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- Iraq's largest oil refinery shut by bombing
- Reform best antidote to Yemen secessionists
- Terror in Tripoli as Kadhafi set for battle
- Muhyiddin wants BN to win by-elections with bigger majority
- Top cleric calls for progress after Iraq demos
- Iraq attack prompts refinery closure
- Toll rises from Yemen crackdown on protests
- BN's Roslan will take calm stance in facing campaign
- PM outlines three points for Orang Asli to excel in education
- Ivorian rebels seize town, threaten advance
- Two more die after protests in Yemeni city of Aden
- NZ rescuers find only dead in quake city, toll 145
- Be wary of sweet promises made by the opposition - says Taib
- 735 human trafficking victims given protection since 2008
- US imposes sanctions on Gaddafi, Tripoli the focus
- Iraq's largest oil refinery shut by bombing
- NZ rescuers find only dead in quake city, toll 144
- VIDEO: What's on the menu at Oscars Ball
- Three Malaysian quake victims in Christchurch found safe
- MCA strives to regain Chinese support as it marks 62nd anniversary
| Iraq's largest oil refinery shut by bombing Posted: 26 Feb 2011 12:41 AM PST BAIJI, Iraq (Reuters) - Militants attacked and shut down Iraq's largest oil refinery on Saturday, killing four workers and setting off bombs near production units that started a raging fire, officials said. 
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| Reform best antidote to Yemen secessionists Posted: 26 Feb 2011 12:41 AM PST SANAA (Reuters) - Secessionist sentiment will intensify unless Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh, facing daily protests against his 32-year rule, addresses grievances in the once-independent south, a southern politician said. 
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| Terror in Tripoli as Kadhafi set for battle Posted: 26 Feb 2011 12:36 AM PST TRIPOLI, Saturday 26 February 2011 (AFP) - Terrified residents braced for bloody battles in Tripoli on Saturday after a night of gunfire as Moamer Kadhafi said he was ready to arm civilian supporters to defeat a popular revolt.
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| Muhyiddin wants BN to win by-elections with bigger majority Posted: 26 Feb 2011 12:30 AM PST Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today the Barisan Nasional (BN) can retain the Kerdau and Merlimau state seats in the by-elections on March 6, but he wants the coalition to win with a bigger majority of votes.
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| Top cleric calls for progress after Iraq demos Posted: 26 Feb 2011 12:28 AM PST NAJAF, Saturday 26 February 2011 (AFP) - Iraq's top cleric called on politicians to slash their benefits and improve public services on Saturday, a day after thousands of protesters took to the streets in a nationwide "Day of Rage".
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| Iraq attack prompts refinery closure Posted: 26 Feb 2011 12:27 AM PST SAMARRA, Saturday 26 February 2011 (AFP) - An attack on Iraq's biggest oil refinery early on Saturday left two engineers dead and one of its refining units badly damaged, prompting the facility to shut down, a senior official said.
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| Toll rises from Yemen crackdown on protests Posted: 25 Feb 2011 11:50 PM PST ADEN, Saturday 26 February 2011 (AFP) - Police gunfire killed four people as the biggest protests yet swept impoverished Yemen, demanding that President Ali Abdullah Saleh step down after three decades in power.
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| BN's Roslan will take calm stance in facing campaign Posted: 25 Feb 2011 11:46 PM PST Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Roslan Ahmad wants to take a calm stance when facing the campaign for the Merlimau state by-election.
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| PM outlines three points for Orang Asli to excel in education Posted: 25 Feb 2011 11:44 PM PST Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today outlined the three prerequisites for the Orang Asli to excel in education like the other communities.
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| Ivorian rebels seize town, threaten advance Posted: 25 Feb 2011 11:53 PM PST ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, Feb 26 — Rebels controlling northern Ivory Coast have seized a town in government territory and said yesterday they were still advancing, raising the prospects of a return to open war. Loyalists of Laurent Gbagbo, clinging to power after an election most of the world says he lost, confirmed the fall of Zouan-Hounien in an ...
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| Two more die after protests in Yemeni city of Aden Posted: 25 Feb 2011 11:40 PM PST ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Two more people died overnight after being shot during anti-government protests in Yemen's southern city of Aden, a doctor said on Saturday. 
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| NZ rescuers find only dead in quake city, toll 145 Posted: 25 Feb 2011 11:40 PM PST CHRISTCHURCH (Reuters) - Violent aftershocks hampered desperate efforts to find survivors in quake-hit Christchurch on Saturday as the death toll climbed to 145 and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key called for a two-minute silence for the nation to grieve. 
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| Be wary of sweet promises made by the opposition - says Taib Posted: 25 Feb 2011 11:35 PM PST The sweet promises made by the opposition to gain the support of the people in Sarawak is just like a man who will make all kinds of promises merely to win the heart of a woman, said Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, here.
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| 735 human trafficking victims given protection since 2008 Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:53 PM PST KANGAR, Saturday 26 February 2011 (Bernama) -- A total of 735 victims of human trafficking, most of them women, have been given protection since the enforcement of the Anti-Trafficking In Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act in 2008.
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| US imposes sanctions on Gaddafi, Tripoli the focus Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:36 PM PST TRIPOLI, Feb 26 — World powers struggled to find a way to stop Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi lashing out at his people as he clings to power in Tripoli, the last big city where an uprising against his rule has yet to take hold. US President Barak Obama signed an order prohibiting transactions related to Libya and blocking property, the first major ...
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| Iraq's largest oil refinery shut by bombing Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:39 PM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's largest oil refinery was shut down on Saturday after militants carried out a bomb attack and set it on fire, the governor of Salahuddin province said. 
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| NZ rescuers find only dead in quake city, toll 144 Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:09 PM PST CHRISTCHURCH (Reuters) - Violent aftershocks hampered desperate efforts to find survivors in the quake-ruined New Zealand city of Christchurch on Saturday as the death toll climbed to 144 and was set to rise further. 
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| VIDEO: What's on the menu at Oscars Ball Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:28 PM PST Peter Bowes finds out what is on the menu for the guests for the official Oscars after-party.
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| Three Malaysian quake victims in Christchurch found safe Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:05 PM PST Three of the six Malaysian citizens who were reported missing following the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, had been found and confirmed safe.
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| MCA strives to regain Chinese support as it marks 62nd anniversary Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:04 PM PST The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), the second biggest component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, marks its 62nd anniversary tomorrow as it plods along the road to revival following a dismal electoral performance in the general election of 2008.
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