Rising Chinese wages a headache for US firms |
- Rising Chinese wages a headache for US firms
- US warns N Korea rocket aimed south
- Space junk threatens station astronauts
- N Korea, Iran to loom large over nuclear summit
- Mali state TV goes off air; fear of countercoup
- Australia hit by biggest quake in 15 years
- French teacher suspended for 'minute's silence for killer'
- Girlfriend to marry murdered French soldier posthumously
- Facebook blasts snooping employers
- World Bank announces 3 candidates for top job
- Obama to meet Gilani on Tuesday
- Obama urges 'soul-searching' after teen's killing
- Sri Lankan delegates intimidated activists, says UN Human Rights Chief
- Soviet soldier to be buried 30 years after Afghan war
- UN rights chief warns against Sri Lankan activist attacks
- US soldier charged with 17 murders over Afghan village massacre
- Resolution respects Lankan sovereignty: Indian envoy to NDTV
- Louvre unveils Da Vinci's 'last masterpiece'
- Syrian president's wife banned from travel, shopping
- Three elephants will fly by private plane. Jumbo jet?
- Australian police smash child porn ring
- 'India succumbs to US pressure': Sri Lankan dailies criticise UN vote
- 'No Coca-Cola, Pepsi': Sri Lankan protestors demand ban on American goods after UN resolution
- Italian cruise wreck: 5 more bodies found
- 2011 One of hottest on record despite La Nina
| Rising Chinese wages a headache for US firms Posted: 23 Mar 2012 10:51 PM PDT After decades of US caterwauling about the crippling impact of China's low labour costs on domestic manufacturing, firms state-side now fret about the impact of rising Chinese wages. 
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| US warns N Korea rocket aimed south Posted: 23 Mar 2012 10:32 PM PDT A senior US official has warned North Korea's upcoming rocket launch would be aimed south for the first time and impact in an area "roughly between Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines". 
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| Space junk threatens station astronauts Posted: 23 Mar 2012 10:30 PM PDT A discarded chunk of a Russian rocket is forcing six space station astronauts to seek shelter in escape capsules early on Saturday. 
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| N Korea, Iran to loom large over nuclear summit Posted: 23 Mar 2012 10:18 PM PDT World leaders including US President Barack Obama Monday will launch a summit on the threat from nuclear-armed terrorists, but the atomic ambitions of North Korea and Iran are set to feature heavily. 
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| Mali state TV goes off air; fear of countercoup Posted: 23 Mar 2012 10:13 PM PDT Television screens throughout Mali momentarily went black on Friday, as residents near the building housing the state broadcaster saw troops erecting barricades, fearing a possible countercoup a day a... 
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| Australia hit by biggest quake in 15 years Posted: 23 Mar 2012 10:05 PM PDT Australia has been hit by its biggest earthquake in 15 years, seismologists said on Saturday, rattling a remote part of the desert with local Aboriginals reporting strong shaking but no major damage. 
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| French teacher suspended for 'minute's silence for killer' Posted: 23 Mar 2012 09:27 PM PDT A French teacher was suspended on Friday for allegedly urging her class to observe a minute's silence for serial killer Mohamed Merah, the day after he was shot dead by police. 
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| Girlfriend to marry murdered French soldier posthumously Posted: 23 Mar 2012 09:19 PM PDT The pregnant girlfriend of one of the French paratroopers murdered by Mohamed Merah is to be allowed to marry him posthumously, the family's lawyer Gilbert Gollard said on Friday. 
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| Facebook blasts snooping employers Posted: 23 Mar 2012 09:12 PM PDT Facebook on Friday blasted employers that want to peer at what workers have posted on their personal accounts at the world's leading social network. 
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| World Bank announces 3 candidates for top job Posted: 23 Mar 2012 08:51 PM PDT The World Bank announced on Friday three candidates to succeed outgoing president Robert Zoellick, one nominated by the United States and two others from developing countries. 
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| Obama to meet Gilani on Tuesday Posted: 23 Mar 2012 08:46 PM PDT US President Barack Obama will hold talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday in the South Korean capital Seoul, a statement released by the White House said. 
