Violent threat by animal lovers worse than that of cat abuser

Violent threat by animal lovers worse than that of cat abuser


Violent threat by animal lovers worse than that of cat abuser

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 12:23 AM PST

The violent threat and harassment by animal lovers against a cat abuser is certainly deporable, a crime worse than that of the abuser.

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Better to bring East Timor into the fold now

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 11:59 PM PST

East Timor has officially applied to become the 11th member of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean). The young nation's application should be approved despite the problems it may cause to the grouping's integration plan.

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Calls for UN to act on missing S. Lanka cartoonist

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 11:54 PM PST

COLOMBO, Wednesday 9 March 2011 (AFP) - Media rights organisations on Wednesday asked UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to intervene in Sri Lanka over a cartoonist who disappeared 14 months ago amid threats against independent journalists.

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China has its hands full with domestic priorities

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 11:50 PM PST

China is unlikely to erupt in the short term, but the simmering issues of income disparity, a lack of basic services such as safe drinking water, medical care and education coupled with separatist movements in Tibet and Xinjiang mean that for the foreseeable future, China will have its hands full as it juggles a dozen explosive domestic issues.

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Women go flipping crazy for world's oldest pancake race

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 11:23 PM PST

OLNEY, Tuesday 8 March 2011 (AFP) - Aprons on and frying pans in hand, the womenfolk of Olney charged through the English town's picturesque streets Tuesday in the world's oldest pancake race.

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Suicide bomber kills up to 20 at Northwestern Pakistan funeral

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 11:23 PM PST

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, March 9 — A suicide bomber attacked a funeral procession near the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar today killing up to 20 people, a government official said. The funeral was for the relative of a pro-government, ethnic Pashtun tribal elder, Peshawar's top administrator, Siraj Ahmed, told Reuters. "Up to 20 people have ...


Nazri denies existence of FLOM in PM's Dept

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 11:20 PM PST

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz has denied the existence of the First Lady of Malaysia Unit (FLOM) in the Prime Minister's Department.

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CPO to reach RM4,000 this year: analyst

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 11:20 PM PST

Crude palm oil (CPO) prices are expected to touch RM4,000 this year on the back of increasing demand for biodiesel, said industry analyst, Dorab Mistry.

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Talks on no-fly zone very preliminary: India

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 11:19 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS, Wednesday 9 March 2011 (Bernama) -- Despite a strong call for establishing a no-fly zone in Libya by Britain, deliberations on the measure were still "very preliminary", according to atop Indian envoy here, who stressed that key questions like"objective" and "assets" remain unanswered.

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Saiful resisted oral sex request: pathologist

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 11:18 PM PST

Former forensic pathologist of Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) told the High Court here that Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan had told her that he resisted a request to perform oral sex on the day the alleged sodomy took place.

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Umno Youth slams remarks by former Suhakam vice chief

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 10:52 PM PST

Sabah Umno Youth has described the remark by former Suhakam vice-chairman Tan Sri Simon Sipaun that "life in Sabah before Malaysia was good" as unfair and ignorant of Malaysia's history.

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VIDEO: Libyan opposition in Strasbourg

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 10:46 PM PST

A senior representative of Libyan forces opposed to Colonel Gaddafi has called for the immediate recognition of the opposition as the legitimate representatives of the Libyan people.


VIDEO: Taylor war crimes trial nears end

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 10:49 PM PST

Defence lawyers at the Hague will begin presenting their closing arguments in the war crimes trial of the former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, on Wednesday.


India's EC gets tough on election complaints, govt abuse

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 09:41 PM PST

CHENNAI, Mar 9: India's Election Commission said it had issued a directive to officials in five states that are scheduled for polls that any media report exposing malpractices and violations of the model code of conduct should be treated as formal complaints.


Taiwan hails Philippine deportation of fugitive

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 09:32 PM PST

TAIPEI, Wednesday 9 March 2011 (AFP) - The Philippines has sent home a Taiwanese fugitive in what is being seen as a bid to patch up ties damaged by the deportation of Taiwan nationals to China, officials said Wednesday.

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S. Korea accuses N. Korea over communications attack

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 09:31 PM PST

SEOUL, Wednesday 9 March 2011 (AFP) - North Korea is thought to have beamed signals from two locations to try to jam military communications in South Korea but the attempt failed, Seoul's defence minister said Wednesday.

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Australian gangland widow convicted of murder

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 09:30 PM PST

SYDNEY, Wednesday 9 March 2011 (AFP) - An Australian underworld matriarch was found guilty Wednesday of orchestrating an execution-style murder of her brother-in-law as he enjoyed his daily coffee at a busy suburban cafe.

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China to invest $200 bn in low-income housing

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 09:29 PM PST

BEIJING, Wednesday 9 March 2011 (AFP) - China will invest around $200 billion this year in affordable housing, a senior official said Wednesday, as Beijing struggles to address mounting public concern over runaway property prices.

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Strong earthquake hits Japan’s Honshu

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 08:53 PM PST

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — A strong 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit the east coast of Honshu, Japan, at 10.45am today, the Malaysian Meteorological Department said. In a statement, the department said, the quake's epicentre was located 4,391km north-east of Kudat, Sabah. The earthquake did not pose any tsunami threat to Malaysia, it said, adding that it ...


Govt urged to consider PJ South in MRT project

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 08:59 PM PST

The Selangor Petaling Business and Industry Association is requesting that the government consider Petaling Jaya South in the RM43 billion Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project.

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