VIDEO: Border controls reimposed in Europe?

VIDEO: Border controls reimposed in Europe?


VIDEO: Border controls reimposed in Europe?

Posted: 04 May 2011 01:10 AM PDT

Border controls could be temporarily reimposed as a 'last resort' within the passport free Schengen area in Europe, under proposals to be announced by the European Commission.


Nigerian drug gang recruiter held in Philippines

Posted: 04 May 2011 12:45 AM PDT

A Nigerian accused of leading an African drug trafficking syndicate that recruits Asian couriers was arrested in Manila carrying half a kilogramme (1.1 pounds) of cocaine, authorities said Wednesday.

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Senegal, west Africa's new heart surgery hub?

Posted: 04 May 2011 12:29 AM PDT

(Senegal-AFP) - Open heart surgery is nothing new in Senegal, but for the first time, the procedure is being done in a hospital in Dakar on non-Senegalese children -- children from neighbouring west-African countries where there are no clinics, and who are too poor to get the treatment done abroad. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.

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Indian newlyweds offered cash to delay having children

Posted: 04 May 2011 12:26 AM PDT

(India-AFP) - While countries like Japan, Canada and Australia hand out "baby bonuses" to encourage people to have children, couples in one part of India are getting cash to do just the opposite. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.

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U.S. agents widen Chipotle immigration probe

Posted: 04 May 2011 12:13 AM PDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S immigration agents descended on Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants on Tuesday, interviewing employees in about two dozen outlets in Los Angeles, Atlanta and other cities.



North Korea holds 2 Japanese on drugs charges - state media

Posted: 04 May 2011 12:13 AM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Wednesday it was holding two Japanese nationals on drugs and money counterfeiting charges and that their "very serious criminal activity" would be subject to local laws.



After the death of Osama

Posted: 04 May 2011 12:19 AM PDT

For everyone in the world who loves freedom and peace, the death of Osama is indeed a good news. However, the international anti-terrorism efforts might face a greater challenge in the future. It is because the death of Osama does not mean the collapse of Al-Qaeda, the end of terrorism or peace for the world.

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BNM may keep OPR, upp SRR: AmResearch

Posted: 04 May 2011 12:18 AM PDT

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is expected to keep the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent but raise the Statutory Reserve Requirement (SRR) by another one per cent, AmResearch Sdn Bhd says.

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Khairy files application to strike out Anwar's defamation suit

Posted: 04 May 2011 12:18 AM PDT

Umno Youth ch Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin has filed an application to strike out Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's RM100 million defamation suit.

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MCA's decision on cabinet posts a collective one

Posted: 04 May 2011 12:17 AM PDT

The MCA's decision not tdecision not to accept a to accept any post in the Cabinet should the party's results in the next general election (GE) be poorer than that in the 2008 GE, was made after careful thought by the MCA Presidential Council, said party deputy president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.

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Is this the real photo of Osama's body?

Posted: 03 May 2011 11:53 PM PDT

May 4: Is this a fake or real photo of dead Saudi-born businessman and the world's most wanted terrorist, Osama bin Laden? When the image purporting to be that of the dead Osama bin Laden is flipped horizontal nothing immediately looks out of the ordinary.


ANALYSIS - Cambodian PM reaps gains from Thai border battles

Posted: 03 May 2011 11:43 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A bloody conflict between Thai and Cambodian forces has added another twist to Thailand's political crisis, and not without benefit to Cambodian strongman, Hun Sen.



U.S. seeks answers whether Pakistan aided bin Laden

Posted: 03 May 2011 11:43 PM PDT

WASHINGTON/ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - The United States vowed on Tuesday to "get to the bottom" of whether Pakistan helped Osama bin Laden elude a long manhunt before he was killed in a U.S. raid, even as Islamabad denied it gave shelter to the al Qaeda leader.



Vietnam frees prize-winning publisher, friends say

Posted: 03 May 2011 11:38 PM PDT

Vietnamese police have released an underground publisher who was detained after he received an overseas award for his contribution to freedom of expression, friends said Wednesday.

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Australian fisherman taken by crocodile

Posted: 03 May 2011 11:38 PM PDT

A funeral was being planned Wednesday for an Australian fisherman believed to have been taken by a large crocodile while standing in chest-deep water.

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US teen convicted of murdering mother on India holiday

Posted: 03 May 2011 11:37 PM PDT

A teenage boy from Pennsylvania has been convicted of murdering his mother by slitting her throat during a holiday in India.

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Terrorism is not over

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:56 PM PDT

The world's most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden has been killed by the US troops in Pakistan. However, would his death make the world safer?

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Four shot dead in Thailand's troubled south

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:32 PM PDT

Four Muslim villagers were shot dead by suspected militants at a tea shop in Thailand's far south, which has been plagued by a seven-year insurgency, police said Wednesday.

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N. Korea confirms detention of Japanese in trade zone

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:32 PM PDT

North Korea said Wednesday it was holding two Japanese citizens on charges related to drug trafficking and the use of counterfeit currency in its free trade zone, and had expelled a third.

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Freedom in the air for Libyan returnee

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:31 PM PDT

Bechir does not even glance at the Tunisian customs official who stamps his US passport. His eyes are drawn to the left, to Libya, to the country he has not seen in 35 years.

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