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- VIDEO: Chernobyl opens as tourist destination
- China to invest $115 billion in railways this year - Xinhua
- Ballesteros dies at home in north Spain
- Syrian army storms Banias Sunni districts - rights source
- Ballesteros dies at home in north Spain - TVE
- Thai-Cambodia dispute fuels scepticism over Asean
- Japan, US give up on 2014 airbase relocation target
- Obama pays tribute to unit in Bin Laden raid
- Ballesteros dies at home in north Spain - TVE
- 17 killed in Indonesia landslide
- Bin Laden's death could be 'game changer': Gates
- Southeast Asian leaders meet in Indonesia
- Opposition hopes for boost as Singapore votes
- US warns of more steps against Syria
- China archaeologists uncover more Great Wall ruins
- Japan, U.S. give up on 2014 airbase relocation target - report
- Al Qaeda confirms bin Laden is dead, vows revenge
- Local shares to continue downtrend next week
- Singapore goes to the polls
- Pro-Anwar demo fails to get response
| VIDEO: Chernobyl opens as tourist destination Posted: 06 May 2011 05:14 AM PDT The Ukrainian government has opened the site of the world's most deadly nuclear accident to tourists for the first time.
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| China to invest $115 billion in railways this year - Xinhua Posted: 07 May 2011 12:10 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China will invest 745.5 billion yuan ($114.8 billion) in its railways in 2011, the official news agency Xinhua reported late on Friday, despite media reports that the budget would be cut following the sacking of the country's rail chief in March. 
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| Ballesteros dies at home in north Spain Posted: 07 May 2011 12:10 AM PDT MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros has died after losing his battle to recover from a series of operations on a brain tumour diagnosed in late 2008, the Spanish television channel TVE said on Saturday. 
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| Syrian army storms Banias Sunni districts - rights source Posted: 07 May 2011 12:10 AM PDT AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian army units stormed into the city of Banias with tanks overnight, attacking Sunni districts that had defied President Bashar al-Assad's autocratic rule, a human rights campaigner said on Saturday. 
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| Ballesteros dies at home in north Spain - TVE Posted: 06 May 2011 11:40 PM PDT MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros has died after a deterioration in his condition, having undergone treatment for a brain tumour in 2008, the Spanish television channel TVE said on Saturday. 
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| Thai-Cambodia dispute fuels scepticism over Asean Posted: 06 May 2011 11:36 PM PDT JAKARTA, May 7 — Southeast Asian leaders sought today to resolve a deadly border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia that has cast fresh doubt over whether the region's plans to become a free-trade economic community by 2015 are realistic. The skirmishes between Thailand and Cambodia — ostensibly over ownership of some crumbling ancient temples ... 
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| Japan, US give up on 2014 airbase relocation target Posted: 06 May 2011 10:06 PM PDT TOKYO, May 7 — Japan and the United States have given up on a plan to relocate by 2014 an American airbase on the southern island of Okinawa which has angered local residents and soured bilateral ties, the Yomiuri newspaper reported today. The ongoing debate over where to relocate the US Marines' Futenma airbase has long been a thorn in relations ... 
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| Obama pays tribute to unit in Bin Laden raid Posted: 06 May 2011 09:15 PM PDT FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky, May 7 — President Barack Obama, basking in US public approval for the killing of Osama bin Laden, flew to a military base in Kentucky today to thank special forces who carried out the deadly raid and led a rally filled with cheering troops. With his poll numbers up and even Republican critics congratulating him for the ... 
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| Ballesteros dies at home in north Spain - TVE Posted: 06 May 2011 11:09 PM PDT MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros has died after a deterioration in his condition, having undergone treatment for a brain tumour in 2008, the Spanish television channel TVE said on Saturday. 
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| 17 killed in Indonesia landslide Posted: 06 May 2011 10:27 PM PDT Seventeen people were killed, two missing and four others suffered from injuries in landslides in West Java, Indonesia, Xinhua news agency reported officials as saying Saturday.
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| Bin Laden's death could be 'game changer': Gates Posted: 06 May 2011 10:20 PM PDT US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday the death of Osama bin Laden could be a "game-changer" for the US-led war effort in Afghanistan.
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| Southeast Asian leaders meet in Indonesia Posted: 06 May 2011 10:19 PM PDT Leaders s of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met in Indonesia on Saturday for talks overshadowed by conflict on the Thai-Cambodia border and ongoing rights abuses in Myanmar.
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| Opposition hopes for boost as Singapore votes Posted: 06 May 2011 10:18 PM PDT Singaporeans went to the polls on Saturday with opposition parties hoping to reduce the government's overwhelming majority amid voter disenchantment over the cost of living and immigration policies.
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| US warns of more steps against Syria Posted: 06 May 2011 10:18 PM PDT The United States warned Friday it would take "additional steps" against Syria if it continues a brutal crackdown on protesters, a week after imposing tough sanctions on the Arab nation.
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| China archaeologists uncover more Great Wall ruins Posted: 06 May 2011 10:17 PM PDT Chinese archaeologists have uncovered previously unknown Great Wall ruins in a mountainous area in northeast China, state media reported Saturday.
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| Japan, U.S. give up on 2014 airbase relocation target - report Posted: 06 May 2011 10:39 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and the United States have given up on a plan to relocate by 2014 an American airbase on the southern island of Okinawa which has angered local residents and soured bilateral ties, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Saturday. 
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| Al Qaeda confirms bin Laden is dead, vows revenge Posted: 06 May 2011 10:08 PM PDT ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Al Qaeda has acknowledged that Osama bin Laden is dead, dispelling the doubts of some Muslims over whether the militant group's leader had really been killed by U.S. forces, and vowed to mount more attacks on the West. 
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| Local shares to continue downtrend next week Posted: 06 May 2011 09:56 PM PDT Share prices on Bursa Malaysia will likely continue its downtrend next week with rising interest rates and a massive sell-off in commodities expected to be the biggest drag on the local bourse.
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| Posted: 06 May 2011 09:55 PM PDT Singaporeans began casting their votes at 782 polling stations from 8am today in what has been described as the most exciting election in the city state's history.
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| Pro-Anwar demo fails to get response Posted: 06 May 2011 09:54 PM PDT The huge gathering that supporters of opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had predicted for the demonstration they planned at the National Mosque after Friday prayers today failed to materialise.
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