Mexican forces rescue 73 kidnapped migrants

Mexican forces rescue 73 kidnapped migrants


Mexican forces rescue 73 kidnapped migrants

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 12:49 AM PST

The Mexican army has rescued 73 kidnapped Central American migrants, including 18 minors, from buildings in the country's northeast near the crime-ridden US border, the defense ministry said.

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Malaysia to help Philippines identify dead militants

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 12:37 AM PST

The Philippine military said Friday Malaysia will send forensics experts to try to prove whether Filipino forces have killed three of Southeast Asia's most-wanted terror suspects.

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Taiwan taxi drivers demand Japan apologise

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 12:16 AM PST

A group of angry Taiwan taxi drivers protested on Friday to demand an apology after two Japanese -- including a female singer-actress -- were accused of badly beating up a cab driver.

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Green practice way for better future life

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 12:10 AM PST

For many, the arrival of the new year means making new resolutions, and Nadia is among those who have such resolutions.

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Property market to grow 10% this year: WTW

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 12:06 AM PST

The property market is expected to see 10 per cent growth in transaction value this year from over RM40 billion last year, according to property consultant CH William Talhar & Wong Sdn Bhd.

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Bullfighting Nepalese style

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 11:59 PM PST

(Nepal-AFP) - Bullfighting Nepal-style, where thousands of people trek deep into the Himalayan foothills to watch a centuries-old spectacle whose popularity is growing even as its appeal wanes in Europe. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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Posted: 09 Feb 2012 11:56 PM PST


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Homs fears big push by Syrian tanks on stronghold

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 12:03 AM PST

AMMAN (Reuters) - Tanks amassed outside opposition neighbourhoods in Homs Friday as Alawite-led forces bombarded the Syrian city for the fifth day and residents expected a major push to subdue the centre of revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.



Pakistan turmoil expected after PM's contempt appeal

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 11:53 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Supreme Court rejected the prime minister's appeal against summons in a contempt case on Friday and is set to charge him on Monday, a move likely to bring fresh political turmoil to the chronically unstable country.



AirAsia X pilots breached safety margin, Australian probe finds

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 11:25 PM PST

Australian air safety investigators have found that AirAsia X pilots twice flew so low into the Gold Coast Airport that they breached the safety margin between the ground and other planes.

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Record trade shows BN govt managing economy well: Najib

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 11:25 PM PST

The positive economic development, which resulted in the country's total trade touching a record RM1.3 trillion last year, is proof the Barisan Nasional government is managing the economy well.

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Earthquake jolts Irian Jaya

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 11:24 PM PST

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Irian Jaya in Indonesia at 1.34 pm today, the Malaysian Meteorological Department said.

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Chinese snap up Aussie vines in hunt for top drop

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 11:14 PM PST

The coal-rich hills of Australia's Hunter Valley have long fed China's steel furnaces but the winemaking region is riding a fresh boom as the Asian power's middle classes toast their new wealth.

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Taiwan man detained in Sesame Street doll scam

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 11:04 PM PST

A Taiwanese man was taken into custody for allegedly swindling millions of Taiwan dollars by selling Sesame Street dolls and other items which he claimed had "magic powers," police said Friday.

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Death toll in Philippines earthquake rises to 35

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 09:51 PM PST

MANILA (Reuters) - The death toll from landslides triggered by an earthquake in the central Philippines has risen to 35 and scores of missing are feared dead as rains and aftershocks hamper rescue efforts, disaster officials said on Friday.



Japan priest fights invisible demon - radiation

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 07:34 PM PST

FUKUSHIMA (Reuters) - On the snowy fringes of Japan's Fukushima city, now notorious as a byword for nuclear crisis, Zen monk Koyu Abe offers prayers for the souls of thousands left dead or missing after the earthquake and tsunami nearly one year ago.



VIDEO: Teenagers caught out by sniffer dog

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 05:11 PM PST

A US company is helping parents find out if their children are taking drugs by bringing a sniffer dog into their homes


Myanmar political exiles return after two decades

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 10:56 PM PST

Myanmar academics who fled a brutal crackdown on student protests over two decades ago returned to their homeland for the first time on Friday in a gesture of support for the country's reforms.

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Philippine road rage case shines spotlight on graft

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 10:25 PM PST

A road-rage case involving a lowly paid port clerk driving a Porsche has highlighted huge problems in trying to clean up the Philippines' corruption-riddled customs bureau, its chief said Friday.

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Hong Kong warns of labour shortage

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 09:56 PM PST

The Hong Kong government pledged Friday to step up efforts to attract talented workers, after a study showed the Chinese territory is facing a labour shortage due to its ageing population.

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