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- North Korea agrees to U.S. talks on recovering GI remains
- Starbucks settles with dwarf fired from barista job
- Myanmar's Suu Kyi to meet president - govt source
- Taliban attack on British office in Kabul kills at least 4
- Eventful Penang
- AirAsia's H1 earnings to hit RM442.3m
- Pleasures of Merdeka from an old solider's perspective
- Mahathir worries foreign interference if Muslims disunited
- Wanita PKR asked to prove claims over 6P programme
- Asli urges China to finance more infrastructure projects
- Police constables face robbery charges
- Sunflowers melt Fukushima's nuclear "snow"
- Mag 6.8 quake jolts Japan off Fukushima, no damage reports
- China confident in U.S. economy: Vice President Xi
- Turkish PM in Somalia to draw attention to famine
- Japan jolted by strong 6.8 quake
- Indian activist leaves jail to start public fast
- Taliban attacks on British, UN offices kill 3 in Kabul
- Mag 6.8 quake jolts Japan off Fukushima, tsunami advisory
- News Corp reporter at centre of Pitt/Jolie lawsuit
| North Korea agrees to U.S. talks on recovering GI remains Posted: 19 Aug 2011 01:25 AM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Friday it had agreed to talks with the United States on repatriating remains of American service members killed in the 1950-53 Korean War amid a diplomatic push t o ease tensions on the peninsula. 
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| Starbucks settles with dwarf fired from barista job Posted: 19 Aug 2011 01:25 AM PDT AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Starbucks has agreed to pay $75,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought on behalf of a Texas barista who said she was fired because she was a dwarf. 
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| Myanmar's Suu Kyi to meet president - govt source Posted: 19 Aug 2011 01:25 AM PDT YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi will hold talks with President Thein Sein on Friday, a government source said, the first meeting between the two and the latest olive branch from the new, nominally civilian administration. 
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| Taliban attack on British office in Kabul kills at least 4 Posted: 19 Aug 2011 01:25 AM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban bombers killed at least four Afghans when they attacked the British Council in the Afghan capital on Friday, sending what they said was a warning to London as the country prepared to celebrate independence from British rule. 
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| Posted: 19 Aug 2011 12:46 AM PDT Umno's anxiety is understandable. Aggressive strategies might be able to help them secure Malay votes but it might at the same time scare Chinese voters away, while burying the victory chances of the MCA and the Gerakan.
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| AirAsia's H1 earnings to hit RM442.3m Posted: 19 Aug 2011 12:41 AM PDT AirAsia Bhd's earnings for the first half of this year is expected jump by 4.6 per cent to RM442.3 million as compared to a year ago, on the back of a commendable year-to-date operating statistics.
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| Pleasures of Merdeka from an old solider's perspective Posted: 19 Aug 2011 12:40 AM PDT Independence has brought remarkable transformation to the nation and Ismail Chemenggun, 72, lives to tell about the pleasures of Merdeka.
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| Mahathir worries foreign interference if Muslims disunited Posted: 19 Aug 2011 12:39 AM PDT Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has expressed concern over the state of unity among Muslims in the country, saying they are now divided into three factions.
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| Wanita PKR asked to prove claims over 6P programme Posted: 19 Aug 2011 12:38 AM PDT The Home Ministry has asked Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Wanita chief Zuraida Kamaruddin to prove her allegation that the Barisan Nasional was using the 6P amnesty programme to secure more votes in the general election.
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| Asli urges China to finance more infrastructure projects Posted: 19 Aug 2011 12:38 AM PDT China has been urged to finance more infrastructure projects in Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) to help achieve the aim of the Master Plan on Asean Connectivity.
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| Police constables face robbery charges Posted: 19 Aug 2011 12:37 AM PDT Five police constables pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to 16 charges of robbing 16 Bangladeshis of RM34,516 at 12.01am on Aug 8.
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| Sunflowers melt Fukushima's nuclear "snow" Posted: 19 Aug 2011 12:53 AM PDT FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Sparks from burning strips of paper swirled into the hot summer sky, carrying the names of the dead above a temple in Fukushima where thousands of sunflowers have been planted to help fight the omnipresent radiation. 
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| Mag 6.8 quake jolts Japan off Fukushima, no damage reports Posted: 19 Aug 2011 12:53 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northeastern Japan off Fukushima prefecture on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, although no damage was reported and a tsunami advisory for the area was lifted after no waves were sighted. 
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| China confident in U.S. economy: Vice President Xi Posted: 19 Aug 2011 12:53 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China's vice president and heir apparent on Friday gave a ringing endorsement of the resilience of the debt-ridden American economy during a second day of talks with his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden. 
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| Turkish PM in Somalia to draw attention to famine Posted: 19 Aug 2011 12:23 AM PDT MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Somalia on Friday where he plans to visit relief camps and hospitals to draw international attention to the East African country's drought and famine situation. 
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| Japan jolted by strong 6.8 quake Posted: 18 Aug 2011 11:55 PM PDT Disaster-weary Japan was rattled by another strong quake Friday, which measured at a preliminary magnitude of 6.8, triggered a tsunami warning and sent people diving for cover.
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| Indian activist leaves jail to start public fast Posted: 18 Aug 2011 11:54 PM PDT Indian activist Anna Hazare left jail Friday to start a two-week public fast likely to fuel an eruption of angry protests over corruption that has left the government stumbling for a response.
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| Taliban attacks on British, UN offices kill 3 in Kabul Posted: 18 Aug 2011 11:50 PM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban bombers killed two Afghan policemen and a civilian when they attacked offices belonging to the British Council and the United Nations in the centre of the Afghan capital on Friday, police said. 
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| Mag 6.8 quake jolts Japan off Fukushima, tsunami advisory Posted: 18 Aug 2011 11:50 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northeastern Japan off Fukushima prefecture on Friday and a 50 cm tsunami advisory was issued for the coast of Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. 
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| News Corp reporter at centre of Pitt/Jolie lawsuit Posted: 18 Aug 2011 11:50 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - James Desborough, a News Corp reporter arrested in Britain on Thursday in a spreading phone hacking scandal, was no stranger to controversy when he led News of the World's Hollywood bureau. 
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