Libya rebels fire towards sea, gunboats reported |
- Libya rebels fire towards sea, gunboats reported
- American Apparel CEO held teen as sex slave
- US sacks Japan desk head over Okinawa slurs
- Japan reports sixth infant death after vaccination
- Strike snarls German rail
- Phones won't be tapped anymore: Egypt minister
- Taiwan to levy luxury tax to curb property prices
- Yemen leader promises vote on new constitution
- 14 dead, 135 injured in China quake
- Mass rally by Red Shirts this Saturday
- Nazri likens opposition to headless chicken
- Investigators to head to Shanghai over sex scandal
- Kadhafi, rebels battle on military, diplomatic fronts
- VIDEO: Who wants to be a billionaire?
- VIDEO: Kosovo and Serbia begin dialogue
- China says Dalai playing tricks with resignation
- Truth and lies
- Seven dead, over 200 injured in China quake (UPDATED)
- Philippine troops raid island in militant hunt
- Casualties reported in China quake: state media
| Libya rebels fire towards sea, gunboats reported Posted: 10 Mar 2011 12:38 AM PST BREGA, Libya, March 10 – Libyan rebels fired rockets in the direction of the sea today after reports that Libyan gunboats in the Mediterranean Sea may have attacked rebel positions on the front line in the oil-producing east. A counter-offensive by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi has halted the rebels' advance along Libya's eastern coast, where ... 
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| American Apparel CEO held teen as sex slave Posted: 09 Mar 2011 11:41 PM PST NEW YORK, March 10 — American Apparel Inc founder and chief executive Dov Charney is being sued for US$250 million (RM757.5 million) by a woman who said he treated her as a sex slave when she was a teenage sales employee at the clothing chain. Irene Morales of Brooklyn, New York, has accused Charney, 42, of sexual harassment, creating a hostile ... 
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| US sacks Japan desk head over Okinawa slurs Posted: 10 Mar 2011 12:44 AM PST TOKYO, Thursday 10 March 2011 (AFP) - The United States on Thursday sacked a senior diplomat who infuriated Japan with reported slurs against the people of Okinawa island, which has reluctantly hosted American forces since World War II.
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| Japan reports sixth infant death after vaccination Posted: 10 Mar 2011 12:43 AM PST TOKYO, Thursday 10 March 2011 (AFP) - Japan's health ministry on Thursday reported the death of a sixth infant who recently received vaccinations made by Pfizer or Sanofi-Aventis that have been suspended since last week.
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| Posted: 10 Mar 2011 12:29 AM PST BERLIN, Thursday 10 March 2011 (AFP) - Long distance trains across Germany and suburban rail in Berlin were at a standstill Thursday as train drivers went on strike over pay and conditions, national operator Deutsche Bahn said.
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| Phones won't be tapped anymore: Egypt minister Posted: 10 Mar 2011 12:28 AM PST CAIRO, Thursday 10 March 2011 (AFP) - Egypt's new interior minister vowed that private telephones will no longer be tapped, MENA news agency reported on Thursday, revealing the extent of the old regime's grip on society.
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| Taiwan to levy luxury tax to curb property prices Posted: 10 Mar 2011 12:12 AM PST TAIPEI, Thursday 10 March 2011 (AFP) - Taiwan's cabinet on Thursday passed a bill to levy a "luxury tax" in a bid to rein in rising property prices and narrow a widening income gap.
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| Yemen leader promises vote on new constitution Posted: 10 Mar 2011 12:04 AM PST SANAA, Thursday 10 March 2011 (AFP) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Thursday pledged to hold a referendum this year on a new constitution which would devolve power to parliament, a key demand of anti-government protesters.
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| 14 dead, 135 injured in China quake Posted: 10 Mar 2011 12:03 AM PST BEIJING, Thursday 10 March 2011 (AFP) - At least 14 people were killed and 135 others injured in an earthquake that struck a remote area of southwest China near the border with Myanmar on Thursday, a local official said.
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| Mass rally by Red Shirts this Saturday Posted: 09 Mar 2011 11:49 PM PST BANGKOK, Thursday 10 March 2011 (Bernama) -– Come Saturday, Red Shirts anti-government protesters will hold a peaceful mass rally in this capital to commemorate its one year anniversary of street protests.
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| Nazri likens opposition to headless chicken Posted: 09 Mar 2011 11:48 PM PST Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz has likened the Opposition to a "headless chicken" at the Dewan Rakyat sitting.
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| Investigators to head to Shanghai over sex scandal Posted: 09 Mar 2011 11:48 PM PST SEOUL, Thursday 10 March 2011 (AFP) - South Korea will send a team to Shanghai next week to investigate an alleged sex-for-favours scandal that has rocked its consulate in China's largest city, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
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| Kadhafi, rebels battle on military, diplomatic fronts Posted: 09 Mar 2011 11:47 PM PST TRIPOLI, Thursday 10 March 2011 (AFP) - Libyan strongman Moamar Kadhafi and rebels seeking his downfall were Thursday battling each other on the military and diplomatic fronts, as oil facilities came under attack on the eastern front.
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| VIDEO: Who wants to be a billionaire? Posted: 09 Mar 2011 11:45 PM PST The new Forbes Rich List shows there are now more than 1200 billionaires in the world with China, Russia and the United State having more than 100 each.
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| VIDEO: Kosovo and Serbia begin dialogue Posted: 09 Mar 2011 11:19 PM PST Kosovo unilaterally broke away from Serbia three years ago and relations between them have never recovered since the war.
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| China says Dalai playing tricks with resignation Posted: 09 Mar 2011 11:37 PM PST BEIJING, Thursday 10 March 2011 (AFP) - China said Thursday that the Dalai Lama was playing "tricks" on the world, after the Buddhist monk announced plans to step down as political head of the exiled Tibetan government.
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| Posted: 09 Mar 2011 11:15 PM PST We can find many memoirs of politicians in book stores but only those which have exposed secrets and caused hot debates are sold like hot cakes. Otherwise, they might end up as embellishments on the shelves.
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| Seven dead, over 200 injured in China quake (UPDATED) Posted: 09 Mar 2011 10:58 PM PST BEIJING, Thursday 10 March 2011 (AFP) - At least seven people were killed and more than 200 injured in an earthquake that struck a remote area of southwest China near the border with Myanmar on Thursday, a local official and state TV said.
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| Philippine troops raid island in militant hunt Posted: 09 Mar 2011 10:41 PM PST ZAMBOANGA, Thursday 10 March 2011 (AFP) - Philippine special forces and helicopter gunships on Thursday raided a remote island after receiving information on the whereabouts of at least two senior Islamist militants, an official said.
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| Casualties reported in China quake: state media Posted: 09 Mar 2011 10:18 PM PST BEIJING, Thursday 10 March 2011 (AFP) - A 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted a remote area of southwest China near the border with Myanmar on Thursday, causing an unknown number of casualties, the state Xinhua news agency reported.
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