Australian scientists have identified the headless remains of the notorious 19th century criminal Ned Kelly, putting to rest a 130-year-old mystery surrounding his whereabouts. Analysts at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine used a DNA sample from one of Kelly’s descendants to identify his remains from among dozens of skeletons buried in a mass grave. […]
Body of Legendary Australian Outlaw Positively Identified
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
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Asian Stocks Mixed
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Thursday. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 9,061. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index earned one-quarter of one percent to finish the day’s trading at 20,585. Share prices were also higher in Manila, Sydney, Taipei and Wellington, but lower in Shanghai. In currency trading, […]
Report: Chinese Suppliers of Apple Products Polluting Environment
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 4:10 am (UTC-5)
Chinese environmental groups say local manufacturers are polluting the environment while making products for U.S. technology giant Apple. The Beijing-based Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs has issued a report charging that dozens of Apple’s suppliers have released toxic gases and heavy metal waste into the areas surrounding their factories. It says the discharges are […]
World Leaders Discuss Libya After Gadhafi
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
World leaders are gathering in France Thursday to discuss Libya’s future after Moammar Gadhafi, as Russia became the latest country to recognize the National Transitional Council as the country’s legitimate authority. The conference in Paris brings together officials from 60 countries, including those that have backed the NTC for months as well as those that […]
Kenyan Suspects Face ICC Hearing
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
Three of the six suspects accused of orchestrating deadly post-election violence in Kenya are set to appear before the International Criminal Court on Thursday. Former Kenyan education minister William Ruto, former industrialization minister Henry Kosgey and radio executive Joshua arap Sang face charges of crimes against humanity at the hearing at The Hague. On Tuesday, […]
Gillard: Refugee Ruling May Bar Other Offshore Detention Plans
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard says a high court decision blocking a refugee swap with Malaysia has re-written Australian law and raised doubts about the nation’s right to transfer asylum seekers to any other country. Ms. Gillard said Thursday that includes places where Australian asylum-seekers have been detained in the past, namely Manus Island in […]
Japan’s Nikkei Closes in Positive Territory
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed higher Thursday, while the U.S. dollar is trading higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index gained nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 9,061. The dollar was selling at 76.85 yen, a gain of nearly one-quarter of a yen from Wednesday. The Taipei market ended its session Thursday at 7,758, […]
Japanese Conduct Earthquake Drill Amid Memories of March Disasters
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 2:36 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of people across Japan took part Thursday in a massive earthquake drill, the first of its kind since the March 11 quake and tsunami that devastated the nation’s northeastern coast. Police redirected traffic and pointed pedestrians to earthquake shelters, while other authorities checked for gas leaks and simulated air-sea rescues over Tokyo Bay. Outgoing […]
Body of Legendary Australian Outlaw Positively Identified
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
Australian scientists have identified the headless remains of the notorious 19th century criminal Ned Kelly, putting to rest a 130-year-old mystery surrounding his whereabouts. Analysts at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine used a DNA sample from one of Kelly’s descendants to identify his remains from among dozens of skeletons buried in a mass grave. […]
Ukraine Judge Denies Bail for Opposition Leader Tymoshenko
Posted September 1st, 2011 at 2:31 am (UTC-5)
A Ukrainian judge has denied bail for former Ukrainian prime minister and opposition Batkivschina party leader Yulia Tymoshenko, who has been in custody since early August. Ms. Tymoshenko’s corruption trial is set to resume Thursday in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv. She is charged with abusing her powers by signing a 2009 gas contract with Russia without […]
