German drug maker Boehringer bails on "pink Viagra"

German drug maker Boehringer bails on "pink Viagra"

German drug maker Boehringer bails on "pink Viagra"

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:57 AM PDT

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Boehringer Ingelheim, the German drug maker whose experimental pill to boost women's sex drive failed to convince U.S. regulators, will stop developing the drug that had been dubbed "pink Viagra".


Pakistan to probe video showing ‘army killings’

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:42 AM PDT

ISLAMABAD, Oct 8 — Pakistan army chief General Ashfaq Kayani ordered on Friday an investigation into a video posted on the Internet showing men in Pakistani military fatigues shooting at a group of what the military said were civilians. The video raised fresh questions about alleged extra-judicial killings by the army, while Pakistan faces ...


Curfew reimposed in Indian Kashmir

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:30 AM PDT

SRINAGAR, Friday 8 October 2010 (AFP) - Indian security forces reimposed a curfew in parts of Indian Kashmir Friday after a hardline separatist called for fresh protests against Indian rule.

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Strong quake hits Indonesia

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:29 AM PDT

JAKARTA, Friday 8 October 2010 (AFP) - A strong 6.2-magnitude quake hit off Indonesia's North Maluku province Friday, local meteorologists said.

The quake struck at a depth of 110 kilometres (68 miles) around 12:43 pm (0443 GMT), northeast of the town of Ternate.

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Taiwan prosecutors drop investment case against ex-UMC head

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:28 AM PDT

TAIPEI, Friday 8 October 2010 (AFP) - Prosecutors on Friday dropped their appeal against the former head of Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corp, bringing an end to his four-year battle against illegal investment charges.

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Privacy concerns as eight in 10 tots have pictures online

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:27 AM PDT

MELBOURNE, Friday 8 October 2010 (AFP) - Eight out of ten children under the age of two have their pictures online via sites like Facebook, raising privacy and even paedophilia concerns, an Internet security company said on Friday.

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Japan, US to discuss Chinese naval activity

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:26 AM PDT

TOKYO, Friday 8 October 2010 (AFP) - Japanese Defence Minister Toshimi Kitazawa said Friday he would meet with his US counterpart Robert Gates next week to discuss how to deal with China's increasing naval activities in the East China Sea.

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N.Zealand embarrassed over TV host's race remarks: PM

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:25 AM PDT

WELLINGTON, Friday 8 October 2010 (AFP) - New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on Friday said the entire nation had been embarrassed by a television anchor whose "racist" remarks provoked a furious official protest from India.

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Indonesia flood toll rises to 110, says official

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:24 AM PDT

MANOKWARI, Friday 8 October 2010 (AFP) - The death toll from flash floods in eastern Indonesia has risen to 110 with bodies still lying unclaimed in the mud four days after the disaster, an official said Friday.

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China's currency strengthens ahead of IMF meeting

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:23 AM PDT

BEIJING, Friday 8 October 2010 (AFP) - China's yuan on Friday hit its highest level since Beijing vowed to loosen its grip on the unit in June, as economic powers gather in Washington to try to head off a damaging global currency war.

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Rocket launcher, ammo found in Bangkok: police

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:22 AM PDT

BANGKOK, Friday 8 October 2010 (AFP) - Thai police said Friday they had recovered a rocket launcher and ammunition in a rented room in central Bangkok, where there has been a series of grenade blasts in recent weeks.

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A lesson from Gerakan

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:21 AM PDT

History keeps repeating itself but politicians never learn from history. It seems like Gerakan is repeating the mistake previously made by the MCA.

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The saviour of stray dogs

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:02 AM PDT

49-year-old building contractor, Joseph Chia is a "dog catcher" who always watch out for abandoned dogs and would not hesitate taking them home without taking into consideration his own limited financial ability.

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Magnitude 6.3 quake hits Indonesia's Moluccas islands

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 12:02 AM PDT

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia on Friday, 146 miles north east of Ternate in the Moluccas, the U.S. Geological Survey said.


Major quake hits Indonesia’s Moluccas islands

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 11:14 PM PDT

SINGAPORE, Oct 8 — A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia on Friday, 146 miles north east of Ternate in the Moluccas, the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The quake was measured at a depth of 90 miles. — Reuters


Indonesia flood toll rises to at least 109

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 10:59 PM PDT

JAKARTA, Friday 8 October 2010 (Bernama) -- The death toll of flash floods in West Papua in the easternmost of Indonesia has risen to at least 109 people with 66 others still missing, China's Xinhua news agency quoted the local Search and Rescue Office as reporting on Friday.

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Malaysiakini, cartoonist Zunar get permission to challenge book ban

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 10:59 PM PDT

Online news portal Malaysiakini.com and a publisher of political cartoon books have been granted permission by the High Court here today to challenge the ban on two books imposed by the Home Minister.

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Myanmar Supreme Court to hold hearing on Suu Kyi appeal

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 10:42 PM PDT

YANGON, Friday 8 October 2010 (AFP) - Myanmar's Supreme Court announced Friday that it would hold a hearing on October 18 on detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's latest appeal against her house arrest.

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S.Korea 'happiness preacher' found dead in apparent suicide

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 10:41 PM PDT

SEOUL, Friday 8 October 2010 (AFP) - A South Korean television personality known as the "happiness preacher" and her husband have been found dead in a motel room in an apparent joint suicide, police said Friday.

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Dissident author says China stupid over book clampdown

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 10:38 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES, Friday 8 October 2010 (AFP) - The Chinese author of a controversial book that criticizes Premier Wen Jiabao called Beijing authorities "stupid" Thursday for putting pressure on him not to publish, saying it has simply boosted sales.

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