Russia's Lavrov perfects the art of saying "Nyet"

Russia's Lavrov perfects the art of saying "Nyet"


Russia's Lavrov perfects the art of saying "Nyet"

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:05 AM PDT

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Mars rover Curiosity lands on surface of Red Planet

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 11:47 PM PDT

PASADENA, California (Reuters) - The Mars science rover Curiosity landed on the Martian surface shortly after 10:30 p.m. Pacific time on Sunday (6:30 a.m. British time) to begin a two-year mission seeking evidence the Red Planet once hosted ingredients for life, NASA said.



China braces for record third typhoon in a week

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:09 AM PDT

China braced on Monday for a record third typhoon in a week after two powerful storms smashed into its eastern coast over the weekend leaving at least 14 people dead and large areas under water.

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George Town city hit by flash floods

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:09 AM PDT

Continuous heavy rain for more than four hours since 3am has caused several roads in the city here to be under water due to flash floods.

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Parents face stern action for allowing firecrackers

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:07 AM PDT

Parents who allow their children to play with firecrackers face stern and immediate legal action, announced Terengganu police chief Datuk Jamshah Mustapa here today.

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Chong Wei to be greeted as national hero, says Razali

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:07 AM PDT

Datuk Lee Chong Wei will be greeted as a national hero when he returns home tomorrow although he failed to win the gold medal in the badminton event at the London Olympics yesterday.

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Marilyn Monroe's blonde bombshell smolders on

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:02 AM PDT

She was the prototype blonde bombshell and 50 years after her sudden death, the smoke from Marilyn Monroe's one-woman sexual revolution has yet to clear.

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Macau arrests 150 in casino, hotel raids

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 11:59 PM PDT

Macau police said Monday they had arrested 150 people during raids on casinos and hotels after a spate of murders raised fears of a return to the gaming hub's violent past.

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Who's next after Chong Wei?

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 11:59 PM PDT

Similarly, the transformation plans do not guarantee a thorough change. Every citizen is required to contribute their efforts in achieving the target of high-income economy. A kampung champion will remain as a kampung champion if no effort is made.

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'Three dead' in fresh Myanmar sectarian unrest

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 11:56 PM PDT

Renewed violence between Buddhists and Muslim Rohingya has left three people dead in Myanmar, a government official said Monday, amid growing international concern about the sectarian unrest.

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'Enormous step forward' as NASA lands rover on Mars

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 11:55 PM PDT

NASA on Sunday successfully landed its $2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory and Curiosity rover on the surface of the Red Planet, marking the most ambitious attempt to reach Mars in history.

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Ferry 'hits whales' in Sydney Harbour

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 11:52 PM PDT

A humpback whale and its calf were injured Monday after apparently being hit by a ferry in Sydney Harbour, with witnesses saying the animals had ugly gashes and cuts.

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Mars rover Curiosity lands on surface of Red Planet

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 10:47 PM PDT

PASADENA (California), Aug 6 — The Mars science rover Curiosity landed on the Martian surface shortly after 10.30 pm Pacific time yesterday  (local time 1.30 pm on Monday) to begin a two-year mission seeking evidence the Red Planet once hosted ingredients for life, NASA said. Mission controllers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Los Angeles ...



Small, tight-knit Wisconsin Sikh community shocked by shooting

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 10:38 PM PDT

OAK CREEK (Wisconsin), Aug 6 — Dozens of shocked members of a tight-knit community of suburban Milwaukee Sikhs waited for hours in the basement of a neighbourhood bowling alley yesterday to hear whether their loved ones and friends were among the six gunned down at a temple nearby. Outside, dozens more Sikhs, many men wearing the colourful turbans ...



Gang war fears see Macau police detain 150

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 10:01 PM PDT

HONG KONG, Aug 6 — Police detained more than 150 people in weekend raids on casinos and hotels in Macau after a recent spate of killings raised fears of a new gang war in the world's largest gambling destination. In Hong Kong, police raided 21 locations on August 2 as part of the joint operation and arrested 130 people on suspicion of various ...



Mars rover Curiosity nears make-or-break landing attempt

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 08:32 PM PDT

PASADENA (California), Aug 6 — The Mars rover Curiosity, on a quest for signs the Red Planet once hosted ingredients for life, streaked into the home stretch of its eight-month voyage yesterday nearing a make-or-break landing attempt that NASA calls one of the toughest feats of robotic spaceflight. Curiosity, the first full-fledged mobile science ...



Gang war fears see Macau police detain 150, Hong Kong arrest 130

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 11:20 PM PDT

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Police detained more than 150 people in weekend raids on casinos and hotels in Macau after a recent spate of killings raised fears of a new gang war in the world's largest gambling destination.



Seven dead in shooting at Wisconsin Sikh temple

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 11:20 PM PDT

OAK CREEK, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A gunman killed six people and critically wounded three at a Sikh temple on Sunday before police shot him dead in an attack authorities are treating as an act of domestic terrorism.



Suicide bomber kills 45 in south Yemen city

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 11:05 PM PDT

ADEN (Reuters) - A suicide bomber struck at a wake in Yemen's southern city of Jaar overnight, killing at least 45 people and wounding dozens more, the defence ministry said, in the deadliest attack since the army declared victory over Islamist militants in June.



Mars rover Curiosity lands on surface of Red Planet

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 11:02 PM PDT

PASADENA, California (Reuters) - The Mars science rover Curiosity landed on the Martian surface shortly after 10:30 p.m. Pacific time on Sunday (1:30 a.m. EDT Monday/0530 GMT) to begin a two-year mission seeking evidence the Red Planet once hosted ingredients for life, NASA said.



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