TOKYO: Japan’s ruling party Monday chose conservative Taro Aso to
be the country’s next prime minister, tasking him with steering
Asia’s largest economy away from recession and running in
high-risk elections.
Aso, a 68-year-old outspoken former foreign
minister, easily won the party’s leadership election, paving the
way for him to succeed Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who stepped down
three weeks ago amid plunging approval ratings.
BEIJING: China’s tainted milk scandal spiraled into uncharted
territory Monday as authorities said nearly 53,000 children had been
sickened and more countries moved to ban or recall Chinese dairy
imports.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani investigators are hunting an al-Qaeda cell
based in Islamabad that is believed to have carried out the bombing
of the Marriott Hotel, security officials said Monday.
JERUSALEM: Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has moved one step
forward toward making her own Cabinet after Defense Minister Ehud
Barak on Sunday promised cooperation of his Labor party, local media
reported Monday.
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