China mourns victims of deadly Shanghai fire

China mourns victims of deadly Shanghai fire


China mourns victims of deadly Shanghai fire

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 01:38 AM PST

Scores of mourners placed flowers and burned incense on Tuesday for the one-year anniversary of the worst fire since 1949 in China's commercial hub of Shanghai, which killed 58 people.

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China wary of ASEAN front on sea row

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 01:30 AM PST

Territorial disputes in the South China Sea should be resolved directly by the nations involved, Beijing said Tuesday, ahead of a summit of Southeast Asian allies expected to address the volatile issue.

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Spain's likely PM tells markets: change is coming

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 01:14 AM PST

The favourite to be Spain's next prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, told nervous markets Tuesday that change is coming, as the debt risk premium shot to a new euro-era high.

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UN atomic agency praises Fukushima clean-up

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:52 AM PST

The UN atomic agency praised Japan's clean-up efforts eight months after the Fukushima nuclear disaster but said there was still room for improvement

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AUDIO: 'I tried to burn myself to death'

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 01:01 AM PST

Afghan girl Shabana describes her horrific treatment at the hands of a family she was given to in a form of compensation known as baad.


More Germans to invest in Malaysia: chamber

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:41 AM PST

More German companies are expected to invest in Malaysia next year, says the Malaysian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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CPO export tax issue to be resolved by year-end

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:40 AM PST

Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok says the issue of crude palm oil (CPO) export tax structures in Malaysia and Indonesia is most likely be resolved by year end.

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Bangkok floods could go into next year: Thai PM

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 11:52 PM PST

Parts of Bangkok could still be flooded next year, Thailand's prime minister said on Tuesday, despite waters receding significantly in some areas of the city after weeks of inundation.

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VIDEO: Girls trapped on fairground ride

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 11:45 PM PST

Two girls have been rescued after being trapped, hanging upside down, on a fairground ride in China.


Police clear main New York anti-Wall Street square

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 11:34 PM PST

Police flooded into the main New York protest square of the anti-Wall Street movement early Tuesday, ordering demonstrators to leave or face arrest, an AFP correspondent said.

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SP Setia awaits PNB offer documents for acquisition

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 11:31 PM PST

SP Setia Bhd Group is awaiting offer documents from Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) for its shareholders to decide whether to sell their shares to the country's biggest fund manager.

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Petronas Carigali finds oil off Sabah

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 11:29 PM PST

Petronas' exploration and production arm, Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd, has made a significant oil discovery offshore Sabah.

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Boeing projects US$450bn market for Middle East

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 11:28 PM PST

Boeing has forecast that airlines in the Middle East will need an estimated 2,520 planes worth US$450 billion by 2030 as the region's carriers continue to surpass global air traffic and capacity growth rates.

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More than 70 killed in Syria day of violence: activists

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 11:25 PM PST

More than 70 people were killed in violence across Syria on Monday, one of the bloodiest days since an anti-regime uprising began eight months ago, according to a new toll by activists on Tuesday.

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Philippine court lifts travel ban on Arroyo

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 11:22 PM PST

The Philippine Supreme Court said Tuesday it had overturned a government ban on ex-president Gloria Arroyo travelling abroad that was put in place amid fears she planned to flee a corruption probe.

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Taiwan's Ma to focus on economy in re-election bid

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 11:21 PM PST

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou will focus on a robust economy as his main campaign theme to secure enough votes in elections just two months away, a chief aide said Tuesday.

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Downing Street defends catnapping 'mouser-in-chief'

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 11:16 PM PST

Downing Street defended its resident cat Larry on Monday after British Prime Minister David Cameron reportedly flung a fork at a mouse that had escaped the tabby's attention.

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Keep it up!

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 11:11 PM PST

Although separated by the South China Sea, the fate of Chinese independent high schools in Sarawak is as frustrating as those located in the Peninsula.

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China state media slam Obama over currency remarks

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 10:49 PM PST

Chinese state media have accused US President Barack Obama of "scapegoating" Beijing for his country's economic woes after he hit out at China's currency policy.

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VIDEO: Herman Cain stumbles in Libya remarks

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 08:11 PM PST

US Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain struggles to answer when the editors of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ask if he agreed with President Obama's policies toward Libya.


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