Kuwait bans gatherings of more than 20 people amid protests

Kuwait bans gatherings of more than 20 people amid protests


Kuwait bans gatherings of more than 20 people amid protests

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 01:03 AM PDT

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait banned gatherings of more than 20 people and gave police more powers to disperse protests, local media reported on Tuesday, in an escalating standoff with the opposition ahead of the December 1 election.



Analysis: In foreign policy debate, Romney and Obama get domestic

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:59 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It was billed as a debate on foreign policy, but that did not stop Democratic President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, from sparring repeatedly on issues that polls indicate are more important to voters: the economy and jobs.



Suicide bomber kills policeman in Russia's North Caucasus

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:41 AM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew up his car at a police checkpoint in Russia's restive North Caucasus region on Tuesday, killing a policeman and severely wounding three others, authorities said.



Bomb wounds Israeli officer on Gaza border

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:18 AM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli officer was severely wounded on Tuesday when a bomb went off beside an army patrol along the border with the Gaza Strip, a military spokeswoman said.



Obama on attack in foreign policy debate, but Romney steady

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:15 AM PDT

BOCA RATON, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama scolded challenger Mitt Romney for being "all over the map" on foreign policy in their final presidential debate on Monday, but the Republican appeared to have passed the "commander-in-chief" test of looking authoritative on national security issues.



Japan's radiation monitoring unreliable: Greenpeace

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:53 AM PDT

Government radiation monitoring in areas near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is unreliable, Greenpeace charged on Tuesday, with heavily populated areas exposed to 13 times the legal limit.

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New proof testosterone reason women outlive men: study

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:31 AM PDT

Scientists said Monday they have new evidence about why women live longer than men, from a study of historical data showing castrated Koreans far outlived their non-eunuch contemporaries.

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Banting murders: Federal court dismisses appeal by four accused

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:30 AM PDT

The four men charged with the Banting murders cannot call deputy public prosecutors (DPPs) Ishak Mohd Yusoff, Saiful Edris Zainuddin and Idham Abd. Ghani to become witnesses in their ongoing trial.

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Nazri proposes special committee to discuss Suhakam reports

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:07 AM PDT

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz has proposed the setting up of a special committee to discuss reports from the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) on human rights.

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Malaysia targets top 10 in WB's doing business report

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:31 PM PDT

The government aims to achieve a top 10 position in the World Bank's most competitive economy for doing business ranking in a year, says Pemudah, The Special Task Force to Facilitate Business.

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S. Korean MPs visit islands disputed with Japan

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:15 AM PDT

A group of South Korean lawmakers on Tuesday visited an isolated set of islands at the heart of a territorial dispute with Japan -- a move likely to further stoke tensions with Tokyo.

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Just policy and good government

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:10 AM PDT

A good government will carefully and wisely manage finances and improve the people's income through a thriving economy, instead of distributing money and implementing populism, leaving the bill to be paid by the next generation.

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Khir Toyo apologises to Ronnie Liu in settling defamation suit

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:03 PM PDT

Former Selangor Menteri Besar Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo today apologised in open court to Selangor State Executive Councillor Ronnie Liu Tian Khiew in the settlement of a defamation suit against him over a newspaper article in which Khir had implied that Liu was involved in prostitution activities.

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Before U.S. meningitis outbreak, firm avoided sanctions several times-records

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:22 PM PDT

BOSTON (Reuters) - The pharmacy tied to a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak escaped harsh punishment from health regulators several times in the years leading up to a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak that has raised questions about oversight of the customized drug mixing industry, newly released state records show.



Obama on attack in foreign policy debate, but Romney steady

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:19 PM PDT

BOCA RATON, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama scolded challenger Mitt Romney for being "all over the map" on foreign policy in their final presidential debate on Monday, but the Republican appeared to have passed the "commander-in-chief" test of looking authoritative on national security issues.



Apple expected to debut 'mini' iPad

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 10:50 PM PDT

Apple on Tuesday is expected to pull back the curtain on a "mini" version of its iPad to battle Amazon and Google in the hot, crowded arena of tablet computers with smaller screens.

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Japan hopes medical tourists immune to China row

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 10:49 PM PDT

As relations between Tokyo and Beijing appear increasingly in need of major surgery, officials in the far north of Japan are hoping the infant industry of medical tourism can thrive unscathed.

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Obama savages Romney foreign policy in last debate

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 10:46 PM PDT

Barack Obama pummeled Mitt Romney as "all over the map" on foreign policy, dismissing his "wrong and reckless" leadership in a heated final debate of a knife-edge White House race.

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Three dead in new wave of Myanmar communal clashes (UPDATED)

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 10:44 PM PDT

At least three people have been killed in a fresh outbreak of communal violence between Muslim Rohingya and Buddhists in Myanmar's western Rakhine state, a local official said on Tuesday.

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S. Korean MPs to visit islands disputed with Japan

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 10:43 PM PDT

A group of South Korean lawmakers were set Tuesday to visit an isolated set of islands at the heart of a territorial dispute with Japan -- a move likely to stoke tensions with Tokyo still more.

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