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Print - 2009-06-29
Iraq lessons learned, US Marines turn to Afghanistan

Iraq lessons learned, US Marines turn to Afghanistan

After five years coping with the most dangerous province in Iraq, the US Marines have been given their next assignment: the most dangerous province in Afghanistan. But this time around, they say they will talk a little more and shoot a little less.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Berlusconi slips in poll after escort scandal

Berlusconi slips in poll after escort scandal

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's approval rating has slipped below 50 percent after a scandal about prostitutes and news that his wife was divorcing him because of his relationship with a teenage girl from Naples.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Father's Day

Father's Day

This event is celebrated in the West because parents as they grow old are neglected. A stage comes when they are shifted to "Oldage Homes". The concept of family life - traditions and culture are diagonally opposed to what we have here.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
29 die in Afghanistan violence: officials

29 die in Afghanistan violence: officials

New attacks linked to a spreading Taliban-led insurgency killed 29 people including seven civilians and seven policemen over the weekend, authorities said on Sunday. In the deadliest, the Islamist fighters attacked a district headquarters in the south-wes
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
South Korea getting US missiles to boost defences: Yonhap

South Korea getting US missiles to boost defences: Yonhap

South Korea is acquiring 40 US-made missiles for an Aegis destroyer this month to boost its defences amid reports North Korea may soon test-fire missiles, Yonhap news agency on Sunday quoted a military source as saying.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Somali militiamen stone murderer to death

Somali militiamen stone murderer to death

Masked Somali militiamen on Sunday stoned to death a man accused of rape and murder in front of a crowd of more than 1,000 people south of Mogadishu, officials and witnesses said.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Czech floods widen, death toll rises to 13

Czech floods widen, death toll rises to 13

Heavy rain swept the southern Czech Republic on Sunday causing further flooding and bringing the death toll for the last week to 13, rescue teams and Czech media reported. Meteorologists said rains would continue into the next week, keeping the east and s
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Barak leaves open settlement freeze pre US trip

Barak leaves open settlement freeze pre US trip

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak left open the possibility on Sunday of a limited freeze on building in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. In comments to reporters, Barak stopped short of denying a report in Israel's biggest newspaper, Yedio
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Deal on US healthcare overhaul still uncertain

Deal on US healthcare overhaul still uncertain

President Barack Obama's drive to overhaul the US healthcare system may be back on track thanks to Senate efforts to cut the price tag to $1 trillion, but a bipartisan deal on the sweeping proposal still is far from certain.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Iraq cancels police leave ahead of US troop pullback

Iraq cancels police leave ahead of US troop pullback

Iraq cancelled leave for all its police and put them on high alert on Sunday ahead of the withdrawal of US combat forces from Iraqi towns and cities at the end of the month, an official said. The US pullback from urban centres has been seen as a milestone
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Three killed, seven injured in drive-by shooting

Three killed, seven injured in drive-by shooting

Authorities in the Los Angeles area say three people were killed and seven others injured in a drive-by shooting outside a pizza restaurant where a motorcycle group was hosting an event. Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Keith Ho says 10 people gathered
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Wall Street limps to end of a strong quarter

Wall Street limps to end of a strong quarter

Wall Street limps to the end of what appears to be a positive quarter this week amid doubts on whether the economy can rebound and the market can keep upward momentum in the second half of the year.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Malaysian shares may lose ground

Malaysian shares may lose ground

Malaysian shares are expected to lose ground due to a lack of fresh leads, analysts said Friday. TA Securities head of research Kaladher Govindan said the bourse could experience window dressing led by local funds early in the week. "I think they will pus
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Philippines shares likely to move downward

Philippines shares likely to move downward

Philippines shares will likely move downward next week to gather strength for another run-up in the coming months, dealers said on Friday. The Philippine Stock Exchange composite index rose 3.30 percent or by 79.14 points from the previous week to close a
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Tokyo investors likely to focus on economic data

Tokyo investors likely to focus on economic data

Japanese investors are likely to take their cue from a slew of economic data next week, including a closely watched survey of business confidence, dealers said on Friday.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Australian shares may look to US for respite

Australian shares may look to US for respite

Australian investors will be looking to the United States to help lift it out a technical pullback in the coming week, dealers said. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 gained 4.2 points, or 0.12 percent, across the week to close at 3,903.8. "We managed to rally th
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Hong Kong shares may set moderate rally

