Target apologizes over plus-size 'manatee' dress |
- Target apologizes over plus-size 'manatee' dress
- French zoo to recycle dung of celebrity pandas
- British woman stabbed to death on Kashmir houseboat: police
- Heavy rain causes flash floods in George Town
- Situation 'normal' in North Korea: tourists
- World powers and Iran start second day of nuclear talks
- World powers and Iran start second day of nuclear talks
- Earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude strikes eastern Indonesia - USGS
- USGS: Earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude strikes Irian Jaya
- Putin critic who faces trial says he wants to be president
- Don't let me lose too much: Frankie Gan
- Najib calls for strong bond between people and military
- 7.1-magnitude quake rocks Indonesia's Papua: USGS
- China boosts response to bird flu spread
- Earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude strikes Irian Jaya, Indonesia - USGS
- France wants to keep 1,000 soldiers in Mali permanently
- Death toll hits 63 in Mumbai building collapse
- USGS: Magnitude 5.6 quake hits near Vladivostok, Russia
- Downfall is expected within six months if Pakatan Rakyat rules: Ko Youn
- US seek China's cooperation on North Korea: report
| Target apologizes over plus-size 'manatee' dress Posted: 06 Apr 2013 12:17 AM PDT US retailer Target apologized Friday after a labeling gaffe that saw the color of a plus-size dress named after manatees, the blubbery denizens of the deep found off the Florida coast. | ||
| French zoo to recycle dung of celebrity pandas Posted: 06 Apr 2013 12:16 AM PDT Not content with housing a pair of celebrity pandas that attract hordes of avid onlookers, a zoo in France has decided to put their droppings to good use by recycling them into gas and electricity. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| British woman stabbed to death on Kashmir houseboat: police Posted: 06 Apr 2013 12:14 AM PDT A British woman holidaying in Indian Kashmir was found dead in a pool of blood on a houseboat Saturday and a Dutch man has been arrested on suspicion of her murder, police said. | ||
| Heavy rain causes flash floods in George Town Posted: 05 Apr 2013 11:54 PM PDT Heavy rain for five hours from 3.30 am today caused flash floods in the city, leading to massive traffic congestion and rescue workers having to rush a boat to move trapped people in an area. | ||
| Situation 'normal' in North Korea: tourists Posted: 05 Apr 2013 11:45 PM PDT The situation on the ground in North Korea appears normal and calm, tourists and guides said Saturday, despite high international tensions and Pyongyang warning diplomats to consider leaving. | ||
| World powers and Iran start second day of nuclear talks Posted: 05 Apr 2013 11:22 PM PDT ALMATY, April 6 — World powers and Iran started the second day of nuclear talks today with little hope of striking a quick deal in the long-standing dispute that threatens to erupt into war. Negotiators failed to narrow their differences in talks yesterday, which followed a round of negotiations in February, also in Almaty, Kazakhstan's commercial ... 
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| World powers and Iran start second day of nuclear talks Posted: 05 Apr 2013 11:31 PM PDT ALMATY (Reuters) - World powers and Iran started the second day of nuclear talks on Saturday with little hope of striking a quick deal in the long-standing dispute that threatens to erupt into war. 
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| Earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude strikes eastern Indonesia - USGS Posted: 05 Apr 2013 10:29 PM PDT SYDNEY (Reuters) - A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia's mountainous West Papua province on Saturday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. 
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| USGS: Earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude strikes Irian Jaya Posted: 05 Apr 2013 10:11 PM PDT SYDNEY, April 6 — An earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude struck 256 km east of Enarotali in Irian Jaya, Indonesia, today, the US Geological Survey said. The earthquake was 58km deep, said the USGS. — Reuters 
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| Putin critic who faces trial says he wants to be president Posted: 05 Apr 2013 09:58 PM PDT MOSCOW, April 6 — A Russian opposition leader says he wants to become president and would do everything in his power to put Vladimir Putin in jail, in a defiant message days before he goes on trial on theft charges that he says are politically motivated. Alexei Navalny, an anti-corruption blogger who last year was a leader of the biggest ... 
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| Don't let me lose too much: Frankie Gan Posted: 05 Apr 2013 11:06 PM PDT If voters think that the DAP will sure win the Bukit Bintang parliamentary seat, please vote for me to give me strength to continue serving the people and do not let me lose too much, said BN Bukit Bintang parliamentary secretary Frankie Gan Joon Zin. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Najib calls for strong bond between people and military Posted: 05 Apr 2013 10:34 PM PDT Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today spoke of the need for the people and the military to establish a strong bond so that the people can better appreciate the sacrifices of the armed forces in maintaining security and safeguarding national sovereignty. | ||
| 7.1-magnitude quake rocks Indonesia's Papua: USGS Posted: 05 Apr 2013 10:32 PM PDT A major 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian province of Papua on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, sending panicked crowds running into the streets. | ||
| China boosts response to bird flu spread Posted: 05 Apr 2013 10:31 PM PDT Shanghai's live poultry markets were shut on Saturday as another Chinese city culled birds to prevent the spread of H7N9 avian influenza, which has killed six people in the country. | ||
| Earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude strikes Irian Jaya, Indonesia - USGS Posted: 05 Apr 2013 09:57 PM PDT SYDNEY (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude struck 256 km (159 miles) east of Enarotali in Irian Jaya, Indonesia on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. 
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| France wants to keep 1,000 soldiers in Mali permanently Posted: 05 Apr 2013 09:39 PM PDT BAMAKO, April 6 — France has proposed keeping a permanent force of 1,000 French troops in Mali to fight armed Islamist militants, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said yesterday. Fabius, on a visit to Bamako, said France was pushing ahead with plans to reduce its 4,000-strong military presence from the end of this month but planned to keep a combat ... 
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| Death toll hits 63 in Mumbai building collapse Posted: 05 Apr 2013 10:03 PM PDT The number of people killed when an unauthorised apartment block collapsed on the outskirts of Mumbai has risen to 63, police said Saturday, as bulldozers were brought in to help find survivors. | ||
| USGS: Magnitude 5.6 quake hits near Vladivostok, Russia Posted: 05 Apr 2013 08:37 PM PDT RESTON, Virginia, April 6 — A magnitude 5.6 quake struck near Vladivostok, in Russia's far east near the border with China and North Korea, the US Geological Survey said. The quake hit this morning local time, 87km west-southwest of the major Pacific port of Vladivostok, at a depth of 540km, the USGS said. — Reuters 
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| Downfall is expected within six months if Pakatan Rakyat rules: Ko Youn Posted: 05 Apr 2013 09:02 PM PDT Chang believes that even if Pakatan Rakyat is able to seize Putrajaya in the upcoming general election, it would face a downfall within six months due to secession. The political situation would then be reshuffled. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| US seek China's cooperation on North Korea: report Posted: 05 Apr 2013 08:53 PM PDT The United States is pressuring China's new President Xi Jinping to crack down on the regime in North Korea or face an increased US military presence in the region, The New York Times reported late Friday. |
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