U.N. sending 3,000 more troops to Congo
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to send more than 3,000 additional troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo, bolstering a mission that is already its largest peacekeeping force in the world.
My job's giving me a heart attack!
When Helen Smith had a heart attack at age 37, she was in shock. She was young, healthy and in tip-top shape. There'd been no warning signs. She had no family history of heart disease.
Weekly cross-Straits charter flight plan announced
BEIJING - The Chinese mainland has come up with a detailed plan for regular cross-Straits charter flights, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) announced Thursday. According to the agreement signed by the mainland's Association for Relations
Senior official says Singapore well-positioned to weather downturn
SINGAPORE, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The outlook may be uncertain now but Singapore is confident that it will be ready and well-positioned to gear up for the future recovery of the global and Asian economies, said Senior Minister of State for Trade and
Bearish sentiment across Asian markets at noon
KUALA LUMPUR: The bears continued to maul Asian stockmarkets at noon after a significant overnight plunge across Wall Street, sending the Malaysian benchmark down almost 2% at lunchbreak. The ringgit also traded at its weakest point in almost two years
China now biggest holder of U.S. debt
1:50 PM EST China has leapfrogged over Japan to become largest foreign holder of U.S. government debt, according to the latest monthly Treasury International Capital data. Its holdings of U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds increased to $585 billion in
Australia, Japan score wins in World Cup qualifiers
Football fans were convinced Thursday that Australia would make it to a third World Cup, after their team snatched a goal in injury time to clinch a 1-0 victory over Bahrain in Manama. Palermo midfielder Mark Bresciano blasted past goalkeeper Sayed
Sensex joins Asian sell-off, slides 5 percent on global recession fears
Mumbai, Nov 20 : The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)'s Sensitive Index (Sensex) tumbled more than five per cent on Thursday, led by losses in top-listed Reliance Industries and financial stocks, joining the rest of Asia in a broad sell-off after U.S. markets
China to Overhaul Battered Dairy Industry
China announced a complete overhaul of its dairy industry Thursday to improve safety at every step from cow breeding to milk sales saying its worst food quality scandal in years had revealed 'major problems' in quality control. Changes will be made
Bahrain Islamic eyes Asia for expansion
Bahrain Islamic Bank is targeting Asia as part of plans to increase its presence beyond the Gulf state, the Islamic lender's chief executive said. 'Our plan is to expand outside Bahrain,' Mohammed Ebrahim Mohammed told Reuters on the sidelines of an
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