Muhyiddin outlines favourable factors in run-up to GE

Muhyiddin outlines favourable factors in run-up to GE

Muhyiddin outlines favourable factors in run-up to GE

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 12:21 AM PST

Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today outlined several factors which place the Barisan Nasional (BN) in a favourable position in the run-up to the 13th general election.

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Wall collapse forces residents to evacuate

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 11:42 PM PST

The occupants of seven houses in Persiaran Bukit Setiawangsa here have been evacuated due to the danger posed by potential landslips after a concrete retaining wall in the area collapsed last night.

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Russian police free child hostage, kill 7 militants in Dagestan

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 12:33 AM PST

MOSCOW, Dec 29 ― Russian security forces killed seven militants and freed a 6-year-old girl taken hostage in the restive Dagestan region of Russia's volatile North Caucasus today, a national anti-terrorism committee official told Interfax news agency.  The incident took place in an apartment building in the provincial capital of Makhachkala, ...

Same-sex couples marry in Maine for first time

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 12:23 AM PST

PORTLAND, Maine, Dec 29 ― The first gay and lesbian couples to wed under Maine's new same-sex marriage law exchanged vows early today in a series of spare but joyous civil ceremonies held shortly after midnight in the only state to welcome such nuptials solely by popular vote.  "We finally feel equal and happy to be living in Maine," an ...

Yale under fire for new campus in restrictive Singapore

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 11:51 PM PST

NEW HAVEN, Dec 29 — For more than 300 years, Yale University has pride itself on training top students to question and analyze, to challenge and critique. Now, Yale is seeking to export those values by establishing the first foreign campus to bear its name, a liberal arts college in Singapore that is set to open this summer. The ambitious, ...

Russian police free child hostage, kill 7 militants in Dagestan

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 11:43 PM PST

MOSCOW, Dec 29 — Russian security forces killed seven militants and freed a 6-year-old girl taken hostage in the restive Dagestan region of Russia's volatile North Caucasus today, a national anti-terrorism committee official told Interfax news agency. The incident took place in an apartment building in the provincial capital of Makhachkala, ...

Maine gets set to ring wedding bells for same-sex couples

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 09:35 PM PST

PORTLAND, Maine, Dec 29 — Gay and lesbian couples eager to become the first to wed under Maine's newly enacted same-sex marriage law gathered last night outside City Hall in Portland, the state's largest city, waiting until the stroke of midnight to exchange their vows. About a half dozen couples huddled with friends and family in freezing ...

Fukushima 'unprecedented challenge': new Japan PM

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 12:04 AM PST

The clean-up at Fukushima after its tsunami-sparked nuclear meltdowns is unlike anything humanity has ever tried, Japan's prime minister said Saturday during a tour of the plant.

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Russian police free child hostage, kill seven militants in Dagestan

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:31 PM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian security forces killed seven militants and freed a 6-year-old girl taken hostage in the restive Dagestan region of Russia's volatile North Caucasus on Saturday, a national anti-terrorism committee official told Interfax news agency.

Indian gang rape victim dies; New Delhi braces for protests

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:24 PM PST

NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An Indian woman whose gang rape in New Delhi triggered violent protests died of her injuries on Saturday in a Singapore hospital, bringing a security lockdown in Delhi and recognition from India's prime minister that social change is needed.

New study finds pro-ana websites are flourishing among teen girls

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 11:03 PM PST

Despite social media sites' attempts to crack down on pro-anorexia images and blogs, more than 500,000 predominately teenage girls visit pro-anorexia websites every year.

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PAS disuniting Malays: Umno leader

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:19 PM PST

An Umno leader has accused PAS of having deviated from its original struggle and disunited the Malays and Muslims in the country.

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Visitors feel warming up of economy in Las Vegas

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 09:57 PM PST

Ann Magee came from Pinehurst in North Carolina to visit Las Vegas during Christmas. She was surprised to see so many visitors at the luxury hotels and casinos in the city.

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India gang rape victim dies in Singapore hospital

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 08:02 PM PST

SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian woman whose gang rape in New Delhi triggered violent protests died of her injuries on Saturday in a Singapore hospital, bringing a security lockdown in Delhi and recognition from India's prime minister that social change is needed.

Rehearsals in Vienna for traditional New Year show

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 09:02 PM PST

(Austria-AFP) - The Vienna Philharmonic rehearses its traditional New Year's concert, conducted for the second time by Vienna Opera music director Franz Welser-Moest. The concert at the Musikverein's Golden Hall will be broadcast live on radio and television to 81 countries on January 1 and feature 11 pieces never before performed at the concert, including tributes to composers Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi, both of whom will celebrate major anniversaries in 2013. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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Delhi intensifies security after rape victim's death

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 08:57 PM PST

Security in India's capital has been intensified after news of the brutal rape victim's death at the Singapore hospital early Saturday morning.

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China launches rival GPS satellite system

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 08:51 PM PST

China has launched commercial and public services across the Asia-Pacific region on its domestic satellite navigation network built to rival the US global positioning system.

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UN chief concerned over humanitarian situation in Syria

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 08:41 PM PST

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday said he is "extremely concerned about the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation" in Syria as Syrian refugees face harsh circumstances due to the coming winter, and a need for greater financial support.

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Ailing Bush continues improving

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 08:34 PM PST

Former US president George H.W. Bush remained in intensive care at a Houston hospital, but his condition "continues to improve," Xinhua news agency reported a Bush family spokesman as saying Friday.

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2013: the year tablets take over

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 08:11 PM PST

ntil now, tablets have been like a critically well-received TV show or film. It's an almost constant subject in the world's media, but not many people have watched it.

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