Thirty Hezbollah fighters killed in Syria's Qusair - activists

Thirty Hezbollah fighters killed in Syria's Qusair - activists

Thirty Hezbollah fighters killed in Syria's Qusair - activists

Posted: 20 May 2013 12:44 AM PDT

AMMAN (Reuters) - About 30 fighters from the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and 20 Syrian soldiers and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad were killed in heavy fighting with rebels on Sunday in the town of Qusair, Syrian activists said on Monday.

Car bombs kill at least 31 in Iraq

Posted: 20 May 2013 12:41 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 20 people were killed by a series of car bombs in mainly Shi'ite districts of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Monday and 11 others were killed by attacks in the southern city of Basra, police and medics said.

India gripes over border, trade woes on Li’s first foreign trip

Posted: 19 May 2013 11:31 PM PDT

NEW DELHI, May 20 — India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang yesterday a recent military standoff in the Himalayas could affect relations between the two countries as they looked to boost bilateral trade. At a meeting shortly after Li arrived in India on his first foreign trip, Singh said relations were ...
    

China seeks release of fishing boat seized by North Korea

Posted: 19 May 2013 11:21 PM PDT

SHANGHAI, May 20 — North Korean forces have seized a Chinese fishing boat, Chinese officials told state-run news agency Xinhua late yesterday, creating a potential new irritant in ties between the two allies. Chinese counsellor to North Korea Jiang Yaxian said North Korea had "grabbed" the private vessel from the northern city of Dalian in waters ...
    

Powerful tornadoes strike in four central US states

Posted: 19 May 2013 11:11 PM PDT

OKLAHOMA CITY, May 20 — A massive storm front swept north through the central United States yesterday, hammering the region with fist-sized hail, blinding rain and tornadoes, including a half-mile wide twister that struck near Oklahoma City. News reports said at least one person had died. By 9.30pm, more than two dozen tornadoes had been spotted ...
    

Imran Khan’s party wins revote in Karachi, protests expected

Posted: 19 May 2013 11:05 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD, May 20 — Cricket hero Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf party won a revote in an upmarket constituency of Karachi yesterday, unofficial results showed, a day after gunmen killed a party leader, setting the stage for protests and counter-protests. Khan blamed the killing of Zara Shahid Hussain on the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) ...
    

Gunmen storm Egyptian security post in lawless Sinai Peninsula

Posted: 19 May 2013 10:58 PM PDT

ISMAILI, May 20 — Gunmen stormed an Egyptian security forces base in the Sinai Peninsula at dawn today and exchanged gunfire with forces inside the base before retreating, security sources said. The gunmen attacked the base in the Al-Ahrash area in North Sinai from a truck and fired automatic weapons, but the attack did not result in any ...
    

Hezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens more strikes

Posted: 19 May 2013 08:00 PM PDT

AMMAN, May 20 — Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside Syrian troops yesterday, and Israel threatened more attacks on Syria to rein the militia in, highlighting the risks of a wider regional conflict if planned peace talks fail. Activists said it was the fiercest fighting in Syria's two year-old civil war ...
    

New Google Maps bundled as one-stop shop for travelers

Posted: 20 May 2013 12:32 AM PDT

The latest Google updates announced this week, which include flight search options, restaurant recommendations, reviews and directions, are poised to pose a major threat to smaller travel apps that provide one, or two -- but not all -- services.

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Samsung announces ‘Google' version of the Galaxy SIV

Posted: 20 May 2013 12:31 AM PDT

Samsung has yet another variation of its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy SIV, on the way.

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Lunch-hour dance parties gaining worldwide popularity

Posted: 20 May 2013 12:22 AM PDT

The concept of lunch hour dance parties is taking hold around the world, with office workers breaking free from the chains that bind them to their desks for sweaty, 60-minute dance-offs in the middle of the day.

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Sarawak CM says he will not interfere in federal Cabinet appointments

Posted: 20 May 2013 12:17 AM PDT

Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud today reiterated his stand not to interfere in the recent appointment of federal Cabinet ministers, which seems to have evoked dissatisfaction among members of Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) and the Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP), two Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties in the state.

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Health Ministry to review effectiveness of programmes, says Dr Subramaniam

Posted: 20 May 2013 12:17 AM PDT

The Health Ministry will re-evaluate the effectiveness of programmes it has implemented and currently implementing to ensure they have a big impact on the people.

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Domestic Trade Ministry to rotate officers for more effective enforcement

Posted: 20 May 2013 12:16 AM PDT

The Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry is to keep rotating its enforcement officers in terms of their place of deployment nationwide for more effective monitoring and enforcement, Minister Datuk Hasan Malek said today.

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Two handicraft makers sent to the gallows for drug trafficking

Posted: 20 May 2013 12:16 AM PDT

Two men were sent to the gallows by the High Court here today after they were found guilty of drug trafficking.

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M'sia's economy to pick up pace in second half of 2013, says Abdul Wahid

Posted: 20 May 2013 12:15 AM PDT

The Malaysian economy will pick up pace and grow further in the second half of this year following the moderate performance in the first quarter, says a leading banker.

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Chinese Premier Li seeks trust in India, border issue irks

Posted: 19 May 2013 11:53 PM PDT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is seeking to build trust with India on his first foreign trip since taking office, which comes just a few weeks after a military standoff between the Asian giants on their ill-defined border in the Himalayan mountains.

Gunmen storm Egyptian security post in lawless Sinai Peninsula

Posted: 19 May 2013 10:41 PM PDT

ISMAILIA (Reuters) - Gunmen stormed an Egyptian security forces base in the Sinai Peninsula at dawn on Monday and exchanged gunfire with forces inside the base before retreating, security sources said.

Not to boycott blindly

Posted: 20 May 2013 12:08 AM PDT

It is indeed quite ridiculous to be hostile to some Chinese businessmen just because of the election result. It is, after all, the citizens' right to cast their votes and the right should be respected. No third party should have the right to question or oppose to it, not to mention to take a revenge.

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VIDEO: Murdered Pakistan politician buried

Posted: 19 May 2013 02:55 PM PDT

Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of the murdered vice-president of Pakistan's PTI party, Zahra Shahid Hussain, at a mosque in Karachi.

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