Damage, flooding on grounded Shell oil rig but no spill

Damage, flooding on grounded Shell oil rig but no spill

Damage, flooding on grounded Shell oil rig but no spill

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:54 PM PST

ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - A Shell oil drilling rig grounded off an Alaska island since a New Years Eve storm has suffered damage from waves and flooding but has spilled none of the 155,000 gallons of fuel and other oil products aboard, officials managing the incident said on Thursday.

Iran says talks with big powers to be held in January

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:53 PM PST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Iran has agreed to hold talks with six major powers about its atomic programme in January but the date and venue has yet to be decided, the country's top nuclear negotiator said on Friday.

Australia's Rinehart loses battle to keep riches under wraps

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:28 PM PST

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian mining mogul Gina Rinehart gave in to pressure from the corporate watchdog to disclose details of her fortune, filing reports that show her privately held firm raked in profits of nearly A$1.9 billion (1.2 billion pounds) over two years.

Case management for author's appeal against book ban April 9

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:48 AM PST

The Court of Appeal here today has fixed April 9, for case management of the appeal by the author and publisher of the book, 'The March to Putrajaya: Malaysia's New Era Is At Hand' over the home minister's decision to ban and seize 33 copies of the book.

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New South Korean, Japanese leaders seek fresh start

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:45 AM PST

South Korean president-elect Park Geun-Hye met Friday with the envoy of Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, as Seoul and Tokyo sought a new start to a relationship dogged by bitter historical disputes.

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VIDEO: The cow that jumped over the fence

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 12:21 AM PST

An 11 year old Belgian girl has taught her cow Fleur to jump over a hurdle.

Samsung releasing a new Chromebox desktop PC

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:55 PM PST

Designed to run Google's web-based Chrome operating system, Samsung's new Chromebox promises cut-price virus-free computing for those prepared to move into the cloud.

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600 Indian guitarists play tribute to gang-rape victim

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:43 PM PST

A group of 600 guitarists have paid a musical tribute to an Indian gang-rape victim, playing "Imagine" by John Lennon in a bid to spread "hope, peace and promise" in a country still coming to terms with the violence.

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Fire destroys Ghost Gum trees beloved by Aboriginal artist

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:42 PM PST

Two iconic Ghost Gum trees painted many times by famed Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira have been burnt down just as they were being considered for inclusion on a heritage register.

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Police sergeant faces 3 corruption charges

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:41 PM PST

A police sergeant claimed trial at the Sessions Court here today to three counts of corruption between 2011 and last year.

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Hearing on Ahmad Zubair's application to strike out CBT charges Feb 26

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:24 PM PST

The application filed by former president of Sime Darby Group Bhd Datuk Seri Ahmad Zubair @ Ahmad Zubir Murshid to strike out the RM100 million criminal breach of trust (CBT) charges against him will be heard at the High Court on Feb 26.

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Australia roasts as extreme heat hits continent

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:12 PM PST

Australia is in the grip of an extreme heat wave Friday, with temperatures soaring past 40 degrees Celsius (C), and the hot air expected to affect more of the country over the next week.

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VIDEO: Chavez 'problems after surgery'

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 09:22 PM PST

Venezuela's President, Hugo Chavez, is suffering from "complications" brought on by a "severe lung infection" which developed after surgery, officials say.

VIDEO: Google's Schmidt visiting North Korea

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 10:52 PM PST

The US state department has said a planned visit to North Korea by Google chairman Eric Schmidt is unhelpful.

VIDEO: Violence breaks out in Chile capital

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 10:57 PM PST

Violence has broken out in the Chilean capital Santiago after hundreds of protesters from the indigenous Mapuche community targeted two Spanish banks.

VIDEO: Mali instability leads to hardship

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:09 PM PST

Mali instability leads to economic hardship since the country's president was overthrown in a coup last March.

VIDEO: Zambia's battle against drug addiction

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 09:30 AM PST

The abuse of illegal drugs such as marijuana and heroin is growing in Zambia. BBC Africa's Mutuna Chanda reports from Lusaka.

Man fined RM3,000 for assaulting journalist

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 10:59 PM PST

The Magistrate's Court here today imposed a total fine of RM3,000 on a member of a voluntary patrol team, Lim Ah Chye, 52, who pleaded guilty to assaulting a newspaper journalist and causing him loss of RM1,200.

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KL motorists pay RM10m in traffic fines every year

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 09:57 PM PST

Motorists in Kuala Lumpur pay fines of up to RM10 million every year for committing traffic offences.

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Singapore remains Malaysia's most important source of touriss

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 09:41 PM PST

Tourism Malaysia expects Singapore to remain the most important source of foreign tourist arrivals in Malaysia, registering more than 50 per cent of total arrivals annually.

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