Malaysians banking on first Olympics Gold in Sunday's Badminton match |
- Malaysians banking on first Olympics Gold in Sunday's Badminton match
- Memorial
- UN resolution adds pressure to embattled Syrian gov't
- Western military intervention unlikely after Annan's resignation
- 150-year-old Bangladesh brothel fights closure
- Car bomb explodes in Tripoli, first since Gaddafi's fall
- Car bomb explodes in Tripoli, first since Gaddafi's fall
- Car bomb explodes in Tripoli, first since Gaddafi’s fall
- Sudan protesters killed with automatic rifle ammunition, says Amnesty
- German prosecutors charge German Taliban suspect
- Sudan, S.Sudan reach deal to end oil dispute, says African Union
- With grey skies over North Korea, leader puts on a happy face
- Six killed in Mexico coalmine explosion
- Bursa to trend higher next week
- Will Malaysia's Olympics gold draught end Sunday?
- Chong Wei one step away from making history
- Berlin's oldest squatters take a stand for their social club
- Obsessed with antiquities
- Death no deterrent for S. African gem diggers
- Judge scolds Samsung, lets patent trial proceed
| Malaysians banking on first Olympics Gold in Sunday's Badminton match Posted: 04 Aug 2012 12:39 AM PDT Sunday is a big night for Malaysians as they bank their first Olympics Gold medal hope, among other goodies, on its top seeded shuttler, Lee Chong Wei who is set to play against China in the Men's Singles finals on Sunday.
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| Posted: 04 Aug 2012 12:34 AM PDT Clifton Truman Daniel, grandson of former US president Harry Truman who authorised the atomic bombing of Japan during World War II, visits the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima ahead of the memorial service to commemorate the 1945 bombing on August 6.
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| UN resolution adds pressure to embattled Syrian gov't Posted: 04 Aug 2012 12:24 AM PDT The resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly on Friday would add fresh pressure to the Syrian government, which is undergoing unabated violence and insurgency, analysts here said.
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| Western military intervention unlikely after Annan's resignation Posted: 04 Aug 2012 12:01 AM PDT The resignation of Kofi Annan, UN-Arab League joint special envoy on Syria, is unlikely to lead to a greater probability of direct Western military intervention, U.S. experts said Friday.
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| 150-year-old Bangladesh brothel fights closure Posted: 04 Aug 2012 12:22 AM PDT Tara Das says she is the fifth generation of her family to work at the same brothel in Bangladesh, but now she is fighting against Islamic protesters who want her business to close.
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| Car bomb explodes in Tripoli, first since Gaddafi's fall Posted: 03 Aug 2012 10:56 PM PDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded near the offices of the military police in Tripoli early on Saturday, a senior security source said, the first such attack in the Libyan capital since the start of a revolt that toppled the regime of Muammar Gaddafi last year. 
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| Car bomb explodes in Tripoli, first since Gaddafi's fall Posted: 03 Aug 2012 10:29 PM PDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded near the offices of the military police in Tripoli in the early hours Saturday, a senior security source said, in the first such attack in the Libyan capital since the start of a revolt that toppled the regime of Muammar Gaddafi. 
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| Car bomb explodes in Tripoli, first since Gaddafi’s fall Posted: 03 Aug 2012 10:39 PM PDT TRIPOLI, Aug 4 — A car bomb exploded near the offices of the military police in Tripoli in the early hours of today, a senior security source said, in the first such attack in the Libyan capital since the start of a revolt that toppled the regime of Muammar Gaddafi. The source said the blast slightly wounded a Tunisian national, but it could not ... 
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| Sudan protesters killed with automatic rifle ammunition, says Amnesty Posted: 03 Aug 2012 08:35 PM PDT KHARTOUM, Aug 4 — Eight Sudanese protesters killed this week at an anti-government demonstration in the Darfur region were shot with live ammunition used in automatic rifles, Amnesty International said, citing medical sources. Police have said they were forced to act when Tuesday's protest escalated, but exercised only minimum force. They did not ... 
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| German prosecutors charge German Taliban suspect Posted: 03 Aug 2012 08:29 PM PDT BERLIN, Aug 4 — Prosecutors in Germany said yesterday they had charged a German man suspected of helping launch an attack on a military base in Afghanistan with being a member of an Islamist militant group and with preparing a serious act of violent subversion. The federal prosecutors' office said it suspected that the 26-year-old German national, ... 
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| Sudan, S.Sudan reach deal to end oil dispute, says African Union Posted: 03 Aug 2012 08:11 PM PDT ADDIS ABABA, Aug 4 — Sudan and South Sudan have reached a deal on oil payments and will soon discuss when to resume southern oil exports through the north, a mediator from the African Union said today. Landlocked South Sudan shut down its entire oil production in January after failing to agree with Sudan on how much it should pay to export oil ... 
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| With grey skies over North Korea, leader puts on a happy face Posted: 03 Aug 2012 07:58 PM PDT SEOUL, Aug 4 — Never mind the floods. Enjoy the rollercoaster ride and keep smiling. That seems to be the impression the youthful new dictator of destitute North Korea wants the state propaganda machine to give to a public that may be facing even more than usual food shortages when drought was followed by devastating floods last month. In the past ... 
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| Six killed in Mexico coalmine explosion Posted: 03 Aug 2012 07:07 PM PDT MEXICO CITY, Aug 4 — Six miners were killed in a coalmine collapse in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila yesterday, an emergency rescue team source on the site told Reuters. One miner was rescued earlier, according to a separate report from the mine operator. The explosion was triggered when a large amount of methane gas ignited, causing the ... 
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| Bursa to trend higher next week Posted: 03 Aug 2012 09:01 PM PDT Share prices on Bursa Malaysia are expected to be higher next week riding on its resilience and defensive appeal amid rising global risk aversion, dealers said.
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| Will Malaysia's Olympics gold draught end Sunday? Posted: 03 Aug 2012 08:54 PM PDT Will Malaysia's Olympics gold medal draught end this Sunday?. The answer to Malaysia's long awaited gold medal for the country in an Olympics most likely lies on the shoulders of national shuttler Datuk Lee Chong Wei who has qualified for the men's singles final of the badminton competition at the ongoing London Olympics here.
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| Chong Wei one step away from making history Posted: 03 Aug 2012 08:29 PM PDT Datuk Lee Chong Wei is just one step away from making Olympic history - winning the much coveted men's singles gold medal which may also be Malaysia's first ever gold medal in an Olympics.
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| Berlin's oldest squatters take a stand for their social club Posted: 03 Aug 2012 09:18 PM PDT Some of Berlin's most senior squatters are nearly a century old, but age is not stopping the scrappy bunch from fighting impending eviction from their cherished social club.
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| Posted: 03 Aug 2012 08:37 PM PDT It is a rather strange thing not to see fabric designs or garments on display inside a tailor shop. Instead, many traditional items are neatly displayed on the shelves. These items are the favourites of 44-year-old tailor Huang Yun Qiang.
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| Death no deterrent for S. African gem diggers Posted: 03 Aug 2012 08:17 PM PDT The man slips the plastic pouch of gems into his mouth, an illicit haul from the sandy deposits scattered among the mountains of South Africa's diamond coast.
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| Judge scolds Samsung, lets patent trial proceed Posted: 03 Aug 2012 08:07 PM PDT The judge in a massive smartphone patent dispute reprimanded Samsung Friday for releasing excluded evidence but denied a bid by Apple to order a verdict in the case.
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