INSTANT VIEW - Japan ruling party picks Noda as PM |
- INSTANT VIEW - Japan ruling party picks Noda as PM
- China moves Tibet hardliner to heavily Catholic province
- Analysis - Noda faces tough hurdles as sixth Japan PM in 5 yrs
- Last throes of Libya war focus on Sirte
- India's business confidence hits two-year low
- New Zealand's lost penguin sets sail for home
- RM200 and RM100 rebates for Malaysians under save programme
- Najib thanks Britain for helping Ashraf Haziq
- Malaysia Borneo state wants ban on shark fishing
- Japan's finance minister Noda to become PM
- Iran releases jailed HIV doctor: family source
- China moves Tibet hardliner to heavily Catholic province
- Battered state vows to solve Mexican security woes
- Passengers jump out of plane in India after bad landing
- Irene moves to Canada, US damage estimated at $7 billion
- Baghdad mosque attack kills MP, 27 others
- The significance of the rally
- More outcry over Sabu's Bukit Kepong bombshell
- Report lodged over MD Sabu's hospital charges claim
- Colin Powell says Cheney book takes "cheap shots"
| INSTANT VIEW - Japan ruling party picks Noda as PM Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:37 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling party chose Yoshihiko Noda to be prime minister, the nation's sixth leader in five years. 
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| China moves Tibet hardliner to heavily Catholic province Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:04 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - The hardline Chinese official removed last week as Communist Party chief of restive Tibet has been made head of the province in the centre of contention over China's Catholics, giving him an influential role in another sensitive religious issue. 
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| Analysis - Noda faces tough hurdles as sixth Japan PM in 5 yrs Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:04 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda, elected by Japan's ruling party on Monday to become the nation's sixth prime minister in five years, faces a long list of challenges from rebuilding from a devastating tsunami and the nuclear crisis it triggered to reining in huge public debt. 
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| Last throes of Libya war focus on Sirte Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:04 AM PDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan rebel forces were converging on Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte on Monday, hoping to deliver the coup de grace of their revolution but uncertain if the fallen strongman was holed up there. 
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| India's business confidence hits two-year low Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:47 AM PDT India's business confidence has slumped to a two-year low, according to a survey released on Monday, with companies rattled by a slowing domestic and global economy.
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| New Zealand's lost penguin sets sail for home Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:47 AM PDT A wayward penguin that became a worldwide celebrity after washing up lost on a New Zealand beach left Wellington on Monday aboard a research ship bound for his frigid home waters in Antarctica.
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| RM200 and RM100 rebates for Malaysians under save programme Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:42 AM PDT More than 12,000 Malaysians have taken the first step in redeeming rebates of RM200 and RM100 for five-star energy efficient refrigerators and air conditioners respectively, under the government's Sustainability Achieved via Energy Efficiency (SAVE) Programme.
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| Najib thanks Britain for helping Ashraf Haziq Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:41 AM PDT Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has expressed appreciation to the people of Britain for helping Malaysian student Ashraf Haziq who was beaten up and robbed by thugs who initially pretended to help him during the London riots early this month.
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| Malaysia Borneo state wants ban on shark fishing Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:27 AM PDT A Malaysian state on Borneo island, known for its world-class dive sites, is seeking to ban shark fishing to protect the species, which draws thousands of tourists each year, a minister said Monday.
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| Japan's finance minister Noda to become PM Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:20 AM PDT Japan's Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda is set to become prime minister after winning a party vote Monday, taking on responsibility for rebuilding after the quake, tsunami and nuclear disasters.
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| Iran releases jailed HIV doctor: family source Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:14 AM PDT Iranian HIV doctor Arash Alaei has been released from jail in Tehran after spending more than three years behind bars for allegedly conspiring against the regime, his US-based brother said Monday.
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| China moves Tibet hardliner to heavily Catholic province Posted: 28 Aug 2011 11:25 PM PDT BEIJING, Aug 29 — The hardline Chinese official removed last week as Communist Party chief of restive Tibet has been made head of the province in the centre of contention over China's Catholics, giving him an influential role in another sensitive religious issue. Zhang Qingli, who gained a reputation as an unyielding Communist Party secretary of ... 
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| Battered state vows to solve Mexican security woes Posted: 28 Aug 2011 10:12 PM PDT MONTERREY, Aug 29 — Despite suffering one of the worst attacks on civilians in Mexico for years, the state of Nuevo Leon is undaunted because it believes a radical police overhaul will soon start winning the drug war. President Felipe Calderon declared three days of mourning after at least 52 people died on Thursday in an arson attack on a casino ... 
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| Passengers jump out of plane in India after bad landing Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:06 AM PDT Terrified passengers jumped out of a plane in India on Monday after it skidded to halt on landing, trying to escape before emergency ladders were put in place, officials said.
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| Irene moves to Canada, US damage estimated at $7 billion Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:04 AM PDT The remnants of Irene reached Canada Monday after barreling through the northeastern United States where the storm claimed at least 18 lives and caused estimated economic damage of up to $7 billion.
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| Baghdad mosque attack kills MP, 27 others Posted: 28 Aug 2011 11:55 PM PDT An elderly bandage-swathed suicide bomber blew himself up in Baghdad's biggest Sunni mosque, killing a lawmaker and at least 27 others in an attack that was blamed on Al-Qaeda on Monday.
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| Posted: 28 Aug 2011 11:36 PM PDT It doesn't matter how negatively the authorities have described the assembly or even labeled it as being "illegal", the rally has undeniably brought about positive impacts as the government must now listen to the people and attend to their demands.
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| More outcry over Sabu's Bukit Kepong bombshell Posted: 28 Aug 2011 11:21 PM PDT The descendants of two victims of communist terrorist atrocities have hit out against PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu for his alleged statement on the Bukit Kepong bloody incident in February 1950.
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| Report lodged over MD Sabu's hospital charges claim Posted: 28 Aug 2011 11:21 PM PDT Parti Cinta Malaysia (PCM) lodged a report to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today asking the commission to investigate the medical claim allegedly made by PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu from Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd.
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| Colin Powell says Cheney book takes "cheap shots" Posted: 28 Aug 2011 11:33 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's new book levels "cheap shots" at colleagues and mischaracterizes events, ex-Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Sunday. 
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