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Work in volatile Timor earns police duo awards
Constable Martyn Spear (left) and Detective Nick Poland received high praise from the Police Commissioner for their work in the unpredictable conditions of East Timor. Photo / Richard Robinson An agitated, drunk Timorese cop was screaming at him inmore
US navy ship in South Korea for joint military drill
South Korean navy men welcome USS John S. McCain, a US Aegis-equipped ship, as it enters a port in Donghae, about 280 km (174 miles) east of Seoul, March 19, 2010. The US navy ship arrived in South Korea for a joint military drill with South Koreanmore
US indicates it will continue to arm Taiwan
The United States has left open the possibility of further arms sales to Taiwan, with a senior official saying Beijing's military build-up was aimed squarely at the self-governing island.more
World Briefing | ASIA: China: 4 Face Trial on Organ Trafficking Charges
The first Chinese trial involving organ trafficking could take place next month in Beijing, according to a report in China Daily, an official English-language newspaper. Four men have been charged with paying living people for organs and then resellingmore
Economist off stands in Thailand
BANGKOK - The Economist magazine will not be distributed in Thailand this week because of an article on the sensitive issue of the future of the monarchy and succession to hospitalized King Bhumibol Adulyadej, It is the fourth time since December 2008more
Thai protesters plan fresh stir in Bangkok
Supporters of Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra gesture during a rally in Bangkok on Friday. Chaiwat Subprasom / REUTERS BANGKOK - Tens of thousands of opposition activists vowed on Friday to press ahead with anti-government protests,more
More Saudi Oil Goes to China Than to U.S.
Last summer, Saudi Arabia put the final bolt in its largest oil expansion project ever, opening a new field capable of pumping 1.2 million barrels a day more than the entire production of Texas. The field, called Khurais, was part of an ambitious $60more
Okada, Kouchner talk Iran, N. Korea
Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada met Thursday with his French counterpart, Bernard Kouchner, ahead of a Group of Eight meeting in Canada later this month and said the two shared "serious concerns" over Iran's nuclear program. Okada also told the Frenchmore
Cambodia ceramists stoked
Lost art: Iwami Shinsuke explains to ceramists how to improve their products in the Cambodian village of Andong Russey on March 8. KYODO PHOTOS With Japanese assistance, potters are beginning to recover lost skills ANDONG RUSSEY, Cambodia ? Formore
Thai protesters plan 'blood-painting'
Protesters in Thailand have announced a full weekend of anti-government activities starting with a massive procession through Bangkok on Saturday followed by "blood painting", their latest shock tactic aimed at forcing new elections. Thousands of Redmore
China: 4 Face Trial on Organ Trafficking Charges
The first Chinese trial involving organ trafficking could take place next month in Beijing, according to a report in China Daily, an official English-language newspaper. Four men have been charged with paying living people for organs and then resellingmore
China?s Rapid Growth Shifts the Geopolitics of Oil
Last summer, Saudi Arabia put the final bolt in its largest oil expansion project ever, opening a new field capable of pumping 1.2 million barrels a day more than the entire production of Texas. The field, called Khurais, was part of an ambitious $60more
Chinese Media Say Google to Leave China Next Month
Chinese media reports say U.S. Internet giant Google will close its business in China after complaints of censorship and cyber-attacks. The reports say the announcement could come as early as next week, although Google is refusing all comment. Inmore
'China Press' suspends chief editor
KUALA LUMPUR: The China Press newspaper suspended chief editor Teoh Yong Khoon for two weeks and carried an open apology on its front page yesterday over a news report that Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan would retire before Police Daymore
Thai democracy on its sickbed
Supporters of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra gather under a giant portrait of King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Bangkok on March 13. Sakchai Lalit/AP The liberty of Southeast Asia's Land of the Free tenuously depends on a dying king and a crownmore
Live scores: NZ v Australia, 1st test
Live commentary from the second day of the 1st test between between NZ and Australia from Basin Reserve in Wellington.more
China unveils helicopter
China unveils homemade AC313 large civilian helicopter China's first domestically developed civilian helicopter has completed a successful maiden flight in Jingdezhen, in the eastern province of Jiangxi. The heavy-lift AC313 helicopter, built by themore
Indonesian 'tiger hunter', 92, arrested
AFP Indonesian conservationists say they've caught red-handed a 92-year-old man who's admitted to killing dozens of critically endangered Sumatran tigers over a lifetime of hunting. 'We caught him Thursday while he was sailing a traditional wooden boatmore
Korean-language Test Growing Popular in China
A Korean-language test is growing popular in China. At a news conference at Kempinski Hotel in Beijing yesterday, the Chinese Human Resources and Social Security Ministry said it will hold the OK-Test (Occupation Korean Test) from May 23. The test is themore
What next for Google in China?
Two months after Google shook the world with its threat to leave China on censorship and hacking concerns, there are increasing signs that an exit is imminent as the two sides refuse to back down. Google said in January a key condition to staying on inmore
China warns US not to politicise yuan debate
China urged the United States on Friday not to politicise a row over the value of its currency as it announced a top official would travel to Washington for talks on the issue and other trade disputes. As trade tensions between the two powers rise,more
Australian club cricketers cleared of racism charge against Indian-origin players
MELBOURNE: An Australian club cricket team, accused of racially abusing players of Indian descent during a match, has been cleared of the charge even though two of its members were banned for sledging. After a marathon hearing stretching over ninemore
New Zealand banker who ran Ponzi scam spent millions on prostitutes
A New Zealand banker who spent millions of stolen dollars on prostitutes was jailed for six years. Stephen Versalko, 51, who worked for the ASB Bank, stole $18 million (7 million). Two prostitutes received $3.4 million from him and much of the rest wentmore
Indonesian 'tiger hunter', 92, arrested
Indonesian conservationists say they've caught red-handed a 92-year-old man who's admitted to killing dozens of critically endangered Sumatran tigers over a lifetime of hunting. "We caught him Thursday while he was sailing a traditional wooden boat in amore
Beijing's quiet trial shows two may again be better than one
THIS quiet experiment in northern China appears to show that the government can slow down or halt population growth while allowing families more than one child. It does not mark a change in the infamous one-child policy; this local experiment of allowingmore
A fair examination of China?s vast dustbowl
Benoit Aquin notes that, as a photographer, he tends to work very intuitively. ?I like to make images,? he says on the phone from his Montreal studio, ?that look like nothing ... and yet have something very strong in them.? What he?s after, hemore
Net produces new generation of human rights activists in China
Chinese Internet users are being targeted for their budding grass-roots activism - ordinary people spreading the word about grievances from every corner of the country with postings on Twitter, microblogs and other websites. AP But while sites andmore
Speaking up for Australia's Aborigines
Australiaescape_start039;s Aboriginal community has been routinely marginalized from mainstream Australian culture, but Warwick Thorntonâ??s internationally acclaimed film is bringing their plight to screens worldwide. What would you ask Warwickmore
When it comes to indie rock, is Beijing 2010?s Montreal?
It?s nearly midnight on a Saturday, in a club hidden behind a red curtain in the wall of an old Qing Dynasty fort, when alternative rockers the Carsick Cars take 800 of Beijing?s bored-with-the-mainstream youth about as close to the edge as you?remore