S Korea to recall its ambassador to Japan over islands dispute

Monday, July 14th, 2008

South Korea will recall its ambassador to Japan after Japan intensified its claim to the ownership of a group of islands controlled by Seoul, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said Monday. South Korean Ambassador to Japan Kwon Chul- ...

UDM welcomes proposal to take South Africa into G8

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

South Africa's United Democratic Movement leader Bantu Holomisa Friday lauded the proposal to add his country into the Group of Eight (G8), the South African Press Association reported. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has proposed ...

MEP: investigations against Colombian politicians could impede peace

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Left-leaning Spanish member of the European Parliament (MEP) Willy Meyer Friday said his fellow MEPs sympathized with a group of Colombian politicians who are being investigated for links with armed groups. The vice chairman of the ...

Indian company buys Hollywood firm

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Valuable group, a privately held media house of India, has acquired Hollywood-based media company MovieBeam, the first acquisition of a Hollywood media company by an Indian firm, Valuable group said here on Friday. MovieBeam special ...

Rebel attack kills 4, injures 25 in southern Sri Lanka

Friday, July 11th, 2008

At least four civilians were killed and 25 were injured in southern Sri Lanka when a civilian bus was attacked by a group of Tamil Tiger rebels Friday morning, defense officials said. Officials from the Ministry of Defense said a gr ...

BP calls for energy efficiency

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Energy efficiency and conservation have never been more important than now for China, which has a growing need for energy and faces rising oil prices on the international market, said BP Group Vice-President Gary Dirks yesterday. "Rising ...

Clean tech gets more venture funding in U.S. companies

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

More and more worldwide venture funding poures into clean technologies ith U.S. companies in California leading the way, according to the report released on Tuesday by the Clean tech Group, a San Francisco research and strategy firm. ...

Major economies leaders committed to combating climate change

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

World major economies Wednesday pledged to combat climate change in accordance with "common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities". Leaders from Group of Eight (G8) nations and those from China, India, Braz ...