At least 24 killed in series of blasts in Iraq |
- At least 24 killed in series of blasts in Iraq
- Syria yet to send "clear signal" on peace - U.N. chief
- India tests nuclear-capable missile that can reach China
- Insight - Brazen and eccentric, the cop at centre of China scandal
- Greek ruling parties to get wafer-thin majority - poll
- From authoritarian to liberalisation
- EU to suspend Myanmar sanctions for a year
- Desolation of Pakistan avalanche site
- No-till farming revolution grows in Indiana
- Estonian robots boost global online clothing market
- MACC to hold continuous programmes on corruption
- Samsung introduces smart TV
- Amendment to Environmental Quality Act tabled for first reading
- Information Dept urged to use social media to propagate information
- Spanish chef Elena Arzak named World's Best Female Chef
- Series of blasts hit Iraq's capital - police sources
- Syria yet to send "clear signal" on peace - UN chief
- India tests nuclear-capable missile that can reach China
- Japan near to announcing Myanmar loans restart - source
- Japanese woman kidnapped, sexually assaulted in Sydney
| At least 24 killed in series of blasts in Iraq Posted: 19 Apr 2012 12:56 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 24 people were killed and dozens wounded when more than 10 car and roadside bombs, mostly targeting security forces, exploded around Iraq on Thursday, police and hospital sources said. 
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| Syria yet to send "clear signal" on peace - U.N. chief Posted: 19 Apr 2012 12:22 AM PDT UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria has not fully withdrawn troops and heavy weapons from towns, so far failing to send a "clear signal" about its commitment to peace, the U.N. chief said, underlining Western fears over the prospects for a week-old truce. 
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| India tests nuclear-capable missile that can reach China Posted: 19 Apr 2012 12:17 AM PDT BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - India successfully test-fired on Thursday a nuclear-capable missile that can reach Beijing and Eastern Europe, thrusting the emerging Asian power into an small club of nations with intercontinental nuclear weapons capabilities. 
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| Insight - Brazen and eccentric, the cop at centre of China scandal Posted: 19 Apr 2012 12:12 AM PDT CHONGQING/BEIJING (Reuters) - The raucous diners in a hilltop restaurant in southwest China ignored a waiter's request to quieten down after a complaint from a petite woman at a nearby table. 
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| Greek ruling parties to get wafer-thin majority - poll Posted: 19 Apr 2012 12:01 AM PDT ATHENS (Reuters) - The two main parties in Greece's ruling coalition would together get just a one-seat majority in parliament if elections were held now, a poll showed on Thursday, less than three weeks before the May 6 vote. 
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| From authoritarian to liberalisation Posted: 19 Apr 2012 01:03 AM PDT Many people have gone wild after political loosening and lost their judgement. They do not care whether a good guy has done something bad or a bad guy has done something good. All they care about is, just oppose to whatever bad things the bad guy has done!
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| EU to suspend Myanmar sanctions for a year Posted: 19 Apr 2012 12:51 AM PDT EU countries have agreed in principle to suspend all sanctions against Myanmar, with the exception of an arms embargo, for a 12-month period, European Union diplomats said Thursday.
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| Desolation of Pakistan avalanche site Posted: 19 Apr 2012 12:50 AM PDT by Damon Wake GAYARI CAMP, Pakistan, April 19, 2012 (AFP) - Half a dozen tattered yellow flags poke from a huge boulder-strewn expanse of gravel and ice. They mark where the buildings of Pakistan's Gayari army base once stood. In the early hours of April 7, thousands of tonnes of ice, rock and snow crashed down onto the camp, the battalion headquarters of the 6th Northern Light Infantry 4,000 metres (13,000 feet) up in the mountains of Kashmir.
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| No-till farming revolution grows in Indiana Posted: 19 Apr 2012 12:50 AM PDT Indiana farmer Mike Starkey does not plow his fields and uses fertilizer only sparingly, but he is on the cutting edge of a growing trend in American agriculture.
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| Estonian robots boost global online clothing market Posted: 19 Apr 2012 12:49 AM PDT Fashion fans have one more reason to swap brick-and-mortar shops for online retailers: a company in tech-savvy Estonia has come up with a way to let you try on new clothes on your own computer.
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| MACC to hold continuous programmes on corruption Posted: 19 Apr 2012 12:47 AM PDT The Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will implement a continuous programme, specifically talks related to corruption and integrity, at several government agencies in Sarawak.
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| Posted: 19 Apr 2012 12:47 AM PDT Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, a leading name in digital media and convergence, today launched its latest range of products.
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| Amendment to Environmental Quality Act tabled for first reading Posted: 19 Apr 2012 12:46 AM PDT The bill to amend the Environmental Quality Act 1974 which provides for, among other things, rewards for informers, was tabled for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today.
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| Information Dept urged to use social media to propagate information Posted: 19 Apr 2012 12:45 AM PDT The Sarawak Information Department has been urged to use the social media as one of the mediums for communication and propagate information to promote government policies said its director Resat Salleh.
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| Spanish chef Elena Arzak named World's Best Female Chef Posted: 19 Apr 2012 12:37 AM PDT Fourth-generation Spanish chef Elena Arzak, who heads one of the top 10 restaurants in the world, Arzak, will receive the award for Best Female Chef at this year's edition of the World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards.
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| Series of blasts hit Iraq's capital - police sources Posted: 18 Apr 2012 11:10 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed when five explosions rocked mainly Shi'ite Muslim areas in an apparent coordinated attack on Iraq's capital on Thursday, police and hospital sources said. 
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| Syria yet to send "clear signal" on peace - UN chief Posted: 18 Apr 2012 10:47 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria has not fully withdrawn troops and heavy weapons from towns, so far failing to send a "clear signal" about its commitment to peace, the U.N. chief said, underlining Western fears over the prospects for a week-old truce. 
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| India tests nuclear-capable missile that can reach China Posted: 18 Apr 2012 10:44 PM PDT BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - India successfully test-fired on Thursday a nuclear-capable missile that can reach Beijing and Eastern Europe, thrusting the emerging Asian power into an small club of nations with intercontinental nuclear weapons capabilities. 
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| Japan near to announcing Myanmar loans restart - source Posted: 18 Apr 2012 10:41 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is likely announce at the weekend that it is ready to resume making development loans to Myanmar, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said, a move that would support Myanmar's nascent democracy and help pay for much-needed infrastructure upgrades. 
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| Japanese woman kidnapped, sexually assaulted in Sydney Posted: 18 Apr 2012 11:43 PM PDT A man was in custody on Thursday after he allegedly kidnapped, handcuffed and repeatedly sexually assaulted a Japanese woman, reportedly a tourist, in Sydney.
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