Espionage fuels China's fast-paced military build-up - Pentagon

Espionage fuels China's fast-paced military build-up - Pentagon


Espionage fuels China's fast-paced military build-up - Pentagon

Posted: 07 May 2013 12:13 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China is using espionage to acquire technologies to fuel its fast-paced military modernization program, the Pentagon said on Monday in an annual report that for the first time accused Beijing of trying to break into U.S. defence computer networks.
    


Three women missing for a decade found alive in Cleveland home

Posted: 06 May 2013 11:51 PM PDT

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Three Ohio women believed abducted separately about a decade ago were found alive together on Monday at a Cleveland house near where they had last been seen, and three brothers were arrested as suspects in their disappearances, police said.
    


Insight - Italy came to brink before being saved by "King George"

Posted: 06 May 2013 11:21 PM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - On Saturday April 20, the leaders of Italy's two biggest political forces climbed the Quirinal, highest of Rome's seven ancient hills, and begged President Giorgio Napolitano to stay for a second term.
    


Indonesian governor surrenders Metallica guitar

Posted: 07 May 2013 12:19 AM PDT

The heavy metal-loving governor of Indonesian capital Jakarta has surrendered a guitar that was a gift from US band Metallica to anti-corruption authorities, an official said Tuesday.

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US gives dinosaur skeleton back to Mongolia

Posted: 07 May 2013 12:17 AM PDT

The United States on Monday gave back to Mongolia the remains of a 70-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus skeleton stolen from the Gobi desert and sold at auction in New York.

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Russian daredevil hangs off bridge with one hand

Posted: 07 May 2013 12:15 AM PDT

A man in Russia's second city of Saint Petersburg climbed one of its lifting bridges before evading police by plunging into the water, in a death-defying stunt that stopped traffic, officials said Monday.

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Actress Mirren gives drummers a right royal ear-bashing

Posted: 07 May 2013 12:15 AM PDT

British actress Helen Mirren gave a troupe of drummers a right royal telling-off when she burst out of a London theatre dressed as Queen Elizabeth II, swearing at them to shut up.

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Zambry shown in as Perak MB

Posted: 07 May 2013 12:11 AM PDT

Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir was today appointed the 12th Perak menteri besar after receiving the mandate through a simple majority in the just concluded 13th General Election.

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This is not just a "Chinese tsunami"

Posted: 07 May 2013 12:10 AM PDT

Another cause of concern after the election is, would BN chairman Datuk Seri Najib Razak's leadership in Umno be shaken by the narrow victory? Would the conservative forces within the party take the opportunity to force him hand over Umno's and even federal government's leadership baton?

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Foreign leaders congratulate Najib on election victory

Posted: 06 May 2013 11:51 PM PDT

Foreign leaders have sent their congratulatory messages to Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on his victory in the 13th General Election (GE13).

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Guan Eng sworn in as Penang CM

Posted: 06 May 2013 11:12 PM PDT

DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng was today sworn in as Penang chief minister for the second term at Seri Mutiara, here, today.

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Mum and dad equally good at recognising baby's cry

Posted: 07 May 2013 12:05 AM PDT

French researchers on Tuesday dealt a blow to folklore that says mothers are better than fathers in recognising their baby's cry.

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Italy came to brink before being saved by ‘King George’

Posted: 06 May 2013 11:11 PM PDT

ROME, May 7 — On Saturday April 20, the leaders of Italy's two biggest political forces climbed the Quirinal, highest of Rome's seven ancient hills, and begged President Giorgio Napolitano to stay for a second term. Pier Luigi Bersani and Silvio Berlusconi were followed into the presidential palace by outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti, Northern ...
    


Ecuador withdraws ambassador in Peru over supermarket brawl

Posted: 06 May 2013 09:53 PM PDT

QUITO, May 7 — Ecuador removed its ambassador in Peru from his post yesterday over his involvement in a supermarket brawl in Lima, an incident that threatened to sour relations between the neighbouring countries. Two Peruvian women alleged that the ambassador, Rodrigo Riofrio, hit them and insulted them with racist slurs after an argument in a ...
    


VIDEO: Breeding scheme for Asian crocodiles

Posted: 06 May 2013 02:28 PM PDT

Anbarasan Ethirajan visited Nepal's Chitwan National Park, which has one of the few Gharial crocodile breeding centres in the world.

Anwar vows to stay on to fight Malaysia poll result

Posted: 06 May 2013 11:21 PM PDT

Anwar Ibrahim said Tuesday he was putting on hold plans to step aside as Malaysia's opposition leader, saying he wanted to spearhead a fight against poll results he says were tainted by fraud.

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China reports four more deaths, 129 bird flu cases

Posted: 06 May 2013 10:33 PM PDT

The death toll from the H7N9 bird flu outbreak in China has risen to 31, according to official figures, with four more people dying of the virus in China's eastern provinces.

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Ecuador withdraws ambassador in Peru over supermarket brawl

Posted: 06 May 2013 09:50 PM PDT

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador removed its ambassador in Peru from his post on Monday over his involvement in a supermarket brawl in Lima, an incident that threatened to sour relations between the neighbouring countries.
    


Bangladesh building death toll approaches 700: army

Posted: 06 May 2013 10:20 PM PDT

The death toll from the collapse of a garment factory complex in Bangladesh neared 700 on Tuesday after dozens more bodies were found in the rubble, nearly a fortnight after the disaster.

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300,000 day-old babies die each year in India: report

Posted: 06 May 2013 10:17 PM PDT

More than 300,000 babies die within 24 hours of being born in India each year from infections and other preventable causes, a report said Tuesday, blaming a lack of political will and funding for the crisis.

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