DAP uses party symbol for GE13

DAP uses party symbol for GE13


DAP uses party symbol for GE13

Posted: 19 Apr 2013 11:46 PM PDT

The DAP, which is under investigation by the Registrar of Societies (ROS) for alleged party election irregularities, faced no problem when its candidates submitted the party's symbol when filing their nominations today, for the 13th General Election.

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The lone 'sheriff' of the ashtray of Europe

Posted: 19 Apr 2013 11:41 PM PDT

Cancer sufferer Dietmar Erlacher's lonely anti-smoking campaign in Austria, one of Europe's last bastions of the habit, has won him insults, enemies and even several assaults.

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Hundreds dead or injured in China quake

Posted: 19 Apr 2013 11:03 PM PDT

Hundreds of people were killed or injured when a strong earthquake struck China's southwestern Sichuan province Saturday, local officials said, five years after a massive quake devastated the region.

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Boston Marathon bombing suspect caught after day-long manhunt

Posted: 19 Apr 2013 09:46 PM PDT

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Police captured a 19-year-old ethnic Chechen suspected of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings with his older brother after an intense day-long manhunt on Friday that closed down the city and turned a working-class suburb into a virtual armed camp.
    


Tight Malaysian election campaign gets under way

Posted: 19 Apr 2013 10:07 PM PDT

Malaysian premier Najib Razak and opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Saturday kicked off their rival campaigns for May 5 elections likely to be the country's closest ever.

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Italy centre-left leader Bersani quits after vote debacle

Posted: 19 Apr 2013 09:33 PM PDT

ROME, April 20 — Centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani announced his resignation yesterday after party rebels sabotaged two separate candidates he had backed for state president, deepening Italy's political chaos. Bersani told a meeting of parliamentarians he would quit as Democratic Party (PD) leader as soon as the election of the next head of ...
    


56 killed in China quake: Xinhua

Posted: 19 Apr 2013 10:00 PM PDT

The death toll from a strong quake that struck southwest China's Sichuan province on Saturday stood at 56, according to the Xinhua news agency, quoting the provincial earthquake relief headquarters.

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Is this the casing for the new cut-price iPhone?

Posted: 19 Apr 2013 09:35 PM PDT

An image purporting to be of the new iPhone's casing suggests that, as widely speculated, Apple is ditching aluminum in favour of white polycarbonate for its new entry-level smartphone.

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Tee Keat not contesting Pandan seat

Posted: 19 Apr 2013 09:24 PM PDT

The guessing game over former MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat's participation in the general election ended today when he chose not to defend his Pandan parliamentary seat.

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Intel: Future is ultra-thin, ultra-cheap touch-screen PCs

Posted: 19 Apr 2013 09:04 PM PDT

Intel's CEO claims that its latest processor technology will slash the price of Windows 8 touch interface devices to as little as $200.

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Nearly 30 dead, 400 injured in China quake: official

Posted: 19 Apr 2013 08:48 PM PDT

The strong earthquake that hit southwest China's Sichuan province Saturday killed nearly 30 people and left at least 400 injured, state news agency Xinhua said, citing a local official.

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G20 pledges to spur growth while avoiding competitive devaluation

Posted: 19 Apr 2013 08:40 PM PDT

Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 (G20) major economies on Friday pledged further actions to shore up growth while watching for monetary easing effects, and urged ratification of the IMF governance reform.

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Hundreds dead or injured in China quake

Posted: 19 Apr 2013 08:35 PM PDT

Hundreds of people were killed or injured when a strong earthquake struck China's southwestern Sichuan province Saturday, local officials said, five years after a massive quake devastated the region.

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Thatcher leaves mixed economic legacy: expert

Posted: 19 Apr 2013 08:27 PM PDT

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher left a mixed economic legacy, with both the upside and the downside of her policies leaving their mark on contemporary Britain, a leading economist told Xinhua Friday.

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Boston bomb suspect in serious condition: police

Posted: 19 Apr 2013 08:19 PM PDT

An ethnic Chechen teenager suspected of conducting the Boston marathon bombings is in a serious condition and being treated in hospital after his dramatic capture, police said Friday.

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7.0 quake claims 5 lives in China

Posted: 19 Apr 2013 08:18 PM PDT

At least five people were confirmed killed and more than 100 injured on Saturday after a powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Sichuan Province in southwest China.

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WRAPUP 17-Boston Marathon bombing suspect caught after day-long manhunt

Posted: 19 Apr 2013 07:44 PM PDT

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Police captured a 19-year-old man suspected of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings with his older brother after a day-long manhunt on Friday that closed down the city and turned a working-class suburb into a virtual armed camp.
    


Strong quake hits China, 100 may be dead, injured

Posted: 19 Apr 2013 07:37 PM PDT

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - About 100 people could have died or been injured in a 6.6 magnitude earthquake which struck near Ya'an city in China's southwestern province of Sichuan on Saturday, close to where a massive temblor struck in 2008, killing almost 70,000.
    


Investigators seek cause of Texas blast that killed 14

Posted: 19 Apr 2013 07:05 PM PDT

WEST, Texas, April 20 — Investigators sifted through debris yesterday to determine the cause of a Texas fertilizer plant explosion that obliterated parts of a small town and killed at least 14 people, including volunteer firefighters who had raced to the scene in advance to douse a blaze. There was no indication of foul play in the fire or the ...
    


Boston police capture second bombing suspect

Posted: 19 Apr 2013 06:05 PM PDT

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, April 20 — Police captured a 19-year-old man last night suspected of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings with his older brother after a day-long manhunt using helicopters and heavily armed officers in a Boston suburb. The Boston Police Department said on Twitter that the suspect was in custody and officers were ...
    


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