Pensioner conman posed as Deng Xiaoping relative (AFP)

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• Pensioner conman posed as Deng Xiaoping relative (AFP)
• Shuttle Endeavour docks with space station
• Greece 'to ban early retirement'
• Solar observatory set for launch
• Greece 'to ban early retirement'
• Solar observatory set for launch
• Sudan and Chad to end hostilities
• Sudan and Chad to end hostilities
• Carragher confident as Liverpool recover mean streak (AFP)
• Suspect on trial in Indonesia hotel bombings (AP)
• Q+A - Where does China stand on Iran sanctions?
• Second big snowstorm slams U.S. East Coast
• Parliament dissolved in Sri Lanka
• US poised to seize Afghan town as Taliban dig in (AP)
• India name squad for second South Africa Test (AFP)
• China high court stresses 'mercy' in death penalty (AP)
• Efforts to curb Afghan opium crop fail this year - U.N.
• Robot gets into the acts
• Anwar defence accuses Malaysia trial judge of lies
• N.Korea food crisis to worsen after poor harvest

Pensioner conman posed as Deng Xiaoping relative (AFP) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 10:55 PM PST AFP - An 82-year-old man was arrested in Taiwan for allegedly conning people out of thousands of dollars by posing as a relative of the late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, police said Wednesday.

Shuttle Endeavour docks with space station Posted: 09 Feb 2010 11:04 PM PST HOUSTON (Reuters) - The space shuttle Endeavour and its six astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday, carrying the station's last two main components.

Greece 'to ban early retirement' Posted: 09 Feb 2010 10:43 PM PST Greece's government intends to raise the national pension age and ban early retirement as it tries to tackle its huge budget deficit.

Solar observatory set for launch Posted: 09 Feb 2010 10:32 PM PST The US space agency (Nasa) will attempt to launch its latest Sun probe on Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Greece 'to ban early retirement' Posted: 09 Feb 2010 10:43 PM PST Greece's government intends to raise the national pension age and ban early retirement as it tries to tackle its huge budget deficit.

Solar observatory set for launch Posted: 09 Feb 2010 10:32 PM PST The US space agency (Nasa) will attempt to launch its latest Sun probe on Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Sudan and Chad to end hostilities Posted: 09 Feb 2010 10:26 PM PST Sudan says it is ready for a full normalisation of relations with neighbouring Chad, raising hopes of an end to the conflict in Darfur.

Sudan and Chad to end hostilities Posted: 09 Feb 2010 10:26 PM PST Sudan says it is ready for a full normalisation of relations with neighbouring Chad, raising hopes of an end to the conflict in Darfur.

Carragher confident as Liverpool recover mean streak (AFP) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 09:59 PM PST AFP - Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher is confident his side's rediscovered meanness can help them close the gap on faltering Arsenal.

Suspect on trial in Indonesia hotel bombings (AP) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 10:57 PM PST AP - An alleged Islamist militant being tried on charges of harboring terrorists behind deadly twin hotel bombings in the Indonesian capital claimed Wednesday that he had helped craft a plot to assassinate the president.

Q+A - Where does China stand on Iran sanctions? Posted: 09 Feb 2010 10:34 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - Western powers are seeking new U.N. sanctions against Iran over its expanding nuclear programme, putting pressure on China which has long resisted tougher steps against the big oil supplier.

Second big snowstorm slams U.S. East Coast Posted: 09 Feb 2010 10:34 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The second major snowstorm in less than a week slammed the U.S. East Coast from Washington to New York on Tuesday, forcing the United Nations to close and the U.S. Congress to curtail legislative action.

Parliament dissolved in Sri Lanka Posted: 09 Feb 2010 09:48 PM PST President's move comes hours after decision to court martial his former army chief.

US poised to seize Afghan town as Taliban dig in (AP) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 04:09 PM PST AP - U.S. and Afghan forces pushed Tuesday to the edge of the southern Afghan town of Marjah, poised to seize the major Taliban supply and drug-smuggling stronghold in hopes of building public support by providing aid and services once the insurgents are gone.

India name squad for second South Africa Test (AFP) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 09:38 PM PST AFP - Batsmen Suresh Raina and Dinesh Karthik were on Tuesday named in India's squad for the crucial second and final Test against South Africa beginning in Kolkata on February 14.

China high court stresses 'mercy' in death penalty (AP) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 09:38 PM PST AP - China's highest court has issued new guidelines on the death penalty that instruct lower courts to limit its use to a small number of "extremely serious" cases.

Efforts to curb Afghan opium crop fail this year - U.N. Posted: 09 Feb 2010 10:04 PM PST KABUL (Reuters) - Efforts to persuade Afghanistan's farmers to stop growing illegal opium have failed in the past year, the United Nations said on Wednesday, predicting as much land will be under poppy cultivation this year as in 2009.

Robot gets into the acts Posted: 09 Feb 2010 09:08 PM PST SEOUL A South Korean-developed robot that played to acclaim in "Robot Princess and the Seven Dwarfs" is set for more leading theatre roles this year, a scientist said today. EveR-3 (Eve Robot 3) starred in various dramas last year including the government-funded "Dwarfs" which attracted a full house, Read more...

Anwar defence accuses Malaysia trial judge of lies Posted: 09 Feb 2010 08:01 PM PST KUALA LUMPUR -The judge hearing Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy trial was accused of lying Wednesday, in a blistering attack as the defence sought to disqualify him from the case. Read more...

N.Korea food crisis to worsen after poor harvest Posted: 09 Feb 2010 07:33 PM PST SEOUL -North Korea's severe food shortages are expected to worsen this year after a poor grain harvest in 2009, South Korean officials said Wednesday. Read more...

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