Kurdish rebels kill police officer in attack - agency

Kurdish rebels kill police officer in attack - agency

Kurdish rebels kill police officer in attack - agency

Posted: 12 May 2011 12:35 AM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Kurdish militants killed one Turkish police officer and wounded another overnight in an attack on a police station in southeast Turkey, state-run Anatolian news agency reported on Thursday.

Pakistan due to get $300 mln in U.S. security reimbursement

Posted: 12 May 2011 12:35 AM PDT

KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan is likely to get $300 million from the United States for costs incurred in fighting militants, officials said on Thursday, at a time U.S. legislators have been questioning aid to Pakistan after Osama bin Laden was found there.

VIDEO: Is Pakistan a haven for militant groups ?

Posted: 11 May 2011 11:58 PM PDT

International pressure and questions are mounting on Pakistan in the wake of the Osama bin Laden killing about other militant groups operating in the country.


Fears of 'violent' Thai elections after attack on politician

Posted: 12 May 2011 12:13 AM PDT

BANGKOK, May 12: The attack on veteran politician Pracha Prasopdee on Tuesday night has heightened concerns that the polls will be marred with violence. The shooting came just a day after the House was dissolved.

Nissan annual profit soars more than seven-fold

Posted: 11 May 2011 11:39 PM PDT

Japanese auto giant Nissan on Thursday said annual net profit soared 653 percent to 319.2 billion yen ($3.9 billion) but skipped a forecast for the current financial year due to the March earthquake.

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It is still not enough

Posted: 11 May 2011 11:28 PM PDT

What have made the country fall into the middle-income trap? What factors have led to brain drain, decrease in foreign investment and reduction in national competitiveness?

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Guantanamo detainees may get family visits -report

Posted: 11 May 2011 11:03 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is considering allowing the families of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to visit them, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing congressional aides.

Japan to unveil nuclear operator Tepco compensation scheme

Posted: 11 May 2011 11:03 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is expected to unveil a scheme on Thursday that includes a $62 billion fund injection to help Tokyo Electric Power <9501.T> compensate victims of the crisis at its tsunami-crippled nuclear plant and save Asia's largest utility from financial ruin.

Libyan TV shows footage of long-absent Gaddafi

Posted: 11 May 2011 11:03 PM PDT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan state television showed footage of Muammar Gaddafi meeting officials in a Tripoli hotel, ending nearly two weeks of doubt over his fate since a NATO air strike killed his son.

Malaysians held in massive Australian heroin bust

Posted: 11 May 2011 11:16 PM PDT

Two Malaysians were arrested and charged Thursday with importing heroin into Australia with a street value of more than Aus$50 million (US$53 million) -- the country's biggest haul in a decade.

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Yahoo! shares drop as Alibaba service spins off

Posted: 11 May 2011 11:15 PM PDT

Yahoo! stock sank Wednesday on news that Alibaba has spun its online payment business out of reach of the US Internet pioneer, which owns a large stake in China's leading online search service.

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Hong Kong regulator fines Merrill unit $386,000

Posted: 11 May 2011 11:15 PM PDT

Hong Kong's market regulator said Thursday it had fined a unit of Bank of America-Merrill Lynch HK$3 million ($386,000) for "inadequate systems" over the sale of two index-linked notes in 2007.

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Refugees urged to report past abuse in N. Korea

Posted: 11 May 2011 11:14 PM PDT

South Korea's human rights agency urged North Korean refugees Thursday to report abuses they experienced in their communist homeland, pledging to press Pyongyang harder to improve its rights situation.

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AmResearch revises Malaysia's Q1 growth to 5%

Posted: 11 May 2011 11:14 PM PDT

AmResearch Sdn Bhd has revised upwards Malaysia's first quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth to five per cent from its earlier prediction of 4.5 per cent, but maintained its forecast of 5.5 per cent growth for the year.

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3,000 attend Umno's 65th anniversary forum

Posted: 11 May 2011 11:13 PM PDT

About 3,000 Umno leaders and members from all over the country gathered for Umno's 65th anniversary forum at the Putra World Trade Centre, here today.

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Najib to test loyalty of Umno members

Posted: 11 May 2011 11:13 PM PDT

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said tonight he will soon be testing the loyalty of Umno members to the party.

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Umno info chief wants merger with PAS

Posted: 11 May 2011 11:12 PM PDT

Umno information chief Datuk Ahmad Maslan vowed today to do his best to bring PAS into Umno and Barisan Nasional to unite the Malays.

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MACC may release frozen accounts of clean customs officers

Posted: 11 May 2011 11:11 PM PDT

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) may consider releasing money that was seized from Customs officers during the 3B Operations said MACC deputy commissioner Datuk Mohd Shukri Abdull.

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Time spent on digital text equals that of printed papers

Posted: 11 May 2011 11:11 PM PDT

Time spent reading text on digital screen almost equalled that spent on reading printed paper text, according to a survey conducted by Gartner.

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New water leaks at Japan nuclear plant

Posted: 11 May 2011 10:22 PM PDT

The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant reported new problems Thursday, including a water leak from a reactor vessel and another spill of contaminated water into the ocean.

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