Lonmin presses workers to return after mine violence

Lonmin presses workers to return after mine violence

Lonmin presses workers to return after mine violence

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:38 AM PDT

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The world's no. 3 platinum producer Lonmin told workers to return to work or face dismissal on Monday, saying police deemed it safe to return to duty after 44 people were killed in a week of violence at one of its South African mines.

Insight - Somalia's old problems litter path to new future

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:32 AM PDT

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Yusuf Garaad left his comfortable home and job as head of the BBC Somali Service in London to run for the presidency of Somalia when the Horn of Africa nation embraced a plan to shed its image as the archetypal failed state.

Lonmin presses workers to return after mine violence

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:09 AM PDT

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The world's no. 3 platinum producer Lonmin told workers to return to work or face dismissal on Monday, saying police deemed it safe to return to duty after 44 people were killed in a week of violence at one of its South African mines.

Park wins South Korean conservatives presidential nomination

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:50 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's ruling conservatives have picked Park Geun-hye, the daughter of a slain dictator, as their candidate for December's presidential polls, Yonhap news agency reported on Monday, putting her on track to become the country's first woman leader.

M'sia poised to post healthy growth in 3rd, 4th quarters - Ahmad Husni

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:44 AM PDT

Malaysia's economy will register a healthy growth in the third and fourth quarters following strong private sector investment and higher crude oil production, Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah said today.

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Prenatal yoga may ease depression, boost bonding

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:25 AM PDT

Yoga may help women cope with depression during pregnancy, as well as boost maternal bonding, according a new study from the University of Michigan in the US.

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VIDEO: Russian space junk 'a health hazard'

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 08:24 PM PDT

Toxic debris from Russian space rockets is being blamed for various illnesses in the Altai region of Siberia.


VIDEO: Gu Kailai jailed over Heywood murder

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 10:25 PM PDT

Gu Kailai the wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has been given a suspended death sentence for the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood.


VIDEO: Assange emerges from inside embassy

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:36 AM PDT

The founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, has appeared in public for the first time since June to call on President Obama to end what he called a US "witch-hunt" against his whistle-blowing website.


VIDEO: Dallas stars on new TV series

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:46 PM PDT

Dallas cast members Linda Gray and Josh Henderson spoke to the BBC about the show's relaunch.


Johor poised to become 'Theme Park Capital of Malaysia'

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:08 AM PDT

Johor is poised to become Malaysia's 'Theme Park Capital' when Asia's first Legoland theme park at Nusajaya is open to the public next month.

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Park wins S. Korean conservatives presidential nomination

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 12:10 AM PDT

SEOUL, Aug 20 — South Korea's ruling conservatives have picked Park Geun-hye, the daughter of a slain dictator, as their candidate for December's presidential polls, Yonhap news agency reported today, putting her on track to become the country's first woman leader. Park, the daughter of Park Chung-hee, who ruled the country from 1961 to 1979, won ...

Villain or scapegoat? Gu Kailai faces life in jail

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 10:24 PM PDT

BEIJING, Aug 20 — A paranoid killer or a persecuted scapegoat — Gu Kailai, the woman at the centre of China's most politically explosive criminal case in a generation, remains an enigma. A court in the central city of Hefei today handed the wife of ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai a suspended death sentence, effectively life imprisonment, after ...

Mexico’s Calderon says he was target of assassination threat

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 09:38 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY, Aug 20 — Mexican President Felipe Calderon was warned during the early years of his administration of a credible threat to assassinate him while he was in the presidential jet, Mexican media reported yesterday. According to reports in major newspapers, Calderon said on Saturday that security advisers told him before a trip within ...

Mexico replaces all police at capital airport after shooting

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 09:06 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY, Aug 20 — Mexico's federal police agency has replaced all 348 officers at the capital's international airport almost two months after police there shot dead three of their fellow officers in an alleged drug-related killing. The new agents have been drawn from across Mexico and have all passed psychological and drug tests, regional ...

Park wins South Korean conservatives presidential nomination

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:30 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's ruling conservatives picked Park Geun-hye, the daughter of the country's slain dictator, as their candidate for December's presidential polls, Yonhap news agency reported on Monday, putting her on track to become the country's first woman leader.

Sudan plane crash kills 32 including minister

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:22 PM PDT

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Thirty two people including a Sudanese government minister and other officials were killed when a plane taking them to an Islamic festival crashed in the south of the country on Sunday, state media said.

Park wins South Korean conservatives presidential nomination

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:08 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's ruling conservatives picked Park Geun-hye, the daughter of the country's slain dictator, as their candidate for December's presidential polls, Yonhap news agency reported on Monday, putting her on track to become the country's first woman leader.

VIDEO: RIM to unveil new Blackberry

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:30 PM PDT

The Canadian company, Research in Motion will unveil a new version of the Blackberry to telecom companies, hoping it will be a winner with their customers, and create enough new sales to revive its fortunes.


Fine living for Fido: the Big Apple gets first dog resort

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:10 PM PDT

An expansive bed with soft pillows, a flat-screen TV, a gym and chef-crafted meals -- at New York's first luxury hotel for dogs, opening in a few weeks, nothing's too good for man's best friend.

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