Democracy Taiwan's 'best gift' to China: Ma |
- Democracy Taiwan's 'best gift' to China: Ma
- Islamist militants quit captured Yemeni town
- Iran says sanctions to fail, repeats Hormuz threat
- U.S. raid frees two pirate hostages in Somalia
- U.S., Danish hostages rescued from Somali pirates
- Obama doubles down on taxing the rich
- Dragon dance
- China confirms police shot protester in Tibetan area
- Up to 60 feared dead as landslide hits PNG village
- Four dead, dozens hurt in Thai fireworks blast
- Toyota confirms loss of No. 1 carmaker spot
- Obama calls for US to get back to manufacturing
- UNSC must do its part for resumption of peace talks
- Buyers of abandoned projects lodge report with MACC
- 15 deaths on ninth day of ops
- VIDEO: Obama calls for economic fairness
- For Obama 2012, it’s all about the 99pc
- Singapore removes civil defence chief in misconduct probe
- Checks reveal more cracks in A380 wing part
- Obama aims to use war savings on infrastructure
| Democracy Taiwan's 'best gift' to China: Ma Posted: 25 Jan 2012 12:33 AM PST Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou said this month's presidential vote was the island's "best gift" to China, hailing the potential for the poll to show the path to democracy on the mainland.
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| Islamist militants quit captured Yemeni town Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:37 PM PST SANAA (Reuters) - Militants are leaving a Yemeni town they seized last week in exchange for the formation of a council to govern it and the release of several jailed comrades, a tribesman involved in the negotiations said. 
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| Iran says sanctions to fail, repeats Hormuz threat Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:35 PM PST TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian politicians said on Tuesday they expected the European Union to backtrack on its oil embargo and repeated a threat to close the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping lane if the West succeeds in preventing Tehran from exporting crude. 
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| U.S. raid frees two pirate hostages in Somalia Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:25 PM PST MOGADISHU (Reuters) - U.S. helicopters swooped into central Somalia on Wednesday and rescued two hostages, an American and a Dane, from pirates in a rare raid into the Horn of Africa nation to free foreign captives. 
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| U.S., Danish hostages rescued from Somali pirates Posted: 24 Jan 2012 10:47 PM PST MOGADISHU (Reuters) - An American and a Danish hostage have been rescued from Somali pirates after three months in captivity, a local security official and the aid group they work for said Wednesday. 
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| Obama doubles down on taxing the rich Posted: 24 Jan 2012 10:26 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama used his last State of the Union speech before the November election to paint himself as the champion of the middle class, by demanding higher taxes for millionaires and tight reins on Wall Street. 
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| Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:48 PM PST Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company and members of the company's youth program perform a traditional dragon dance at Lincoln Centre in New York City in conjunction with the Lunar New Year celebrations.
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| China confirms police shot protester in Tibetan area Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:22 PM PST China on Wednesday confirmed police shot dead a "rioter" in a Tibetan-inhabited area, saying they had to use lethal force after a violent mob attacked them, state media said.
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| Up to 60 feared dead as landslide hits PNG village Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:20 PM PST As many as 60 people are feared dead after a massive landslide wiped out an entire village in a scene of "utter devastation" in Papua New Guinea, reports and aid workers said Wednesday.
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| Four dead, dozens hurt in Thai fireworks blast Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:18 PM PST A huge fireworks explosion at a Chinese New Year celebration in Thailand left four people dead and almost 90 injured, while more than 100 homes were set ablaze, officials said Wednesday.
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| Toyota confirms loss of No. 1 carmaker spot Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:17 PM PST Toyota Motor confirmed Wednesday that its world group sales fell below the eight million mark in 2011, losing the firm its number one spot in the global carmakers' league.
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| Obama calls for US to get back to manufacturing Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:14 PM PST US President Barack Obama has proposed radically shifting the US economy back to a manufacturing base after decades of ceding jobs in goods production to factory-heavy countries such as China.
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| UNSC must do its part for resumption of peace talks Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:08 PM PST The United Nations Security Council, serving as the custodian for international peace and security, must do its part to ensure the conditions are ripe for all parties to resume negotiations on finding a solution to the Palestine-Israel conflict.
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| Buyers of abandoned projects lodge report with MACC Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:08 PM PST Fifty of the more than 1,200 buyers of abandoned housing projects in Pulau Indah, Port Klang, Selangor today filed a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) here for alleged corruption.
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| Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:07 PM PST Fifteen deaths were recorded on the ninth day of the 25th Ops Sikap yesterday, raising the overall number of fatalities to 108 since its launch on Jan 16.
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| VIDEO: Obama calls for economic fairness Posted: 24 Jan 2012 10:46 PM PST US President Barack Obama has attacked income inequality as he set the tone for his re-election bid in his third State of the Union speech.
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| For Obama 2012, it’s all about the 99pc Posted: 24 Jan 2012 10:27 PM PST WASHINGTON, Jan 25 — President Barack Obama threw red meat to his political base yesterday with a promise to do the nearly impossible: solve the problem of widening US income inequality. Faced with the very real possibility of losing the White House in November, Obama used his State of the Union address to demand a tax increase for millionaires ... 
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| Singapore removes civil defence chief in misconduct probe Posted: 24 Jan 2012 08:02 PM PST SINGAPORE, Jan 25 — Singapore has removed its chief of civil defence and replaced the head of its police anti-drug unit in an investigation by the city-state's anti-corruption watchdog of "serious personal misconduct," the home ministry said in a statement yesterday. "Both officers were placed on leave from their duties when the investigations ... 
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| Checks reveal more cracks in A380 wing part Posted: 24 Jan 2012 07:44 PM PST DUBLIN, Jan 25 — Airbus faces more potential discomfort on the A380 superjumbo after industry sources said inspections ordered by European authorities had revealed the existence of more cracks on a wing component. The European planemaker insists the world's largest passenger jet remains safe to fly, but the disclosure of further cracks on even a ... 
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| Obama aims to use war savings on infrastructure Posted: 24 Jan 2012 06:32 PM PST WASHINGTON Jan 25 — President Barack Obama proposed spending half the money America will save from the end of its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on high-speed rail lines and repair work for the nation's creaking roads and infrastructure. The proposal will face an uphill battle in Congress where Republicans frequently point to high-speed rail ... 
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