Japanese Emperor Akihito to Undergo Heart Bypass Surgery The New York Times | Emperor Akihito of Japan will undergo heart bypass surgery on Saturday in Tokyo, the emperor’s office said Sunday, as reported by the Kyodo news agency. The Imperial Household Agency made the announcement after Akihito, 78, had received a detailed heart examination. Kyodo reported that the c...
New Study Points to Unknown Nuclear Tests by North Korea in 2010 The New York Times FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg | E-mailPrint | SEOUL, South Korea — It was May 12, 2010, and a story on the front page of North Korea’s leading state-run newspaper declared that the country’s scientists had achieved nuclear fusion. | The initial reaction from the re...
The News Matrix: Wednesday 15 February 2012 The Independent | Police in Bangkok were investigating a series of explosions, apparently carried out by Iranians. The blasts, during which an attacker blew off his legs, came a day after a blast targeted the wife of an Israeli in Delhi and an attack was foiled in G...
Nuclear Peekaboo by North Korea, Part Deux? The New York Times FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg | E-mailPrint | HONG KONG — In Pyongyang, there’s a new sheriff in town, and every diplomat from Foggy Bottom to Smoggy Beijing is anxious to see what his foreign policies are going to lo...
Lady Gaga announces more dates Sydney Morning Herald | Following last week’s confirmation of the Lady Gaga Born This Way Ball tour dates in Australia and New Zealand, promoters Live Nation and Michael Coppel announced additional concert dates in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland. | In this...
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Quiz: The U.S. is what percent of the world economy? CNN | How much do you know about the world? Test yourself. For more quizzes, click here. Topics: Quiz We recommend From around the web Next entry »Listen Up, America! China'...
NKorea's young leader gets rock star treatment Denver Post | Click photo to enlargeIn this undated photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service on Jan. 25, 2012, North Korean new leade...
A controversy over what constitutes a guilt-free diamond. The New York Times | St Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14 is a day of pledges, gifts and mysterious missives from secret admirers. And, for the wealthier types — not to mention dealers in high-end jewelry — it is an occasion when diamonds are the gem du jour, as...
Buyers shoot for Lotte’s Arrows Screen Daily | Korea’s Lotte Entertainment has sealed a string of deals on local box office hit The War Of The Arrows, including a Japanese sale to Showgate. | The historical action epic has also gone to France (Right Advice), Australia/New Zealand (Madman), La...
Dollar Tree, Speedway planned for West Milwaukee Milwaukee Journal Sentinel A 9,000-square-foot Dollar Tree store is planned for a vacant lot in West Milwaukee, just north of the Target store. | The Dollar Tree would be at 4421 W. Greenfield Ave., said Modesta Goodman, village zoning administrator. | Also, a Speedway gas sta...
Chinese Vice President Xi begins White House talks m&c | Washington - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping began a series of meetings with US officials in Washington Tuesday with talks with US Vice President Joe Biden at the White House. | Xi, who is expected to ascend to the presidency in 2013, is to later meet with US President Barack Obama at the White House, visit the Pentagon and listen to US busines...
Bettany eyes 3D film by Popogrebsky Screen Daily | EXCLUSIVE: Paul Bettany is in advanced negotiations to star in the new film from Alexei Popogrebsky, Lost Rooms. | Popogrebsky, who won Berlin’s 2010 Silver Bear with How I Ended This Summer, will shoot the new film in 3D, and in the English language. | The €6m Lost Rooms will also attach a number of prominent European and American names in t...
