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- Seoul clears executed politician 51 years later
- Heavy snow delays close to 100 flights at Shanghai
- 9 protestors against Interlok arrested
- Don't drag EC into political campaign: deputy chairman
- Sixteen in daring Philippine jailbreak
- Malaysian Hindus celebrate Thaipusam
- MCA accepts BN's candidate in Tenang: Soi Lek
- Why Chicago? China's ties to Obama's hometown
- 1300kg Devil Ray a bad omen for Pulau Ketam?
- S. Korea hails US-China summit stance on N.Korea
- Six dead in China fireworks plant explosion
- Indonesia prosecutors seek jail in torture trial
- Blackberry blocks porn in Indonesia
- Taiwan may test missiles again after flop
- Sony says to hire more foreign graduates
- Hong Kong seizes $33 mn cocaine haul
- Malaysian Hindus do penance at festival
- Indonesia seeks Bali success once again in Lombok
- After summit pomp, China's Hu to face US lawmakers
- Why Chicago? China’s ties to Obama’s hometown
| Seoul clears executed politician 51 years later Posted: 20 Jan 2011 12:46 AM PST SEOUL, Thursday 20 January 2011 (AFP) - South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday acquitted a left-leaning party leader of subversion and espionage -- 51 years after he was executed by dictator Syngman Rhee.
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| Heavy snow delays close to 100 flights at Shanghai Posted: 20 Jan 2011 12:11 AM PST SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Close to 100 international and domestic flights to and from China's most populous city of Shanghai were delayed on Thursday due to heavy snow, the operator of the city's two airports said. 
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| 9 protestors against Interlok arrested Posted: 20 Jan 2011 12:23 AM PST Police said that nine men were arrested when they tried to make trouble by displaying "Haramkan Interlok" posters during Thaipusam celebrations at the Batu Caves here today.
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| Don't drag EC into political campaign: deputy chairman Posted: 20 Jan 2011 12:22 AM PST Political parties are today reminded not to drag the Election Commission (EC) into their campaign for the Tenang by-election.
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| Sixteen in daring Philippine jailbreak Posted: 20 Jan 2011 12:06 AM PST COTABATO, Thursday 20 January 2011 (AFP) - Sixteen inmates broke out of an overcrowded Philippine jail by sawing off their cell's iron bars and climbing down a wall using blankets, authorities said Thursday.
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| Malaysian Hindus celebrate Thaipusam Posted: 19 Jan 2011 11:37 PM PST Thousands of Hindus in Malaysia celebrate Thaipusam today in honour of Lord Murugan, revered by Tamils. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak also witnessed the celebration where he made a brief address to the more than 1.3 devotees and visitors who flocked to the Sri Subramaniyar Temple in Batu Caves, near here.
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| MCA accepts BN's candidate in Tenang: Soi Lek Posted: 19 Jan 2011 11:36 PM PST The MCA has dismissed talk that it disagrees with the selection of Mohd Azahar Ibrahim as the Barisan Nasional candidate for the Tenang state by-election in Jan 30.
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| Why Chicago? China's ties to Obama's hometown Posted: 19 Jan 2011 11:05 PM PST CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama joked on Wednesday that Chinese President Hu Jintao was brave to visit Obama's hometown of Chicago in January -- the temperature will drop to 2 degrees (-17 C) this week, with brutal winds. 
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| 1300kg Devil Ray a bad omen for Pulau Ketam? Posted: 19 Jan 2011 11:23 PM PST Founded over a hundred year ago, Pulau Ketam seems to have a stroke of bad luck as it witnessed some really bad incidents over the past couple of years, including the sinking of a century-old pontoon, the "dog eats dog" incident and the "cousin kills cousin" family tragedy, among others, casting over the otherwise serene island a shroud of gloom.
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| S. Korea hails US-China summit stance on N.Korea Posted: 19 Jan 2011 11:10 PM PST SEOUL, Thursday 20 January 2011 (AFP) - South Korea Thursday welcomed a summit statement by the US and Chinese leaders, saying they supported Seoul's stance in setting terms for dialogue with North Korea.
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| Six dead in China fireworks plant explosion Posted: 19 Jan 2011 11:09 PM PST BEIJING, Thursday 20 January 2011 (AFP) - At least six people were killed in an explosion at a fireworks plant in central China, a city official said Thursday, in the latest in a spate of such accidents ahead of Lunar New Year festivities.
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| Indonesia prosecutors seek jail in torture trial Posted: 19 Jan 2011 11:08 PM PST JAYAPURA, Thursday 20 January 2011 (AFP) - Indonesian prosecutors on Thursday demanded jail terms of up to 12 months for three soldiers accused of disobedience after they filmed themselves torturing Papuan civilians.
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| Blackberry blocks porn in Indonesia Posted: 19 Jan 2011 11:07 PM PST JAKARTA, JThursday 20 January 2011 (AFP) - The maker of BlackBerry smartphones has started blocking access to pornographic websites in Indonesia ahead of a Friday deadline that could have seen its lucrative operating permit revoked.
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| Taiwan may test missiles again after flop Posted: 19 Jan 2011 11:05 PM PST TAIPEI, Thursday 20 January 2011 (AFP) - Taiwan is considering new missile tests after a series of failures in a drill this week earned the top brass rare criticism from an irate President Ma Ying-jeou, media and an official said Thursday.
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| Sony says to hire more foreign graduates Posted: 19 Jan 2011 11:04 PM PST TOKYO, Thursday 20 January 2011 (AFP) - Japanese electronics giant Sony said Thursday it will increase the number of foreign graduates it hires by 2013 as it tries to tap a wider talent pool to remain competitive against overseas rivals.
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| Hong Kong seizes $33 mn cocaine haul Posted: 19 Jan 2011 11:03 PM PST HONG KONG, Thursday 20 January 2011 (AFP) - Hong Kong customs officers have made the territory's second largest ever drugs haul, seizing cocaine worth HK$260 million ($33.4 million) hidden in planks bound for mainland China.
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| Malaysian Hindus do penance at festival Posted: 19 Jan 2011 10:59 PM PST More than one million Hindu devotees flocked to a Malaysian cave temple Thursday to mark a colourful Hindu festival during which they pierce themselves with hooks and skewers.
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| Indonesia seeks Bali success once again in Lombok Posted: 19 Jan 2011 10:33 PM PST MATARAM, Indonesia (Reuters) - Traffic jams are now common in Bali, a victim of its own success in pulling in swarms of tourists and using the money to buy cars and turn rice paddies into hotels. 
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| After summit pomp, China's Hu to face US lawmakers Posted: 19 Jan 2011 10:33 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Hu Jintao on Thursday will try to persuade often hostile U.S. lawmakers that China is a threat-free engine of growth, after a White House summit sought to narrow rifts between the world's top two economies. 
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| Why Chicago? China’s ties to Obama’s hometown Posted: 19 Jan 2011 10:21 PM PST CHICAGO, Jan 20 — President Barack Obama joked yesterday that Chinese President Hu Jintao was brave to visit Obama's hometown of Chicago in January — the temperature will drop to 2 degrees (-17 C) this week, with brutal winds. Of all the garden spots in the United States, why did Hu choose freezing Chicago as the only city he'll visit outside of ...
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