No swimsuits for APEC leaders photo
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The 21 Asia-Pacific leaders gathering this week in Sydney, a city renowned for its beach lifestyle, can stop pulling in their stomachs -- they will not be forced to wear swimsuits for the official photograph.
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Australia will continue to photograph Japan's whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Sunday, despite Japan's warning of a diplomatic protest over Australia's tough anti-whaling stance.
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Australia said on Sunday the coming Asia-Pacific leaders' summit in Sydney, which will focus on global warming, would set no binding targets for greenhouse gas reduction but might agree on a post-Kyoto consensus.
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Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. MACAU, China -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Monday gave an unprecedented public dressing down to the leadership
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Strategically-placed device denies surfers an iFull Here's a Friday afternoon poser for you: what do you do if you're on a beach doing a swimwear shoot for Sports Illustrated and your bikini inexplicably falls off and you're left sprawling butt-naked on the golden sands with your ample charms exposed to the snapper's sweaty lens?â¦
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North Korea Friday denied reports that pictures of leader Kim Jong-il had been removed from public buildings in Pyongyang and that Kim was losing influence.
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Hong Kong&#39;s Beijing-backed chief executive yesterday ruled out any early moves to pass a controversial national security law which last year sparked a street protest by half a million people.
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Teri Hatcher, Kate Winslet and Charlize Theron have taken it off, taken it all off, for a cause. These Hollywood celebrities, and dozens of others, have given the clothes off their backs to help provide relief to the countless victims following the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami that rocked southern Asia.
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Hopes for an Asia Pacific-wide carbon emissions trading scheme were dashed Tuesday as APEC energy ministers met to discuss climate change and the region&#39;s booming power needs.
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Leaders of the Palestine Liberation Organisation have met for the first time in decades without Yasser Arafat. The executive committee meeting was held in Mr Arafat&#39;s battered headquarters in the West Bank
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PRIME Minister John Howard joined world leaders from across Asia and the Pacific today for the 12th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders&#39; meeting.
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By Samantha Thompson Smith, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 18--With the official start of bathing suit season Thursday, the question you need to be asking yourself isn't bikini or one-piece.
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Australia's conservative, anti-Kyoto prime minister has pushed climate change to the top of the agenda for this week's APEC forum. But can the U.S. and China be brought onboard this time?
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Thailand outraged by 'offensive' canine apparel US online apparel outfit CafePress today dropped "G-string underwear and T-shirts for dogs* emblazoned with [a] picture of Buddha" after Thailand went ballistic at the outrage.â¦
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Asia Pacific leaders overcame differences on climate change Saturday to agree to take action against greenhouse gases at a key summit protected by the tightest security in Australian history.
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No black helicopters here, says printer outfit
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Asia-Pacific leaders meeting in Sydney unveil an agreement on climate change, but no commitments.