Three arrested over Indonesian ferry fire: police |
- Three arrested over Indonesian ferry fire: police
- Russia remembers Yeltsin on 80th birthday
- Happy Chinese New Year
- Bangladesh jails another 111 border guards for mutiny
- Inflation fears as Asian manufacturing stays strong
- N. Korea hit by longest cold snap in six decades
- Nepal's oldest temple bans courting couples
- Red for good luck
- ANALYSIS - U.S., caught off guard by Egypt, tries balancing act
- Philippines massacre suspect must stand trial
- China milk powder demand leaves Hong Kong shelves bare
- Australia evacuates coastal cities in path of big cyclone
- Japan kingpin Ozawa charged in funding scandal
- IMF, warning of war, says ready to help Egypt
- Mission fruitful, Australian varsities give assurance on welfare of M'sian students
- Storm to pound US with icy blast
- Sime Darby forms independent board for each division, says Musa
- IMF chief: US has no problem financing deficit
- China plans to spend big on nuclear power, high-speed rail
- Governments pull citizens out of Egypt ahead of march
| Three arrested over Indonesian ferry fire: police Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:53 AM PST MERAK, Tuesday 1 February 2011 (AFP) - Indonesian police on Tuesday said they had arrested three men in connection with a blaze on a ferry carrying more than 400 people that resulted in the deaths of nearly 30 passengers.
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| Russia remembers Yeltsin on 80th birthday Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:46 AM PST MOSCOW, Tuesday 1 February 2011 (AFP) - President Dmitry Medvedev hailed Boris Yeltsin on the late leader's 80th birthday Tuesday as a visionary who stared down Communism and absorbed the country's ire during subsequent years of pain.
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| Bangladesh jails another 111 border guards for mutiny Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:27 AM PST DHAKA, Tuesday 1 February 2011 (AFP) - A Bangladeshi special court jailed 111 border guards for up to seven years Tuesday for their roles in a bloody 2009 mutiny, which left 74 people dead, a state prosecutor said.
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| Inflation fears as Asian manufacturing stays strong Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:26 AM PST BEIJING, Tuesday 1 February 2011 (AFP) - Manufacturing in China and India remained strong in January, while rising input prices have stoked fears that inflation in developing economies has not been tamed, a survey by HSBC showed Tuesday.
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| N. Korea hit by longest cold snap in six decades Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:23 AM PST SEOUL, Tuesday 1 February 2011 (AFP) - North Korea has been hit by the longest cold spell in six decades, raising concerns about this year's grain production, a pro-Pyongyang newspaper reported Tuesday.
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| Nepal's oldest temple bans courting couples Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:22 AM PST KATHMANDU, Tuesday 1 February 2011 (AFP) - Nepal's oldest and holiest Hindu temple is to introduce fines to deter "amorous behaviour" on its premises after becoming a favourite spot for courting couples, its management said Tuesday.
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| Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:20 AM PST Most Chinese New Year decorative items are red in colour as it is a symbol of good fortune
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| ANALYSIS - U.S., caught off guard by Egypt, tries balancing act Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:27 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The turmoil in Egypt first caught the U.S. government off guard, and now it faces a wrenching struggle to balance strategic interests, including loyalty to allies in the Middle East, with its desire for political reform in the region. 
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| Philippines massacre suspect must stand trial Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:27 AM PST MANILA (Reuters) - The patriarch of a Philippine political clan must stand trial for the murder of 57 people in November 2009 after his petition to have the charges dropped was thrown out, a lawyer said on Tuesday. 
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| China milk powder demand leaves Hong Kong shelves bare Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:27 AM PST HONG KONG (Reuters Life!) - China food safety concerns and a strong currency are prompting a flood of Chinese parents to sweep supplies of milk powder from Hong Kong shop shelves, triggering citywide shortages and angering parents. 
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| Australia evacuates coastal cities in path of big cyclone Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:27 AM PST CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia evacuated thousands of people from its northeast coast on Tuesday as a cyclone rivalling Hurricane Katrina bore down on tourism towns and rural communities, with officials saying it could even threaten areas deep inland that were ruined by floods last month. 
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| Japan kingpin Ozawa charged in funding scandal Posted: 31 Jan 2011 02:16 PM PST TOKYO, Feb 1 — Japanese ruling party powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa was charged yesterday over a funding scandal, adding to Prime Minister Naoto Kan's woes as he struggles to survive in the face of a divided parliament and sagging support. Ozawa's indictment will give fresh ammunition to opposition parties who control parliament's upper house and are ...
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| IMF, warning of war, says ready to help Egypt Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:55 PM PST SINGAPORE, Tuesday 1 February 2011 (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund stands ready to help riot-torn Egypt rebuild its economy, the IMF chief said Tuesday as he warned governments to tackle unemployment and income inequality or risk war.
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| Mission fruitful, Australian varsities give assurance on welfare of M'sian students Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:53 PM PST BRISBANE, Tuesday 1 February 2011 (Bernama) -- The mission to help Malaysian students affected by the floods here has been another fruitful project mounted by Putera 1Malaysia Club, its president Datuk Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim said.
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| Storm to pound US with icy blast Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:48 PM PST CHICAGO, Tuesday 1 February 2011 (AFP) - A mammoth storm threatens to dump mounds of fresh snow, sleet and ice on about 100 million people -- a third of the country -- Tuesday as it barrels eastward across the United States.
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| Sime Darby forms independent board for each division, says Musa Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:47 PM PST Conglomerate Sime Darby Bhd has formed an independent board for each of its divisions, namely plantation, property, industries, motors, energy and utilities and healthcare.
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| IMF chief: US has no problem financing deficit Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:46 PM PST SINGAPORE, Tuesday 1 February 2011 (AFP) - IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said Tuesday he did not see the United States having problems financing its massive deficit.
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| China plans to spend big on nuclear power, high-speed rail Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:53 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - Nuclear power and high speed rail will top the focus of China's plan to invest $1.5 trillion in seven key industries and shift the world's number two economy away from its role as a supplier of cheap goods, sources said. 
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| Governments pull citizens out of Egypt ahead of march Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:53 PM PST BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Foreign countries stepped up efforts to pull their nationals out of Egypt on Tuesday as anti-government protesters hoped to rally a million-strong march for democracy. 
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