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Russia accuses U.S. of blocking U.N. action on Israel-Gaza conflict By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS | Mon Nov 19, 2012 6:01pm EST (Reuters) - Russia accused the United States on Monday of blocking a bid by the U.N. Security Council to condemn the escalating conflict between Israel and...

U.N. court ruling expands Nicaragua's offshore rights THE HAGUE | Mon Nov 19, 2012 6:19pm EST (Reuters) - The International Court of Justice ruled on Monday that a cluster of disputed small islands in the western Caribbean belonged to Colombia and not to Nicaragua, but drew a demarcation...

Israel says prefers diplomacy but ready to invade Gaza By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Jeffrey Heller GAZA/JERUSALEM | Mon Nov 19, 2012 6:37pm EST (Reuters) - Israel bombed dozens more targets in the Gaza Strip on Monday and said that, while it was prepared to step up its offensive by sending in...

U.S.-China have special responsibility on growth: Obama PHNOM PENH | Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:58pm EST (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday that their two countries had a "special responsibility" to lead the way on balanced, sustained global economic...

Colombian rebels call truce as peace talks start By Jeff Franks and Helen Murphy and Jack Kimball HAVANA/BOGOTA | Mon Nov 19, 2012 7:17pm EST (Reuters) - Colombia's Marxist rebels called a two-month unilateral ceasefire on Monday, the first truce in more than a decade, as delicate peace...

China appoints new top official for scandal-ridden Chongqing BEIJING | Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:29pm EST (Reuters) - China has confirmed that rising star Sun Zhengcai has been appointed Communist Party boss for the scandal-ridden southwestern city of Chongqing, taking the old job of disgraced Bo...

Microsoft combats Chinese piracy with US$15 Win 8 upgrades Staff Reporter 2012-11-18 12:27 A Microsoft store in Beijing. (File photo/Xinhua) Microsoft is offering its customers in China upgrades to its Window 8 operating system for a record low 98 yuan (US$15); remarkable enough, but even...

China propaganda head's rise into core leadership worries netizens CNA 2012-11-18 10:56 Liu Yunshan during an event in Beijing. (Photo/Xinhua) The ascension of China's propaganda chief into the country's core leadership has many netizens worried about the prospects of internet freedom in...

Batman massacre victims to receive donated payout Date November 17, 2012 The families of 12 people killed in July in a US movie cinema massacre will receive $US220,000 ($214,000) each from a special relief fund created by private donations, the Denver Post reported. Five victims who suffered...

Joan Rivers mistaken for illegal immigrant Date November 17, 2012 Joan Rivers at Broadway, New York. LONDON - US comedian Joan Rivers was quizzed by British officials when she was mistaken for an immigrant illegally entering the UK. Four border patrol officers descended on Rivers as she...

Prison labour shames Ikea Date November 18, 2012 Formally apologised for using prison labour in the 1970s and 1980s ... head of IKEA Germany, Peter Betzel. Photo: Reuters Ikea has become a retail byword for affordable, functional furniture - plain, cheerful items that millions of consumers...

Jubilation in Croatia as generals cleared of war crimes Date November 18, 2012 Celebrating ... crowds in Zagreb on Friday. Photo: AFP TWO Croatian generals cleared of war crimes have received a hero's welcome after flying back to Zagreb. The decision by a 3-2 majority on Friday in the...

Apocalypse lockout Date November 18, 2012 Refuge Pic de Bugarach. Photo: AFP FRANCE has dashed the hopes of those who had planned to take refuge in one of the few places on earth some believe will be spared if the world ends on December 21. A local official banned access to the Pic de...

The £3m Chinese vase that survived football and the family cat An antique Chinese vase that was valued at £20,000 after being found in a routine family house clearance has fetched £3 million – more than 100 times its asking price. The Chinese Vase Photo: ROSS PARRY By Richard Alleyne 7:17PM...

Jaguars and monkeys to be cloned in Brazil Scientists in Brazil are to clone wild animals, including the jaguar and breeds of monkey, wolf and deer, to try to save them from extinction. Jaguar Photo: ALAMY By Donna Bowater, Rio de Janeiro 3:56PM GMT 15 Nov 2012 Experts at Brasilia Zoo, who...

Japan downgrades economy for fourth month Japan's government cut its view of the economy for a fourth straight month in November, marking the longest such sequence since the 2008-09 financial crisis and underlining the view that the country is slipping back into recession as the global slowdown...

Kim Jong-il's son reappears in Singapore The oldest son of Kim Jong-il, the late leader of North Korea, has reappeared in Singapore nearly one year after fleeing his home in Macau. Kim Jong-nam Photo: AP By Julian Ryall in Tokyo 1:52PM GMT 15 Nov 2012 Kim Jong-nam, 41, had been living a...

Kim Jong-il's son reappears in Singapore The oldest son of Kim Jong-il, the late leader of North Korea, has reappeared in Singapore nearly one year after fleeing his home in Macau. Kim Jong-nam Photo: AP By Julian Ryall in Tokyo 1:52PM GMT 15 Nov 2012 Kim Jong-nam, 41, had been living a...

British Buddhist monk self-immolates at French monastery A British monk died in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in France after he poured petrol over his clothes and set himself alight, police said. Photo: EDDIE MULHOLLAND 10:34AM GMT 16 Nov 2012 The 38-year-old Briton, who police did not...

Taliban email list 'made public' A Taliban spokesman has reportedly sent a email in which he inadvertently CC'd the entire Taliban mailing list. A Taliban fighter in Pakistan. The Taliban have mistakenly revealed the names of everyone on their email list By Barney Henderson 12:53PM GMT 17...