Japan watchdog: Nuclear plant sits on top of fault
Associated Press |
posted 6 minutes ago
Japan's nuclear watchdog has endorsed a panel's conclusion that a seismic fault running underneath an atomic plant in western Japan is active, making the plant's restart virtually impossible.
Japan approves joining int'l child abduction pact
Associated Press |
posted 10 minutes ago
Japan's parliament has approved joining an international child custody treaty amid foreign concerns that Japanese mothers can take children away from foreign fathers without recourse.
Afghan students protest women's rights decree
Kay Johnson, Associated Press |
posted 16 minutes ago
Hard-line Islamist students are protesting in the Afghan capital demanding the repeal of a presidential decree for women's rights that they say is un-Islamic.
Weak yen a help for Japan, but headache elsewhere
Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press |
posted 18 minutes ago
A steady decline in the yen is proving a godsend for exporters such as Toyota and has won solid support from Japan's main trading partners, who are betting the impact on their own currencies will be offset by gains from a recovery in the world's third-largest economy. It's not such good news for entrepreneurs like Thamonwan Thawornthaweewong, whose Angry Bird fish balls, squid rings and other products now cost more to sell in Japan.
Octogenarians race to be oldest Everest climber
Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press |
posted 20 minutes ago
An 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier who just missed becoming the oldest man to reach the summit of Mount Everest five years ago is back on the mountain to make another attempt at the title.
Fishermen pay price in Asia's volatile sea rifts
Jim Gomez, Associated Press |
posted 38 minutes ago
Along the northwestern Philippine coast, poor children with claw hammers clamber aboard an abandoned fishing vessel to pry loose and steal rusty nails from its deck. It's become a familiar sight in villages where some fishermen have been forced to give up their livelihoods since China took control of their fishing haven last year.
Pakistani cricket star politician leaves hospital
Munir Ahmed, Associated Press |
posted May 22nd - 12:10am
Pakistani cricket star-turned politician Imran Khan left the hospital Wednesday, more than two weeks after he suffered serious back injuries in a fall from a forklift at a campaign event, a spokesman said.
Japan's central bank says economy picking up
Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press |
posted May 22nd - 12:08am
Japan's central bank says the world's third-biggest economy is "picking up" as demand recovers in other countries and remains resilient at home, though the trade deficit widened in April, for the tenth straight month.
Oil falls below $96 before Fed chief speaks
Pamela Sampson, Associated Press |
posted May 22nd - 12:04am
The price of oil fell Wednesday as investors waited for a report on U.S. crude stocks and the Federal Reserve's latest views on the U.S. economy.
US parents quit Singapore inquest into son's death
Heather Tan, Associated Press |
posted May 22nd - 12:01am
The parents of an American software engineer who believe their son was murdered last year in Singapore withdrew from the inquest Wednesday, saying they have no confidence in the city-state's legal process.
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