Hong Kong shares may set moderate rally

Hong Kong share prices are set to go through a moderate rally as signs of a slow but gradual economic recovery help restore investor confidence, a dealer said. For the week ending June 26, the benchmark Hang Seng Index closed at 18,600.26, up 3.8 percent
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Indian shares likely to remain choppy

Indian shares likely to remain choppy

India's stock market is likely to remain choppy, as investors eye the annual economic survey and rail budget for future trends, dealers said on Friday. The annual economic survey is set to be presented on July 2 and the rail budget on July 3.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Thai stocks to trade in range-bound manner

Thai stocks to trade in range-bound manner

The Thai stock market is likely to trade range-bound with some profit-taking as investors cautiously watch political developments at home, an analyst said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index gained 6.82 points over the past week to close
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Asian currencies mostly higher against dollar

Asian currencies mostly higher against dollar

Asian currencies ended the week mostly higher against the dollar after the US Federal Reserve maintained its stimulative monetary policy aimed at lifting the US economy out of recession.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Growth data awaits London investors

Growth data awaits London investors

British economic growth data is set to be a key driver of the London stock market amid a sprinkling of company earnings updates, according to analysts. The FTSE 100 index ended Friday at 4,241.01 points, down 2.41 percent from a week earlier.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Turkish shares at 2009 high

Turkish shares at 2009 high

Turkish financial markets strengthened early on Friday with the main stock index breaking its 2009 record high as hopes of a fresh loan deal with the International Monetary Fund supported sentiment, dealers said. The lira traded firmer at 1.5420 to the do
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Longer-dated Japanese Government Bonds plunge

Longer-dated Japanese Government Bonds plunge

Longer-dated Japanese government bonds slipped on Friday, giving back earlier gains in jittery trade ahead of next week's 10-year offering and nudged lower by stronger Tokyo stocks.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Longer-dated Japanese Government Bonds plunge

Longer-dated Japanese Government Bonds plunge

Longer-dated Japanese government bonds slipped on Friday, giving back earlier gains in jittery trade ahead of next week's 10-year offering and nudged lower by stronger Tokyo stocks.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Taiwan shares expected to rise

Taiwan shares expected to rise

Taiwan share prices are expected to extend gains as institutional investors tend to boost share prices to dress up their books with the second quarter coming to an end, dealers said on Friday.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Singapore shares may look for fresh leads

Singapore shares may look for fresh leads

Singapore shares are expected to look for fresh leads to extend their gains, with concerns over the economy likely to weigh on sentiment, dealers said. The blue chip Straits Times Index rose for the third straight session to close at 2,317.95 on Friday, u
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Jakarta shares set for modest gains

Jakarta shares set for modest gains

Indonesian shares are set for modest gains due to a strengthening rupiah and firming investor sentiment in the United States, dealers said Friday. "The index has reached the 2,000 level. There's a chance that the index will move up in a limited way," Cipt
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
German banks under fire for credit policies

German banks under fire for credit policies

German banks are facing a firestorm of criticism from the government and industry federations that accuse them of threatening small businesses with their tight-fisted credit policies. More than 16,600 small and medium-sized companies in Germany failed in
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
North Korea GDP growth hits three-year high on weather and aid

North Korea GDP growth hits three-year high on weather and aid

North Korea's economy in 2008, before its latest falling out with the international community, grew to where it was three years ago, helped by a bumper harvest and foreign aid, South Korea's central bank said on Sunday. Even though the reclusive state's p
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Emaar to merge with rivals in Dubai

Emaar to merge with rivals in Dubai

The Dubai developer behind the world's tallest building plans to merge with three rivals owned by the sheikdom's ruler, in a consolidation aimed at better coping with a global meltdown fuelled weakness in the one-time Arab boomtown's real estate sector.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Bangladesh textile workers fight police, two killed

Bangladesh textile workers fight police, two killed

Two days of violence over wage and benefits for textile workers at a garment zone near Dhaka have killed two people, injured about 100 and shut dozens of factories, police and officials said on Sunday. They said hundreds of workers attacked factories at A
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
US recession still not broken: White House adviser

US recession still not broken: White House adviser

US President Barack Obama would be open to a second stimulus package if needed to boost the economy, but at the moment it doesn't look like more money is needed, a top White House adviser said on Sunday. "We have not broken the back of the recession," sen
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Abu Dhabi to set up $100 million aluminium rod plant

