Election preparation top agenda of BN meeting

Election preparation top agenda of BN meeting

Election preparation top agenda of BN meeting

Posted: 11 May 2011 12:44 AM PDT

Preparations for the 13th General Election will be the top agenda of the Barisan Nasional (BN) Supreme Council meeting this Friday, as the coalition is set to conduct an election dry run soon, said BN secretary-general Datuk Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor.

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Thai academic denies charges of insulting royals

Posted: 11 May 2011 12:39 AM PDT

A prominent Thai historian on Wednesday denied charges of insulting the royal family as he appeared before the police in a case that has prompted protests by rights groups and fellow academics.

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Greece on strike standstill as debt storm rages

Posted: 11 May 2011 12:29 AM PDT

Greece came to a standstill on Wednesday as a general strike took effect against new austerity measures by a government seeking to get a new package of help and avoid a damaging debt overhaul.

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HSBC bank to seek US$2.5-3.5 bln of cost savings

Posted: 11 May 2011 12:24 AM PDT

Banking giant HSBC said Wednesday it will cut US$2.5-3.5 billion (1.7-2.4 billion euros) in costs by 2013 as part of a strategic review, two days after unveiling mixed first-quarter results.

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Troops kill protester in south Yemen: medic

Posted: 11 May 2011 12:16 AM PDT

Yemen's security forces opened fire Wednesday on anti-regime demonstrators in the restive city of Taez killing at least one, a medical source said.

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More than 2,000 jailed by Bangladesh mutiny courts

Posted: 11 May 2011 12:14 AM PDT

A special military court in Bangladesh has jailed 84 border guards, bringing the total incarcerated for their role in a bloody 2009 mutiny to more than 2,000, a military spokesman said Wednesday.

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TEPCO accepts conditions for state aid

Posted: 11 May 2011 12:14 AM PDT

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) on Wednesday accepted government conditions for receiving state support to help pay compensation for the crisis at its crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Hitachi logs record net profit

Posted: 11 May 2011 12:03 AM PDT

Japanese high-tech firm Hitachi said Wednesday it returned to the black in the year to March on robust electronics sales, logging a record net profit despite damage from the massive quake and tsunami.

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Toyota Q4 plunges as quake overshadows outlook

Posted: 11 May 2011 12:03 AM PDT

Toyota Motor on Wednesday said fourth quarter net profit tumbled 77 percent due to the impact of the strong yen and the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, declining to give a forecast for the current year.

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Syrian tanks shell Homs area - rights campaigner

Posted: 11 May 2011 12:02 AM PDT

AMMAN (Reuters) - Army tanks shelled the Bab Amro residential district in Syria's third city of Homs on Wednesday, a human rights campaigner in the city said.

FEATURE - Brazil under fire for World Cup slum evictions

Posted: 11 May 2011 12:02 AM PDT

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Like his house, Jose Santos de Oliveira is an island of resistance.

Libyan rebels say they have made gains in Misrata

Posted: 11 May 2011 12:02 AM PDT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan rebels said they had made gains by driving back Muammar Gaddafi's troops on the eastern and western edges of the port city of Misrata and encircling them at the airport.

India's top court refuses to reopen Bhopal gas case

Posted: 10 May 2011 11:34 PM PDT

India's Supreme Court turned down Wednesday a government demand to hand harsher sentences to seven men convicted for their role in the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.

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Pro-Pyongyang paper urges inter-Korean dialogue

Posted: 10 May 2011 11:20 PM PDT

A pro-Pyongyang newspaper pressed Seoul Wednesday to accept an offer from North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il to hold a summit with South Korea's leader.

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Ministry denies granting citizenship for election

Posted: 10 May 2011 11:19 PM PDT

The Home Ministry today refuted allegations that it easily approved citizenship applications for election purposes.

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Difficulties to cut subsidies

Posted: 10 May 2011 10:46 PM PDT

If fuel prices are increased in full, it will bring significant effects and inflation will certainly be exacerbated. This is the dilemma of the government.

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Japan PM eyes cabinet reshuffle as early as June - Kyodo

Posted: 10 May 2011 10:00 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan is considering reshuffling his cabinet as soon as June, in a bid to reinforce the government's reconstruction efforts after a massive quake and tsunami and to strengthen his standing within the ruling party, Kyodo news agency said on Wednesday.

VIDEO: Libya: Is Nato's strategy working?

Posted: 10 May 2011 11:07 PM PDT

Nato says it has damaged Colonel Gaddafi's ability to launch attacks against its opponents, but some are questioning its strategy.


Qantas plane turns back after lightning strike

Posted: 10 May 2011 10:38 PM PDT

A Qantas flight from Auckland to Melbourne was forced to turn back after a suspected lightning strike on Wednesday, but landed safely with no damage or injuries to passengers.

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Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail trials begin

Posted: 10 May 2011 10:38 PM PDT

Trial runs began Wednesday on a highly anticipated high-speed rail line between Beijing and Shanghai, one month before the link is due to go into commercial service, state media reported.

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