US 'cool-headed' approach to China

US SECRETARY of State Hillary Clinton (pic) left yesterday on a two-week Asia trip to pursue what an aide called "cool-headed, constructive diplomacy" with China and boost US ties with Pacific neighbours.

Far-right Israelis, Arab youths clash

A protester prepares to throw a stone towards Israeli riot police during clashes in Umm el-Fahm yesterday. Israeli police fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse Arabs. Picture: Reuters

War-hit countries 'most corrupt'

28 Oct 10 - WAR-torn Somalia is perceived as the most corrupt country in the world War-torn states are still seen as being the most corrupt in the world, according to a new report from Transparency International.The Berlin-based watchdog monitors perceived...

Turkey crash kills tourists

A BUS carrying French tourists slammed into a car on Thursday, killing six French citizens and the car's driver, an official said. Eighteen other passengers were injured in the accident near the Mediterranean resort of Antalya, local governor Salih Isik said. Ambulances and a helicopter transported the injured to hospitals in the area. The cause of accident is under investigation.

Putin tries to mask black eye

VLADIMIR Putin, who has carved out a health nut image by wrestling with tigers or judo opponents, raised eyebrows yesterday as he was pictured swollen-faced and caked in make-up, apparently to mask a black eye.

First ever minaret in the Arctic

The Inuvik Mosque after completion in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada. The small mosque arrived in the Arctic to serve a growing Muslim population in Canada's far north. Picture: AFP

CANADIAN Muslims have erected the Arctic's first minaret, atop a little yellow mosque which serves as spiritual home to the area's fledgling Islamic community.

Naples to be garbage-free

29 Oct 10 - HUNDREDS of tonnes of festering trash lying uncollected in the streets of Naples will be cleaned up "within three days," Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said yesterday. Berlusconi also said the stench from a landfill in the town...

Panama suspends trade talks with Colombia

PANAMA suspended free trade talks with Colombia after bargaining stalled ahead of a Friday deadline, even though much of the pact was completed, one of the Central American nation's negotiators said. Talks hit an impasse over agricultural issues, market access and customs cooperation, said Francisco Alvarez, Pamana's deputy trade minister.

Pakistan seeks intel sharing to thwart attacks in West

Pakistani Interior Minister, Rehman Malik exchanges documents with visiting British Home Secretary, Theresa May, at a signing ceremony in Islamabad. Pakistan called for greater intelligence sharing to pre-empt terrorist attacks in Britain. Picture: AFP

Egypt campuses no place for politics

 

Asian Muslim women chat after praying inside the women's prayer hall of the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. Al-Azhar is one of Cairo's oldest mosques and the world's oldest university.Picture: EPA