China Daily Central banker warns of risks in stimulus push | BEIJING: China's massive economic stimulus plan has launched some projects that are wasteful, possibly making it hard for investors involved to repay bank loans, China's central bank chief said on S... (photo: AP / Nir Elias, POOL)
China Daily China well prepared for cluster flu outbreak | CANCUN, Mexico: China is well prepared to contain a cluster outbreak of A(H1N1) influenza, Chinese Health Minister Chen Zhu said Friday. | Chen was here for the first global meeting on the deadly ne... (photo: AP -Greg Baker)
Manila Standard Today Crude oil tumbles to $66 | SINGAPORE—Oil prices hovered above $66 a barrel Friday in Asia in light holiday trading volume a day after grim unemployment numbers from the US and Europe sent crude prices tumbling. | Benchm... (photo: WN / Silvino Lopez) BusinessEnergyMarketPhotosTrade
The Independent UN's Ban denied Suu Kyi meeting | UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today he was "deeply disappointed" that military-ruled Myanmar's top general had rejected his request to meet with detained opposi... (photo: AP / Michael Dwyer) LeaderMoonPhotosPoliticsUN
Al Jazeera UN chief denied Suu Kyi meeting | Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, has been denied permission by Myanmar's military rulers to meet Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's imprisoned opposition l... (photo: AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin) DemocracyMilitaryMyanmarPhotosPolitics
Herald Tribune U.S. has earned discount on Iraqi oil | I am certainly not an expert in the political arena, but if I read your Monday paper correctly, China is trying to get Iraqi oil. With all the lives and money it has co... (photo: WN / jamal) ChinaIraqiMoneyOilPhotos
BBC News No Suu Kyi meeting for UN chief | Burma's junta has refused to allow visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. | Mr Ban was told of the refusal when he... (photo: AP / David Longstreath) BurmaJuntaLeadersPhotosUN
The Star Aussie PM to meet Najib | MELBOURNE: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will make a brief stopover in Kuala Lumpur on Monday to meet his Malaysian counterpart Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. | Mal... (photo: AP / John Stillwell/Pool) AustraliaMalaysiaMelbournePhotosPolitics
