Egypt votes on second day of landmark election |
- Egypt votes on second day of landmark election
- 400 arrested in latest Montreal student rally
- Eating at home could give you a longer life
- The confident PAS
- Two killed in Beirut shooting - security source
- Norway state workers launch first strike in decades
- Thai king to leave Bangkok for first time since 2009
- 'Monkey' to go West again as cinema power shifts East
- Chinese Estates head to be prosecuted in Macau over bribery
- Suu Kyi to make first trip out of Myanmar in 24 years - party
- U.S. drone strike kills 10 in northwest Pakistan-officials
- Divided Syrian opposition to choose new leader
- Chinese couple bury woman alive, sparking outrage
- S.Africa's capital renames streets for anti-apartheid heroes
- Istanbul, Tokyo, Madrid shortlisted for 2020 Olympics
- Trade with China unaffected by slowdown in China, Europe
- Thai economy to grow 4.5% this year: WB
- Tony Fernandes joins Star Publications board
- Don't be disappointed with 4.7% growth: economist
- BN not behind setting up of stalls outside Ambiga's house: Tengku Adnan
| Egypt votes on second day of landmark election Posted: 24 May 2012 12:23 AM PDT Egyptians were voting Thursday on the second day of a gripping presidential election in which candidates are pitting stability against the ideals of the uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's rule.
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| 400 arrested in latest Montreal student rally Posted: 24 May 2012 12:09 AM PDT Canada police arrested some 400 people in Montreal early on Thursday after demonstrators threw rocks at officers in the latest student protest to shake the city, a police spokesman said.
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| Eating at home could give you a longer life Posted: 23 May 2012 11:36 PM PDT Wondering whether or not to dine out or eat in? A new study gives you a good reason to do the latter -- researchers find that eating a homecooked meal up to five times a week could add years to your life.
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| Posted: 23 May 2012 11:28 PM PDT The government has its considerations for not approving a Chinese independent school in Kuantan. However, why can't the policy be adjusted and the decision made in the past be changed?
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| Two killed in Beirut shooting - security source Posted: 23 May 2012 10:53 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two people were killed when Lebanese soldiers stormed an apartment in Beirut on Thursday where a gunman had exchanged fire with security forces, a security source at the scene said. 
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| Norway state workers launch first strike in decades Posted: 23 May 2012 10:48 PM PDT OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian state workers went on strike for the first time in decades on Thursday after pay talks broke down overnight, shutting schools, child care centres and other public institutions. 
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| Thai king to leave Bangkok for first time since 2009 Posted: 23 May 2012 10:50 PM PDT Thailand's ailing king will travel outside of the capital Bangkok on Friday for the first time in more than two years to visit the ancient capital Ayutthaya, officials said.
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| 'Monkey' to go West again as cinema power shifts East Posted: 23 May 2012 10:32 PM PDT Generations of Chinese grew up under the spell cast by Wu Cheng'en's "Journey to the West", the 16th Century adventure epic which is the subject of two major upcoming film adaptations.
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| Chinese Estates head to be prosecuted in Macau over bribery Posted: 23 May 2012 10:22 PM PDT HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong tycoon Joseph Lau, who heads developer Chinese Estates Holdings, will face prosecution over bribery and money laundering in a land deal in Asia's gambling capital, Macau, Chinese Estates said in a statement on Thursday. 
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| Suu Kyi to make first trip out of Myanmar in 24 years - party Posted: 23 May 2012 10:15 PM PDT YANGON (Reuters) - Nobel laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel outside Myanmar for the first time in 24 years next week to deliver a speech at an international forum in Thailand, her party said on Thursday. 
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| U.S. drone strike kills 10 in northwest Pakistan-officials Posted: 23 May 2012 09:23 PM PDT MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone strike on suspected Islamist militants in northwest Pakistan killed 10 people on Thursday, Pakistani intelligence officials said, an attack likely to raise tensions in a standoff with Washington over NATO supply routes to Afghanistan. 
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| Divided Syrian opposition to choose new leader Posted: 23 May 2012 09:20 PM PDT AMMAN (Reuters) - The main Syrian National Council opposition group said it had accepted the resignation of its president, setting the stage for a showdown between the powerful Muslim Brotherhood and its political rivals over who will be the new leader. 
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| Chinese couple bury woman alive, sparking outrage Posted: 23 May 2012 08:34 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police have arrested a young couple who buried an old woman alive believing she was dead after their car hit the 68-year-old, newspapers said on Thursday, in a case which has sparked outrage over declining public morality. 
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| S.Africa's capital renames streets for anti-apartheid heroes Posted: 23 May 2012 10:29 PM PDT The city of Pretoria has begun renaming streets to honour heroes of the anti-apartheid struggle, leaving some whites worried about losing their cultural identity in the South African capital.
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| Istanbul, Tokyo, Madrid shortlisted for 2020 Olympics Posted: 23 May 2012 10:10 PM PDT The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has shortlisted Istanbul (Turkey), Tokyo (Japan) and Madrid (Spain) as the three candidate cities bidding to host the 2020 Olympic Games.
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| Trade with China unaffected by slowdown in China, Europe Posted: 23 May 2012 09:09 PM PDT Malaysia's trade with China has not been badly affected by the economic slowdown in China and Europe, says International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.
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| Thai economy to grow 4.5% this year: WB Posted: 23 May 2012 08:38 PM PDT The World Bank has forecast that the Thai economy will likely grow by 4.5 per cent this year, up from only 0.1 per cent expansion last year, thanks to the country's post-flood rehabilitation, Thai News Agency reported.
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| Tony Fernandes joins Star Publications board Posted: 23 May 2012 08:28 PM PDT AirAsia Group Chief Executive Officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes has joined the Board of Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd as Independent Non-Executive Director, effective today.
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| Don't be disappointed with 4.7% growth: economist Posted: 23 May 2012 08:28 PM PDT Malaysia should not be disappointed with the 4.7 per cent growth in gross domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter of this year, says an economist.
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| BN not behind setting up of stalls outside Ambiga's house: Tengku Adnan Posted: 23 May 2012 08:26 PM PDT Barisan Nasional (BN) and Umno Secretary-General Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor strongly refuted claims that BN and Umno were involved in the proposed plan to set up stalls in front of Datuk S Ambiga's house in Bukit Damansara starting tomorrow.
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