Repeal unjust laws

Repeal unjust laws


Repeal unjust laws

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 12:22 AM PDT

In short, we hope that the repeal of ISA is just a beginning and more unjust laws will be swept into history in the future.

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Soy may pose risks to breast cancer patients: study

Posted: 11 Apr 2012 12:16 AM PDT

Eating soy could pose risks to some women who begin consuming it as adults by making breast cancer tumors resistant to treatment, US researchers said on Monday.

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VIDEO: 'Death match' football movie delayed

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 11:38 PM PDT

Ukraine has delayed the release of a movie about a football match in which a group of Ukrainian players beat a team of occupying Nazi Germans in 1942.


Woman guilty of Thai sex slavery in Australia

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 11:28 PM PDT

An Australian court on Wednesday convicted a 45-year-old woman of keeping a Thai cosmetic saleswoman as a sex slave and forcing her to service more than 720 clients to pay off a debt.

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Cameron to visit Malaysia Thursday

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 11:24 PM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron will make a two-day official visit to Malaysia starting tomorrow at the invitation of his counterpart, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

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Emergency proclamations rescinded because Malaysians ready to enter new era: Najib

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 11:24 PM PDT

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the government rescinded three emergency proclamations because it is confident that Malaysians are ready to enter a new era.

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Defiant North Korea begins injecting fuel into rocket

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 11:11 PM PDT

PYONGYANG (Reuters) - Impoverished North Korea rejected international protests over its planned long-range rocket launch and said on Wednesday that it was injecting fuel "as we speak", meaning it could blast off as early as Thursday.



Putin speech may offer clues on next Russian government

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 10:57 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin will play up his economic achievements on Wednesday in his last annual address to parliament as prime minister, a speech that will be scoured for clues on the makeup of his next administration.



North Korea says fuel being injected into rocket

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 09:41 PM PDT

PYONGYANG (Reuters) - Isolated North Korea said on Wednesday it was injecting fuel into a long-range rocket "as we speak" ahead of a launch condemned by its neighbours and the West as a disguised long-range ballistic missile test.



Japan court upholds life term for Briton's killer

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 09:40 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's high court on Wednesday upheld a life sentence for a man convicted for raping and killing Briton Lindsay Hawker and burying her naked body in a sand-filled bathtub, in a case that horrified Japan and stirred a media frenzy five years ago.



Philippine warship in standoff with Chinese ships

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 11:10 PM PDT

The Philippines' biggest warship was locked in a tense standoff on Wednesday with two Chinese ships that were blocking the arrest of Chinese fishermen in a disputed area of the South China Sea.

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Malaysia enthrones new king in lavish ceremony

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 10:43 PM PDT

Malaysia's new king called for equality for all in the multi-ethnic Asian nation as he was enthroned Wednesday in a lavish ceremony steeped in centuries-old royal traditions.

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Titanic's first-class menu recreated in Hong Kong

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 10:39 PM PDT

The Titanic was more than just the most advanced ship of its time. It was the paragon of turn-of-the-century style and luxury, when languid meals, dinner suits and fine china were de rigueur.

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Colombia's tinted gold passes for precious stones

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 10:30 PM PDT

All that glitters is gold under a new thermochemical process developed by Colombian engineers for colour-tinting the precious metal to make it look like sapphires, rubies or emeralds.

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Two dead in southern Philippine bus bombing: military

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 10:18 PM PDT

Two people were killed and five others were wounded when a bomb exploded on a bus in the southern Philippines on Wednesday, the regional military commander said.

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Newly elected Suu Kyi meets Myanmar president

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 10:13 PM PDT

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday held talks with President Thein Sein for the first time since her landmark election to political office earlier this month.

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Orangutans, the iPad's wildest users

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 10:05 PM PDT

(USA-AFP) - For the orangutans at the Milwaukee zoo, life isn't restricted to eating, sleeping and hanging out on their side of the glass enclosure. For the past year, they've been exploring the world thanks to iPads -- watching movies, drawing pictures, and making music on apps. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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Russian village grannies set for Eurovision stardom

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 10:04 PM PDT

(Buranovo, Russia-AFP) - Introducing the Buranovskiye Babushki, or Buranovo Grannies, a group of elderly village women who were chosen to represent Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest, despite a lack of obvious showbusiness attributes. Their song: 'Party for Everybody', is a mix of tradtional folklore and pop music. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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Korean Air says jet diverted in Canada after threat

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 09:10 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - A Korean Air passenger jet made an emergency landing at a Canadian military airbase after a call centre in the United States received a threat by telephone late on Tuesday, the airline said.



North Korea says fuel being injected into rocket

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 09:04 PM PDT

PYONGYANG (Reuters) - North Korea said on Wednesday it was injecting fuel into a long-range rocket "as we speak" ahead of a launch condemned by its neighbours and the West.



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