More than 130 perish in Pakistan factory fires |
- More than 130 perish in Pakistan factory fires
- 43 Crew rescued from blazing New Zealand trawler
- Pakistan factory fires kill 125 workers
- Dutch voters seen shunning euro radicals in election
- Pakistan factory fires kill 105 workers
- Govt revenue to exceed RM200bn
- Paralympic medallists to get monthly allowance
- William and Catherine visit new Rolls-Royce factory
- Global oil demand to rise by 0.84 million bpd
- Ministry to showcase Education Blueprint
- VIDEO: Robot 'AlphaDog' joins US military
- VIDEO: Pakistan factory fire deaths soar
- VIDEO: Crowds cheer 'awesome' royal couple
- Australian PM's father donates body to science
- H.K. activists clash with police over island dispute
- U.S. cautions Japan, China over escalating islands row
- After "Fort Knox" break-in, U.S. nuclear stockpile security in focus
- Japan Osaka mayor seeks national power with new party
- Dutch pro-Europe parties neck-and-neck before vote - polls
- Report for U.S. Congress urges East Coast missile site
| More than 130 perish in Pakistan factory fires Posted: 12 Sep 2012 12:16 AM PDT More than 130 people have perished in devastating fires that gutted factories in Pakistan's two largest cities, raising fresh concerns about workplace safety, officials said Wednesday.
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| 43 Crew rescued from blazing New Zealand trawler Posted: 11 Sep 2012 11:58 PM PDT All 43 crew from the stricken New Zealand fishing trawler Amaltal Columbia arrived safely on shore Wednesday telling of a "scary" ordeal as a fire swept through their ship.
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| Pakistan factory fires kill 125 workers Posted: 11 Sep 2012 11:34 PM PDT KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Fires swept through two factories in Pakistan, one in the city of Karachi and the other in Lahore, killing at least 125 people, police and government officials said on Wednesday. 
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| Dutch voters seen shunning euro radicals in election Posted: 11 Sep 2012 11:27 PM PDT AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Mainstream pro-European parties look set to dominate the Dutch parliamentary election on Wednesday, dispelling concerns that radical euro sceptics might gain sway in a core euro zone country and push to quit the European Union or flout its budget rules. 
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| Pakistan factory fires kill 105 workers Posted: 11 Sep 2012 11:15 PM PDT KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Fires swept through two factories in Pakistan, one in the city of Karachi and the other in Lahore, killing at least 105 people, police and government officials said on Wednesday. 
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| Govt revenue to exceed RM200bn Posted: 11 Sep 2012 11:51 PM PDT The government is expected to chalk up a revenue of more than RM200 billion this year, surpassing its initial target of RM187 billion, Deputy Finance Minister, Datuk Donald Lim Siang Chai said.
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| Paralympic medallists to get monthly allowance Posted: 11 Sep 2012 11:37 PM PDT Paralympic archer Hasihin Sanawi and shot put thrower Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli, who won silver and bronze medals respectively at the London 2012 Paralympic Games will get a monthly training allowance like that of normal athletes, said National Sports Council (NSC) director-general Datuk Zolkples Embong.
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| William and Catherine visit new Rolls-Royce factory Posted: 11 Sep 2012 11:36 PM PDT Prince William and his wife Catherine Wednesday unveiled the first plane engine to be produced by Rolls-Royce at its new factory in Singapore, on the second day of their Asia-Pacific tour.
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| Global oil demand to rise by 0.84 million bpd Posted: 11 Sep 2012 11:17 PM PDT World oil demand will rise by 0.84 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2012 to 89.09 million bpd, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Tuesday.
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| Ministry to showcase Education Blueprint Posted: 11 Sep 2012 10:40 PM PDT The Education Ministry will hold a two-day open house in October to showcase the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 Preliminary Report for public scrutiny.
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| VIDEO: Robot 'AlphaDog' joins US military Posted: 11 Sep 2012 11:26 PM PDT The US military has unveiled a robotic dog which obeys commands through a touchscreen device.
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| VIDEO: Pakistan factory fire deaths soar Posted: 11 Sep 2012 11:17 PM PDT The number of people killed in a fire at a factory in the Pakistan city of Karachi has risen to at least 80, officials say.
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| VIDEO: Crowds cheer 'awesome' royal couple Posted: 11 Sep 2012 11:07 PM PDT The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been described as "awesome" by some of the crowds greeting them on their Diamond Jubilee tour of South East Asia and the South Pacific.
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| Australian PM's father donates body to science Posted: 11 Sep 2012 11:22 PM PDT The father of Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard donated his body to science and did not want to be buried or remembered at a funeral but privately mourned, his death notice said Wednesday.
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| H.K. activists clash with police over island dispute Posted: 11 Sep 2012 11:15 PM PDT Anti-Japanese protesters scuffled with police in Hong Kong on Wednesday as they attempted to enter the Japanese consulate following Tokyo's decision to buy disputed islands in the East China Sea.
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| U.S. cautions Japan, China over escalating islands row Posted: 11 Sep 2012 10:56 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States cautioned China and Japan against escalating a row over a group of islands that both nations claim, warning that tensions between the world's second and third-biggest economies would have global repercussions. 
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| After "Fort Knox" break-in, U.S. nuclear stockpile security in focus Posted: 11 Sep 2012 10:54 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A shocking security breach at what was supposed to be one of the most secure facilities in the United States has put new attention on a proposal to overhaul the way the government oversees its nuclear laboratories and weapons plants. 
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| Japan Osaka mayor seeks national power with new party Posted: 11 Sep 2012 10:53 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Popular Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto formally launches a bid for national power on Wednesday with a new political party that critics say taps simmering nationalist sentiment just as Japan faces increasingly strained ties with China and South Korea. 
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| Dutch pro-Europe parties neck-and-neck before vote - polls Posted: 11 Sep 2012 10:34 PM PDT AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Two pro-European Dutch political parties were neck-and-neck in the latest opinion polls before a parliamentary election dominated by the euro zone crisis started on Wednesday. 
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| Report for U.S. Congress urges East Coast missile site Posted: 11 Sep 2012 10:31 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A panel of the National Research Council has called for construction of a ballistic missile-interceptor site in the U.S. Northeast to counter a threat that some experts say Iran could pose within years. 
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