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France says drug-tainted horsemeat has likely entered food chain

France says drug-tainted horsemeat has likely entered food chain
DBKL to focus on cleanliness this year
Body of Brunei woman found encased in cement block
Iraq president's health improving, can now talk-doctor
Malaysia not a desperate country: Koh
Indonesia ruling party chief quits after graft accusation
Home ministry leaves deportation of intruders to Wisma Putra
Hadi claims Pakatan govt corruption-free
North Korea warns U.S. forces of "destruction" ahead of war drills
South Africa’s ANC Women’s League dismayed by Pistorius bail
France ready to start Mali withdrawal despite attack
Thirteen Chad soldiers, 65 rebels killed in Mali
Wearable technology to become the norm before the end of the decade
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France says drug-tainted horsemeat has likely entered food chain

Posted: 23 Feb 2013 01:13 AM PST

Several horse carcasses containing the drug Phenylbutazone have probably ended up in the human food chain, France's agriculture ministry said Saturday.

DBKL to focus on cleanliness this year

Posted: 23 Feb 2013 01:10 AM PST

Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will emphasise on environmental cleanliness in several areas of the city in its operations this year, said DBKL director-general Datuk Salleh Yusof today.

Body of Brunei woman found encased in cement block

Posted: 23 Feb 2013 01:05 AM PST

Brunei police are probing the death of a Malaysian woman found encased in a block of cement in her friend's garden, in the latest violent death to shock the sleepy sultanate.

Iraq president's health improving, can now talk-doctor

Posted: 23 Feb 2013 12:37 AM PST

KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is now able to talk, his doctor said, adding he was hopeful the Kurdish statesman would soon be fit to return to Iraq from Germany, where he has been receiving medical treatment for a stroke.

Malaysia not a desperate country: Koh

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 11:53 PM PST

Malaysia is not a desperate country as alleged by the opposition, said Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon.

Indonesia ruling party chief quits after graft accusation

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 11:44 PM PST

The chairman of Indonesia's ruling party, Anas Urbaningrum, announced his resignation Saturday after the country's anti-graft body named him a suspect in a multi-million-dollar corruption case.

Home ministry leaves deportation of intruders to Wisma Putra

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 11:34 PM PST

The Home Ministry has left it to Wisma Putra to decide on the Philippine government's request of an extension on the deportation of a group of intruders in Lahad Datu, Sabah.

Hadi claims Pakatan govt corruption-free

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 11:10 PM PST

PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang claims that opposition leaders and Pakatan Rakyat state governments are free from corruption.

North Korea warns U.S. forces of "destruction" ahead of war drills

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 11:22 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Sunday warned the top U.S. military commander stationed in South Korea that his forces would "meet a miserable destruction" if they go ahead with scheduled military drills with South Korean troops, North Korean state media said.

South Africa’s ANC Women’s League dismayed by Pistorius bail

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 10:44 PM PST

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 23 — The Women's League of South Africa's ruling ANC party said it was disappointed that a court yesterday granted Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius bail in a case where he faces charges of murdering his girlfriend. "For now we will abide by the rules of law in this country but honestly we are saddened because women are being ...

France ready to start Mali withdrawal despite attack

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 10:26 PM PST

OTTAWA, Feb 23 — France is ready to start pulling its forces out of Mali next month despite a rebel attack on the key northern town of Gao, the French head of the armed force said yesterday. Admiral Edouard Guillaud, chief of the defence staff, told reporters after a speech in Ottawa that he was not surprised by Thursday's attack in Gao, when 15 ...

Thirteen Chad soldiers, 65 rebels killed in Mali

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 09:53 PM PST

N'DJAMENA, Feb 23 — Thirteen Chadian soldiers were killed in fighting in northern Mali yesterday, the heaviest casualties sustained by French and African troops since the launch of a military campaign against Islamist rebels there six weeks ago, Chad's army said. Chadian troops killed 65 al Qaeda-linked fighters in the clashes that began before ...

Wearable technology to become the norm before the end of the decade

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 11:10 PM PST

The latest research estimates that up to 485 million devices will be shipped every year by 2018 and that the excitement generated by Google and the rumors surrounding Apple will help push wearable technology firmly into the mainstream.