Thursday, September 30, 2010

Trifmmed Matsu (3)

Europe warned of Mumbai-style terror attacks
CNN September 29, 2010
A man captured in Afghanistan has tipped off invetigators to a potential "Mumbai-style" terror plot in Europe, a German counterterror source said Wednesday.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Hagi

North Korean leader's youngest son rising in leadership circles
CNN September 28, 2010
The youngest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong ll was named vice chairman of the Workers Party of Korea's central military commission, North Korea's state news agency reported Tuesday.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Hakusai

Google turns 12, gets virtual cake
CNN September 27 , 2010
Google celebrated its 12 years Monday with a birthday cake doodle created by Wayne Thiebaud, an American artist famous for his paintings of cake and pastries.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Trimmed Matsu (2)

Japan's PM rejects China's demand for apology
Tokyo, Japan CNN September 26, 2010
Japan's prime minister has rejected China's demand for apology and compensation over the detention of a Chinese fishing boat captain, state media reported Sunday.

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Akatonbo

Japan rejects apology on China boat row
Tokyo, Japan (CNN) September 25, 2010
Japan's Ministry of foreign Affairs say relations with China are "extremely important," but Beijing's demand for an apology and compensation over the detention of a Chinese fishing boat captain is "completely groundless and is utterly unacceptable for Japan."

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Trimmed Matsu (1)

Paris gets fizzy water fountain
CNN 24 September 2010
Environmentally-friendly people in Paris can now drink free fizzy water form a new public fountain. France is trying to reduce the use of plastic bottles because these require a lot of oil to manufacture and produce thousands of tonnes of waste.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Takasago-Fuyo

Japan will free fishing captain, whose arrest enraged China
Tokyo, Japan (CNN) September 24, 2010
Japan will free a Chinese fishing captain, whose arrest touched off a diplomatic storm between Beijing and Tokyo, Japan's coast guard said Friday.
"We decided to suspend the charges in consideration of the Japan-China relationship," said the Japanese prosecutor in the case.