Eight dead in Pakistan bombing, including son of Afghan cleric

Eight dead in Pakistan bombing, including son of Afghan cleric


Eight dead in Pakistan bombing, including son of Afghan cleric

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:50 AM PDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A bomb killed eight people in Pakistan on Monday, including the son of an influential Afghan cleric, and wounded about 45 in the northwestern city of Peshawar, officials said.
    


Syrian prime minister survives bomb attack - TV

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:41 AM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halki survived a bomb attack that targeted his convoy in central Damascus on Monday, Syrian state media and Hezbollah's al-Manar television reported.
    


Two dead, eight missing after cargo ships collide off Greece

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:32 AM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Two people drowned and eight are missing after two cargo ships collided off southwestern Greece early on Monday, the Greek coastguard said.
    


Three car bomb blasts kill 11 in Iraq Shi'ite provinces

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:04 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 11 people were killed and dozens wounded when three car bombs tore through public markets in Shi'ite provinces in southern Iraq early on Monday, medics and police sources said.
    


Drone 'space ship' app to help robots on future missions

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:28 AM PDT

European Space Agency scientists have developed a smartphone app that turns a toy drone into a virtual spacecraft on a mission to dock with the International Space Station, and uses crowd-sourced data from its manoeuvres to improve artificial intelligence on future missions.

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People with more past relationships post more interests on Facebook: study

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:27 AM PDT

The latest study on Facebook finds that the more past romantic relationships people have had, the more interests they list in their Facebook profiles.

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Australian PM rules out election spree as high dollar hits budget

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:04 AM PDT

CANBERRA, April 29 — Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, well behind in opinion polls for elections in September, has ruled out a major spending spree to win back voters, conceding that the stubbornly high Australian dollar has put a A$12 billion (RM37 billion) hole in government revenue forecasts. Gillard's struggling minority government ...
    


Gaza rocket strikes Israel, no casualties reported

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 11:54 PM PDT

JERUSALEM, April 29 — A rocket fired from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip struck southern Israel today, causing no injuries or damage, an Israeli military spokeswoman said. No group took responsibility for launching the rocket, which landed in an open field. Israel carried out an air strike on a site belonging to a Palestinian militant group on Sunday ...
    


Two cargo ships collide off southwest Greece, 10 missing

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 11:24 PM PDT

ATHENS, April 29 — A cargo ship sailing under a Cook Islands flag sank early today off southwestern Greece after colliding with another cargo carrier, and 10 of its crew are missing, the Greek coastguard said. A coastguard official said the Cook Islands ship, the Pirireis, had collided with the ConSouth carrier sailing under an Antigua-Barbuda ...
    


Three car bomb blasts kill 11 in Iraq Shi’ite provinces

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 11:10 PM PDT

BAGHDAD, April 29 — At least 11 people were killed and dozens wounded when three car bombs tore through public markets in Shi'ite provinces in southern Iraq early today, medics and police sources said. Sectarian tensions are at their highest since US troops left Iraq more than a year ago and militant attacks have increased as the country's fragile ...
    


Italy’s Letta government begins life in climate of crisis

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 10:11 PM PDT

ROME, April 29 — New Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta will seek the backing of parliament in a confidence vote today, facing severe political and economic problems that will test the solidity of his coalition government in the months ahead. The vote takes place under the shadow of the gun attack yesterday in which an unemployed man shot two ...
    


Australian PM rules out election spree as high dollar hits budget

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 11:29 PM PDT

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, well behind in opinion polls for elections in September, has ruled out a major spending spree to win back voters, conceding that the stubbornly high Australian dollar has put a A$12 billion hole in government revenue forecasts.
    


Gaza rocket strikes Israel, causes no injuries - military

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 11:25 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A rocket fired from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip struck southern Israel on Monday, causing no injuries or damage, an Israeli military spokeswoman said.
    


Two cargo ships collide off southwest Greece, 10 missing

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 11:22 PM PDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - A cargo ship sailing under a Cook Islands flag sank early on Monday off southwestern Greece after colliding with another cargo carrier, and 10 of its crew are missing, the Greek coastguard said.
    


Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld still mysterious 'at 77'

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:19 AM PDT

He threw a 70th birthday party in 2008 and a 79th four years later, so fashion followers might be forgiven a little scepticism following Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld's latest pronouncement on the subject of his age.

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Missing millionaire sparks US lottery appeal

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:19 AM PDT

Organizers of the Powerball lottery on appealed Friday for the owner of a winning ticket to come forward and collect a $1 million prize that has been unclaimed for nearly a year.

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Political parties, campaigners, supporters asked to ensure violence-free polls

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:16 AM PDT

All political parties, their campaigners and supporters as well as voters must ensure that the 13th general election (GE13) will be peaceful and prove to the world that Malaysia is a mature democracy, Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation vice-chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said today.

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KLIA bags World's Best Airport Immigration Service award

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:16 AM PDT

The Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) wins the World's Best Airport Immigration Service award at the 2013 Skytrax World Airport Award, held in conjunction with Passenger Terminal expo in Geneva recently.

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Umno's test

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 12:12 AM PDT

Theoretically, Umno will be in an invincible position according to these data. However, Umno faces a great wave of change this time and if the people think that the BN, particularly Umno, has changed not enough, they would choose to support Pakatan Rakyat.

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Three car bomb blasts kill 11 in Iraq Shi'ite provinces - sources

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 11:07 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 11 people were killed when three car bombs exploded in public markets early on Monday in the Shi'ite provinces of Amara and Diywaniya in southern Iraq, medics and police sources said.
    


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