Ashes of Cambodia's revered ex-king lowered into river

Ashes of Cambodia's revered ex-king lowered into river

Ashes of Cambodia's revered ex-king lowered into river

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 12:25 AM PST

Cambodians lined the banks of the Mekong River on Tuesday as the ashes of their revered former King Norodom Sihanouk were lowered into the murky water a day after his cremation in Phnom Penh.

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It's tough, but not impossible to recapture Penang - Muhyiddin

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 12:14 AM PST

It will be tough for the Barisan Nasional (BN) to wrest Penang from the opposition, but not impossible, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

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Child freed, kidnapper dead, in Alabama bunker drama

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 12:13 AM PST

A 5-year-old boy held hostage in an underground Alabama bunker for almost a week was rescued Monday in a raid that left the kidnapper dead, authorities said.

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HP launches its first Google-powered notebook

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 12:03 AM PST

The world's leading PC manufacturer becomes the first company to offer a 14-inch Chromebook. Initially available in the US only, the HP Pavilion 14 Chromebook will retail from $329.99.

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Crazy Talk gives voice to pictures

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 12:01 AM PST

There was Crazy Talk at Macworld on Friday.

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Under Obama, coal country fights for its way of life

Posted: 05 Feb 2013 12:02 AM PST

BEALLSVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - Leon Lieser has been a coal miner 49 years, his bent fingers testament to his first job, loading coal by hand into a bucket. Mining also led to a hip replacement and a knee replacement. He loves his job and his industry, despite what it has done to his body.

South Africa police arrest 19 suspected Congolese rebels

Posted: 04 Feb 2013 11:57 PM PST

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African police arrested 19 suspected Congolese rebels, including two senior members of the M23 group, on suspicion of running an illegal military operation, police said on Tuesday.

Insight - Rage over bad governance fuels Nigeria Islamists

Posted: 04 Feb 2013 11:44 PM PST

KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - Few in Nigeria's second city of Kano would admit to supporting the Islamist insurgents waging a bloody northern rebellion against the central government in Abuja.

Kim Jong-Un and the mystery smartphone

Posted: 04 Feb 2013 11:55 PM PST

A picture of North Korea's Kim Jong-Un with a smartphone has triggered fevered speculation about which brand is favoured by the leader of one of the world's most repressive nations.

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China TV extra dies 8 times a day as Japanese soldier

Posted: 04 Feb 2013 11:51 PM PST

For one Chinese TV extra, playing with the enemy has proved the secret of his success -- one that requires him to die as often as eight times a day.

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Paris women finally allowed to wear trousers

Posted: 04 Feb 2013 11:50 PM PST

Women in Paris can finally wear trousers without fear of criminal prosecution after the government said a more than 200-year-old ban no longer had any legal effect.

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The heat of general election

Posted: 04 Feb 2013 11:47 PM PST

Could the BN gain the support of Chinese voters, who seem to tend to support the Pakatan Rakyat, by distributing ang pows during the CNY?

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Teachers wanting to be involved in politics advised to resign

Posted: 04 Feb 2013 11:35 PM PST

Teachers who want to be active in politics have been advised to ensure that their focus are not distracted while teaching in class, Terengganu Education Director Zakaria Husin reminded today.

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Don't jump the gun, says EC chief

Posted: 04 Feb 2013 11:34 PM PST

The Election Commission (EC) is requesting all parties not to jump to conclusions implicating the EC in the on-going Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) investigating the illegal immigrants issue in Sabah.

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China police chief accused of having 192 houses

Posted: 04 Feb 2013 11:28 PM PST

A Chinese police chief is alleged to have had at least 192 houses and a fake identity card, state media said Tuesday, the latest in a number of similar cases that have sparked outrage online.

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Court again blocks Philippines cybercrime law

Posted: 04 Feb 2013 11:28 PM PST

The Philippine Supreme Court has again stopped the government from enforcing a controversial cybercrime law, officials said Tuesday, amid concern it would severely curb Internet freedoms.

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Pro-Ahmadinejad former Iranian prosecutor arrested

Posted: 04 Feb 2013 11:25 PM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - A former Iranian prosecutor linked to the deaths of anti-government protesters and at the centre of a power struggle between the country's president and parliamentary speaker has been arrested, the Tehran prosecutor's office said.

Mali Tuaregs seize two fleeing Islamist leaders

Posted: 04 Feb 2013 10:01 PM PST

KIDAL, Mali, Feb 5 — Tuareg rebels in northern Mali said yesterday they had captured two senior Islamist insurgents fleeing French air strikes towards the Algerian border, and France pressed ahead with its bombing campaign against al Qaeda's Saharan desert camps. Pro-autonomy Tuareg MNLA rebels said one of their patrols seized Mohamed Moussa Ag ...

North Korea nuclear test would face ‘firm UN action’

Posted: 04 Feb 2013 07:32 PM PST

NEW YORK, Feb 5 – The UN Security Council is united on North Korea's nuclear arms programme and will undoubtedly approve tough measures against Pyongyang if it carries out a new atomic test as expected, South Korean UN Ambassador Kim Sook said yesterday. "The North Korean nuclear test seems to be imminent," Kim, who is president of the Security ...

Special prosecutor to review Sandusky scandal

Posted: 04 Feb 2013 07:19 PM PST

PENNSYLVANIA, Feb 5 – A former federal prosecutor has been named to lead an investigation of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett's handling of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. H. Geoffrey Moulton Jr, who worked in the US Attorney's office in Philadelphia, will lead the long-awaited review of the Penn State abuse case, state attorney ...

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