Malaysian Expatriates Lobby for Overseas Voting Rights

Malaysian Expatriates Lobby for Overseas Voting Rights


Malaysian Expatriates Lobby for Overseas Voting Rights

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 01:09 PM PDT

Absentee ballots are limited to government workers, military personnel and full-time students and their spouses, leaving some of the 700,000 Malaysians overseas feeling disenfranchised.


Avalanche Traps More Than 100 Pakistani Troops

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 12:50 PM PDT

More than 100 Pakistani soldiers are believed to be buried after an avalanche on Saturday hit their military base on the Siachen Glacier, officials said.


Thomas Kinkade, Artist to Mass Market, Dies at 54

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 12:47 PM PDT

Mr. Kinkade, who was not well regarded by the fine art establishment, made no apologies for commercializing the art field.


Leipzig’s St. Thomas Boys Choir copes with changing voices

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 12:31 PM PDT

LEIPZIG, Germany — For 800 years, the St. Thomas Boys Choir has been filling churches with pure, young voices. Now it's confronting a confounding phenomenon: Every year, those voices are cracking with teenage angst just a little earlier than before.

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Fierce fighting in Syria as Annan deadline looms

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 12:12 PM PDT

BEIRUT — Syrian forces killed dozens of people in fierce fighting across the country Saturday, with some activist groups reporting more than 100 dead, just three days before a deadline set by a U.N. peace plan for troops to withdraw from urban areas.

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Proudest time for Celtic's Lennon

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 10:40 AM PDT

Neil Lennon says securing the title as manager of Celtic trumps the five championships he won as a player.


Saudi crown prince to return home next week: source

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 12:33 PM PDT

JEDDAH (Reuters) - Saudi Crown Prince Nayef is expected to return to Saudi Arabia next week, a month after travelling to the United States for medical tests, a Saudi official told Reuters on Saturday.


Barred Palestinian leader wins British appeal

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 12:33 PM PDT

UK immigration tribunal rules in favour of Sheikh Raed Salah in appeal against deportation order issued by government.


Kashmir avalanche toll 'may rise'

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 12:11 PM PDT

Up to 135 people are now feared dead in an avalanche which hit a military camp in the disputed Kashmir region, a Pakistan army spokesman says.


Leader Board Shuffles Begin

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 12:51 PM PDT

Fred Couples and Jason Dufner started the third round of the Masters with the lead, but a pack of golfers close behind are ready to mix things up.


Egypt Salafi candidate likely to be barred

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 12:35 PM PDT

Electoral commission says Hazem Abu Ismail's mother held dual nationality, likely barring him from presidential poll.


Chavez set for more radiotherapy

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 11:41 AM PDT

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he will travel to Cuba on Saturday for more treatment on a cancerous growth in his pelvic area.


'Jackie Kennedy of China' at Center of Political Drama

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 08:00 AM PDT

Gu Kailai, the wife of sacked Chinese Communist Party official Bo Xilai, is at the center of a mysterious affair that has thrown Chinese politics into turmoil.


Iran Able to Make Nuclear Weapons

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 02:12 AM PDT

Iran has the knowledge and scientific capability to produce nuclear weapons but will never do so, a prominent lawmaker said.


Malawi Swears In Banda as President

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 10:53 AM PDT

After nearly two days of keeping the death of its president secret, Malawi moved Saturday to clear up uncertainty over who was running the country.


Activists: Syria Offensives Kill 53

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 07:45 AM PDT

Syrian government shelling and offensives against rebel-held towns killed at least 53 civilians across the country on Saturday, activists said.


Gunmen Shut Down Yemen Airport

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 07:45 AM PDT

Gunmen loyal to Yemen's ousted president blasted buildings at the country's main airport with anti-aircraft guns, forcing authorities to shut it down.


Avalanche Buries 100 Pakistani Soldiers

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 01:02 AM PDT

Pakistan deployed helicopters, sniffer dogs and troops to the remote Siachen Glacier to rescue soldiers trapped in an avalanche.


Myanmar President Meets Rebel Leaders

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 07:02 AM PDT

Myanmar's president met with leaders of the Karen rebel movement in the latest sign of the government's determination to end one of the world's longest-running insurgencies.


National Assembly Head Returning to Mali

Posted: 07 Apr 2012 09:37 AM PDT

A Mali official said the head of parliament, who has been in neighboring Burkina Faso since last month's coup, is returning to Mali to assume power and mark the country's return to constitutional rule.


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