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S. Korea to weigh North risks in gas pipeline plan
Seoul said Monday it would consider all possible risks as it prepares for more talks on a huge project to pipe Russian natural gas to South Korea via North Korea. “We will examine all possible measures to tackle North Korean risks and reflect them in the process of further discussions,”…
U.S. presses Pakistan for action on Haqqani network
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed Pakistan to take action against Haqqani militants the United States blames for an attack on the US embassy in Kabul, officials said. Clinton met in New York with Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar for 3.5 hours of “very substantial” and “very candid”…
South Korea sets sights on becoming stem cell powerhouse, again
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s president vowed on Monday a series of regulatory reforms to help regain its place as a stem cell research powerhouse, trying to reclaim momentum five years after a cloning scandal. President Lee Myung-bak said that by breathing new life into the industry, it could become…
MPs call on Cameron to hold EU referendum
MPs from Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative party on Monday intensified calls for a referendum on the country’s membership of the European Union. Mark Pritchard, secretary of the party’s influential 1922 committee, called the EU a “burdensome yoke” and warned in Monday’s Daily Telegraph that Tory support for the project…
Closing gender gap will boost growth: World Bank
Women in the developing world have made strides in education, but still lag far behind men in opportunities, a gender gap that is hampering growth, the World Bank said in a report. Calling on countries to work to shrink that gap, the World Bank said gender equality is important in…
Final push begins to head off Palestinian crisis
By Arshad Mohammed and Patrick Worsnip NEW YORK (Reuters) – A last-ditch international push began in New York on Sunday to try to relaunch Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and avert a crisis over Palestinian statehood at the United Nations. Officials met two days after President Mahmoud Abbas said he would demand…
Pirate Party wins seats in local Berlin elections
When elections were held for the Berlin parliament on Sunday, the established parties generally showed relatively small gains or losses of a couple of percentage points compared to five years ago. The most significant gain was registered by the Green Party, which jumped by over four points to take 18%…
Egypt bans exporting palm fronds for Israeli holiday
JERUSALEM — An Egyptian decision to ban the export of closed palm fronds used in an upcoming Jewish festival is forcing Israel to seek ways to make up the shortfall, its agriculture minister said on Sunday. In the past, Israeli dealers imported between 600,000 and 700,000 fronds, the vast majority…
Sweden hit by ‘substantial’ oil spill
STOCKHOLM — A recent oil spill near the Sweden’s southwest coast is the worst in the area in years and the clean up will take weeks, the Swedish coast guard said Sunday. Authorities first learnt of the spill on Thursday, but its magnitude was not immediately clear. “The accidental oil…
Indonesian women don miniskirts in rape protest
JAKARTA — About 50 women in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country, donned miniskirts to protest remarks by the Jakarta city governor who blamed a recent gang rape on the victim’s choice of clothing. Fauzi Bowo called on women Friday not to wear miniskirts when riding on public transport…
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