Japanese rocket puts cargo into orbit |
- Japanese rocket puts cargo into orbit
- Smooth nomination in Tenang: police
- Concurrent elections in Sarawak favour BN, confuse voters: DAP
- China's ICBC signs deal to enter US market
- Don't take opponent for granted: Muhyiddin
- Obama to tout education, research, roads
- Breakthrough after U.S. warns China on North Korea
- German Catholic politicians call for married priests
- ANALYSIS - Tough issues to test U.S.-China summit glow
- Tunisia says will track down Ben Ali family abroad
- EU threatens Hungary with legal action over media law
- In charm mode, China leader pledges US jobs
- China to US: boost exports to trim surplus
- Google looks to its next decade
- 'Captain Bligh' steers Australia in flood crisis
- Malaysian commandos free tanker off Somalia
- Canada's 'Igloofest' revels in music, loves cold
- Robot attends Russian school to help sick schoolboy
- China to be largest tourism destination: UNWTO
- It's BN vs PAS in Tenang
| Japanese rocket puts cargo into orbit Posted: 22 Jan 2011 12:03 AM PST TOKYO, Saturday 22 January 2011 (AFP) -- A Japanese rocket successfully took an unmanned cargo transporter to the International Space Station into orbit on Saturday, Japan's space agency said.
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| Smooth nomination in Tenang: police Posted: 22 Jan 2011 12:02 AM PST The nomination process for the Tenang state by-election here today, attended by more than 20,000 party supporters, was conducted smoothly except for the use of loud hailers by a certain political party, police said.
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| Concurrent elections in Sarawak favour BN, confuse voters: DAP Posted: 22 Jan 2011 12:01 AM PST The possibility of a concurrent state and parliamentary election will give the Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) an edge over the opposition during the campaign period.
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| China's ICBC signs deal to enter US market Posted: 21 Jan 2011 11:02 PM PST BEIJING, Saturday 22 January 2011 (AFP) -- Chinese bank ICBC, the world's largest by market value, has signed an deal that will allow it to enter the US retail banking market, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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| Don't take opponent for granted: Muhyiddin Posted: 21 Jan 2011 10:59 PM PST Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin reminded the Barisan Nasional (BN) machinery not to take for granted the opponent in the Tenang state by-election on Jan 30.
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| Obama to tout education, research, roads Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:55 PM PST WASHINGTON, Jan 22 — US President Barack Obama will ask for more spending on education, research and infrastructure such as roads in the next week's State of the Union speech, the Wall Street Journal reported today. The newspaper said Obama, a Democrat, also would suggest targeted spending cuts, although not as deep as the US$100 billion (RM340 ...
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| Breakthrough after U.S. warns China on North Korea Posted: 21 Jan 2011 10:18 PM PST SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States warned China it would redeploy forces in Asia if Beijing failed to rein in North Korea, an Obama administration official said on Friday, as Pyongyang bowed to Seoul's demands for crisis talks. 
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| German Catholic politicians call for married priests Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:45 PM PST BERLIN (Reuters) - Several prominent Roman Catholic politicians have urged German bishops to lobby their countryman Pope Benedict for a change in Church policy to ordain married men in response to a worsening shortage of priests. 
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| ANALYSIS - Tough issues to test U.S.-China summit glow Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:45 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The presidents of China and the United States showed they can sing a summit duet in relative harmony but relations overall will remain more like two orchestras bickering over what score to play. 
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| Tunisia says will track down Ben Ali family abroad Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:45 PM PST TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia has arrested Imed Trabelsi, a nephew of ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali's wife, and will track down other wanted family members abroad, Interior Minister Ahmed Friia said on Friday. 
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| EU threatens Hungary with legal action over media law Posted: 21 Jan 2011 09:45 PM PST BRUSSELS/BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The European Union executive has given Hungary two weeks to show its new media law complies with EU rules or face legal action, a European Commission spokesman said on Friday. 
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| In charm mode, China leader pledges US jobs Posted: 21 Jan 2011 08:31 PM PST CHICAGO, Saturday 22 January 2011 (AFP) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday promised to help create needed jobs in the United States as he basked in a warm welcome in Chicago at the end of an often contentious state visit.
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| China to US: boost exports to trim surplus Posted: 21 Jan 2011 08:29 PM PST CHICAGO, Saturday 22 January 2011 (AFP) -- China said Friday it would welcome greater US exports to the fast-growing Asian economy, rejecting blame for its large and politically sensitive trade surplus over the United States.
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| Google looks to its next decade Posted: 21 Jan 2011 08:28 PM PST WASHINGTON, Saturday 22 January 2011 (AFP) -- Google, which prides itself on helping people navigate the Internet, is facing a tangled Web as it weaves its own future.
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| 'Captain Bligh' steers Australia in flood crisis Posted: 21 Jan 2011 08:25 PM PST SYDNEY, Saturday 22 January 2011 (AFP) -- Australia's massive flood crisis has created a new political star in Queensland Premier Anna Bligh, who admits she may have inherited some talents from ancestor Captain William Bligh of the Bounty.
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| Malaysian commandos free tanker off Somalia Posted: 21 Jan 2011 08:23 PM PST KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday 22 January 2011 (AFP) -- Malaysian naval commandos have rescued 23 crew and captured seven Somali pirates following a firefight to free a hijacked oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, reports said Saturday.
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| Canada's 'Igloofest' revels in music, loves cold Posted: 21 Jan 2011 08:21 PM PST MONTREAL, Saturday 22 January 2011 (AFP) -- Thousands of partygoers gather each year at Montreal's Igloofest celebration, united by their passion for electronic dance music and fearlessness in the face of Canada's unforgiving cold.
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| Robot attends Russian school to help sick schoolboy Posted: 21 Jan 2011 08:20 PM PST MOSCOW, Saturday 22 January 2011 (AFP) -- A very special student is attending a lesson at Moscow's school number 166: Stepan, a plastic robot, is in the classroom to help a little boy with leukaemia to follow the lesson through his eyes.
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| China to be largest tourism destination: UNWTO Posted: 21 Jan 2011 08:18 PM PST MADRID, Saturday 22 January 2011 (Bernama) -- The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has predicted that China will emerge as the world's largest destination, between five to seven years, reported Vietnam news agency.
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| Posted: 21 Jan 2011 08:17 PM PST The Tenang state by-election on Jan 30 will see a straight fight between Barisan Nasional (BN) and PAS.
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