VIDEO: Boutique hotels go big in Buenos Aires |
- VIDEO: Boutique hotels go big in Buenos Aires
- Baghdad holds its first book fair in 20 years
- Tango fever sweeps South Korea
- Florida imams arrested for aiding Pakistani Taliban
- VIDEO: Libya: Calls for Nato to 'up the ante'
- VIDEO: IMF head charged over 'sex crime'
- Facebook 'planking' craze claims life in Australia
- Singapore's new cabinet to be announced in coming weeks
- Strauss-Kahn to plead not guilty, says lawyer
- IMF chief to be charged over sex attack in hotel
- Three killed in Syrian town, hundreds flee to Lebanon
- North Korea, Iran trade missile technology
- IMF chief questioned over sex attack at NY hotel
- Two Egyptian protesters shot, blast near Sinai tomb
- IMF chief to be charged over sex attack in hotel
- Japan govt body detailed tsunami risks before March 11 - documents
- Pakistan builds low yield nuclear capability,concern grows
- Pigs get IDs to protect pork eaters
- Singapore patriarch Lee's departure signals reform
- End of an era as Vegas casino closes
| VIDEO: Boutique hotels go big in Buenos Aires Posted: 13 May 2011 07:53 AM PDT Tayfun King looks at whether the blitz of new boutique hotels opening in Buenos Aires in Argentina is just a fad or the next big thing.
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| Baghdad holds its first book fair in 20 years Posted: 14 May 2011 11:55 PM PDT (Iraq, Baghdad-AFP) - Iraq has held its first book fair in 20 years, with organisers and attendees hailing it as a return for the violence-wracked country to the global literary scene. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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| Tango fever sweeps South Korea Posted: 14 May 2011 11:53 PM PDT (South Korea-AFP) - The sultry South American tango is winning a big following in South Korea, and Seoul's third festival celebrating the passionate dance drew an international cast of enthusiasts. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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| Florida imams arrested for aiding Pakistani Taliban Posted: 14 May 2011 11:33 PM PDT MIAMI (Reuters) - The imam of a Florida mosque and his two sons, one also a Muslim spiritual leader, were arrested on Saturday on charges of financing and supporting the Pakistani Taliban, U.S. officials said. 
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| VIDEO: Libya: Calls for Nato to 'up the ante' Posted: 14 May 2011 11:38 PM PDT The head of the UK armed forces has called for Nato to intensify the military campaign in Libya.
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| VIDEO: IMF head charged over 'sex crime' Posted: 14 May 2011 11:36 PM PDT The head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has been charged by New York police over an alleged sex attack on a hotel maid.
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| Facebook 'planking' craze claims life in Australia Posted: 14 May 2011 11:46 PM PDT A new craze sweeping the Internet known as "planking" claimed a life in Australia Sunday and police fear the tragedy may not be the last.
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| Singapore's new cabinet to be announced in coming weeks Posted: 14 May 2011 11:44 PM PDT Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is likely to unveil his cabinet line-up in the coming week but has not indicated whether he will accept Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong's decision to step down.
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| Strauss-Kahn to plead not guilty, says lawyer Posted: 14 May 2011 10:34 PM PDT NEW YORK, May 15 — The lawyer representing IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who was taken into custody yesterday at John F Kennedy International Airport, said Strauss-Kahn "will plead not guilty." Strauss-Kahn is represented by Benjamin Brafman who responded to a Reuters question in an e-mail. New York police said Strauss-Kahn is expected to be ... 
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| IMF chief to be charged over sex attack in hotel Posted: 14 May 2011 09:07 PM PDT NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, May 15 — IMF chief and possible French presidential candidate Dominique Strauss-Kahn was taken into police custody and is expected to be charged today with an alleged sexual assault of a hotel maid in New York City, police said. "We anticipate he is going to be formally arrested and charged in an hour," NYPD spokesman Paul ... 
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| Three killed in Syrian town, hundreds flee to Lebanon Posted: 14 May 2011 08:22 PM PDT AMMAN, May 15 — Three people were killed after Syrian troops and gunmen entered the town of Tel Kelakh yesterday, a rights campaigner said, and hundreds fled what they said was fierce fighting into neighbouring Lebanon. The violence came a day after activists said at least six people were killed during nationwide protests which erupted in defiance ... 
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| North Korea, Iran trade missile technology Posted: 14 May 2011 07:48 PM PDT NEW YORK, May 15 — North Korea and Iran appear to have been regularly exchanging ballistic missile technology in violation of UN sanctions, according to a confidential United Nations report obtained by Reuters yesterday. The report also said that the illicit technology transfers had —trans-shipment through a neighbouring third country. — That ... 
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| IMF chief questioned over sex attack at NY hotel Posted: 14 May 2011 07:11 PM PDT NEW YORK, May 15 — IMF chief and possible French presidential candidate Dominique Strauss-Kahn was held for questioning yesteday over an alleged sexual assault of a hotel maid in New York City, police said. Strauss-Kahn, one of the world's top international diplomats responsible for handling financial crises, was taken into custody at JFK airport ... 
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| Two Egyptian protesters shot, blast near Sinai tomb Posted: 14 May 2011 06:44 PM PDT CAIRO, May 15 — Two Egyptian protesters were shot in Cairo during Christian and Muslim demonstrations and an explosion occurred near the tomb of a prominent Muslim sheikh in the Sinai Peninsula, state news agency MENA said. A car driving on a bridge over the area where the protesters were gathered, which is in front of the state television ... 
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| IMF chief to be charged over sex attack in hotel Posted: 14 May 2011 11:02 PM PDT NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - IMF chief and possible French presidential candidate Dominique Strauss-Kahn was taken into police custody and is expected to be charged on Sunday with an alleged sexual assault of a hotel maid in New York City, police said. 
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| Japan govt body detailed tsunami risks before March 11 - documents Posted: 14 May 2011 11:02 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - A government body conducted analyses on the damage tsunamis of various scale would inflict on a nuclear power plant, according to documents made public on Sunday, adding to allegations that Japan and its largest utility failed to heed warnings. 
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| Pakistan builds low yield nuclear capability,concern grows Posted: 14 May 2011 11:02 PM PDT SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Pakistan's successful test of a missile able to carry short range nuclear weapons threatens to raise tensions in a region already nervous that the death of Osama bin Laden will create more instability. 
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| Pigs get IDs to protect pork eaters Posted: 14 May 2011 11:07 PM PDT Malaysia will give locally-reared pigs embedded identity discs in a bid to stop the illegal slaughter and distribution of meat that is unfit for human consumption, reports said Sunday.
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| Singapore patriarch Lee's departure signals reform Posted: 14 May 2011 11:05 PM PDT Singapore independence leader Lee Kuan Yew's decision to step down after half a century in government could pave the way for reforms after the ruling party's worst election showing, analysts said Sunday.
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| End of an era as Vegas casino closes Posted: 14 May 2011 11:04 PM PDT Las Vegas marks the end of an era this week as one of the US gambling mecca's last original "Rat Pack" casino-hotels, the Sahara, finally closes its doors.
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