Ex-Indian PM Gandhi's killers to hang next month |
- Ex-Indian PM Gandhi's killers to hang next month
- Rebels hunt Gaddafi, hometown targeted
- Australian police say key drug ring figure held
- Indon ferry tragedy toll climbs to 10
- Difficult to achieve 50% DDI
- Militants from Afghanistan attack Pakistani posts
- India parliament under pressure to end corruption stand-off
- Rebels hunt Gaddafi, hometown targeted
- VIDEO: US braced as 'historic storm' approaches
- VIDEO: Syrian forces 'open fire on protesters'
- China considers legalising secret detentions
- India MPs to debate graft in bid to end hunger strike
- Conjoined fruits’ uncanny resemblance to human hip
- Diabetic on a mission
- Seven dead as ferry sinks in Indonesia
- Super-typhoon Nanmadol lashes Philippines
- Najib opens renamed Pudu Sentral
- Local shares may reverse losses next week
- More vehicles on the road as Raya rush begins
- Singaporean fined for bribery
| Ex-Indian PM Gandhi's killers to hang next month Posted: 27 Aug 2011 01:01 AM PDT Three men convicted of the 1991 assassination of then Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi will be hanged early next month, a senior jail official has said.
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| Rebels hunt Gaddafi, hometown targeted Posted: 27 Aug 2011 12:48 AM PDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan rebels said they were closing in on fugitive strongman Muammar Gaddafi and would merge their disparate fighters in the capital under one command to streamline operations. 
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| Australian police say key drug ring figure held Posted: 27 Aug 2011 12:19 AM PDT Australian police said Saturday they had arrested an alleged key player in a drug ring trafficking heroin and crystal methamphetamine into and around the country.
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| Indon ferry tragedy toll climbs to 10 Posted: 26 Aug 2011 11:34 PM PDT The number of fatality of a ferry which sank in Kolaka waters in eastern part of Indonesia earlier Saturday rose to ten and scores of people still went missing, rescuer said.
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| Posted: 26 Aug 2011 11:34 PM PDT The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) faces a daunting task in trying to achieve a 50:50 ratio between foreign direct investment (FDI) and domestic direct investment (DD1) with the former still flowing into the country.
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| Militants from Afghanistan attack Pakistani posts Posted: 27 Aug 2011 12:15 AM PDT CHITRAL, Pakistan, Aug 27 — Militants from Afghanistan launched a pre-dawn cross-border raid on Pakistani paramilitary posts in the Chitral district today, killing three soldiers and wounding four, security officials said. Militants attacked six posts manned by the Chitral Scouts militia in the border village of Arandu in the northwest which ... 
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| India parliament under pressure to end corruption stand-off Posted: 26 Aug 2011 10:57 PM PDT NEW DELHI, Aug 27 — India's parliament prepared for a special session today to debate anti-corruption proposals demanded by a self-styled Gandhian activist whose 12-day hunger strike has gained the support of millions and forced the hand of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's besieged government. The campaign by 74-year-old Anna Hazare has struck a ... 
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| Rebels hunt Gaddafi, hometown targeted Posted: 26 Aug 2011 10:49 PM PDT TRIPOLI, Aug 27 — Libyan rebels said they were closing in on fugitive strongman Muammar Gaddafi and would merge their disparate fighters in the capital under one command to streamline operations. There was no sign of a swift end to the war, which they have said will only end when Gaddafi is captured dead or alive, but the rebels claimed victory ... 
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| VIDEO: US braced as 'historic storm' approaches Posted: 26 Aug 2011 10:56 PM PDT Millions of Americans are bracing themselves for the arrival of Hurricane Irene which is expected to reach the Atlantic coast of the United States.
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| VIDEO: Syrian forces 'open fire on protesters' Posted: 26 Aug 2011 09:25 PM PDT Opposition groups in Syria say at least three people have been killed by security forces who opened fire on anti-government protesters.
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| China considers legalising secret detentions Posted: 26 Aug 2011 11:13 PM PDT China is considering changes to its criminal law that human rights activists said Saturday would effectively legalise the forced disappearance of dissidents.
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| India MPs to debate graft in bid to end hunger strike Posted: 26 Aug 2011 10:56 PM PDT India's parliament was to debate measures to fight rampant corruption on Saturday as the government struggled to end a high-stakes fast by a 74-year-old social activist whose health was weakening.
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| Conjoined fruits’ uncanny resemblance to human hip Posted: 26 Aug 2011 10:42 PM PDT Conjoined twins as well as conjoined fruits and vegetables are not something new but these conjoined honeydew melons undoubtedly look a bit funny.
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| Posted: 26 Aug 2011 10:42 PM PDT S. Aruel Prakash and his solo mission continues. The 42-year-old diabetic is to go on a solo endurance rally in a four-wheel- drive vehicle through five countries next month as part of his personal challenge to prove to the world that being a diabetic is no handicap towards leading a fulfilling life.
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| Seven dead as ferry sinks in Indonesia Posted: 26 Aug 2011 10:05 PM PDT Seven people were killed and several others were believed to be missing after a ferry sank in Indonesia on Saturday, an official said.
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| Super-typhoon Nanmadol lashes Philippines Posted: 26 Aug 2011 10:04 PM PDT Super-typhoon Nanmadol battered the northern tip of the Philippines on Saturday, bringing heavy rain and causing landslides that left at least four people dead or missing, civil defence officials said.
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| Najib opens renamed Pudu Sentral Posted: 26 Aug 2011 09:24 PM PDT Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today opened the upgraded 35-year-old Puduraya bus terminal and renamed it Pudu Sentral.
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| Local shares may reverse losses next week Posted: 26 Aug 2011 09:03 PM PDT Bursa Malaysia is likely to reverse some of its losses in the holiday shortened trading week after US shares rose on news that the world's largest economy is not heading towards a recession.
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| More vehicles on the road as Raya rush begins Posted: 26 Aug 2011 09:02 PM PDT As city folk begin leaving for their respective villages and towns in conjunction with the Aidilfitri next week, a highway authority reports more vehicles on the expressways since dawn today.
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| Posted: 26 Aug 2011 09:00 PM PDT A Singaporean motorist was fined RM5,000 in default five months' jail by the Special Court for Corruption here today after he pleaded guilty for trying to bribe a policeman from the Highway Patrol Unit, Bukit Aman.
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