Russia mourns loss of hockey team in plane crash

Russia mourns loss of hockey team in plane crash


Russia mourns loss of hockey team in plane crash

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 01:04 AM PDT

YAROSLAVL, Russia (Reuters) - Candles flickered beside mounds of red carnations at the stadium of one of Russia's top ice hockey teams on Thursday after almost the entire team was wiped out in a plane crash that killed 43 people.



July exports up 7.1%

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 01:02 AM PDT

Malaysia's exports in July increased by 7.1 per cent to RM59.24 billion, compared to the RM55.32 billion recorded in the same month last year, said International Trade and Industry Minister, Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.

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New Myvi model records 18,000 in sales

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 01:01 AM PDT

Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua's (Perodua)latest Myvi model has recorded 18,000 in vehicle sales from June 16 to yesterday.

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Malaysia to host 2012 PATA conference in Putrajaya

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 01:00 AM PDT

After a lapse of a decade, Malaysia will host the tourism industry's premier event, the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) annual conference, next year.

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Indian blast toll rises to 12

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 01:00 AM PDT

The death toll in Wednesday's blast outside the Delhi High Court Thursday rose to 12 with one of the victims succumbing to injuries at a hospital here, reports Press Trust of India (PTI).

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China media warns against US jet sales to Taiwan

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:59 AM PDT

China's state media said Thursday Beijing's response to potential US fighter jet sales to Taiwan must be its "most intense yet", just a day after the government sought to dispel fears over its military build-up.

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RM21.3bn FDI in H1

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:59 AM PDT

Malaysia has wooed RM21.3 billion in foreign direct investments (FDIs) in the first half of this year, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today.

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Maybank less susceptible to capital market weakness: HwangDBS

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:59 AM PDT

Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) will be less susceptible to capital market weakness, given its stronger commercial banking supported by transactional activities.

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Financial institutions should support green economy: Najib

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:58 AM PDT

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today urged financial institutions, businesses and agencies to work together more closely and be more innovative in realising the global call for green technology.

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Indonesia keeps interest rate steady

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:56 AM PDT

Indonesia on Thursday held its interest rate steady at 6.75 percent, with the central bank still wary of the effect of inflation.

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Three held in Indian Kashmir after Delhi bombing

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:35 AM PDT

Police in Indian Kashmir detained three men Thursday in connection with a bomb attack outside New Delhi's High Court, as the prime minister acknowledged systemic "weaknesses" in domestic security.

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Earth-moving magnate tops yet another China rich list

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:33 AM PDT

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Forbes' latest ranking of China's richest people pits stolid industrial muscle against high-tech, with the head of an earth-moving company pipping the co-founder of the nation's biggest Internet search engine for the top spot.



9/11 anniversary casts shadow for Muslims - author

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:33 AM PDT

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The approaching tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks is casting a long shadow for U.S. Muslims, many of whom are dreading the approaching anniversary because they fear a resurgence of prejudice and hate, said author Mona Eltahawy.



Rich list shows China wealth unhurt by global turmoil

Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:30 AM PDT

The financial turmoil gripping the world has had little effect on wealth in China, where an ongoing economic boom keeps creating new US dollar billionaires, Forbes magazine said Thursday.

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Mat Sabu's statement reflects PAS' struggles: Mahathir

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 11:37 PM PDT

Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said PAS has shown its actual struggles concerning issues on the country's independence and members of the security forces following the controversial statement made by its deputy president, Mohamad Sabu.

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Appointment of judges transparent: Zaki

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 11:35 PM PDT

The appointment of judges and judicial commissioners (JCs) through the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) is "very transparent" since it has been carried out by secret balloting, said outgoing Chief Justice Tun Zaki Tun Azmi.

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Check distribution of Shiite books: Zambry

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 11:34 PM PDT

The Perak Islamic Religious Department (JAIP) has been directed to check the distribution of books on the Shiite faith in mosques and suraus in the state.

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Post-9/11 US intelligence reforms take root, problems remain

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 11:31 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies will forever be scarred by their failure to connect the dots and detect the Sept. 11 plot, but a decade later efforts to break down barriers to information-sharing are taking root.



30,000 protest public sector cuts in Sydney

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 11:23 PM PDT

An estimated 30,000 teachers, nurses, police and firefighters massed in Sydney on Thursday for a day of protest at the treatment of public sector workers.

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Chinese HIV-positive man files discrimination suit

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 11:21 PM PDT

An HIV-positive man in China said Thursday he was suing local authorities for denying him a job as a primary school teacher, in a sign of growing assertiveness in the nation's AIDS community.

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