Indian lawyers refuse to defend gang-rape accused

Indian lawyers refuse to defend gang-rape accused

Indian lawyers refuse to defend gang-rape accused

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 12:31 AM PST

Lawyers at an Indian court hearing the case of a fatal gang-rape which has shocked the nation said Wednesday they would refuse to defend the men accused of taking part in the assault and murder.

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Philippine communists call off truce

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 12:16 AM PST

Communist insurgents in the Philippines called off a truce with the government on Wednesday, almost two weeks ahead of schedule, raising concerns about the future of peace talks.

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Welfare Dept not soliciting cash for assistance

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 11:54 PM PST

Officers or staff from the Welfare Department are not authorised to solicit for cash or other valuables from the public in return for any services from the department, said Sarawak Welfare, Women and Family Development Minister, Datuk Fatimah Abdullah, here today.

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Halt logging during flood season: police

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 11:18 PM PST

Logging companies have been urged to halt their activities in secluded jungle areas in Pahang for the duration of the flood season in the state.

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VIDEO: Dam eases oil reserve loss in Sudan

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 12:00 AM PST

The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan say that they are ready to compromise in order to reach an agreement at talks later this week.

VIDEO: Mass march over Hong Kong leader

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 01:59 PM PST

Thousands of people in Hong Kong take to the streets on the first day of the new year to call for the city's chief executive to resign.

Consumer tech events of 2013

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:49 PM PST

2013 promises to be another landmark year in consumer technology with everything from television sets to family car interiors getting a high-tech makeover. The fun will begin as always at CES in January where the world's leading technology companies and a growing number of car makers will stand side by side to show the public the groundbreaking innovations that are destined to become mainstream realities in the future.

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Singapore's Q4 GDP growth estimated at 1.1%

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:44 PM PST

The Singapore economy, based on advance estimates, grew at a modest 1.1 per cent, year-on-year, in the fourth quarter of 2012, an improvement from the flat growth recorded in the previous quarter, said the Ministry of Trade and Industry.

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VIDEO: Outcry over Japan's forced confessions

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 04:13 PM PST

In recent months there has been a public outcry over an alarming number of wrongful arrests in Japan where innocent people confessed to crimes they didn't commit.

VIDEO: Dozens die in Abidjan new year crush

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:07 AM PST

At least 60 people have been killed and more than 200 injured in a crush during new year festivities in Ivory Coast's main city Abidjan, officials say.

VIDEO: Obama: 'More work needed' after bill

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 08:52 PM PST

US President Barack Obama says more work is needed to strengthen the US economy after Congress votes in favour of a deal to stave off a "fiscal cliff" of drastic taxation and spending measures.

VIDEO: New year meal for Athens' homeless

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 06:01 PM PST

Hundreds of poor and homeless people in Greece's capital have spent New Year's Day queuing to get a free meal.

Japan's emperor expresses sympathy for disaster victims

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:32 PM PST

Japan's Emperor Akihito delivered his traditional New Year address on Wednesday, reiterating his sympathy for victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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India unlikely to grow at 6%: industry body

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:14 PM PST

India's growth is unlikely to exceed six per cent in the current fiscal year ending March 2013, a report by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) said.

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Business community more confident on economy: survey

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 09:34 PM PST

Malaysian business owners are more confident on the country's economy, said the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR).

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With final vote, U.S. Congress resolves "fiscal cliff" drama

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 09:08 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States averted economic calamity on Tuesday when lawmakers approved a deal preventing huge tax hikes and spending cuts that would have pushed the world's largest economy off the "fiscal cliff" into recession.

VIDEO: Digital sales break £1bn barrier

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 10:05 PM PST

More than a billion pounds was spent in 2012 for the first time on downloaded videos, music and games.

VIDEO: North Korea's unexpected NY message

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 01:47 AM PST

The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un delivers an unexpected new year message and calls for an end to confrontation between his country and South Korea.

With final vote, U.S. Congress resolves "fiscal cliff" drama

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 08:13 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress approved a rare tax increase on Tuesday that will hit the nation's wealthiest households in a bipartisan budget deal that stops the world's largest economy from falling into a deep fiscal crisis and recession.

Delhi gang-rapists tried to run over victim: reports

Posted: 01 Jan 2013 09:25 PM PST

A gang of rapists who assaulted and murdered a woman on a bus in New Delhi last month tried to run her over with the vehicle after the attack, reports said Wednesday, citing a grisly police account of the incident.

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