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Japan toughens up on yakuza gangsters

WorldJan 24, 2011

TOKYO (AFP) ― Call it a sign of the times for Japan’s yakuza crime syndicates ― placards on the fence around one of Tokyo’s most high-profile building sites warn: “Gangsters not welcome.” Developers...
U.S. says freighter rescue shows need for anti-piracy cooperation

WorldJan 23, 2011

WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― The U.S. said Friday that the rescue earlier that day of a South Korean freighter hijacked by Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea is an example of international cooperation a...
U.S.-China tensions may grow again

WorldJan 20, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Despite the pomp, pageantry and vows of cooperation, tensions between the United States and China are likely to grow, not shrink, after President Barack Obama’s summit meeting with ...
U.S. companies expand goals as Chinese leader arrives

WorldJan 19, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― U.S. companies have long demanded that China let its currency rise to make U.S. exports cheaper. But as President Hu Jintao visits Washington this week, U.S. companies are stressing...
U.S. priest an unlikely ally to sex abuse victims

WorldJan 17, 2011

MILWAUKEE (AP) ― When a group of clergy sex-abuse victims held a news conference recently, it was the quiet man standing in the background who delivered the loudest message. Although the Rev. James ...
Unrest engulfs Tunisia after president flees

WorldJan 15, 2011

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- Unrest engulfed Tunisia on Saturday after a popular rebellion forced the president to flee: Dozens of inmates were killed in a prison fire, looters emptied shops and torched ...
Verizon may sell 12 million iPhones

WorldJan 10, 2011

Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. mobile-phone company, will sell 9 million to 12 million iPhones this year, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing analyst estimates. The lower number would boost...
New computer chips help PCs compete with tablets

WorldJan 5, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Semiconductor companies are whipping up a new generation of chips to bring richer video and better battery life to personal computers and help them hold off threats from tablets ...
[Tidbit] Indian farmer claims to be ‘world’s oldest dad at 94’

Jan 4, 2011

(Ramajit Reghave claims to be the oldest dad at age 94, captured from YouTube) A farmer in India claims he is the world’s oldest dad at age 94. Ramajit Reghave of Kharkhoda village in Harayana clai...
Six choke to death on New Year rice cakes

WorldJan 3, 2011

TOKYO (AFP) ― Six people choked to death and five others were in a serious condition after eating traditional glutinous “mochi” rice cakes to celebrate the New Year in Tokyo, fire department official...
WikiLeaks chief arrested in London over rape claim

WorldDec 7, 2010

LONDON (AFP) - WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange was arrested in London Tuesday on suspicion of rape after surrendering to a Swedish arrest warrant, setting up a possible extradition fight that could dr...