US study finds Alzheimer's spreads like infection |
- US study finds Alzheimer's spreads like infection
- Thai girls 'forced into sex slavery' in Australia
- Germany's Merkel urges China to use influence on Iran
- VIDEO: Battle of the TV ads in US primaries
- VIDEO: Copy of Mona Lisa painting found
- VIDEO: Ferry sinking 'a major tragedy'
- VIDEO: Europe's cold spell to last for days
- Egyptian city security chief sacked after football deaths
- Hundreds rescued as Papua New Guinea ferry sinks
- Indian court scraps telecom licences in graft scandal
- Bankrupt American Airlines to slash 13,000 jobs
- UPM to excel further with autonomy: vice-chancellor
- Healthy, cheerful IGP returns from London
- Court grants Teoh's family leave to seek review of verdict
- Religious status case remitted to High Court
- Philippines says three top regional Islamic militants killed
- Bankrupt Kodak asks to pull name from Oscars theater
- Southeast Asia goes slow on nuclear, despite energy shortage
- U.S. plans to halt Afghan combat role early, Kabul surprised
- Kidnapped aid workers released in Yemen, 5 militants dead
| US study finds Alzheimer's spreads like infection Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:58 AM PST A new US study has found that Alzheimer's disease spreads from one part of the brain to another like an infection, a discovery that could aid the development of treatments to slow its progress.
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| Thai girls 'forced into sex slavery' in Australia Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:48 AM PST A man accused of luring three Thai girls to Australia on student visas and then forcing them to work at his Sydney brothel was charged with trafficking and sex slavery offences on Thursday.
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| Germany's Merkel urges China to use influence on Iran Posted: 01 Feb 2012 11:38 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday urged China to use its influence to persuade Iran to give up its nuclear programme, at the start of a three-day visit when she will also seek China's support for the ailing euro. 
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| VIDEO: Battle of the TV ads in US primaries Posted: 01 Feb 2012 03:32 PM PST Opponents have criticised the money spent by Mitt Romney on the Republican primary elections in Florida, where he had a resounding victory.
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| VIDEO: Copy of Mona Lisa painting found Posted: 01 Feb 2012 11:17 AM PST Art historians say they have found a copy of the Mona Lisa, which they believe is probably painted by one of Leonardo Da Vinci's own pupils.
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| VIDEO: Ferry sinking 'a major tragedy' Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:28 AM PST Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard describes the sinking of a ferry off Papua New Guinea as ''a major tragedy'' and says that Australia has provided help.
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| VIDEO: Europe's cold spell to last for days Posted: 01 Feb 2012 09:37 PM PST A cold snap that has killed dozens of people in central, eastern and southern Europe in the past few days is spreading to other parts of the continent and is likely to last for days.
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| Egyptian city security chief sacked after football deaths Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:47 AM PST The Egyptian government sacked the head of security in the northern city of Port Said after an explosion of football violence that left 74 people dead, state media reported Thursday.
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| Hundreds rescued as Papua New Guinea ferry sinks Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:45 AM PST More than 200 people were plucked from waters off Papua New Guinea Thursday after a ferry sank but many others remained missing, with rescuers scouring the area for survivors as night fell.
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| Indian court scraps telecom licences in graft scandal Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:37 AM PST India's Supreme Court Thursday scrapped 122 telecom licences awarded in a 2008 sale at the centre of a corruption scandal, further embarrassing the government and causing upheaval for the flagship sector.
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| Bankrupt American Airlines to slash 13,000 jobs Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:36 AM PST American Airlines plans to slash 13,000 jobs -- around 15 percent of the company's total workforce -- and cut costs by 20 percent in order to stay afloat after filing for bankruptcy late last year.
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| UPM to excel further with autonomy: vice-chancellor Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:30 AM PST Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) vice-chancellor Datuk Ir Radin Umar Radin Sohadi expressed confidence that the autonomy given to the university would enable it to generate its own income and further excel in its mission.
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| Healthy, cheerful IGP returns from London Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:30 AM PST Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Ismail Omar returned today after a five-day visit to London, quashing rumours of his death in the British capital.
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| Court grants Teoh's family leave to seek review of verdict Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:28 AM PST The Court of Appeal today granted leave to the family of Teoh Beng Hock to apply for a review of the open verdict of the Coroner's Court in the inquest into the death of the political aide.
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| Religious status case remitted to High Court Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:27 AM PST The Federal Court today remitted to the High Court a case of a storekeeper and his three children who are embroiled in a battle over their religion status to determine the dispute of facts over their religion.
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| Philippines says three top regional Islamic militants killed Posted: 01 Feb 2012 11:51 PM PST The Philippine army said it killed three senior leaders from the Al-Qaeda linked Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah militant organisations in an air raid on a remote southern island on Thursday.
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| Bankrupt Kodak asks to pull name from Oscars theater Posted: 01 Feb 2012 11:36 PM PST The century-old photography trailblazer Eastman Kodak has filed a request to pull its name from the Los Angeles theater hosting the Oscars as part of bankruptcy proceedings launched last month.
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| Southeast Asia goes slow on nuclear, despite energy shortage Posted: 01 Feb 2012 11:23 PM PST HANOI (Reuters) - After the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Vietnam suspended its nuclear plans and waited for more than a decade before reviving them. 
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| U.S. plans to halt Afghan combat role early, Kabul surprised Posted: 01 Feb 2012 11:16 PM PST BRUSSELS/KABUL (Reuters) - The United States appears to have taken Kabul by surprise by announcing plans to end its Afghan combat role earlier than expected, and coinciding with a secret report that the Taliban is confident it can grab back control of the ravaged country. 
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| Kidnapped aid workers released in Yemen, 5 militants dead Posted: 01 Feb 2012 11:14 PM PST SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - Six kidnapped foreign aid workers have been released in Yemen, the defence ministry said Thursday, and a military source said separately that five Islamist militants were killed in clashes with the armed forces in the country's south. 
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