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Dengue fever kills 124 Cambodian children in 8 months

Dengue fever kills 124 Cambodian children in 8 months
Visit Japan with new free Hello Kitty iPhone app
Explosion in diplomatic quarter of Afghan capital
Bombardment, blasts rock Syrian capital
Malaysia-China trade to exceed US$100bn despite slowdown
Hong Kong education row escalates ahead of polls
APEC economic heads begin meeting
Chinese premier visits earthquake disaster zone
Myanmar president calls for efforts to enhance stability, promote socio-economic development
Saboteurs to face sacking from party, Umno members warned
Potentials for biofuels to displace fossil fuels: professor
Ex-prosecutor claims O.J. Simpson attorney tampered with glove
China sounds alarm on global economy at APEC summit
Rescuers focus on remote areas as China quake toll at 80
Mexico detains man accused in ‘Fast and Furious’ gun-running killing
VIDEO: Cuba's key role in the war on drugs
China quakes kill at least 80
Clinton sees Congress moving on Russia trade measure
VIDEO: Woman 'hits Renoir jackpot'
VIDEO: Obama Romney clash over US economy

Dengue fever kills 124 Cambodian children in 8 months

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 01:00 AM PDT

At least 124 Cambodian children were killed by dengue fever in the first eight months of this year, a 158 percent rise from only 48 deaths in the same period last year, according to the report of the National Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control on Saturday.

Visit Japan with new free Hello Kitty iPhone app

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:35 AM PDT

From September 3, the world-famous Japanese feline character Hello Kitty turns virtual tour guide in the form of a new Hello Kitty iPhone app launched by the government-backed Japan Tourism Agency.

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Explosion in diplomatic quarter of Afghan capital

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:15 AM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - A large explosion was heard in the diplomatic quarter of Kabul on Saturday, Reuters witnesses said.

Bombardment, blasts rock Syrian capital

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:13 AM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces bombarded a crowded Palestinian refugee district in Damascus on Friday, killing at least 10 people according to residents, while other parts of the city were rocked by apparent rebel bomb attacks.

Malaysia-China trade to exceed US$100bn despite slowdown

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:13 AM PDT

Bilateral trade between Malaysia and China are guaranteed to exceed US$100 billion despite economic slowdown in China and uncertainty in the global environment, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon today.

Hong Kong education row escalates ahead of polls

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:02 AM PDT

Hong Kong students on Saturday demanded the government scrap a plan to introduce mandatory Chinese patriotism lessons after a rally drew tens of thousands of people ahead of legislative elections.

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APEC economic heads begin meeting

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 11:57 PM PDT

The APEC 2012 Leaders Meeting took off here today, with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak joining 20 other heads of economies to deliberate on the developments in Asia Pacific and its future direction.

Chinese premier visits earthquake disaster zone

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 11:51 PM PDT

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Saturday visited earthquake victims in southwest China after twin tremors left at least 80 people dead and hundreds more injured, state media reported.

Myanmar president calls for efforts to enhance stability, promote socio-economic development

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 11:41 PM PDT

Myanmar President U Thein Sein has called for all-out efforts to bring stability to the state and promote its socio-economic development, official media reported Saturday.

Saboteurs to face sacking from party, Umno members warned

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 11:25 PM PDT

Deputy Prime Minister and Umno Deputy President Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today warned Umno leaders and members of expulsion from the party if they sabotage the party's general election candidates.

Potentials for biofuels to displace fossil fuels: professor

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 10:49 PM PDT

Biofuels for transport, including ethanol, biodiesel and several other liquid and gaseous fuels, have the potential to displace a substantial amount of petroleum-based fuels worldwide over the next few decades.

Ex-prosecutor claims O.J. Simpson attorney tampered with glove

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 11:37 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES, Sept 8 — Nearly seventeen years after O.J. Simpson walked away from his murder trial a free man, a prosecutor at the centre of the case has alleged that the lead defence lawyer tampered with a crucial piece of evidence. Former Los Angeles deputy district attorney Christopher Darden on Thursday accused Simpson defence lawyer, the late ...

China sounds alarm on global economy at APEC summit

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 11:20 PM PDT

VLADIVOSTOK (Russia), Sept 8 — China sounded the alarm about the state of the global economy on Saturday and urged countries gathering at an Asia-Pacific summit to protect themselves by forging deeper regional economic ties. Chinese President Hu Jintao said his country would play a role in helping deepen cooperation between the 21 members of the ...

Rescuers focus on remote areas as China quake toll at 80

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 10:23 PM PDT

SHANGHAI, Sept 8 — Rescuers in southwestern China tried on Saturday to reach remote communities rocked by back-to-back earthquakes that killed at least 80 people and damaged tens of thousands of buildings, the official Xinhua news agency said. Friday's shallow 5.6 magnitude quakes struck an impoverished, mountainous part of the country with poor ...

Mexico detains man accused in ‘Fast and Furious’ gun-running killing

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 10:19 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY, Sept 8 — Mexican police detained a man accused of fatally shooting a US Border Patrol agent almost two years ago in Arizona in a botched US operation to track guns smuggled across the border, the government said Friday. Federal police detained Jesus Leonel Sanchez Meza on Thursday in Sonora state, which borders Arizona, where agent ...

VIDEO: Cuba's key role in the war on drugs

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 11:53 PM PDT

Cuba has a long-established zero tolerance policy on drugs, and now Havana is helping US officials stop the flow of narcotics from South America.

China quakes kill at least 80

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 10:14 PM PDT

At least 80 people were killed in earthquakes that hit southwest China, state media said Saturday, as crippled infrastructure in the remote area complicated efforts to assess the scale of the disaster.

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Clinton sees Congress moving on Russia trade measure

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 09:39 PM PDT

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress may move this month to upgrade trade relations with Russia, a key part of the Obama administration's effort to bolster sometimes strained ties with Moscow and open the Russian market to more U.S. companies, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday.