Floods brings chaos to central Europe |
- Floods brings chaos to central Europe
- Somali troops storm cargo ship, pirates kill captain
- Afghan elders debate peace plan despite Taliban attack
- South Korea ruling party chief quits after poll losses
- Australian Chinese man missing after Shanghai protest
- Cameron says BP turned down offer to help on spill
- Legalised betting to boost Berjaya Sports Toto revenue
- Bangladesh halts building collapse rescue, 25 dead
- Angry passengers attack workers in China airport over delays
- BP inches ahead in latest spill control bid
- MACC denies preventing Manikavasagam from attending Selcat inquiry
- Israel regrets comparing India to flotilla attack
- Powerful Cyclone Phet takes aim at Oman
- What's not new? US V-P defends Israeli action
- BP inches ahead in latest bid to control oil spill
- Japan's ruling Democrats manoeuvre before picking PM
- Flotilla activists given hero's welcome in Turkey
- Peru police seek Dutch man linked to Aruba mystery
- White House approves Louisiana berm plan - Jindal
- Enforcement abuses the bane of people
| Floods brings chaos to central Europe Posted: 03 Jun 2010 12:08 AM PDT Three people have been killed and hundreds more have been moved from their homes in Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic as floods brought chaos to central Europe.
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| Somali troops storm cargo ship, pirates kill captain Posted: 03 Jun 2010 12:24 AM PDT BOSSASO, Somalia (Reuters) - Soldiers from Somalia's Puntland region stormed a Panama-flagged cargo vessel held by pirates, but gang members killed the captain in the operation, a minister said on Thursday.
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| Afghan elders debate peace plan despite Taliban attack Posted: 03 Jun 2010 12:24 AM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan tribal elders discussed ways to reach out to the Taliban on Thursday, despite a rocket and gunfire attack by the insurgents aimed at disrupting a national conference seeking an end to nearly nine years of war.
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| South Korea ruling party chief quits after poll losses Posted: 03 Jun 2010 12:24 AM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's ruling Grand National Party (GNP) chief quit on Thursday to take responsibility for the poor showing in local elections, trying to contain the impact on President Lee Myung-bak's pro-business reforms.
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| Australian Chinese man missing after Shanghai protest Posted: 03 Jun 2010 12:24 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese-born Australian activist, who changed his name to get round a ban on his return, has been missing for more than a day after making a one-man protest in Shanghai, a campaign organiser said on Thursday.
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| Cameron says BP turned down offer to help on spill Posted: 03 Jun 2010 12:24 AM PDT PALOS VERDES, Calif (Reuters) - Film director and deep-sea explorer James Cameron said on Wednesday that BP Plc turned down his offer to help combat the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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| Legalised betting to boost Berjaya Sports Toto revenue Posted: 03 Jun 2010 12:02 AM PDT Analysts are bullish on Berjaya Sports Toto's performance as not only legalised betting but the present environment for the upcoming World Cup is also expected to boost its revenue.
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| Bangladesh halts building collapse rescue, 25 dead Posted: 02 Jun 2010 11:53 PM PDT DHAKA, Thursday 3 June 2010 (AFP) - Bangladeshi emergency workers halted rescue operations Thursday after pulling 25 bodies from the wreckage of a four-storey building that collapsed onto tin-roofed shanties.
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| Angry passengers attack workers in China airport over delays Posted: 02 Jun 2010 11:51 PM PDT BEIJING, Thursday 3 June 2010 (AFP) - Passengers furious about delays last month at a major Chinese airport vented their frustration by attacking about two dozen employees, state media said Thursday.
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| BP inches ahead in latest spill control bid Posted: 02 Jun 2010 11:52 PM PDT VENICE, La., June 3 — Robot submarines plying the dark, frigid depths of the Gulf of Mexico made halting progress in BP's latest bid to siphon off oil belching from its ruptured wellhead, but tar balls and other debris from the spill posed new threats to the region's shoreline. While BP Plc inched ahead with its new plan to contain the undersea ...
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| MACC denies preventing Manikavasagam from attending Selcat inquiry Posted: 02 Jun 2010 11:35 PM PDT The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said today that it did not stop Kapar MP S.Manikavasagam from attending an inquiry by the Selangor Select Committee on Competency, Accountability and Transparency (Selcat) into a case on sand theft.
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| Israel regrets comparing India to flotilla attack Posted: 02 Jun 2010 11:34 PM PDT NEW DELHI, Thursday 3 June 2010 (Bernama) -- An embarrassed Israel regretted a diplomatic gaffe by its Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who had compared violence in India to its widely-condemned attack on a ship carrying aid to Gaza strip.
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| Powerful Cyclone Phet takes aim at Oman Posted: 02 Jun 2010 11:30 PM PDT MUSCAT (Reuters) - Tropical Cyclone Phet roared toward the coast of Oman on Thursday and was expected to make landfall on Friday before heading toward the oil-exporting Gulf Arab state's LNG facilities.
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| What's not new? US V-P defends Israeli action Posted: 02 Jun 2010 09:50 PM PDT WASHINGTON, June 3: US Vice President Joe Biden says Israel had an "absolute right" to attack peace activists on the Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla.
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| BP inches ahead in latest bid to control oil spill Posted: 02 Jun 2010 10:59 PM PDT VENICE, La. (Reuters) - Robot submarines plying the dark, frigid depths of the Gulf of Mexico made halting progress in BP's latest bid to siphon off oil belching from its ruptured wellhead, but tar balls and other debris from the spill posed new threats to the region's shoreline.
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| Japan's ruling Democrats manoeuvre before picking PM Posted: 02 Jun 2010 10:59 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese ruling Democratic Party lawmakers manoeuvred on Thursday to pick a new leader, and hence premier, after fiscally conservative Finance Minister Naoto Kan threw his hat in the ring to replace unpopular Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who quit a day earlier ahead of an election.
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| Flotilla activists given hero's welcome in Turkey Posted: 02 Jun 2010 10:59 PM PDT ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Hundreds of activists from a Turkish-led aid flotilla landed at Istanbul early on Thursday, dazed and shaken after their ordeal but given a hero's welcome by thousands of cheering supporters waiting at the airport.
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| Peru police seek Dutch man linked to Aruba mystery Posted: 02 Jun 2010 10:59 PM PDT LIMA (Reuters) - A Dutch man who was arrested twice over the disappearance of a U.S. student in Aruba in 2005 is the prime suspect in a new murder investigation in Peru, which he has since left for neighboring Chile, police said on Wednesday.
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| White House approves Louisiana berm plan - Jindal Posted: 02 Jun 2010 10:59 PM PDT VENICE, La. (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday approved plans to construct several large offshore sand berms that BP Plc will fund to help buffer the Louisiana coast from the giant oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana's governor said.
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| Enforcement abuses the bane of people Posted: 02 Jun 2010 10:28 PM PDT Corruption is almost perceived and acknowledged as an inevitable social culture in our country, albeit accepted with condemnation and resignation. Corrupt officials and officers are purported to be present everywhere. It certainly is a pain for the people, as well as a shame for the country.
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