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The new power couple emerging from the shadows in North Korea | They're the power couple behind the throne of Kim Jong-il, North Korea's increasingly frail leader, a husband-and-wife team who may have edged closer this week to the centre of power in the reclusiv... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon) The Independent Kim Jong Il N Korea Photos Politics Wikipedia: Kim Jong-un |
DPM: Anwar tarnishing country's image for political mileage | KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's action of tarnishing his own country's image in Indonesia is a big sin and shows that he is willing to say anything to gain political mileage, Deputy Prime M... (photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin) The Star Asia Indonesia Malaysia Photos Politics |
HSBC's hot seats Michael Geoghegan, the outgoing chief executive of HSBC (0005), has admitted the lender's succession process could have been handled better. | //--> Derek Yiu | Wednesday, September 29, 2010 | ADVERTI... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Hong Kong Standard Bank Finance Photos Shanghai Wikipedia: HSBC Bank |
Abbas says Israel to blame if talks fail over settlements | PALESTINIAN president Mahmoud Abbas said that Israel would be to blame if Us-backed peace talks collapsed over the resumption of construction in West Bank settlements. | "Whoever decides to con... (photo: Creative Commons / World Economic Forum) The Australian Abbas Photos Politics President wikipedia : Mahmoud Abbas |
Young Kim Jong-un to complete Unholy Trinity | THE Dear Leader's son will be treated as a god in North Korea. | WHEN Kim Il-sung (the Great Leader) anointed as successor his son Kim Jong-il (the Dear Leader), North Korea's official party ne... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon) The Australian N Korea Photos Politics Society Wikipedia: Kim Jong-un |