VIDEO: Low prices draw Chinese to UK

VIDEO: Low prices draw Chinese to UK

VIDEO: Low prices draw Chinese to UK

Posted: 27 May 2013 12:41 AM PDT

Big name brands and designer labels are attracting Chinese visitors to Britain for their holidays, but the UK is still lagging behind France, Italy and Germany.

New Xbox will support 3D gaming and ultra-high definition video

Posted: 27 May 2013 12:29 AM PDT

Although both technologies are still in their nascent stages, Microsoft is taking steps to ensure its latest console is ready when they are to enter the mainstream.

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Pair of Japan melons fetch $15,700

Posted: 27 May 2013 12:23 AM PDT

A pair of cantaloupe melons sold at auction in Japan on Friday for 1.6 million yen ($15,730), one of the highest prices ever paid for the coveted orange-fleshed fruit.

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Giant Lego Star Wars X-Wing lands on NY's Times Square

Posted: 27 May 2013 12:22 AM PDT

A massive Star Wars X-Wing spaceship has landed on New York's Times Square.

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Day after Kabul attacks, 10,000 peace balloons

Posted: 27 May 2013 12:19 AM PDT

After a day of explosions and gunfire, residents of Kabul woke up on Saturday morning to be greeted by a public art project in which volunteers handed out 10,000 neon-pink "peace" balloons.

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Basis for reconciliation

Posted: 27 May 2013 12:15 AM PDT

In fact, the two coalitions are the ones that need reconciliation or cooperation as the piling hatred is not conducive to national democracy and the people's welfare.

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Two opposition leaders charged over public rallies in Perak

Posted: 27 May 2013 12:00 AM PDT

Two opposition Pakatan Rakyat leaders were charged in the Sessions Court here today over the public rallies they organised on May 9 and 12.

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Selangor Sultan consents to exco line-up, says Abdul Khalid

Posted: 26 May 2013 11:32 PM PDT

The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, has consented to the state executive council (exco) line-up for the 2013-2018 term, said Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.

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Son of former deputy minister charged with use of forged document

Posted: 26 May 2013 11:31 PM PDT

Mohd Nizam Lajim, 31, the son of a former deputy minister, was charged today in the Sessions Court with using a forged document over a road construction project in Batu Pahat, Johor.

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Blast in busy Bangkok district wounds seven: police

Posted: 26 May 2013 11:12 PM PDT

A bomb hidden near rubbish bins in a busy suburban Bangkok shopping area left seven people wounded, Thai police said on Monday.

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Syrian opposition shake-up falters ahead of peace conference

Posted: 26 May 2013 09:29 PM PDT

ISTANBUL, May 27 — A crisis in Syrian opposition ranks deepened today when a Western and Arab-backed liberal bloc was offered only token representation in the Islamist-dominated Syrian National Coalition. To the dismay of envoys of Western and Arab nations who have been monitoring four days of opposition talks in Istanbul, the 60-member coalition ...
    

5.7 earthquake reported off coast of Yemen

Posted: 26 May 2013 09:27 PM PDT

SANA'A, May 27 — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 struck off the coast of Yemen early today, the US Geological Survey said. The quake occurred about 135 miles (217km) from the Yemeni mainland and 135 miles north of Yemen's Socotra island at a depth of 6 miles (10km) in the Arabian Sea, the USGS said. — Reuters
    

Libyan congress approves new interior minister

Posted: 26 May 2013 07:51 PM PDT

TRIPOLI, May 27 — Libya's national assembly yesterday approved a new interior minister after the incumbent submitted his resignation amid a rise in violence in the North African country. Prime Minister Ali Zeidan last week nominated Tripoli police colonel Mohammed Khalifa al-Sheikh to take over from Ashour Shuail, after the latter said he would ...
    

French soldier’s stabbing could be act of terrorism, says minister

Posted: 26 May 2013 07:32 PM PDT

PARIS, May 27 — The stabbing of a French soldier near Paris by a man who is still on the run bore the hallmarks of Islamist terrorism, the interior minister said on Sunday, and police said it may have been inspired by the murder of a British serviceman in London. Anti-terrorism investigators are hunting for a bearded man aged about 30, possibly of ...
    

Stars from worn US flags used by New York group to honour military

Posted: 26 May 2013 06:09 PM PDT

TROY, May 27 — Stars cut from worn-out US flags will be handed out on Memorial Day to men and women in the military and veterans as part of a campaign called Stars For Our Troops that recognizes service to country. Susan Wells, who started the project, collects discarded and damaged US flags and removes the stars. Each one is washed and pressed, ...
    

Temporary fix for collapsed Washington bridge expected mid-June

Posted: 26 May 2013 06:04 PM PDT

OLYMPIA, May 27 — A permanent replacement for the section of a Washington state freeway bridge that collapsed last week is expected in place by early autumn, and a temporary span could be up by mid-June, Washington state Governor Jay Inslee said yesterday. A 160-foot (48-meter) section of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River about 55 ...
    

Colombia, FARC rebels reach agreement on agrarian reform

Posted: 26 May 2013 05:55 PM PDT

HAVANA, May 27 — Colombia and the Marxist-led FARC rebels have reached agreement on the critical issue of agrarian reform, the two sides said yesterday in what appeared to be a major step forward for the peace process aimed at ending their long war. They said the accord called for the economic and social development of rural areas and providing ...
    

Communist rebels kill seven Philippine police

Posted: 26 May 2013 10:33 PM PDT

Communist insurgents in the Philippines killed seven police commandoes on Monday, authorities said, the latest in a series of attacks by the rebels this year that have left dozens of people dead.

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Penang Pakatan executive secretary charged under Peaceful Assembly Act

Posted: 26 May 2013 10:09 PM PDT

Penang Pakatan Rakyat executive secretary Ong Eu Leong, 44, was today charged in the Sessions Court here with organising a peaceful rally on May 11 at the State Stadium in Batu Kawan, near here, without a police permit.

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S. Korean cram schools probed over US test scandal

Posted: 26 May 2013 10:04 PM PDT

South Korean officials on Monday launched a probe into cram schools after a cheating scandal that led to the nationwide cancellation of US college entrance exams earlier this month.

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