Airstrikes kill 15 militants in northwest Pakistan - officials

Airstrikes kill 15 militants in northwest Pakistan - officials


Airstrikes kill 15 militants in northwest Pakistan - officials

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 11:47 PM PDT

KALAYA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani military jets struck militant hideouts in the northwest of the country on Sunday, killing 15 militants and wounding several others, military officials said.



U.S. F-16 fighter crashes off coast of Japan

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 11:38 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - A U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of northern Japan on Sunday and efforts are underway to rescue the pilot, a spokeswoman for the Misawa Air Base said.



At least 18 killed in bus accident in India

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 11:34 PM PDT

GUWAHATI, India, Jul (Reuters) - A bus plunged into a gorge after landslides in India's north-eastern state of Mizoram, killing at least 18 people and injuring dozens, a police official said on Sunday.



Report: women change clothes four times a day on vacation

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 12:06 AM PDT

A UK study has revealed the average woman wears 28 different outfits during a weeklong holiday, with one in 20 admitting they often change attire several times a day just to get through all the garments in their suitcase.

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No second suspect in Aurora killings: police

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 11:45 PM PDT

Police in Aurora, Colorado, early Sunday dismissed suspicions that another person helped James Holmes prepare the massacre at a movie theater that left 12 people dead.

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Hollywood declares box office truce after massacre

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 11:05 PM PDT

The Hollywood studio behind the Batman movies decided not to publish weekend box office figures after the Colorado massacre -- a move swiftly followed by rivals, wary of offending the public.

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U.S. F-16 fighter crashes off coast of Japan - report

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 11:02 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - A U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean more than 1,000 km (621 miles) off the coast of northern Japan, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, citing the Japan Coast Guard.



Three-dimensional

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 10:14 PM PDT

A "3D painting" in Hefei in eastern China's Anhui province. The three-dimensional art exhibition will be on show across China over the course of the next one and a half years.

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Heaviest rains in 60 years kill 10 in Beijing, say media

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 10:25 PM PDT

BEIJING, July 22 — The heaviest rainstorm in six decades to hit the Chinese capital killed at least 10 people and caused widespread chaos, flooding streets and stranding 80,000 people at the city's main airport, state media reported today. The storm, which started yesterday afternoon and continued late into the night, flooded major roads and sent ...



Chavez says election rival and Romney want to subjugate Venezuela

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 09:11 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez compared his election rival to "far-right" U.S. presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Saturday, saying both men wanted to subjugate the country under capitalism and crush his socialist "revolution."



Illegal logging at forest reserve

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 08:55 PM PDT

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) would like to reiterate that logging at the Gunung Inas forest reserve near Baling, Kedah, has stopped since 18 July 2012 and would cease until a detailed environmental impact assessment (EIA) submitted to the Department of Environment.

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Implement 60-year retirement age immediately: MTUC

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 08:42 PM PDT

The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) today called on the private sector to extend the retirement age from 55 to 60 years immediately rather than wait for the law to be implemented.

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10 dead after record rain pounds Beijing

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 09:15 PM PDT

The heaviest rain to hit Beijing in 61 years left at least 10 people dead over the weekend, while more downpours were forecast for northeast and southwest China, state press said Sunday.

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Property boom transforming Philippine skylines

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 08:34 PM PDT

As a Philippine property boom gathers pace, even Paris Hilton, Donald Trump and high-fashion house Versace are getting a piece of the action.

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HSBC scandal erupts as British bank sector faces shake-up

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 08:21 PM PDT

A scandal erupting at Europe's biggest bank HSBC has added to concerns over the state of Britain's financial sector amid the Barclays rate-rigging affair and as the industry faces a major shake-up.

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VIDEO: President Obama to visit shooting city

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 09:25 PM PDT

President Obama is to visit Colorado to honour the 12 people killed in an attack in a cinema in Aurora.


Obama to meet Batman shooting victims, families

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 09:04 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama will visit Colorado on Sunday to meet victims of the Batman theater massacre, a day after police entered the gunman's apartment which had been rigged with booby traps.

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Malaysians to evacuate Syria

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 09:03 PM PDT

Prime Minister Najib Razak said Malaysia will immediately evacuate its nationals from strife-torn Syria and shut its mission there in response to the worsening security situation.

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Big demand for small cars sees Slovakia growth top eurozone

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 08:42 PM PDT

Slovakia's auto sector is speeding into high gear despite eurozone's hard times, making it the world's top per-capita carmaker and fuelling the best growth in the crisis-struck 17-nation currency bloc.

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Poland aims to reaps long-term rewards from Euro 2012

Posted: 21 Jul 2012 08:27 PM PDT

With the dust settled on Poland's disappointing campaign at the European football championships, the country is upbeat about what it sees as a resounding success off the pitch.

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