Gunmen kill Saudi diplomat in Pakistan's Karachi

Gunmen kill Saudi diplomat in Pakistan's Karachi

Gunmen kill Saudi diplomat in Pakistan's Karachi

Posted: 16 May 2011 01:02 AM PDT

KARACHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Gunmen on motorcycles attacked a car belonging to the Saudi Arabian consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Monday killing a Saudi diplomat, police and the Saudi ambassador said.

VIDEO: Japan: Dealing with debris after quake

Posted: 15 May 2011 11:50 PM PDT

Two months after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan the task of clearing up the wreckage has barely begun.


Furniture worker sent to the gallows for murdering Indonesian woman

Posted: 15 May 2011 11:59 PM PDT

A furniture worker was sentenced to death by the High Court here today for the murder of an Indonesian woman six years ago.

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Shell Malaysia to invest RM5.1 bln this year

Posted: 15 May 2011 11:58 PM PDT

Shell Malaysia will invest RM5.1 billion this year to upgrade and expand its upstream, midstream and downstream operations.

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Local polls test strength of scandal-hit Berlusconi

Posted: 16 May 2011 12:00 AM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - Italians vote for a second and final day on Monday in local elections that are a test of whether a sex scandal, three corruption trials and a faltering economy have weakened Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

NASA fueling shuttle for launch Monday

Posted: 16 May 2011 12:00 AM PDT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., (Reuters) - Launch pad technicians began filling shuttle Endeavour's fuel tank on Monday for a launch attempt at 8:56 a.m. EDT (12:56 GMT) on a mission to deliver a long-awaited physics experiment and spare parts to the International Space Station.

Calm and prayers help steer stricken plane back to Singapore

Posted: 15 May 2011 11:29 PM PDT

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Terrified passengers aboard a Cathay Pacific plane prayed together as their aircraft, one of its engines on fire, made its way back to Singapore on Monday, and their calm response earned praise from the captain.

Detained Chinese artist Ai allowed to meet wife after 6 weeks

Posted: 15 May 2011 11:29 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Detained Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei was allowed to meet his wife at the weekend, breaking six weeks of isolation from his family, and told her he had not been mistreated or tortured, Ai's mother said on Monday.

NATO must step up pace in Libya - British general

Posted: 15 May 2011 11:29 PM PDT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - NATO must broaden the range of targets it is bombing in Libya or risk failing to remove Muammar Gaddafi from power, Britain's most senior military officer was quoted as saying.

Value of subsidies to rise to RM20.58 billion this year

Posted: 15 May 2011 11:15 PM PDT

The government expects the value of subsidies this year to rise to RM20.58 billion compared to RM10.32 billion in 2010 following the increase in global oil prices.

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Malaysian aid ship to Palestine attacked by Israeli naval forces

Posted: 15 May 2011 11:12 PM PDT

A Malaysian-owned ship carrying aid for Palestine was intercepted and attacked by the Israeli naval forces at 6.54am Jordan time (about 11.54am Malaysian time), the Perdana Global Peace Foundation (PGPF) said.

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NGO and Umno Youth protest against Ladang Rakyat

Posted: 15 May 2011 11:12 PM PDT

Several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and Kelantan Umno Youth today held a protest against the Ladang Rakyat project.

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Malaysia remains attractive destination for US investors

Posted: 15 May 2011 11:11 PM PDT

Malaysia remains an attractive investment destination for American investors due to its political stability and gateway to the huge market in the region.

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Najib's US working visit an important bridge to world financial centre

Posted: 15 May 2011 11:11 PM PDT

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's working visit to the United States, beginning tomorrow, is significant as it will provide Malaysia an important bridge to the world's biggest financial centre and the path to the world economy.

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VIDEO: Internet craze 'planking' turns fatal

Posted: 15 May 2011 10:53 PM PDT

Police in the Australian city of Brisbane say a man who fell to his death from a seventh floor balcony was taking part in the internet craze of "planking".


VIDEO: Strauss-Kahn to 'vigorously defend' charges

Posted: 15 May 2011 11:18 PM PDT

The head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn has agreed to undergo forensic tests in connection with charges that he allegedly sexually assaulted a hotel chamber maid.


One-dog policy takes effect in Shanghai

Posted: 15 May 2011 11:02 PM PDT

Shanghai dog owners rushed to license their pets over the weekend as the city imposed a new one-dog policy in response to the growing popularity of man's best friend, state media said Monday.

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Returning wealth to the people

Posted: 15 May 2011 11:01 PM PDT

Many countries and regions are recently studying how to return wealth to the people to solve the problem of extreme disparity between the rich and the poor. Therefore, they tax the rich to support the poor.

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Fire forces Cathay emergency landing in Singapore (UPDATED)

Posted: 15 May 2011 10:44 PM PDT

An engine fire forced an Indonesia-bound Cathay Pacific Airbus to make an emergency landing in Singapore shortly after it took off from the city-state Monday, airport officials said.

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27 killed in Guatemala massacre near Mexico border

Posted: 15 May 2011 10:59 PM PDT

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - At least 27 people were found dead in a Guatemalan village near the border with Mexico Sunday morning in one of the worst mass killings in the country in a generation, local police said.

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