More bomb attacks possible in Thai deep South: deputy PM

More bomb attacks possible in Thai deep South: deputy PM


More bomb attacks possible in Thai deep South: deputy PM

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 12:32 AM PDT

Deputy Prime Minister Gen. Yutthasak Sasiprapha overseeing security affairs said Monday that more bombings can be expected in the deep South based on intelligence reports.

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Chinese vice premier calls for sound, sustainable development in Asia

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 12:31 AM PDT

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang called for joint efforts to push forward Asia's sound and sustainable development in the wake of complex global situations, as he attended the opening ceremony of the 2012 annual meeting of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) held on Monday.

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VIDEO: Burma's Suu Kyi hopes for 'new era'

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 12:28 AM PDT

Burmese opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has addressed cheering supporters and said she hoped her party's strong performance in Sunday's by-elections marked a new era for the country.


High Court postpones Chan's cheating trial to April 23-24

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 12:27 AM PDT

The High Court today postponed former Transport minister Tan Sri Chan Kong Choy's cheating trial on the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) to April 23-24 pending the Attorney-General's (AG) decision on an application to drop the charges against him.

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PAS may field Iban candidate in Sarawak for general election

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 12:26 AM PDT

Pas may be making party history since its formation 62 years ago by fielding for the first time, an Iban candidate to contest a parliamentary seat in Sarawak.

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MIC will not ask for more seats - Palanivel

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 12:26 AM PDT

The MIC will not ask for more seats from the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the coming general election, instead it will focus on efforts to recapture those wrested by the opposition.

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Six hot fitness trends that are getting Australians into the gym

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 12:23 AM PDT

Australians are seeking out fun new ways to get fit and tone up in 2012. Some of the biggest trends sweeping the nation are Crossfit, walking, small group training, danced-inspired Zumba classes, suspension-based TRX training, and functional training.

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Battling for Selangor

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 12:05 AM PDT

Compared to the other two Pakatan Rakyat state leaders, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng should be ranked the top, followed by Khalid and then Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak. Khalid has been performing moderately and would it be enough to help him keep the Selangor regime?

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Suu Kyi says Myanmar on cusp of 'new era'

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 11:32 PM PDT

Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday hailed a "new era" for Myanmar and called for a show of political unity after her party claimed victory in elections seen as a test of budding reforms.

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French far-left firebrand third in poll on election race

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 09:06 PM PDT

PARIS, April 2 — Jean-Luc Melenchon, the fiery leftist whose anti-capitalist agenda has shaken up France's presidential race, has gained four points in two weeks in the polls, a result that would place him third in the first-round vote. A poll for LH2/Yahoo published yesterday showed that his more mainstream Socialist rival Francois Hollande would ...



Russian plane crashes with 43 aboard, 12 survive

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 08:38 PM PDT

MOSCOW, April 2 — A Russian passenger plane with 43 people on board crashed in Siberia today, killing at least 16 people while 12 survivors were rescued, an emergency official said. The ATR 72, a twin-engine, turbo-prop plane, crashed some 30-35km from the western Siberian city of Tyumen, Emergency Situations Ministry spokeswoman Irina Andrianova ...



32 killed in Siberia plane crash (UPDATED)

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 10:24 PM PDT

Thirty-two people were killed Monday when a passenger plane crashed moments after takeoff in an oil-rich region of Siberia in the latest accident to strike Russia's crisis-prone aviation industry.

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North Korea party to meet before rocket launch

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 10:23 PM PDT

North Korea said Monday its ruling party would hold a special conference on April 11, bolstering the power of its young leader just before a major anniversary and the planned launch of a long-range rocket.

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Filming in Chernobyl, the 'Land of Oblivion'

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 10:17 PM PDT

The film had to be shot in Chernobyl. That was the sizeable challenge Michale Boganim set herself for her first feature film, the story of a young bride robbed of a husband by the 1986 nuclear disaster.

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Russian village grannies set for Eurovision stardom

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 10:13 PM PDT

Valentina Pyatchenko, 74, pulled on her dancing shoes -- a pair of slippers woven from lime tree bark with several holes in the soles -- and prepared to perform.

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Russian plane crashes, kills at least 29 - agency

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 10:07 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - At least 29 people were killed and 14 were rescued alive from a plane crash in Siberia, Russia's state-run Itar-Tass news agency said on Monday, citing a regional Emergency Situations Ministry official.



China's Li - priority to boost consumption, imports

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 09:28 PM PDT

BOAO, China (Reuters) - China's top priority is to boost domestic consumption to maintain relatively strong economic growth, at the same time increasing imports from other Asian countries, Vice Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday.



Russian plane crashes with 43 aboard, 12 survive

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 08:59 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian passenger plane with 43 people on board crashed in Siberia on Monday, killing at least 16 people while 12 survivors were rescued, an emergency official said.



Suu Kyi's party claims landslide win in Myanmar vote

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 08:39 PM PDT

YANGON (Reuters) - The party of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi won Myanmar's weekend by-elections by a landslide, claiming all but one of the vacant seats and clearing the way for the former political prisoner to enter parliament in a historic vote that could lead the West to end sanctions.



China's Tibetan herders face uncertain future

Posted: 01 Apr 2012 08:58 PM PDT

Tibetan herder Gatou used to live a nomadic life on the grasslands of the Tibetan plateau before he was rehoused under a controversial Chinese government scheme.

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