Obama budget to offer programme cuts, seek deficit deal, says official |
- Obama budget to offer programme cuts, seek deficit deal, says official
- Numbness gives way to anger in Cyprus over bailout
- N. Korea missile movements fuel tensions
- BN can recapture Kelantan: Mustapa
- Sixth H7N9 bird flu death as China culls poultry
- Opposition militiamen kill four Mozambique police
- N. Korea moves second missile to coast: report
- On loan: Kuantan and Wangsa Maju?
- Israel: UN observers failing mandate to track Hezbollah arms
- EC to meet next Wed to set nomination, polling dates
- S. Korea willing to evacuate workers from North’s factory park, says minister
- Israel: U.N. observers failing mandate to track Hezbollah arms
- China culls birds as bird flu death toll mounts
- US, Philippine troops start war games amid China tensions
- Japan scientists can 'read' dreams: study
- Myanmar Muslims kill 8 Buddhists in Indonesian centre
- The known unknowns of Kim Jong-Un
- Sixth bird flu death in China: state media
- Colorado gunman had homicidal thoughts weeks before shooting - records
- Nowhere over the rainbow for Sydney gay crossing
| Obama budget to offer programme cuts, seek deficit deal, says official Posted: 05 Apr 2013 12:12 AM PDT WASHINGTON, April 5 — US President Barack Obama will offer cuts to Social Security and other entitlement programmes in a budget proposal aimed at swaying Republicans to compromise on a deficit-reduction deal, a senior administration official said today. Under a proposal that would cut the deficit by US$1.8 trillion (RM5.51 trillion) over 10 years, ... 
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| Numbness gives way to anger in Cyprus over bailout Posted: 04 Apr 2013 11:57 PM PDT NICOSIA, April 5 — Public shock in Cyprus about the tough terms of an international bailout is turning into anger as millions of euros remain locked in the country's banks. Cypriots were stunned by last month's collapse of its second-biggest lender, Popular Bank, and a decision to slap losses on large deposits at the Bank of Cyprus in return for ... 
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| N. Korea missile movements fuel tensions Posted: 05 Apr 2013 12:42 AM PDT North Korea has moved a second mid-range missile to its east coast and loaded both on mobile launchers, a report said Friday, fuelling fears of an imminent firing that will further ramp up tensions. | ||
| BN can recapture Kelantan: Mustapa Posted: 05 Apr 2013 12:41 AM PDT The soft spoken Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed is quite unlike other politicians we know. He would never use harsh words against his political rivals. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Sixth H7N9 bird flu death as China culls poultry Posted: 05 Apr 2013 12:04 AM PDT A sixth person has died of H7N9 bird flu in China, state media said Friday, after authorities slaughtered poultry in a mass cull at a Shanghai market where the virus has been detected. | ||
| Opposition militiamen kill four Mozambique police Posted: 04 Apr 2013 11:45 PM PDT MAPUTO (Reuters) - Four Mozambican police were killed when armed members of the opposition Renamo party raided a provincial station to try to free more than a dozen colleagues arrested earlier in the week, police said on Friday. 
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| N. Korea moves second missile to coast: report Posted: 05 Apr 2013 12:03 AM PDT North Korea has now moved two intermediate range missiles to its east coast and loaded them on mobile launchers, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said Friday, citing a top government official. | ||
| On loan: Kuantan and Wangsa Maju? Posted: 04 Apr 2013 11:54 PM PDT In the name of the interest of Barisan Nasional, MCA may have to "lend" one or two Malay-majority constituencies in the coming general elections This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Israel: UN observers failing mandate to track Hezbollah arms Posted: 04 Apr 2013 11:06 PM PDT TEL AVIV, April 5 — UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have failed to report on Hezbollah guerrilla armaments as required, a senior Israeli official said yesterday, arguing that Israel could not rely on foreign intervention for its security. The remarks underscored the conservative strategies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as instability ... 
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| EC to meet next Wed to set nomination, polling dates Posted: 04 Apr 2013 11:21 PM PDT The Election Commission (EC) is to convene a special meeting on Wednesday to set the dates for nomination and polling in the 13th general election. | ||
| S. Korea willing to evacuate workers from North’s factory park, says minister Posted: 04 Apr 2013 09:45 PM PDT SEOUL, April 5 — South Korea is willing to pull out workers from the Kaesong industrial complex jointly run with North Korea if it becomes dangerous for them, the South's unification minister said today amid growing tension on the Korean peninsula. Increasingly strident rhetoric from the North has reached new heights, with South Korea and its ally ... 
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| Israel: U.N. observers failing mandate to track Hezbollah arms Posted: 04 Apr 2013 10:29 PM PDT TEL AVIV (Reuters) - U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have failed to report on Hezbollah guerrilla armaments as required, a senior Israeli official said on Thursday, arguing that Israel could not rely on foreign intervention for its security. 
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| China culls birds as bird flu death toll mounts Posted: 04 Apr 2013 10:03 PM PDT SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese authorities were slaughtering birds at a poultry market in the financial hub Shanghai as the death toll from a new strain of bird flu mounted to six on Friday, spreading concern overseas and sparking a sell-off on Hong Kong's share market. 
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| US, Philippine troops start war games amid China tensions Posted: 04 Apr 2013 10:18 PM PDT Thousands of US and Filipino troops began annual military exercises on Friday which the Philippines said were vital to building its defence capabilities against the rising threat of China. | ||
| Japan scientists can 'read' dreams: study Posted: 04 Apr 2013 10:17 PM PDT Scientists in Japan said Friday they had found a way to "read" people's dreams, using MRI scanners to unlock some of the secrets of the unconscious mind. | ||
| Myanmar Muslims kill 8 Buddhists in Indonesian centre Posted: 04 Apr 2013 10:14 PM PDT A group of Myanmar Muslims beat eight Buddhists to death at an Indonesian detention centre Friday after they heard about communal violence in their homeland, police said. | ||
| The known unknowns of Kim Jong-Un Posted: 04 Apr 2013 10:10 PM PDT Much like his father Kim Jong-Il, North Korea's new young leader Kim Jong-Un is viewed by much of the outside world with a heady mix of incomprehension, ridicule and fear. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Sixth bird flu death in China: state media Posted: 04 Apr 2013 10:07 PM PDT A sixth person has died of the H7N9 strain of bird flu in China, state media said Friday, after authorities carried out a cull of poultry at a Shanghai market where the virus has been detected. | ||
| Colorado gunman had homicidal thoughts weeks before shooting - records Posted: 04 Apr 2013 09:34 PM PDT DENVER (Reuters) - A University of Colorado psychiatrist who once treated accused theatre gunman James Holmes described him to a campus police officer as having had "homicidal thoughts" five weeks before he allegedly killed 12 moviegoers, newly unsealed court records showed on Thursday. 
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| Nowhere over the rainbow for Sydney gay crossing Posted: 04 Apr 2013 09:24 PM PDT SYDNEY, April 5 — Officials have ordered the removal of a rainbow pedestrian crossing painted on a street in Sydney's main gay district, setting off fierce debate in a city known for its annual Mardi Gras gay pride event, one of Australia's main tourist draws. Controversy over the crossing, painted in February to celebrate the 35th anniversary of ... 
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