VIDEO: Mexico inmates in mass jail break

VIDEO: Mexico inmates in mass jail break

VIDEO: Mexico inmates in mass jail break

Posted: 16 Jul 2011 12:30 AM PDT

Seven prisoners have been killed and 59 others have escaped after a riot at a jail in northern Mexico near the US border, officials say.


VIDEO: Chavez plans cancer treatment in Cuba

Posted: 16 Jul 2011 12:27 AM PDT

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is to return to Cuba to resume cancer treatment, including chemotherapy.


Homes destroyed in fire, RM400,000 losses incurred

Posted: 16 Jul 2011 12:23 AM PDT

Three single-storey terrace houses were ravaged in a fire at Jalan Seksyen 14/4, Petaling Jaya, near here this morning, with losses estimated at RM400,000.

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Briefing session on Lynas gets positive feedback

Posted: 16 Jul 2011 12:11 AM PDT

The briefing session conducted by Lynas Corporation Ltd of Australia on the proposed Lynas rare earth processing factory received positive feedback from residents.

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PCMC conducts successful blood group incompatible kidney transplants

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 11:52 PM PDT

Chronic kidney patients in Malaysia can now have a better chance of receiving kidney transplants from blood group incompatible donors following the success of two such cases recently.

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Deadly horse virus spreads in Australia

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 11:29 PM PDT

An Australian veterinary surgery was placed under lockdown on Saturday following two fresh outbreaks of the Hendra virus that can be fatal if contracted by humans.

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Two special teams to probe claims by doctors at Tung Shin Hospital

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 11:22 PM PDT

Police have set up two special teams to investigate claims by 11 doctors at Tung Shin Hospital that tear gas was fired into the hospital compound during the July 9 illegal rally.

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Opera Mini slims smartphone data streams

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 11:16 PM PDT

Opera Mini web-browsing software for smartphones has become an antidote for congested telecom networks and carrier bills that rise along with the amount of data streamed to handsets.

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Seven killed in Indonesia boat accident

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 11:15 PM PDT

Seven people were killed and two more injured when a customs boat caught fire and sank in western Indonesia, a search and rescue official said Saturday.

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Monks teach maleness to Thai 'ladyboys'

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 11:14 PM PDT

The 15-year-old aspiring "ladyboy" delicately applied a puff of talcum powder to his nose -- an act of rebellion at the Thai Buddhist temple where he is learning to "be a man".

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Texas cattle ranchers feel burn of record drought

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 11:06 PM PDT

A record drought is forcing Texas cattle ranchers to send their cows to slaughter because it's too costly to keep buying feed for herds finding little forage in parched pastures.

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Nationwide air quality improving

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 11:02 PM PDT

The air quality is reported to be improving throughout the country, with the Air Pollutant Index (API) showing better readings today compared to yesterday's.

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Zoo inhabitabts

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 10:07 PM PDT

A baboon monkey (Papio hamadryas), born in captivity two months ago, remains amidst other baboons at the zoo in Cali, Colombia.

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Disruption of KTM services at Kuala Lumpur station

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 09:00 PM PDT

All Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB)services passing Kuala Lumpur station will be disrupted after a crane toppled at platform 4 at KM 387.3.

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VIDEO: Mexico burns largest marijuana farm

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 09:01 PM PDT

A 300-acre marijuana plantation in a remote desert area of Mexico has been burned to the ground.


Dow Jones CEO quits due to phone-hacking scandal

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 09:01 PM PDT

NEW YORK: Les Hinton, chief executive officer of Dow Jones, resigned on Friday, as the phone-hacking scandal made him the target of criticism, reported China's Xinhua news agency. In his resignation letter, he apologized to those who were hurt by the actions of the News of the World. In the letter, he said he was "ignorant" of what happened and felt it was proper for him to resign from News Corp, the parent of Dow Jones. Along with Hiton, Rebekah Brooks, the CEO of News Corp's subsidiary company News International, also resigned earlier Friday. Hinton, aged 67, who was also the Wall Street Journal' s publisher, has work for Murdoch's News Corp for more than 5 decades. His departure was the latest development of News Corp's phone-hacking scandal. -- Bernama


VIDEO: Syrian forces 'kill dozens'

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 08:01 PM PDT

Security forces in Syria have shot dead at least 32 protestors, according to activists.


VIDEO: LA prepares for Car-mageddon

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 07:06 PM PDT

Los Angeles is facing Car-mageddon, as a section of the 405 freeway closes for repairs. People are staying at home, buying up supplies and hunkering down for the weekend.


VIDEO: US fully recognises Libyan rebels

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 01:21 PM PDT

The United States has recognised the Libyan opposition as the country's 'legitimate governing authority'.


VIDEO: Drought appeal raises millions

Posted: 15 Jul 2011 09:42 AM PDT

More than $24m (£15m) has been raised by the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal to help people affected by the worst drought in East Africa in six decades.


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