The Australian Japanese Yukiya Amano to head up International Atomic Energy Agency | TOKYO: Japan, the only nation to suffer an atomic bombing, has welcomed the appointment of one of its own to lead the world's top nuclear watchdog. | The Mayor of Hiroshima, the southwestern city th... (photo: AP / Hans Punz)
The New York Times A Subdued Trading Day in Asia and Europe | Asian shares closed mixed and European shares were essentially flat Friday after unemployment reports released the day before reinforced the idea that a recovery was still a ways off. | Friday's dec... (photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin)
The Independent BA to delay superjumbo deliveries | British Airways announced further reductions in its summer 2009 and winter 2009/10 schedules as well as delays to the delivery of its fleet of 500-seat Airbus A380 superjumbos. | The announcement ca... (photo: Public Domain Photo / Adrian Pingstone) AirlinePhotosTransportTravelUK
CNN Japan backs dollar as reserve currency Japan backs dollar as reserve currency | China has asked for a new currency to replace the dollar as the world's reserve, but Japan says major countries should stick with the greenback. | | | | RSS Pa... (photo: WN / Jane Magturo) ChinaCurrencyJapanNewsPhotos
Canoe Thailand offers elephants for adoption By Michael Casey, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | A Thai mahout and his infant elephant look for foreign tourist, along Sukhumvit Road in downtown Bangkok. After failing repeatedl... (photo: Creative Commons / FlickreviewR) AnimalBangkokPhotosThailandWildlife
