Libya's Gaddafi appoints new ministers - state TV

Libya's Gaddafi appoints new ministers - state TV


Libya's Gaddafi appoints new ministers - state TV

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 12:34 AM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Libya's Muammar Gaddafi replaced two of his ministers who had defected to support the uprising seeking to oust him, Libyan state television said on Wednesday.



West flexes military muscle, Gaddafi defiant

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 12:03 AM PST

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - American warships will pass through the Suez Canal on their way to waters off Libya on Wednesday as Western nations exert pressure on its leader Muammar Gaddafi to halt a bloody crackdown and step down.



Christian Pakistani minister shot dead in Islamabad

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 12:03 AM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti, who had called for changes in the country's controversial blasphemy law, was killed in a gun attack in Islamabad on Wednesday, officials said.



Iran would ‘slaughter’ people in revolt: Defector

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 12:20 AM PST

PARIS, March 2 – An Iranian diplomat who defected last month said yesterday that Iran's leaders would rather "slaughter" their own people than surrender power to any popular revolt inspired by uprisings across the Arab world. Ahmed Maleki, who was vice consul of Iran's consulate in Milan before fleeing to Paris with his family last month, is the ...


US seeks UN statement on N.Korea nuclear programme

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 12:09 AM PST

SEOUL, Wednesday 2 March 2011 (AFP) - The United States is working to secure a UN Security Council statement condemning North Korea's newly disclosed uranium enrichment programme, a senior official said Wednesday.

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VIDEO: Can PR rebuild the Middle East's image?

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:53 PM PST

Protest images are a public relations disaster for the Midddle East as companies are trying desperately to stem the flow of negative headlines


Ahmedinejad sells his old Peugeot for $2.5m for charity

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 12:08 AM PST

TEHRAN, Mar 2: A 1977 Peugeot sedan belonging to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sold for $2.5 million on Tuesday in a charity auction, Iranian media reported.


Qatar's monarch moves to avoid Arab revolution

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:38 PM PST

DOHA, Mar 2: Qatar will hold soon consultative council elections, Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jaber al-Thani said earlier this week, as protests rattle several Arab states, two of them Gulf monarchies.


Merlimau postal voters cast ballots 2 March

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:58 PM PST

Postal voters of the Merlimau state by-election, polling for which is on Sunday, cast their ballots today at the Jasin District and Land Office here.

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Family could change young people mindset on Internet slander

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:58 PM PST

Internet slander and propaganda, which could influence the mindset of young people, could be offset through family mediation, said National Academy of Arts, Culture and Heritage rector Datuk Mohamed Najib Ahmad Dawa.

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Rapid population growth hampers efforts to keep Kota Baharu clean

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:57 PM PST

The Kelantan State Assembly was today told that Kota Baharu town is dirty because of its rapid population growth.

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Proton generation cars to have Nissan technologies

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:56 PM PST

Proton Holdings Bhd today said its next generation vehicles will incorporate select technologies and manufacturing expertise from Nissan Motor Co. Ltd following a feasibility study.

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Young children killed in Afghan air strike: police

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:43 PM PST

ASADABAD, Wednesday 2 March 2011 (AFP) - Children aged between seven and nine were killed in a NATO air strike in northeast Afghanistan when foreign forces mistook them for insurgents, a police chief said Wednesday.

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Two makcik hooked on to Tai Chi

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:37 PM PST

Raja Saidafu is a retired principal and Aishah is a retired teacher of SMJK Klang. They have been fascinated with Tai Chi upon their retirements.

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Christian Pakistani minister shot dead in Islamabad

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:33 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti, who has been calling for changes in the country's controversial blasphemy law, was killed in a gun attack in Islamabad on Wednesday, a hospital official said.



US battleships enter Suez Canal

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:28 PM PST

ISMAILIA, March 2 — Two US amphibious assault ships, the Kearsarge and the Ponce, entered Egypt's Suez Canal today, on their way to the Mediterranean, a canal official said. The ships were at the southern mouth of the canal, the official said, adding that they were expected to pass through by 3.30pm (1330 GMT) or 4.00pm (1400 GMT). The USS ...


Christian Pakistani minister shot dead in Islamabad

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:04 PM PST

ISLAMABAD, March 2 — Pakistani Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti, who had called for changes in the country's controversial blasphemy law, was killed in a gun attack in Islamabad today, officials said. Police said the shooting took place near an Islamabad market. Bhatti was the only Christian in the Pakistani cabinet. "The initial reports are ...


Beijing steps up security ahead of parliament

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 10:29 PM PST

BEIJING, Wednesday 2 March 2011 (AFP) - Authorities have ramped up security in Beijing ahead of China's upcoming parliamentary session, and amid ongoing calls for anti-government protests, state media and rights groups said Wednesday.

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Australia posts 0.7% growth, Swan says flood

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 10:28 PM PST

SYDNEY, Wednesday 2 March 2011 (AFP) - Australia said Wednesday its economy expanded 0.7% in the last quarter of 2010, slightly below forecasts, but warned that the full impact of disastrous floods has yet to emerge.

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Final batch of M'sians return from strife-torn Libya

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 09:53 PM PST

The third and final batch of Malaysians airlifted out of strife-torn Libya returned here today.

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