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| Obama urges 'soul-searching' after teen's killing Posted: 23 Mar 2012 08:38 PM PDT President Barack Obama on Friday called for national "soul-searching" over the killing of an unarmed black teenager by a white volunteer guard, as new tensions flare over the divisive issue of race. 
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| Sri Lankan delegates intimidated activists, says UN Human Rights Chief Posted: 23 Mar 2012 07:57 PM PDT The UN human rights chief has accused Sri Lankan delegates of intimidating NGO activists with what it calls "unacceptable levels of threats and harassment". These activists, many of whom work in Sri L... 
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| Soviet soldier to be buried 30 years after Afghan war Posted: 23 Mar 2012 07:57 PM PDT The remains of a Soviet soldier who died in Afghanistan 30 years ago will be reburied in his home country, former Soviet republic Kazakhstan, following a ceremony in Moscow. 
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| UN rights chief warns against Sri Lankan activist attacks Posted: 23 Mar 2012 07:49 PM PDT The UN rights chief warned on Friday against reprisals against Sri Lankan activists, noting "threats and intimidation" carried out by Colombo in the run-up to a contested war crimes probe vote. 
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| US soldier charged with 17 murders over Afghan village massacre Posted: 23 Mar 2012 07:21 PM PDT The US soldier accused of an Afghan village massacre that further strained already-frayed Afghan-US ties was charged with 17 premeditated murders on Friday, although he may not be tried for two years. 
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| Resolution respects Lankan sovereignty: Indian envoy to NDTV Posted: 23 Mar 2012 07:09 PM PDT A day after India voted against Sri Lanka and supported US' resolution, India's envoy to the United Nations Dilip Sinha in Geneva tells NDTV that the resolution ensures Sri Lanka's sovereignty is resp... 
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| Louvre unveils Da Vinci's 'last masterpiece' Posted: 23 Mar 2012 11:08 AM PDT The Louvre on Friday unveiled a newly-restored Leonardo Da Vinci masterpiece, the "Saint Anne", hoping to lay to rest an art world row that saw the Paris museum accused of endangering the precious oil... 
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| Syrian president's wife banned from travel, shopping Posted: 23 Mar 2012 08:17 AM PDT The European Union banned the wife of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from travelling to the EU or shopping with European companies in a move to stop her buying the Chanel dresses and Louboutin shoes... 
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| Three elephants will fly by private plane. Jumbo jet? Posted: 23 Mar 2012 08:15 AM PDT Three elephants will travel from the Toronto Zoo to a sanctuary in California aboard a private plane, thanks to long-time animal activist Bob Barker. A spokesman for the 88-year-old TV icon says Mr Ba... 
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| Australian police smash child porn ring Posted: 23 Mar 2012 06:28 AM PDT Australian police have smashed a child porn ring and arrested 14 men, including fathers, after hundreds of thousands of images and videos were seized, some depicting toddlers, they said on Friday. 
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| 'India succumbs to US pressure': Sri Lankan dailies criticise UN vote Posted: 23 Mar 2012 06:19 AM PDT India may have managed to extricate itself from a domestic political imbroglio at Sri Lanka's expense, but that has "plunged" the country "into an unholy diplomatic and political mire", a leading dail... 
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| 'No Coca-Cola, Pepsi': Sri Lankan protestors demand ban on American goods after UN resolution Posted: 23 Mar 2012 06:15 AM PDT Nationalist Sri Lankan groups called on Friday for a boycott of American goods to punish the U.S. for backing a U.N. resolution urging the South Asian nation to investigate possible war crimes during ... 
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| Italian cruise wreck: 5 more bodies found Posted: 23 Mar 2012 06:01 AM PDT Search crews found five more bodies in the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which struck a reef off an Italian island in January, officials said on Thursday. The discovery raises the number o... 
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| 2011 One of hottest on record despite La Nina Posted: 23 Mar 2012 05:34 AM PDT Global temperatures in 2011 hit the 11th highest level on record despite the cooling influence of a strong La Nina weather pattern, the World Meteorological Organization said on Friday. On average, gl... 
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