Egypt court confirms death sentences over football riot |
- Egypt court confirms death sentences over football riot
- Egyptian court confirms death sentences for 21 football fans
- Anti-nuclear rally in Tokyo ahead of tsunami anniversary
- Taiwan stages mass 'No Nuke' rally
- Health ministry proposes a nurse in each school
- VIDEO: Cardinals prepare for papal conclave
- VIDEO: Venezuela swears in acting president
- Chavez protege Maduro seeks snap election as Venezuela mourns
- Suicide bomber kills nine Afghans during Hagel visit
- The future of computers is wearable sensors: Xbox chief
- Android rises to top -- in malware threats: survey
- Best female chef in Asia: 'Women cook just as well as men'
- Tablets now more popular than smartphones for surfing the web
- Lull in concentration? Chew gum: study
- Dinner at world's 'top restaurant' leaves dozens wretching
- MTUC wants foreign maids legally protected
- 1 more militant killed, raising death toll to 53
- US honours Delhi gang rape victim
- Kenyatta wins presidency by slim margin in Kenyan election
- China's Xi to visit Africa as U.S. frets over Beijing influence
| Egypt court confirms death sentences over football riot Posted: 09 Mar 2013 01:07 AM PST An Egyptian court on Saturday upheld death sentences for 21 defendants over a deadly football riot in Port Said, in a case that has already sparked widespread violence and threats of further unrest. | ||
| Egyptian court confirms death sentences for 21 football fans Posted: 09 Mar 2013 12:32 AM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court confirmed on Saturday death sentences given to 21 football fans for their role in a stadium riot in Port Said last year, a case which has provoked deadly clashes in the Suez Canal city. 
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| Anti-nuclear rally in Tokyo ahead of tsunami anniversary Posted: 09 Mar 2013 12:15 AM PST Thousands of anti-nuclear demonstrators rallied in Tokyo Saturday ahead of the second anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster, urging Japan's new government to abandon nuclear power. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Taiwan stages mass 'No Nuke' rally Posted: 09 Mar 2013 12:04 AM PST Tens of thousands of Taiwanese people rallied in the capital Saturday to demand the government heed the lesson of a Japanese atomic crisis and scrap the island's nuclear facilities, organisers said. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Health ministry proposes a nurse in each school Posted: 08 Mar 2013 11:36 PM PST The Health Ministry plans to place a nurse at every school to raise awareness on healthcare among students, said its Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. | ||
| VIDEO: Cardinals prepare for papal conclave Posted: 08 Mar 2013 11:25 PM PST Roman Catholic cardinals from all over the world have voted to begin their conclave on Tuesday in order to elect a new Pope. | ||
| VIDEO: Venezuela swears in acting president Posted: 08 Mar 2013 11:23 PM PST Venezuela's former vice-president Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in as acting president, hours after the state funeral of Hugo Chavez. | ||
| Chavez protege Maduro seeks snap election as Venezuela mourns Posted: 08 Mar 2013 11:04 PM PST CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's new acting President Nicolas Maduro is pushing for a quick election, hoping to benefit from an emotional outpouring at the death of his charismatic mentor, Hugo Chavez, and step into his shoes. 
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| Suicide bomber kills nine Afghans during Hagel visit Posted: 08 Mar 2013 11:39 PM PST KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up at a Defence Ministry gate in Kabul on Saturday killing nine civilians during a visit to Afghanistan by U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, underlining the insurgent threat as NATO troops prepare to leave. 
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| The future of computers is wearable sensors: Xbox chief Posted: 08 Mar 2013 11:25 PM PST Microsoft's Xbox head believes that people will be wearing up to 10 sensors on their body to interact with technology and that this change will come in less than a decade. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Android rises to top -- in malware threats: survey Posted: 08 Mar 2013 11:20 PM PST The Android operating system accounted for 79 percent of all malware infections on smartphones, and the threat is multiplying, a security firm said Thursday. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Best female chef in Asia: 'Women cook just as well as men' Posted: 08 Mar 2013 11:19 PM PST Thai chef Duangporn Songvisava, better known as 'Bo,' was recently named the best female chef in Asia for her restaurant Bo.lan in Bangkok. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Tablets now more popular than smartphones for surfing the web Posted: 08 Mar 2013 11:13 PM PST Although neither can yet compete with traditional desktops and notebooks for accessing the internet, tablets already account for a greater share of web use than smartphones despite being a newer and less popular device. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Lull in concentration? Chew gum: study Posted: 08 Mar 2013 11:07 PM PST A new British study finds that chewing gum can improve your concentration. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Dinner at world's 'top restaurant' leaves dozens wretching Posted: 08 Mar 2013 11:04 PM PST Diners who forked out for a top-notch meal in a Danish restaurant dubbed the world's best eatery got more than they bargained for when dozens came down with a nasty case of food poisoning. | ||
| MTUC wants foreign maids legally protected Posted: 08 Mar 2013 11:01 PM PST The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) today called on the government to extend the coverage of the Employment Act 1955 to the 200,000 foreign maids in the country. | ||
| 1 more militant killed, raising death toll to 53 Posted: 08 Mar 2013 10:51 PM PST Security forces shot dead a Sulu militant in Kampung Tanjung Batu near here today, raising to 53 the death toll of the militants since the launch of the offensive against the armed intruders on Tuesday. | ||
| US honours Delhi gang rape victim Posted: 08 Mar 2013 10:17 PM PST Known to India and the world as 'Nirbhaya' (Fearless), the 23-year-old physiotherapy intern, whose brutal gang-rape on a moving bus in Delhi in December inspired widespread protests, has been posthumously presented with the International Women of Courage Award, reports the Press Trust of India (PTI). | ||
| Kenyatta wins presidency by slim margin in Kenyan election Posted: 08 Mar 2013 10:39 PM PST NAIROBI (Reuters) - Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya's founding president, won the presidential election by the slimmest of margins with 50.03 percent, provisional results showed, just enough to avoid a run-off after a race that has divided the nation along tribal lines. 
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| China's Xi to visit Africa as U.S. frets over Beijing influence Posted: 08 Mar 2013 09:26 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - Incoming Chinese president Xi Jinping's first trip as head of state will take him to Africa, the government said on Saturday, as China seeks to cement a growing trade and energy relationship that has caused alarm bells to ring in Washington. 
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