Khamenei warns of security risk for Iran elections

Khamenei warns of security risk for Iran elections

Khamenei warns of security risk for Iran elections

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 01:08 AM PDT

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader said on Wednesday a parliamentary election scheduled for early next year posed a potential risk to the country's security and he called for national unity.

Gaddafi loyalists hold out during Eid holiday

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:37 AM PDT

TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI (Reuters) - Loyal followers of Muammar Gaddafi are refusing to surrender to those who have forced him into hiding, raising the prospect of new fighting in Libya when an ultimatum expires after this week's Eid holiday.

Asylum deal with Malaysia unlawful, Australian court rules

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:10 AM PDT

The High Court has ruled unlawful the Australian government's Malaysian people swap deal.

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VIDEO: How has Hollywood dealt with 9/11?

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:25 PM PDT

As the 10 year anniversary of the attacks in the US on 11 September approaches a new film on the subject is released.


VIDEO: Man survives shears through eye socket

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:50 PM PDT

An 86-year-old American man has survived being impaled through the eye socket by a pair of pruning shears.


VIDEO: Egypt's Sufism shrine donations row

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:58 PM PDT

Sufism followers spend millions of dollars in donations on Egypt's registered shrines every year, but money is also spent on unregistered shrines.


Pakistan's Zardari seeks to allay Chinese concerns on terrorism

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:05 AM PDT

URUMQI, China (Reuters) - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has promised to work closely with China in the fight against terrorism, state media said, nearly a month after Chinese officials blamed an attack in the troubled far-western region on militants trained in Pakistan.

Hong Kong seizes nearly 800 smuggled elephant tusks

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:49 PM PDT

Hong Kong has seized nearly two tonnes of elephant ivory worth about $1.7 million hidden in a shipment from Malaysia and detained a local man over the haul, customs authorities said Wednesday.

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Gratitude

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:41 PM PDT

Malaysians are in the mood of celebrating Hari Raya and the Merdeka Day. In addition to enjoying the double festive holiday, we should also take the opportunity to learn being grateful and appreciative.

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Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi to merge small-size LCD units

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:40 PM PDT

Japanese electronics giants Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi on Wednesday said they planned to merge their small and medium-sized display businesses for smartphones and tablet computers.

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WITNESS - Trapped on a mountain 'island' by Irene

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:02 PM PDT

MARLBORO, Vt. (Reuters) - If you live on a mountain in Vermont, you might think you would be exempt from the ravages of floods. But you would be wrong.

Australian High Court blocks Malaysia refugee swap

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 10:58 PM PDT

Australia's High Court on Wednesday blocked Canberra's plans to send asylum-seekers to Malaysia, saying they could not be sent to a nation where they were not protected by law.

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Joint independence celebration more meaningful

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 10:34 PM PDT

This year's Aug 31 National Day celebration, to be held jointly with Malaysia Day on Sept 16 in view of Aidilfitri falling on Aug 30 and 31, bears special meaning for the people of Sabah and Sarawak.

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New Zealand news agency to close after 131 years

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 10:27 PM PDT

Journalists gathered at the New Zealand Press Association's (NZPA) Wellington headquarters on Wednesday for a wake to mark the final day of the domestic news agency's 131-year history.

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S. Korea chain opens 'virtual' store in subway station

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 10:25 PM PDT

A major South Korean retailer owned by British giant Tesco has opened a virtual store in a busy Seoul subway station, for increasingly sophisticated smartphone users to order groceries and more.

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Malaysia brushes off bird flu warning

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 10:14 PM PDT

Malaysia has brushed off a warning by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) about a resurgence of the deadly bird flu virus and a new mutant strain.

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Taiwan hospitals fined over HIV organ transplants

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 10:13 PM PDT

Two prestigious Taiwanese hospitals were fined Tw$150,000 ($5,170) each for negligence which led to five patients receiving organs from an HIV positive donor, authorities said Wednesday.

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All aboard for cruising, North Korean style

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 09:29 PM PDT

ABOARD THE MANGYONGBYONG, North Korea (Reuters) - When you think of taking a cruise, usually it's the Bahamas, Fiji or the Maldives that generally come to mind. How about North Korea?

FACTBOX - Cost estimates of Storm Irene on U.S. states

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 09:29 PM PDT

China, Russia rush to rebuild North Korea's transport links

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 09:29 PM PDT

RAJIN, North Korea (Reuters) - Destitute North Korea's push to breathe new life into economic relationships with its neighbours China and Russia appears to be bearing fruit in its far north of the country where foreigners are busy helping rebuild a crumbling infrastructure.

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