 Beijing Business China Economy Photos | 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 demand from the United States an... (photo: WN / abeer) The New York Times | |
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'Bali bomber' Dulmatin confirmed dead in Indonesia raid | Indonesia has confirmed that police have killed Dulmatin, the last main suspect of the 2002 Bali bombings. | President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's announcement came a day after police said they had k... (photo: AP / Tatan Syuflana) BBC News Bali Indonesia Photos Police Terrorism |
Indonesia president confirms death of militant Dulmatin | The Indonesian president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has confirmed that the terror suspect Dulmatin was killed in a police raid in Jakarta. | Indonesian security forces said they had killed three sus... (photo: AP / Tatan Syuflana) BBC News Australia Indonesia Photos SE Asia Terrorism |
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Arrests over theft of Cyprus ex-leader's corpse | Three men have been arrested in connection with the theft of the corpse of Cyprus's ex-President Tassos Papadopoulos, officials say. | Police said they had arrested two... (photo: AP / Petros Karadjias) BBC News Crime Cyprus Law Photos President |
Power equations set to change in Delhi NEW DELHI: The government's decision to press ahead with the women's quota bill in the teeth of opposition from RJD and SP and the murmurs of protest from Muslim leaders ... (photo: AP / Mustafa Quraishi) The Times Of India Delhi Photos Politics Society Women |
Maldives Ban Fishing of Sharks | PARIS — The Maldives will make its territorial waters into a shark sanctuary, a government official said Tuesday, lending momentum to efforts to protect the fish ... (photo: GFDL) The New York Times Conservation Maldives Photos UN Wildlife |
South Korea back on track | By Robert M Cutler | MONTREAL - The South Korean economy, which last year scraped through the global slowdown without sinking into recession, returned to the recovery p... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon) Asia Times Business Economy Exports Photos S Korea |
Indonesian Forces Kill 3 Terror Suspects | JAKARTA — Indonesian counterterrorism forces stormed an Internet cafe and a nearby house on the outskirts of Jakarta on Tuesday, killing three suspected terrorist... (photo: AP / Heri Juanda) The New York Times Indonesia Jakarta Photos Security Terrorism |
Nigerians bury massacre victims | Nigerians are burying victims of a massacre of predominantly Christian villagers near the central city of Jos, blamed on a Muslim group. | The burials in mass grav... (photo: AP / APTN) Al Jazeera Dealth Muslims Nigeria Photos Violence |
Gates Praises Troops in Southern Afghanistan | Filed at 3:02 a.m. ET | FORWARD OPERATING BASE FRONTENAC, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told a hard-hit battle unit Tuesday that its heavy los... (photo: US DoD / Cherie Cullen) The New York Times Afghanistan Defense Photos Troops US |
Turnout for Iraq election solid at 62 percent BAGHDAD - Turnout in Iraq's parliamentary election was 62 percent, higher than in last year's provincial ballot, despite attempts by Sunni Islamist insurgents to disrupt ... (photo: US Army / Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod) Khaleej Times Baghdad Election Iraq Photos Sunni |
Fresh Middle East talks hit a wall | Israel's move to expand illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank has threatened to sabotage newly agreed indirect talks with the Palestinian Authority before they ... (photo: AP / Baz Ratner) Al Jazeera Israel Palestine Peace Photos US |
Ex-President Bush in Tory phone plea on NI devolution | Ex-US president George W Bush has asked David Cameron to try to get the Ulster Unionists to back devolution of justice and policing in Northern Ireland. | The NI Assemb... (photo: White House / Eric Draper) BBC News Bush Photos Politics US Ulster |
Iran: Budget With Cuts Is Approved by Parliament | Parliament approved President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s 2010-11 budget on Monday, state radio reported, but some lawmakers criticized the plan, saying planned cuts in... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi) The New York Times Ahmadinejad Funds Iran Parliament Photos |