Iran tells departed US carrier not to return

Iran tells departed US carrier not to return

Iran tells departed US carrier not to return

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 12:18 AM PST

TEHRAN, Jan 3 — Iran's army chief told the United States that a US aircraft carrier which left the area because of Iranian naval exercises should not return to the Gulf, the state news agency reported today. "Iran will not repeat its warning ... the enemy's carrier has been moved to the Sea of Oman because of our drill. I recommend and emphasise ...

Chinese Muslims clash with police over mosque

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 10:49 PM PST

BEIJING, Jan 3 — Hundreds of Muslims in a northwestern China village trying to prevent the demolition of their mosque clashed with police, causing several deaths, Hong Kong media and residents said on Tuesday. Fighting between police and members of the largely Muslim Hui ethnic group broke out on Friday in Ningxia region, adjacent to Inner ...

Mubarak faces prosecutors in Cairo court

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 12:38 AM PST

The murder and corruption trial of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak resumed in Cairo on Tuesday, with prosecutors set to zero in on the fallen dictator.

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Eight dead in outbreak in Philippine flood area

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 12:33 AM PST

An outbreak of a deadly water-borne disease has claimed at least eight lives in the flood-stricken areas of the southern Philippines, officials said Tuesday.

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Iran tells departed US carrier not to return - IRNA

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:33 PM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's army chief told the United States that a U.S. aircraft carrier which left the area because of Iranian naval exercises should not return to the Gulf, the state news agency reported on Tuesday.

Egyptians head to polls again in parliament vote

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:25 PM PST

MAHALLA EL-KUBRA, Egypt (Reuters) - Egyptians voted in the third round of a parliamentary election on Tuesday that has so far handed Islamists the biggest share of seats in an assembly that will be central in the planned transition from army rule.

S. Korea officials to carry the can for price rises

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 12:21 AM PST

South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak proposed on Tuesday that government officials be held responsible for price rises among key products, in a bid to make curbing inflation a new year priority.

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Taiwan mulls armed guards on ships against pirates

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 12:08 AM PST

Taiwan is considering a plan to place armed guards on board local ships that sail in pirate-infested waters, especially off Somalia, officials and media said Tuesday.

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Cambodian PM marks anti-Khmer Rouge struggle in Vietnam

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 12:07 AM PST

Cambodia's premier praised Vietnam-based resistance to the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in the late 1970s as he unveiled a memorial to the movement in south Vietnam, official media said Tuesday.

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Hong Kong government offices hit by deadly bug

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 12:05 AM PST

Massive disinfection work was carried out at Hong Kong's new government headquarters Tuesday, after the bacteria of a potentially fatal disease was found and one minister was hospitalised.

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23-carat cream: new product advocates beauty benefits of gold

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:58 PM PST

A new skincare treatment containing particles of 23-carat gold has renewed interest in precious metals as beauty enhancers, notably for older skin.

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Defeated BN candidates may be renominated: Zambry

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:45 PM PST

The Perak Barisan Nasional (BN) does not rule out the possibility that candidates who had lost in the last general election may be renominated to contest in the 13th general election.

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Looking into zero emission buses for KL

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:42 PM PST

Just walk or drive along the roads in Kuala Lumpur and you will soon realise that the buses are among major air polluters.

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Let's think about it!

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:40 PM PST

The dream no longer seems far now. Certainly, the Chinese community hopes to achieve it as soon as possible but according to the High Education Ministry's procedure, everything must be done step by step.

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Two dead as truce ends in Philippines

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:31 PM PST

More than 50 communist rebels attacked an army patrol base in the southern Philippines Tuesday, leaving one pro-government militiaman and a guerrilla dead in the clash, officials said.

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VIDEO: Republicans ready for Iowa test

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:22 PM PST

Republican presidential hopefuls have toured Iowa on the last full day of campaigning before the Hawkeye State's caucuses kick-off the US election year.


Chinese Muslims clash with police over mosque

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 10:52 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Hundreds of Muslims in a northwestern China village trying to prevent the demolition of their mosque clashed with police, causing several deaths, Hong Kong media and residents said on Tuesday.

India's flashy new rich drive luxury car boom

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 10:41 PM PST

MUMBAI (Reuters) - From farmers who swapped fields for cash to 20-something CEOs that inherited the family business, hot new money is flooding India's luxury car market as roaring sportscar engines announce the country's growing wealth on its roads.

Polling stations open in third round of Egypt vote

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 10:25 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Polling stations opened in the third round of Egypt's parliamentary election on Tuesday, state television reported.

World-first hybrid shark found off Australia

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 10:54 PM PST

Scientists said on Tuesday that they had discovered the world's first hybrid sharks in Australian waters, a potential sign the predators were adapting to cope with climate change.

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