'Cold-blooded' ice cream lady in Austrian murder trial

'Cold-blooded' ice cream lady in Austrian murder trial


'Cold-blooded' ice cream lady in Austrian murder trial

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:40 AM PST

A woman described as "singularly cold-blooded" went on trial in Austria Monday accused of murdering two men and setting their sawn-up body parts in concrete in the cellar of her ice cream parlour.

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Philippines says no ASEAN unity over China row

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:24 AM PST

The Philippines vowed Monday to keep speaking out on the global stage over its tense territorial row with China, as an effort by Southeast Asian nations to forge a united stance crumbled.

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Turkey to hold fresh talks with Kurdish militants - minister

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:42 AM PST

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will hold talks with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, Justice Minister Sadullah Ergin told reporters on Monday after the end of a hunger strike by the militants which has fuelled hopes of moves to resolve a decades-old conflict.



Praise and pressure for Obama on historic Myanmar visit

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:42 AM PST

YANGON (Reuters) - Barack Obama became the first serving U.S. president to visit Myanmar on Monday, trying during a whirlwind six-hour trip to strike a balance between praising the government's progress in shaking off military rule and pressing for more reform.



Colombia, FARC rebels seek to end long conflict

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:38 AM PST

HAVANA (Reuters) - Colombia and the Marxist FARC rebels will sit down in Havana on Monday for their first peace talks in 10 years in the latest attempt to end Latin America's longest-running insurgency.



Israel pounds Gaza as rocket fire wanes; talks in Egypt

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:09 AM PST

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel bombed dozens of suspected guerrilla sites in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Monday and Palestinian rocket fire from the enclave dropped off as international efforts to broker a truce intensified.



U.S. soldier to hear charges for 2009 Iraq shootings

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:01 AM PST

TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier accused of killing five fellow servicemen at a military combat stress centre in Baghdad in 2009 will face an arraignment at a military base in Washington state on Monday, preparing the way for a trial that could result in the death penalty.



Soyuz with crew of three lands in Kazakhstan

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:48 PM PST

ALMATY (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz capsule landed on the Kazakh steppe on Monday, safely delivering a trio of astronauts from a four-month stint aboard the International Space Station.



Muhyiddin wants teachers and parents to be committed in expanding students' creativity

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:08 AM PST

Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin wants teachers and parents to be more committed in efforts to expand the students' capability and creativity as well as sharpen their thoughts so that they would be more positive and progressive in whatever activity they indulge in.

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Fishermen in Terengganu to use MyKad to collect subsidised fuel

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:06 AM PST

Fishermen in Terengganu will be required to use their Mykad to collect subsidised fuel effective Dec 1, said the Fisheries Authority of Malaysia (LKIM).

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Obama pushes change on historic Myanmar visit

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:57 PM PST

US President Barack Obama urged Myanmar Monday to step up its reform drive on a historic visit during which he was cheered by huge crowds and welcomed by Aung San Suu Kyi at the home where she was locked up for years.

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Police to step up collaboration with auxiliary police to prevent crime

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:45 PM PST

The Royal Malaysian Police at all levels are to step up continuous collaboration and communication with auxiliary police for more effective crime prevention under the Government Transformation Programme (GTP) from next year to 2015.

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32 countries eligible for automatic driving licence conversion in Malaysia

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:45 PM PST

Citizens of 32 countries will automatically be eligible to convert their driving licence to a Malaysian driving licence, said Deputy Transport Minister Jelaing Mersat.

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Malaysia monitoring if Malaysians involved with terrorist cells in Middle East

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:44 PM PST

Malaysia is monitoring to see if two of its nationals detained in Lebanon on suspicion of being linked to the Al-Qaeda terrorist movement, are involved with terrorists either in this region or in the Middle East.

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A remembrance of good old Penang

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:40 PM PST

Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling and Lebuh Acheh hiding inconspicuously in Penang are two ancient streets filled with old stories to tell.

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South Korean opposition far apart on presidential deal

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:28 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - With a week until a deadline to finalise nominations for South Korea's December 19 presidential election, neither of two main opposition challengers appears willing to step aside, which will likely mean the conservatives retain the country's most powerful office.



Israel pounds Gaza as rocket fire wanes; talks in Egypt

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:12 PM PST

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel bombed dozens of suspected guerrilla sites in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Monday and Palestinian rocket fire from the enclave dropped off as international efforts to broker a truce intensified.



VIDEO: Nairobi minibus 'hit by grenade'

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:24 PM PST

Six people die in an explosion on a crowded minibus in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, after a spate of attacks blamed on Somali militants.


VIDEO: Rocky 'Das Musical' opens in Germany

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:49 PM PST

A musical version of boxing movie Rocky, backed by the film's star Sylvester Stallone, has opened in Germany.


Malaysia is 'eighth happiest nation' in the world

Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:31 PM PST

Malaysia has clinched eighth spot in the 'happiest country' ranking list of a World Happiness Report published and released by The Earth Institute, Columbia University.

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