Suspects in journalist's extortion case nabbed |
- Suspects in journalist's extortion case nabbed
- Anwar's influence in Indonesia not as big as portrayed: Muhyiddin
- Ukraine bus crash kills 14
- Polls open for landmark Libya vote amid unrest fears
- Bankrupt California city provides cautionary tale
- Myanmar activists urge release of detained students
- Sacrifice
- Japan considers buying disputed islands: PM
- Apple faces new legal challenge in China
- U.S. gives ally Afghanistan special security status
- With new status, U.S. signals Afghanistan not to be abandoned
- Free speech claims tossed in N.Irish "Troubles" case
- U.S. steps up warnings on Iran dissident camp in Iraq
- Libya holds landmark vote under shadow of unrest
- Iran blames France, Germany for atom scientist hits
- Friend flees Assad as U.S. pressures Russia
- Car bomb kills seven, wounds 20 in central Iraq - police
- Romania govt suspends president, turmoil deepens
- Greece wants to renegotiate policies, not targets - PM
- Local shares to trend higher next week
| Suspects in journalist's extortion case nabbed Posted: 07 Jul 2012 01:02 AM PDT Johor police arrested three men on July 4 and seized a pump gun with live bullets, two pistols, a Royal Malaysian Police badge, two stolen cars, 14 mobile phones, numerous identification cards, ATM cards and personal belongings of robbery victims, announced state police chief DCP Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff at a press conference here today.
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| Anwar's influence in Indonesia not as big as portrayed: Muhyiddin Posted: 07 Jul 2012 12:14 AM PDT Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Saturday he believes Indonesian government and political party leaders would not be easily influenced by the propaganda of Malaysian Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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| Posted: 06 Jul 2012 11:59 PM PDT KIEV (Reuters) - A bus crashed in northern Ukraine on Saturday morning, killing 14 people, most likely Russian citizens, and injuring 22, the Emergencies Ministry said. 
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| Polls open for landmark Libya vote amid unrest fears Posted: 06 Jul 2012 11:31 PM PDT TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI (Reuters) - Libyans began voting in their first free national election in 60 years on Saturday, a poll designed to shake off the legacy of Muammar Gaddafi but which risks being hijacked by autonomy demands in the east and unrest in the desert south. 
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| Bankrupt California city provides cautionary tale Posted: 07 Jul 2012 12:01 AM PDT A California city which was once a thriving Gold Rush town has become a cautionary tale about financial excess and the still-struggling US economy -- by going bankrupt.
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| Myanmar activists urge release of detained students Posted: 07 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT Activists on Saturday called for the immediate release of student leaders detained in Myanmar's largest crackdown on dissent since the dissolution of the junta last year.
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| Japan considers buying disputed islands: PM Posted: 06 Jul 2012 11:27 PM PDT Japan is considering buying a chain of islands at the centre of a bitter territorial dispute with China and Taiwan, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Saturday.
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| Apple faces new legal challenge in China Posted: 06 Jul 2012 11:07 PM PDT A Chinese technology firm has filed a legal challenge accusing US giant Apple of infringing its patented voice recognition software with its Siri function on the iPhone, the company said Saturday.
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| U.S. gives ally Afghanistan special security status Posted: 06 Jul 2012 11:11 PM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - Washington declared Afghanistan a major non-NATO ally on Saturday, a largely symbolic status reinforcing its message to Afghans that they will not be abandoned as the war winds down. 
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| With new status, U.S. signals Afghanistan not to be abandoned Posted: 06 Jul 2012 10:24 PM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - The United States has named Afghanistan a major non-NATO ally, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday, a move that could reinforce Washington's message to Afghans that they will not be abandoned as the war winds down. 
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| Free speech claims tossed in N.Irish "Troubles" case Posted: 06 Jul 2012 07:49 PM PDT BOSTON (Reuters) - Researchers do not have free speech protections that would allow them to keep interviews with fighters from Northern Ireland's sectarian "Troubles" sealed, a U.S. Appeals Court ruled Friday, siding with prosecutors who want access to their papers. 
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| U.S. steps up warnings on Iran dissident camp in Iraq Posted: 06 Jul 2012 04:30 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States warned an Iranian dissident group on Friday that time was running out for it to vacate its Iraqi base camp, and said its hope to be taken off the official U.S. blacklist of terrorist organizations could depend on its compliance. 
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| Libya holds landmark vote under shadow of unrest Posted: 06 Jul 2012 03:58 PM PDT TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI (Reuters) - Libya holds its first free national election in 60 years on Saturday in a vote designed to shake off the legacy of Muammar Gaddafi but which risks being hijacked by autonomy demands in the east and unrest in the desert south. 
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| Iran blames France, Germany for atom scientist hits Posted: 06 Jul 2012 01:53 PM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's spy chief accused German and French intelligence agencies on Friday of involvement in assassinations of its nuclear scientists, sticking to a hard official line as sanctions imposed over its disputed atomic ambitions bite harder. 
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| Friend flees Assad as U.S. pressures Russia Posted: 06 Jul 2012 01:52 PM PDT BEIRUT/PARIS (Reuters) - One of President Bashar al-Assad's personal friends has defected and was headed for exile in France on Friday, as the Syrian crisis took on a Cold War tone when Washington threatened to make Russia and China "pay" for backing the government in Damascus. 
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| Car bomb kills seven, wounds 20 in central Iraq - police Posted: 06 Jul 2012 01:31 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A bomb in a parked car killed seven people and wounded 20 on Friday when it exploded in the central Iraqi city of Ramadi, police and hospital sources said. 
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| Romania govt suspends president, turmoil deepens Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:27 PM PDT BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's parliament suspended President Traian Basescu on Friday ruling he had overstepped his powers, setting the stage for an impeachment referendum that will be watched by the European Union which says it wants the rule of law respected. 
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| Greece wants to renegotiate policies, not targets - PM Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:03 PM PDT ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will meet targets set by international lenders, but needs more time and wants to renegotiate policies that make its fiscal situation worse by preventing a return to economic growth, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said on Friday. 
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| Local shares to trend higher next week Posted: 06 Jul 2012 09:01 PM PDT The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) will see more upside next week, tracking the rebound in the commodities market and liquidity-driven rally in the US and European markets.
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