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 Japan opposition to censure health minister: KyodoTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s main opposition party stepped up its attacks on Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda’s government on Tuesday, deciding to present a censure motion against the health minister to parliament’s upper house. Dalai Lama to make brief stop in Japan next weekTOKYO (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama will make a brief stopover in Japan when he travels to the United States from India next week, possibly irritating China, which has accused the exiled spiritual leader of masterminding last month’s protests in Tibet. North Korea lashes out at South’s new presidentSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea unleashed a torrent of insults at South Korea’s new president on Tuesday in a first mention of Lee Myung-bak since he won a December election with a pledge to get tough on his communist neighbor. A Zimbabwe Shock: Mugabe Losing?That’s what the opposition claims after Saturday’s election. But fears of vote rigging run high as the first results come in Iraq showdown made Sadr stronger, backers sayMilitia members melt back into the background after the cleric’s order to lay down their weapons. In a stucco compound at the center of the Sadr City neighborhood here, a follower of radical Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada Sadr gleefully handed out candies and toffees to visitors Monday. Film director Dassin dies in Athens aged 96ATHENS (Reuters) - Jules Dassin, the American who directed the film “Never on Sunday” and was married to the late Greek actress and culture minister Melina Mercouri, died in an Athens hospital after a short illness on Monday aged 96. Report: Government negligent in mine collapseFederal safety officials were negligent in their approval of work plans for a Utah coal mine that collapsed in August 2007, leaving nine dead, a Labor Department report concluded Monday. What’s keeping us from Mars? Space rays, say expertsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cosmic rays are so dangerous and so poorly understood that people are unlikely to get to Mars or even back to the moon until better ways are found to protect astronauts, experts said on Monday. Poles go home to greener pasturesWith higher pay, better job prospects and an expanding economy in Poland, anecdotal evidence suggests migrants are starting to return to their homeland Japanese business sentiment at 4-year lowA Bank of Japan survey showed increased pessimism among big manufacturers, providing further evidence of a dismal economic outlook Former Pentagon Official Pleads Guilty to EspionageA former Defense Department official accused of passing classified information to a Taiwanese contact pleaded guilty yesterday to an espionage charge but said he was unaware that the material would reach the Chinese government. Poor nations fear being left in cold on global warmingBANGKOK (AFP) - Outraged poor nations bearing the brunt of global warming have become increasingly bold in UN-led climate talks, but some worry that recent trysts of large countries are leaving them out in the cold. New Deal or no deal? Reaction mixed on market reform planWASHINGTON (AFP) - A proposal Monday for the most sweeping overhaul of financial market regulation since the New Deal evoked a range of reaction from praise to outright skepticism. Bush to affirm support for NATO aspirant UkraineKIEV (AFP) - US President George W. Bush was to affirm on Tuesday his support for the NATO membership goals of ex-Soviet Ukraine, during a European tour focused on the alliance and relations with Russia. Global warming talks open in ThailandNegotiators opened their first talks on forging a devilishly complex global warming pact to succeed the Kyoto Protocol and faced … Mexican govt to aid expelled migrantsMexican officials on Monday launched a new program aimed at helping undocumented migrants regain their footing after being expelled … Global warming talks open in ThailandNegotiators opened their first talks on forging a devilishly complex global warming pact to succeed the Kyoto Protocol and faced … Mexican govt to aid expelled migrantsMexican officials on Monday launched a new program aimed at helping undocumented migrants regain their footing after being expelled … Israel to build on contested landIsrael is going to build 1,400 new apartments in the West Bank and the disputed part of Jerusalem, officials announced, despite … Clinton says Bush too late on economyDemocrat Hillary Rodham Clinton belittled a new Bush administration plan to revamp oversight of U.S. financial institutions, … Zimbabwe election may go to runoffOpposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai is well ahead of long-time President Robert Mugabe in independent counts. Some say Tsvangirai has won outright. Signs continued to point Monday to either a runoff or outright defeat for longtime ruler Robert Mugabe in the weekend presidential election, but no final overall count was released for a second straight day. Ukraine treads a careful diplomatic pathStopping off in Ukraine today on the eve of a crucial Nato summit, the US president, George W. Bush, is bringing a message for this geopolitically strategic country… Ukraine treads a careful diplomatic pathStopping off in Ukraine today on the eve of a crucial Nato summit, the US president, George W. Bush, is bringing a message for this geopolitically strategic country… Italian polls open in … Antarctica and RussiaThough an alleged black market in vote buying exists, 3.6m registered Italians abroad have started voting in the four constituencies created during the 2006 elections Italian polls open in … Antarctica and RussiaThough an alleged black market in vote buying exists, 3.6m registered Italians abroad have started voting in the four constituencies created during the 2006 elections Fears over German public sector payWorkers receive an 8% pay increase spread over two years in a wage deal likely to heighten concerns in the European Central Bank over the country’s inflationary pressures Fears over German public sector payWorkers receive an 8% pay increase spread over two years in a wage deal likely to heighten concerns in the European Central Bank over the country’s inflationary pressures Turkey faces months of political stalemateThe country faces a fresh bout of political and economic uncertainty after its highest court agrees to hear a case to shut down the ruling AKP party |
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