Three hundred killed in single day in Syria, group says

Three hundred killed in single day in Syria, group says

Three hundred killed in single day in Syria, group says

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 01:00 AM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - More than 300 people were killed in Syria on Wednesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, in one of the bloodiest days in the 18-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.

Spain to pass reforms, budget cuts with eye on aid

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:59 AM PDT

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain will announce a series of economic reforms and a tight 2013 budget on Thursday, aiming to avoid the political humiliation of having Brussels impose conditions on a request for an international bailout.

Chinese court upholds fine against dissident Ai Weiwei

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:39 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese court upheld a $2.4 million (1.4 million pounds) tax evasion fine against China's most famous dissident Ai Weiwei on Thursday, ending his long legal battle with the authorities but paving the way for him to be jailed if he does not pay.

China slams Japan PM's 'obstinate persistence'

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:49 AM PDT

China criticised Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's "obstinate persistence" on Thursday after he insisted there could be no compromise with Beijing on the ownership of disputed islands.

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Jump

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:42 AM PDT

A participant leaps from the top of the 421-metre KL Tower during the International Tower Jump in Kuala Lumpur. Some 95 professional base jumpers from 18 countries are taking part in the annual event.

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Malaysia should harness opportunity to develop media social commerce: Pikom

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:48 PM PDT

Malaysia should take the opportunity in he rapid growth of mobile social networking to further develop mobile social commerce, The National ICT Association of Malaysia (Pikom) chairman Woon Tai Hai said.

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Oil palm industry to remain strong, Dewan Rakyat told

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:20 AM PDT

Oil palm industry's contributions to Malaysia's export revenue are expected to remain strong in the years ahead given the competitive oil palm prices than other vegetable oils apart from the oil-palm derived food products and upstream, midstream and downstream industries, a deputy minister told the Dewan Rakyat today.

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Baby on board: rock climbing harness for moms-to-be

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:12 AM PDT

Moms-to-be who love rappelling down canyons and scaling mountains: a new climbing harness lets you continue thrill-seeking into your third trimester of pregnancy.

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Provide more grants for research: Maglin

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:01 AM PDT

The government should provide more grants and funds for research initiatives to make natural colourants and dyes affordable as part of efforts to preserve and revitalise the country's customs and heritage, Information, Communications and Culture Deputy Minister Datuk Maglin Dennis D'Cruz said today.

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WikiLeaks' Assange mocks Obama via video at U.N. event

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:38 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, speaking via a choppy video feed from his virtual house arrest in London, lashed out at U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday for supporting freedom of speech in the Middle East while simultaneously "persecuting" his organisation for leaking diplomatic cables.

Ahmadinejad denounces "uncivilised Zionists," urges new order

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:19 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran's president said on Wednesday his country was under constant threat of military action from "uncivilised Zionists" and called for a new world order not dominated by Western powers in the service of "the devil."

WikiLeaks' Assange mocks Obama via video at U.N. event

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:17 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, speaking via a choppy video feed from his virtual house arrest in London, lashed out at U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday for supporting freedom of speech in the Middle East while simultaneously "persecuting" his organisation for leaking diplomatic cables.

Chinese court upholds fine against dissident Ai Weiwei

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:11 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese court upheld a $2.4 million (1.4 million pounds) tax evasion fine against China's most famous dissident Ai Weiwei on Thursday, ending his long legal battle with the authorities but paving the way for him to be jailed if he does not pay.

Turkey's Erdogan signals talks with Kurdish militants possible

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:05 PM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan signalled that new talks between the state and Kurdish militants might be possible as his government faces an upsurge in separatist violence in the country's southeast.

Analysis - Mali leadership limbo holds up military action plan

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:02 PM PDT

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Photographs of Captain Amadou Sanogo - the U.S.-trained infantry officer who toppled Mali's government in a March coup - are difficult to avoid in the capital Bamako, appearing in newspapers, on stickers plastered inside taxis, and on badges worn by his supporters.

Mexico says captures high-ranking Zetas cartel leader

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:45 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican navy said on Wednesday it had captured one of the leaders of the Zetas drug cartel, a notoriously brutal gang reported to be breaking apart due to an internal feud.

Toll-free means problem-free?

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:13 PM PDT

Well, the Prime Minister has finally given the assurance that the government will not impose toll on the EDL. However, does it mean that all problems are solved following the assurance announcement?

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VIDEO: CCTV shows moment of Syria attack

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:02 AM PDT

CCTV has been released showing the moment a suicide attacker targeted Syria's army headquarters in Damascus.


US actress sues anti-Islam filmmaker, YouTube in federal court

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:28 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES, Sept 27 — An actress who said she was duped into appearing in an anti-Islam film that stoked violent protests across the Muslim world took her legal bid to federal court yesterday in a renewed effort to force it off YouTube. The lawsuit filed by Cindy Lee Garcia names the popular online video site YouTube and its parent company Google ...

WikiLeaks’ Assange mocks Obama via video at UN event

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:11 PM PDT

NEW YORK, Sept 27 — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, speaking via a choppy video feed from his virtual house arrest in London, lashed out at US President Barack Obama yesterday for supporting freedom of speech in the Middle East while simultaneously "persecuting" his organisation for leaking diplomatic cables. Assange, who has been holed up in ...

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