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Queen Elizabeth II attends jubilee church service
Queen Elizabeth II attended Tuesday a thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral in London at the climax of her diamond jubilee celebrations, but without her husband who remains in hospital. Royals, churchmen, politicians and the cream of British society were packed into the pews beneath the iconic dome of the 17th-century cathedral in…
China tells embassies to stop issuing pollution data
China said Tuesday foreign embassies were acting illegally in issuing their own air quality readings and that only the government could release data on the nation’s heavy pollution. China’s cities are among the world’s most polluted, but until recently, official air quality measurements regularly rated their air quality as good — even as data…
Australia awaits key transit of Venus
Australia was gearing up Tuesday for the transit of Venus, an event with historical significance as a previous occurrence in 1769 played a key part in the “discovery” of the southern continent. When Venus on Wednesday passes between the Earth and the Sun, an astronomical event that will not occur again until 2117,…
U.S. drone strike targeted ‘Al-Qaeda No. 2′
A senior Al-Qaeda figure was the target of a US drone strike inPakistan’s tribal belt, reports said Tuesday, as officials kept tight-lipped on whether he may have been among the 15 people killed. Abu Yahya al-Libi, described by American officials as Al-Qaeda’s second in command but by other security experts as one…
Sony executives give up performance bonuses
Sony said Tuesday that seven senior executives, including its new chief, will not receive bonuses tied to its latest annual results, which saw the troubled firm post a record $5.8 billion loss. Former chief executive Howard Stringer and his successor Kazuo Hirai are among those who will not be paid performance-linked bonuses, but a company spokesman declined to specify…
Samsung unveils computers running on Windows 8
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics unveiled notebook and tablet computers running on Windows 8 Tuesday, the latest firm toshowcase products that use Microsoft’s eagerly-awaited new operating system. On the opening day of Asia’s leading IT fair in Taipei, Samsung showcased the products, including the Series 5 Hybrid which has features of both a laptop and a tablet, in a…
Stephen Breyer opens up on Supreme Court life in 21st century
WASHINGTON — Resolving modern-life social and legal issues by applying a constitution drawn up over 200 years ago is a tough and ever evolving challenge, says US Supreme Court judge Stephen Breyer. “George Washington knew about commerce between the states, he did not know about the Internet,” Breyer told AFP…
Pentagon chief heads to India amid U.S. focus on Asia
HANOI — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta flies to India on Tuesday for talks focusing on Washington’s strategic shift towards Asia, as US officials eye New Delhi as a potentially pivotal partner. Security ties to India have steadily improved in recent years but US officials have yet to realise the goal…
Green groups block websites to protest Canada oil
MONTREAL — Hundreds of environmentalists and other activists in Canada made their websites go dark to protest planned measures to facilitate oil pipeline construction. The groups accuse the Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper of trying to silence opponents of exploitation of Alberta’s tar sands, the third-largest oil reserves…
Bill Clinton stumps for Obama, slams ‘calamitous’ Romney
NEW YORK — Bill Clinton campaigned Monday with President Barack Obama in New York City, sprinkling political stardust on his Democratic successor and blasting challenger Mitt Romney for embracing the politics of “constant conflict.” The presumptive Republican nominee’s campaign is using recent Clinton comments praising Romney’s business record against Obama,…
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