Tension simmers after Egypt hit by deadly violence

Tension simmers after Egypt hit by deadly violence

Tension simmers after Egypt hit by deadly violence

Posted: 26 Jan 2013 12:36 AM PST

Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi appealed for calm early on Saturday after at least seven people were killed in violence on the second anniversary of the revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak.

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Najib successful in marketing Malaysia at WEF

Posted: 26 Jan 2013 12:29 AM PST

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has boosted confidence in the country and successfully 'marketed' Malaysia on the world stage at the World Economic Forum 2013 here.

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Delhi lawmaker tells gun owners to save women: report

Posted: 26 Jan 2013 12:10 AM PST

Gun owners should roam the streets at night and use their weapons to prevent crimes against women, Delhi's lieutenant governor has said in the wake of the brutal gang rape and murder of a student in the capital, according to a report Saturday.

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US media takes unusual interest in Najib's Gaza visit

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 11:54 PM PST

The US media on the east coast has been reporting extensively on the recent visit of Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.

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India celebrates Republic Day, warns Pakistan

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 11:50 PM PST

India marked its Republic Day on Saturday with a veiled warning to Pakistan that its hand of friendship should "not be taken for granted" after deadly border clashes between the two sides.

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Sundance film seeks to show real Bin Laden 'Manhunt'

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 11:18 PM PST

While Hollywood-style Osama bin Laden manhunt movie "Zero Dark Thirty" has garnered controversy and awards, a lower-profile film seeks to tell the real story of finding the Al Qaeda chief.

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Langat 2 to go ahead without Selangor approval: Muhyiddin

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 10:41 PM PST

Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today reiterated that the Federal Government will go ahead with the Langat 2 Water Treatment Plant Project (Langat 2) even without the Selangor government's approval.

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Police and protesters clash in Egypt, army sent to Suez

Posted: 26 Jan 2013 12:02 AM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian protesters scuffled with police in Cairo on Saturday and troops were deployed in Suez after nine people were shot dead in nationwide protests against President Mohamed Mursi, exposing deep rifts two years after Hosni Mubarak was ousted.

Myanmar rebukes U.S. for calling it "Burma"

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 11:46 PM PST

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar took a swipe at the United States on Saturday for calling the country Burma, urging it to use its official title and avoid harming improving ties between the two former foes.

Attackers blow up main oil pipeline in Yemen - officials

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 11:19 PM PST

SANAA (Reuters) - Unidentified attackers blew up Yemen's main oil pipeline, forcing the country to shut down one of its most lucrative sources of income, government and tribal sources said on Saturday.

Comic novel imagining Hitler's return is German bestseller

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 11:15 PM PST

Eighty years after Adolf Hitler's rise to power, a novel that imagines his return to modern-day Berlin has become a bestseller in Germany, though a comedy about the Fuehrer is not to everyone's taste.

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Venezuela's Chavez in "best moment" since surgery - VP Maduro

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 10:05 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in his "best moment" since undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba 45 days ago, the vice president said on Saturday, adding Chavez has made important economic decisions to strengthen exports.

Egypt deploys troops in Suez after nine killed on anniversary of uprising

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 09:49 PM PST

CAIRO/ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Egypt's armed forces deployed troops in the city of Suez early on Saturday after nine people were shot dead during nationwide protests against President Mohamed Mursi, underlining the country's deep divisions as it marked the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.

Venezuela prison riot kills dozens - report

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 11:09 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - A jail riot in south-western Venezuela killed dozens of people on Friday, local media reported, the latest incident in the ongoing crisis in the South American nation's crowded prisons.

Court overturns another Guantanamo conviction

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 08:28 PM PST

MIAMI, Jan 26 – A US appeals court yesterday overturned the Guantanamo war crimes conviction of an al-Qaeda videographer, a ruling likely to lead to dismissal of conspiracy charges in the pending trial of five men accused of plotting the September 11 attacks. The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia threw out the conviction of Yemeni ...

Voters begin to cast votes in Punggol East

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 08:25 PM PST

SINGAPORE, Jan 26 – Voters began casting their votes today for the Punggol East by-election, held to elect their future Member of Parliament. Polling stations would remain open from 8am to 8pm. Today's by-election sees a four-cornered fight between the ruling People's Action Party (PAP), Workers Party (WP), Reform Party and the Singapore ...

Ban Ki-moon to recommend intervention in Congo

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 07:41 PM PST

NEW YORK, Jan 26 – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will recommend to the UN Security Council that a peace enforcement unit be deployed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to take on the M23 rebels and other armed groups, a senior UN official said yesterday. The intervention unit of a few thousand troops would aim to prevent armed groups from ...

Egypt deploys troops in Suez after 9 killed on anniversary of uprising

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 07:14 PM PST

CAIRO, Jan 26 – Egypt's armed forces deployed troops in the city of Suez early today after nine people were shot dead during nationwide protests against President Mohamed Mursi, underlining the country's deep divisions as it marked the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak. Eight of the dead, including a policeman, were ...

Israel Ultra-Orthodox unite to foil centrists joining coalition

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 06:15 PM PST

TEL AVIV, Jan 26 – Israeli Ultra-Orthodox parties said yesterday they would band together to fight for inclusion in any coalition government forged by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after his rightist Likud party's narrow win in a Jan 22 parliamentary election. The move stands to complicate an already formidable process facing Netanyahu of ...

In Virginia, Biden pitches White House’s gun-control plan

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 05:53 PM PST

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 – Vice President Joe Biden took the Obama administration's case for gun control to the gun-friendly state of Virginia yesterday, part of a White House strategy to urge the public to pressure Congress into passing laws aimed at curbing firearms violence. "We're going to continue to go around the country," Biden said after a ...

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