VIDEO: Greek provincial towns 'closing down' |
- VIDEO: Greek provincial towns 'closing down'
- VIDEO: Bethlehem shepherds a dying breed
- VIDEO: Army chief visits troops in Helmand
- Karpal asks Ramasamy to quit as DCM II
- Stillbirth often linked to placenta: US research
- IRB gathering data on BR1M applicants
- South China town unrest cools after dialogue
- Kremlin panel urges sacking of election chief, fraud probe
- Kim Jong-Il's son hailed as 'supreme commander'
- Cuba to free 2,900 in sweeping amnesty
- Trenches and fear divide heart of Syria protest
- Trump leaves US Republican Party after debate snub
- Americans still buy imported gifts
- Thousands face Christmas in shelters in Philippines
- Presents all round for animals at Sydney zoo
- VIDEO: Protesters ready for Moscow rally
- VIDEO: Rescuing endangered gibbons in Vietnam
- Cuba to release 2,900 prisoners
- Fuel pipeline blast kills 11 in Colombia
- Russia opposition to stage new mass protest
| VIDEO: Greek provincial towns 'closing down' Posted: 24 Dec 2011 12:30 AM PST The human cost of the economic disaster in Greece is easy to overlook in the focus on the almost daily protests in Athens - but life for many is deteriorating rapidly.
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| VIDEO: Bethlehem shepherds a dying breed Posted: 24 Dec 2011 12:39 AM PST As thousands of Christians attend services in the Palestinian town of Bethlehem, the shepherds in the town have a very different life from that featured in the Nativity.
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| VIDEO: Army chief visits troops in Helmand Posted: 24 Dec 2011 12:47 AM PST The Head of the British Army, General Sir Peter Wall, has visited servicemen and women in Helmand province to thank them for their work in Afghanistan.
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| Karpal asks Ramasamy to quit as DCM II Posted: 23 Dec 2011 11:54 PM PST The feud between DAP's national chairman Karpal Singh and the party's deputy secretary-general Prof P. Ramasamy deepened further with Karpal Singh today calling on Ramasamy to step down as Penang's Deputy Chief Minister II.
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| Stillbirth often linked to placenta: US research Posted: 23 Dec 2011 11:32 PM PST Stillbirth is often caused by pregnancy complications such as problems with the placenta or preterm labor, said US research published on Tuesday aiming to shed light on the causes and risks.
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| IRB gathering data on BR1M applicants Posted: 23 Dec 2011 11:26 PM PST The Inland Revenue Board is in the process of gathering data on eligible applicants for the 1Malaysia People's Aid (BR1M) nationwide, with the focus on rural residents in Sabah and Sarawak said
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| South China town unrest cools after dialogue Posted: 23 Dec 2011 11:18 PM PST Tenuous calm returned Saturday to a south China town that was the scene of violent clashes between police and protestors this week, after local residents said officials had agreed to a dialogue.
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| Kremlin panel urges sacking of election chief, fraud probe Posted: 23 Dec 2011 11:17 PM PST An advisory Kremlin panel said on Saturday numerous reports of mass violations in parliamentary polls this month discredited parliament and called for the resignation of the head of the Elections Commission.
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| Kim Jong-Il's son hailed as 'supreme commander' Posted: 23 Dec 2011 11:17 PM PST North Korean media Saturday hailed the youngest son of late leader Kim Jong-Il as "supreme commander" of the powerful military, in the latest sign that the untested successor is cementing his hold on power.
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| Cuba to free 2,900 in sweeping amnesty Posted: 23 Dec 2011 07:32 PM PST HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba will release 2,900 prisoners in the coming days for humanitarian reasons in a sweeping amnesty ahead of a visit next spring by Pope Benedict XVI, the Cuban government said on Friday. 
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| Trenches and fear divide heart of Syria protest Posted: 23 Dec 2011 09:41 PM PST HOMS, Dec 24 — When anti-government protests erupted in the Syrian city of Homs, police handed guns to government supporters like Ali, a factory worker. It wasn't long, he said, before he used his on the protesters. A member of President Bashar al-Assad's minority Alawite sect, he says that to his mind, the protests against al-Assad's rule ... 
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| Trump leaves US Republican Party after debate snub Posted: 23 Dec 2011 06:46 PM PST WASHINGTON, Dec 24 — Businessman and reality TV personality Donald Trump has left the Republican Party, changing his voter registration to independent in his home state of New York, in a move that could facilitate a potential third-party presidential run in 2012, US media reported yesterday. The move was disclosed 10 days after the real estate ... 
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| Americans still buy imported gifts Posted: 23 Dec 2011 08:46 PM PST World News with Diane Sawyer of American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is gearing up for a "Made in America Christmas," but when an ABC reporter approached a holiday woman shopper Thursday, the lady opened her gift bag and said with shyness: "It is made in China."
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| Thousands face Christmas in shelters in Philippines Posted: 23 Dec 2011 08:37 PM PST Thousands of people in the southern Philippines are facing Christmas in emergency shelters after floods that left more than 1,000 people dead and another 1,000 unaccounted for.
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| Presents all round for animals at Sydney zoo Posted: 23 Dec 2011 08:13 PM PST Christmas comes early for animals at a Sydney zoo as they receive some colourful -- and tasty -- gifts. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2011.
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| VIDEO: Protesters ready for Moscow rally Posted: 23 Dec 2011 07:43 PM PST In Moscow, tens of thousands of people are expected to join a massive protest against alleged cheating in recent parliamentary election.
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| VIDEO: Rescuing endangered gibbons in Vietnam Posted: 22 Dec 2011 03:02 AM PST A rare opportunity to see rescued gibbons in their natural habitat in Vietnam as they are rehabilitated for a return to the wild.
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| Cuba to release 2,900 prisoners Posted: 23 Dec 2011 06:10 PM PST HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba will release 2,900 prisoners in the coming days for humanitarian reasons in a sweeping amnesty ahead of a visit next spring by Pope Benedict XVI, the Cuban government said on Friday. 
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| Fuel pipeline blast kills 11 in Colombia Posted: 23 Dec 2011 05:56 PM PST DOSQUEBRADAS, Colombia (Reuters) - A huge explosion at a gasoline and diesel pipeline in Colombia killed 11 people, injured nearly 100, and destroyed dozens of homes on Friday, in an accident described by President Juan Manuel Santos as a "great tragedy." 
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| Russia opposition to stage new mass protest Posted: 23 Dec 2011 07:59 PM PST Russia's opposition plans to stage new nationwide demonstrations Saturday expected to attract tens of thousands of people to protest alleged rigging of December 4 parliamentary elections.
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