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- Saudi king delegates deputy PM to oversee Hajj
- China crush Malaysia in landmark cricket opener
- A former queen now in poverty
- Hong Kong returns seized SKorean military vehicles: report
- Bittersweet Remembrance Sunday for Palestinian veterans
- Three Geng Minyak members shot dead
- More child abuse cases by people known to victims, says Shahrizat
- Malaysia signs FTA with Chile, its first with Latin America
- Another Qantas flight hit by engine problem
- 13 November 2010
- Anti-China protesters rally outside APEC summit in Japan
- Macau moves against Nobel protest as Chinese premier visits
- 100 tourist boats stop operation in Terenggan due to monsoon
- ANALYSIS - Nine years on, the Taliban have a message for West
- Taliban attack airport, base in east Afghanistan
- Junta silent as Myanmar awaits Suu Kyi release
- Supporters await Suu Kyi release
- Umno will not accept Zaid back - Tengku Adnan
- Sri Lankan maid alleges nail torture in Kuwait
- Indonesia volcano death toll rises to 240
| Saudi king delegates deputy PM to oversee Hajj Posted: 13 Nov 2010 12:04 AM PST RIYADH, Nov 13 — Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has appointed the second deputy prime minister to oversee the hajj pilgrimage, the state news agency reported today, a day after doctors ordered rest for the ruler due to a slipped disc. Nayef bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, also the Interior Minister, is to oversee the annual hajj, when some two million Muslim ...
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| China crush Malaysia in landmark cricket opener Posted: 12 Nov 2010 03:59 PM PST By John Weaver GUANGZHOU: Hosts China crushed Malaysia by 55 runs with a powerful all-round team display in the first official cricket match ever staged on Chinese soil today.China scored 116 for 6 in their 20 overs in the Asian Games women's match after winning the toss and electing to bat. Malaysia never threatened to reach their target in front of a disappointingly sparse crowd at the 4,800-capacity Guanggong Cricket Stadium. The Chinese lost two early wickets with only seven runs on the board but steadied their innings through Sun Huan, who scored a quickfire 47 off 49 balls, including three boundaries. In a late flurry, captain Wang Meng hit 13 runs off 13 balls. Sloppy bowling from Malaysia contributed to 21 extras in the innings, including 17 wides. Malaysia were soon in deep trouble in reply, three wickets down with only 12 on the board, and they never looked like scoring quickly enough to get anywhere near their target. China kept a tight grip with disciplined bowling and energetic fielding, with Mei Chunhua the pick of the bowlers with three wickets for just eight runs in her four overs as Malaysia struggled to a total of 61 for eight. Chinese skipper Wang, who said she had been playing the game for three years, said she was nervous due to the unique nature of the event, also the first time cricket has featured in the Asian Games. "I don't know how far we will go in the competition but we will try our best to win," she said. Small crowd Malaysian captain Nur Aishah said she was shocked by how strong China were in all departments of the game. "China have improved a lot," she said. The other teams in Group A are Pakistan and Thailand with Group B featuring Nepal, Japan, Bangladesh and Hong Kong. There was only a small crowd at the stadium, despite officials claiming earlier this week that all tickets for the women's cricket tournament had sold out. Cricket's induction at the Asian Games came after the International Cricket Council identified China as one of the major new markets along with the United States for the development of the sport. Cricket was last seen at a major multi-sport event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, but was dropped for the next three editions in England, Australia and India. - AFP
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| Posted: 12 Nov 2010 03:44 PM PST SATTUR (India): An octogenarian member of a royal family in Tamil Nadu is now striving hard for her daily bread, as she has no source of income or government pension, according to Press Trust of India (PTI). Appamma Kajjallappa, third wife of King Venkateswara Ettappa Raja of Kollapatti in Virudhunagar district, is living with her son at a tiled house in the village, which was once her servants' quarters. Though her family had immense wealth and properties including a huge palace once, they had donated everything to the public for the well-being of the village. Even the main portion of their palace had been donated for a school in her husband's name following the requests by locals, the hapless "queen" said. "Our family members were generous and they donated many things to the people's welfare. All that remains with me is this small hut-like house. I might have once been a queen, but am now a very poor person with no income," Appamma said. Though she oversees arrangements for the temple festival in her village, she does not receive any remuneration as it is considered an honour to work for the temple, the woman said. A native of Pothireddypatti village, Appamma had been staying in the village since she was 11 years old. She used to earn a living rolling beedis, but stopped working after her son, an employee in an automobile spare parts shop, asked her to quit. Reports quoted local people as complaining that the government is taking its own time to reply to her applications for the state government's old age pension. - Bernama
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| Hong Kong returns seized SKorean military vehicles: report Posted: 13 Nov 2010 12:20 AM PST HONG KONG, Saturday 13 November 2010 (AFP) - Hong Kong has returned to South Korea two military vehicles including a high-tech amphibious tank that were seized in September by customs agents, a report said Saturday.
