JAPAN’S justice minister yesterday abandoned his futile quest to cling to his job amid claims he had strong ties to one of the country’s most powerful yakuza crime syndicates. Keishu Tanaka was hospitalised last week with chest pains and high blood pressure after a weekly news magazine aired sensational claims that the country’s top law official had attended the Inagawa-kai ...

Updated: October 23, 2012 8:11PM SAN JOSE, Calif. — Apple Inc.’s pencil-thin, smaller iPad will cost much more than its competitors, signaling that the company isn’t going to get into a mini-tablet price war. The company unveiled the iPad Mini on Tuesday, with a screen about two-thirds the size of the full model, and half the weight. Customers can begin ...

Skyfall held its world premiere this evening (Tuesday, October 23) at the Royal Albert Hall, with His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall joining 007 stars Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem and Dame Judi Dench on the red carpet. X Factor contestants were out in full force for the film event, alongside judge ...

LONDON (Reuters) – Ex-UBS trader Kweku Adoboli was warned by the Swiss bank about a “rogue trading” scandal at France’s Societe Generale years before he was charged with fraud over losses of $2.3 billion at UBS, a London court heard on Tuesday. Along with all other employees of UBS’s investment banking arm at the time, Adoboli was sent an email ...

A man has confronted the Finnish prime minister with a knife at a rally, sending shockwaves through a country engaged in deep debate over austerity and about to take to the polls. The prime minister was not harmed. A man who pulled out a…

Email Print Order Reprint Share This Text tool name tool goes here By SOPHENG CHEANG – Associated Press By SOPHENG CHEANG Tags: PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Factory managers expressed regret and dismissed a Chinese supervisor on Monday after angry Cambodian garment factory workers demanded that she be punished for tearing up a poster of their late former king. More than ...

By Mark Z. Barabak and Michael A. Memoli Chicago Tribune Comments Boca Raton, Fla. — Mitt Romney charged that America’s strength abroad has been undermined by weakness at home, while President Barack Obama argued that the nation is “stronger now than when I came into office,” as a debate intended to focus on foreign policy veered back to the issue ...

By now, “Gangnam Style” has become part of the pop culture lexicon. The infectious song and dance craze by South Korean singer Psy broke the Guinness world record for “most likes” on YouTube. The video has been watched more than 522 million times and has inspired flash mobs and parodies by lifeguards, Ivy leaguers and hot moms. If you haven’t ...

22/10/2012 KISMAYO (Mareeg.com)— Witnesses say at least two bomb explosions have rocked at early hours on Monday morning in the seaside strategic Somalia’s southern city of Kismayo, the latest in series of attacks and explosions in the city since…

Related topics Earthquake predictionsEarthquake reportsItaly earthquake Advertisement An Italian court has convicted seven scientists of manslaughter charges on Monday for failing to adequately warn residents before an earthquake struck central Italy in 2009, killing more than 300 people. The court sentenced the defendants to six years in prison each in a very sad day for the scientific community. All seven ...