No discussion of Strauss-Kahn plea bargain - NYT

No discussion of Strauss-Kahn plea bargain - NYT


No discussion of Strauss-Kahn plea bargain - NYT

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 01:08 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawyers for Dominique Strauss-Kahn said the former IMF chief would not plead guilty to any charges in his sexual assault case and there had been no discussion with prosecutors of a plea bargain, The New York Times reported.



VIDEO: Cable car flies over Rio slum

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:23 PM PDT

The cable car ride should take around 16 minutes to cover 6 stops, saving residents hours of walking and bus rides.


Libyan rebels push towards Tripoli on two fronts

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 11:39 PM PDT

AL-QAWALISH, July 7 —  Rebel fighters seized a village south of the Libyan capital and another group advanced towards Tripoli from the east yesterday in the biggest push in weeks towards Muammar Gaddafi's main stronghold. Rebels firing their rifles into the air in celebration poured into the village of Al-Qawalish, 100 km southwest of Tripoli, ...



Grizzly bear mom kills hiker in US national park

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 11:16 PM PDT

A hiker was killed by a grizzly bear in the the US Yellowstone National Park on Wednesday after he and his wife surprised the bear and her cubs on a popular trail, park officials said.

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U.K. soldiers targeted in Murdoch phone-hacking scandal - media

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 11:32 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - A phone-hacking scandal engulfing Rupert Murdoch's media empire grew on Thursday with claims that Britain's top-selling tabloid may have listened to the voicemail of relatives of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.



South Korea back in stem cell spotlight with new treatment

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 11:32 PM PDT

SEONGNAM, South Korea (Reuters) - More than five years after South Korea's scientific reputation was shattered by a cloning research scandal, the country has approved stem cell medication in the form of a treatment for heart attack victims for the world's first clinical use.



N.Korea bribed Pakistanis to get nuclear know-how - report

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 11:32 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb said North Korea's government paid more than $3 million in bribes to top Pakistani military officials to obtain nuclear technology, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.



At least 31 killed in India bus-train crash

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:19 PM PDT

LUCKNOW, July 7 — At least 31 people were killed in northern India when a train rammed into a bus driving over a railway crossing, officials said today. The pre-dawn accident occurred in Uttar Pradesh state, senior government official Selva Kumari J. told reporters. Local media said the bus was carrying 80 passengers who were returning from a ...



N.Korea bribed Pakistanis to get nuclear know-how -report

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:29 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb said North Korea's government paid more than $3 million in bribes to top Pakistani military officials to obtain nuclear technology, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.



When the street rally is cancelled

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:39 PM PDT

If the Police Act is properly amended, the Malaysian law on freedom of assembly would then achieve international standard and the public could effectively express their demands through legal rallies and marches.

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China vows to clean up local government debt

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:34 PM PDT

China said it is looking into ways to regulate local government borrowing after ratings agency Moody's said the proportion of bad loans could be higher than previously thought.

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China says Jiang death reports pure rumour

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:31 PM PDT

China's official media said Thursday that reports claiming former president Jiang Zemin had died were "pure rumour", after days of intense speculation about his health.

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Olympics: Festive S. Korea savours Games success

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:31 PM PDT

A festive South Korea Thursday celebrated a crushing victory in the contest to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, propelling its ambitions to be a global sporting powerhouse.

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Peru celebrates 100 years of Machu Picchu discovery

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:30 PM PDT

Peruvians celebrate this month the centennial of the "discovery" of Machu Picchu, a world tourist attraction and archeological marvel that has yet to reveal all its secrets.

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Perak police held 41 involved in illegal assembly

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:27 PM PDT

Perak Police have detained 41 people in several districts in the state from last Friday on suspicion of involvement in the illegal assembly planned for Saturday.

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Terror accused freed on bail in Australia

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:20 PM PDT

A former Qantas cabin cleaner due to face a retrial over a do-it-yourself jihad manual was released on bail in Australia Thursday, walking free for the first time in almost three years.

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Indonesia rejects Australian's death row appeal

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:20 PM PDT

An Australian drug smuggler sentenced to death in Indonesia, one of the "Bali Nine" gang arrested in 2005, has lost his final appeal against the punishment, his lawyer said Thursday.

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Refugees revive a village in Italy's deep south

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:19 PM PDT

An Ethiopian pop song blares as a group of African women sit embroidering in an impoverished hilltop town in southern Italy that has opened its arms to asylum-seekers as a vital economic resource.

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US veteran fighting fit at 59 in Afghan war

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:14 PM PDT

Who says soldiering is a young man's game?

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Policy reforms enhance country's appeal among investors: OSK

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:47 PM PDT

The economic policy reform proposed under the 2010 New Economic Model will greatly enhance Malaysia's appeal among foreign investors, says OSK Research.

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