Obama victory infuriates Pakistani drone victims

Obama victory infuriates Pakistani drone victims


Obama victory infuriates Pakistani drone victims

Posted: 07 Nov 2012 11:41 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The roars celebrating the re-election of U.S. President Barack Obama on television give Mohammad Rehman Khan a searing headache, as years of grief and anger come rushing back.



Obama, buoyed by election win, faces new battles

Posted: 07 Nov 2012 11:39 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama had little time to savour victory on Wednesday after voters gave him a second term in the White House where he faces urgent economic challenges, a looming fiscal showdown and a still-divided Congress able to block his every move.



Obama to visit Myanmar November 19, says Myanmar source

Posted: 07 Nov 2012 11:45 PM PST

YANGON, Nov 8 — US President Barack Obama plans to visit Myanmar on November 19 and meet both his counterpart, Thein Sein, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, a senior government source in the Southeast Asian country said today. Obama's visit would be further strong endorsement by the international community of Myanmar's transformation ...



Cosmetics firms see beauty in Indonesian consumers

Posted: 07 Nov 2012 11:32 PM PST

JABABEKA, Indonesia, Nov 8 — Vanya Sunanto never used any makeup until she was 25. But now, at 30, she uses 10 layers of cosmetics on her face every day. Sunanto is one of the growing millions of young Indonesians that giant international firms such as L'Oreal and Unilever are targeting with increased investment this year in a variety of hair and ...



Britain urges rethink on how to end Syria conflict

Posted: 07 Nov 2012 09:49 PM PST

LONDON, Nov 8 — Britain wants to reexamine previously abandoned options in looking at ways to end the conflict in Syria, Prime Minister David Cameron's office said today. Asked if these could include such measures as arming the Syrian rebels or creating a no-fly zone, an official from Cameron's office declined to say which specific options would ...



US soldier in Afghan rampage had no sign of PTSD, says superior

Posted: 07 Nov 2012 09:43 PM PST

TACOMA, Washington, Nov 8 — A US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in a rampage earlier this year was an outstanding leader who had difficulty sleeping but no signs of post-traumatic stress disorder, his immediate superior testified yesterday. Military prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, ...



Klang Valley motorists spend RM6.6m on traffic light offences

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 12:37 AM PST

Klang Valley residents have forked out a total of RM6.6 million on summonses as a result of their impatience at traffic lights.

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Toll rebates for upcoming holidays

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 12:08 AM PST

Users of the PLUSMiles and Touch 'n Go cards and SmartTAG will enjoy a 20 per cent rebate on PLUS highway toll charges in conjunction with the Deepavali and Awal Muharram holidays next week, PLUS managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Noorizah Abd Hamid said today.

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Asians boost global investment in student housing

Posted: 07 Nov 2012 11:56 PM PST

Millions of young Asians studying in developed countries have fuelled a $200 billion global market in student housing, an international property group said Thursday.

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Free wi-fi for Windows Phone

Posted: 07 Nov 2012 11:52 PM PST

Microsoft smartphone users will have access to a database of 11 million wi-fi hotspots worldwide so that they can always locate the best connection wherever they go, thanks to an agreement with Devicescape.

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Microsoft planning an Xbox tablet: reports

Posted: 07 Nov 2012 11:50 PM PST

Rumors are mounting that Microsoft is developing a seven-inch Xbox Surface device targeted at gamers.

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Google gives search results more room

Posted: 07 Nov 2012 11:48 PM PST

Google began Tuesday serving up revamped search pages that give results more room by shifting the tools menu to the top of the screen.

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Skype replaces Microsoft Messenger for online calls

Posted: 07 Nov 2012 11:44 PM PST

Microsoft on Tuesday announced that recently-acquired Skype will replace its Messenger online chat service.

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China submarines to soon carry nuclear weapons, draft U.S. report says

Posted: 07 Nov 2012 11:00 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China appears to be within two years of deploying submarine-launched nuclear weapons, adding a new leg to its nuclear arsenal that should lead to arms-reduction talks, a draft report by a congressionally mandated U.S. commission says.



Obama, buoyed by election win, faces new battles

Posted: 07 Nov 2012 10:51 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama had little time to savour victory on Wednesday after voters gave him a second term in the White House where he faces urgent economic challenges, a looming fiscal showdown and a still-divided Congress able to block his every move.



VIDEO: China's Hu Jintao opens congress

Posted: 07 Nov 2012 11:46 PM PST

Chinese President Hu Jintao has opened a Communist Party congress that begins a once-in-a-decade power transfer with a stark warning on corruption.


VIDEO: Obama faces Washington challenge

Posted: 07 Nov 2012 11:43 PM PST

US President Obama and his family return to Washington as attention moves from his re-election to the need for a budget deal with Congress.


Sept IPI up 4.9%

Posted: 07 Nov 2012 11:30 PM PST

Malaysia's Industrial Production Index (IPI) in September 2012 rose by 4.9 per cent as compared with the same month last year, said the Statistics Department.

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Suu Kyi calls for troop surge to end Myanmar unrest

Posted: 07 Nov 2012 11:28 PM PST

Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has urged the government to send more troops to western Myanmar to restore peace to a region convulsed by communal violence between Buddhists and Muslims.

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Discover talents

Posted: 07 Nov 2012 11:27 PM PST

It is too naïve to think that money and material rewards can cultivate Science talents. If such an approach work, then all upstart kids will be talents.

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