Nikkei Sinks Again as Investors’ Doubts Linger
Nikkei Sinks Again as Investors’ Doubts Linger |
- Nikkei Sinks Again as Investors’ Doubts Linger
- Colombian Peace Talks Bear Fruit
- British Soldier’s Killer Had Ties to Al Qaeda, Government Says
- Greece’s Tangled Land Ownership Is a Hurdle in Recovery
- Hezbollah Areas in Beirut Are Hit
- Kerry Pushes Investment Plan for West Bank
- Forced to Pull Some of Her Punches, Williams Is Knocked Out Early
- ‘Bots’ That Siphon Off Tickets Frustrate Concert Promoters
- Delhi Journal: Cow Thefts on the Rise in India
- Thousands March in France Against Gay Marriage
- Ai Weiwei Dioramas Depict His Imprisonment
- Disruptions: Privacy Challenges of Wearable Computing
- ‘Blue Is the Warmest Color’ Wins Palme d’Or at Cannes
- Israeli Electric Car Company Files for Liquidation
- Serena Williams Cruises on Opening Day of French Open
- American Al Jazeera Channel Shifs Focus to U.S. News
- Chinese Telecom Companies Caught in Middle of Trade Dispute
- The Caucus: Wind Down the War on Terrorism? Republicans Say No
- 14 Killed in New Anti-Terror Philippine Offensive
- Rockets Hit Hezbollah Stronghold in Lebanon
- Maoist Attack Kills Dozens in India
- U.S. Shift Poses Risk to Pakistan
| Nikkei Sinks Again as Investors’ Doubts Linger Posted: 26 May 2013 11:53 PM PDT The Japanese stock index fell 3.2 percent Monday, following a decline of 7.3 percent last Thursday, amid doubts over the long-term effectiveness of Japan's growth policies. 
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| Colombian Peace Talks Bear Fruit Posted: 26 May 2013 06:41 PM PDT In an encouraging step in the country's long-running guerrilla war, the government and a top rebel group reached a deal on rural inequality, an area of focus for the rebels. 
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| British Soldier’s Killer Had Ties to Al Qaeda, Government Says Posted: 26 May 2013 06:35 PM PDT Authorities said they knew that Michael Adebolajo, a suspect in the murder of an off-duty soldier last week, had been arrested in Kenya on suspicion of planning to join an extremist group. 
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| Greece’s Tangled Land Ownership Is a Hurdle in Recovery Posted: 26 May 2013 06:20 PM PDT With no national land registry in the country, competing claims abound and taxes remain unpaid in a system based on handwritten ledgers. 
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| Hezbollah Areas in Beirut Are Hit Posted: 26 May 2013 06:02 PM PDT Four people were wounded in a strike in the Hezbollah-controlled area of southern Beirut during an attack that seemed linked to the militant group's growing role in the Syrian war next door. 
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| Kerry Pushes Investment Plan for West Bank Posted: 26 May 2013 06:01 PM PDT Secretary of State John Kerry said that an infusion of investments could boost the gross domestic product of the West Bank over three years and slash unemployment. 
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| Forced to Pull Some of Her Punches, Williams Is Knocked Out Early Posted: 26 May 2013 05:23 PM PDT Venus Williams, struggling with a sore back and nearing the end of her career, fell to 37th-ranked Urszula Radwanska, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-4, in the first round of the French Open. 
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| ‘Bots’ That Siphon Off Tickets Frustrate Concert Promoters Posted: 26 May 2013 05:13 PM PDT Digital tools known as "bots" are accused of trying to buy hundreds of thousands of tickets a day, shutting out fans. 
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| Delhi Journal: Cow Thefts on the Rise in India Posted: 26 May 2013 05:07 PM PDT With meat eating on the rise in India, cows — considered sacred in Hinduism — are being stolen off the street by cattle rustlers and sold to illegal slaughterhouses. 
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| Thousands March in France Against Gay Marriage Posted: 26 May 2013 03:34 PM PDT The march occurred as a recent poll showed many French were losing patience with protests against the "marriage for all" law that passed on May 18. 
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| Ai Weiwei Dioramas Depict His Imprisonment Posted: 26 May 2013 03:14 PM PDT Dioramas by the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, to be shown in Venice, reconstruct his illegal detention in China in minute detail. 
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| Disruptions: Privacy Challenges of Wearable Computing Posted: 26 May 2013 02:43 PM PDT Fans of wearable computers can capture what is happening around them with a wink or a subtle click, which raises the question of whether bystanders have a say in being recorded. 
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| ‘Blue Is the Warmest Color’ Wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Posted: 26 May 2013 02:34 PM PDT "Blue Is the Warmest Color," an emotionally raw and sexually explicit contemporary French drama about a young woman's awakening, won the Palme d'Or at Cannes. 
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| Israeli Electric Car Company Files for Liquidation Posted: 26 May 2013 01:51 PM PDT Better Place failed to attract many customers to its battery-swapping service plan, and its largest shareholder decided against further investment. 
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| Serena Williams Cruises on Opening Day of French Open Posted: 26 May 2013 01:36 PM PDT Serena Williams, who was upset in the first round last year, overwhelmed her opponent on opening day, and faced what she called her toughest test only after the match. 
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| American Al Jazeera Channel Shifs Focus to U.S. News Posted: 26 May 2013 12:40 PM PDT To counter skepticism about its Al Jazeera America cable channel, the Qatar-based network is building a sizable news organization to cover the United States. 
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| Chinese Telecom Companies Caught in Middle of Trade Dispute Posted: 26 May 2013 12:07 PM PDT Officials appear poised to try to settle a dispute over the Chinese telecommunications firms Huawei and ZTE, which were accused of violating antidumping and subsidies laws. 
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| The Caucus: Wind Down the War on Terrorism? Republicans Say No Posted: 26 May 2013 11:37 AM PDT Republican lawmakers assailed President Obama's vision for winding down the war on terrorism, using talk show appearances to accuse him of misunderstanding the terror threat in a way that will embolden unfriendly nations. 
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| 14 Killed in New Anti-Terror Philippine Offensive Posted: 26 May 2013 03:57 AM PDT At least 14 Philippine marines and Abu Sayyaf militants were killed in a clash in a new U.S.-backed offensive aimed at rescuing six foreign and Filipino hostages and stopping the al-Qaida-linked gunmen from staging more kidnappings in the country's south, a military commander said Sunday. 
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| Rockets Hit Hezbollah Stronghold in Lebanon Posted: 26 May 2013 03:00 AM PDT Rockets slammed Sunday into two southern Beirut neighborhoods that are strongholds of Lebanon's Hezbollah group, wounding four people. 
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| Maoist Attack Kills Dozens in India Posted: 26 May 2013 12:41 AM PDT At least 27 people, including three leaders of the nationally dominant Indian National Congress Party, were killed when Maoist guerrillas ambushed a convoy in Chhattisgarh. 
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| U.S. Shift Poses Risk to Pakistan Posted: 25 May 2013 07:27 PM PDT An American withdrawal from Afghanistan and the curtailment of the drone campaign could plunge Pakistan's hotbed tribal areas into further chaos. 
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