UK author to be jailed in Singapore after losing appeal |
- UK author to be jailed in Singapore after losing appeal
- FACTBOX - Possible successors to Strauss-Kahn as IMF head
- Sanaa is now a capital divided between entrenched enemies
- G8 leaders to tie Arab Spring aid to reforms
- The Art of Circular Questioning
- Election dry run to feature at Umno meeting
- Five years on, Indonesia's mud volcano still erupting
- Google faces lawsuit over mobile phone 'Wallet'
- Toyota, Honda global output halved after quake
- China sets up military cyber-warfare team
- US, India seek to step up security cooperation
- Thailand charges US citizen with insulting royals
- Japan consumer prices log first rise in 28 months
- Roadside bomb kills eight US troops in Afghanistan
- Hundreds still missing in tornado-hit Missouri city
- Singapore court rejects British author’s appeal against contempt
- Ratko Mladic to face tribunal on genocide charges
- Syrian forces fire on Deraa protesters
- Romney to enter 2012 presidential race next week
- Aussie student finds universe's 'missing mass'
| UK author to be jailed in Singapore after losing appeal Posted: 27 May 2011 12:57 AM PDT SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A British author will spend up to eight weeks in a Singapore jail after the Court of Appeal on Friday rejected his appeal against a conviction for contempt of court. 
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| FACTBOX - Possible successors to Strauss-Kahn as IMF head Posted: 27 May 2011 12:57 AM PDT Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Thursday Moscow still backed Grigory Marchenko, head of the central bank of Kazakhstan, whose name was put forward for the IMF top post by the ex-Soviet Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). It is unclear whether his name has formally been submitted. 
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| Sanaa is now a capital divided between entrenched enemies Posted: 27 May 2011 12:57 AM PDT SANAA (Reuters) - Like a Beirut, Belfast or Berlin of old, Sanaa is now a capital divided between entrenched and bitter enemies. 
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| G8 leaders to tie Arab Spring aid to reforms Posted: 27 May 2011 12:57 AM PDT DEAUVILLE, France (Reuters) - Group of Eight leaders will approve billions of dollars in aid to new Arab democracies on Friday as they end a summit by endorsing a programme aimed at fostering changes sweeping North Africa and the Middle East. 
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| The Art of Circular Questioning Posted: 27 May 2011 01:09 AM PDT "The Art of Circular Questioning" is an upcoming workshop organised by Focus on the Family Malaysia. Circular questioning is an "interventive" interviewing that brings a fresh perspective to difficult situations. With the use of questions, the therapist invites clients to share their problems, stories, experiences, histories, hopes, dreams, and expectations. It serves as a means to help clients co-construct awareness of their choices and seek alternative course of action.
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| Election dry run to feature at Umno meeting Posted: 27 May 2011 12:46 AM PDT The Umno Supreme Council meeting today is likely to discuss the proposed election dry run for the 13th general election.
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| Five years on, Indonesia's mud volcano still erupting Posted: 27 May 2011 12:34 AM PDT "Lusi" the mud volcano is slowing down five years after it engulfed fields, homes and factories in a heavily populated part of Indonesia, but experts say the danger may last for decades.
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| Google faces lawsuit over mobile phone 'Wallet' Posted: 27 May 2011 12:29 AM PDT Google faced a lawsuit on Friday hours after it unveiled a free mobile application that turns a smartphone into an electronic wallet and is designed to replace plastic credit cards.
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| Toyota, Honda global output halved after quake Posted: 27 May 2011 12:27 AM PDT Japanese auto giants Toyota and Honda saw global production halved in April as the March 11 earthquake and tsunami ravaged supply chains, the companies said Friday.
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| China sets up military cyber-warfare team Posted: 27 May 2011 12:26 AM PDT China's military has set up an elite Internet security task force tasked with fending off cyberattacks, state media reported Friday, denying that the initiative is intended to create a "hacker army."
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| US, India seek to step up security cooperation Posted: 27 May 2011 12:24 AM PDT Top US homeland security officials were set to discuss stepping up cooperation with their Indian counterparts on Friday in the wake of Osama bin Laden's killing in Pakistan.
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| Thailand charges US citizen with insulting royals Posted: 27 May 2011 12:23 AM PDT BANGKOK, May 27, 2011 (AFP) - A US citizen has been charged in Thailand with insulting the monarchy after he posted material deemed offensive on his blog and put a link to a banned book, authorities said Friday. Thai-born Lerpong Wichaikhammat, 54, was arrested on Tuesday in Nakhon Ratchasima province in northeast Thailand and is currently being held at Bangkok Remand Prison.
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| Japan consumer prices log first rise in 28 months Posted: 27 May 2011 12:22 AM PDT Japan's consumer prices rose for the first time in 28 months in April after a huge quake and Arab turmoil raised fuel prices, data showed Friday, but analysts said the deflationary spiral is not over yet.
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| Roadside bomb kills eight US troops in Afghanistan Posted: 27 May 2011 12:03 AM PDT KABUL, May 27 — Eight US troops were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan yesterday in the deadliest single attack on foreign forces in a month, the US military said. Afghan violence has surged in recent weeks as Taliban-led insurgents ramped up their long-expected "spring offensive." US commanders had warned a surge in violence was ... 
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| Hundreds still missing in tornado-hit Missouri city Posted: 26 May 2011 11:12 PM PDT JOPLIN, May 27 — More than 200 people remain missing following the powerful tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri this week, while local leaders struggled to get the devastated city back on its feet. There has been rising frustration in Joplin that four days after the tornado some families still could not find out what happened to their loved ones or ... 
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| Singapore court rejects British author’s appeal against contempt Posted: 26 May 2011 09:43 PM PDT SINGAPORE, May 27 — A Singapore court today rejected an appeal by British author Alan Shadrake against a conviction for contempt of court and a jail sentence, state media reported. "Singapore's Court of Appeal has rejected the appeal by British writer Alan Shadrake against his conviction and sentence for contempt of court," Channel NewsAsia said ... 
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| Ratko Mladic to face tribunal on genocide charges Posted: 26 May 2011 08:03 PM PDT BELGRADE, May 27 — Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic will face trial on genocide charges in the Hague following his arrest in Serbia after 15 years on the run, with European officials expecting his extradition within 10 days. The arrest yesterday of Mladic, the last of the three men blamed for instigating the ethnic cleansing during the ... 
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| Syrian forces fire on Deraa protesters Posted: 26 May 2011 07:47 PM PDT AMMAN, May 27 — Syrian security forces fired live rounds yesterday at hundreds of protesters marching in a night demonstration in the southern city of Deraa to demand the removal of President Bashar al-Assad, two witnesses said. Night demonstrations have been erupting daily in Deraa and other cities and towns across Syria to circumvent a heavy ... 
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| Romney to enter 2012 presidential race next week Posted: 26 May 2011 06:36 PM PDT WASHINGTON, May 27 — Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney will formally announce his campaign for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination next week, a Romney aide said yesterday. Romney, who unsuccessfully sought the party's nomination in 2008, is regarded as the early Republican frontrunner to challenge President Barack Obama in the 2012 ... 
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| Aussie student finds universe's 'missing mass' Posted: 27 May 2011 12:21 AM PDT A 22-year-old Australian university student has solved a problem which has puzzled astrophysicists for decades, discovering part of the so-called "missing mass" of the universe during her summer break.
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