Friday, January 13, 2012

Eggs for Apple as i-Phone sales halted in China

Eggs for Apple as i-Phone sales halted in China

Eggs for Apple as i-Phone sales halted in China

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 11:43 AM PST

There were angry scenes in Beijing on Friday, these protests were not about political issues or poverty, rather a shortage of i-Phones. People who…

Japan's Noda eyes tax hikes as new ministers named

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 11:04 AM PST

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has replaced five members of his cabinet as he plans to push ahead with new tax hikes. Katsuya Okada, a…

Tunisia, stagnant, future of justice still not in sight

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 11:00 AM PST

In Tunis, on 14 January 2011, thousands of ordinary people packed Habid Bourguiba Avenue in the Tunisian capital. Men and women, students, street…

Russia buries spy with full honours

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 10:06 AM PST

The most prominent mourner at the funeral of the late Soviet master-spy Gevork Vartanyan was a former spy himself, if that is he has ever given up…

Myanmar frees political dissidents

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 09:40 AM PST

Myanmar has freed some of its most prominent political dissidents as it takes another small step towards democracy. Among those released were…

Fresh violence heightens civil war fears in Syria

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 09:13 AM PST

Violence erupted across Syria, underlying a warning from the head of the Arab League that the country was entering a civil war that could create…

S&P 'to cut some euro zone countries' ratings'

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 09:01 AM PST

France, Austria and Slovakia are about to have their credit ratings downgraded by the rating agency Standard & Poor's according to French government…

Murder mystery stuns Oxford University

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 08:56 AM PST

What would Inspector Morse have made of it? Oxford's dreaming spires are muttering to each other following the mystery death of one of the university…

Taxi strike in Italy in protest at 'liberalisation'

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 07:56 AM PST

Row upon row of taxi sat empty and idle in Milan on Friday, as drivers called a one-day unauthorised strike in Italy. Vehicles were not taking…

France: 100 days to presidential poll

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 07:45 AM PST

It is 100 days until France's presidential election. And while Nicolas Sarkozy is carving out an increasing share of votes for himself according…

Day after scientist's killing, Iran says it's ready to talk

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 07:33 AM PST

Iran has given an official funeral to its nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, murdered in Tehran on Wednesday when a bomb was attached to his…

Novartis cuts more jobs on drug setback

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 06:21 AM PST

In its latest round of job cuts, Novartis is to axe nearly 2,000 of its US workforce, mostly from the sales division. The Swiss drugmaker is…

Air France-KLM turnaround plan unveiled  

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 06:06 AM PST

Air France-KLM has announced a pay freeze for French staff and cutbacks in its fleet as part of a three-year turnaround plan.   Europe's largest…

Israel uses German technology for naval operations

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 05:54 AM PST

Israel has added German submarines to its arsenal in preparation for attacks or defence that may be necessary due to mounting tension in the region.…

Activists faced down at Syrian border

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 05:42 AM PST

At Kilis on Turkey's border with Syria organisers of a humanitarian aid convoy have gone on hunger strike to protest at the refusal by Damascus to…

Daily struggles for Tunisia one year after uprising

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 04:25 AM PST

It has been one year since a revolution in Tunisia sparked a wave of similar uprisings across the Middle East known as the Arab Spring, but some…

Myanmar frees more political prisoners

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 03:35 AM PST

Myanmar has released more political prisoners, including leading dissidents, in a move that may bring the end of Western sanctions closer.…

Haiti, two years after the quake

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 02:30 AM PST

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'Iron Lady' boycott in English ex-mining towns

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 02:26 AM PST

Meryl Streep may be tipped for an Oscar, but the Iron Lady is not universally popular. Memories of Margaret Thatcher's era have been revived in the…

Thousands of Greeks protest job cuts

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 02:16 AM PST

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Kashmir Valley under snow

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 02:15 AM PST

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Zardari returns to Pakistan amid crisis with military

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 01:58 AM PST

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari has returned home from a trip to Dubai amid growing tension between his civilian government and the military.…

Haitians mark anniversary of deadly quake

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 01:35 AM PST

Haitians have been marking the second anniversary of the earthquake that tore apart their Caribbean nation. The disaster, in January 2010, left…

Unions threaten to cut Nigerian oil production

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 01:26 AM PST

Four days into Nigeria's general strike, the prospect is that the country may be exporting no oil come Sunday. The main oil union said it would…

EU decision over legal action against Hungary due within days

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 12:56 AM PST

The European Commission will decide next week whether it is taking legal action against debt-ridden Hungary over its new constitution. Budapest…
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