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- Activists demand release of Pakistani girl in blasphemy case
- Iran leader rules out nuclear bomb, will pursue energy
- A thorny problem
- High Court renders judgement in default against Utusan Melayu
- Job stress doubles diabetes risk in women
- Research houses maintain buy call for TM
- RHB Cap to consolidate regional presence with merger
- 13th GE to determine survival of Umno, BN: Najib
- Iran leader rules out nuclear weapons, will pursue energy
- Drenched New Orleans passes post-Katrina hurricane test
- Philippines prosecutes ex-chief justice
- Australians implant 'world first' bionic eye
- Six Malaysian zoos shut over poor conditions
- Chilean telescope finds sugar molecules near star
- Five Australian soldiers killed in Afghan incidents
- Former Maldives president urges supporters to topple government
- Egyptian leader in Iran for first time since 1979 revolution
- Things we’ve learned at the US Republican Convention
- Australia says six rescued, more than 140 missing from asylum boat
- US hiker freed by Iran wants Nicaragua to let jailed American go
| Activists demand release of Pakistani girl in blasphemy case Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:29 AM PDT ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani court adjourned on Thursday a bail hearing for a Christian girl accused of defaming Islam, prompting human rights activists to make fresh calls for her release in a case that has drawn renewed criticism of the country's anti-blasphemy laws. 
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| Iran leader rules out nuclear bomb, will pursue energy Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:29 AM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will never develop a nuclear bomb but will not give up its pursuit of peaceful nuclear energy, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told a gathering of leaders of developing countries meeting in Tehran. 
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| Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:35 AM PDT Do you wish to make changes or maintain the status quo? All changes come together with risks. Do you have enough courage to take it? No one can answer it for you, as the answer is in everyone's heart.
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| High Court renders judgement in default against Utusan Melayu Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:27 AM PDT The High Court here rendered a judgement in default against Utusan Melayu (M) Berhad after the daily failed to register its appearance in court for a defamation suit filed by former Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin.
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| Job stress doubles diabetes risk in women Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:24 AM PDT Work stress doubles the risk of developing diabetes for women who have little or no control over what they do on the job, according to a new Canadian study.
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| Research houses maintain buy call for TM Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:04 AM PDT Research houses have generally maintained a "buy" recommendation for Telekom Malaysia (TM) Bhd due to its first half financial year 2012 results that came in within and above their expectations.
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| RHB Cap to consolidate regional presence with merger Posted: 29 Aug 2012 11:48 PM PDT RHB Capital Bhd will consolidate its regional presence upon the completion the merger of its's subsidiary, RHB Investment Bank, with OSK Investment Bank and the acquisition of Indonesia's PT Bankb Mestika Dharma.
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| 13th GE to determine survival of Umno, BN: Najib Posted: 29 Aug 2012 10:57 PM PDT Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today reminded party members that the upcoming 13th general election would determine Umno and Barisan Nasional's (BN) survival.
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| Iran leader rules out nuclear weapons, will pursue energy Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:05 AM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will never try to obtain a nuclear bomb but will not give up the pursuit of peaceful nuclear energy, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told a gathering of leaders of developing countries meeting in Tehran. 
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| Drenched New Orleans passes post-Katrina hurricane test Posted: 29 Aug 2012 11:51 PM PDT NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac brought widespread flooding to the U.S. Gulf Coast on Wednesday, but elaborate defences built to protect New Orleans after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina seven years ago seemed to pass their first major test. 
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| Philippines prosecutes ex-chief justice Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:03 AM PDT The Philippine government asked state prosecutors Thursday to indict for tax evasion disgraced former top judge Renato Corona, who was fired in May on graft charges.
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| Australians implant 'world first' bionic eye Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:02 AM PDT Australian scientists said Thursday they had successfully implanted a "world first" bionic eye prototype, describing it as a major breakthrough for the visually impaired.
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| Six Malaysian zoos shut over poor conditions Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:01 AM PDT Malaysia's wildlife authority has shut down six zoos as it enforces new regulations aimed at stopping animals being mistreated or kept in poor conditions.
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| Chilean telescope finds sugar molecules near star Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:01 AM PDT Astronomers using a powerful radio telescope in Chile said Wednesday that they had discovered sugar molecules, one of the building blocks of life, orbiting a young star similar to the Sun.
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| Five Australian soldiers killed in Afghan incidents Posted: 29 Aug 2012 11:37 PM PDT KABUL/CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia suffered its worst combat losses since the Vietnam War when five troops were killed in Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday, prompting Prime Minister Julia Gillard to return home early from a regional Pacific leaders' conference. 
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| Former Maldives president urges supporters to topple government Posted: 29 Aug 2012 11:12 PM PDT MALE (Reuters) - Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed called on his supporters and the army to topple the government ahead of the release of a report on Thursday into this year's transfer of power on the Indian Ocean islands that Nasheed labelled a coup. 
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| Egyptian leader in Iran for first time since 1979 revolution Posted: 29 Aug 2012 10:56 PM PDT DUBAI, Aug 30 — Egyptian President Mohammad Mursi arrived in Tehran today, the first Egyptian leader to visit Iran since its Islamic revolution in 1979. Iranian state television broadcast live pictures of Mursi's red-carpet welcome at Tehran's Mehrabad airport. He was to attend a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement that concludes ... 
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| Things we’ve learned at the US Republican Convention Posted: 29 Aug 2012 10:11 PM PDT TAMPA, Florida, Aug 30 — Mitt Romney's campaign choreographed the Republican National Convention to sell voters on three ideas: that the party is unified behind Romney; that he is a qualified presidential candidate who's warmer than he seems, and that his running mate, Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan, is ready to be one step from the ... 
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| Australia says six rescued, more than 140 missing from asylum boat Posted: 29 Aug 2012 10:03 PM PDT SYDNEY, Aug 30 — Rescuers have pulled six people from the sea off Indonesia but authorities have grave fears for more than 140 more after a suspected refugee boat disappeared on its way to Australia, Australia's Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare said today. Indonesian authorities are coordinating the search for the boat, which first reported to be ... 
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| US hiker freed by Iran wants Nicaragua to let jailed American go Posted: 29 Aug 2012 09:36 PM PDT LOS ANGELES, Aug 30 — Activists including an American hiker who had been jailed in Iran delivered petitions with more than 100,000 signatures to a Nicaraguan consulate in Los Angeles yesterday demanding freedom for a US citizen they say is unjustly imprisoned in the Central American country. Jason Puracal, 35, was found guilty of drug trafficking ... 
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