Make right choice for continued progress: Najib

Make right choice for continued progress: Najib


Make right choice for continued progress: Najib

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 12:09 AM PST

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today called on Malaysians to make the right choice in the next general election, saying it was vital to ensure continued progress of the country.

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Global shares likely to remain up: economist

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 12:08 AM PST

Global shares are vulnerable to further consolidation or correction in the short term given high levels of investor sentiment, strong year-to-date gains and Greek worries.

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VIDEO: Denzel Washington on 'waterboarding'

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 12:36 AM PST

Denzel Washington has said he went through the extreme interrogation technique of "waterboarding" in preparation for his latest film role.


Franklin, Wonder to sing at Whitney Houston funeral

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:55 PM PST

Pop music and Hollywood stars will join family members of Whitney Houston at a church in her hometown of Newark, New Jersey Saturday to pay tribute to the pop diva following her untimely death.

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Japan emperor's heart bypass surgery 'successful'

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:54 PM PST

Japan Emperor Akihito's heart bypass surgery that lasted more than five hours ended successfully Saturday, national broadcaster NHK and other media said.

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N. Korea rejects S. Korea call for talks on reunions

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 11:53 PM PST

North Korea Saturday rejected the South's call for talks aimed at restarting reunions for families separated since the Korean War, saying Seoul should first respond to its conditions for dialogue.

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Japanese emperor's heart bypass operation a success

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 10:54 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Emperor Akihito had on Saturday a successful heart bypass operation, public broadcaster NHK reported.



Blind judges to size up samba at Sao Paulo Carnival

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 10:58 PM PST

Giovanna Maira shakes her hips and waves her cane to the sultry samba beat: the 25-year-old singer lost her sight as a baby, but will judge next week's drum-off at Sao Paulo's Carnival festival.

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China's Xi sells U.S. trade elixir, personal chemistry

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 10:37 PM PST

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - China's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping on Friday swiped away fears that his country's economic growth could stumble, and turned to courting American companies, film-makers and governors hungry for a slice of that growth on the final day of his U.S. visit.



China's Xi sells U.S. trade elixir, personal chemistry

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 09:12 PM PST

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - China's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping Friday swiped away fears that his country's economic growth could stumble, and turned to courting American companies and states hungry for a slice of that growth on the final day of his U.S. visit.



Collapse of arms trade treaty talks narrowly averted

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 07:08 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Negotiators on Friday narrowly averted the collapse of talks on a world arms trade treaty to regulate the $55 billion (34 billion pounds) global weapons market, agreeing on ground rules for negotiations after days of procedural wrangling.



China home prices fall in January

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 09:29 PM PST

Home prices in more than two thirds of China's major cities continued their slump in January from a month before, the government announced Saturday, as moves to cool the market continued to bite.

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Britain marks Charles Dickens bicentenary

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 09:22 PM PST

Britain on Tuesday marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, acclaimed as one of the finest writers of the English language and one whose novels have become enduring classics. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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Attack of the Giant African Snails!

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 09:20 PM PST

They're every gardener's nightmare: giant snails the size of a man's hand that eat up everything in sight, leaving only a slimy trail. South Florida is battling an invasion of the African species, one gross gastropod at a time. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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Opening night

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 09:18 PM PST

Revellers prepare for the opening night of the parades at the Sambadrome, part of the Carnival celebrations in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Largest aviation trade fairs in full swing

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 08:46 PM PST

Boeing's much-delayed 787 Dreamliner stars at the Singapore Airshow this week where companies touting private jets and defence hardware to the Asian market will also be out in force. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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Ibrahim Ali to contest in next GE

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 08:19 PM PST

Pasir Mas Member of Parliament Datuk Ibrahim Ali has announced that he will contest in the next general election.

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US, China both winners in bilateral cooperation: Xi

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 08:19 PM PST

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping said here Friday that both China and the United States have benefited from their growing business ties over the past four decades, China's Xinhua news agency reported.

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WB to complete nomination of new chief by March

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 08:18 PM PST

The Washington-based World Bank Group announced on Friday that it was poised to complete the nomination of successor for the agency's chief by March 23, Xinhua news agency reported.

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Bursa to trend steadier next week

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 08:17 PM PST

Bursa Malaysia is likely to trend steadier next week on robust local and United States economic data, improved risk appetite as well as stronger regional sentiment, dealers said.

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