key U.S. military base kills 3 Afghans Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:23 PM PST KABUL – A suicide bomb attack near a key U.S. military base in Afghanistan killed three Afghan civilians on Wednesday, according to officials. At least seven Afghans were wounded in the strike outside the Chapman base in southeastern Khost province near the border Pakistan, but there were no immediate reports of casualties among the foreign troops. Read full article >>

Chinese Tourist Travel To Hong Kong Bulges In November Posted: 25 Dec 2012 05:32 PM PST China's economic growth may be easing this year compared with 2011, but visits by mainlanders to Hong Kong are booming. The number of tourist arrivals in Hong Kong by mainland Chinese in November increased by 29.7% from a year earlier to 3.04 million, according to figures from the Hong Kong Tourism [...]

Doctor Who 7.06: Winter Is Coming Posted: 25 Dec 2012 05:23 PM PST "The Snowmen," also known as the 2012 Christmas special, is the beginning of a new chapter in Doctor Who, with a new enemy to chase down and a new companion to chase with. But actually, the new enemy hails from a story from 1967, "The Abominable Snowman." And the companion we meet in the episode is not the one we'll be traveling with on our journey through season seven (or thirty four, depending on how you count).

Google Wants To Grab 90% Of Office Users From Microsoft Posted: 25 Dec 2012 05:20 PM PST 2012 was a big year for enterprise software, as companies began to more readily adopt technology to more effectively communicate and collaborate.  It looks like 2013 may be an even bigger year, as in an interview with AllThingsD, Amit Singh, a Google VP and head of its Enterprise unit, said "Our goal [...]

Shinzo Abe elected as Japan's prime minister Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:00 PM PST TOKYO (AP) — The lower house of Parliament has named conservative Shinzo Abe (shin-zoh ah-bay) as Japan's new prime minister.

Japan's Abe gets second term as PM Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:19 PM PST Lower House formally elects conservative leader as prime minister after he led LDP to landslide victory.

The Most Misunderstood Aspect Of Great Leadership Posted: 25 Dec 2012 05:07 PM PST I was recently asked what I consider to be the most misunderstood aspect of great leadership; in other words, what makes great leadership great? What immediately came to mind is not only misunderstood, but it also happens to be the most often overlooked element of leadership, and the one which also affords [...]

Three Afghans dead in new blast at U.S. base in Afghan east Posted: 25 Dec 2012 09:48 PM PST KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed three people in an attack on a U.S. base in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the same base that is believed to be used by the CIA and which a suicide bomber attacked three years ago killing seven CIA employees. The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in the eastern town of Khost, saying they had sent a suicide bomber driving a van packed with explosives to the base. "The target was those who serve Americans at that base," said Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid. ...

8 dead in Christmas Day fires, riot in Philippines Posted: 25 Dec 2012 09:26 PM PST MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Angry residents beat a man to death and threw rocks at firefighters after a shantytown fire left thousands of people homeless, and another Christmas Day blaze in the Philippine capital left seven people dead, officials said Wednesday.

Afghan bomber attacks near major US base; no dead Posted: 25 Dec 2012 09:22 PM PST KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A vehicle apparently driven by a suicide bomber exploded at the gate of a major U.S. military base in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, with initial reports indicating some Afghans were injured but no one was killed, a NATO command spokesman said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

VIDEO: All aboard the samba train in Brazil Posted: 25 Dec 2012 08:19 PM PST The month of December in Brazil has become a time for celebrating the roots of samba music, and the ''samba train'' has become a popular tradition.

Three Afghans dead in new blast at U.S. base in Afghan east Posted: 25 Dec 2012 09:48 PM PST KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed three people in an attack on a U.S. base in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the same base that is believed to be used by the CIA and which a suicide bomber attacked three years ago killing seven CIA employees.

VIDEO: All aboard the samba train in Brazil Posted: 25 Dec 2012 08:19 PM PST The month of December in Brazil has become a time for celebrating the roots of samba music, and the ''samba train'' has become a popular tradition.

