Pages

Monday, April 21, 2014

Japanese ship held in wartime claims row

Japanese ship held in wartime claims row


Japanese ship held in wartime claims row

Posted: 21 Apr 2014 10:42 AM PDT

Case comes at a time of escalating tension between China, Asia's largest economy, and Japan amid rising nationalism in both countries

Russia steps up east Ukraine rhetoric

Posted: 21 Apr 2014 05:47 AM PDT

Sergei Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister, says Moscow would 'stop' attempts to trigger a civil war in order to rescue Russians from 'lawlessness'

Police move adds to S Korea ferry fury

Posted: 21 Apr 2014 06:52 AM PDT

Legality of police decision to prevent bereaved relatives marching on Seoul questioned, as president lambasts crew for deserting the vessel

Hundreds dead in South Sudan massacre

Posted: 21 Apr 2014 11:42 AM PDT

UN officials describe scene in Bentiu, an isolated oil town, after anti-government forces killed civilians according to ethnicity

Turkey smooths way for mega-projects

Posted: 21 Apr 2014 12:26 PM PDT

State guarantees increased so Treasury can assume companies' debt for public infrastructure projects worth more than TL1bn ($470m)

Cuts put Portugal welfare system on rack

Posted: 21 Apr 2014 11:03 AM PDT

Investors may be enthusiastic again but three years of recession and austerity have stretched services and exacerbated social inequality

Assad calls elections as confidence grows

Posted: 21 Apr 2014 10:51 AM PDT

Syrian leader's announcement met with fresh round of rebel violence as opposition leaders scorn plan to hold vote in country embroiled in civil war

India’s top court lifts ban on mining in Goa

Posted: 21 Apr 2014 10:02 AM PDT

The Supreme Court decision to lift the 18-month ban on mining in Goa has been welcomed but analysts warn it may be months before production can resume

Move to alter village’s anti-Semitic name

Posted: 21 Apr 2014 09:18 AM PDT

Inhabitants of Spain's Castrillo Matajudíos, which means 'Kill the Jews', set for referendum on changing name believed to date from the Inquisition

Brazil turns to drones to protect Amazon

Posted: 21 Apr 2014 08:10 AM PDT

Aerial surveillance is being used by municipalities to ensure farmers keep to a strict new code aimed at preventing total deforestation

0 comments:

Post a Comment