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Earthquake hits Russia's Far East

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 11:47PM

A powerful earthquake has hit Russia's Far East with slight tremors spreading westwards as far as Moscow.

Police: Suicidal jumper's fall kills SKorean girl

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 11:32PM

South Korean police say a suicidal man jumping to his death killed a 5-year-old girl by falling on her as she walked with her parents outside the apartment building.

Japan's ANA to resume Boeing 787 flights on Sunday

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 11:22PM

Japan's All Nippon Airways, the launch customer for Boeing's 787 "Dreamliner," will resume commercial flights of the aircraft on Sunday, just over four months after the jets were grounded due to smoldering batteries.

Oil falls below $94 on weak outlook for demand

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 11:02PM

The price of oil was knocked lower Friday by a combination of ample supplies and lukewarm demand.

5 climbers feared dead on world's 3rd highest peak

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 10:52PM

A Nepalese official says five climbers are missing and feared dead on the world's third highest mountain.

Suspected Kashmiri rebels kill 3 Indian soldiers

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 10:47PM

An official says suspected rebels have ambushed and fatally shot three Indian army soldiers in the Indian portion of Kashmir.

2 former sex slaves cancel Japan mayor meeting

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 10:32PM

Two Korean former sex slaves have canceled a meeting with an outspoken Japanese mayor who last week said Japan's wartime practice of using many Asian women as prostitutes was necessary to maintain military discipline.

Canada disapproves new meat labeling rules

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 4:12PM

Canada said Thursday that it is considering retaliatory measures against the United States in a dispute over meat-labeling rules that Ottawa and the World Trade Organization consider discriminatory.

Syria’s exile opposition opens conference in Turkey amid anger, confusion

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 4:07PM

Syria’s political opposition met Thursday in Istanbul to elect new leadership, choose a government-in-exile and deliberate on a negotiating stance for peace talks, but it hit a controversy when the immediate past president of the Syrian Opposition Coalition, a Muslim cleric who no longer holds any post in the group, presided over the opening session and released a surprise peace initiative without consulting the group.

ECB's Draghi: 'Imperative' to set up new bank body

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 2:42PM

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said it was "imperative" that Europe's leaders create a new agency with powers to restructure busted banks in order to help the region leave its economic and financial crisis behind it once and for all.

Brazil police arrest 9 for abusing Indian girls

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 2:07PM

Brazil's Federal Police say nine people have been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing Indians girls in the northern state of Amazonas.

Asif Ali Zardari likely will lose Pakistan’s presidency – and immunity from prosecution

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 1:32PM

Pakistan’s president, Asif Ali Zardari, will certainly lose his job in September – and like his predecessor, retired Gen. Pervez Musharraf, he’s likely to face criminal charges under the government of newly elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

Clashes in Lebanon feed fear of Syria spillover

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 12:27PM

Lebanese supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad fired heavy machine guns and lobbed mortar shells at each other Thursday in some of the worst fighting in the port city of Tripoli in years.

Sweden's riots raise questions about inequality

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 12:07PM

Sweden has long been a bastion of generous social welfare and an egalitarian political culture. So many people were shocked when scores of youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze during rioting in several largely immigrant areas near Stockholm this week.

Military calls UK attack victim a model soldier

Published May 23rd, 2013 - 12:02PM

The soldier brutally murdered in a suspected terrorist attack in London was a popular 25-year-old ceremonial military drummer and machine gunner, a father and a passionate fan of the Manchester United soccer team, the British military said Thursday.

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