Greece on track, next aid payment may come soon - troika

Greece on track, next aid payment may come soon - troika


Greece on track, next aid payment may come soon - troika

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 12:41 AM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The next, 2.8 billion euro (2.4 billion pounds) aid payment to Greece could be agreed soon after an inspection team of international lenders concluded the country's debt remained on a sustainable track, the European Union and the IMF said on Monday.
    


Motor race draws world gaze to Bahrain, Arab Spring's forgotten corner

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 12:40 AM PDT

MANAMA (Reuters) - On the wall of a home in the Bahraini village of al-Aali, 20-year-old Hassan peered through a black balaclava to admire his latest artwork: a circle around the phrase F1 crossed out in red spray paint.
    


Death toll from Somalia bombings rises to at least 30 - medic

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 12:33 AM PDT

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - The death toll from a wave of coordinated suicide bombings and shootings in the Somali capital on Sunday rose to at least 30, a medical source said.
    


Wave of Iraq attacks kill 19 ahead of polls

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 12:58 AM PDT

More than a dozen bombings across Iraq on Monday killed at least 19 people in the latest in a spike in violence just days before the country's first elections since US troops withdrew.

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China media praise reformer whose death sparked Tiananmen

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 12:51 AM PDT

Reformist Chinese leader Hu Yaobang, whose death led to the 1989 Tiananmen protests, was offered rare praise by a newspaper run by the ruling Communist Party on Monday, the anniversary of his demise.

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Harlem Shake meme hits Japan bathhouse and shrine

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 12:50 AM PDT

Japanese exhibitionists took the Harlem Shake into a bathhouse and a centuries old shrine on Sunday as they brought the YouTube phenomenon to Tokyo.

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Nepalese presenter sets talk show world record

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 12:48 AM PDT

A Nepalese presenter has set the world record for the longest television talk show by staying on air for 62 hours and 12 minutes, organisers said Sunday.

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Police have not appointed monitors for GE13

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 12:46 AM PDT

The Royal Malaysia Police have not appointed any groups or individuals to monitor incidents of violence related to politics or to monitor the 13th General Election.

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Dr Mahathir to represent Malaysia at Thatcher's funeral

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 12:46 AM PDT

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has named former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as Malaysia's representative to the ceremonial funeral of former British prime minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher, on Wednesday.

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What's new in spa treatments: mindfulness massage

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 12:45 AM PDT

An emerging new spa trend around the globe this year is mindfulness massage, and here are a few places to try it.

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From passive to active

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 12:43 AM PDT

Therefore, even if announcing the recognition of UEC might win back some Chinese votes, after weighting the pros and cons, it is believed that the issue would only be addressed after the election.

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Two car bombs hit checkpoint at Baghdad airport, two killed - police

Posted: 15 Apr 2013 12:15 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two car bombs killed at least two people and wounded another 17 at a perimeter checkpoint at the heavily guarded Baghdad international airport, police and hospital sources said on Monday.
    


Defiant North Korea celebrates founder's anniversary

Posted: 14 Apr 2013 11:59 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea celebrated the 101st anniversary of its founder's birth with flowers on Monday, although there was no sign of tension easing as South Korea warned that the North's survival could be in question without change and development.
    

Germany's Schaeuble sees parliament support for Cyprus aid

Posted: 14 Apr 2013 11:58 PM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, will approve an aid package for Cyprus with a solid majority, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble was quoted on Monday as saying.
    

Bombs hit cities across Iraq, at least 11 killed

Posted: 14 Apr 2013 11:47 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 11 people were killed and dozens more wounded on Monday when explosions hit cities across Iraq, including multiple attacks in Baghdad and a suicide bomber in a car who targeted a police checkpoint, authorities said.
    

In Tokyo, Kerry defends US strategic pivot to Asia

Posted: 14 Apr 2013 11:19 PM PDT

TOKYO, April 15 — US Secretary of State John Kerry defended the re-orientation of US foreign policy toward Asia today as he ended a trip to the region dominated by concerns about North Korea's nuclear programmes. The "rebalancing" of the United States toward Asia has caused unease in Beijing, which has tended to focus on the military dimensions of ...
    


Man shot dead while dining with family at restaurant

Posted: 14 Apr 2013 11:50 PM PDT

A man was shot dead by an assailant while dining with his family in a restaurant at the Oakland Commercial Centre, Seremban 2, here, yesterday.

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Chavez's ally Maduro wins in Venezuela, opposition protests

Posted: 14 Apr 2013 11:31 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Nicolas Maduro, a former bus driver who became late socialist leader Hugo Chavez's protege, narrowly won Venezuela's presidential election on Sunday but his rival refused to accept the result and demanded a recount.
    

Bombs hit cities across Iraq, at least five dead-police

Posted: 14 Apr 2013 10:59 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A series of early morning explosions, including a suicide bomber in a car, hit cities across Iraq on Monday, killing at least five people and wounding dozens more, police said.
    


Police arrest four over assault of man putting up party flags

Posted: 14 Apr 2013 11:24 PM PDT

Police have arrested four men, two of them brothers, over the assault of a man who was putting up the flags of a political party in Kemaman, Terengganu, last Friday.

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