Hurricane Earl heads for US coast

Hurricane Earl heads for US coast

Hurricane Earl heads for US coast

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:20 PM PDT

Hurricane Earl is heading for the US east coast after causing power cuts and heavy rain across the eastern Caribbean.


Obama on end of US combat in Iraq

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 05:49 PM PDT

President Obama has addressed the American people to announce the end to the US combat mission in Iraq


Australian PM wins Greens support in government bid

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:36 AM PDT

CANBERRA, Sept 1 — Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard forged an alliance with the Greens party today to take her party closer to forming a government, but vowed not to allow the deal to change her plans for a tax on miners' profits. "Our election commitments are our election commitments," the Labor Party leader told a news conference. "In the ...


LDP V-P Pang who quit party plans to join Gerakan - Najib

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:54 AM PDT

Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Peter Pang En Yin, who quit the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) today after it had declared it could no longer work with Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman, plans to join Gerakan, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

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Petronas to acquire BP's stakes in EMSB, PEMSB for US$363 mln

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:52 AM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday 1 September 2010 (Bernama) -- Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) will acquire BP's 15% and 60% interests in Ethylene Malaysia Sdn Bhd (EMSB) and Polyethylene Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PEMSB) respectively for US$363 million cash (US$1 = RM3.14).

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China intensifies military build-up against Taiwan: reports

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:50 AM PDT

TAIPEI, Wednesday 1 September 2010 (AFP) - China is ramping-up its military presence facing Taiwan despite the easing of hostilities across the Strait, a defence ministry report cited by local media warned Wednesday.

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Govt too lenient, must act against Namewee - Kedah MB

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:40 AM PDT

The government must take stern action against Wee Meng Chee or "Namewee" whose video clip smacked of racism, said Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak.

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UEC top students get recognition

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:40 AM PDT

The government has awarded sholarships to 50 Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) top students on Merdeka Day to highlight the spirit of 1-Malaysia.

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Mohd Radzi succeeds Rastam as Foreign Ministry Sec-Gen

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:33 AM PDT

The Foreign Ministry's Deputy Secretary-General I Datuk Mohd Radzi Abdul Rahman will succeed Tan Sri Rastam Mohd Isa as the ministry's secretary-general, effective Friday.

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South Korean firm to develop healthier kimchi

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:31 AM PDT

SEOUL, Wednesday 1 September 2010 (AFP) - A South Korean firm said Wednesday it plans to develop a healthier, low-salt version of the country's signature dish kimchi in line with global trends.

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Australia police end Afghan asylum seeker protest

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:49 AM PDT

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian police on Wednesday ended a mass break out and seven-hour demonstration by 92 Afghans protesting against lengthy detentions at an immigration jail in the northern tropical city of Darwin.


North Korea seeks stronger military ties with China

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:49 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea vowed to strengthen military ties with China on Wednesday, days after the North's leader Kim Jong-il finished a visit aimed at bolstering the bond with his isolated country's sole major supporter.


Barak sees Israel ceding parts of Jerusalem

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:49 AM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is ready to cede parts of Jerusalem to the Palestinians in the framework of a peace deal, Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Wednesday ahead of the start of talks in Washington.


Is Australian politics a man's, man's world?

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:29 AM PDT

SYDNEY, Wednesday 1 September 2010 (AFP) - Feminists rejoiced when Julia Gillard became Australia's first female leader, but her failure to win national polls has raised questions about whether the country is ready to have a woman in charge.

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CORRECTED - North Korea seeks stronger military ties with China

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:15 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea vowed to strengthen military ties with China on Wednesday, days after the North's leader Kim Jong-il finished a visit aimed at bolstering the bond with his isolated country's sole major supporter.


Pakistan army cancels US talks over security checks

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:15 AM PDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's army on Wednesday said it scrapped talks with U.S. military officials after a military delegation sent to Washington had to go through "unwarranted" airport security checks.


US deaths in Afghanistan hit record in 2010

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:01 AM PDT

KABUL, Wednesday 1 September 2010 (AFP) - The number of US soldiers killed in the Afghan war in 2010 is the highest annual toll since the conflict began almost nine years ago, according to an AFP count Wednesday.

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Pang quits LDP, offers to resign as Sabah Deputy CM

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:53 PM PDT

Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Peter Pang En Yin has quit the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and offered to relinquish his government posts.

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Pakistan air strikes on militants kill 55: officials

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:48 PM PDT

PESHAWAR, Wednesday 1 September 2010 (AFP) - The death toll from Pakistani air strikes on militant hideouts in a northwestern tribal area Wednesday rose to 55, with reports of some civilian deaths, security officials said.

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Pakistan raid kills 45 militants and their families

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:30 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD, Sept 1 — Pakistani government air raids have killed up to 45 militants and their family members in hideouts in the northwestern Khyber region on the Afghan border, security officials said today. The strikes targeted militants in their stronghold, the Tirah Valley, last night. "We have reports that 40 to 45 terrorists were killed," a ...


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