Who would it be?

Who would it be?

Who would it be?

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 12:48 AM PDT

Ku Li is familiar with such political leverage and perhaps, it is going to be his last chance this time.

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Dogs held hostage in Sydney business drama

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 12:26 AM PDT

Four pedigree pooches were being held for a Aus$300,000 (US$322,000) ransom over soured multimillion-dollar business deals, a report said Wednesday, with the thieves threatening to slash their throats.

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Six PSM activists charged in court

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 12:25 AM PDT

Six Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) activists were charged in the Sessions Court today for their association with an illegal society and possessing subversive documents without a valid reason.

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Infrastructure, capital-raising exercises to drive bond market

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 12:24 AM PDT

A pick-up in infrastructure projects and capital-raising exercises by financial institutions will continue to drive the bond market for the rest of the year, says a rating agency.

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Malaysian student world champion in Microsoft Word 2010

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 12:24 AM PDT

A Malaysian student emerged world champion after he won a competition in mastering Microsoft Word 2010.

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Thai parliament to choose new PM Friday-secretariat

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 12:30 AM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's parliament will hold a vote on Friday, Aug. 5, to select a prime minister to lead a new government, a senior official of the lower House of Representatives said on Wednesday.

Egypt's Mubarak to face trial set to rattle Arab rulers

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 12:30 AM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Hosni Mubarak flew to Cairo on Wednesday where he will be tried for conspiring to kill protesters, the first Arab ruler to be put in the dock since uprisings swept the region.

ANALYSIS - Obama suffers political setback in debt deal

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 11:58 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama suffered a defeat in the battle over raising the U.S. debt limit that may have repercussions for his efforts to restore growth to the U.S. economy and win re-election in 2012.

One year and counting for London Olympics

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 11:59 PM PDT

(Britain-AFP) - The 12-month countdown to the greatest sporting show on earth gets under way this week as London reaches the one year to go mark for the 2012 summer Olympics. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.

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Egypt's Mubarak leaves hospital to attend trial

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 10:49 PM PDT

CAIRO, Aug 3: Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's former president, is set to go on trial for corruption and unlawful killing before and during the revolution that ultimately led to his ousting.

VIDEO: Memories of Russia's Sakhalin Island

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 11:42 PM PDT

The economies of Russia and Japan are becoming more intertwined, as Japan relies increasingly on Russian gas from Sakhalin Island in Russia's far east.


China taxi drivers strike for third day, some return to work

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 11:26 PM PDT

HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - A strike by Chinese cab drivers in the eastern tourist city of Hangzhou stretched into a third day on Wednesday, in the latest unrest highlighting frustration among migrant workers struggling with rising costs and burdensome fees.

Egypt's Mubarak to face trial set to rattle Arab rulers

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 11:26 PM PDT

CAIRO/SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - Egypt's Hosni Mubarak left hospital in Sharm el-Sheikh on Wednesday to travel to Cairo where he will be tried for conspiring to kill protesters, the first Arab ruler to be put in the dock since uprisings swept the region.

India probes 'ghost ship' grounding

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 11:29 PM PDT

India's maritime authorities were on Wednesday probing how an unmanned oil tanker managed to drift undetected into the country's coastal waters before running aground off the coast of Mumbai.

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Guatemalan ex-soldiers get 6,060 years in prison each

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 11:28 PM PDT

A Guatemalan court sentenced four former military officers to 6,060 years in prison each on Tuesday for the slaughter of more than 200 civilians in 1982 during the country's civil war.

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VIDEO: Nato sends more troops to Kosovo

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 11:08 PM PDT

Nato is sending hundreds of additional troops to Kosovo amid rising tensions over two crossings on its northern border with Serbia.


VIDEO: Tight security for Mubarak's trial

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 10:34 PM PDT

The trial of Egypt's ex-president Hosni Mubarak, who was forced from office by mass demonstrations in February, is due to start in the capital, Cairo.


VIDEO: Syria builds up offensive on Hama

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 10:41 PM PDT

Residents say Syrian troops have continued their siege of Hama as part of a crackdown which has killed scores of people.


VIDEO: Berlusconi to address Italy's debt crisis

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 10:46 PM PDT

The Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, is to address parliament in Rome on the country's financial crisis.


Egypt's ousted strongman Mubarak goes on trial

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 10:47 PM PDT

Five months after an uprising ended his 30 years of nearly absolute rule, Egypt's ex-president Hosni Mubarak goes on trial on Wednesday on murder and corruption charges that could see him hanged.

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