VIDEO: Midnight's Children adapted for film Posted: 25 Dec 2012 08:20 PM PST A cinema adaptation of the Booker Prize-winning novel by Salman Rushdie, Midnight's Children, will be released in Europe on Wednesday.

U.S. moves to sell advanced spy drones to South Korea Posted: 25 Dec 2012 06:14 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration formally proposed a controversial sale of advanced spy drones to help South Korea bear more of its defense from any attack by the heavily armed North. Seoul has requested a possible $1.2 billion sale of four Northrop Grumman Corp RQ-4 "Global Hawk" remotely piloted aircraft with enhanced surveillance capabilities, the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a statement dated on Monday and distributed on Tuesday. South Korea needs such systems to assume top responsibility for intelligence-gathering from the U.S. ...

Let China's Most Famous Artist Inspire The Rebel Entrepreneur In You Posted: 25 Dec 2012 03:33 PM PST Video You need to watch Never Sorry, the documentary about artist-activist-dissident Ai Weiwei. I saw it this summer; it's inspiring. The film depicts his open defiance of the government, leading to an 81-day incarceration. He experiments with his art and searches for answers. He's not afraid to ask questions that others won't. His passion for freedom is contagious. [...]

VIDEO: 'Mourning but thinking of God' Posted: 25 Dec 2012 07:46 PM PST Christmas services have been held in Newtown in Connecticut, where 20 children and six members of staff were shot dead at a local elementary school.

VIDEO: China's child trafficking raids Posted: 25 Dec 2012 07:45 PM PST Chinese authorities say they have rescued 89 children and arrested hundreds of suspects following a crackdown on trafficking rings across the country.

VIDEO: Midnight's Children adapted for film Posted: 25 Dec 2012 08:20 PM PST A cinema adaptation of the Booker Prize-winning novel by Salman Rushdie, Midnight's Children, will be released in Europe on Wednesday.

Japan's Cabinet resigns to make way for new PM Posted: 25 Dec 2012 07:01 PM PST TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's Cabinet resigned Wednesday to clear the way for a vote in parliament to formally install the nation's new leader, Shinzo Abe, a conservative whose nationalist positions have in the past angered Japan's neighbors.

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Russian Official Says Adoption Ban Violates Treaties

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• Russian Official Says Adoption Ban Violates Treaties
• Egypt Constitution Passes With 63.8 Percent
• Murderous Policewoman Leaves an Afghan Trail of Mystery
• Celtics 93, Nets 76: Celtics Subdue Nets in Christmas Day Opener in N.B.A.
• Murderous Policewoman Leaves an Afghan Trail of Mystery
• CAR rebels seize central town, defying foreign troops
• U.S. moves to sell advanced spy drones to South Korea
• Egypt ratifies Islamist-backed constitution
• Five die in Ukraine chopper crash
• China cracks down on child-trafficking gangs
• Deaths in Myanmar tourist plane crash
• Banking on parking spaces in Hong Kong
• S Korea hosts mass holiday speed dating
• Brahimi meets Syria dissidents in Damascus
• Is Bill Clinton responsible for China's saxophone Santas?
• Netanyahu appears poised for victory in Israel
• Police continue crackdown amid outrage over gang rape
• In Syria, more civilians die in bakery attacks; mystery gas kills 6
• Gunman in Firefighter Ambush Left Chilling Note
• Voters back Egyptian constitution

Russian Official Says Adoption Ban Violates Treaties Posted: 25 Dec 2012 12:08 PM PST A deputy prime minister's letter of warning widens the split among top leaders on a bill barring Americans from adopting from Russia.

Egypt Constitution Passes With 63.8 Percent Posted: 25 Dec 2012 11:16 AM PST Egypt's disputed Islamist-backed constitution passed with a 63.8 percent "yes" in a referendum, the election commission announced Tuesday, rejecting opposition allegations of significant vote fraud.

Murderous Policewoman Leaves an Afghan Trail of Mystery Posted: 25 Dec 2012 12:04 PM PST Sergeant Nargis's killing of an American police adviser in Afghanistan was the 62nd insider killing this year, but also one of the strangest.