Abu Dhabi to set up $100 million aluminium rod plant

Abu Dhabi Basic Industries Corp (ADBIC) said on Sunday it is setting up a $100 million aluminium rod and conductor plant in a joint venture with Bahrain's Midal Cables. The plant at Abu Dhabi's Khalifa Port & Industrial Zone in Taweelah will start operati
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Tata Motors launches Jaguar, Land Rover in India

Tata Motors launches Jaguar, Land Rover in India

Tata Motors Ltd, India's largest vehicles maker, on Sunday announced the launch in India of Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles, the marquee brands it bought from Ford Motors last year. Saying it was a momentous occasion for the company, chairman Ratan Tata sa
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Canada signs free trade accord with Jordan

Canada signs free trade accord with Jordan

Canada signed with Jordan on Sunday a free trade accord (FTA) that lifts tariffs on the vast majority of its exports as part of a push for greater access to Middle Eastern markets, diplomats and officials said.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Daimler launches first German hybrid car

Daimler launches first German hybrid car

German luxury car maker Daimler launched its first hybrid model last week, almost 10 years after the market leader, Toyota. The world's best-selling limousine, a favourite of world leaders, the Mercedes Benz S Class, is now available in Europe with two mo
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
GM to take on future product liability claims

GM to take on future product liability claims

General Motors Corp has agreed to take on responsibility for future product liability claims, removing what could have been a sizable roadblock on the automaker's path to a quick sale of its assets and emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a new company
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Vaughan close to retirement: press reports

Vaughan close to retirement: press reports

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan is to meet with Yorkshire officials later Sunday amid reports that he is set to announce his retirement from the game. Vaughan, who is contracted to the England and Wales Cricket Board,- could make his final first cl
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Eto'o mulling 'stratospheric' offer to move: Barcelona

Eto'o mulling 'stratospheric' offer to move: Barcelona

Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o is considering a "stratospheric offer" that could make him the best paid player in the world, according to the Spanish club's president Joan Laporta. Asked in a radio interview about interest from Premier League club Manches
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Mosley warns Formula One teams against writing him off

Mosley warns Formula One teams against writing him off

Motor racing chief Max Mosley claims he is under pressure to stay on as head of Formula One's governing body after opponents rushed to write his obituary following a peace deal last week. "They made the mistake of dancing on my grave before I was buried,"
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Gold medallists Bolt, Fraser win in Kingston

Gold medallists Bolt, Fraser win in Kingston

Olympic 100 metres champions Usain Bolt and Shell-Ann Fraser both clinched Jamaican national titles in Saturday's meet with world record holder Bolt holding off rival Asafa Powell. Bolt, who holds the 100 metres record of 9.69 seconds set at the Beijing G
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Rossi can beat my grand prix record: Agostini

Rossi can beat my grand prix record: Agostini

Valentino Rossi can set a new mark for the most grand prix wins following his 100th victory in Saturday's Dutch MotoGP race, record holder Giacomo Agostini has said. D'Agostini won 123 races from 1965-76, although some pundits say one race was void and hi
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
I am not an alcoholic: Symonds

I am not an alcoholic: Symonds

Disgraced Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds said Sunday he had been diagnosed as a binge-drinker, not an alcoholic, and had felt "caged in" as his celebrity status grew. Symonds, 34, his international career in limbo after losing his Cricket Australia
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Washington finally gets his 2003 world gold medal

Washington finally gets his 2003 world gold medal

A pleased American sprinter Tyree Washington finally got his 2003 world 400 metres gold medal on Saturday. USA Track & Field (USATF) chief executive Doug Logan presented the medal to a smiling Washington as an appreciative crowd applauded at the US world
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
India-Pakistan double act defy traditional Hostility

India-Pakistan double act defy traditional Hostility

India's Prakash Amritraj and Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi insist they are "brothers" on the tennis court and the political enmity between their countries will never threaten their double act. The pair believe their tennis doubles partnership shows spor
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Murray produces another gold medal performance

Murray produces another gold medal performance

Andy Murray treated an audience of British Olympic gold medallists to a sparkling display of tennis on Centre Court to reach the business end of Wimbledon for the second year running on Saturday.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Ivanovic to use past lessons in Venus clash

Ivanovic to use past lessons in Venus clash

Former French Open winner Ana Ivanovic will draw on lessons from her last Wimbledon clash with Venus Williams when she plays the five-time champion on Monday for a place in the quarter-finals. The 21-year-old Serbian, who marched past Australia's Samantha
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
JPMorgan's investment banking gaining on Goldman

