Voters in Iceland gave a resounding "no" in a referendum on whether to approve a renegotiated deal to compensate Britain and The Netherlands over the 2008 collapse of Icesave bank, according to near-complete results quoted Sunday by RUV public radio.Read more…
China said it had posted its first quarterly trade deficit in seven years, despite a narrow surplus in March, as rising commodity prices pushed manufacturers’ costs higher.Read more…
Prime Minister Naoto Kan admits Japan should have told its neighbours it was releasing radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean.Read more…
Three Australians have organised a motorbike rally along the Ho Chi Minh Trail to raise funds to stop child trafficking in Vietnam.Read more…
SIX people, including three teenagers, have died on Queensland’s roads in what has been a horror weekend.Read more…
PRIME Minister Naoto Kan pledged Sunday he would "never abandon" survivors of Japan’s twin disasters as he tried to focus attention on the future, despite a high-stakes battle at Fukushima nuclear plant.Read more…
Treasurer Wayne Swan insists a tough budget is needed to deliver a surplus in 2012, with new figures showing a $4.5 billion revenue shortfall.Read more…
Malacañang on Sunday defended the right of world-renowned stage actress Lea Salonga in joining a rally against a village ordinance barring the sale of contraceptives in posh Ayala Alabang Village.Read more…
TOKYO – Japan should have told its neighbors it was releasing radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Sunday, after the move raised concern in Seoul and Beijing.Read more…
