Ukraine postpones Tymoshenko tax case hearings

Ukraine postpones Tymoshenko tax case hearings


Ukraine postpones Tymoshenko tax case hearings

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:38 AM PDT

KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - A Ukrainian court on Monday put off until July 31 the hearings in a tax evasion case against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko due to her inability to attend the trial on health grounds.



Death toll in Iraq bomb attacks rises to 39 - sources

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:37 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The death toll in a string of bomb attacks in Iraq on Monday rose to 39, with at least 118 wounded, police and hospital sources said.



Thousands flee violence in India's Assam, 17 killed

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:16 AM PDT

GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - At least 17 people, including a six-month-old child, were killed and many wounded in fighting between indigenous tribes and Muslim settlers at the weekend in India's northeastern Assam state, police said on Monday.



Holiday capsule wardrobe: ten must-have items

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:12 AM PDT

After a recent UK report revealed the average woman wears 28 different outfits during a weeklong holiday, Relaxnews offers help for ladies looking to downsize their vacation wardrobe with a guide to ten essential summer basics.

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Iskandar Malaysia attracts investments of RM10.67 bln in first six months of 2012

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 11:47 PM PDT

Iskandar Malaysia has managed to secure RM10.67 billion in new committed investments during the first six month of this year.

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Japan Fukushima probe panel urges new disaster prevention steps, mindset

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 11:16 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - A government-appointed inquiry into Japan's Fukushima nuclear crisis raised doubts on Monday about whether other atomic plants were prepared for massive disasters despite new safety rules, and delivered a damning assessment of the regulators and the station's operator.



Yemen defuses bomb at Aden intelligence building

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 11:10 PM PDT

ADEN (Reuters) - Yemeni security forces have defused a bomb planted at the entrance of an intelligence services building in the southern port city of Aden, the defence ministry said.



Truck crash in Texas kills 11 suspected illegal immigrants

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 11:10 PM PDT

EDINBURG, Texas (Reuters) - A pickup truck jammed with suspected illegal immigrants crashed into a tree along a rural Texas highway on Sunday, killing 11 passengers and injuring 12 others, police said.



VIDEO: Syria: Fighters 'target' children

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 10:46 PM PDT

The international charity War Child has accused all sides in the Syrian conflict of deliberately targeting children.


Former Kuala Langat OCPD claims trial to dangerous driving

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 11:15 PM PDT

Former Kuala Langat OCPD Supt Mohamad Radzi Ishak pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate's Court to dangerous driving and causing the deaths of two teenagers on a motorcycle four years ago.

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Is transportation more important than public security?

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 10:35 PM PDT

For sure, I strongly support safe driving and advocate strict enforcement. However, I also wonder whether it is the government's wisest investment to invest RM300 million in curbing traffic rule violations.

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Japan Fukushima probe panel urges new disaster prevention steps, mindset

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 10:40 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - A government-appointed inquiry into Japan's Fukushima nuclear crisis raised doubts on Monday about whether other atomic plants were prepared for massive disasters despite new safety rules, and delivered a damning assessment of the regulators and the station's operator.



Colorado town, Obama honour shooting victims

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 10:01 PM PDT

AURORA, Colo. (Reuters) - President Barack Obama met with friends and family of the Colorado movie theatre shooting victims on Sunday as the town of Aurora mourned the 12 who died.



VIDEO: Shooting survivors recall Colorado horror

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 11:24 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama is to visit Colorado to honour victims of Friday's gun attack at a Batman film screening that left 12 people dead.


Anger in China's capital as record rains kill at least 37

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 10:13 PM PDT

Beijing residents reacted angrily on Monday after the worst rains to hit the Chinese capital in more than 60 years left at least 37 people dead, with another seven still missing.

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Colorado town, Obama honour shooting victims

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 08:55 PM PDT

AURORA, Colo. (Reuters) - President Barack Obama visited with friends and family of the Colorado movie theater shooting victims on theatreSunday, joining local officials and residents in mourning those who died.



Famed Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya dead in car crash

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 08:54 PM PDT

HAVANA, July 23 — One of Cuba's best-known dissidents, Oswaldo Paya, leader of the Christian Liberation Movement, died yesterday in a car crash, government and opposition sources said. Paya, 60, was travelling in eastern Granma province at the time of the accident, the details of which are not known, the sources said. According to dissident ...



Singapore: A tuition nation

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 06:42 PM PDT

SINGAPORE, July 23 — A recent online survey has reaffirmed the Republic's moniker as a "tuition nation" with eight in 10 respondents saying that tuition and enrichment programmes help children do better in schools. Almost three in 10 felt that children should start tuition in pre-school. The survey was carried out in April by Blackbox Research and ...



Thousands march in Mexico to protest Pena Nieto win

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 05:36 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY, July 23 — Thousands of people marched through Mexico City yesterday to denounce the July 1 election of Enrique Pena Nieto as president, though the protest was smaller than one held earlier this month. Pena Nieto's capture of the presidency for the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, has been challenged by his rival, leftist ...



Famed Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya dead in car crash

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 07:54 PM PDT

HAVANA (Reuters) - One of Cuba's best-known dissidents, Oswaldo Paya, leader of the Christian Liberation Movement, died on Sunday in a car crash, government and opposition sources said.



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