North Lebanon fighting kills 1; ninth in five days

North Lebanon fighting kills 1; ninth in five days

North Lebanon fighting kills 1; ninth in five days

Posted: 16 May 2012 11:24 PM PDT

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - A civilian died in fighting in Lebanon's port city of Tripoli on Wednesday night, security sources said, bringing the death toll to nine in five days of clashes in a city where sectarian tension has been growing over the revolt in neighbouring Syria.

Chinese boats seized by North Koreans in rare public spat

Posted: 16 May 2012 10:50 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korean officials have demanded payment before they will release Chinese fishing boats with a total of 29 men onboard, Chinese media reported on Thursday, in a rare public spat between the neighbours and longtime allies.

Serbia votes for president under threat of protest

Posted: 16 May 2012 10:48 PM PDT

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Challenger Tomislav Nikolic may not win, but he can sure spoil the party as Boris Tadic bids for a new term as president of Serbia and the right to lead the country into talks on joining the European Union.

Nepal's kung fu nuns practise karma with a kick

Posted: 17 May 2012 12:38 AM PDT

It is a hot, cloudless morning on a hillside on the outskirts of Kathmandu and dozens of nuns arrange themselves into lines around a golden Buddhist shrine.

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Issue on bird's nest export to be resolved soon: Noh Omar

Posted: 16 May 2012 11:44 PM PDT

Malaysian Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister, Datuk Seri Noh Omar said the issue on the exports of bird's nest would be resolved in the near future.

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Lawyer sues Bar Council over EGM

Posted: 16 May 2012 10:42 PM PDT

A lawyer today filed a suit against the Bar Council, its president Lim Chee Wee and two others, over the council's recent extraordinary general meeting (EGM).

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Bar Council has no right to reject Law Academy

Posted: 16 May 2012 09:43 PM PDT

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz today said that the Bar Council had no right to reject the proposed setting up of a Law Academy.

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DBKL, police keep watch over Ambiga's residence

Posted: 16 May 2012 09:42 PM PDT

Police and the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) enforcement unit today patrolled the residence of Datuk S. Ambiga at Jalan Setiakasih 1, Bukit Damansara here.

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VIDEO: Soyuz spaceship docks at ISS

Posted: 16 May 2012 11:59 PM PDT

A Soyuz spacecraft has successfully docked with the International Space Station.


VIDEO: Moonrise Kingdom opens Cannes

Posted: 16 May 2012 11:56 PM PDT

Bruce Willis and Bill Murray were amongst the stars on the red carpet for the opening of the Cannes Film Festival.


VIDEO: ECB's 1-trillion-euro bank rescue

Posted: 16 May 2012 05:36 PM PDT

Benoit Coueure, from the European Central Bank, has been speaking about their decision to provide a loan of more than a trillion euros to hundreds of banks.


North Korea seen resuming work on nuclear reactor

Posted: 16 May 2012 09:47 PM PDT

SEOUL, May 17 — North Korea has resumed construction work on an experimental light water reactor (ELWR) in a move that could extend its capacity to produce more material for nuclear weapons, website 38North reported today. Based on April 30 satellite images, work halted in December at the reactor had now re-started, said the website (38north.org), ...

Estranged wife of RFK Jr found dead in NY suburb

Posted: 16 May 2012 07:33 PM PDT

NEW YORK, May 17 — Mary Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr, was found dead yesterday at her home in a New York City suburb, an officer at the Westchester County Medical Examiner's Office said. She was 52. Mary Kennedy had four children with Kennedy, the son of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of President John F. ...

Myanmar mega-project may be on a road to nowhere

Posted: 16 May 2012 10:36 PM PDT

DAWEI, Myanmar (Reuters) - A simple, red sign on a white beach marks the start of a billion-dollar highway that will, one day, lead to a vast industrial project to be built close to impoverished Myanmar's border with Thailand.

VIDEO: Greeks withdraw millions from banks

Posted: 16 May 2012 10:47 PM PDT

Savers in Greece have been withdrawing hundreds of millions of euros from Greek banks, amid fears the country may have to withdraw from the single currency.


VIDEO: Acropolis ceremony for Olympic torch

Posted: 16 May 2012 10:35 AM PDT

The Olympic flame is to be passed to London on Thursday evening, after a week-long relay around Greece.


VIDEO: Pakistan set to lift Nato Afghan blockade

Posted: 16 May 2012 08:16 PM PDT

The Pakistani government appears to be on the verge of lifting its six-month blockade on the transport of Nato goods through Pakistan to Afghanistan.


Afghanistan mulls Islamic bonds, fearing Western cash cutback

Posted: 16 May 2012 09:26 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan, which has only a semblance of a capital market, intends to sell Islamic bonds as it braces for a possible sharp fall in Western financial support as the war against the Taliban winds down, a senior central bank official said this week.

US spy agency unveils scale model of Bin Laden hideout

Posted: 16 May 2012 09:04 PM PDT

US intelligence officials have unveiled a once top secret scale model of Osama bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan, a precise replica used to plan the raid that killed the Al-Qaeda chief a year ago.

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With US shift to Asia, NATO faces new era

Posted: 16 May 2012 09:03 PM PDT

With its focus shifting to Asia, the United States will seek a less dominant role in NATO in the future but will still turn to European allies "when the chips are down," experts say.

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