JPMorgan's investment banking gaining on Goldman

J. P Morgan Chase & Co has snapped up market share for its investment banking unit and, amid the financial crisis, its large balance sheet may put it in a position to threaten Wall Street's dominant investment bank, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Analysts large
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Super bantamweight champion Lopez stops Lontchi

Super bantamweight champion Lopez stops Lontchi

Undefeated Juan Manuel Lopez of Puerto Rico retained his WBO super bantamweight title when challenger Oliver Lontchi quit after the ninth round of their scheduled 12-round contest in Atlantic City late on Saturday.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Sinopec to buy Addax for $7.2 billion

Sinopec to buy Addax for $7.2 billion

China's Sinopec Group agreed to buy Addax Petroleum Corp for about C$8.27 billion ($7.24 billion) in a move to secure the Swiss oil and gas explorer's high potential oil blocks in West Africa and Iraq's Taq Taq field. The offer of C$52.80 per share from S
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Turkish Airlines targets over $5 billion sales

Turkish Airlines targets over $5 billion sales

Turkish Airlines targets sales of more than $5 billion this year, up from $4.7 billion last year, Chief Executive Temel Kotil told Reuters on June 25. In an interview, he said the company targeted a European market share of 20 percent in 2012, up from 8 p
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Aramco shifts focus to gas after oil

Aramco shifts focus to gas after oil

Saudi state oil giant Aramco is shifting its exploration and production focus to gas to meet rapidly rising domestic demand as its programme to expand oil capacity comes to a close. Falling global oil consumption has left the kingdom sitting on its bigges
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Aurubis eyes purchases in Asia, South America

Aurubis eyes purchases in Asia, South America

Aurubis is looking at acquisition opportunities in Asia and South America and has the financial flexibility to pay for purchases, Chief Executive Bernd Drouven told Reuters Television. "If we look at the copper primary production I think we have establish
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Tata Steel reports 60 percent drop in annual profit

Tata Steel reports 60 percent drop in annual profit

The world's sixth-largest steelmaker, Tata Steel, said on June 25 annual net profit dropped 60 percent, hit by restructuring costs and lower demand for steel amid the global economic downturn. The company's consolidated full-year net profit to the end of
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Tata Steel reports 60 percent drop in annual profit

Tata Steel reports 60 percent drop in annual profit

The world's sixth-largest steelmaker, Tata Steel, said on June 25 annual net profit dropped 60 percent, hit by restructuring costs and lower demand for steel amid the global economic downturn. The company's consolidated full-year net profit to the end of
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
BNP Paribas to split up Fortis Investments

BNP Paribas to split up Fortis Investments

BNP Paribas will split up Fortis Investments, leaving some areas to stand alone while allocating others to parts of the group's existing fund arm, said the deputy CEO of BNP Paribas Investment Partners.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
BNP Paribas to split up Fortis Investments

BNP Paribas to split up Fortis Investments

BNP Paribas will split up Fortis Investments, leaving some areas to stand alone while allocating others to parts of the group's existing fund arm, said the deputy CEO of BNP Paribas Investment Partners.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Citigroup to boost salaries

Citigroup to boost salaries

Citigroup Inc plans to raise salaries companywide to offset declines in bonuses, people familiar with the plans said, in an effort to retain employees after the troubled bank accepted $45 billion of federal bailout money.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Hedge fund firm sees big potential in Asia debt

Hedge fund firm sees big potential in Asia debt

As hard-hit Western banks and hedge funds scramble to sell their Asian loans and bonds, one newcomer expects to pick up these choice assets at rarely seen discounts. Opvs Group is launching two Asia-focused credit funds designed to benefit from the region
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Hedge fund firm sees big potential in Asia debt

Hedge fund firm sees big potential in Asia debt

As hard-hit Western banks and hedge funds scramble to sell their Asian loans and bonds, one newcomer expects to pick up these choice assets at rarely seen discounts. Opvs Group is launching two Asia-focused credit funds designed to benefit from the region
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Hyundai sees US car sales improving in fourth quarter

Hyundai sees US car sales improving in fourth quarter

US auto industry sales were stable at low levels but could improve slightly in the fourth quarter, Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co's US chief executive, John Krafcik, said on June 22. "It is remarkable how stable the market has been between 9.5 and 10 m
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Hyundai sees US car sales improving in fourth quarter

Hyundai sees US car sales improving in fourth quarter

US auto industry sales were stable at low levels but could improve slightly in the fourth quarter, Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co's US chief executive, John Krafcik, said on June 22. "It is remarkable how stable the market has been between 9.5 and 10 m
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Volkswagen mulling stake in Suzuki

