Fighting cuts access to Damascus airport, flights suspended

Fighting cuts access to Damascus airport, flights suspended

Fighting cuts access to Damascus airport, flights suspended

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 12:09 AM PST

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels battled forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad just outside Damascus on Thursday, cutting access to its international airport, and Dubai-based Emirates airline and EgyptAir stopped flights to the Syrian capital.

Japan PM postpones Russia trip due to Putin's health problems - media

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 12:06 AM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has postponed a visit to Russia planned for next month citing President Vladimir Putin's health problems, Japanese media reported on Friday.

Samy challenges Pakatan to reveal achievements in Selangor

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 12:08 AM PST

Former MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu has challenged the Pakatan Rakyat-led Selangor government to reveal its achievements over the last four years rather than ride on Barisan Nasional's past successes in the state.

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Lynas says it has begun operation in Kuantan

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 11:08 PM PST

Australian rare earths miner Lynas Corporation has finally begun production at its Malaysian processing plant following a recent court victory.

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China to boost land payout law after unrest: media

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 10:27 PM PST

China's cabinet has passed a legal amendment aimed at boosting compensation for rural land confiscations, a major source of popular unrest, state-run media said on Friday.

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Preparations on track for high-level COP18 climate talks

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 11:26 PM PST

Week One of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar is proving to be a success as governments have successfully launched negotiations and are working hard to get decision documents ready for the attention of the high-level ministerial segment of the meeting which starts on Dec 4.

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Online dating survey finds French women play it cool

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 11:15 PM PST

When it comes to online flirting, French women are hard nuts to crack, at least according to a new survey from social networking dating website Badoo.com, with 164 million users.

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Weapons stolen from Australian navy vessel

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 11:14 PM PST

A balaclava-wearing intruder stole a cache of weapons from an Australian navy vessel Friday after overpowering a seaman, officials said, in a security breach the military described as "concerning."

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Social media influences Malaysians' travel decisions

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 11:01 PM PST

Social media has a deeper influence in shaping travel decisions by Malaysians, according to the latest study by Text100's Digital Index - Travel and Tourism.

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Strauss-Kahn may settle with sex 'assault' maid: reports

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 11:01 PM PST

By Sebastian Smith

NEW YORK, Nov 30, 2012 (AFP) -- Disgraced former IMF chief and would-be French president Dominique Strauss-Kahn will settle out of court with a Manhattan maid who accused him of sexual assault, ending a sordid 18-month legal saga, reports say.

According to the New York Times, quoting unidentified sources "with knowledge of the matter," the 63-year-old French politician and the hotel maid, Nafissatou Diallo, have "quietly reached an agreement to settle" her lawsuit.

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Pakatan accusations attribute to FGVH price fluctuations: Ahmad Maslan

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 10:49 PM PST

The Opposition's slanderous accusations are among the main causes for Felda Global Ventures Holdings' (FGVH) share fluctuations, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Ahmad Maslan said today.

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Suu Kyi seeks end to Myanmar mine dispute

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 10:49 PM PST

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi Friday met police behind a crackdown on a Chinese mine protest and was due to hear villagers' grievances in a bid to mediate an end to the dispute.

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KL cabs to have new image

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 10:31 PM PST

Have you ever taken a ride in a taxi that emitted unpleasant smell, and in which the seats were uncomfortable?

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After long jail term, gaming gangster faces less violent but still murky Macau

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 11:23 PM PST

MACAU (Reuters) - Wan "Broken Tooth" Kuok-koi will emerge from jail this weekend into a very different Macau gambling haven than the one he bullied in the late-1990s.

VIDEO: Sudan film director receives award

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 10:55 PM PST

Director Daniel Bogado has received a Rory Peck Award for his documentary on the largely hidden war taking place in Sudan's Nuba mountains.


VIDEO: Polar ice sheet melt accelerating

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:44 PM PST

The rate at which polar ice sheets are melting is accelerating causing the global sea level to rise 11mm over the past two decades.


VIDEO: 'Rwanda backing DR Congo rebels'

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 10:05 AM PST

Rwandan support for rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo may be even more widespread than previously thought.


VIDEO: Palestinians win upgraded UN status

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 11:01 PM PST

The UN General Assembly has voted to grant the Palestinians non-member observer state status - a move opposed by Israel and the US.


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ASEAN chief says China plan on disputed seas escalates tension

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 09:43 PM PST

JAKARTA (Reuters) - China's plan to board and search ships that illegally enter what Beijing considers its territory in the disputed South China Sea is a very serious turn of events, the head of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) said on Friday.

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