VIDEO: Winter misery for Kabul camp refugees

VIDEO: Winter misery for Kabul camp refugees


VIDEO: Winter misery for Kabul camp refugees

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 12:10 AM PST

Thousands of displaced people living in camps in and around the Afghan capital Kabul face a difficult winter, with freezing conditions a key concern.

VIDEO: Australia on alert as fires rage

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 12:15 AM PST

Firefighters in the Australian state of New South Wales are continuing to battle more than a hundred fires - while emergency teams in several other states also face challenging conditions.

VIDEO: Search for China landslide survivors

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 12:07 AM PST

Rescue teams in China are continuing to search for survivors of a landslide that buried homes in China's southern Yunnan province.

Applicants can raise loans from other financial institutions

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 12:14 AM PST

Applicants for the Skim Rumah Mesra Rakyat under the auspices of Syarikat Perumahan Nasional Bhd (SPNB) can obtain loans from CIMB Bank, Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd, Malayan Banking Bhd and Bank Rakyat Bhd beginning this year.

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Slim headband gadget trains your brain

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 12:14 AM PST

While a slew of new fitness and health trackers are making their debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, one of the more unusual devices takes a different approach: it monitors your brainwaves and transmits the readings to your smartphone.

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Apple denies cut-price iPhone rumors

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 12:12 AM PST

As stories of an upcoming launch of a new, more affordable iPhone mount, Apple's Senior Vice President of Marketing moves to quash rumors.

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Nooh Gadut: those who allow use of word 'Allah' in Bible can be considered apostates

Posted: 12 Jan 2013 12:01 AM PST

Johor Islamic Religious Council Adviser Datuk Nooh Gadut today said those who allow the abuse of the word 'Allah' can be considered as apostates and should repent immediately.

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No reason to change government says Muhyiddin

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 11:39 PM PST

Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin emphasised that the Barisan Nasional (BN) government has brought peace and prosperity for all Malaysians.

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Selangor govt should stop blaming others over water crisis - Najib

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 11:32 PM PST

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today took to task the Selangor government for blaming others over the water crisis in the Klang Valley.

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Murakami diary app gives iCal a literary look

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 11:29 PM PST

The "Murakami Diary" launches just in time to mark Haruki Murakami's birthday, the paperback edition of his latest novel "1Q84," and the very pressing need for a more literary makeover of iOS's calendar app iCal in 2013.

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Is this the future of the connected car?

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 11:12 PM PST

Harman the audio and infotainment company believes the next step for in-car connectivity and entertainment will revolve around gesture controls and head-up displays for increased safety and minimum distraction.

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Java software said to put computers in peril

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 11:10 PM PST

The US Department of Homeland Security warned Thursday that a flaw in Java software is so dangerous that people should stop using it.

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iHealth introduces smart glucose meter

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 11:09 PM PST

iHealth, maker of a high-tech suite of data-crunching health trackers, has just added a new device to its impressive lineup: a wireless blood glucometer, giving diabetics an easier way to track their blood glucose on the go.

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French unions, employers agree changes to labour laws

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 11:03 PM PST

French President Francois Hollande led a chorus of approval after unions and employers reached a deal on reforms to the country's complex labour laws after more than three months of talks.

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Philippine leader keeps gun despite outcry

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 10:32 PM PST

Philippine President Benigno Aquino may continue to carry a gun despite an impending ban on bearing firearms in the run-up to polls, an election official said Saturday.

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Jackie Chan calls US 'most corrupt' country in the world

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 09:13 PM PST

Hong Kong action hero Jackie Chan has once again provoked criticism, this time from an American blogger, after suggesting on Chinese television that the US is the "most corrupt" country in the world.

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Nineteen children among 46 dead in China landslide

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 09:08 PM PST

A desperate search for three people missing in a landslide in southwestern China ended on Saturday when their bodies were pulled from the mud, taking the final death toll to 46 -- many of them children.

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Modern art light shines at Gucci museum in Florence

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 08:57 PM PST

The new Gucci Museum in Florence opened its latest show this month -- a selection of US artist Cindy Sherman's early works -- in a setting where mediaeval architecture meets fashion history.

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Italy shipwreck victims' families arrive on island for anniversary

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 08:43 PM PST

Families of Italy's cruise shipwreck victims returned to the site of the disaster on Saturday as preparations got underway for a commemoration ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the fatal crash.

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Nepal bus crash kills 29: police

Posted: 11 Jan 2013 08:41 PM PST

At least 29 people were killed and 12 injured when a bus veered off a narrow mountain road in thick fog in western Nepal on Saturday, a police officer said.

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