Celtics 93, Nets 76: Celtics Subdue Nets in Christmas Day Opener in N.B.A. Posted: 25 Dec 2012 01:17 PM PST The Nets were bullied on their home court by the Boston Celtics on Tuesday in a rout that drained whatever Christmas cheer they might have had.

Murderous Policewoman Leaves an Afghan Trail of Mystery Posted: 25 Dec 2012 12:04 PM PST Sergeant Nargis's killing of an American police adviser in Afghanistan was the 62nd insider killing this year, but also one of the strangest.

CAR rebels seize central town, defying foreign troops Posted: 25 Dec 2012 11:49 AM PST BANGUI (Reuters) - Rebels in Central African Republic seized the central town of Kaga Bandoro on Tuesday despite the presence of foreign troops meant to support the government, a government official said.

U.S. moves to sell advanced spy drones to South Korea Posted: 25 Dec 2012 11:54 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration formally proposed a controversial sale of advanced spy drones to help South Korea bear more of its defense from any attack by the heavily armed North.

Egypt ratifies Islamist-backed constitution Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:56 AM PST CAIRO — Egypt announced the ratification of a new Islamist-backed constitution on Tuesday, a move that many here hope will end weeks of bitter political turmoil. The country's high electoral commission declared the charter's official approval at a news conference Tuesday night in Cairo. Nearly 64 percent of the 17 million Egyptians who voted in a national referendum this month approved the document. Read full article >>

Five die in Ukraine chopper crash Posted: 25 Dec 2012 11:52 AM PST A Ukrainian helicopter belonging to the interior ministry crashes in the centre of the country, killing all five people on board, officials say.

China cracks down on child-trafficking gangs Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:00 AM PST National operation spanning nine provinces leads to arrest of 355 suspects and the rescue of 89 abducted children.

Deaths in Myanmar tourist plane crash Posted: 25 Dec 2012 06:46 AM PST At least two people killed when flight carrying 51 foreigners crashes while attempting to land in heavy fog.

Banking on parking spaces in Hong Kong Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:17 AM PST More people shift investments in properties to parking lots, as roadside rates accelerate.

S Korea hosts mass holiday speed dating Posted: 24 Dec 2012 01:48 PM PST More than 20,000 people braved sub-zero temperatures to join pre-Christmas speed dating event in Seoul.

Brahimi meets Syria dissidents in Damascus Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:58 AM PST UN-Arab League envoy holds talks with Syrian opposition figures who are tolerated by the Bashar al-Assad government.

Is Bill Clinton responsible for China's saxophone Santas? Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:42 AM PST Christmas is enormously popular in Chinese cities. It's also a fascinating lens into how China can absorb Western culture and make those foreign customs its own. One of the smaller but quirkier aspects of Christmas in China is the ubiquitous depiction of Santa Claus that very often has him playing a saxophone. Read full article >>

Netanyahu appears poised for victory in Israel Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:28 AM PST Against a backdrop of the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, captured by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used a recent photo opportunity with foreign ambassadors to send a message meant to be heard at home, as well as abroad. Read full article >>

Police continue crackdown amid outrage over gang rape Posted: 24 Dec 2012 10:55 PM PST Police continued to block off a key government district in India Tuesday in an effort to stop protesters angered about the gang rape of a woman.

In Syria, more civilians die in bakery attacks; mystery gas kills 6 Posted: 25 Dec 2012 06:14 AM PST For the second time this week, hungry civilians waiting in line for bread came under deadly attacks from the sky.

Gunman in Firefighter Ambush Left Chilling Note Posted: 25 Dec 2012 12:15 PM PST William Spengler, 62, a man with a lengthy criminal record, expressed his passion for killing and a desire to destroy as much of a Webster, N.Y., neighborhood as possible.

Voters back Egyptian constitution Posted: 25 Dec 2012 01:01 PM PST Nearly two-thirds of voters in an Egyptian referendum held in two stages support a proposed new constitution, the election commission announces.

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