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| Bittersweet Remembrance Sunday for Palestinian veterans Posted: 13 Nov 2010 12:20 AM PST AIN AL-HELWEH, Saturday 13 November 2010 (AFP) - Mussa al-Hussein may have a hard time recalling dates and places, but the 86-year-old Palestinian does not miss a beat when asked for his ID number when he was in the British army in Palestine in World War II.
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| Three Geng Minyak members shot dead Posted: 13 Nov 2010 12:18 AM PST Police shot dead three members of the "Geng Minyak", who preyed on petrol stations in isolated areas, in an incident in Jalan Kerjaya, Glenmarie here early today.
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| More child abuse cases by people known to victims, says Shahrizat Posted: 13 Nov 2010 12:17 AM PST The overwhelming majority of child abusers are known to the victims, and they include parents and guardians, the Minister of Women, Family and Community Development, Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, said today.
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| Malaysia signs FTA with Chile, its first with Latin America Posted: 12 Nov 2010 11:59 PM PST YOKOHAMA, Saturday 13 November 2010 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Chile signed the Malaysia-Chile Free Trade Agreement (MCFTA) here today, marking Malaysia's first bilateral FTA with a Latin American country.
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| Another Qantas flight hit by engine problem Posted: 12 Nov 2010 11:56 PM PST MELBOURNE, Saturday 13 November 2010 (Bernama) -- Concerns over Qantas' Airbus A380 fleet was not the reason why a Melbourne-bound flight from Perth turned around.
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| Anti-China protesters rally outside APEC summit in Japan Posted: 12 Nov 2010 11:52 PM PST YOKOHAMA, Saturday 13 November 2010 (AFP) - More than 1,000 anti-Chinese protesters rallied in Japan on Saturday outside a tightly-guarded Asia-Pacific summit attended by China's President Hu Jintao and other 20 leaders.
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| Macau moves against Nobel protest as Chinese premier visits Posted: 12 Nov 2010 11:51 PM PST MACAU, Saturday 13 November 2010 (AFP) - Authorities in the Chinese territory of Macau moved to thwart protests calling for the release of Nobel Prize winner Liu Xiaobo during the first ever visit by Premier Wen Jiabao Saturday.
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| 100 tourist boats stop operation in Terenggan due to monsoon Posted: 12 Nov 2010 11:25 PM PST The operators of about 100 tourist boats in the Kuala Terengganu district have ceased activities since early this month due to the monsoon season.
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| ANALYSIS - Nine years on, the Taliban have a message for West Posted: 12 Nov 2010 11:35 PM PST KABUL (Reuters) - When NATO leaders gather for a summit in Lisbon next week, where Afghanistan will top the agenda, they can expect a message waiting for them from the Taliban. 
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| Taliban attack airport, base in east Afghanistan Posted: 12 Nov 2010 11:35 PM PST JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents attacked the main airport and a foreign military base at Jalalabad in Afghanistan's east on Saturday, Reuters witnesses and police said, with up to 10 of the attackers killed. 
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| Junta silent as Myanmar awaits Suu Kyi release Posted: 12 Nov 2010 11:03 PM PST YANGON, Nov 13 — Detained Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was due to be freed from house arrest today, but there was still no sign Myanmar's army rulers were ready to release her. The charismatic leader of the Southeast Asian country's fight against military dictatorship remained in her crumbling lakeside home, despite rumours ...
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| Supporters await Suu Kyi release Posted: 12 Nov 2010 11:02 PM PST Hundreds of supporters of Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi have gathered outside her home for a second day, ahead of her expected release.
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| Umno will not accept Zaid back - Tengku Adnan Posted: 12 Nov 2010 10:57 PM PST Umno will not accept back former Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Zaid Ibrahim into the party, Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said.
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| Sri Lankan maid alleges nail torture in Kuwait Posted: 12 Nov 2010 10:37 PM PST COLOMBO, Saturday 13 November 2010 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan housemaid has accused her Kuwaiti employer of hammering 14 nails into her body, in the second such incident in the past few months, a local doctor said Saturday.
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| Indonesia volcano death toll rises to 240 Posted: 12 Nov 2010 10:12 PM PST KEPUHARJO, Saturday 13 November 2010 (AFP) - Indonesia's most active volcano has claimed the lives of 240 people since it began erupting last month, sending almost 400,000 fleeing into makeshift camps, an official said Saturday.
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