Volkswagen mulling stake in Suzuki

The biggest European car maker, Volkswagen, is mulling an investment in Japanese peer Suzuki, the German publication Manager Magazin said on June 25. VW is thinking of buying a 10 percent stake, the magazine said, quoting sources close to the company. But
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
China Telecom to offer RIM's BlackBerry service

China Telecom to offer RIM's BlackBerry service

China Telecom, one of China's top three mobile carriers, said on June 26 it has approached Research in Motion about possibly offering its popular BlackBerry mobile email service in China. "The two companies have just started preliminary contacts," China T
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Google Street View doesn't violate privacy: Japan

Google Street View doesn't violate privacy: Japan

Japan's government has found that Google's Street View service does not violate privacy laws if the US Internet giant takes safeguards such as blurring people's faces and car licence plates. Street View, where car-mounted cameras take 360-degree footage o
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
New 'Google phone' coming in August

New 'Google phone' coming in August

US telecom carrier T-Mobile announced on June 22 that the latest version of a touch-screen smartphone featuring Google's Android software would be available in August.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Microsoft unveils Windows 7 prices, free upgrades

Microsoft unveils Windows 7 prices, free upgrades

Microsoft on June 25 announced prices for Windows 7 and offered free upgrades to buyers of personal computers before the new operating system hits the stores in October. Brad Brooks, corporate vice president for Windows consumer marketing, said Microsoft
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Microsoft launches home energy monitoring tool

Microsoft launches home energy monitoring tool

US software giant Microsoft launched a free online home energy monitoring tool on June 24, that allows consumers to gauge their usage and reduce consumption. Microsoft Hohm, available as a beta, or test, version in the United States at microsoft-hohm.com,
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Alvarion to provide WiMax technology to Italian carrier

Alvarion to provide WiMax technology to Italian carrier

Israel-based Alvarion Ltd, a maker of wireless telecommunications equipment, said it has tied up with Italian telecom operator Aria SpA to deploy mobile WiMax network throughout the country.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Few iPhone apps likely to get wide usage: AdMob report

Few iPhone apps likely to get wide usage: AdMob report

Tens of thousands of applications are available for Apple's popular iPhone and the iPod Touch but a report released on June 25 indicates that only a few are likely to attract widespread usage.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Samsung, Numonyx team up on next-generation memory

Samsung, Numonyx team up on next-generation memory

Samsung Electronics and Numonyx said they would jointly develop technology related to Phase Change Memory (PCM) products, a promising next-generation memory technology.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Cuba lags region in telecoms and Internet access

Cuba lags region in telecoms and Internet access

Communist Cuba may boast a doctor on every block and schools for all its children, but when it comes to telephones, computers and the Internet it lags behind other countries in the hemisphere, a government report showed on June 25.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Hewlett Packard unveils Web-connected printer

Hewlett Packard unveils Web-connected printer

Hewlett Packard unveiled a printer on June 22 with a built-in Web connection that allows printing directly from the Internet without a personal computer. The HP Photosmart Premium with TouchSmart Web, described by HP as the first Web-connected home printe
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
US teens spend more time watching TV than on computer

US teens spend more time watching TV than on computer

American teenagers spend most of their free time glued to their computer screens, right? Not according to a new study. They spend much more time glued to the television set. That US teens spend more time watching television than on the computer was among
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Nokia and Intel to work together on mobile devices

Nokia and Intel to work together on mobile devices

Intel Corp announced a technology partnership with Nokia that could potentially give the chipmaker the breakthrough it has been looking for into the mobile market. The companies said on June 23 they would work together on a new class of mobile computing d
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Industrial nations' CO2 targets too weak: experts

Industrial nations' CO2 targets too weak: experts

Pledges by industrialised nations to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 fall far short of the deep cuts widely advocated for tackling global warming, experts said on June 22.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Migraine aura linked to brain lesions

Migraine aura linked to brain lesions

Migraine headaches suffered by one in 10 women may inflict long-term damage to a part of the brain important to co-ordination and the senses, researchers said. Lesions in the brain's cerebellum were prevalent in nearly one-quarter of older women who were
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Bangladesh introduces SMS cyclone alert system

