US warns two drugs may have sexual side effects

US warns two drugs may have sexual side effects
Improved chances with Chang Yeow at the helm: Gerakan
2 million Malaysians at risk of having diabetes
Analysis: Dissident's case poses diplomatic test for U.S. and China
U.N. chief visits Myanmar to press for further reform
Economy tops agenda as French election hits home straight
French rivals Hollande, Sarkozy - both 57 but worlds apart
US shores up ties in Asia push
Thai web editor faces 20 years for 'royal insults'
Storm kills 1, injures 100 in Missouri: US media
Fighting season - for animals - peaks in Afghanistan
Seven killed in Japan bus smash
China police detain friend of fugitive activist
US citizen held for 'terrorism' in Vietnam: report
China reach in focus at U.S.- Philippine security talks
Australia PM suspends embattled lawmaker from party
Top Philippine dishes emerge from junk food shadows
Austrian skydiver seeks to break highest free-fall record
VIDEO: Twentieth anniversary of the LA riots
7 dead after minivan plunges into river in central China

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 12:06 AM PDT

Two Merck drugs for treating male baldness and enlarged prostate will now carry extended labels to add more possible sexual side effects, US regulators said.

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Improved chances with Chang Yeow at the helm: Gerakan

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 11:22 PM PDT

There was an immediate huge sigh of relief among many members of Barisan Nasional (BN) in Penang after Gerakan Secretary-General Teng Chang Yeow was appointed their new chief.

2 million Malaysians at risk of having diabetes

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 11:21 PM PDT

Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Sirlin estimates some two million people in the country are at risk of contracting diabetes but were unaware of this as they did not have health screening done.

Analysis: Dissident's case poses diplomatic test for U.S. and China

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 11:33 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Hillary Clinton made her first trip abroad as secretary of state, she baldly said the United States could not let human rights disputes get in the way of working with China on global challenges.

U.N. chief visits Myanmar to press for further reform

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 11:22 PM PDT

YANGON (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made a landmark visit to a fast-changing Myanmar on Sunday to encourage its government to carry out more democratic reforms and shore-up peace deals with ethnic rebel groups.

Economy tops agenda as French election hits home straight

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 10:45 PM PDT

France's presidential election headed into its final week Sunday with the spluttering economy topping the agenda and Nicolas Sarkozy and his rival battling to woo millions of far-right voters.

French rivals Hollande, Sarkozy - both 57 but worlds apart

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 10:43 PM PDT

They are both 57 years old, but few men could be more different than Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande, the rival candidates jockeying to win France's presidential election next Sunday.

US shores up ties in Asia push

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 10:43 PM PDT

The United States is embarking on two weeks of intense diplomacy on Asia as it seeks to rekindle friendly ties with Japan and India while managing an often fractious relationship with China.

Thai web editor faces 20 years for 'royal insults'

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 10:42 PM PDT

A Thai web editor facing decades behind bars over remarks about the monarchy posted by other people on her website said she still hopes to be acquitted ahead of a closely-watched verdict this week.

Storm kills 1, injures 100 in Missouri: US media

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 10:41 PM PDT

A storm that pummeled through the city of St Louis on Saturday knocked down a garden tent killing one man and injuring 100 people, at least three of them seriously, US television reported.

Fighting season - for animals - peaks in Afghanistan

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 10:40 PM PDT

Spring marks the start of the "fighting season" for humans involved in Afghanistan's decade-long war -- but for birds, dogs, camels and even kites it reaches its peak.

Seven killed in Japan bus smash

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 10:39 PM PDT

At least seven people were killed and 39 others injured on Sunday when their bus bound for Tokyo Disneyland crashed on a highway near the Japanese capital, a police spokesman said.

China police detain friend of fugitive activist

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 10:38 PM PDT

Police in Beijing have detained Hu Jia, an outspoken government critic and friend of the Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng who escaped house arrest last weekend, Hu's wife said Sunday on Twitter.

US citizen held for 'terrorism' in Vietnam: report

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 10:37 PM PDT

An American of Vietnamese origin has been detained in Ho Chi Minh City and accused of "terrorism" by planning a protest to disrupt the anniversary of the fall of Saigon, state media said.

China reach in focus at U.S.- Philippine security talks

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 09:14 PM PDT

MANILA (Reuters) - China is likely to be high on the agenda at top level U.S.-Philippine security talks on Monday as Washington refocuses its foreign policy on Asia and Manila realises its limits in trying to solve territorial disputes with Beijing alone.

Australia PM suspends embattled lawmaker from party

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 08:54 PM PDT

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Sunday moved to distance herself from growing anger at a series of government scandals, suspending a lawmaker accused of misusing funds, a week after the parliament Speaker stood down over a sexual harassment lawsuit.

Top Philippine dishes emerge from junk food shadows

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 09:41 PM PDT

Claude Tayag sees himself as a food missionary, hoping to convert people at home and abroad to the secret cuisine wonders of the Philippines. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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Austrian skydiver seeks to break highest free-fall record

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 09:40 PM PDT

(LONDON-AFP) - Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner, nicknamed "Fearless Felix", plans this year to try to break the world free-fall record by jumping from a helium balloon nearly 37,000 metres (120,000 feet) off the ground. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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VIDEO: Twentieth anniversary of the LA riots

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 09:23 PM PDT

It is 20 years since the Los Angeles riots, which were triggered by the acquittal of four LA police officers over the beating of 26-year-old black man Rodney King.