Yemen opposition warns bloodshed may derail deal

Yemen opposition warns bloodshed may derail deal


Yemen opposition warns bloodshed may derail deal

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 01:07 AM PDT

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's opposition warned the government on Thursday that violence against street protesters demanding the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh could derail a deal to end the political standoff.



Policy or not, many urban Chinese only want one child

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 01:07 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - For many young Beijing parents, debate about China's restrictive "one-child" policy is far less pressing than the task at hand -- how to afford the cost of bringing up even one child.



Japanese to mark long holiday with volunteer work, not travel

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:36 AM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Japan's extended spring holiday period is usually a time for the hardworking nation to relax, spend quality time with family and travel to vacation spots both at home and overseas.



Russia not seeking emergency UN meeting on Libya - TASS

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:36 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is not planning to request an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss what Moscow has called Western aggression in Libya, Itar-TASS news agency quoted a Foreign Ministry official as saying on Thursday.



RM42bn assets frozen

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:33 AM PDT

Mariam (not her real name) was born with disabilities and no one seemed to care about her welfare. Since her mother died, Mariam's relatives had largely abandoned her, as they found her to be a burden. Then her neighbours, taking pity on her, sent her to a charity home.

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Are Sarawak Chinese against BN?

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:32 AM PDT

The outcome of the recently concluded Sarawak election no doubt has been one of the most debated subjects in the political scene of late, as everybody is analysing the results.

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Court postpones decision on Gobalakrishnan's appeal

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:31 AM PDT

The Penang High Court here today postponed to a date to be fixed later its decision on an appeal by Padang Serai Member of Parliament N. Gobalakrishnan on his conviction and sentence for obstructing a police officer on duty during the Thaipusam festival nine years ago.

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Malaysia, China seek stronger ties in higher education, tourism

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:25 AM PDT

Malaysia and China today agreed to work closely in several areas, especially those relating to higher education, tourism and traditional Chinese medicine.

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FACTBOX - China's 2010 Census

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:05 AM PDT

Population experts have been warning that China could face potentially disastrous social and economic problems as the population ages and the number of Chinese of working age shrinks.



Making marriage work: Communication

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:10 AM PDT

For a relationship to grow and mature, effective communication between the husband and wife is vital. During the days of courtship, the couple would spend a lot of time with each other to basically get to know each other better, to open up to each other and to share a part of themselves with each other. In the process they form the conclusion that they would like to commit to each other for life in holy matrimony.

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Carter to brief Seoul on N. Korea peace mission

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 11:49 PM PDT

Former US President Jimmy Carter Thursday wrapped up a peacemaking mission to North Korea and was due to brief South Korean officials about Pyongyang's reported willingness to hold talks.

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Milkshake Murderer seeks transfer to US: lawyer

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 11:48 PM PDT

American Nancy Kissel, twice convicted of murder over the 2003 killing of her banker husband, will not appeal her life sentence and is seeking a transfer to a US prison, her lawyer said Thursday.

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Japan central bank lowers growth forecast to 0.6%

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 11:47 PM PDT

The Bank of Japan Thursday lowered its real GDP growth forecast for this fiscal year to 0.6 percent from its earlier 1.6 percent projection, citing the impact of the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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Indonesian leader warns Islamic radicalism rising

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 11:46 PM PDT

Indonesian's president on Thursday warned that the world's most populous Muslim-majority country was confronting a rising tide of Islamic radicalism, after a spate of hate crimes and bombings.

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Chinese police smash diamond-smuggling ring

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 11:44 PM PDT

A Hong Kong-based diamond-smuggling ring has been smashed resulting in one of the largest seizures of the precious stones in recent years, mainland Chinese officials said Thursday.

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Welcome to Malaysia!

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 11:44 PM PDT

China has opened its arms and we should never miss the opportunity.

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VIDEO: Storms kill dozens in southern US

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 09:50 PM PDT

Severe storms in Alabama have killed at least 45 people, emergency officials have said, bringing the death toll to at least 59 in the southern US.


Kissel will not appeal HK "milkshake murder" conviction - lawyer

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 11:03 PM PDT

HONG KONG (Reuters) - An American woman convicted of murder by a Hong Kong jury last month will not appeal the ruling, her lawyer said on Thursday, likely bringing to a close the long-running case over the killing of her Merrill Lynch banker husband in 2003.



Panetta would apply sharper knife to Pentagon budget

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 11:03 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leon Panetta, a Democratic party insider with budgets as his background, would oversee steady declines in Pentagon spending and divert weapons dollars to the Treasury Department to help reduce the U.S. deficit.



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