Jubilant crowds greet Bhutan's newly married king |
- Jubilant crowds greet Bhutan's newly married king
- 14 October 2011
- General election, party's future to top Gerakan conference agenda
- Police to brief public regularly on security in Johor
- Water situation in Bangkok under control
- Bhutan prepares for royal wedding
- Female hormonal contraception linked to higher HIV risk
- Anti-Wall St. protesters ready for clean-up standoff
- Four survivors, 28 dead in horror PNG plane crash
- Table salt used to boost digital storage: scientists
- Nicaragua swine flu outbreak infects 32
- Anti-Wall St protesters ready for clean-up standoff
- Bomb in India’s Assam wounds two
- Thai PM confident Bangkok will escape worst of floods
- S. Korean homeless used in Vietnam marriage scam
- Fighter jet crashes at China air show
- Australia warns risk of more boatpeople
- Singapore warns against anti-finance protest
- Thai PM moves to soothe Bangkok flood panic
- Big quake strikes PNG, no report of damage
| Jubilant crowds greet Bhutan's newly married king Posted: 14 Oct 2011 01:02 AM PDT Bhutan's newly-married king and his 21-year-old bride greeted huge crowds of well-wishers on Friday as they made their way on foot back to the capital along windy Himalayan roads.
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| General election, party's future to top Gerakan conference agenda Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:38 AM PDT Party Gerakan's 40th National Delegates Conference (NDC) kicks off tomorrow with high anticipation for the party's plans and future in gearing up towards the 13th General Election (GE).
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| Police to brief public regularly on security in Johor Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:37 AM PDT Johor police today briefed the media from Johor and Singapore on security in the Iskandar Malaysia development corridor, and promised more regular briefings for the media and foreign investors to dismiss any negative perception that Johor was an unsafe state.
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| Water situation in Bangkok under control Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:35 AM PDT Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Friday that the water situation in Bangkok has remained under control, urging the public not to panic, reports Thai News Agency (TNA).
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| Bhutan prepares for royal wedding Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:33 AM PDT (Bhutan-AFP) - Excitement is taking over the otherwise sleepy streets of Bhutan this week as the Himalayan nation prepares for the bachelor King, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, to tie the knot. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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| Female hormonal contraception linked to higher HIV risk Posted: 13 Oct 2011 11:51 PM PDT Women who use hormonal birth control are roughly twice as likely to become infected with HIV or pass on the AIDS virus to their partner, according to a study published on Tuesday.
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| Anti-Wall St. protesters ready for clean-up standoff Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:02 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Anti-Wall Street protesters are preparing on Friday to block efforts to clean up the Lower Manhattan park where they set up camp nearly a month ago, raising concerns of a possible showdown with authorities. 
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| Four survivors, 28 dead in horror PNG plane crash Posted: 13 Oct 2011 11:41 PM PDT Papua New Guinean officials were Friday trying to piece together how a passenger plane crashed in dense forest, killing 28 people -- but leaving four survivors -- in the nation's worst air disaster.
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| Table salt used to boost digital storage: scientists Posted: 13 Oct 2011 11:40 PM PDT Scientists in Singapore said Friday they have discovered a process that can expand the data storage capacity of computer hard disks six-fold using a common kitchen ingredient -- table salt.
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| Nicaragua swine flu outbreak infects 32 Posted: 13 Oct 2011 11:39 PM PDT At least 32 people have been infected in a flare-up of the H1N1 swine flu virus in Nicaragua over the last week, according to the health ministry.
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| Anti-Wall St protesters ready for clean-up standoff Posted: 13 Oct 2011 10:46 PM PDT NEW YORK, Oct 14 — Anti-Wall Street protesters are preparing today to block efforts to clean up the Lower Manhattan park where they set up camp nearly a month ago, raising concerns of a possible showdown with authorities. The private owner of the publicly accessible Zuccotti Park, Brookfield Office Properties, plans to start cleaning at 7am (1100 ... 
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| Bomb in India’s Assam wounds two Posted: 13 Oct 2011 10:12 PM PDT GUWAHATI, India, Oct 14 — At least two people were wounded today by a bomb in the northeast Indian state of Assam, police said. The blast took place in Lakhimpur district, about 320km east of Assam's main city Guwahati. The bomb was found and picked up by a scrap dealer, who was one of the wounded, a police official said. Separatists have been ... 
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| Thai PM confident Bangkok will escape worst of floods Posted: 13 Oct 2011 09:48 PM PDT BANGKOK, Oct 14 — Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today tried to reassure residents of Bangkok that the capital should largely escape the flooding that has devastated a third of the country since July, as work to strengthen its defences continued. The north, northeast and central plains of Thailand have been worst hit and Bangkok — much of ... 
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| S. Korean homeless used in Vietnam marriage scam Posted: 13 Oct 2011 11:39 PM PDT A South Korean has been arrested for arranging sham marriages between homeless men and visa-seeking Vietnamese women, an immigration official said Friday.
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| Fighter jet crashes at China air show Posted: 13 Oct 2011 10:34 PM PDT A fighter jet plunged to the ground and exploded as it took part in an air display at a show in northern China Friday, organisers and state media said.
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| Australia warns risk of more boatpeople Posted: 13 Oct 2011 10:11 PM PDT Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard warned Friday that the failure to secure a refugee swap deal with Malaysia risked more asylum-seekers gambling with their lives on unauthorised boat journeys.
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| Singapore warns against anti-finance protest Posted: 13 Oct 2011 10:11 PM PDT Singapore police warned anyone planning to attend an Occupy Wall Street-style demonstration in the city-state's financial district this weekend that their involvement would be "unlawful".
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| Thai PM moves to soothe Bangkok flood panic Posted: 13 Oct 2011 10:10 PM PDT Thailand's premier moved Friday to reassure Bangkok's 12 million residents over a looming flood crisis, after one of her ministers briefly sparked panic with an evacuation warning.
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| Big quake strikes PNG, no report of damage Posted: 13 Oct 2011 10:28 PM PDT CANBERRA (Reuters) - A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck on Friday near a major town in the Pacific state of Papua New Guinea, the United States Geological Survey said. 
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