Closing Gaza gap, Israel posts Iron Dome in Sderot |
- Closing Gaza gap, Israel posts Iron Dome in Sderot
- 25 Pakistani forces killed after cross-border raid
- Australia govt warns climate change threatens Kakadu park
- Russia bans EU vegetables due to E.coli fears
- Japan PM Kan survives no-confidence vote in parliament
- VIDEO: Hungary seeks to solve Roma tensions
- VIDEO: Cuba's 'rising stars' step into the light
- Australia's Kakadu wetlands under climate threat
- Japan PM will resign after post-quake work
- Singapore has highest ratio of millionaires
- RM15.9bn balance of payments surplus recorded in Q1
- ANALYSIS - White House prepares initial Afghan drawdown
- Head injuries linked to later violence
- Japan no-confidence motion certain to be rejected - Kyodo
- Libya oil chief defects, NATO extends campaign
- PAS Youth wants 40% of election line-up
- N. Korea seeks tourism partners, shuns Seoul
- No toleration of violence
- Mexicans lose freedom bid in Malaysia drug case
- VIDEO: Gmail users hit by 'Chinese hackers'
| Closing Gaza gap, Israel posts Iron Dome in Sderot Posted: 02 Jun 2011 12:48 AM PDT SDEROT, Israel (Reuters) - Israel has deployed an Iron Dome rocket interceptor outside a Gaza border town that has borne the brunt of Palestinian shelling attacks, posing a new test for the fledgling system underwritten by Washington. 
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| 25 Pakistani forces killed after cross-border raid Posted: 02 Jun 2011 12:48 AM PDT ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Twenty-five Pakistani security forces have been killed in fighting in northwest Pakistan after about 200 militants crossed over from Afghanistan and attacked a security checkpost, a government official said on Thursday. 
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| Australia govt warns climate change threatens Kakadu park Posted: 02 Jun 2011 12:48 AM PDT CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia warned on Thursday that its World Heritage-listed outback Kakadu wetland, made famous in the "Crocodile Dundee" films, was at severe risk from climate change, as the government faced a growing battle to introduce a carbon tax. 
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| Russia bans EU vegetables due to E.coli fears Posted: 02 Jun 2011 12:48 AM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia banned imports of raw vegetables from the European Union on Thursday because of a deadly E.coli outbreak centred in Germany, Russian media cited the head of the consumer protection agency as saying. 
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| Japan PM Kan survives no-confidence vote in parliament Posted: 02 Jun 2011 12:48 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan survived a no-confidence vote in parliament on Thursday, but the unpopular leader will still struggle to break a policy deadlock given a split in his own party and a divided parliament. 
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| VIDEO: Hungary seeks to solve Roma tensions Posted: 01 Jun 2011 11:05 PM PDT In Hungary, tensions between the large Roma minority and the non-Roma majority have sharpened in recent months, with the setting up of several uniformed civil guard groups under the wing of a far-right party, Jobbik.
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| VIDEO: Cuba's 'rising stars' step into the light Posted: 02 Jun 2011 12:00 AM PDT Cuba's ageing generation which led the revolution 50 years ago is still firmly in charge however, some new faces are emerging following elections to the party's Central Committee.
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| Australia's Kakadu wetlands under climate threat Posted: 01 Jun 2011 11:57 PM PDT Rising sea levels linked to global warming will endanger Australia's World Heritage-listed Kakadu wetlands, according to a government report released Thursday as part of the campaign for a carbon tax.
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| Japan PM will resign after post-quake work Posted: 01 Jun 2011 11:53 PM PDT Embattled Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Thursday he will step down after making some achievements in post-quake recovery and settling down the Fukushima nuclear crisis, Xinhua news agency reported.
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| Singapore has highest ratio of millionaires Posted: 01 Jun 2011 11:52 PM PDT About 15.5 percent of the households in Singapore has more than US$1 million of investable assets in 2010, the highest proportion in the world, a latest report said.
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| RM15.9bn balance of payments surplus recorded in Q1 Posted: 01 Jun 2011 11:51 PM PDT Malaysia's overall balance of payments recorded a lower surplus of RM15.9 billion in the first quarter of 2011 compared with RM17.9 billion in the preceding quarter.
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| ANALYSIS - White House prepares initial Afghan drawdown Posted: 01 Jun 2011 11:47 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, with Osama bin Laden dead and a fiscal crisis on his hands at home, looks set to announce an initial U.S. troop withdrawal from the costly Afghan war that could be larger than previously expected. 
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| Head injuries linked to later violence Posted: 01 Jun 2011 11:16 PM PDT Previous work has shown that brain injuries can cause changes in emotions, including impulsivity and aggression. 
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| Japan no-confidence motion certain to be rejected - Kyodo Posted: 01 Jun 2011 11:16 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - A no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Thursday is certain to be rejected, Kyodo news agency reported, following reports the backers of ruling party powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa would reject the measure. 
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| Libya oil chief defects, NATO extends campaign Posted: 01 Jun 2011 11:16 PM PDT TRIPOLI/ROME (Reuters) - Libya's top oil official became the latest leading figure to desert Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday, complaining of "unbearable" violence and adding political momentum to a revolt against the leader's long rule. 
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| PAS Youth wants 40% of election line-up Posted: 01 Jun 2011 11:34 PM PDT PAS Youth is asking for its members 40 per cent of the leadership line-up and candidates for the coming general election.
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| N. Korea seeks tourism partners, shuns Seoul Posted: 01 Jun 2011 10:59 PM PDT North Korea Thursday unveiled a law to create a "world-famous" tourism zone at Mount Kumgang, after stripping the South Korean firm which developed the resort of its exclusive right to run tours there.
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| Posted: 01 Jun 2011 10:37 PM PDT It is indeed surprisingly strange that no one has actually been arrested when such bullying acts were conducted in a public space of a civilised society.
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| Mexicans lose freedom bid in Malaysia drug case Posted: 01 Jun 2011 10:27 PM PDT A Malaysian court Thursday rejected a bid by defence lawyers to acquit three Mexican brothers who are facing the death penalty for drug trafficking.
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| VIDEO: Gmail users hit by 'Chinese hackers' Posted: 01 Jun 2011 10:09 PM PDT Google believes Chinese hackers have tried to access the Gmail accounts of hundreds of users, including US government officials, and Chinese journalists.
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