Royals William, Catherine arrive for Asia-Pacific tour |
- Royals William, Catherine arrive for Asia-Pacific tour
- Shafie hopes Budget to focus on rural development
- Indonesia announces deradicalisation programme
- Scientists ID "happy gene" that works in women, but not in men
- Malaysian property sector still vibrant: iProperty
- VIDEO: Europe divides Netherlands voters
- Germany's constitutional court won't delay bailout fund ruling
- Japan buys disputed islands, China sends in patrol boats
- Lebanese army frees four Syrian captives - kidnappers
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- Germany's constitutional court won't delay bailout fund ruling
- Al Qaeda confirms death of bin Laden confidant Libi
- Indonesia takes orchestrated efforts to prevent terrorism
- Panetta complains Navy SEAL book not vetted by Pentagon
- Egypt to host regional meeting over Syria crisis
- Mexico's Calderon eyes labour, fiscal law reforms in final months
- China investigates whether children used in GMO "golden rice" trial
- China sends ships to islands purchased by Japan
- S. Korea, Japan set for islands propaganda war
- Nepal bus crash kills 27
| Royals William, Catherine arrive for Asia-Pacific tour Posted: 11 Sep 2012 12:38 AM PDT Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine arrived in Singapore Tuesday to kick off a Southeast Asian and Pacific tour marking Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee.
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| Shafie hopes Budget to focus on rural development Posted: 11 Sep 2012 12:27 AM PDT Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal hopes that the 2013 Budget, to be tabled on Sept 28, will focus not only on rural infrastructure development, but also human development.
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| Indonesia announces deradicalisation programme Posted: 11 Sep 2012 12:19 AM PDT Indonesia is stepping up efforts to combat religious radicalism, officials said Tuesday after a spate of terror-related incidents, but analysts accused the government of churning out empty rhetoric.
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| Scientists ID "happy gene" that works in women, but not in men Posted: 11 Sep 2012 12:19 AM PDT Scientists say they've discovered a happiness gene that may explain why women tend to be more chipper than their male counterparts.
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| Malaysian property sector still vibrant: iProperty Posted: 10 Sep 2012 11:37 PM PDT The Malaysian property sector remains vibrant and attractive to domestic and foreign buyers despite the economic uncertainties in Europe, says Chief Executive Officer of iProperty Group, Shaun Di Gregorio.
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| VIDEO: Europe divides Netherlands voters Posted: 11 Sep 2012 12:18 AM PDT Dutch voters elect their next government on Wednesday, with concern in the country focussed on the economy and Europe.
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| Germany's constitutional court won't delay bailout fund ruling Posted: 11 Sep 2012 12:04 AM PDT BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Constitutional Court said on Tuesday it would not postpone its long-awaited ruling on the legality of the euro zone's bailout fund, despite a last-minute legal challenge by a eurosceptic lawmaker. 
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| Japan buys disputed islands, China sends in patrol boats Posted: 10 Sep 2012 11:52 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan brushed off warnings by China and bought a group of islands on Tuesday that both claim, in a growing dispute that threatens ties between Asia's two biggest economies. 
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| Lebanese army frees four Syrian captives - kidnappers Posted: 10 Sep 2012 11:43 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese security forces freed four Syrian hostages in a raid in Beirut against a powerful Shi'ite clan which kidnapped them last month, a member of the clan said on Tuesday. 
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| Posted: 10 Sep 2012 11:49 PM PDT All mechanisms have inadequacies but the focus should be on the social perception as a whole. If we insist that some mechanisms and concepts are necessary and important, we should then adhere to them.
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| Germany's constitutional court won't delay bailout fund ruling Posted: 10 Sep 2012 11:38 PM PDT BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's constitutional court said on Tuesday it would not postpone its long-awaited ruling on the legality of the euro zone's bailout fund despite a new legal challenge by a eurosceptic lawmaker. 
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| Al Qaeda confirms death of bin Laden confidant Libi Posted: 10 Sep 2012 11:18 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Al Qaeda confirmed on Tuesday that one of the group's most senior figures, veteran militant Abu Yahya al-Libi, had died in a U.S. drone strike earlier this year. 
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| Indonesia takes orchestrated efforts to prevent terrorism Posted: 10 Sep 2012 11:21 PM PDT Indonesian Vice President Boediono spearheaded national efforts to prevent and de- radicalizing terrorism as threats of violence persist despite nearly a decade of intensive police attention, local media reported on Tuesday.
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| Panetta complains Navy SEAL book not vetted by Pentagon Posted: 10 Sep 2012 10:56 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta criticized a former Navy SEAL for writing a book about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, complaining the author never bothered to run it by the Pentagon before going to print. 
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| Egypt to host regional meeting over Syria crisis Posted: 10 Sep 2012 10:52 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Officials from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Iran will meet in Cairo on Monday to discuss the Syrian crisis, but analysts said the regional powers were unlikely to agree on any tangible steps. 
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| Mexico's Calderon eyes labour, fiscal law reforms in final months Posted: 10 Sep 2012 10:36 PM PDT SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Mexican President Felipe Calderon said on Tuesday he hopes to push through labour reforms needed to create jobs and boost economic growth, but was not certain if the proposals will pass Congress before he leaves office. 
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| China investigates whether children used in GMO "golden rice" trial Posted: 10 Sep 2012 10:23 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China's health authorities will investigate allegations that genetically modified (GMO) rice was tested on Chinese children as part of a Sino-U.S. research project, state media said on Tuesday. 
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| China sends ships to islands purchased by Japan Posted: 10 Sep 2012 10:53 PM PDT China has dispatched two patrol ships to "assert its sovereignty" over islands at the centre of a row with Japan, state media said Tuesday, as Tokyo completed its purchase of the disputed territory.
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| S. Korea, Japan set for islands propaganda war Posted: 10 Sep 2012 10:16 PM PDT Just days after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged South Korea and Japan to cool tensions over a territorial island dispute, both countries geared up Tuesday for a propaganda war over the issue.
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| Posted: 10 Sep 2012 10:16 PM PDT At least 27 people were killed and 11 injured when a bus veered off a narrow mountain road in western Nepal, a police officer said Tuesday.
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