Nusa Dua, Indonesia (AFP) Nov 17, 2011 - Southeast Asian leaders Thursday held talks on the Indonesian island of Bali dominated by a maritime dispute with China and a debate over whether to reward Myanmar for fledgling reforms.
Buenos Aires (UPI) Nov 17, 2011 - Argentine businesses and wealthy families face new cutbacks in subsidies as re-elected President Cristina Fernandez uses her new mandate to implement austerity-driven reforms in the country.
Evanston IL (SPX) Nov 17, 2011 - Imagine a cellphone battery that stayed charged for more than a week and recharged in just 15 minutes. That dream battery could be closer to reality thanks to Northwestern University research.
Baghdad (UPI) Nov 17, 2011 - Exxon Mobil's controversial oil exploration deal with Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish enclave in the face of Baghdad's objections has intensified a smoldering feud between the central government and the independence-minded Kurds.
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 17, 2011 - A major upgrade to the DIII-D tokamak fusion reactor operated by General Atomics in San Diego will enable it to develop fusion plasmas that can burn indefinitely. Researchers installed a movable, 30
Arlington VA (SPX) Nov 17, 2011 - In partnership with the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Marines at Camp Smith, Hawaii, are testing a high-tech trash disposal system that can reduce a standard 50-gallon bag of waste to a half-pint
Washington (AFP) Nov 17, 2011 - The US State Department, tasked with deciding on a controversial giant pipeline between the United States and Canada, faced fresh charges Thursday of bias over the project.
Stanley, Falkland Islands (UPI) Nov 16, 2011 - British-ruled Falkland Islands' defenses will receive a multimillion-dollar uplift following the award of contracts from London to a company refurbishing several outposts of the U.K. military in the South Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Baku, Azerbaijan (UPI) Nov 16, 2011 - Azerbaijan will make good on commitments to supply Bulgaria with 1 billion cubic meters of gas per year, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov said this week.
Manila (AFP) Nov 16, 2011 - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday vowed military support for the Philippines, delivering a firm message from the deck of an American warship at a time of rising tensions with China.
Washington (AFP) Nov 16, 2011 - Manmade islands, booming populations, overfishing and heavy use of fossil fuels have wreaked havoc in the Gulf environment and more should be done to prevent further damage, a Canadian study said Wednesday.
Baghdad (UPI) Nov 16, 2011 - The Iraqi government's approval of a $17 billion deal with Royal Dutch Shell and Japan's Mitsubishi Corp. to harness vast volumes of natural gas should significantly bolster efforts to upgrade an abysmal electricity generation system that falls far short of meeting demand.
Baghdad (AFP) Nov 16, 2011 - Iraq is studying its options regarding a dispute with US oil giant ExxonMobil, which has signed a contract with Iraqi Kurdistan against Baghdad's wishes, an oil ministry official said on Wednesday.
Nusa Dua, Indonesia (AFP) Nov 16, 2011 - The United States and China appeared headed Wednesday for a confrontation over the South China Sea at this week's East Asia Summit, as they traded warnings over the territorial dispute.
Boise, Idaho (UPI) Nov 16, 2011 - A vehicle built by a student club at Boise State University has claimed the record for the world's fastest vehicle running on vegetable oil, club members said.
Nusa Dua, Indonesia (AFP) Nov 15, 2011 - Southeast Asian nations Tuesday backed away from establishing a united front against China over territorial disputes in the South China Sea, as Beijing warned against the initiative.
