VIDEO: How Spain is coping in tough times

VIDEO: How Spain is coping in tough times


VIDEO: How Spain is coping in tough times

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:52 PM PST

Katya Adler has been to visit Spanish families hit by the harsh reality of the economic chill in Europe.

Birth control law too late for Philippine mum of 22

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 01:15 AM PST

A historic birth control law that took effect in the Philippines Thursday after years of opposition from the Catholic Church came too late for Rosalie Cabenan, a housewife who has given birth 22 times.

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Federal Court upholds ROS decision to de-register SNAP

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 01:08 AM PST

The Sarawak National Party (SNAP), a political party formed in 1961, has been deregistered.

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Somali militants say have executed French hostage

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:27 AM PST

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali militants linked to al Qaeda said on Thursday they had executed a French agent who French armed forces had tried to rescue at the weekend.


Pakistan anti-graft board refuses to arrest PM

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:13 AM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The chief of the Pakistani government's anti-corruption department on Thursday rejected a Supreme Court order to arrest the prime minister, television channels reported, providing some relief to a government gripped by political turmoil.

US theater massacre widow sues psychiatrist

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:18 AM PST

The widow of a victim of the US theater massacre is suing a psychiatrist for neglect, for failing to have the alleged shooter arrested despite him having "fantasized about killing a lot of people."

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China eyes $104 bn rail spending in 2013: state media

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:01 AM PST

China will sharply increase planned railway investment in 2013 to more than $100 billion, state media cited the railways minister as saying Thursday, as part of plans to boost the economy.

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Firebrand cleric raises fear of ‘soft coup’ in Pakistan

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 08:24 PM PST

ISLAMABAD, Jan 17 — To Pakistan's ruling party, a firebrand cleric camped outside parliament with thousands of protesters is looking more and more like the harbinger of their worst fear: a plan by the military to engineer a "soft coup". In their eyes, Muhammad Tahirul Qadri seems like the perfect candidate for such a mission. A practised orator ...


Floods paralyse Indonesian capital, heavy rains continue

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 08:16 PM PST

JAKARTA, Jan 17 — Heavy monsoonal rains triggered severe flooding in large swathes of the Indonesian capital Jakarta today, with many government offices and businesses forced to closed because staff could not get to work. Weather officials warned the rains could get worse over the next few days and media reports said that thousands of people in ...


Clinton highlights US concern over missing Lao activist

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 07:58 PM PST

WASHINGTON, Jan 17 — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Laos today to mount a transparent investigation into the disappearance of a prominent activist who rights groups believe has been taken into government custody. "We are deeply concerned about the well-being of Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone (picture), who disappeared ...


In India, suicide of another rape victim puts spotlight on inaction

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 07:27 PM PST

NEW DELHI, Jan 17 — On the evening of December 26, as an Indian government-chartered jet was heading to Singapore with a critically injured New Delhi gang rape victim on board, the teenage survivor of another gang rape was taking her own life. After writing a suicide note on a page torn from a notebook that named her alleged attackers and accused ...


France launches ground campaign against Mali rebels

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 07:04 PM PST

PARIS, Jan 17 — French troops launched their first ground assault against Islamist rebels in Mali yesterday in a broadening of their operation against battle-hardened al Qaeda-linked fighters who have resisted six days of air strikes. France has called for international support against the Islamist insurgents it says pose a threat to Africa and ...


Trophy hunts target S. African farm-raised lions

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:56 PM PST

Lions may be the well-reputed kings of the savannah, but South Africa's lucrative trophy-hunting industry means the regal cats are more likely to know the inside of a paddock ringed with an electric fence than the country's sweeping plains.

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Penang PAS marks 'Allah' issue as resolved

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:54 PM PST

Penang PAS today said that it will abide by the decision made by PAS Syura Council pertaining to the use of 'Allah' word in Malay-language Bible and has marked the issue as resolved.

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Facebook launches search engine for shared content

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:42 PM PST

Facebook on Tuesday launched a search engine for shared content described as a way to find things liked by friends on the huge social network.

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GDP to grow 5.6% this year: MIER

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:34 PM PST

The Malaysian economy is expected to grow 5.6 per cent this year driven primarily by domestic economy, while inflation is expected to rise to 2.5 per cent due to increased inflow of capital into the manufacturing sector, says the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER).

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Electricity rebate till Dec

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 10:55 PM PST

The government has extended to this Dec the electricity rebate for domestic bills under RM20, said Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin Fah Kui today.

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Novice unearths huge gold nugget Down Under

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:21 PM PST

An amateur prospector has made the find of a lifetime in southern Australia, unearthing a gold nugget weighing about five kilograms (11 pounds) just outside the town of Ballarat, reports said Thursday.

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Boeing crisis deepens as Dreamliners grounded worldwide

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:08 PM PST

Aviation regulators on Thursday grounded most of the world's 787 Dreamliner fleet until a fire risk linked to the plane's batteries is fixed, deepening a crisis for its US manufacturer Boeing.

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New wave of Rohingya migrants arrive in Thailand

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 10:47 PM PST

More than 130 Rohingya migrants have landed on Thai soil in less than 24 hours, a local official said Thursday, as the kingdom grapples with a flurry of arrivals from the Myanmar minority group.

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