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Will Japan preside over Iran sanctions at UNSC? | As Japan prepares to assume the president of the U.N. Security Council in April, debate is already under way in various arenas regarding sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. Against this... (photo: UN/Eskinder Debebe) Daily Yomiuri Iran Japan Nuclear Photos UN |
Euro, pound slip on debt worries | London: Concerns over Europe's fiscal problems hit the euro and sterling Wednesday, while world stocks hovered near their recent six-week highs, though they were still up 66 per cent from a low hit ... (photo: AP / Denis Sarkic) Gulf News Currency Europe Financial Crisis Photos UK |
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Wall Street Shares Try to Push Higher | Shares on Wall Street edged higher Wednesday after the government said businesses trimmed their inventories again in January. | The Commerce Department said that wholes... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer) The New York Times Economy Jobs Market Photos US |
China's Exports Rise 46% | BEIJING —China announced Wednesday that its exports climbed 46 percent in February from a year earlier. Economists said the data signaled a rebound in consumer de... (photo: WN / abeer) The New York Times Beijing Business China Economy Photos |
Beijing seeks a shift in geopolitics | By Willy Lam | China's ongoing tussles with the United States over issues including Taiwan, Tibet and trade are in a sense nothing new. For more than two decades, Sino-... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Asia Times China Defence Photos Politics US |
Pakistan risks IMF's $1.2bn | By Syed Fazl-e-Haider | KARACHI, Pakistan - Islamabad's tardiness in naming a finance minister to succeed Shaukat Tarin, who resigned on February 23 to pursue his own b... (photo: AP / Fareed Khan) Asia Times Economy Finance IMF Pakistan Photos |
China assesses its gold strategy | By Russell Hsiao | Chinese leaders convening in Beijing for the annual plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) - China's ceremonial legislature - this w... (photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth) Asia Times China Economy Gold Market Photos |
'The Cove' puts Japanese fishermen on the defense | (AP) - EDITOR'S NOTE-Miles Edelsten is a senior producer for Associated Press Television News and has covered Japan for 10 years. | OTSUCHI, Japan - As soon as the fish... (photo: IRIN News / Amr Emam/) Syracuse Defense Editor Fishermen Photos TV |
Papaya Extract Thwarts Cancer Cell Growth Posted on: Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 08:27 CST | The humble papaya is gaining credibility in Western medicine for anticancer powers that folk cultures have recognized for... (photo: WN / Dominic Canoy) redOrbit Cancer Credibility Growth Papaya Photos |
Are you ready for the toilet of the future? | — While most bathrooms in the United States are business as usual, toilets in Japan and in some parts of Europe are high-tech wonders, overflowing with luxurious ... (photo: WN / RTayco) Newsvine Health Photos Technology Travel |
Sarkozy to raise competition concerns with Obama over multibillion-dollar tanker contract | PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy will raise concerns that the U.S. Air Force's $35 billion tanker contract is anticompetitive when he visits President Barack Ob... (photo: AP / Christophe Ena) Star Tribune Business France Obama Photos Sarkozy |