China supercomputer world's fastest: report |
- China supercomputer world's fastest: report
- BlackBerry handsets to support latest Android apps
- Blood test could predict postpartum depression
- Love and carriage: Japan railway offers train wedding
- Millions of moths mass on Madrid
- Indonesia presses on with fuel hike despite popular anger
- At least 60 feared dead as monsoon lashes north India
- Saudi prince eyes world's big cities for mile-high tower
- North Korea says surveillance leaks prove U.S. is 'kingpin' of rights abuse
- Explosion in Kabul coincides with Afghan security handover
- Brazilian protests see 200,000 take to the streets
- Explosion in Kabul near Afghan national parliament - police
- Effort to revive Galapagos tortoises once thought extinct
- Tablets thrust Thai classrooms into digital era
- Sonar music festival celebrates its 20th birthday
- Asian children have weight problems, says Aussie study
- Boat tragedy victim's DNA to be sent for testing
- ROS wants DAP to present proof of vote counting mistake
- VIDEO: Greek court orders TV back on air
- The cost of air pollution
| China supercomputer world's fastest: report Posted: 18 Jun 2013 12:31 AM PDT A Chinese supercomputer is the fastest in the world, according to survey results announced Monday, comfortably overtaking a US machine which now ranks second. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| BlackBerry handsets to support latest Android apps Posted: 18 Jun 2013 12:29 AM PDT New developer tools mean that if an app runs on a Jelly Bean Android smartphone, it can work on a BlackBerry handset too. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Blood test could predict postpartum depression Posted: 18 Jun 2013 12:25 AM PDT Pregnant women could soon take a blood test to determine whether or not they are at risk for postpartum depression, scientists say. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Love and carriage: Japan railway offers train wedding Posted: 18 Jun 2013 12:23 AM PDT A rail company is offering one lucky couple the chance to get married aboard one of Tokyo's busiest commuter trains as it encircles the Japanese capital, it said Tuesday. | ||
| Millions of moths mass on Madrid Posted: 18 Jun 2013 12:22 AM PDT Millions of moths have engulfed Madrid in a population explosion blamed on spring rains, a sudden blast of summer heat and winds that have wafted them in as unwelcome guests to the Spanish capital. | ||
| Indonesia presses on with fuel hike despite popular anger Posted: 18 Jun 2013 12:19 AM PDT Indonesia defied popular anger Tuesday by pressing ahead with its first fuel price hike since 2008, a day after police fought running battles with thousands outside parliament. | ||
| At least 60 feared dead as monsoon lashes north India Posted: 18 Jun 2013 12:18 AM PDT Torrential rains have triggered flash floods and landslides in northern India, leaving at least 60 people feared dead and thousands stranded after the monsoon covered the country ahead of schedule, officials said Tuesday. | ||
| Saudi prince eyes world's big cities for mile-high tower Posted: 18 Jun 2013 12:04 AM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal says he is looking at the world's largest cities, including Shanghai, Moscow, London and New York, as possible locations to build a mile-high skyscraper that would be the world's tallest building by far. | ||
| North Korea says surveillance leaks prove U.S. is 'kingpin' of rights abuse Posted: 17 Jun 2013 11:54 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea rushed to the defence of American civil liberties on Tuesday, saying revelations of mass surveillance operations showed the United States was the "kingpin" of rights abuse. | ||
| Explosion in Kabul coincides with Afghan security handover Posted: 17 Jun 2013 11:53 PM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - A bomb targeted a senior Shia Muslim cleric in the west of Kabul on Tuesday, police said, shortly before the international military coalition marked its final handover of security to national forces. | ||
| Brazilian protests see 200,000 take to the streets Posted: 17 Jun 2013 11:10 PM PDT SAO PAULO (Reuters) - As many as 200,000 demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil's biggest cities on Monday in a swelling wave of protest tapping into widespread anger at poor public services, police violence and government corruption. | ||
| Explosion in Kabul near Afghan national parliament - police Posted: 17 Jun 2013 10:04 PM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - An explosion on Tuesday morning rocked an area in the west of the Afghan capital, Kabul, close to the country's national parliament, police said. | ||
| Effort to revive Galapagos tortoises once thought extinct Posted: 17 Jun 2013 10:13 PM PDT Scientists will try to revive two species of giant Galapagos tortoises thought to have been extinct by breeding genetic relatives in captivity, experts leading the effort said. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Tablets thrust Thai classrooms into digital era Posted: 17 Jun 2013 10:08 PM PDT In a rural classroom in the Thai highlands, hill tribe children energetically slide their fingertips over tablet computer screens practicing everything from English to mathematics and music. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Sonar music festival celebrates its 20th birthday Posted: 17 Jun 2013 09:20 PM PDT Array. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Asian children have weight problems, says Aussie study Posted: 17 Jun 2013 07:48 PM PDT Primary school children from Middle-Eastern and Asian backgrounds are significantly more overweight than children from English-speaking backgrounds and have lower levels of physical activity and cardiovascular fitness, new research has shown. Paper co-author Dr Debra Hector from the University of Sydney's School of Public Health, said the ... 
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| Boat tragedy victim's DNA to be sent for testing Posted: 17 Jun 2013 09:00 PM PDT The body of a man found floating in the Rajang River on Monday near the longhouse Rh.Lat, more than an hour's boat journey from Giam Bungan, the site of the May 28 Belaga express boat tragedy here, is believed to belong to one of the two missing passengers. | ||
| ROS wants DAP to present proof of vote counting mistake Posted: 17 Jun 2013 08:10 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 (Bernama) -- The Registration of Societies (ROS) Department has asked DAP to present proof of mistake during vote counting at the Central Executive Committee (CEC) elections. Registrar Datuk Abdul Rahman Othman said this was to determine whether the mistake during vote counting was due to a computer glitch or cheating. | ||
| VIDEO: Greek court orders TV back on air Posted: 17 Jun 2013 06:58 PM PDT A Greek court has ordered that state broadcaster ERT, which was shut down by the government last week, can resume transmissions soon. | ||
| Posted: 17 Jun 2013 08:53 PM PDT The annual event has repeated for more than 20 years and the problem has not yet been solved. Once the region is shrouded in a smoky-smelling haze, the people can only hope for the change of wind direction and rains. |
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