TOKYO - Asia’s economic giants, under pressure to yield ground in key global free trade talks next week, are ready to open their markets to spur growth, but not at any cost, analysts said. Read the rest of this entry »
SYDNEY - Pope Benedict praised the Australian government on Thursday for apologizing for past injustices to Aborigines, saying it was a courageous move to repair race relations and offered hope to the rest of the world. Read the rest of this entry »
SYDNEY - Pope Benedict texted thousands of young pilgrims in Australia on Tuesday, urging them to renew their faith as they gathered for the Catholic church’s largest youth festival. Read the rest of this entry »
CHICAGO - Presidential foes John McCain and Barack Obama clashed on Monday over the US role in Iraq, with McCain questioning his rival’s judgment as Obama pushed for a new strategy to boost troop levels in Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »
YANGON - One man was killed when a bomb exploded on a bus in army-ruled Myanmar, newspapers said on Tuesday, the latest incident ahead of anniversaries that sometimes serve as flashpoints for dissent. Read the rest of this entry »
SYDNEY - Pope Benedict arrived in Australia on Sunday for an international Catholic youth festival and promised to apologize for a sexual abuse scandal that has rocked the church in the country. Read the rest of this entry »
HONG KONG - Casino billionaire Stanley Ho will finally list his company in Hong Kong on Wednesday, but the rocky road to the market has highlighted the 86-year-old’s waning dominance of Macau’s gaming industry. Read the rest of this entry »
KABUL - Nine NATO-led soldiers killed and 15 wounded in hours of fighting with militants in northeastern Afghanistan were all US nationals, a Western diplomat told AFP Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON - US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama vowed Monday to pull out the bulk of US forces from Iraq by mid-2010 — but insisted on keeping “a residual force” to fight remnants of Al-Qaeda in the country for an unspecified amount of time. Read the rest of this entry »
SREBRENICA - Some 30,000 Muslims from across Bosnia gathered Friday to remember the 1995 Srebrenica massacre and bury the remains of more than 300 newly identified victims. Read the rest of this entry »
