Vietnam gay sitcom becomes Internet smash

Vietnam gay sitcom becomes Internet smash

Vietnam gay sitcom becomes Internet smash

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 12:35 AM PDT

Vietnam's first gay sitcom has become a YouTube sensation, racking up millions of views as support for legalising same-sex marriage strengthens within the communist government.

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Icelanders oust government over austerity programme

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 12:49 AM PDT

REYKJAVIK, April 28 — Fatigued by years of austerity and swayed by promises of debt relief, Icelandic voters dumped the Social Democrats from power yesterday, returning a centre-right government that ruled over its stunning financial collapse just five years ago. Once a European financial hub, this windswept north Atlantic island of glaciers, ...
    

Japan’s Abe says ‘restoration of sovereignty day’ signals hope

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 11:51 PM PDT

TOKYO, April 28 — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called today for a renewal of a "sense of hope and determination" in marking for the first time the restoration of Japan's post-war sovereignty, part of a drive to repair what conservatives consider dented national pride. Abe, who is riding a wave of popularity after being swept back into office in a ...
    

Venezuela’s Maduro pledges continued alliance with Cuba

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 11:10 PM PDT

HAVANA, April 28 — Cuba and Venezuela signed cooperation accords yesterday for 51 projects as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, on his first trip to the island since his election, pledged to maintain the close alliance forged by his late predecessor, Hugo Chavez. Maduro said they would jointly spend US$2 billion (RM6.1 billion) this year on ...
    

Older Boston bombing suspect reported spoke of ‘jihad’ with mother

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 10:42 PM PDT

WASHINGTON, April 28 — The older suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings spoke to his mother about "jihad" in a 2011 phone call secretly recorded by Russian officials, CBS News reported yesterday. US authorities learned of the wiretapped discussion between Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of two ethnic Chechen brothers suspected of carrying out the April 15 ...
    

Scientists create rich, velvety chocolate with half the fat

Posted: 28 Apr 2013 12:13 AM PDT

British scientists have figured out a way to make chocolate taste delicious and velvety but with half of the fat: add a little fruit juice.

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Japan's Abe says "restoration of sovereignty day" signals hope

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 11:49 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on Sunday for a renewal of a "sense of hope and determination" in marking for the first time the restoration of Japan's post-war sovereignty, part of a drive to repair what conservatives consider dented national pride.
    

Killed Customs officer to be upgraded posthumously

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 11:04 PM PDT

Datuk Shaharuddin Ibrahim, the Customs deputy director-general (customs/internal tax) who was shot dead last Friday, is to be posthumously upgraded from the Jusa B Superscale to Jusa A Superscale.

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Afghan youths rename 'Scud Hill' in quest for peace

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 10:44 PM PDT

Once it was known as "Scud Hill" -- a launching pad for Scud missiles during the Soviet occupation and subsequent civil war and a symbol of Afghanistan's violent past.

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Algerian president in France for tests after minor stroke

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 09:41 PM PDT

ALGIERS, April 28 — Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been transferred to France for further medical tests after suffering a minor stroke yesterday, Algeria's official news agency said. The APS agency said late yesterday that Bouteflika, 76, was in Paris at the recommendation of his doctors. He was hospitalised after a minor stroke, ...
    

Venezuela's Maduro pledges continued alliance with Cuba

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 10:18 PM PDT

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba and Venezuela signed cooperation accords on Saturday for 51 projects as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, on his first trip to the island since his election, pledged to maintain the close alliance forged by his late predecessor, Hugo Chavez.
    

Bollywood celebrates 100th birthday

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 09:44 PM PDT

One hundred years after the screening of a black-and-white silent film, India's brash, song-and-dance-laden Bollywood film industry celebrates its centenary later this week.

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Malaysian opposition makes hard push to crack ruling coalition's stronghold

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 09:43 PM PDT

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim spent the last weekend before the May 5 general election in the country's easternmost state of Sabah in an effort to crack the traditional ticket bunkers of the ruling coalition.

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omputers will have emotional intelligence by 2029

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 09:26 PM PDT

Google's director of engineering and futurist in chief claims the search giant is on its way to developing search engines that understand and interpret human logic and feelings.

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iPad tops user satisfaction survey

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 08:56 PM PDT

JD Power's annual study ranks the iPad as the leader in user satisfaction for the second year running while Amazon comes second, ahead of Samsung.

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Google Glass for consumers will 'take a while': Schmidt

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 08:33 PM PDT

Consumers can expect to wait a while before they're able to lay their hands on Google's much-hyped Internet-connected eyewear, Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt said Friday.

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Smartphones overtake feature phones for the first time

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 07:43 PM PDT

For the first time ever, smartphone shipments have surpassed 50 percent of the global mobile phone market meaning it's only a matter of time before the devices are truly ubiquitous.

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Icelanders oust government over austerity program

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 11:21 PM PDT

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Fatigued by years of austerity and swayed by promises of debt relief, Icelandic voters dumped the Social Democrats from power on Saturday, returning a centre-right government that ruled over its stunning financial collapse just five years ago.
    

Algerian president in France for medical tests after minor stroke

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 08:56 PM PDT

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been transferred to France for further medical tests after suffering a minor stroke on Saturday, Algeria's official news agency said.
    

Malaysian populist windfall fuels debt fears

Posted: 27 Apr 2013 08:41 PM PDT

It has never been more lucrative to be a voter in Malaysia, where political rivals are showering the public with cash in a desperate electoral battle, stoking concerns over rising national debt.

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