N.Zealand says quake bill may reach 2.7 billion dollars ( September 8th, 2010 )
WELLINGTON (AFP)
The repair bill from the Christchurch earthquake is likely to reach 4 billion New Zealand dollars (2.7 billion US), the New Zealand Treasury said Wednesday, doubling previous estimates.
Thai plane searched at LA airport after bomb warning: FBI ( September 8th, 2010 )
LOS ANGELES (AFP)
US police searched a Thai airliner at Los Angeles airport Tuesday after it landed following a warning of a bomb on board, an FBI spokeswoman said.
US drone strike kills four militants in Pakistan: officials ( September 8th, 2010 )
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (AFP)
A US missile strike on a militant compound in Pakistan’s tribal district on the Afghan border killed four rebels and wounded five others on Wednesday, local security officials said.
Second US drone kills four militants in Pakistan: officials ( September 8th, 2010 )
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP)
A second US missile strike targeting a vehicle killed four militants in Pakistan’s rugged tribal region, near the Afghan border on Wednesday, officials said.
Sarkozy refuses to drop plan to raise retirement age ( September 8th, 2010 )
PARIS (AFP)
France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday refused to back down on a bill to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62, despite massive street protests against the measure.
State of emergency extended in quake-hit New Zealand ( September 8th, 2010 )
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP)
A state of emergency in the earthquake-hit New Zealand city of Christchurch has been extended for another week, a civil defence ministry official said Wednesday.
Japan’s core machinery orders rise 8.8 percent in July ( September 8th, 2010 )
TOKYO (AFP)
Japan’s core private-sector machinery orders, a leading indicator of corporate capital spending, rose 8.8 percent in July from the previous month, official data showed Wednesday.
Gunmen kill 15 at shoe factory in Honduras: authorities ( September 8th, 2010 )
TEGUCIGALPA (AFP)
Gunmen sprayed people with automatic weapons fire at a shoe factory in Honduras’ second city San Pedro Sula Tuesday, killing 15 people, authorities said.
Philippine massacre trial begins ( September 8th, 2010 )
MANILA (AFP)
A powerful Muslim politician went on trial Wednesday, accused of murdering 57 people in the worst political massacre in the Philippines, AFP reporters in the courtroom said.
Dollar falls below 83.50 yen, hits new 15-year low ( September 8th, 2010 )
TOKYO (AFP)
The dollar fell to a fresh 15-year low of 83.34 yen in Tokyo trade Wednesday, its lowest level since May 1995.