Two men charged with possession of offensive weapons and using criminal force on public servants

Two men charged with possession of offensive weapons and using criminal force on public servants


Two men charged with possession of offensive weapons and using criminal force on public servants

Posted: 21 Jan 2013 12:27 AM PST

Two men were charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with possession of dangerous weapons and using criminal force to deter a public servant from discharging his duty in an incident in Pasir Puteh last Thursday.

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Tablet launches loom throughout 2013

Posted: 21 Jan 2013 12:25 AM PST

It is shaping up to be a busy year for tablet launches with big announcements expected from Apple, Samsung, Sony and, of course, Microsoft.

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Gadget tells you when it's time to replace your running shoes

Posted: 21 Jan 2013 12:19 AM PST

If you're a runner, experts recommend that you replace your shoes every 350-550 miles, or around 560-885 kilometers, give or take a few. But if you don't like keeping track, a new gadget called MilestonePod will do the work for you.

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Court rules articles on Anwar's BBC interview, defamatory

Posted: 21 Jan 2013 12:10 AM PST

The High Court today held as defamatory two articles published by Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Bhd on Jan 21 last year, related to opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's interview with BBC on homosexual laws.

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India's next Gandhi rises with critics to answer

Posted: 21 Jan 2013 12:09 AM PST

Rahul Gandhi, the next in line in India's top political dynasty, has been handed the keys to power, but his political abilities and policy convictions remain largely an open question.

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More flights to be added on Taiwan-China routes

Posted: 21 Jan 2013 12:01 AM PST

The number of direct flights between Taiwan and China will rise more than 10 percent this year to 616 flights a week as ties between the two former rivals grow closer, an official said Monday.

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The more he tries to explain, the worsen it gets

Posted: 21 Jan 2013 12:00 AM PST

May I ask whether this should be called lawful from a legal point of view?

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A bitter defeat for Merkel months before German election

Posted: 20 Jan 2013 11:50 PM PST

BERLIN (Reuters) - In an extremely tight German state election that seemed to produce few clear-cut winners, there was no argument over who the biggest loser was -- Chancellor Angela Merkel.


Coordinated suicide attack targets Afghan government building

Posted: 20 Jan 2013 11:15 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the headquarters of the Kabul traffic police on Monday, local officials said, in the second coordinated attack on a government building in less than a week.

Syrian opposition postpones forming government

Posted: 20 Jan 2013 11:07 PM PST

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Syrian opposition leaders meeting in Istanbul have postponed forming a transitional government, the Syrian National Coalition said on Monday, in a setback for efforts to fill a power vacuum in the war-torn country.

North Korea rocket shows home-grown technology boost - South Korea

Posted: 20 Jan 2013 11:01 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - Reclusive North Korea made most of the key parts of the long-range rocket it launched in December, South Korea said on Monday, evidence of home-grown technology moving it a closer to designing a missile system capable of hitting the United States.

Algeria hostage toll rises with report of Japanese deaths

Posted: 20 Jan 2013 10:32 PM PST

ALGIERS, Algeria (Reuters) - The hostage death toll from a four-day siege at an Algerian gas plant deep in the Sahara has risen to almost 60, with at least nine Japanese nationals also reported killed in an attack claimed by a veteran Islamist fighter on behalf of al Qaeda.

Do not pull pranks over missing boy's case, say police

Posted: 20 Jan 2013 11:46 PM PST

Police have advised the public not to pull pranks on the case of William Yau Zhen Zhong, who was reported missing at Putra Heights, Subang Jaya last Wednesday, near here.

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Car burning a new phenomenon for revenge - Mohd Bakri Zinin

Posted: 20 Jan 2013 11:32 PM PST

Setting fire to vehicles at random and in large number has become a new phenomenon for revenge.

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Malaysia-India trade to breach US$15 bln this year

Posted: 20 Jan 2013 11:32 PM PST

Bilateral trade between Malaysia and India is expected to breach US$15 billion this year, a fast-forward from its initial realisation, expected only to be in 2015.

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Triple suicide bomb attack targets Afghan government building

Posted: 20 Jan 2013 11:29 PM PST

KABUL, Jan 21 — A coordinated attack involving at least three suicide bombers and a powerful car bomb took aim at the headquarters of the Kabul traffic department today, followed by a clash between at least one insurgent and security forces, police said. The attack took place just days after six suicide bombers attacked the Afghan spy agency in ...


Centre left ousts Merkel coalition in cliffhanger state vote

Posted: 20 Jan 2013 10:27 PM PST

HANOVER, Jan 21 — Germany's centre-left opposition yesterday edged Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives from power in a regional vote in Lower Saxony, reviving its flagging hopes of defeating her in national elections to due in September. The Social Democrats (SPD) and Greens won by a single seat after a close race for power in Germany's ...


Murdoch risks spat over ‘Times’ editor appointment

Posted: 20 Jan 2013 06:52 PM PST

LONDON, Jan 21 – Rupert Murdoch risked a spat with directors tasked with protecting the independence of London's Times and Sunday Times newspapers after ignoring their disapproval and appointing temporary acting editors to both titles. The independent directors refused to formally approve the appointments in an apparent disagreement over the ...


Snow hits London and Paris flights, more cuts seen

Posted: 20 Jan 2013 06:42 PM PST

LONDON, Jan 21 – London's Heathrow Airport cancelled a fifth of flights yesterday and airlines scrapped 40 per cent of flights to Paris's main airports as snow blanketed parts of Europe, with more forecast. Air France predicted more cancellations on a similar scale for today. Heathrow Ltd, owned by Spain's Ferrovial, said the reduced schedule - ...


Five shot dead in Albuquerque, teen charged

Posted: 20 Jan 2013 11:41 PM PST

SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - New Mexico police on Sunday identified the teenager accused of killing five people in an Albuquerque home as Nehemiah Griego, the son and brother of the victims.


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