Peace envoy to visit Syria to work out Eid ceasefire

Peace envoy to visit Syria to work out Eid ceasefire


Peace envoy to visit Syria to work out Eid ceasefire

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 12:03 AM PDT

AMMAN (Reuters) - The international mediator on Syria will go to Damascus in the next few days to try to broker a brief ceasefire in the war between President Bashar al-Assad's government and rebels during the Islamic Eid al-Adha festival.



Suspected al Qaeda attack on Yemen army base kills 26

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 12:01 AM PDT

ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - At least 13 soldiers and 13 suspected al Qaeda militants were killed in an attack on an army base in the southern province of Abyan on Friday, medical and military sources said.



Exclusive - U.S. to invite Myanmar to joint military exercises

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 12:00 AM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The United States will invite Myanmar to the world's largest multinational military field exercise, a powerful symbolic gesture toward a military with a grim human rights record and a milestone in its rapprochement with the West.



Blast halts Iran gas flow to Turkey, 28 troops wounded

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 11:34 PM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The gas flow on a pipeline carrying Iranian natural gas to Turkey was halted due to an explosion in eastern Turkey late on Thursday which also wounded soldiers in a passing military vehicle, Turkish government and energy officials said.



Confession

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 12:06 AM PDT

Only by truly understand sex, one can enjoy the pleasure while restraining him or herself from crossing the line; know how to cover up while being granted the freedom and understand that there is always responsibility above power.

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Animal welfare group pushes for dolphins' release

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 11:49 PM PDT

A Singapore casino resort's acquisition of dolphins from the Solomon Islands for its marine park contributed to the depletion of the species there, an animal welfare group said Friday.

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N. Korea threatens military strike against South (UPDATED)

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 11:48 PM PDT

North Korea threatened Friday to carry out a "merciless military strike" on South Korea next week, prompting a swift vow of retaliation from Seoul in a serious escalation of cross-border tensions.

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North Korea says will fire on South if leaflets dropped

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 11:20 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea issued its most strident warning in months on Friday when it threatened to open fire on South Korean territory if anti-Pyongyang leaflets were sent over from South Korean territory.



Suspected al Qaeda attack on Yemen army base kills at least 21

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 11:16 PM PDT

ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - At least 10 soldiers and 11 suspected al Qaeda militants were killed in an attack on a military base in the southern Yemeni town of Shuqra in the province of Abyan on Friday, medical and military sources said.



VIDEO: Search for missing Ben under way

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 11:23 PM PDT

A search on the Greek island of Kos for a Sheffield toddler who went missing 21 years ago is due to start later.


VIDEO: Charity marks 100th Auschwitz visit

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 11:30 PM PDT

A charity which aims to take two pupils from every UK school to the Nazi death camp Auschwitz in Poland has marked its 100th trip.


49 illegal immigrants, including children, detained in separate operations in Penang

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 10:48 PM PDT

The Penang Immigration Department detained 49 illegal immigrants, including two children, in Batu Kawan and Machang Bubuk here early today.

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Stop issuing trading permit to foreigners - MITA

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 10:48 PM PDT

The Malaysian Indian Textiles and General Stores Association (MITA) has called on the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry to stop issuing permits to local event management companies to bring in foreign traders to Malaysia.

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Malaysia's female pop stars break out with social media

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 10:39 PM PDT

Malaysian singer-songwriter Zee Avi's path to musical stardom began five years ago in her bedroom with a second-hand guitar, a clunky old laptop and a YouTube account.

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China flexes muscles with drills amid island row

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 10:27 PM PDT

China was set to dispatch naval vessels and aircraft to the East China Sea on Friday, flexing its muscles in exercises likely to further stoke a bristling territorial dispute with Japan.

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Myanmar gives green light to foreign credit cards

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 10:26 PM PDT

Myanmar has given approval for the introduction of Visa and other foreign credit cards, whose absence has been a long-standing headache for visitors to the former pariah state.

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Dharamshala: Boom times upset calm in Buddhist retreat

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 10:26 PM PDT

Once the refuge of pious Tibetan monks and a few hippie travellers, Dharamshala in the Himalayan foothills is today a crowded and chaotic town where long-term residents fear for its future.

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Iran gas flow halted after blast, 28 soldiers injured - officials

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 10:49 PM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The gas flow on a pipeline carrying Iranian natural gas to Turkey was halted due to an explosion in eastern Turkey late on Thursday, injuring 28 soldiers, Turkish energy officials said.



North Korea says will fire on South if leaflets dropped

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 10:26 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea issued its most strident warning to the South in months on Friday when it threatened to open fire on South Korean territory if anti-Pyongyang leaflets were sent over from South Korean territory.



VIDEO: Virtual election online in Russia

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 10:36 PM PDT

Keen to show they have support across the country, not just in Moscow, Russia's new opposition movement are putting on a virtual election which will take place at the weekend.


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