Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi sues paper over sex claims

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi sues paper over sex claims


Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi sues paper over sex claims

Posted: 12 Jun 2012 12:26 AM PDT

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi has sued Hong Kong's leading newspaper the Apple Daily and its sister weekly Next Magazine over reports that she prostituted herself with senior Chinese officials.

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Govt has not made final decision on Lynas: Najib

Posted: 12 Jun 2012 12:23 AM PDT

The government has not made a final decision on the Lynas Advance Materials Plant Project and will not do so until it is fully satisfied that the plant will be safe, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

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Amendments governing construction industry to be tabled in Parliament

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 11:37 PM PDT

Three proposed amendments governing the Malaysian construction industry is likely to be tabled in Parliament for first reading, the Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia said today.

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More NGOs lodge reports over master accounts

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 11:14 PM PDT

Seven more non-governmental organisations (NGOs) lodged police reports over the alleged 20 master accounts worth RM3 billion held by opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, as claimed by former Bank Negara assistant governor Datuk Abdul Murad Khalid.

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PCB resolves 72.3% of complaints received in Q1

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 11:09 PM PDT

The Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) in the Prime Minister's Department resolved 2,315 cases or 72.3 per cent of the 3,20l complaints it received in the first quarter of this year, from Jan 1 to March 31.

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Najib cautiously optimistic over country's economic outlook

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 11:07 PM PDT

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is cautiously optimistic over Malaysia's economic outlook in the later part of this year and in 2013.

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Russian rally tests opposition power, Putin tactics

Posted: 12 Jun 2012 12:32 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Thousands of Russians said they would defy Kremlin pressure and attend a march in Moscow on Tuesday to protest against President Vladimir Putin, shrugging off his tough new tactics to quash any challenge to his rule.



Yemeni army says retakes militant stronghold of Jaar

Posted: 12 Jun 2012 12:30 AM PDT

ADEN (Reuters) - The Yemeni army has retaken the southern town of Jaar from al Qaeda-linked militants after heavy fighting that killed at least 24 people, the Defence Ministry and residents said on Tuesday.



China could impound European planes in carbon row

Posted: 12 Jun 2012 12:17 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will take swift counter-measures that could include impounding European aircraft if the European Union punishes Chinese airlines for non-compliance with a scheme to curb carbon emissions, the China Air Transport Association said on Tuesday.



AU moves summit to Ethiopia after Malawi snubs Bashir

Posted: 12 Jun 2012 12:09 AM PDT

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The African Union has moved its July summit to the Ethiopian capital after Malawi blocked the attendance of Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), the bloc said.



Afghans fear 80 dead after quake triggers landslide

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 11:45 PM PDT

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - An earthquake in Afghanistan triggered a landslide which buried mud homes in a mountain village and rescuers feared at least 80 people had been killed, provincial officials said on Tuesday,



Colombia holds tomato fight for 'Tomatina' festival

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 11:27 PM PDT

(Colombia-AFP) - People took part in the "VI Tomatina Colombiana" festival on Sunday, June 10, in Sutamarchan, Colombia. According to the organisers four tons of tomatoes were thrown by the participants. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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Low-carbon farming takes root in Brazil's Amazon

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 11:24 PM PDT

Manoel Jose Leite, a small-scale organic farmer, is set to pioneer low-carbon agriculture in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, which for decades has been destroyed by expanding agribusiness.

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World's biggest 'eye on the sky' clears key hurdle

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 11:14 PM PDT

A plan to build the biggest land-based optical telescope in the world has cleared an important hurdle, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) announced late Monday.

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Remove people's fear

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 11:14 PM PDT

Instead of blaming the media, it would be better to put words into actions and restore a safe living space for the people.

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VIDEO: Dingo caused Australia baby death

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:48 PM PDT

An Australian coroner has ruled that Azaria Chamberlain, a baby girl who disappeared from a beauty spot 32 years ago, was taken by a dingo or wild dog.


VIDEO: Moscow set for opposition rally

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:50 PM PDT

Thousands of anti-government protesters are expected to march through the Russian capital Moscow, a day after police raided activists' homes.


China, US smash international arms trafficking ring

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:18 PM PDT

China and the United States said Tuesday they have busted an international arms trafficking ring and arrested 26 suspects, in a rare instance of law enforcement cooperation.

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Taiwan farmers throw cow dung to protest US beef

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:18 PM PDT

Angry Taiwanese farmers threw cow dung at the island's parliament on Tuesday as lawmakers debated a controversial bill to allow US beef containing a growth drug.

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S. Korea casino must partially repay gamblers' losses

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:17 PM PDT

A South Korean court has ordered a casino to repay about half the losses suffered by two problem gamblers who lost a total 2.47 billion won ($2.1 million) over two years, a court official said Tuesday.

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