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- Spain arrests eight over links to Mumbai attacks
- Russia's Putin warns West over missile defence - CNN
- Shell-shocked S.Korean evacuees find home at spa
- Malaysian activists petition British Queen over massacre
- Don't hunt my son, says mother of WikiLeaks chief
- India's top TV anchor grilled over corporate lobbying links
- Ex-official implicates two Chinese leaders in AIDS scandal
- Vietnam urges strong measures to stabilise forex, gold
- Society wants Penang returned to Kedah
- Govt urged to review directive on health insurance for foreign workers
- No govt intention yet to repeal death penalty for murder: Dewan Rakyat
- Pressing task to prevent escalation in Korea — China
- Egypt ruling party heads to sweeping win in vote
- Russia's Putin warns West over missile defence - CNN
- S.Korea plans new drills as China avoids blaming North
- China says pressing task to prevent Korea escalation
- Untied shoe blamed for China stampede that hurt dozens
- Vehicle sale to beat 2010 target: MAA
- China says must prevent escalation of Korean tensions
- Taiwan military sets up WikiLeaks group
| Spain arrests eight over links to Mumbai attacks Posted: 01 Dec 2010 01:18 AM PST MADRID (Reuters) - Eight men have been arrested in Barcelona, accused of having links to radical Islamic cells in Pakistan and collaborating with the group that carried out the attacks in Mumbai in 2008, media reported on Wednesday. 
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| Russia's Putin warns West over missile defence - CNN Posted: 01 Dec 2010 01:18 AM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told CNN television that Russia would deploy nuclear weapons and "strike forces" if it were shut out of a Western missile shield, adding punch to a warning from President Dmitry Medvedev. 
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| Shell-shocked S.Korean evacuees find home at spa Posted: 01 Dec 2010 01:12 AM PST SEOUL, Wednesday 1 December 2010 (AFP) - Hundreds of residents who fled a frontline South Korean island shelled by North Korea are being lodged at a health club, many of them complaining of post-traumatic depression, officials said Wednesday.
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| Malaysian activists petition British Queen over massacre Posted: 01 Dec 2010 01:01 AM PST Malaysian activists Wednesday petitioned Britain's Queen Elizabeth II after her government rejected a probe into the massacre of 24 unarmed villagers by British troops in 1948.
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| Don't hunt my son, says mother of WikiLeaks chief Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:58 AM PST SYDNEY, Wednesday 1 December 2010 (AFP) - The mother of Australian-born WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange does not want her son "hunted down" by Interpol over two rape charges issued by the Swedish police, a report said Wednesday.
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| India's top TV anchor grilled over corporate lobbying links Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:57 AM PST NEW DELHI, Wednesday 1 December 2010 (AFP) - India's best-known television journalist has defended herself against charges of acting as a go-between in negotiations involving big business and political parties.
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| Ex-official implicates two Chinese leaders in AIDS scandal Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:56 AM PST BEIJING, Wednesday 1 December 2010 (AFP) - A retired senior Chinese health official on Wednesday called for two of the country's most powerful leaders to take responsibility for a huge 1990s blood-selling AIDS scandal.
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| Vietnam urges strong measures to stabilise forex, gold Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:43 AM PST HANOI, Wednesday 1 December 2010 (AFP) - Vietnam's prime minister has urged "strong measures" to stabilise foreign exchange rates and gold prices after the dong slumped to a record low in the free market on Wednesday.
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| Society wants Penang returned to Kedah Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:15 AM PST The Kedah branch of the Malaysian Historical Society today asked the relevant authorities to return Penang to Kedah, saying that Penang had belonged to Kedah prior to the agreement with the British administrators in 1786.
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| Govt urged to review directive on health insurance for foreign workers Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:15 AM PST The government has been urged to review the directive requiring all foreign workers except domestic maids in the country to have health insurance coverage beginning next year, which is said to benefit only the insurance companies.
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| No govt intention yet to repeal death penalty for murder: Dewan Rakyat Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:14 AM PST The government does not intend to, as yet, do away with the death penalty for murder and other serious crimes, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.
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| Pressing task to prevent escalation in Korea — China Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:06 AM PST BEIJING, Dec 1 — Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said today that the most pressing task at present was to prevent an escalation of tensions on the divided Korean peninsula. Yang said China would handle the dispute as a "responsible great power", would not show favouritism to either side, and not "pour oil on the flames". Confrontation between ...
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| Egypt ruling party heads to sweeping win in vote Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:41 AM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's ruling party won 209 seats of the 508 that were up for grabs in the first round of a parliamentary election while opposition parties took just five seats, an Egyptian newspaper reported on Wednesday. 
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| Russia's Putin warns West over missile defence - CNN Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:41 AM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told CNN television that Russia will deploy nuclear weapons and "strike forces" if it is shut out of a Western missile defence system, echoing a warning from President Dmitry Medvedev. 
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| S.Korea plans new drills as China avoids blaming North Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:05 AM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea plans further military drills after U.S. warships leave on Wednesday, Yonhap news agency said, a move likely to add to tension on the divided peninsula after last week's attack by the North. 
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| China says pressing task to prevent Korea escalation Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:05 AM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said on Wednesday that the most pressing task at present was to prevent an escalation of tensions on the divided Korean peninsula. 
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| Untied shoe blamed for China stampede that hurt dozens Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:06 AM PST BEIJING, Wednesday 1 December 2010 (AFP) - A stampede in a China primary school that left 41 children hospitalised was triggered when a young girl stopped to tie her shoe as students rushed out to a playground, state media said Wednesday.
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| Vehicle sale to beat 2010 target: MAA Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:06 AM PST The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) expects vehicle sales in the country to beat its forecast of 570,000 units for this year, thanks to positive economy activities on the local front.
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| China says must prevent escalation of Korean tensions Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:04 AM PST BEIJING, Wednesday 1 December 2010 (AFP) - China's foreign minister on Wednesday called for all parties involved in the Korean peninsula crisis to avoid actions that "inflame the situation", state-run Xinhua news agency said.
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| Taiwan military sets up WikiLeaks group Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:02 AM PST TAIPEI, Wednesday 1 December 2010 (AFP) - Taiwan said Wednesday it has set up a team to reduce possible damage to its military over the expected release by WikiLeaks of documents on the island's dealings with its major arms supplier Washington.
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