Snapshots from the polling centres

Snapshots from the polling centres


Snapshots from the polling centres

Posted: 05 May 2013 01:13 AM PDT

The election turnout has been impressive with voters rushing to the polling centres across the nation in llarge numbers early in the morning.

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Car bomb in Somali capital kills eight, official says

Posted: 05 May 2013 12:51 AM PDT

MOGADISHU, May 5 — A car bomb that targeted government vehicles in the Somali capital of Mogadishu today killed eight people and wounded five, said Abdi Mohamud, a local district chairman. The bomb exploded at a busy road junction in the centre of Mogadishu, apparently targeting a convoy of vehicles carrying officials, witnesses said. A Reuters ...
    


Bangladesh urges no harsh EU measures over factory deaths

Posted: 05 May 2013 12:12 AM PDT

DHAKA, May 5 — Bangladesh yesterday urged the European Union not to take tough measures against its economically crucial textile industry in response to the collapse of a garment factory that killed 550 people. Bodies were still being pulled from the ruins yesterday as tearful families stood by waiting for news of victims of the country's worst ...
    


Newly wed couple vast ballot in Seberang Jaya

Posted: 05 May 2013 12:38 AM PDT

A newly-wed couple cast their ballot at a polling station at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Seberang Jaya in Taman Sembilang here at noon today.

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International observers monitor GE13 in KL

Posted: 05 May 2013 12:37 AM PDT

A total of 18 international observers, invited by the Election Commission (EC) to witness the 13th General Election (GE13) in process, began monitoring at several polling centres since early this morning.

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Chanel No 5 gets exhibition in Paris

Posted: 05 May 2013 12:34 AM PDT

(France, Paris-AFP) - Chanel's landmark perfume No 5 is the theme of an exhibition opening in Paris. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2013.

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VIDEO: How free are Egypt's new voices?

Posted: 05 May 2013 12:49 AM PDT

Two years after the 2011 revolution in Egypt, a growing number of satellite TV channels are expressing a range of views - from liberal to ultra conservative.

VIDEO: A look inside US rifle convention

Posted: 05 May 2013 12:30 AM PDT

Jonny Dymond reports from the exhibition hall of the NRA convention in Texas, a ''huge space dedicated to guns.''

Car bomb in Somali capital kills eight - official

Posted: 05 May 2013 12:31 AM PDT

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A car bomb that targeted government vehicles in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Sunday killed eight people and wounded five, said Abdi Mohamud, a local district chairman.
    


Voting process runs smoothly as at noon: Deputy IGP

Posted: 05 May 2013 12:21 AM PDT

The voting process for the 13th general election is running smoothly across the country as at noon today without any major incident, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said.

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Bangladesh building collapse death toll nears 600: army

Posted: 05 May 2013 12:19 AM PDT

The confirmed death toll from Bangladesh's worst industrial disaster approached 600 Sunday after dozens of bodies were pulled from the wreckage of an nine-storey building housing factories, the army said.

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N. Korea won't invite US figure over jailed American

Posted: 05 May 2013 12:11 AM PDT

North Korea said Sunday it would not invite any leading US figure to seek the release of a jailed American and he would not become a "bargaining chip" in any political negotiations.

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LG to make next Google phone: report

Posted: 04 May 2013 11:59 PM PDT

Following the success of the Nexus 4 handset, the South Korean phonemaker has been selected by Google to build the next Android reference device -- the appropriately named Nexus 5.

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Almost 60 per cent voted by noon - EC

Posted: 04 May 2013 11:34 PM PDT

At of noon, 58.99 per cent of voters had cast their ballots nationwide in the 13th General Election today, the Election Commission reported.

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Hotmail is dead as Outlook.com takes over

Posted: 04 May 2013 11:22 PM PDT

Microsoft's Hotmail, the free webmail service used by hundreds of millions of people around the world, was phased out Friday, as the US tech giant completed a rebranding to Outlook.com.

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Seven US troops killed in Afghan bomb and insider attack

Posted: 04 May 2013 11:34 PM PDT

KABUL, May 5 — Seven US soldiers were killed in two separate attacks in Afghanistan yesterday, NATO and Western officials in Kabul said, capping off one of the bloodiest weeks for international forces this year. The attacks underscored the dangers faced by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), even as they hand over much of ...
    


Sharif says Pakistan should reconsider support for U.S. war on terror

Posted: 04 May 2013 11:14 PM PDT

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Nawaz Sharif, seen as the front-runner in Pakistan's election race, said the country should reconsider its support for the U.S. war on Islamist militancy and suggested that he was in favour of negotiations with the Taliban.
    


Israel strikes Syria, targeting missiles - security source

Posted: 04 May 2013 11:42 PM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel carried out its second air strike in days on Syria early on Sunday, a Western intelligence source said, in an attack that shook Damascus with a series of powerful blasts and drove columns of fire into the night sky.
    


Digital fitness trackers still young but gaining traction

Posted: 04 May 2013 11:20 PM PDT

A new survey finds that about five percent of US households with broadband Internet have at least one digital fitness tracking device, such as a Jawbone UP, Fitbit or BodyMedia FIT Armband.

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1,000 party supporters stage rally at Merdeka Square

Posted: 04 May 2013 11:06 PM PDT

More than 1,000 people on motorcycles assembled opposite the Merdeka Square here early today to hold a political rally.

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