Honda developing tablet-operated electric micro car

Honda developing tablet-operated electric micro car


Honda developing tablet-operated electric micro car

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 02:18 AM PST

Capable of transporting a driver plus two small children, the Micro Commuter Prototype, unveiled by Japanese automaker Honda on November 13, will integrate the owner's tablet into the cockpit for navigation, entertainment and control features.

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Petraeus mistress had substantial classified data on computer - sources

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 02:04 AM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A computer used by Paula Broadwell, the woman whose affair with CIA Director David Petraeus led to his resignation, contained substantial classified information that should have been stored under more secure conditions, law enforcement and national security officials said on Wednesday.



Myanmar frees prisoners, doubts over political detainees

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 02:01 AM PST

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar released prisoners on Thursday in a goodwill gesture ahead of a historic visit to the former military state by U.S. President Barack Obama, but activists and the main opposition party said there seemed to be no political detainees among them.



One dead in Jordan fuel price riots

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:47 AM PST

AMMAN (Reuters) - Riots that broke out in Jordan after the government raised fuel prices left one protester dead on Thursday, the first fatality of violence that has spread to several impoverished towns in the kingdom, witnesses and security sources said.



Japan's likely next PM won't yield in China row

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:40 AM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - The leader of Japan's main opposition party, leading in polls ahead of a general election next month, said he would do more to mend economic ties with China but would not yield in a territorial row with its giant neighbour.



Hamas rocket kills three Israelis, wider war looms

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:36 AM PST

GAZA (Reuters) - A Hamas rocket killed three Israelis north of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, drawing first blood from Israel as the Palestinian death toll rose to 13 and the military showdown lurched closer to all-out war.



Magnitude 5.9 quake hits Mexico

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:32 AM PST

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit Mexico on Thursday, at a depth of 6.2 miles (10 km), the U.S. Geological Survey said.



France to discuss ending ban on arming Syria rebels

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:01 AM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - France will discuss supplying arms to Syrian opposition forces with its European partners in the coming weeks now that an opposition coalition has been established, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Thursday.



Cambodia arrests eight for 'SOS Obama' stunt

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:16 AM PST

Cambodian police arrested eight people Thursday for displaying portraits of US President Barack Obama next to the word "SOS" on their roofs ahead of his much-anticipated visit to the nation.

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Spain confirms recession a day after strike, protests

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:11 AM PST

Spain's announced Thursday it has moved into a second year of a job-killing recession, a day after millions joined anti-austerity strikes and vast protests.

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Kimchi

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:06 AM PST

Some 2,000 South Korean volunteers make 140 tons of kimchi, a traditional Korean dish of spicy fermented cabbage and radish, in a park outside the metropolitan government building in Seoul. City officials will hand out kimchi to about 14,000 poor households in an event marking the start of the winter season.

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Japan's likely next PM won't yield in China row

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:56 AM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - The leader of Japan's main opposition party, leading in polls ahead of a general election next month, said he would do more to mend economic ties with China but would not yield in a territorial row with its giant neighbour.



France to discuss ending ban on arming Syria rebels

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:53 AM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - France will discuss supplying arms to Syrian opposition forces with its European partners in the coming weeks now that an opposition coalition has been established, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Thursday.



Putin deepens Russian Defence Ministry reshuffle

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:31 AM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin fired two Defence Ministry deputies on Thursday, broadening a reshuffle at the scandal-stricken body after the minister's dismissal last week due a fraud investigation.



Nurul Izzah's statement draws more criticism

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:53 AM PST

The Sultan of Pahang, Sultan Ahmad Shah, today expressed his disappointment and sadness over a statement by an opposition party leader in relation to the freedom of religion of Malaysians, including the Malays.

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Thousands protest at S. Korean nuclear complex

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:44 AM PST

Thousands of villagers staged a protest outside one of South Korea's largest nuclear power plants Thursday, voicing growing public concern over safety standards after a series of scares and scandals.

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Maid issue gets attention of Wanita PAS

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:31 AM PST

he issue on foreign maids is among the hot topics discussed at the 52nd assembly of the PAS' women's wing, Dewan Muslimat, here today.

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MPPP blasted over demolition of century-old house

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:11 AM PST

The Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) has come under fire for demolishing a house occupied by a septuagenarian in Lengkok Sungai Gelugor here last Thursday, in the absence of a directive from the state government.

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Malaysia's economy to grow 4.8% next year: Moody's

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 11:37 PM PST

Malaysia's economy is forecast to expand 4.8 per cent in 2013, driven by investment and improving regional demand," according to Moody's Analytics.

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Iran condemns Israel’s Gaza strikes as ‘terrorism’

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 12:23 AM PST

DUBAI, Nov 15 — Iran today condemned as "organised terrorism" an offensive by Israel against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. "Iran considers the criminal act of Israeli military forces in killing civilians as organised terrorism and strongly condemns it," Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said, according to the semi-official ...



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