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- Taiwan's Ma urges China to free Liu Xiaobo, Ai Weiwei
- South Korea warns North against new provocations
- Iran marks death anniversary of Islamic Revolution leader
- NATO uses helicopters to strike Libya targets
- Can easing of Islamic state go well with PAS members?
- Interstate water transfer project hits snag
- Subsidy rationalisation to improve living standard: Najib
- New weapons for 'robust' US role in Asia: Gates
- Australia assures UN on Malaysia plan
- Gag order ends 29-hour law debate in Australia
- Book dragons: Inside Taiwan's cram schools
- Have at ye! Goblins battle elves in Tolkien reenactment
- Mobile operators hit back at WHO cancer claims
- Cigar producers hope smokers will light up a French
- China warns drought-hit provinces to prepare for floods
- Gates holds out possibility of Taliban talks this winter
- Japan's Edano denies PM Kan to stay into next year
- U.S. says can use force to respond to cyber-attacks
- Taiwan president tells China democracy "no disaster"
- U.S, Taiwan push China on rights on Tiananmen anniversary
| Taiwan's Ma urges China to free Liu Xiaobo, Ai Weiwei Posted: 04 Jun 2011 12:37 AM PDT Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou Saturday used the 22nd anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown to urge China to release activists Liu Xiaobo and Ai Weiwei.
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| South Korea warns North against new provocations Posted: 04 Jun 2011 12:24 AM PDT South Korea warned on Saturday that it would respond "very strongly" to any further provocations by North Korea.
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| Iran marks death anniversary of Islamic Revolution leader Posted: 04 Jun 2011 12:25 AM PDT
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| NATO uses helicopters to strike Libya targets Posted: 03 Jun 2011 11:54 PM PDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO employed attack helicopters to hit targets in Libya for the first time on Saturday, an alliance statement said. 
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| Can easing of Islamic state go well with PAS members? Posted: 04 Jun 2011 12:18 AM PDT PAS is not harping on Islamic state anymore as it gears up for the 13th general election, with its president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang saying the time has not come yet to establish an Islamic state.
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| Interstate water transfer project hits snag Posted: 04 Jun 2011 12:17 AM PDT The federal government wants to avert a major water crisis for the millions of residents in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya by completing the Pahang-Selangor Inter-state Raw Water Transfer Project by 2014.
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| Subsidy rationalisation to improve living standard: Najib Posted: 04 Jun 2011 12:16 AM PDT The government's subsidy rationalisation is not a measure to eliminate subsidies but to provide reasonable amounts of subsidy to the eligible and needy target groups and sectors, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today.
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| New weapons for 'robust' US role in Asia: Gates Posted: 03 Jun 2011 11:55 PM PDT Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Saturday vowed the US military would maintain a "robust" presence across Asia backed up with new high-tech weaponry to protect allies and safeguard shipping lanes.
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| Australia assures UN on Malaysia plan Posted: 03 Jun 2011 11:54 PM PDT Australia vowed Saturday to work closely with the United Nations to ensure unaccompanied asylum seeker children sent to Malaysia were protected after the world body withdrew support for the scheme.
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| Gag order ends 29-hour law debate in Australia Posted: 03 Jun 2011 11:43 PM PDT The government of Australia's most populous state invoked a little-used order to gag legislative debate for the first time in more than a century on Saturday after proceedings ran an epic 29 hours.
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| Book dragons: Inside Taiwan's cram schools Posted: 03 Jun 2011 11:32 PM PDT Huang Hsing-yao knows exactly how to spend every hour of the day, every day of the week: bent over the books, preparing for the most important test of his life.
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| Have at ye! Goblins battle elves in Tolkien reenactment Posted: 03 Jun 2011 11:19 PM PDT A black-clad goblin lets out a piercing roar and two lines of fighters pour into a shallow ravine, thrusting spears and waving axes.
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| Mobile operators hit back at WHO cancer claims Posted: 03 Jun 2011 11:09 PM PDT (France, Paris-AFP) - Mobile phone users may be at increased risk from brain cancer and should use texting and hands-free devices to reduce exposure, the World Health Organisation's cancer experts have said. In France, where the WHO made their announcement, telephone operators have been hitting back at the claims. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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| Cigar producers hope smokers will light up a French Posted: 03 Jun 2011 11:04 PM PDT (France-AFP) - The cigar is a Latin American icon, indelibly associated with the tobacco fields of Cuba. But a burgeoning industry of French "Navarre cigars" is challenging the traditional brands, with a little help from some authentic Cuban growers and rollers. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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| China warns drought-hit provinces to prepare for floods Posted: 03 Jun 2011 11:24 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China warned several central and southern provinces hit by a months-long dry spell on Saturday to prepare for heavy rain and even floods, which would help to ease a drought which has damaged crops and cut power from hydroelectric dams. 
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| Gates holds out possibility of Taliban talks this winter Posted: 03 Jun 2011 10:22 PM PDT SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Saturday there could be political talks with the Afghan Taliban by the end of this year, if the U.S-led NATO alliance continued to make military advances on the ground, putting pressure on the insurgents. 
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| Japan's Edano denies PM Kan to stay into next year Posted: 03 Jun 2011 09:52 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's top government spokesman on Saturday denied that unpopular Prime Minister Naoto Kan intended to stay in office into next year. 
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| U.S. says can use force to respond to cyber-attacks Posted: 03 Jun 2011 09:52 PM PDT SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. defence systems are constantly under attack in cyberspace and the Pentagon is working to identify hackers who will be responded to in kind or with traditional offensive action, Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Saturday. 
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| Taiwan president tells China democracy "no disaster" Posted: 03 Jun 2011 09:52 PM PDT TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou told China on Saturday that the transition from authoritarianism to democracy can only bring stability, urging Beijing on the 22nd anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown to release dissidents. 
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| U.S, Taiwan push China on rights on Tiananmen anniversary Posted: 03 Jun 2011 09:52 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States and Taiwan pressed Beijing to release dissidents and fully address the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations around Tiananmen Square 22 years ago, as China tightens the noose on rights activists. 
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TEHRAN, Jun 4: Iran marks the 22nd anniversary of the passing away of the late founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini.
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