Syria's Assad says Israeli raid raises war risk |
- Syria's Assad says Israeli raid raises war risk
- INTERVIEW - Japan DPJ has shot at upper house majority - lawmaker
- 16 injured in German train collision
- Australian teen charged over Indian student's murder
- 12 Maoists killed in latest Indian govt attack: police
- Hundreds of flights delayed or cancelled as storms hit China
- Pacific nations deny selling whaling votes to Japan
- Indonesian court rejects graft fighter's appeal
- Kidnapper of Swiss hostage killed in Philippines: police
- Thaksin's role to finance unrest exposed
- China mulls crackdown on big energy consumers
- 19 dead in southern France flash floods
- BP to set up US$20bil oil spill fund
- Mexican police, teenagers killed in Monterrey
- Let's make Malaysia Boleh a reality
- Toyota says parts supplier hit by brief strike in China (UPDATED)
- US to retake control of S.Korea war games amid tensions
- Brothers detained for operating as bookies
- PSD never SMS students on appeal outcome
- Seoul city govt seeks war scenarios as Korean tensions mount
| Syria's Assad says Israeli raid raises war risk Posted: 17 Jun 2010 12:22 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has said Israel is being run by a "pyromaniac government" and its raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla had increased the risks of war in the region.
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| INTERVIEW - Japan DPJ has shot at upper house majority - lawmaker Posted: 17 Jun 2010 12:22 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling Democratic Party has a shot at taking an outright majority in a July 11 upper house election that it needs to win to avoid a policy stalemate, a party heavyweight said on Thursday.
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| 16 injured in German train collision Posted: 17 Jun 2010 12:04 AM PDT BERLIN, Thursday 17 June 2010 (AFP) - Two trains collided late Wednesday in the northern German region of Hanover, leaving 16 injured, police said.
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| Australian teen charged over Indian student's murder Posted: 17 Jun 2010 12:03 AM PDT MELBOURNE, Thursday 17 June 2010 (AFP) - A 15-year-old Australian boy was charged on Thursday with the stabbing murder of Indian student Nitin Garg, which followed a string of attacks on Indians and threatened to derail ties with New Delhi.
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| 12 Maoists killed in latest Indian govt attack: police Posted: 16 Jun 2010 11:42 PM PDT KOLKATA, Thursday 17 June 2010 (AFP) - Indian security forces killed 12 Maoists, including three women, in the latest of a series of raids against rebel strongholds in the east of country, officials said Thursday.
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| Hundreds of flights delayed or cancelled as storms hit China Posted: 16 Jun 2010 11:33 PM PDT BEIJING, Thursday 17 June 2010 (AFP) - Hundreds of flights in and out of Beijing were cancelled or delayed on Thursday as thunderstorms wreaked havoc across the Chinese capital, airport authorities said.
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| Pacific nations deny selling whaling votes to Japan Posted: 16 Jun 2010 11:32 PM PDT MAJURO, Thursday 17 June 2010 (AFP) - Impoverished Pacific nations the Marshall Islands and Kiribati have denied taking bribes from Japan in return for supporting whaling.
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| Indonesian court rejects graft fighter's appeal Posted: 16 Jun 2010 11:29 PM PDT JAKARTA, Thursday 17 June 2010 (AFP) - The Indonesian high court on Thursday rejected an appeal by the country's former anti-corruption chief against his 18-year jail sentence for murder.
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| Kidnapper of Swiss hostage killed in Philippines: police Posted: 16 Jun 2010 11:28 PM PDT ZAMBOANGA, Thursday 17 June 2010 (AFP) - One of the suspected Muslim militants who kidnapped an elderly Swiss man was shot dead in the southern Philippines hours after their hostage was rescued, police said Thursday.
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| Thaksin's role to finance unrest exposed Posted: 16 Jun 2010 10:21 PM PDT BANGKOK, June 17: Billions of baht were withdrawn from the accounts of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's family during the recent anti-government protests, Thailand's Department of Special Investigation has found.
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| China mulls crackdown on big energy consumers Posted: 16 Jun 2010 11:50 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China will consider forcing energy-guzzling companies to reduce their output or close down completely in order to meet tough energy saving targets for this year, a senior official said on Wednesday.
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| 19 dead in southern France flash floods Posted: 16 Jun 2010 11:27 PM PDT At least nineteen people are dead in southern France, and the number is expected to rise, according to one government minister.
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| BP to set up US$20bil oil spill fund Posted: 16 Jun 2010 10:28 PM PDT
 BP chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg WASHINGTON – BP agreed to pay 20 billion dollars into a fund to meet mounting oil spill claims, as US President Barack Obama
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| Mexican police, teenagers killed in Monterrey Posted: 16 Jun 2010 06:02 AM PDT MONTERREY, Mexico – Seven police officers, one of them retired, were abducted from their homes and murdered in violence-wracked northern Mexico, local officials said.  The officers, aged between 30 and 48, were grabbed at dawn from their homes by armed men, Benito Caballero, mayor
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| Let's make Malaysia Boleh a reality Posted: 16 Jun 2010 10:53 PM PDT The federal government and every citizen should think and strive with a broad open heart to make Malaysia a great nation where everyone, irrespective of colour, creed, culture or class, will find a comfortable personal niche and enjoy to the fullest the resources and benifits of the motherland.
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| Toyota says parts supplier hit by brief strike in China (UPDATED) Posted: 16 Jun 2010 10:14 PM PDT BEIJING, Thursday 17 June 2010 (AFP) - Japan's Toyota Motor said Thursday a brief strike this week by workers at a China parts supplier affiliated with the firm had ended and would not affect production at a nearby assembly plant.
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| US to retake control of S.Korea war games amid tensions Posted: 16 Jun 2010 10:13 PM PDT SEOUL, Thursday 17 June 2010 (AFP) - US forces will regain control over a major annual military exercise with South Korea amid rising tensions with the North following the sinking of one of Seoul's warships, officials said Thursday.
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| Brothers detained for operating as bookies Posted: 16 Jun 2010 10:06 PM PDT Two brothers who work as architects were detained last night for running online betting on the World Cup football matches which so far is believed to involve bets totalling RM5 million.
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| PSD never SMS students on appeal outcome Posted: 16 Jun 2010 10:05 PM PDT The Public Service Department (PSD) has advised parents and students who received the outcome of their appeals for National Foreign Degree Programme scholarships through the short messaging service (SMS) to ignore them.
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| Seoul city govt seeks war scenarios as Korean tensions mount Posted: 16 Jun 2010 08:55 PM PDT SEOUL, Thursday 17 June 2010 (AFP) - Seoul's city government is asking citizens for their ideas on how a modern armed conflict might play out, raising eyebrows at a time of heightened tensions between North and South Korea.
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