Bangladesh orders evacuation as cyclone nears coast |
- Bangladesh orders evacuation as cyclone nears coast
- IGP warns of firm actions against instigators
- China owner smashes up his Maserati in service protest
- Hong Kong cries fowl as giant rubber duck deflates
- Canada apple farmer fights frost with helicopter
- R U up 4 Cannes? Tell us l8ter
- Man who charged at South Africa elephant sacked
- Finland axes 'illegal' public broadcaster's lotto
- 'Himalayan Viagra' harvest rush shuts Nepal schools
- Myanmar authorities work to evacuate camps as cyclone nears
- Financial sanctions delay North Korea’s atom bomb work, says UN
- Best Cabinet for Malaysia
- The next unanimity move
- VIDEO: Harry hits home run in New York
- Kremlin regrets U.S. spy incident, no threat of further action
- Philippines extends schooling to 13 years
- Moody's maintains stable outlook on Malaysian banking system
- Najib has audience with King for consent on new cabinet
- Analysis - Golden boy Lapid loses lustre in Israel budget squeeze
- Kuwaiti ministers offer to resign - state news agency
| Bangladesh orders evacuation as cyclone nears coast Posted: 15 May 2013 12:40 AM PDT Bangladesh on Wednesday ordered the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people as forecasters said a cyclonic storm would hit low-lying coastal areas by early Thursday. | ||
| IGP warns of firm actions against instigators Posted: 15 May 2013 12:39 AM PDT The police will take firm action against those instigating the people to take to the streets to topple a legitimate government. | ||
| China owner smashes up his Maserati in service protest Posted: 15 May 2013 12:39 AM PDT A wealthy Chinese Maserati owner hired four sledgehammer-wielding men to smash up his $420,000 supercar in protest at poor customer service, reports said Wednesday. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Hong Kong cries fowl as giant rubber duck deflates Posted: 15 May 2013 12:36 AM PDT The giant inflatable rubber duck which has attracted tens of thousands of visitors since it sailed into Hong Kong two weeks ago was reduced to a sad deflated disc Wednesday in the city's harbour. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Canada apple farmer fights frost with helicopter Posted: 15 May 2013 12:34 AM PDT With a frost warning in effect in parts of Canada, an Ottawa area farmer reportedly sent a helicopter to hover over his apple orchard overnight Monday in an unusual effort to save his crop. | ||
| R U up 4 Cannes? Tell us l8ter Posted: 15 May 2013 12:33 AM PDT Your mobile rings, and it's a text message: Do you fancy being the ringmaster at the world's glitziest movie festival, hosting ceremonies with a potential audience of millions, including the top names in cinema? | ||
| Man who charged at South Africa elephant sacked Posted: 15 May 2013 12:31 AM PDT A South African safari firm said Tuesday they had sacked a guide who caused an Internet storm when video of him drunkenly charging an elephant went viral. | ||
| Finland axes 'illegal' public broadcaster's lotto Posted: 15 May 2013 12:26 AM PDT Finland on Tuesday ordered public broadcaster Yle to axe its weekly lotto draw, saying the 42-year-old show was illegal because it is sponsored by a gaming group. | ||
| 'Himalayan Viagra' harvest rush shuts Nepal schools Posted: 15 May 2013 12:25 AM PDT The annual rush to the hills by villagers keen to harvest a rare aphrodisiac fungus dubbed "Himalayan Viagra" has emptied rural schools in Nepal and forced them to shut, a local official said Tuesday. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Myanmar authorities work to evacuate camps as cyclone nears Posted: 15 May 2013 12:32 AM PDT SITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) - Authorities in Myanmar struggled on Wednesday to evacuate tens of thousands of people, most of them Rohingya Muslims, before a cyclone reaches camps in low-lying regions that have been their home since ethnic and religious unrest last year. | ||
| Financial sanctions delay North Korea’s atom bomb work, says UN Posted: 14 May 2013 06:27 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS, May 15 — Increasingly tough financial sanctions, an arms embargo and other international restrictions on trade with North Korea have significantly delayed Pyongyang's illicit nuclear arms programme, according to a confidential report by a UN panel of experts seen by Reuters yesterday. "While the imposition of sanctions has not ... 
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| Posted: 15 May 2013 12:20 AM PDT "We need the most capable people in the Cabinet, and these few are the best. I do not have the right to stop them from serving the country." | ||
| Posted: 15 May 2013 12:16 AM PDT Extreme views and radical thinking should not dominate the direction of social development after the election. | ||
| VIDEO: Harry hits home run in New York Posted: 15 May 2013 12:03 AM PDT Prince Harry has been playing baseball, promoting British tourism and dining with the stars in New York on the fifth day of his US tour. | ||
| Kremlin regrets U.S. spy incident, no threat of further action Posted: 14 May 2013 11:44 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday a spy dispute could impede efforts to improve ties with the United States, but did not threaten any more action after the expulsion of a diplomat accused of trying to recruit a Russian agent. | ||
| Philippines extends schooling to 13 years Posted: 14 May 2013 11:34 PM PDT Philippine President Benigno Aquino signed a law Wednesday giving children three extra years of schooling, one of his key reforms aimed at lifting the country out of poverty. | ||
| Moody's maintains stable outlook on Malaysian banking system Posted: 14 May 2013 10:57 PM PDT Moody's Investors Service announced today it is maintaining its stable outlook for the Malaysian banking system for the next 12 to 18 months. | ||
| Najib has audience with King for consent on new cabinet Posted: 14 May 2013 09:57 PM PDT Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today had an audience with Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah at Istana Negara, here, for consent on his new cabinet line-up. | ||
| Analysis - Golden boy Lapid loses lustre in Israel budget squeeze Posted: 14 May 2013 11:31 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Just months after a dazzling political debut, Israel's new finance minister Yair Lapid has come crashing down to earth with a budget that critics say hits the very people he vowed to protect -- the middle classes. | ||
| Kuwaiti ministers offer to resign - state news agency Posted: 14 May 2013 11:30 PM PDT KUWAIT (Reuters) - Some members of Kuwait's cabinet have offered to resign, state news agency KUNA reported, citing the speaker of parliament. |
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