Netanyahu picks new security minister as Iran strike debated |
- Netanyahu picks new security minister as Iran strike debated
- Paul Ryan brings fundraising prowess to Romney presidential bid
- Western US wildfires force evacuations, fire fighter killed
- New law to stop animal abuse: SPCA
- Sabah wants the truth
- Nigeria school offers hope for young women
- Fukushima caused mutant butterflies: scientists
- VIDEO: Reviving the Olympic fire in Greece
- VIDEO: Happy to be back: Arnie at premiere
- Web 'blackout' in Malaysia to protest law
- Taiwan museum fined for stopping breastfeeding mum
- Still raw wounds greet US medics in Iraq's Fallujah
- Baby rhinos given second chance at S. African orphanage
- Rooftop farms flourish in space-starved Hong Kong
- Pandelela given modest reception on arrival from London
- VIDEO: Two killed in Texas shooting
- VIDEO: Veteran Cosmopolitan editor dies
- In New York's Times Square, it's Naked Cowboys vs. Indians
- 7.3-tremor hits off Japan's Hokkaido
- Khalid must resign if unable to take over Syabas: Noh Omar
| Netanyahu picks new security minister as Iran strike debated Posted: 14 Aug 2012 12:43 AM PDT JERUSALEM, Aug 14 — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chose a former security chief today as his new civil defence minister amid heightened public debate over a possible strike on Iran. Avraham Dichter, who has served as internal security minister and head of the Shin Bet, Israel's domestic intelligence agency, has said in the past he would prefer ... 
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| Paul Ryan brings fundraising prowess to Romney presidential bid Posted: 13 Aug 2012 10:40 PM PDT WASHINGTON, Aug 14 — Paul Ryan, the Wisconsin congressman who has breathed new life into Republican Mitt Romney's bid for the White House, also brings his status as a fundraising heavyweight. During his 14-year career in Congress, Ryan has been propelled by sizeable donations from insurance companies and other players in the financial sector, ... 
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| Western US wildfires force evacuations, fire fighter killed Posted: 13 Aug 2012 08:28 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 14 — Hundreds of fire fighters battled a pair of wildfires that burned out of control in Northern California for a second day yesterday, threatening a clothing-optional resort and forcing the evacuation of some 500 homes. Meanwhile, authorities said a US Forest Service fire fighter was killed in Idaho while battling a blaze ... 
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| New law to stop animal abuse: SPCA Posted: 14 Aug 2012 12:32 AM PDT The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) hopes that the new animal welfare law will be able to put an end to inhumane acts against animals and help improve Malaysia's standing worldwide in the area of animal welfare.
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| Posted: 14 Aug 2012 12:15 AM PDT Similar to other Malaysians whose ancestors have long been here, they master the national language, love the country and when the time comes, line up to vote.
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| Nigeria school offers hope for young women Posted: 14 Aug 2012 12:09 AM PDT The clattering sewing machines at this northern Nigeria school offer hope of a better life for a group of young women who fled abusive marriages that for some prove inescapable.
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| Fukushima caused mutant butterflies: scientists Posted: 13 Aug 2012 11:16 PM PDT Genetic mutations have been found in three generations of butterflies from near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, scientists said Tuesday, raising fears radiation could affect other species.
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| VIDEO: Reviving the Olympic fire in Greece Posted: 13 Aug 2012 11:09 PM PDT Greece was the birthplace of the Olympics, but the country's performance in London fell far short of expectations.
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| VIDEO: Happy to be back: Arnie at premiere Posted: 13 Aug 2012 07:08 PM PDT Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren talk about continuing to play ''tough guys'' as they meet fans and speak to reporters on the red carpet at the London premiere of The Expendables 2.
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| Web 'blackout' in Malaysia to protest law Posted: 13 Aug 2012 10:35 PM PDT Malaysian NGOs, well-known bloggers and opposition politicians on Tuesday staged a one-day "Internet blackout" to protest a legal amendment that they say threatens free expression on the Web.
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| Taiwan museum fined for stopping breastfeeding mum Posted: 13 Aug 2012 10:35 PM PDT A top Taiwanese museum has been fined for preventing a woman from breastfeeding, the first such case since a law was enacted to protect the right to breastfeed in public, authorities said Tuesday.
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| Still raw wounds greet US medics in Iraq's Fallujah Posted: 13 Aug 2012 10:34 PM PDT In an Iraqi city where US military offensives levelled entire neighbourhoods in 2004, a hospital has turned to American doctors to treat children with heart problems that residents blame on fallout from the fighting.
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| Baby rhinos given second chance at S. African orphanage Posted: 13 Aug 2012 10:32 PM PDT The baby black rhino slurps milk greedily from a cola bottle, hops around and chases its caregiver in South Africa's newest and largest orphanage for calves whose parents were poached for their horns.
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| Rooftop farms flourish in space-starved Hong Kong Posted: 13 Aug 2012 10:30 PM PDT On the rooftop of a tower block above the hustle and bustle of teeming Hong Kong, dedicated growers tend to their organic crops in a vegetable garden.
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| Pandelela given modest reception on arrival from London Posted: 13 Aug 2012 10:17 PM PDT Hundreds of people welcomed Olympic bronze medallist Pandelela Rinong Pamg who arrived home today, but it was the sight of the diving star's parents in the crowd that carved a huge smile on her face.
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| VIDEO: Two killed in Texas shooting Posted: 13 Aug 2012 07:10 PM PDT A gunman has shot and killed a police officer and a civilian near a university in the US state of Texas.
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| VIDEO: Veteran Cosmopolitan editor dies Posted: 13 Aug 2012 10:25 PM PDT Helen Gurley Brown, the veteran editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine and author of Sex and the Single Girl, has died at the age of 90.
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| In New York's Times Square, it's Naked Cowboys vs. Indians Posted: 13 Aug 2012 10:03 PM PDT Clad in white cowboy boots, a pair of underwear and his Stetson, the so-called "Naked Cowboy" has been a fixture on New York's Times Square for years. But in a dressed-down game of cowboy versus Indian, he now has a new bare-chested rival, the Naked Indian, who matches his skivvies with a blue feathered headdress. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.
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| 7.3-tremor hits off Japan's Hokkaido Posted: 13 Aug 2012 09:39 PM PDT A magnitude 7.3 earthquake jolted Japan's southern sea of Okhotsk at 12:01 JST (0258 GMT) on Tuesday, according to Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
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| Khalid must resign if unable to take over Syabas: Noh Omar Posted: 13 Aug 2012 08:51 PM PDT Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim has been challenged to resign as Menteri Besar of Selangor if he fails to take over Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) by September, as he had promised.
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