VIDEO: Why football is on the rise in Kenya

VIDEO: Why football is on the rise in Kenya


VIDEO: Why football is on the rise in Kenya

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 12:56 AM PST

Kenya, known for long-distance running, is now seeing a growth in the popularity of football.


Prowling wildboars strike fear in residents

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 12:51 AM PST

The Department of Wildlife and National Parks has set traps in Taman Desa Impian here after the residents complained of living in fear of a herd of wildboars which has been prowling the housing estate for food since yesterday.

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Greek doctors, pharmacists on strike against reforms

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 12:44 AM PST

Greek pharmacists and doctors on Monday kicked off a week of labour mobilisation against cost-cutting measures and liberalisation reforms pursued by the country's debt-struck government.

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Coffin shop worker shot dead

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 12:31 AM PST

A coffin shop worker was shot dead by an unidentified assailant while he was taking breakfast at a coffee shop in Jalan Nakhoda, Taman Ungku Tun Aminah here today.

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Hackers attack Philippine vice president's website

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 12:23 AM PST

Hackers launched a series of New Year's day attacks that temporarily shut down several Philippine government websites including the office of the vice-president, officials said Monday.

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Police to set up STF to investigate blog reports on UPSI illegal assembly

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 12:11 AM PST

The police will be setting up a special task force (STF) to investigate reports in several blogs on alleged police brutality when dispersing student demonstrators outside Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris in Tanjong Malim yesterday.

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Police arrest four over pork found outside mosque

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 11:59 PM PST

The police have picked up four people and are looking for a 40-year-old man in connection with the discovery of what is believed to be pig skulls and pork outside a mosque here last week.

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China says latest bird flu virus doesn't jump between humans

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 11:10 PM PST

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The latest bird flu virus that killed a 39-year-old bus driver in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen over the weekend is not yet transmissible between humans, Chinese health authorities said.



Student movements must not be tools of others, advises MB

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 11:14 PM PST

The leaders of student movements must be clear in the objectives of their struggles in order to prevent their movements from becoming tools to satisfy the goals of groups with bigger agendas, said Perak Menteri Besar Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir.

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Sarawak BN yYuth against "Free Anwar" campaign

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 11:12 PM PST

The Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) Youth has come out strongly against the "Free Anwar 901" campaign to coincide with the court verdict on Jan 9 in the sodomy case of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

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Rumours in the market

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 11:11 PM PST

Inevitably, political leaders always call for mutual trust and understanding among racial groups in their new year speeches. However, unity will never be achieved without sincerity and hard work.

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Taiwan ex-leader to attend funeral in handcuffs

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 10:24 PM PST

Taiwan's jailed ex-leader Chen Shui-bian will be allowed to attend his mother-in-law's funeral next week, but will be handcuffed or chained and barred from speaking to the media, officials said Monday.

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Trendy Tokyo to get host of new shopping options

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 10:21 PM PST

Flying in the face of concerns over an economic downturn and reduced consumer spending, a series of major new shopping complexes are scheduled to open across Tokyo in the coming months.

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Afghan girls throw punches, aim for Olympic gold

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 10:25 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - Teenage Afghan sisters Shabnam and Sadaf Rahimi are taking the fight for women's rights more literally than most of their peers, throwing punches in a ring as members of their country's first team of female boxers.



Iran to test-fire long range missiles Monday - navy official

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 10:22 PM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will test-fire two long range missiles on Monday during the last day of naval exercises in the Gulf, a naval commander said, following its threat to halt oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.



VIDEO: S Korea's K-pop culture growing in Japan

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 10:32 PM PST

South Korea's K-pop music has overtaken Japanese music as the industry's most popular genre in the country.


Ex-BSKL president Salleh Majid dies of rectal cancer, kidney failure

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 09:26 PM PST

Former Bursa Saham Kuala Lumpur (BSKL)(now Bursa Malaysia) president Datuk Mohd Salleh Abdul Majid died today of rectal cancer and renal failure, a family member said. He was 62.

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Philippine rebels join hunt for kidnapped Australian

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 09:20 PM PST

Muslim rebels engaged in peace talks with the Philippine government said Monday they had joined the search for an Australian man kidnapped by an armed group in the troubled south of the country.

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Gunman sought after ranger killed in US park

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 09:20 PM PST

A popular US national park will remain closed Monday as police hunt a gunman who shot and killed a federal ranger before fleeing into the forest, authorities said late Sunday.

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Pope Benedict XVI to visit Cuba March 26-28

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 07:47 PM PST

HAVANA (Reuters) - Pope Benedict XVI will visit Cuba on March 26-28 and perform two open-air masses on the communist island as part of his upcoming trip to Mexico and Cuba, Roman Catholic Church officials said on Sunday.



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