Asia stocks rise as Fed official backs easy policy
Pamela Sampson, Associated Press |
posted 3 minutes ago
Asian stock markets were mostly higher Wednesday after investor confidence was boosted by a Federal Reserve official's comments that the U.S. central bank should stick with its super-easy monetary policy.
All 28 bodies recovered from Indonesian mine room
Jefrey Pattirajawane, Associated Press |
posted 12 minutes ago
Rescuers have recovered all 28 bodies from a collapsed underground room inside the giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia's province of Papua.
Owner: Chinese boat's captain beaten by NKoreans
Louise Watt, Associated Press |
posted 39 minutes ago
Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and stealing the vessel's fuel, the boat's owner said. He added that the hijackers did not get the 600,000 yuan ($100,000) ransom they had demanded.
North Korean leader sends 'special envoy' to China
Associated Press |
posted May 21st - 8:19pm
A "special envoy" for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Pyongyang on Wednesday for China, the North's only major political and economic benefactor. State media released few details, but the trip comes at a rocky time in ties between the allies.
India offers more aid for rebuilding Afghanistan
Ashok Sharma, Associated Press |
posted May 21st - 10:42am
India offered on Tuesday to provide more training and reconstruction aid for Afghanistan as most international troops prepare to withdraw next year.
Hundreds seek compensation in Japan nuclear crisis
Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press |
posted May 21st - 10:39am
Hundreds of people living just outside Japan's Fukushima prefecture say they have been denied adequate compensation after the country's 2011 nuclear disaster despite suffering elevated radiation levels.
Kyrgyzstan bent on evicting US air base in 2014
Associated Press |
posted May 21st - 10:17am
Kyrgyzstan's president has reaffirmed that next year the Central Asian nation will evict the U.S. air base that supports military operations in nearby Afghanistan.
Experts: Japan nuke plant needs more fault data
Associated Press |
posted May 21st - 10:04am
Experts commissioned by the operator of a Japanese nuclear plant that faces possible closure because of a suspected active seismic fault say a decision should wait, citing insufficient data.
Female Saudi Everest climber happy to change views
Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press |
posted May 21st - 10:00am
The first woman from Saudi Arabia to scale Mount Everest said she doesn't intend to inspire a movement, but would be happy to change people's opinions of Saudi women and Saudi women's opinions of themselves.
Afghanistan: Deadly 24 hours leave 14 police dead
Rahim Faiez, Associated Press |
posted May 21st - 9:07am
A coordinated Taliban assault on checkpoints in southern Afghanistan killed four police before a counterattack drove the insurgents back, Afghan officials said Tuesday. Also, at least 10 other police died in two attacks in the country's west.
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