London’s Notting Hill section Sunday hosted the first day of its annual Caribbean-style street festival. The two-day street festival typically draws crowds in excess of 1 million people. This year’s festival includes a record number of police officers to ensure the typically rowdy crowds do not become too unruly. Britain experienced its worst riots in […]
London Street Festival Begins Amid Memory of Recent Riots
Posted August 29th, 2011 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
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Libyan Rebels Move Closer to Sirte
Posted August 29th, 2011 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
Libyan anti-Gadhafi forces are drawing closer to Moammar Gadhafi’s hometown of Sirte, as they continue to search for the embattled leader after seizing control of the country’s capital. Rebel commanders in Misrata say opposition forces pushing towards Sirte from the west have moved within 30 kilometers of the coastal city, which is located 450 kilometers […]
7 Injured in Indian Plane Accident
Posted August 29th, 2011 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
Aviation officials in southern India say seven passengers were injured after a Gulf Air flight from Bahrain skidded off a Kochi International Airport runway before dawn Monday. Airport officials say the passengers were injured when they jumped out of the plane’s emergency exit before a ladder was brought to the aircraft. An airport official is […]
Finance Minister Noda is Picked as Japan’s Likely PM
Posted August 29th, 2011 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
Japan’s ruling party has elected Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda as its new leader, meaning the fiscal conservative will almost certainly become the nation’s sixth prime minister in the last five years. Noda defeated Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda in a two-man runoff during voting Monday by Democratic Party of Japan legislators. Parliament is expected […]
Japan’s New PM Expected to Continue Outgoing Leader’s Policies
Posted August 29th, 2011 at 2:50 am (UTC-5)
Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda, who is set to become Japan’s latest prime minister, is a steadfast supporter of outgoing Prime Minister Naoto Kan and is expected to continue Mr. Kan’s policies. Like the unpopular current prime minister, Mr. Noda supports tax reforms, including doubling the sales tax to pay for rising social security expenses and […]
Tokyo Stocks, Dollar Up
Posted August 29th, 2011 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
Japanese share prices ended higher Monday, while the dollar rose against the yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index rose six-tenths of a percent to close at 8,851. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 76.73 yen, up a tenth of a yen from late Friday. The Taipei market climbed one and eight-tenths percent to close at […]
Former Communist Chief of Tibet Moves to Another Sensitive Province
Posted August 29th, 2011 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
China’s state media say the former head of the Communist Party of China in Tibet has been appointed party chief in another province where religious dissent has been a problem for Beijing authorities. The official Xinhua news agency reported late Sunday that hard-liner Zhang Qingli, who gained a reputation for cracking down on dissent in […]
Finance Minister Noda is Picked as Japan’s Likely PM
Posted August 29th, 2011 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
Japan’s ruling party has elected Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda as its new leader, meaning the fiscal conservative will almost certainly become the nation’s sixth prime minister in five years. Noda defeated Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda and Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda in a two-man run-off during voting Monday by Democratic Party of Japan legislators. […]
Happy Feet Goes Home
Posted August 29th, 2011 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
Title: NZEALAND PENGUIN HEAD: Happy Feet Goes Home DATE: 08/28/11 NUMBER: 1309738 TYPE: CN )) Happy Feet, the globe-trotting emperor penguin who washed up on a New Zealand beach two months ago, is being shipped back to his home in the Southern Ocean Monday. Hundreds of people, including children dressed in black-and-white, turned up Sunday […]
Japan’s Leadership Race Narrows to Two Candidates
Posted August 29th, 2011 at 1:40 am (UTC-5)
The race to lead Japan’s ruling party has narrowed to a two-man race between Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda and Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda. The winner, to be decided in a vote of Democratic Party of Japan legislators later Monday, is expected to be elected by parliament Tuesday as Japan’s sixth prime minister in […]
