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Former Russia defense chief Grachev dies MOSCOW | Sun Sep 23, 2012 1:07pm EDT (Reuters) - Former Russian Defense Minister Pavel Grachev, who said Chechen rebels could be crushed in a few hours with a single airborne regiment - ahead of a devastating 20-month war - died on Sunday aged 64...

Europeans among nine climbers killed in Nepal avalanche By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU | Sun Sep 23, 2012 2:15pm EDT (Reuters) - An avalanche swept away climbers and their camps on the world's eighth highest mountain in northwestern Nepal on Sunday, killing at least nine people, police said. A...

Worst ways to clean HDTVs By Becky Worley | Upgrade Your Life – Fri, Sep 21, 2012 <iframe src="http://news.yahoo.com/video/upgrade-worst-ways-clean-tv-205013436.html?format=embed" frameborder="0" height="351" scrolling="no" width="624"></iframe> You've invested hundreds — maybe thousands — of...

Bangladesh Blocks YouTube Over Anti-Islamic Video DHAKA, Bangladesh September 18, 2012 (AP) The government in Bangladesh has blocked YouTube to prevent people from seeing an anti-Islam video produced in the U.S. ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad. Mir Mohammaed Morshed, a spokesman for the...

September 18, 2012 3:10 AM Taiwan opposition wants premier sacked for economy TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's main opposition party on Tuesday called for the ouster of the island's premier and blamed the government for mismanaging the economy. But analysts say there may be no quick fix for the...

Sep 17, 2012 5:16pm Gay Play Producer Let Out of Uganda Jail Stephen Wandera/AP Photo British play producer David Cecil was released from a Ugandan jail today three days after his arrest for staging a play about a gay man, but declined to speak about the case because his situation was...

More than 130 escape from Mexican prison on U.S. border MEXICO CITY | Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:59pm EDT A group of Mexican federal police stand in front of the prison in Piedras Negras, Mexico, Monday Sept. 17, 2012. Authorities say 132 inmates have escaped from this jail in northern Mexico...

Toyota suspends some China operations after protests BEIJING | Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:09am EDT Honda Motor has temporarily closed all five of its China plants after violent anti-Japanese demonstrations there (AFP/File, Peter Parks) (Reuters) - Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. on Tuesday suspended...

An Afghan security officer investigates at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul September 18, 2012. A suicide bomber blew up a mini-bus carrying foreign and local contract workers near Kabul airport Credit: REUTERS/Omar Sobhani An Afghan police officer keeps people away from the site of a...

Afghan militants say bomb revenge for film, 12 dead By Hamid Shalizi and Mirwais Harooni KABUL | Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:46am EDT (Reuters) - A suicide attack on a minibus in the Afghan capital killed 12 people on Tuesday, including seven foreigners, and the Hezb-e-Islami insurgent group...

Mazda to resume production at China factory from Wednesday SHANGHAI | Tue Sep 18, 2012 2:05am EDT (Reuters) - Mazda Motor Corp will resume production at its Nanjing factory in China, which it jointly operates with Chongqing Changan Automobile Co Ltd and Ford Motor Co, earlier than initially...

Hitachi cuts output at 3 China plants amid anti-Japan protests TOKYO | Tue Sep 18, 2012 2:39am EDT (Reuters) - Hitachi Ltd said it stopped production at two auto parts plants in China and partially halted output at a third in the country amid protests that have targeted Japanese businesses...

N.Korea signs debt agreement with Russia: KCNA (AFP) – 1 hour ago <tbody> Moscow is keen to pursue several projects with North Korea (AFP/File, Ed Jones) </tbody> SEOUL — North Korea said Tuesday that it had signed an agreement with Russia settling an estimated $11 billion debt owed...

NATO halts work with Afghan allies to stem insider attacks By Jessica Donati KABUL | Tue Sep 18, 2012 3:37am EDT (Reuters) - NATO ordered a cutback on Tuesday on operations alongside Afghan forces in response to a surge of "insider attacks" on foreign servicemen, a move that could complicate...

China ex-police chief does not contest Bo scandal charges CHENGDU, China | Tue Sep 18, 2012 3:57am EDT (Reuters) - The former police chief at the heart of China's biggest political uproar in decades, Wang Lijun, did not contest charges against him at his court hearing on Tuesday, an official...

Volcano erupts in eastern Indonesia AAP September 17, 2012 5:41PM A volcano has erupted in eastern Indonesia, spewing ash as high as one kilometre into the air. Source: AAP A VOLCANO has erupted in eastern Indonesia, spewing clouds of thick, grey ash. There were no immediate reports of...

Typhoon Sanba pounds South Korea killing at least one person <cite style="font-size: 12px; width: 147px; display: block; font-style: normal; ">AFP</cite>September 17, 20121:24PM Pedestrians walk on the streets of downtown Seoul on Sunday as the country redies for the arrival of Typhoon...

Barack Obama to launch trade complaint against China President Barack Obama will launch a trade complaint against China on Monday, accusing the Asian power of putting American manufacturing at a disadvantage by subsidising Chinese exports of automobiles and automobile parts. President Barack...

Russian Soyuz space capsule returns to earth A Russian Soyuz capsule landed on the Kazakh steppe on Monday, delivering a trio of astronauts from a four-month stint on the International Space Station. 6:25AM BST 17 Sep 2012 <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PUCOuBr_p_Y?rel=0"...

Saudi Arabia closes 100 lingerie shops with male sales staff Saudi Arabia's labour ministry has ordered the closure of around 100 lingerie shops in the capital Riyadi for having men on their sales staff, according to reports. King Abdullah issued a decree in June last year limiting work for...