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- Suicide bomber kills 35 in south Yemen city
- Suicide bomber kills 25 in southern Yemen village
- Israel sees U.N. majority for Palestine status upgrade
- Eye on Iran and Syria, Israel hardens missile shield
- Can badminton deliver two medals?
- Nik Aziz to seek audience with Kelantan Sultan over oil revenue
- Under army fire, Syrian family prays soldier son will defect
- China detains almost 2,000 in fake drug sweep
- Ernesto at sea in Caribbean; new storm forms in Atlantic
- China calls in US diplomat over South China Sea
- Rise and fall of FGVH shares normal: chairman
- Eye on Iran and Syria, Israel hardens missile shield
- Myanmar energy tycoon lobbies for smart sanctions
- Quebec vintner turns tomatoes into wine
- India's love of appliances boosts power consumption
- Crisis kills culture in Spain, artists warn
- No regrets for India's first 'Playmate'
- Can Spain learn from Argentina's debt catastrophe?
- Rainstorms to hit southern, eastern China as Typhoon Haikui approaches
- Sleepy tropical island belies bold China sea claims
| Suicide bomber kills 35 in south Yemen city Posted: 05 Aug 2012 12:01 AM PDT ADEN (Reuters) - A suicide bomber struck at a wake in Yemen's southern city of Jaar overnight, killing at least 35 people and wounding dozens more including the leader of a local group fighting al Qaeda-linked militants, officials and medics said on Sunday. 
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| Suicide bomber kills 25 in southern Yemen village Posted: 04 Aug 2012 11:31 PM PDT ADEN (Reuters) - A suicide bomber struck at a funeral in a village in Yemen's southern province of Abyan overnight, killing at least 25 tribal fighters and wounding dozens more, officials and medics said on Sunday. 
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| Israel sees U.N. majority for Palestine status upgrade Posted: 04 Aug 2012 11:18 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Palestinians' bid to upgrade their status at the United Nations would find majority support there but would not bring them closer to statehood and peace with Israel, Israel's U.N. envoy said on Sunday. 
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| Eye on Iran and Syria, Israel hardens missile shield Posted: 04 Aug 2012 10:32 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is upgrading its Arrow II ballistic missile shield in a U.S.-backed "race" against Iran, Syria and other regional enemies, a senior Israeli defence official said on Sunday. 
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| Can badminton deliver two medals? Posted: 04 Aug 2012 09:39 PM PDT Will Datuk Lee Chong Wei deliver the elusive Olympic gold medal for Malaysia and will Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong add another medal, a bronze, for the Malaysian contingent from the 2012 London Olympics?
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| Nik Aziz to seek audience with Kelantan Sultan over oil revenue Posted: 04 Aug 2012 09:14 PM PDT Menteri Besar Kelantan Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat said he will be seeking an audience with the Sultan of Kelantan to get the Sultan's consent on the state government's choice to represent Kelantan in the Special Committee on Petroleum Revenue which was announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today.
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| Under army fire, Syrian family prays soldier son will defect Posted: 04 Aug 2012 10:17 PM PDT ALEPPO, Syria, Aug 5 — When Syrian forces fired machineguns and rockets on her neighbourhood, Um Mohammed prayed for her son — a soldier in the army she fears may kill her. It was a shock to see the Syrian revolt turn her city of Aleppo into a war zone, she says, but the psychological torment is worse. Every day she faces the reality that her ... 
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| China detains almost 2,000 in fake drug sweep Posted: 04 Aug 2012 09:26 PM PDT BEIJING, Aug 5 — Chinese police have detained almost 2,000 people in a nationwide sweep on fake drugs, seizing more than US$180 million(RM562.75 million) worth of counterfeit products and destroying some 1,100 production facilities, the public security ministry said today. The operation, involving around 18,000 police officers, discovered fake or ... 
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| Ernesto at sea in Caribbean; new storm forms in Atlantic Posted: 04 Aug 2012 09:18 PM PDT MIAMI, Aug 4 (Reuters) — Tropical Storm Ernesto kept on a westerly course in the Caribbean Sea last night, and was expected to strengthen slowly over the next 48 hours, soaking Jamaica as it passes by the island on its way to the Yucatan, US forecasters said. Officials in Jamaica issued a tropical storm warning as Ernesto moved in open waters at ... 
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| China calls in US diplomat over South China Sea Posted: 04 Aug 2012 07:20 PM PDT BEIJING, Aug 5 — China's Foreign Ministry has called in a senior US diplomat to protest remarks by the US State Department raising concerns over tensions in the disputed South China Sea, in the latest political spat between the two countries. In a statement released late on Saturday, China's Foreign Ministry said Assistant Foreign Minister Zhang ... 
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| Rise and fall of FGVH shares normal: chairman Posted: 04 Aug 2012 10:38 PM PDT The rise and fall in the share price of elda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGVH) on Bursa Malaysia is normal, said Felda Group Chairman, Tan Sri Isa Samad.
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| Eye on Iran and Syria, Israel hardens missile shield Posted: 04 Aug 2012 10:05 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is upgrading its Arrow II ballistic missile shield in a U.S.-backed "race" against Iran, Syria and other regional enemies, a senior Israeli defence official said on Sunday. 
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| Myanmar energy tycoon lobbies for smart sanctions Posted: 04 Aug 2012 09:37 PM PDT An energy magnate lauded as a rare "legitimate" tycoon in crony-dominated Myanmar has quietly lobbied for an end to Western sanctions -- except those targeting cronies who flourished under military rule.
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| Quebec vintner turns tomatoes into wine Posted: 04 Aug 2012 09:19 PM PDT Canadian wine lovers have been raising a glass to an increasingly popular but unusual vintage crafted from a secret Belgian family recipe four generations old using... tomatoes.
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| India's love of appliances boosts power consumption Posted: 04 Aug 2012 08:56 PM PDT Every evening before Indian executive Sushmita Rao leaves her Delhi office, she phones her maid to switch on the air conditioner so her apartment is refreshingly cool when she reaches home.
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| Crisis kills culture in Spain, artists warn Posted: 04 Aug 2012 08:42 PM PDT For the government, it's a target for crisis taxes and cuts like any other: the subsidised arts sector. For actors, artists and audiences, it's Spain's moral lifeblood, bleeding away in the recession.
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| No regrets for India's first 'Playmate' Posted: 04 Aug 2012 08:29 PM PDT The first Indian woman to pose naked for Playboy magazine says she is proud to have "pushed the envelope" in a country where public nudity in any form remains largely taboo.
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| Can Spain learn from Argentina's debt catastrophe? Posted: 04 Aug 2012 08:29 PM PDT With Spain teetering on the brink of an unprecedented banking crisis it would do well to learn the lessons of Argentina's 2001 meltdown.
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| Rainstorms to hit southern, eastern China as Typhoon Haikui approaches Posted: 04 Aug 2012 08:26 PM PDT Heavy rains will hit many areas in south and east China from Sunday to Tuesday, as Typhoon Haikui is moving northwestward from Okinawa, Japan, to affect China's coastal region, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said on Sunday.
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| Sleepy tropical island belies bold China sea claims Posted: 04 Aug 2012 08:20 PM PDT China's newest city might appear to be a tranquil outpost in the South China Sea, but the beaches and palm trees of Sansha are at the heart of a growing territorial dispute.
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