Annan in Syria to press Assad for ceasefire

Annan in Syria to press Assad for ceasefire


Annan in Syria to press Assad for ceasefire

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 11:51 PM PST

BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan arrived in Damascus on Saturday to press President Bashar al-Assad for a political solution to Syria's year-long uprising and bloody crackdown in which thousands of people have been killed.



Reproducing used cooking oil into biodiesel

Posted: 10 Mar 2012 12:09 AM PST

Recycled cooking oil is harmful to health, but it is not environmental friendly to dump used cooking oil just like that. The best solution is to used it for industrial purposes, namely to reproduce into biodiesel.

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Australia floods inundate almost 2,000 homes

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 11:34 PM PST

Australian floods have inundated close to 2,000 homes in New South Wales, an official said Saturday, as the surging waters appeared to claim the life of a man in the state's north.

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Comfort foods and vegetarian recipes biggest trends on cookbooks around the world

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 11:19 PM PST

Comfort foods and vegetarian recipes biggest trends on cookbooks around the world

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Romney claims victory in caucuses in Guam

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 11:15 PM PST

Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney late Friday claimed victory in caucuses in the US Pacific territory of Guam, saying he had secured the support of all nine delegates at stake there.

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Yemen air raids kill 10 suspected Qaeda militants

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:32 PM PST

SANAA (Reuters) - Air strikes launched by the Yemeni air force on positions of al Qaeda-linked fighters in the south killed 10 militants including some of their leaders, a government source said on Saturday.



Promises kept, people's confidence in BN continues to rise - Najib

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:30 PM PST

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said support for and confidence in the Barisan Nasional (BN) was now on the uptrend because it delivered on its promises unlike the opposition which was only good at talking.

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Najib announces RM150 mln allocation to upgrade Pasir Gudang Highway

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:30 PM PST

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today announced a RM150 million allocation to upgrade the Pasir Gudang Highway here.

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Muhyiddin hopes pay revision for teachers to be expedited

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:29 PM PST

The deputy prime minister has expressed his hope that the Public Service Department would expedite the salary adjustments for the teachers' scheme of service.

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PM vows revitalization of Japan after quake

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:11 PM PST

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said, in comments made public late Friday, that his country will not forget the international support given to it in the wake of last year's deadly earthquake and vowed to revitalize the country's economy.

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Nothing stirs in Japan's nuclear ghost town

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:11 PM PST

They used to raise premium beef cattle in Iitate. But a year after Japan's nuclear disaster it is an irradiated ghost town and those who used to call it home have no idea when they will be able to return.

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Raspberry and chilli? The secrets of the macaroon master

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:05 PM PST

Some call him the king of cakes. Vogue dubbed him the "Picasso" of pastry. Whatever the moniker, Pierre Herme, who started as a humble apprentice at the venerable French patisserie Lenotre, is right at the top of his game.

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Richest Australian's family in war of words

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:01 PM PST

Three children of Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, were "motivated entirely by greed" in taking their mother to court for control of a family trust, their youngest sister said.

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Afghan officials visit Guantanamo in U.S. peace bid

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 08:20 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Afghan government delegation visited the U.S. Guantanamo Bay military prison this week to secure approval from five Taliban detainees who may soon be moved to Qatar, a sign that the Obama administration is inching closer to establishing peace talks to end the war in Afghanistan.



Chinese police shoot dead 4 in raid in Xinjiang - report

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 08:18 PM PST

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese police have shot dead four people suspected of making bombs in the far western region of Xinjiang, which has been beset by ethnic strife and violent unrest, Radio Free Asia reported on Saturday.



VIDEO: Coke and Pepsi make recipe change

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 08:18 PM PST

Coca-Cola and Pepsi are changing the ingredients in their world-famous soft drinks to avoid being legally obliged to put a cancer warning label on their bottles.


Occupy Wall Street in New York running out of cash

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 04:29 PM PST

NEW YORK, March 10 — New York's Occupy Wall Street group is warning it could run out of money by the end of the month, raising questions about the future of the movement that sparked nationwide protests against economic injustice last year. Donations to the group have slowed six months after it set up camp in a park near Wall Street, igniting the ...



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Cuepacs wants grade for technical and agriculture group to be maintained under SSM

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 06:59 PM PST

The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (CUEPACS) wants the grades of about 70,000 civil servants in the technical, science and agriculture groups which have been upgraded under the Public Service Remuneration Scheme (SBPA) to be maintained, although implementation of the scheme has been cancelled.

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Announcement in two weeks over EDL toll issue - Najib

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 06:58 PM PST

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said tonight people who do not use the Eastern Dispersal Link (EDL) will not be required to pay toll.

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