Wednesday, May 22, 2013   

Iran opposes OPEC oil output hike
07-22 16:40 (Business)
Iran, the number two oil producer in OPEC, reaffirmed that it was against any hike in the cartel's output quota despite continued high crude prices. ...
Siemens to pursue former execs for damages
07-22 16:38 (Business)
The German engineering group Siemens is to pursue former directors for damages suffered in a scandal that broke nearly two years ago, a press report said. ...
Gold up 1pc on dollar, futures hit 25-year peak
07-22 16:36 (Business)
Gold jumped more than 1 percent in Tokyo as uncertainties in the US financial system lingered, making the metal a more attractive alternative investment, while ...
Nepal Maoists refuse to form government: spokesman
07-22 16:32 (World)
Nepal's Maoists have announced they will not form the country's first post-royal government after the defeat of their candidate for president, plunging the coun...
Israel PM's party modifies charter to hold primary
07-22 15:21 (World)
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's centrist Kadima party has voted to change its charter to pave the way for a September primary that could replace him, ...
Quake-hit Sichuan province to host golf tournament
07-22 15:20 (Sports)
China's earthquake-hit Sichuan province will host its first major professional golf tournament before the end of the year, organizers said. The Omega C...
SKorea to start year-round monitoring for bird flu
07-22 15:19 (World)
South Korea will start year-round monitoring for bird flu after this year's outbreak - the country's worst - began later than normal, the agriculture ministry s...
No foreign mediator needed in Cambodia talks: Thailand
07-22 15:17 (World)
Thailand does not want foreign mediators involved in its border dispute with Cambodia, a Thai military official said, but conceded that the two sides were a...
Dissident jailed before end of parole
07-22 14:56 (China)
A prominent Chinese online dissident has been jailed shortly before the end of a four-year probation period, a Hong Kong-based rights organisation said. ...
French inmate found dead in Australian jail: report
07-22 14:54 (World)
A French visitor to Australia was found dead at a jail in Sydney, a report said. The Department of Corrective Services for New South Wales, which ...
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