Sharif triumphs in historic Pakistan elections

Sharif triumphs in historic Pakistan elections

Sharif triumphs in historic Pakistan elections

Posted: 12 May 2013 12:44 AM PDT

Former Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif appealed for cross-party support to help rebuild the nuclear-armed but economically crippled nation after winning historic elections that defied Taliban violence.

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Rocky road for electric car market

Posted: 12 May 2013 12:20 AM PDT

The road has gotten bumpier for electric cars.

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Syria rebels free U.N. peacekeepers held in Golan

Posted: 12 May 2013 12:37 AM PDT

MANILA/DUBAI (Reuters) - Syrian rebels have freed four Filipino U.N. peacekeepers who they had captured on the ceasefire line between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights last week, the Philippines' foreign minister said on Sunday.

Syria rebels free UN peacekeepers held in Golan

Posted: 12 May 2013 12:43 AM PDT

MANILA, May 12 — Syrian rebels have freed four Filipino UN peacekeepers who they had captured on the ceasefire line between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights last week, the Philippines' foreign minister said today. Al Jazeera English television, monitored in Dubai, quoted sources as saying the four had been transferred to ...
    

Syria rebels free UN peacekeepers held in Golan - al Jazeera

Posted: 12 May 2013 12:07 AM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Syrian rebels have freed four Filipino U.N. peacekeepers who they had captured on the ceasefire line between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights last week, al Jazeera English television reported on Sunday.

Sri Lanka sexes up image of Ceylon tea

Posted: 11 May 2013 11:18 PM PDT

A hot cup of Ceylon tea is better known as being soothing and relaxing, but Sri Lanka is now marketing its most profitable export as a luxury boost for the libido.

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Rafsanjani’s late entry transforms Iranian race

Posted: 11 May 2013 10:53 PM PDT

DUBAI, May 12 — Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani threw himself into Iran's election race yesterday as a flurry of heavyweight candidates rushed to beat the registration deadline in the most unpredictable contest for decades. Iranian media reported that Rafsanjani - a relative moderate - had registered for the June 14 presidential election ...
    

Twelve-year-old California boy arrested in stabbing death of sister

Posted: 11 May 2013 10:31 PM PDT

CALAVERAS COUNTY, May 12 — Sheriff's deputies arrested a 12-year-old boy yesterday in the stabbing death of his 8-year-old sister, a killing that triggered a huge manhunt last month for an intruder the boy said broke into their Northern California home. Calaveras County Sheriff Gary Kuntz told reporters the boy was taken into custody on a charge ...
    

Man arrested in connection with customs officer's murder

Posted: 11 May 2013 10:48 PM PDT

Police have arrested a man to facilitate in the investigation over Customs deputy director-general Datuk Shaharuddin Ibrahim's murder case.

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Flight attendant

Posted: 11 May 2013 10:33 PM PDT

British billionaire Richard Branson gesturing next to AirAsia group chief Tony Fernandes before working as a flight attendant onboard an AirAsia flight bound for Kualu Lumpur, in Perth. Branson honoured a losing bet with Fernandes over whose Formula One racing team would finish ahead of the other at the Abu Dhabi race during their debut in 2010 season.

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Branson honours bet lost to Fernandess

Posted: 11 May 2013 10:21 PM PDT

Aviation billionaire Sir Richard Branson will touch down in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon wearing make-up, high heels and stockings to make good a bet he lost to AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes at the Grand Prix two years ago.

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Mubarak says too early to judge Mursi

Posted: 11 May 2013 09:36 PM PDT

CAIRO, May 12 — Former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak said it was too early to judge President Mohamed Mursi, saying the Islamist politician faced a difficult job, in comments billed as his first interview since his removal from power in 2011. El-Watan newspaper said its journalist broke through security lines to speak to Mubarak yesterday before ...
    

Experts say wine-loving French drink too much

Posted: 16 May 2013 09:42 PM PDT

(STRASBOURG, France-AFP) - One in six high-school children in France have been drunk at least once, according to a new study -- with sociologists stressing that French people in general are now drinking too much alcohol. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2013.

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Next Selangor MB must serve people's best interests: analysts

Posted: 11 May 2013 10:21 PM PDT

Political analysts say whoever chosen by the leadership of the opposition alliance to be the next Selangor Menteri Besar (MB)should put aside political differences and work closely with the federal government to resolve a host of issues besetting the residents in the state.

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Protest in Singapore illegal: M'sian high commissioner

Posted: 11 May 2013 09:38 PM PDT

The protest in Singapore is illegal and those who knowingly organised and participated in such an illegal activity should face the consequences, says Malaysia High Commissioner to Singapore Datuk Md. Hussin Nayan.

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Dozens dead in Turkey car bombings blamed on Syria

Posted: 11 May 2013 09:16 PM PDT

Turkey was reeling Sunday from twin car bomb attacks which left at least 43 people dead in a town near the Syrian border, with Ankara blaming pro-Damascus groups and vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice.

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Umno leaders support Najib's call for acknowledgement

Posted: 11 May 2013 09:14 PM PDT

Prime Minister and Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's call to party members to acknowledge and redress their weaknesses has received support from Umno's top leaders.

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Women participate actively in Pakistan's general election

Posted: 11 May 2013 09:00 PM PDT

Kausar Parveen, 62, got up at 5 in the morning, finished her domestic chores and left home at 7 to cast vote for her favorite political party in Pakistan's northern district of Chakwal on Saturday which was the general election day in the country.

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China marks anniversary of killer Sichuan quake

Posted: 11 May 2013 08:56 PM PDT

China Sunday marked the fifth anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake which killed more than 80,000 but some said questions remained over the thousands of children who died as their schools collapsed.

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Scottish leader says economy strong enough to quit UK

Posted: 11 May 2013 08:41 PM PDT

Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has told AFP in an interview that the economy can prosper outside the United Kingdom, despite dire warnings from London about the risks of independence.

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