Japan said Thursday that its economy grew again in the quarter to March, pointing to a recovery as Tokyo and its hand-picked central bank team set about stoking the world's third-largest economy. More »Japan economy grows again, points to recovery
By Darya Korsunskaya SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - France spelled out on Friday that it would oppose a peace conference for Syria if Bashar al-Assad's regional ally Iran is invited, clouding the prospect for a U.S.-Russian initiative to end the two-year-old war. No date has yet been agreed for the international meeting, which appears to face growing obstacles. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday and said the conference should take place as soon as possible. U.N. ... More »France opposes Syria conference if Iran to attend
A toothless Selangor side managed to get to extra-time in the Maldives, but were deservedly beaten 2-0 by a superior New Radiant side who were good value for their victory More »New Radiant 2-0 Selangor (AET): Red Giants run out of steam in added time
Defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts crashed out of the Volvo World Match Play Championship on Saturday after being forced to play out of a toilet. More »That's incovenient as Colsaerts hopes go down toilet
The Italian coach confirms his desire to "continue to build" at the Serie A champions after a lengthy meeting with the directors of the Turin giants on Wednesday More »Conte: I will stay at Juventus
Credit: blog.laptopmag.com I remember a few years ago that there was this constant rumor that Blackberry was going to allow its popular Blackberry Messenger (BBM) service onto the other platforms like ... More »BBM No Longer Shackled to Blackberry Platform: Will Indonesians Rejoice?
Four members of the LulzSec international hacking group were sentenced to prison terms in Britain on Thursday for masterminding cyber attacks on major global institutions, including Sony Pictures and the CIA. More »Four Lulzsec hackers sentenced to jail in Britain
In perhaps the most dramatic outcome of Pakistan's elections, Imran Khan's party has won power in the northwest, putting to the ultimate test the former cricket star's anti-US rhetoric and calls for peace talks with the Taliban. More »Imran faces test in governing Taliban stronghold
When your enemy is sworn to exterminate every one of you, can you -- should you -- try to cut a deal with him to at least save some lives knowing that others are doomed? More »Holocaust documentary raises questions of guilt
The veteran Greece international, who was part of the squad that triumphed at Euro 2004 in Portugal, is open to offers from other English clubs but will not stay at Craven Cottage More »Karagounis to leave Fulham at the end of the season, reveals agent
The Premier League announced on Friday that Villa Park will host a third-place play-off between Chelsea and Arsenal on May 26 if the two sides cannot be separated in the table. More »Football: Villa Park in line for third-place play-off
South Korea's unemployment rate dipped slightly in April with the creation of new jobs in the manufacturing and service sectors, according to the latest government data. More »S.Korea jobless rate dips in April
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill on Wednesday apologised for violence against women in his country as he vowed to toughen penalties for offenders after a spate of horrific crimes. More »Papua New Guinea PM apologises for violence against women
In a recent blog post, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) revealed that 300 site inspections were carried out over the last four months in an effort to curb unacceptable living conditions among foreign workers. More »Govt gets tough on living conditions of foreign workers
“People need to feel compassion,” says former president of Singapore, S R Nathan. “Problems will always be there. You can always throw money but that will not be the solution," he said as he urged more Singaporeans to give of their time and effort as volunteers to help those in need. More »Former president Nathan urges more Singaporeans to volunteer
Taipei (The China Post/ANN) - In the six hours from Wednesday's 1 a.m. joint conference between Foreign Minister David Lin and Philippine representative Antonio Basilio to the 7 a.m. convening of the national security meeting hosted by President Ma Ying-jeou, the government went from sounding like it had reached a tentative agreement to launching full-scale sanctions. More »EDITORIAL: Ma Ying-jeou shouldn't blame others for negotiation failings
In a new interview Emma Watson says she loved playing a wild child but for her personally, 'the allure of being sexy never really held any excitement for me' . . . More »Emma Watson Who Stars In New Film The Bling Ring ‘Isn’t In A Rush To Be Sexy’
Russian police marched into a small company's office in Moscow and told everyone to sit down and wait to be interviewed. They left hours later with all the computers. More »Cloud computing is silver lining for Russian firms
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the Yemen-based branch of al Qaeda placed a bounty on her husband's head, Mary Feierstein learned of it from a friend who called and said, "You must be a mess!" U.S. Ambassador Gerald Feierstein was thousands of miles (km) away at the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, without his wife and family on what is called an "unaccompanied" posting. He is one of more than a thousand U.S. diplomats on such tours of duty in danger spots around the world, part of a trend that is changing the definition of being a diplomat. ... More »Danger and separation from families changing job of U.S. diplomats
LIMA (Reuters) - Proposed peace talks for Syria would not curb "terrorism" in the country and it is unrealistic to think they would succeed, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview published in an Argentine newspaper on Saturday. Speaking in Syria with the newspaper Clarin, Assad said he was doubtful that mediation the United States and Russia have proposed could settle a deadly conflict that has convulsed the country for two years. "There is confusion in the world between a political solution and terrorism. They think a political conference will halt terrorists in the country. ... More »Syria's Assad: Little chance peace talks would succeed - newspaper
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