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- Young women challenge Gaza conservative traditions, do men crafts
- After reading The Economist
- VIDEO: 'Climatic time machine' tests CO2 effect
- Israel forges unity government as Iran issue looms
- Kabul attacks show Pakistan must do more on terror - India
- Ruling party ousted in Bahamas election
- VIDEO: Francois Hollande facing EU battle
- VIDEO: Greece struggling to form government
- Vietnam celebrates 58th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory
- Vietnam 'cancer-cure' horn habit threat to world rhinos
- China probing claims of toxic cabbage: official
- Golf: In Laos, 'bamboo curtain' yields to pro golf
- Wishes
- Ultimate fighters battle it out in Canada
- Najib announces RM15,000 windfall for each settler family
- Israel's Netanyahu forges unity government, election delayed
- Thai 'prisoner of conscience' dies in jail: lawyer
- Thailand requests arrest of Myanmar rebel leader
- 8 May 2012
- Putin pledges unity on return to Kremlin, protesters held
| Young women challenge Gaza conservative traditions, do men crafts Posted: 08 May 2012 12:18 AM PDT Ranad al-Ghoz, a Gaza woman in her early 20s, went to work on Labor's Day at a restaurant on Gaza city's seaside. A scene that is unfamiliar to girls living in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip -- she challenged the strict traditions of the enclave's conservative society.
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| Posted: 08 May 2012 12:12 AM PDT When would the next general be held? It has become the people's biggest concern after the Bersih 3.0 rally.
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| VIDEO: 'Climatic time machine' tests CO2 effect Posted: 07 May 2012 11:49 PM PDT The world's biggest open-air experiment to see what effects rising levels of carbon dioxide will have on our planet has begun in Australia.
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| Israel forges unity government as Iran issue looms Posted: 07 May 2012 11:17 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called off plans on Tuesday for early elections and formed a unity government in a surprise move that could give him a freer hand to confront Iran's nuclear ambitions. 
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| Kabul attacks show Pakistan must do more on terror - India Posted: 07 May 2012 11:09 PM PDT NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna said on Tuesday that recent attacks in Afghanistan showed the need for Pakistan to take tougher action against terrorism. 
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| Ruling party ousted in Bahamas election Posted: 07 May 2012 10:25 PM PDT NASSAU (Reuters) - Opposition leader Perry Christie claimed a convincing general election victory in the Bahamas after prime minister Hubert Ingraham conceded defeat late on Monday night. 
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| VIDEO: Francois Hollande facing EU battle Posted: 07 May 2012 10:43 PM PDT French President-elect Francois Hollande is to start work on forming a new government, after telling supporters his victory gave hope of an end to austerity.
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| VIDEO: Greece struggling to form government Posted: 07 May 2012 10:35 PM PDT The leader of Greece's far-left is to try to form a government after parties backing an international bailout deal failed to assemble a coalition.
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| Vietnam celebrates 58th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory Posted: 07 May 2012 10:51 PM PDT Vietnam has held various activities to celebrate the 58th anniversary of the historic victory of Dien Bien Phu on Monday, Vietnam News Agency reported on Tuesday.
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| Vietnam 'cancer-cure' horn habit threat to world rhinos Posted: 07 May 2012 10:50 PM PDT For desperate Vietnamese cancer patients ground rhinoceros horn is seen as an elixir of life -- a medically unproven and illegal obsession that threatens the very survival of the world's wild rhinos.
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| China probing claims of toxic cabbage: official Posted: 07 May 2012 10:45 PM PDT China is investigating claims vegetable sellers are spraying cabbage with harmful formaldehyde to keep it fresh, an official said Tuesday, in yet another food safety scare to hit the country.
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| Golf: In Laos, 'bamboo curtain' yields to pro golf Posted: 07 May 2012 10:45 PM PDT It's 7:00 am in Luang Prabang and beneath a jagged line of mountain peaks, high-ranking communist party officials are among a small but powerful crowd gathered silently at the first tee.
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| Posted: 07 May 2012 10:44 PM PDT A South Korean worker attaches name cards with wishes of Buddhist followers to lotus lanterns at Jogye Temple in Seoul ahead of the celebrations to mark Buddha's birthday on May 28.
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| Ultimate fighters battle it out in Canada Posted: 07 May 2012 10:37 PM PDT (Canada-AFP) - Mixed martial arts has been described as one of the most violent full-body combat sports -- and even now remains banned in some countries despite its growing popularity with the crowds. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.
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| Najib announces RM15,000 windfall for each settler family Posted: 07 May 2012 10:31 PM PDT Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today announced a windfall not only to the Felda settlers but also their wife and children as well as the staff of the land development agency.
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| Israel's Netanyahu forges unity government, election delayed Posted: 07 May 2012 10:11 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - In a surprise manoeuvre, Israel's parliament postponed plans to vote for an early national election on Tuesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forged a deal for a broader coalition with the centrist Kadima party, officials said. 
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| Thai 'prisoner of conscience' dies in jail: lawyer Posted: 07 May 2012 10:12 PM PDT A 62-year-old Thai man considered a "prisoner of conscience" by Amnesty International for his 20-year sentence for royal defamation has died in jail, his lawyer said Tuesday.
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| Thailand requests arrest of Myanmar rebel leader Posted: 07 May 2012 10:11 PM PDT Thailand has asked authorities in neighbouring Myanmar to arrest an ethnic rebel leader who was recently added to a list of most wanted drug dealers by Bangkok, a senior minister said Tuesday.
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| Putin pledges unity on return to Kremlin, protesters held Posted: 07 May 2012 09:17 PM PDT MOSCOW, May 8 — Vladimir Putin took the oath as Russia's president yesterday with a ringing appeal for unity at the start of a six-year term in which he faces growing dissent, economic problems and bitter political rivalries. Parliament is expected today to approve to his ally Dmitry Medvedev, 46, as prime minister, completing a job swap that has ... 
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