Chinese 'birth agent' charged in Hong Kong: reports |
- Chinese 'birth agent' charged in Hong Kong: reports
- Dissident monk detained for questioning, says aide
- UK to ‘robustly’ defend Falklands, Argentina seeks UN aid
- Bombings hit Syria, Saudis push for peace at UN
- Romney vows 'new conservative era' if elected
- Space invaders: seniors take over Japan's arcades
- Mexico cartels paid $4.5 million political bribes - court
- Bombings hit Syria, Saudis push for peace at U.N.
- Carnival
- Police chief flies to Beijing amid defection rumours
- Pahang MCA forms committee to monitor Lynas
- US envoy visits Maldives as crisis deepens
- Suu Kyi hits election campaign trail
- VIDEO: Europe's cold spell continues
- Cutting-edge cocktails light up New York
- Lions adapt to winter at Canada safari park
- Lucian Freud exhibition opens in London
- IEA revises global oil demand forecast
- Be united to win election, BN members urged
- Local bourse to strengthen towards 1,600
| Chinese 'birth agent' charged in Hong Kong: reports Posted: 11 Feb 2012 12:08 AM PST A woman has admitted arranging for mainland Chinese women to give birth in Hong Kong, reports said Saturday, the first prosecution of its kind as the southern city cracks down on the practice.
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| Dissident monk detained for questioning, says aide Posted: 10 Feb 2012 10:47 PM PST YANGON, Feb 11 — An activist monk who led a 2007 uprising against Myanmar's former military government has been detained for questioning by the authorities, just weeks after being released from prison, a fellow dissident said yesterday. Shin Gambira, the leader of the Alliance of All Burma Buddhist Monks, was taken from a monastery in the ... 
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| UK to ‘robustly’ defend Falklands, Argentina seeks UN aid Posted: 10 Feb 2012 10:41 PM PST LONDON, Feb 11 — London's UN ambassador warned Argentina yesterday that Britain would "robustly" defend the Falkland Islands if necessary, but added that his country remained open to bilateral talks with Buenos Aires on any issue except the islands' sovereignty. British Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant was speaking to reporters after Argentine Foreign ... 
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| Bombings hit Syria, Saudis push for peace at UN Posted: 10 Feb 2012 08:53 PM PST AMMAN, Feb 11 — Violence flared across Syria, including bomb attacks that killed at least 28 people in Aleppo, while at the United Nations diplomats said a new effort was afoot to gain backing for an Arab peace plan to end 11 months of bloodshed in the country. The two Aleppo bombings on Friday were the worst attack to hit the country's ... 
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| Romney vows 'new conservative era' if elected Posted: 10 Feb 2012 10:15 PM PST White House hopeful Mitt Romney has promised to unite Republicans and defeat President Barack Obama in the "battle for the soul of America" as officials in Maine prepared to unveil the results of party caucuses on Saturday.
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| Space invaders: seniors take over Japan's arcades Posted: 10 Feb 2012 09:53 PM PST Once the preserve of rowdy teenagers, game arcades in Japan are rapidly becoming the hippest place to hang out for a whole new generation -- the elderly. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.
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| Mexico cartels paid $4.5 million political bribes - court Posted: 10 Feb 2012 08:45 PM PST MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican drug cartels paid $4.5 million in bribes to buy protection and political favours in a state run by the country's main opposition party, U.S. court documents said on Friday, as the party leads polls to win the presidency in July. 
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| Bombings hit Syria, Saudis push for peace at U.N. Posted: 10 Feb 2012 08:40 PM PST AMMAN (Reuters) - Violence flared across Syria, including bomb attacks that killed at least 28 people in Aleppo, while at the United Nations diplomats said a new effort was afoot to gain backing for an Arab peace plan to end 11 months of bloodshed in the country. 
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| Posted: 10 Feb 2012 09:23 PM PST Dancers perform during carnival in Encarncion, about 375km south of Asuncion, Paraguay. The "Llamadas" is Paraguay's biggest carnival parade, in which "comparsas," groups of dancers and drummers, compete.
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| Police chief flies to Beijing amid defection rumours Posted: 10 Feb 2012 09:13 PM PST A former Chinese police chief whose visit to a US consulate sparked rumours he was trying to defect flew to Beijing with a top state security officer after meeting American officials in southwest China.
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| Pahang MCA forms committee to monitor Lynas Posted: 10 Feb 2012 09:13 PM PST The Pahang MCA will form a special committee to monitor operations of the Lynas Advance Material Plants (LAMP) which has been issued with a temporary operating licence (TOL).
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| US envoy visits Maldives as crisis deepens Posted: 10 Feb 2012 09:13 PM PST A top US diplomat arrived in the Maldives on Saturday seeking to help resolve a deepening political crisis sparked by the ousting of the Indian Ocean nation's first democratically elected president.
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| Suu Kyi hits election campaign trail Posted: 10 Feb 2012 08:54 PM PST Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi hit the campaign trail near her hometown of Yangon on Saturday, travelling to the constituency where she is standing for parliament for the first time.
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| VIDEO: Europe's cold spell continues Posted: 10 Feb 2012 08:57 PM PST Sub-zero temperatures and heavy snow continue to affect most of Europe, and more is expected.
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| Cutting-edge cocktails light up New York Posted: 10 Feb 2012 08:35 PM PST You're not allowed to light a cigarette in New York bars, but there's nothing to stop a bartender from setting your cocktail on fire with a 815 degrees Celsius (1,500 degrees Fahrenheit) poker.
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| Lions adapt to winter at Canada safari park Posted: 10 Feb 2012 08:33 PM PST A white lion slips on ice while playing with a plastic drum like a kitten with a ball of yarn, but the big cat quickly regains its footing.
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| Lucian Freud exhibition opens in London Posted: 10 Feb 2012 07:58 PM PST An exhibition displaying more than 130 artworks by British painter Lucian Freud begins, with many paintings depicting the artist's private life, illustrating over 70 years of a career both prolific and intense. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.
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| IEA revises global oil demand forecast Posted: 10 Feb 2012 07:43 PM PST Global oil demand will increase by 0.8 million barrels per day (bpd) to 89.9 million bpd in 2012, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report on oil market, published on Friday.
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| Be united to win election, BN members urged Posted: 10 Feb 2012 07:42 PM PST Former Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin has advised members of Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties to be united and to work hard for the coalition's victory in the next general election.
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| Local bourse to strengthen towards 1,600 Posted: 10 Feb 2012 07:42 PM PST Share prices are expected to rise towards the 1,600 points level next week on Bursa Malaysia boosted by strong local and better-than-expected global economic data.
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