Powerful blast hits market in southern Russia - reports

Powerful blast hits market in southern Russia - reports


Powerful blast hits market in southern Russia - reports

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 01:19 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A large explosion hit a market in the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz on Thursday, Russian news agencies reported.


Blind Chinese legal activist released-reports

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:49 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - A blind Chinese legal activist, who drew international attention for being jailed after he took on officials over forced abortions, was released on Thursday but is likely to remain under tight guard, human rights groups said.


Malaysia slips to 26th position in global competitiveness report

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:41 AM PDT

Malaysia slipped two notches to 26th from 24th ranking previously in the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011 released today, with higher education, institutions and labour market efficiency among the concerns.

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Father pleads guilty to possessing explosives

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:38 AM PDT

The father of Khairul Arif Ayub, the six-year-old boy who was killed in a fireworks explosion here recently, today pleaded guilty to a charge of possessing explosives.

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18 killed on sixth day of Ops Sikap

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:37 AM PDT

Eighteen more deaths were recorded on the sixth day of the Ops Sikap yesterday, bringing the total death toll to 95, police said.

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Assistant land officer freed of corruption charges

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:35 AM PDT

Aidilfitri will be merrier this year for assistant land officer Mohamad Omar after he was discharged and acquitted of the corruption charges brought against him five years ago.

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Share prices end the week on positive note

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:33 AM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday 9 September 2010 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia ended the week ahead of the Hari Raya holiday on a positive note, recovering from recent losses, amid improved sentiment on Wall Street and signs of an easing of the euro debt crisis, dealers said.

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Strengthen neighbourhood belonging to thwart crimes - police

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:28 AM PDT

Police have called for a strong "neighbourhood belonging" among the society, saying it could help prevent crimes such as house break-ins especially during the festive season.

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Petronas sells 15% of GLNG to total

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:26 AM PDT

MELBOURNE, Thursday 9 September 2010 (Bernama) -- Petronas has entered into an agreement to sell a 5% interest in the Gladstone Liquefied Natural Gas (GLNG) project in Australia to Total, the Australian Associated Press (AAP) reports.

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Tear down the racial wall

Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:12 AM PDT

In the coming Hari Raya, I would like to dedicate my most heartfelt wishes to all Malay friends. When our society has been seriously torn by various kinds of racists remarks,

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Unexploded bombs found around Thai capital

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 11:32 PM PDT

BANGKOK, Sept 9 — Police discovered three unexploded bombs in Bangkok and a neighbouring province, authorities said today, the latest in a series of mysterious incidents stoking fears of civil unrest in Thailand. The devices were all found yesterday, one near a school in Bangkok and two others outside a shopping mall and the Public Health Ministry ...


Chinese media warns Japan over detention

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 11:43 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese state media on Thursday warned Japan of rising anger over its detention of a trawler captain, suggesting the latest territorial squabble between Asia's two top economies could intensify.


Kazakh forest fires kill five, advance to Russia

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 11:43 PM PDT

ALMATY (Reuters) - Forest fires have killed five people in northern Kazakhstan, the country's Emergencies Ministry said on Thursday, as neighbouring Russia sent aircraft to fight blazes advancing onto its territory.


Karzai aims to limit foreign role in probes - report

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 11:43 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai intends to impose rules restricting international involvement in anti-corruption investigations, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.


Japan hands case against Chinese skipper to prosecutors

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 11:05 PM PDT

TOKYO, Thursday 9 September 2010 (AFP) - Japanese prosecutors Thursday took over the case against the Chinese captain of a trawler that collided with two Japanese Coast Guard vessels in a case that has sparked a diplomatic row with Beijing.

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Taiwan issues storm warning

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 11:04 PM PDT

TAIPEI, Thursday 9 September 2010 (AFP) - Taiwan Thursday issued a warning against tropical storm Meranti, urging residents to take precautions as the weather system could bring severe downpours as well as flooding and landslides.

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'Friendly fire' suspected in hostage deaths: Philippines

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:48 PM PDT

MANILA, Thursday 9 September 2010 (AFP) - Philippine investigators admitted for the first time Thursday that police may have shot some of the tourists in a bungled operation that left eight Hong Kong residents dead on a bus in Manila.

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Chinese firm to invest 3bln dollars in Cambodia: official

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:47 PM PDT

PHNOM PENH, Thursday 9 September 2010 (AFP) - A Chinese company plans to pump three billion dollars into Cambodian energy, property, and aluminium processing projects, an official said Thursday.

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At least 50 feared dead after Indian bus plunges into river

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:46 PM PDT

BHOPAL, Thursday 9 September 2010 (AFP) - At least 17 people were killed and a further 35 feared dead after a passenger bus plunged into a fast-flowing river in central India, police said Thursday.

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Bomb blast kills 10 in Pakistan’s Kurram region

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:49 PM PDT

PARACHINAR (Pakistan), Sept 9 — A roadside bomb killed 10 people and wounded four in Pakistan's Kurram tribal region on the Afghan border today, a government official told Reuters. The explosion happened in Palaseen village, about 65km northeast of the region's main town, Parachinar. "It was a remote-controlled bomb, which was detonated as soon as ...


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