US missile strike kills 12 in Pakistan |
- US missile strike kills 12 in Pakistan
- Over 100 dead or missing after heavy China rains
- US drone strike kills 11 in Pakistan: officials
- Dalai Lama criticises anti-whaling protesters
- China's vice president to visit Australia amid tax spat
- More than 1 mln evacuated in China over flood threat
- Nepal tries to send refugee children back to Tibet: ICT
- Sarkozy rival to launch new French political party
- Venezuela asks Interpol to arrest anti-Chavez media mogul
- Suu Kyi's 65th birthday
- BP boss relinquishes oil spill duties
- Over 100 dead or missing after heavy China rains
- Seven Turkish soldiers killed in PKK rebel attack
- Partner puts blame on BP as spill costs grow
- Kyrgyz unrest instigated from outside - Uzbek leader
- Gunmen attack police building in south Yemen-residents
- U.S. envoy in Kyrgyzstan, Bakiyev blamed for violence
- Sime Darby a conglomerate gone awry
- Khaikry challenges Anwar to show proof of crossovers
- Kedah Umno to take actions against non-performing leaders
| US missile strike kills 12 in Pakistan Posted: 19 Jun 2010 12:39 AM PDT MIRANSHAH (Pakistan), June 19 — A US drone aircraft fired two missiles in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on the Afghan border today, killing 12 militants, intelligence officials said. The missile attack took place hours after the US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, landed in Islamabad for talks as part of the ...
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| Over 100 dead or missing after heavy China rains Posted: 19 Jun 2010 12:25 AM PDT SHANGHAI, June 19 — Floods and landslides across southern China have killed at least 69 people and left 44 missing in a week, Xinhua news agency said today. Torrential downpours triggered flash floods, inundated crops, disrupted traffic and telecommunications across southern China, forcing the evacuation of 493,000 people, it said. Worst hit were ...
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| US drone strike kills 11 in Pakistan: officials Posted: 18 Jun 2010 10:52 PM PDT MIRANSHAH, Pakistan -A US drone attack destroyed an Al-Qaeda hideout in Pakistan's North Waziristan, killing 11 militants Saturday in the tribal redoubt on the Afghan border, security officials said.
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| Dalai Lama criticises anti-whaling protesters Posted: 18 Jun 2010 09:15 PM PDT TOKYO -The Dalai Lama on Saturday criticised wildlife activists for staging what he said were violent protests over Japan's hunting of whales.
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| China's vice president to visit Australia amid tax spat Posted: 18 Jun 2010 07:56 PM PDT SYDNEY -Chinese leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping was to begin a five-day tour of Australia Saturday as Beijing seeks assurances on the key mining industry rocked by a proposed 40 percent tax on profits.
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| More than 1 mln evacuated in China over flood threat Posted: 18 Jun 2010 07:49 PM PDT BEIJING -More than a million people living along rivers in China's south have been evacuated with water rising to dangerous levels, state media said Saturday, as torrential rain continues to wreak havoc.
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| Nepal tries to send refugee children back to Tibet: ICT Posted: 18 Jun 2010 06:36 PM PDT KATHMANDU -Nepalese police this month tried to forcibly repatriate a group of sick Tibetan refugees, some of them children, the International Campaign for Tibet alleged in a report released Saturday.
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| Sarkozy rival to launch new French political party Posted: 18 Jun 2010 06:26 PM PDT PARIS -Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin was set to launch a new political party on Saturday, setting his sights on challenging long-time rival Nicolas Sarkozy for the presidency in 2012.
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| Venezuela asks Interpol to arrest anti-Chavez media mogul Posted: 18 Jun 2010 05:39 PM PDT CARACAS – Venezuela Friday asked Interpol to arrest opposition Globovision TV boss Guillermo Zuloaga, who ran afoul of President Hugo Chavez earlier this year for allegedly slandering him.  "We've placed a request with (international police agency) Interpol for an international arrest warrant
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| Posted: 18 Jun 2010 02:02 PM PDT YANGON – Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi marks her 65th birthday on Saturday under house arrest as activists hold protests around the globe and world leaders call for the ruling junta to free her.  The military regime has kept the Nobel Laureate
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| BP boss relinquishes oil spill duties Posted: 18 Jun 2010 11:03 AM PDT NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – Embattled BP boss Tony Hayward was Friday handing over the daily management of the complex operation to cap the Gulf of Mexico spill, a day after a public mauling by US lawmakers.
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| Over 100 dead or missing after heavy China rains Posted: 19 Jun 2010 12:45 AM PDT SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Floods and landslides across southern China have killed at least 69 people and left 44 missing in a week, Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.
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| Seven Turkish soldiers killed in PKK rebel attack Posted: 19 Jun 2010 12:45 AM PDT DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Kurdish guerrillas launched an attack on Turkish troops in southeast Turkey overnight, killing seven soldiers and wounding eight others, security officials told Reuters on Saturday.
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| Partner puts blame on BP as spill costs grow Posted: 19 Jun 2010 12:45 AM PDT GRAND ISLE, La (Reuters) - BP Plc's costs for the worst spill in U.S. history appeared set to rise as a partner in the out-of-control well laid the blame at BP's feet and the new federal czar overseeing damage claims said BP would pay more if $20 billion was not enough.
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| Kyrgyz unrest instigated from outside - Uzbek leader Posted: 19 Jun 2010 12:45 AM PDT BISHKEK (Reuters) - Uzbek President Islam Karimov accused "outside" elements on Saturday of instigating a wave of unrest in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan and said neither ethnic Uzbeks nor Kyrgyz were responsible for starting it.
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| Gunmen attack police building in south Yemen-residents Posted: 19 Jun 2010 12:45 AM PDT ADEN (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked a police headquarters in the southern city of Aden on Saturday, and fought with the building's guards for more than an hour, residents said.
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| U.S. envoy in Kyrgyzstan, Bakiyev blamed for violence Posted: 19 Jun 2010 12:45 AM PDT BISHKEK (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy for Central Asia visited conflict-torn Kyrgyzstan on Saturday after the State Department suggested the country's deposed president may be responsible for last week's outburst of ethnic violence.
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| Sime Darby a conglomerate gone awry Posted: 19 Jun 2010 12:23 AM PDT The Sime Darby fiasco needs a thorough cleaning-up. The board members should be made accountable for the mess, not just the CEO.
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| Khaikry challenges Anwar to show proof of crossovers Posted: 19 Jun 2010 12:19 AM PDT Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar has challenged Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to reveal by Monday the proof to back his claim that PKR members of parliament have been enticed with RM2 million each to become independents.
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| Kedah Umno to take actions against non-performing leaders Posted: 19 Jun 2010 12:18 AM PDT Umno leaders in Kedah who fail to perform or carry out their duties will be referred to the party headquarters for action since their attitude gives the opposition a foothold to attack Barisan Nasional (BN).
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