SINGAPORE (AFP) - - Crude oil prices eased in Asian trade on Wednesday after striking an all-time high near 127 dollars despite a forecast for slower demand growth for energy, analysts said. More »
They were, Sir Elihu and James Crawford, both professors in International Law at the Cambridge University; Nicolaas Jan Schrijver, professor of Public International Law, Leiden University; Marcelo G. Kohen, professor of International Law, the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva; and Penelope Nevill, college lecturer, Downing College, Cambridge University. More »
Soldiers hiking over landslide-blocked roads reached the epicenter of China's devastating earthquake Tuesday, pulling bodies and a few survivors from collapsed buildings. More »
At least 7,700 people have died in one small town at the epicentre of a huge earthquake that struck southwest China, state media reported on Wednesday. More »
Chinese shares opened higher on Wednesday led by cement and medical stocks on expectations of strong demand from reconstruction and healthcare needs following the Sichuan earthquake, dealers said. More »
Hollywood heavyweights Clint Eastwood and Harrison Ford squared up against kung fu pandas and arthouse directors as Cannes on Wednesday caught its annual dose of film festival fever. More »
Richard Hamilton scored 31 points and the Detroit Pistons advanced to the National Basketball Association semi-finals for the sixth year in a row by defeating Orlando 91-86 Tuesday. More »
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