Obama woos Brazil while Libya air assault unfolds |
- Obama woos Brazil while Libya air assault unfolds
- Western warplanes, missiles hit Libyan targets
- Graffiti artist pays tribute to royal wedding
- Afghan women eye Olympic knock-out
- Prince William wows crowds in disaster-hit Australia
- Japan makes progress in nuke crisis; quake toll up
- US missiles rain down on Libya in 'limited action'
- Exiled Tibetans elect new leader
- Gates, Buffett bid to open rich Indians' wallets
- Japan quake dead, missing top 20,000: police
- Vietnam seeks to cure growth 'addiction'
- Chinese seek refunds as salt panic subsides
- Najib satisfied with performance of GTP, civil service
- Block system for Kedah Umno
- Light winds, rain forecast near Japan nuclear plant
- Western warplanes, missiles hit Libyan targets
- US military takes lead on Libya but for how long?
- Radiation and rationing on road to Japan's quake zone
- China calls for stability in Libya after attacks
- Japan quake, tsunami death toll put at 8,133 with 12,272 missing
| Obama woos Brazil while Libya air assault unfolds Posted: 20 Mar 2011 12:23 AM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will take in the sights of sunny Rio de Janeiro on Sunday as he courts Latin America on an economic and goodwill tour overshadowed by a U.S. and European air assault on Muammar Gaddaffi's forces in Libya. 
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| Western warplanes, missiles hit Libyan targets Posted: 20 Mar 2011 12:23 AM PDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Western forces hit targets along the Libyan coast on Saturday, using strikes from air and sea to force Muammar Gaddafi's troops to cease fire and end attacks on civilians. 
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| Graffiti artist pays tribute to royal wedding Posted: 19 Mar 2011 11:34 PM PDT (Britain-AFP) - VIDEO: A British street artist has paid his own unique tribute to the upcoming marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Rich Simmons, who recently created a mural depicting William and Kate as punk rockers, on Tuesday produced his latest work, featuring the Queen, outside a chic London gallery -- though he admitted it might not be to Her Majesty's taste. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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| Afghan women eye Olympic knock-out Posted: 19 Mar 2011 11:31 PM PDT (Afghanistan, Qulfak-e Numrah Chihil wa Shash-AFP) - In a gym at Kabul's main stadium, where the Taliban used to publicly execute women accused of adultery, female Afghan boxers practice their jabs, hoping to make it to the London 2012 Olympics. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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| Prince William wows crowds in disaster-hit Australia Posted: 19 Mar 2011 10:59 PM PDT IPSWICH, Sunday 20 March 2011 (AFP) -- Britain's Prince William wowed crowds in Queensland's flood-devastated southeast on Sunday as Prime Minister Julia Gillard reiterated her belief that the country should become a republic.
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| Japan makes progress in nuke crisis; quake toll up Posted: 19 Mar 2011 11:22 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan made some progress on Sunday in its race to avert disaster at a nuclear power plant leaking radiation after an earthquake and tsunami that are estimated to have killed more than 15,000 people in one prefecture alone. 
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| US missiles rain down on Libya in 'limited action' Posted: 19 Mar 2011 10:57 PM PDT WASHINGTON, Sunday 20 March 2011 (AFP) -- The United States has unleashed a barrage of Tomahawk missiles against the Libyan regime's air defenses, but ruled out using ground troops in what President Barack Obama called a "limited military action."
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| Exiled Tibetans elect new leader Posted: 19 Mar 2011 10:56 PM PDT DHARAMSHALA, Sunday 20 March 2011 (AFP) -- Thousands of Tibetans worldwide vote Sunday for a new leader who hopes eventually to become the new face of the struggle for freedom in China, a cause embodied for decades by the Dalai Lama.
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| Gates, Buffett bid to open rich Indians' wallets Posted: 19 Mar 2011 10:55 PM PDT NEW DELHI, Sunday 20 March 2011 (AFP) -- Two of the world's richest men, software pioneer Bill Gates and investor Warren Buffett, are set to visit India this week to persuade the country's super-wealthy to part with more of their cash.
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| Japan quake dead, missing top 20,000: police Posted: 19 Mar 2011 10:53 PM PDT OSAKA, Sunday 20 March 2011 (AFP) -- The number of people confirmed dead or listed as missing in Japan surpassed 20,000 on Sunday, nine days after a massive earthquake and tsunami struck.
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| Vietnam seeks to cure growth 'addiction' Posted: 19 Mar 2011 10:52 PM PDT HANOI, Sunday 20 March 2011 (AFP) -- Vietnam is looking to balance its long-standing "addiction" to growth with measures to stabilise the troubled economy, but its success depends on restoring public confidence, analysts say.
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| Chinese seek refunds as salt panic subsides Posted: 19 Mar 2011 10:48 PM PDT SHANGHAI, Sunday 20 March 2011 (AFP) -- Chinese consumers caught up in panic salt buying in the mistaken belief it would protect against radiation from Japan's nuclear crisis are finding stores are refusing to refund their hoards of salt.
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| Najib satisfied with performance of GTP, civil service Posted: 19 Mar 2011 10:32 PM PDT Prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said he is very pleased with the results of the Government Transformation Programme (GTP) although there was a great deal of scepticism when it was first launched.
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| Posted: 19 Mar 2011 10:31 PM PDT Kedah Umno liaison chairman Datuk Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah said a block system will be implemented in all divisions to strengthen the party at grassroots level.
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| Light winds, rain forecast near Japan nuclear plant Posted: 19 Mar 2011 10:51 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Light southeasterly winds and drizzle are forecast for the area around quake-stricken nuclear reactors on the northeast coast of Japan, the weather agency said on Sunday. 
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| Western warplanes, missiles hit Libyan targets Posted: 19 Mar 2011 10:51 PM PDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Western forces hit targets along the Libyan coast on Saturday, using strikes from air and sea to force Muammar Gaddafi's troops to cease fire and end attacks on civilians. 
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| US military takes lead on Libya but for how long? Posted: 19 Mar 2011 10:21 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A wary U.S. military, stretched thin by almost a decade of war, hardly wanted to be the face of another coalition strike on another Arab nation. 
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| Radiation and rationing on road to Japan's quake zone Posted: 19 Mar 2011 10:21 PM PDT TONO, Japan (Reuters) - The highway from Japan's capital to Sendai begins to buckle a few kilometres before drivers put on surgical masks to protect them from possible radiation emitted by the crippled nuclear reactors ahead. 
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| China calls for stability in Libya after attacks Posted: 19 Mar 2011 10:21 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China wants stability restored to Libya as soon as possible, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday after Western forces launched strikes against Muammar Gaddafi's troops. 
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| Japan quake, tsunami death toll put at 8,133 with 12,272 missing Posted: 19 Mar 2011 10:21 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - The official death toll from Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami has risen to 8,133 with 12,272 still missing, Kyodo news agency said, citing the police. 
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