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Stiffer penalties for sale of unregistered medicine: Liow
Committee to address apostasy
Police inspector charged with accepting bribe
French police arrest PIP implant boss Mas - source
Papua New Guinea rebel soldiers demand return of former PM
It's all in the name, says South Korea's ailing ruling party
Ten dead in attack on policeman's home in Iraq - sources
Pollution sparks panic water buying in China
Tibetans in restive area fiercely independent: experts
S. Korea tightens inspections to cut working hours
Rio shaken by collapse of downtown highrises
US army chief at ease with smaller force, eyes Asia
Two buildings collapse in Rio de Janeiro
Philippines-US in military talks in response to China rise, says report
Factory and design flaws caused A380 cracks
Egypt's governing Ikhwan slams door shut on Israel
Dine out and lose weight with 'mindful eating' techniques
Papua New Guinea rebel soldiers demand return of former PM
Insight - India's "Dalit queen" faces polls

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 12:34 AM PST

Homeless activist group Picture the Homeless will release findings from a new study conducted with Hunter College, in which a count of vacant buildings and lots in 20 of NYC's 59 community boards has been conducted.

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Stiffer penalties for sale of unregistered medicine: Liow

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 12:16 AM PST

The Health Ministry is considering the proposal of stiffer penalties, such as imprisonment, for those found guilty of selling unregistered medicine which endangered the public, said its minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.

Committee to address apostasy

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 12:15 AM PST

A Syariah law enforcement central committee will be set up to step up enforcement of the enactment on the control and restriction of the propagation on non-Islamic religion to Muslims.

Police inspector charged with accepting bribe

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 12:15 AM PST

A police officer pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here to a charge of accepting a RM3,000 bribe from a taxi driver at the Sungai Buloh police station three years ago.

French police arrest PIP implant boss Mas - source

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 11:31 PM PST

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Police arrested Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of the French company at the heart of an international health scandal, at his home in southern France on Thursday, a police source told Reuters.

Papua New Guinea rebel soldiers demand return of former PM

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 11:31 PM PST

(Reuters) - The leader of a small band of soldiers who mutinied in Papua New Guinea on Thursday demanded the governor-general reinstate former Prime Minister Michael Somare and set a seven-day deadline for lawmakers to resolve a constitutional crisis.

It's all in the name, says South Korea's ailing ruling party

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 11:16 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's struggling ruling conservatives have a solution to counter their slide in popularity ahead of the April parliamentary election, and it has nothing to do with policy or reform.

Ten dead in attack on policeman's home in Iraq - sources

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 11:08 PM PST

HILLA, Iraq (Reuters) - An Iraqi policeman and nine relatives were killed as they slept when militants bombed their home south of Baghdad on Thursday, police sources said, in the latest attack on local officials and security forces.

Pollution sparks panic water buying in China

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 12:00 AM PST

Pollution in China's southern region of Guangxi sparked panic buying of bottled water this week after a mining firm dumped toxic cadmium into a river, state media said Thursday.

Tibetans in restive area fiercely independent: experts

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 11:58 PM PST

Tibetans living in China's Ganzi and Aba prefectures -- rocked by violent clashes this week -- are renowned for their strong sense of identity and political activism, academics and activists said.

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S. Korea tightens inspections to cut working hours

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 11:56 PM PST

South Korea will start inspecting 35,000 workplaces next month to try to cut employees' long work weeks and create more jobs, officials said Thursday.

Rio shaken by collapse of downtown highrises

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 11:53 PM PST

Brazilian rescuers were combing through rubble early Thursday after three buildings, one of them 20 stories high, collapsed in downtown Rio de Janeiro, injuring at least five people and possibly burying others.

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US army chief at ease with smaller force, eyes Asia

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 08:47 PM PST

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 — The US Army chief told Reuters on the eve of a major Pentagon budget announcement that he's comfortable with plans to shrink the size of his force and shift the military's focus to Asia, saying the Army will remain relevant and capable. General Raymond Odierno, chief of staff of the Army, declined to disclose figures the ...

Two buildings collapse in Rio de Janeiro

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 07:44 PM PST

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 26 — Two buildings collapsed in downtown Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, in the latest incident highlighting the failure of authorities to improve the city's infrastructure amid preparations to host soccer's World Cup and the Olympics. Rescue crews pulled four people alive from the debris, with no dead bodies found by midnight, ...

Philippines-US in military talks in response to China rise, says report

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 07:16 PM PST

MANILLA, Jan 26 — The Philippines is in talks with the US government on expanding its military presence in the southeast Asian country in response to the growing assertiveness of China, the Washington Post reported today. In recent months, the United States has announced plans to set up a Marine base in northern Australia and station warships in ...

Factory and design flaws caused A380 cracks

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 06:13 PM PST

DUBLIN, Jan 26 — Airbus acknowledged a combination of internal manufacturing and design flaws as more examples of wing cracks arose during checks on the A380, while insisting the world's largest airliner is safe to fly. A top executive said the European planemaker had established how to repair the cracks on a small number of parts inside the ...

Egypt's governing Ikhwan slams door shut on Israel

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 10:04 PM PST

CAIRO, Jan 26: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan al-Muslimin) spokesman Mahmoud Ghazlan said his group categorically rejects the principle of dialogue with Israel.

Dine out and lose weight with 'mindful eating' techniques

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 10:13 PM PST

Dining out is known for being a surefire way to sabotage diets with menus offering deep-fried, butter-soaked fare, but a new study suggests that eating out and successfully managing your weight is just a case of mind over matter.