Clinton warns against threats in South China Sea dispute

Clinton warns against threats in South China Sea dispute


Clinton warns against threats in South China Sea dispute

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 11:58 PM PDT

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday urged rival claimants to the South China Sea not to resort to threats and intimidation in the potentially oil-rich waters, an indirect reference to China at the start of a regional meeting.



Gunmen kill 9 police in Pakistan's Lahore

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 12:47 AM PDT

Gunmen on Thursday shot dead nine Pakistani police prison staff as they slept in Lahore, the second attack on security forces in the country's political heartland since Islamabad reopened a NATO supply corridor.

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Rural sector to remain main agenda of government development

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 12:42 AM PDT

The rural sector will remain the main agenda of government development while new plans will be implemented for the people to enjoy a better life, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today.

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Bangladesh man held over Facebook photos of PM

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 12:41 AM PDT

Bangladesh police have arrested a businessman after he allegedly edited together a photograph of the country's female prime minister with that of a half-naked woman on his Facebook page.

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Scientists suspect link between cat feces, female suicide

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 12:28 AM PDT

Women infected with a parasite spread by cat feces run a higher risk of attempting suicide, suggests a study of more than 45,000 women in Denmark published in a scientific journal this week.

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New banknote series come with latest technology: BNM

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 11:51 PM PDT

The new banknotes series, which will be issued into circulation on Monday, comes with the latest banknote technology to enhance security features, Bank Negara said today.

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Najib launches 8-year masterplan to boost SME sector

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 11:23 PM PDT

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today launched the Small Medium Enterprise Masterplan 2012-2020 (SME Masterplan 2012-2020), which will serve as a "game changer" for the sector.

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New Yorkers marvel at 'Manhattanhenge' sunset

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 12:07 AM PDT

New Yorkers gathered at dusk to witness "Manhattanhenge" -- a rare alignment of the sun with the east-west street grid in which it appears to set between skyscrapers.

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Myanmar strives for enhancement of reproductive healthcare

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 11:51 PM PDT

Myanmar is striving to achieve development goals in agenda of International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), providing multi-specialty universal reproductive healthcare which prioritizes mortality rate of infants and children under five and expectant mothers.

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Why leave her die?

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 11:47 PM PDT

Indeed, we might encounter the same tragic ending of the elderly woman in Penang tomorrow if we do not change the indifferent attitude today.

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Hong Kong minister quits amid graft probe report

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 11:46 PM PDT

A newly-appointed Hong Kong minister resigned Thursday, officials said, amid media reports that he is suspected of abusing his government housing allowance.

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China and U.S. agree to cooperate in Asia - Clinton

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 11:48 PM PDT

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Rival powers China and the United States will work together in Asia and find common ground to ensure proper handling of sensitive issues, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday.



Diplomatic defection hits Syria as U.N. fights divisions

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 10:25 PM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's ambassador to Iraq defected on Wednesday in protest over President Bashar al-Assad's violent suppression of a 16-month uprising as the U.N. Security Council remained deadlocked over the next steps in the crisis.



US cracks down on ‘world’s largest’ medical marijuana dispensary

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 09:08 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES, July 12 — Federal prosecutors have filed civil forfeiture actions against an Oakland medical marijuana dispensary that bills itself as the world's largest, as part of a crackdown by US authorities on California's massive cannabis trade. The lawsuits, filed on Monday in US District Court in San Francisco, seek forfeiture of two ...



Mexico paper stops drug war coverage after grenade attacks

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 08:23 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY, July 12 — A newspaper in Mexico's violent city of Nuevo Laredo announced yesterday it will end coverage of drug-related bloodshed, one day after grenades damaged its offices for the second time this year. Many Mexican news organisations have decided to report only basic facts about murders and massacres in recent years. But it is rare ...



Arkansas ‘Toe Suck Fairy’ jailed for one year

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 07:10 PM PDT

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 12 — An Arkansas man known as the "Toe Suck Fairy" for a series of assaults directed at women's feet over more than two decades was yesterday sentenced to one year in prison. A judge at Faulkner County District Court jailed Michael Wyatt, 51, after he broke the terms of a previous deferred sentence earlier this year for ...



US House votes to repeal Obama healthcare law, again

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 06:33 PM PDT

WASHINGTON, July 12 — The Republican-led US House of Representatives, on a near party-line vote of 244-185, yesterday once again passed a bill to repeal President Barack Obama's overhaul of the US healthcare system. Just like previous House efforts to end the two-year-old healthcare law, the bill is certain to be stopped by Obama's fellow ...



VIDEO: Panama's fight against drug smugglers

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 10:47 PM PDT

Counter-drugs forces in Panama have been trying to reduce the grip organised criminals have on one of the country's remote islands.


VIDEO: Could N Korea have a new First Lady?

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 10:55 PM PDT

A mystery woman seen attending events with North Korea's Kim Jong-un has led to speculation in South Korean media about her identity.


Nine Pakistan police killed in attack claimed by Taliban

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 10:18 PM PDT

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Masked gunmen stormed a house and killed nine police cadets in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Thursday, police said, the second attack on security forces claimed by the Taliban in relatively peaceful Punjab province in four days.



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