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- Lee Kuan Yew urges Muslims to 'be less strict'
- Nepal uses satellites to track rare tiger
- Palace in snow
- Baptism of fire for Spanish horses
- Proposed Selangor state constitution amendment benefitting MB: Noh Omar
- Carnival, kid-sized
- China's economy to grow 9.8% in 2011: think tank
- Somali pirates could face S. Korea trial
- Philippines rejects demand to free rebel
- BN, PAS reach out to voters through greeting cards
- China: Iran nuke issues can not be solved after one meeting
- Scots challenge US haggis ban
- China to expand property controls: report
- Revolt-hit Kashmir under literary spotlight
- Oil-rich Abu Dhabi champions ecological cause
- The Arctic: a new frontier for oil and gas companies
- S. Korean shipbuilder rolls out anti-piracy system
- Queen will not meet Middletons before wedding
- Bus accident kills 32 people in Pakistan
- Parties warned against manipulating Islam in by-election
| Lee Kuan Yew urges Muslims to 'be less strict' Posted: 23 Jan 2011 12:57 AM PST SINGAPORE, Sunday 23 January 2011 (AFP) -- Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew has urged local Muslims to "be less strict on Islamic observances" to aid integration and the city-state's nation-building process.
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| Nepal uses satellites to track rare tiger Posted: 23 Jan 2011 12:55 AM PST KATHMANDU, Sunday 23 January 2011 (AFP) -- An injured wild tiger that strayed into a tourist resort in Nepal has been moved to a new home in the jungle and fitted with a satellite collar so its progress can be tracked, the government said.
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| Posted: 23 Jan 2011 12:52 AM PST A worker shovels the snow at the Changgyeonggung Palace in central Seoul after a snowfall.
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| Baptism of fire for Spanish horses Posted: 23 Jan 2011 12:39 AM PST (SAN BARTOLOME DE PINARES, Spain-AFP) - Every year, the people of San Bartolome de Pinares mark St. Anthony's day by riding their horses, donkeys and mules through piles of burning tree branches. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2010.
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| Proposed Selangor state constitution amendment benefitting MB: Noh Omar Posted: 23 Jan 2011 12:36 AM PST The Selangor government is amending the state constitution not with the intention of restoring power to the sultan but to benefit the menteri besar, Selangor Umno Liaison Committee Deputy Chairman Datuk Seri Noh Omar said here.
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| Posted: 23 Jan 2011 12:33 AM PST (MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay-AFP) - Carnival comes in two sizes in Uruguay -- the traditional festivities of song and dance for adults -- and a pint-sized version for kids. Children put on lively shows and song contests in January, kicking off the annual festival season. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2010.
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| China's economy to grow 9.8% in 2011: think tank Posted: 23 Jan 2011 12:24 AM PST BEIJING, Sunday 23 January 2011 (AFP) -- A Chinese government think tank has forecast the nation's economy will grow around 9.8 percent this year, with inflation likely to come in at 3.7 percent, state media reported Sunday.
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| Somali pirates could face S. Korea trial Posted: 23 Jan 2011 12:23 AM PST SEOUL, Sunday 23 January 2011 (AFP) -- Five Somali pirates captured by the South Korean navy during a mission to rescue a hijacked ship may be taken to South Korea for a trial there, a report said Sunday.
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| Philippines rejects demand to free rebel Posted: 23 Jan 2011 12:22 AM PST MANILA, Sunday 23 January 2011 (AFP) -- The Philippines on Sunday rejected a demand by communist rebels to free a senior guerilla leader as a goodwill gesture ahead of formal peace negotiations in Norway next month.
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| BN, PAS reach out to voters through greeting cards Posted: 23 Jan 2011 12:20 AM PST With the Chinese New Year around the corner, the two candidates in the Tenang by-election have begun to reach out to the voters in the constituency, with specially-designed Chinese New Year greeting cards and pamphlets.
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| China: Iran nuke issues can not be solved after one meeting Posted: 23 Jan 2011 12:38 AM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - The Iranian nuclear issue cannot be resolved in just one or two discussions, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Sunday, a day after a high-level meeting aimed at addressing Tehran's nuclear plans ended in disappointment. 
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| Posted: 22 Jan 2011 11:07 PM PST A US government delegation has been invited to Scotland in an attempt to overturn its 40-year ban on haggis.
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| China to expand property controls: report Posted: 22 Jan 2011 10:46 PM PST BEIJING, Sunday 23 January 2011 (AFP) -- China is to expand its limits on property purchases to second and third-tier cities, a report said Sunday, as it steps up efforts to cool its real estate market.
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| Revolt-hit Kashmir under literary spotlight Posted: 22 Jan 2011 10:45 PM PST JAIPUR, Sunday 23 January 2011 (AFP) -- Asia's biggest literary festival, in India's "pink city" Jaipur, has given pride of place to troubled Indian Kashmir, whose literature has been marked by more than two decades of rebel violence.
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| Oil-rich Abu Dhabi champions ecological cause Posted: 22 Jan 2011 10:44 PM PST ABU DHABI, Sunday 23 January 2011 (AFP) -- It floats on a sea of oil in a country that has the largest ecological footprint, yet Abu Dhabi aims to convince the world of its environmental credentials through its futuristic Masdar initiative.
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| The Arctic: a new frontier for oil and gas companies Posted: 22 Jan 2011 10:43 PM PST LONDON, Sunday 23 January 2011 (AFP) -- BP's deal with Rosneft to jointly explore the Arctic's huge oil and gas reserves sets out a new frontier in the race for resources, but one that is dogged by technical and environmental concerns.
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| S. Korean shipbuilder rolls out anti-piracy system Posted: 22 Jan 2011 10:42 PM PST SEOUL, Sunday 23 January 2011 (AFP) -- South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries on Sunday rolled out a system to help ships detect and fend off pirates, after the recent hijacking of a South Korean freighter near Somalia alarmed shippers.
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| Queen will not meet Middletons before wedding Posted: 22 Jan 2011 10:40 PM PST LONDON, Sunday 23 January 2011 (AFP) -- Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will not meet Kate Middleton's family before the day she marries Prince William, The Sunday Times newspaper reported.
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| Bus accident kills 32 people in Pakistan Posted: 22 Jan 2011 10:39 PM PST ISLAMABAD, Sunday 23 January 2011 (AFP) -- A road accident early Sunday killed at least 32 people including women and children when a bus collided with an oil tanker in southern Pakistan, creating a blazing inferno, police said.
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| Parties warned against manipulating Islam in by-election Posted: 22 Jan 2011 10:37 PM PST Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom today advised political parties campaigning in the Tenang state by-election to refrain from using Islam to raise sensitive issues which can disunite the people.
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