Mystery mass deaths of green turtles in Australia |
- Mystery mass deaths of green turtles in Australia
- Britain hit by more floods in summer of storms
- 20 killed as fuel truck crash in China sparks fire
- China says plane hijack attempt thwarted
- Court postpones decision on MACC bribe case
- KLIA registers 16m passengers in first 5 months
- Total number of passengers at Malaysian airports to reach 68m
- Russia proposes changes to Annan’s Syria proposal, say envoys
- US wildfires a preview of changed climate, say scientists
- Extreme heat spreads across US, breaks records
- France’s Strauss-Kahn and wife have separated, says source
- 'Rape-law' triggers fury in Jordan
- China's Hu in Hong Kong for handover anniversary
- Ruling party urges Seoul to shelve pact with Japan
- Singapore church defends pastor, officers over fraud
- UN officials highlight achievements of Rio+20
- Anwar to testify in suit against Khairy
- Save it, before it's too late
- Obama declares 'major disaster' in blaze-hit Colorado
- Taiwan cabinet official resigns amid bribery probe
| Mystery mass deaths of green turtles in Australia Posted: 29 Jun 2012 01:19 AM PDT Scientists were at a loss Friday to explain the mysterious deaths of more than 70 green turtles that have washed up on beaches in northeast Australia over the last week.
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| Britain hit by more floods in summer of storms Posted: 29 Jun 2012 01:08 AM PDT Britain was bracing for more disruption on Friday after storms and flash floods in which one man died and hundreds of homes were evacuated.
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| 20 killed as fuel truck crash in China sparks fire Posted: 29 Jun 2012 01:07 AM PDT At least 20 people in China were killed Friday when two trucks collided and sent petrol into a timber mill below the road, causing a massive blaze, authorities said.
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| China says plane hijack attempt thwarted Posted: 29 Jun 2012 12:56 AM PDT Six members of China's Uighur minority tried to hijack a plane flying from a restive city in the far-western Xinjiang region on Friday but crew members and passengers thwarted them, authorities said.
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| Court postpones decision on MACC bribe case Posted: 29 Jun 2012 12:47 AM PDT The Sessions Court here today postponed to July 6 its judgement on a bribery case involving a Selangor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) assistant enforcement officer.
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| KLIA registers 16m passengers in first 5 months Posted: 29 Jun 2012 12:38 AM PDT Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), including the Low Cost Carrier Terminal, registered passenger movement of 16 million until May this year, up 5.1 per cent from the same period a year ago.
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| Total number of passengers at Malaysian airports to reach 68m Posted: 29 Jun 2012 12:27 AM PDT Malaysia's aviation sector has done really well, that the total number of passengers handled by airports across the country is expected to increase to 68 million this year, compared to 65.3 million last year.
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| Russia proposes changes to Annan’s Syria proposal, say envoys Posted: 29 Jun 2012 12:48 AM PDT UNITED NATIONS, June 29 — Russia yesterday proposed changes to international mediator Kofi Annan's plan for a national unity government in Syria, despite initially supporting it, but the United States, Britain and France rejected the amendments, Western diplomats said. The suggested changes are related to Moscow's refusal to support the ouster of ... 
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| US wildfires a preview of changed climate, say scientists Posted: 29 Jun 2012 12:31 AM PDT WASHINGTON, June 29 — Scorching heat, high winds and bone-dry conditions are fuelling catastrophic wildfires in the US West that offer a preview of the kind of disasters that human-caused climate change could bring, three scientists said yesterday. "What we're seeing is a window into what global warming really looks like," Princeton University's ... 
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| Extreme heat spreads across US, breaks records Posted: 28 Jun 2012 11:21 PM PDT KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 29 — Temperatures soared across the Midwest yesterday, reaching a blistering 108 degrees Fahrenheit (42 Celsius) in St. Louis, and possibly causing two deaths in Kansas City, Missouri, as a massive heat wave pressed eastward from the Rockies. In Kansas City, where the temperature rose to 105 (40 C), the city health ... 
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| France’s Strauss-Kahn and wife have separated, says source Posted: 28 Jun 2012 09:59 PM PDT PARIS, June 29 — Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who is facing a probe into his alleged involvement with a prostitution ring in France, and his wife have separated, a source said. Anne Sinclair, a wealthy heiress who recently relaunched her media career as a news editor at the Huffington Post's French edition, and ... 
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| 'Rape-law' triggers fury in Jordan Posted: 29 Jun 2012 12:04 AM PDT The ordeal of a 14-year-old girl who was kidnapped and raped repeatedly for three days has infuriated Jordanians, especially when her attacker agreed to marry her to avoid going to jail.
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| China's Hu in Hong Kong for handover anniversary Posted: 28 Jun 2012 11:52 PM PDT Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Hong Kong Friday to mark 15 years of its handover from Britain and inaugurate its new leader, at a time of record-breaking levels of discontent toward Beijing.
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| Ruling party urges Seoul to shelve pact with Japan Posted: 28 Jun 2012 11:48 PM PDT South Korea's ruling party urged the government to postpone the signing Friday of a controversial military agreement with Japan, a party official said.
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| Singapore church defends pastor, officers over fraud Posted: 28 Jun 2012 11:30 PM PDT A Singapore-based Christian church rocked by a massive financial scandal has stood by its founder and four aides who could face life imprisonment for allegedly misusing the congregation's funds.
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| UN officials highlight achievements of Rio+20 Posted: 28 Jun 2012 11:19 PM PDT Senior United Nations officials have highlighted the achievements made during the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) held last week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, stressing they represent a global movement of change in which governments, private sector and civil society all contribute to achieve global prosperity while protecting the environment.
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| Anwar to testify in suit against Khairy Posted: 28 Jun 2012 11:01 PM PDT Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is to testify in his RM100-million suit against Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar over alleged defamatory words posted on websites, including Malaysiakini.com, by way of a video clip.
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| Posted: 28 Jun 2012 10:50 PM PDT However, while they are working hard to create an election atmosphere, they must also beware of bureaucracy, as it could undermine their efforts.
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| Obama declares 'major disaster' in blaze-hit Colorado Posted: 28 Jun 2012 10:37 PM PDT US President Barack Obama on Friday declared a "major disaster" in the western state of Colorado, where wildfires have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate.
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| Taiwan cabinet official resigns amid bribery probe Posted: 28 Jun 2012 10:22 PM PDT A top official in the Taiwanese cabinet quit Friday, days after prosecutors launched a probe into claims he solicited and took bribes in the latest graft scandal to hit the island.
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