TOKYO: Japan on Thursday appointed a new ambassador to China, months after the last nominee died before he could take up his post and as tensions simmer between Tokyo and Beijing over disputed territory.Career diplomat Masato Kitera's appointment will be effective on Monday, the foreign ministry said, while local media reported that the 60-year-old will be dispatched to Beijing next month...
Parliament adjourned over differences on FDI
Label: LifestyleNEW DELHI: Both houses of Parliament were adjourned till 12 noon soon after they met on the first day of the winter session over differences on FDI in retail.In the Lok Sabha, BSP members rushed towards Speaker Meira Kumar's podium protesting the law and order in Uttar Pradesh.The Samajwadi Party in turn demanded the rollback of the LPG price hike. Earlier, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sought cooperation...
Study finds mammograms lead to unneeded treatment
Label: HealthMammograms have done surprisingly little to catch deadly breast cancers before they spread, a big U.S. study finds. At the same time, more than a million women have been treated for cancers that never would have threatened their lives, researchers estimate.Up to one-third of breast cancers, or 50,000 to 70,000 cases a year, don't need treatment, the study suggests.It's the most detailed look yet at...
Egypt's Morsi Wins U.S., Israeli Gratitude
Label: Business Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is being credited with brokering the cease-fire today between Israel and Hamas, but the international gratitude and praise he is gettting could come with a political price at home.Both Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Obama heaped praise on the Egyptian president. Obama called his Egyptian counterpart today to thank him for...
Nov
20
Gaza shakes, Israelis killed as Clinton seeks truce
Label: WorldGAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli air strikes shook the Gaza Strip and Palestinian rockets struck across the border as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held talks in Jerusalem in the early hours of Wednesday, seeking a truce that can hold back Israel's ground troops. Egypt's new Islamist government is mediating talks and had floated hopes for a ceasefire by late Tuesday between...
The world won't end next month, Maya experts insist
Label: Technology MEXICO CITY: Relax doomsayers, the Maya people did not really mark their calendar for the end of the world on December 21, 2012.As tourists book hotel rooms in Mexico's Maya Riviera and Guatemalan resorts ahead of next month's fateful date, experts are busy debunking the doomsday myth.The apocalyptic prophecy that has inspired authors and filmmakers never appears in the tall T-shaped stone...
Ajmal Kasab hanged and buried in Pune's Yerwada Jail
Label: LifestylePUNE: After nearly four years, Ajmal Kasab, the sole surviving Pakistani gunman involved in the Mumbai attacks, was hanged to death at the Yerawada central prison here this morning in a top-secret operation.Kasab was buried inside the premises of Pune's Yerawada Central Jail shortly after he was hanged, Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said."Ajmal Kasab was hanged at 7.30am," Maharashtra...
OB/GYNs back over-the-counter birth control pills
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (AP) — No prescription or doctor's exam needed: The nation's largest group of obstetricians and gynecologists says birth control pills should be sold over the counter, like condoms.Tuesday's surprise opinion from these gatekeepers of contraception could boost longtime efforts by women's advocates to make the pill more accessible.But no one expects the pill to be sold without a prescription...
Ceasefire or 'De-Escalation'? Words Chosen Carefully
Label: Business Nov 20, 2012 7:27pm AP Photo/Hatem MoussaAs news reports emerged Tuesday of a cease-fire or truce to end the crisis in Gaza, American officials made it a point not to use either of those terms.Instead, U.S. officials were talking about “de-escalating” the violence in Gaza as a step toward a long-term resolution.Briefing White House reporters in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, ...
Nov
19
Gaza truce pressure builds, Cairo in focus
Label: WorldGAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - International pressure for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip puts Egypt's new Islamist president in the spotlight on Tuesday after a sixth day of Palestinian rocket fire and Israeli air strikes that have killed more than 100 people. Israel's leaders weighed the benefits and risks of sending tanks and infantry into the densely populated coastal enclave two months...
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