Dirty socks could help fight malaria: researcher |
- Dirty socks could help fight malaria: researcher
- Seven injured in Spanish bull run
- Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act to benefit consumers
- MCMC should act against people ridiculing national anthem
- Anwar to take stand in sodomy trial
- China drafts new human rights action plan
- British parliament to vote against Murdoch deal
- Australians want snap election over carbon tax: poll
- Turkish police detain 14 people in al Qaeda raids
- Thai PM elect Yingluck unfazed by election probes
- Thai PM-designate says unfazed by election probes
- China’s Jiang ‘rested at home’ during death rumours
- Baghdad chlorine gas leak causes panic
- Where does the haze come from?
- Death toll in Russian boat disaster reaches 100
- Tourists feared exposed to fatal Australia virus
- Thai PM-in-waiting confident she will be cleared
- Philippines says China sea claim shaky
- Flagship China rail line hit by power outages
- Death toll in Russian boat disaster reaches 100
| Dirty socks could help fight malaria: researcher Posted: 13 Jul 2011 01:23 AM PDT The odor of dirty socks can be used to lure mosquitoes into a deadly trap before they can spread malaria, a US and Canadian-funded researcher based in Africa said Wednesday.
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| Seven injured in Spanish bull run Posted: 13 Jul 2011 01:22 AM PDT Fighting bulls trampled and knocked over runners on Wednesday in the second-to-last bull run in Spain's San Fermin Festival, injuring seven people but no one was gored, officials said.
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| Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act to benefit consumers Posted: 13 Jul 2011 01:13 AM PDT The Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2010, enforced since April 1 this year, has in many ways deterred businesses from increasing prices indiscriminately.
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| MCMC should act against people ridiculing national anthem Posted: 13 Jul 2011 01:12 AM PDT The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has been urged to take stern action under the law against anyone who ridicules "Negaraku", the national anthem.
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| Anwar to take stand in sodomy trial Posted: 13 Jul 2011 01:11 AM PDT Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will take the stand in his sodomy trial on Aug 8.
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| China drafts new human rights action plan Posted: 13 Jul 2011 01:10 AM PDT China is drafting a new national human rights action plan for the next four years to improve the country's human rights record, people's wellbeing and expand democracy, Xinhua news agency.
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| British parliament to vote against Murdoch deal Posted: 13 Jul 2011 01:11 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - The British parliament will unite on Wednesday to urge Rupert Murdoch to drop plans to further expand his media empire in a move unthinkable before a phone hacking scandal exploded just two weeks ago. 
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| Australians want snap election over carbon tax: poll Posted: 13 Jul 2011 12:40 AM PDT CANBERRA (Reuters) - Two thirds of Australians want a snap election on the government's controversial plan to tax carbon pollution, a poll showed on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Julia Gillard crosses the nation in a campaign-style blitz to sell the scheme. 
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| Turkish police detain 14 people in al Qaeda raids Posted: 13 Jul 2011 12:40 AM PDT ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police have detained 14 people in raids targeting the al Qaeda militant group across western Turkey after the discovery of explosives and weapons, the Interior Ministry said. 
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| Thai PM elect Yingluck unfazed by election probes Posted: 13 Jul 2011 12:40 AM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Prime Minister-elect Yingluck Shinawatra said on Wednesday she was confident her party would emerge unscathed from a series of probes into alleged violations that have so far delayed the endorsement of a July 3 poll. 
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| Thai PM-designate says unfazed by election probes Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:30 PM PDT BANGKOK, July 13 — Thailand's Prime Minister-elect Yingluck Shinawatra said today she was confident her party would emerge unscathed from a series of probes into alleged violations that have so far delayed the endorsement of a July 3 poll. The Election Commission (EC) approved 358 of the 500 winning candidates during a marathon meeting on Tuesday ... 
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| China’s Jiang ‘rested at home’ during death rumours Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:06 PM PDT BEIJING, July 13 — Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin was resting at home last week as rumours swirled that he had died, prompting at least two media outlets to report he had in fact passed away, a Hong Kong newspaper reported today. Citing sources who had "been briefed about Jiang's health," the South China Morning Post said the 84-year-old had ... 
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| Baghdad chlorine gas leak causes panic Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:57 PM PDT Hundreds of Baghdad residents were admitted to hospital after a chlorine gas leak at a water purification plant but most had been discharged by Wednesday morning, officials said.
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| Where does the haze come from? Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:56 PM PDT We all know that the haze was a masterpiece of our neighbour. The haze keeps returning each year during the drought season due to burning off of farm land, forest clearance and wildfires in Sumatra.
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| Death toll in Russian boat disaster reaches 100 Posted: 13 Jul 2011 12:09 AM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - The confirmed death toll in a Russian riverboat accident reached 100 on Wednesday after divers recovered more bodies from the sunken vessel, an Emergency Situations Ministry official said. 
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| Tourists feared exposed to fatal Australia virus Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:40 PM PDT Australian health officials urged tourists who visited a popular adventure ranch west of the Great Barrier Reef at the weekend to come forward after a horse died from from the killer Hendra virus.
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| Thai PM-in-waiting confident she will be cleared Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:40 PM PDT Thai prime minister-in-waiting Yingluck Shinawatra said Wednesday that she was confident that alleged campaign irregularities which are holding up her appointment would be dismissed.
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| Philippines says China sea claim shaky Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:39 PM PDT China's refusal to allow a UN-backed tribunal to rule on a South China Sea territorial dispute indicates Beijing's claim stands on shaky legal ground, the Philippines said Wednesday.
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| Flagship China rail line hit by power outages Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:37 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Two weeks since its grand opening that showed off China's hopes for a bright hi-tech future, the flaghip high-speed rail line between Beijing and Shanghai has already left passengers stranded for hours on stuffy trains due to power outages. 
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| Death toll in Russian boat disaster reaches 100 Posted: 12 Jul 2011 11:37 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - The confirmed death toll in a Russian riverboat accident reached 100 on Wednesday after divers recovered more bodies from the sunken vessel, an Emergency Situations Ministry official said. 
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