Taste of triumph: Japan cooks world's longest kebab

Taste of triumph: Japan cooks world's longest kebab


Taste of triumph: Japan cooks world's longest kebab

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:56 AM PST

Residents of a small Japanese island cooked up a late-night snack that could satisfy even the heartiest appetite -- a kebab more than 100 metres (330 feet) long.

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Body of teenage pupil linked to ferry tragedy found

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:56 AM PST

The body of a teenage schoolboy who drowned when a ferry he was travelling in, sank in Sungai Manis, Lihak-Lihak near here on Saturday, was recovered this morning.

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Wanita Umno to focus on unity, discipline at Umno general assembly debate

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:44 AM PST

Wanita Umno is to focus on unity and discipline in the party during the debate at the 2011 Umno general assembly which begins here tomorrow, its chief Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said today.

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Retail reform protests paralyse Indian parliament

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:43 AM PST

Protests by Indian lawmakers forced parliament to abandon business on Monday as the government faced growing opposition to its decision to open the retail market to global competition.

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Najib says "very important" for BN to be re-elected to deliver transformation

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:42 AM PST

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today stressed that it is "very important" for Umno and the Barisan Nasional (BN) to be re-elected in the next general election for the party to deliver the promised transformation.

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Pets and owners team up at the office

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:08 AM PST

(Japan-AFP) - A Japanese company producing pet food that is encouraging staff to bring their four-legged friends into the office to better understand the needs of their animal clients. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.

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China, Myanmar vow deeper ties before Clinton trip

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:01 AM PST

China's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping met Myanmar's military chief on Monday and pledged stronger ties, days before US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton starts a historic trip to the closed state.

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Pakistan fumes amid conflicting accounts of NATO attack

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 11:04 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's military denied reports that NATO forces in Afghanistan came under fire before launching a cross-border attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers over the weekend.



Voters queue in Egypt's first post-Mubarak election

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 10:41 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians queued up to vote on Monday in the first big test of a transition born in popular revolutionary euphoria that soured into distrust of the generals who replaced their master, Hosni Mubarak.



Congo to vote despite delay fears, violence

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 10:24 PM PST

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congo plans to push ahead with the country's second-post war election on Monday, defying fears that a delay would be needed due to logistical problems and critics who called for the process to be reviewed because of irregularities.



Protests against military rule cloud Egypt election

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 10:17 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Protesters rallied again in Cairo on Sunday to try to evict Egypt's ruling generals, in a trial of strength that has muddied the run-up to Egypt's first vote since a popular revolt deposed former leader Hosni Mubarak.



VIDEO: Deadly blast at Philippines hotel

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 11:13 PM PST

An explosion has ripped through a small hotel in the southern Philippines, killing three people and injuring at least 27 more.


Fire victims directed to vacate premises immediately

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 11:11 PM PST

Traders in Jalan Gurdwara who incurred losses in a fire are in a dilemma after being told to vacate the premises immediately on Saturday.

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"Nasi Merdeka" spirit fading in Umno, says party veteran

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 11:11 PM PST

Several Umno veterans in the state have expressed worries over the future of the party as they saw that the party's original fighting spirit is fading among its members.

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Prince William in Irish Sea rescue

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 10:17 PM PST

LONDON, Nov 28 — One man has been found dead and five are missing after a Russian-crewed cargo ship sank in gale-force weather overnight in the Irish Sea, Britain's coastguard agency said yesterday. Two men clinging to life rafts were airlifted by a rescue helicopter co-piloted by Prince William, son of heir to the throne Prince Charles, a defence ...



Congo to vote despite violence

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 09:38 PM PST

KINSHASA, Nov 28 — Congo plans to push ahead with the country's second post-war election today, defying fears that a delay would be needed due to logistical problems and critics who called for the process to be reviewed because of irregularities. After repeated delays, the run-up to the presidential and parliamentary vote turned violent in the ...



Syracuse fires assistant basketball coach amid probe

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 07:30 PM PST

NEW YORK, Nov 28 — Syracuse University has fired assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine, the target of an investigation into allegations he molested a former ball boy and at least one other boy, the university said yesterday. "At the direction of Chancellor (Nancy) Cantor, Bernie Fine's employment with Syracuse University has been terminated, ...



Arab sanctions tighten noose on Syria’s Assad

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 07:11 PM PST

AMMAN, Nov 28 — The Arab League approved unprecedented economic sanctions against Syria, isolating President Bashar al-Assad's government over its eight-month crackdown on protests against his rule. Britain said the sanctions could help enlist support at the United Nations for action against Damascus, which launched the crackdown against ...



Australia eyes water cuts, new fight looms for PM Gillard

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 06:48 PM PST

CANBERRA, Nov 28 — Australian farmers faced deep cuts to irrigation water use under proposals unveiled today to help drought-proof the country's vast food bowl, a plan set to spark a new fight for Prime Minister Julia Gillard's beleaguered Labor government. After angry farmers last year staged protests and burned copies of a government water plan, ...



12 months' jail for former pol-sec to Idris Jusoh for sending threatening text messages, slander

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 10:57 PM PST

The Sessions Court today sentenced Datuk Dr Ahmad Ramzi Mohamad Zubir, former political secretary to former Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh, to a total of 12 months' jail after finding him guilty on three counts of sending threatening text messages and one count of slander.

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