Bangladesh introduces SMS cyclone alert system

Bangladesh is trailing a text message service to warn people of natural disasters, including floods and cyclones, a government official said on June 24. Disaster Management Bureau spokesman Syed Ashraf told AFP the service would be piloted for six months
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Europe aims to reduce cancer deaths by 15 percent by 2012

Europe aims to reduce cancer deaths by 15 percent by 2012

Europe is aiming to reduce its cancer deaths by 15 percent by 2020 and needs to double screenings to prevent mortality rates climbing as the population ages, the EU's health chief said on June 24. Every year, 3.2 million Europeans are diagnosed with cance
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Oil slicks poisoning China's Bohai Sea

Oil slicks poisoning China's Bohai Sea

Oil spills from pipelines and ships and illegal dumping of waste from the production of crude are polluting China's north-eastern Bohai Sea, a senior marine official said. Liu Xincheng, deputy director of the department at China's State Oceanic Administra
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Stomach stapling may lower cancer risk in women

Stomach stapling may lower cancer risk in women

Women who have their stomachs stapled not only lose weight, they also may reduce their cancer risk by up to 40 percent, new research says. In a study of more than 2,000 fat people who had surgery to reduce the size of their stomachs, Swedish researchers f
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Climate refugees will not flood rich nations

Climate refugees will not flood rich nations

Migrants uprooted by climate change in the poorest parts of the world are likely to only move locally, contrary to predictions that hundreds of millions will descend on rich countries, a study said on June 24.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
A third of open water sharks face extinction

A third of open water sharks face extinction

A third of the world's open water sharks - including the great white and hammerhead - face extinction, according to a major conservation survey released on June 25. Species hunted on the high seas are particularly at risk, with more than half in danger of
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Late-life weight gain boosts disability risk

Late-life weight gain boosts disability risk

Gaining weight after age 50 increases a person's risk of becoming disabled, especially if he or she is already obese, new research from Italy shows.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Malaysia foils 'pickled cucumber' drug smuggling bid

Malaysia foils 'pickled cucumber' drug smuggling bid

An Iranian man was arrested after trying to smuggle 5.7 million ringgit (1.61 million dollars) worth of drugs disguised as pickled cucumbers into Malaysia, it was reported Sunday.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
UN rights mission hears gruesome testimony on Gaza war

UN rights mission hears gruesome testimony on Gaza war

A UN human rights mission on Sunday listened as witnesses described in gruesome detail the Israeli shelling of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip during a three-week offensive at the turn of the year.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Kyrgyzstan kills suspected militants

Kyrgyzstan kills suspected militants

Security forces in Kyrgyzstan have killed three men they believe were militants from an Islamist group, a state security official said on Sunday. Earlier this week the Central Asian state said five militants had been killed in a gunbattle in the southern
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Australia picks up 194 asylum-seekers

Australia picks up 194 asylum-seekers

A vessel carrying 194 asylum-seekers was intercepted by a Navy patrol boat Sunday near Australia's Indian Ocean territory of Christmas Island.Almost all are men, and will be taken to the immigration detention centre on Christmas Island, Home Affairs Minis
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Sceptical West debates Russia security plan

Sceptical West debates Russia security plan

The West looked at Russia's call for a new pan-Europe security pact on Sunday but the EU's top diplomat said it must not undermine Nato. European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana spoke outside a 56-nation meeting of foreign ministers where Western
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Albania votes, rivals trade accusations of cheating

Albania votes, rivals trade accusations of cheating

Albania's election was mostly orderly, the OSCE said on Sunday, although the main parties accused each other of manipulation in a ballot the West hopes will be the Balkan nation's first free and fair election.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Politics bars Dead Sea from World Wonders contest

Politics bars Dead Sea from World Wonders contest

The Dead Sea will be eliminated next week from a contest to choose the seven natural wonders of the world, because of a Palestinian boycott over the participation of an Israeli settler council.
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Journalists caught up in Nepal's power struggle

Journalists caught up in Nepal's power struggle

Nepalese journalist Gyanendra Mishra believes he was lucky to survive an attack by gunmen earlier this year. The 25-year-old radio producer suffered bullet wounds to his left shoulder when three armed men attacked him in broad daylight, putting him in hos
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
Iraqi 'city from hell' happy for US troops to go

Iraqi 'city from hell' happy for US troops to go

Baquba, the Iraqi city synonymous in recent years with murders, intercommunal killings and suicide bombings, is celebrating the imminent departure of US troops with balloons and bunting. "It was hell, the dark days of Baquba. When you look back three year
Published 29 Jun, 2009 12:00am
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