Typhoon hits Philippines killing nearly 180 |
- Typhoon hits Philippines killing nearly 180
- Opposition pact cannot be sustained: Najib
- Nearly 600 dead and missing in Philippines storm
- Death toll in Philippines typhoon rises to more than 130
- Some Kazakh oilmen avoid work after deadly clashes
- Indian student named world's shortest living woman
- US panel urges stronger labels on Yaz birth control
- Typhoon hits southern Philippines, kills 25 people
- Doubts, fears nag Iraqis as US pulls out
- Oil town clashes kill 10 on Kazakh independence day
- US lifts sanctions on post-Gaddafi Libya
- Expert committee to review Singapore MRT breakdown
- Myanmar vows to achieve peace with armed groups
- 120 PAS supporters in Bachok join Umno
- Rio's residents go green with new orange bikes
- Deported thief slips into Hong Kong 40 times: report
- N. Korea 'agrees to suspend uranium enrichment'
- France launches spy satellites aboard Russian rocket
- U.S. lifts sanctions on post-Gaddafi Libya
- Suspected WikiLeaks source appears in U.S. court
| Typhoon hits Philippines killing nearly 180 Posted: 16 Dec 2011 11:59 PM PST MANILA (Reuters) - A typhoon hit the southern Philippines triggering flash floods and landslides that killed nearly 180 people and forced about 100,000 from their homes, government and army officials said Saturday. 
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| Opposition pact cannot be sustained: Najib Posted: 17 Dec 2011 12:06 AM PST SUNGAI PETANI, Dec 17 (Bernama) -- The opposition pact is fragile and cannot be sustained because the political parties are cooperating only due to their hatred for the Barisan Nasional, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today. The fragility of their pact and the ideological differences of the parties are the sources of the various problems they face among themselves, he added.
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| Nearly 600 dead and missing in Philippines storm Posted: 17 Dec 2011 12:04 AM PST Tropical storm Washi raked across the southern Philippines, unleashing mammoth floods across vast areas that left 180 people dead and nearly 400 others missing, officials said Saturday.
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| Death toll in Philippines typhoon rises to more than 130 Posted: 16 Dec 2011 11:04 PM PST MANILA (Reuters) - The death toll from a typhoon in the southern Philippines rose to more than 130, government and army officials said on Saturday, with some domestic flights grounded and wide areas left without power. 
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| Some Kazakh oilmen avoid work after deadly clashes Posted: 16 Dec 2011 08:37 PM PST ALMATY (Reuters) - Some employees of KazMunaiGas Exploration Production are staying away from work because they fear for their safety after violent clashes killed at least 10 people in a western Kazakh oil city, the company said on Saturday. 
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| Indian student named world's shortest living woman Posted: 16 Dec 2011 11:33 PM PST An Indian student measuring just 62.8 centimetres (less than two foot, one inch) was on Friday confirmed as the world's shortest living woman, Guinness World Records said on Friday.
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| US panel urges stronger labels on Yaz birth control Posted: 16 Dec 2011 11:20 PM PST A panel of experts that advises the US Food and Drug Administration has urged stronger labeling on birth control pills such as Bayer's Yaz that have a shown a higher risk of blot clots.
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| Typhoon hits southern Philippines, kills 25 people Posted: 16 Dec 2011 08:51 PM PST MANILA, Dec 17 — Twenty-five people were killed and dozens unaccounted for in the Philippines as typhoon Washi battered a southern island, grounding some domestic flights and plunging wide areas into darkness, officials said today. Washi, packing centre winds of 75kph and gusts of up to 90kph, hit the resource-rich southern island of Mindanao, ... 
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| Doubts, fears nag Iraqis as US pulls out Posted: 16 Dec 2011 08:46 PM PST BAGHDAD, Dec 17 — Zahora Jasim lost two brothers to bombs and gunmen in the years of turmoil and violence that followed the US invasion of Iraq. Now, as the troops leave for home, the Baghdad housewife fears her country's troubles are not over and wonders, like many Iraqis, if their fragile democracy will slide back into sectarian strife. "The ... 
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| Oil town clashes kill 10 on Kazakh independence day Posted: 16 Dec 2011 07:27 PM PST ASTANA, Dec 17 — Ten people were killed when sacked oil workers clashed with riot police in Kazakhstan yesterday, a rare violent protest in the tightly controlled Central Asian state that has overshadowed celebrations to mark 20 years of independence. Several people were also wounded after protesters stormed a stage in the oil city of Zhanaozen ... 
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| US lifts sanctions on post-Gaddafi Libya Posted: 16 Dec 2011 05:31 PM PST WASHINGTON, Dec 17 — The United States yesterday lifted most of the economic sanctions it had in place against Libya before the fall of former ruler Muammar Gaddafi. "After careful consultation with the new Libyan government, the United States rolled back most US sanctions on the government of Libya to keep our commitment to the Libyan people," ... 
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| Expert committee to review Singapore MRT breakdown Posted: 16 Dec 2011 10:54 PM PST Singapore will set up an expert committee to "thoroughly review" its mass rapid transit system following a breakdown on Thursday night that affected 127,000 commuters, according to Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew.
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| Myanmar vows to achieve peace with armed groups Posted: 16 Dec 2011 10:53 PM PST The Myanmar government's central- level peace making group has vowed to make every effort to achieve peace with the country's ethnic armed groups, according to China's Xinhua news agency quoted local press reports on Saturday.
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| 120 PAS supporters in Bachok join Umno Posted: 16 Dec 2011 10:53 PM PST A total 120 PAS supporters in Kampung Beoh, here, announced today they were leaving the party en masse to set up a new Umno branch.
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| Rio's residents go green with new orange bikes Posted: 16 Dec 2011 10:11 PM PST (RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil-AFP) - Rio de Janerio is determined to become greener and easier to navigate in the run up to the 2014 football World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games -- both being hosted by the city. A new rent-a-bike system, inspired by a similar project in France, has recently been rolled out across the Brazilian tourist destination, to help cut pollution and encourage visitors and residents to get exercising. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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| Deported thief slips into Hong Kong 40 times: report Posted: 16 Dec 2011 10:08 PM PST A woman barred from entering Hong Kong for life over serial shoplifting evaded security checks and slipped into the city more than 40 times in two years, a report said Saturday.
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| N. Korea 'agrees to suspend uranium enrichment' Posted: 16 Dec 2011 10:08 PM PST North Korea has agreed to suspend its enriched-uranium nuclear weapons programme, a key United States demand for the resumption of disarmament talks, news reports said Saturday.
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| France launches spy satellites aboard Russian rocket Posted: 16 Dec 2011 08:14 PM PST KOUROU, French Guiana (Reuters) - The second Russian-built Soyuz rocket launched from French Guiana blasted off late on Friday carrying six military spy satellites, space officials said. 
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| U.S. lifts sanctions on post-Gaddafi Libya Posted: 16 Dec 2011 08:00 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday lifted most of the economic sanctions it had in place against Libya before the fall of former ruler Muammar Gaddafi. 
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| Suspected WikiLeaks source appears in U.S. court Posted: 16 Dec 2011 07:49 PM PST FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - An American Army intelligence analyst suspected of being behind the largest leak of classified documents in U.S. history made his first court appearance on Friday, sitting stone-faced as military prosecutors launched their case against him. 
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