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- Polish cuisine sheds Soviet-era blandness, fast food
- Obama defends surveillance dragnet
- Revive quota for president, deputy president: Salleh
- Former DAP vice chief gets death threat
- South Africa's Mandela in "serious" condition in hospital
- Police seek motive in Southern California killing spree
- Mandela back in hospital in 'serious but stable' condition
- Five Philippine gang suspects killed, two beheaded
- DreamWorks sees global potential in Tibet Code
- $20,000 pet lion that lives on a Kabul rooftop
- 10,000 evacuated in E. China downpour
- China's May trade data highlights growth concerns
- Special court to charge traitors must be set up
- International respect needed in cybersecurity
- Mandela's condition "serious this time" - South Africa government spokesman
- Obama, China's Xi seek to ease tensions on cyber security
- Rival Koreas set for first official talks in over two years
- China bus fire kills 47, probed as criminal case
- China opens criminal probe over deadly bus blaze
- Wearable computing goes to the dogs
| Polish cuisine sheds Soviet-era blandness, fast food Posted: 08 Jun 2013 12:41 AM PDT After years of communist-era shortages, then a craze for Western fast food, Polish cuisine is undergoing a revival thanks to quality local ingredients and a modern twist on traditional fare. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Obama defends surveillance dragnet Posted: 08 Jun 2013 12:29 AM PDT President Barack Obama has defended US spy agency programs which trawl phone and Internet data as a "modest encroachment" on privacy needed to keep Americans safe from terrorism. |
| Revive quota for president, deputy president: Salleh Posted: 08 Jun 2013 12:07 AM PDT Sabah Umno Liaison Committee deputy chairman Datuk Seri Salleh Said Keruak suggested the quota system for the post of president and deputy president be revived. |
| Former DAP vice chief gets death threat Posted: 07 Jun 2013 11:37 PM PDT Former DAP vice-president Tunku Abdul Aziz Ibrahim has lodged a police report on a death threat he received yesterday. |
| South Africa's Mandela in "serious" condition in hospital Posted: 08 Jun 2013 12:15 AM PDT JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African president Nelson Mandela was in a "serious but stable" condition after being taken to hospital early on Saturday with a recurring lung infection, the government said in a statement. |
| Police seek motive in Southern California killing spree Posted: 08 Jun 2013 12:04 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Police on Saturday were investigating what prompted a man dressed in black to embark on a string of shootings in the beach community of Santa Monica, killing four people before police gunned him down in a community college library. |
| Mandela back in hospital in 'serious but stable' condition Posted: 07 Jun 2013 11:50 PM PDT Nelson Mandela was readmitted to hospital early on Saturday with a renewed lung infection and was in "serious but stable condition," South Africa's presidency said, marking the second hospital stay in as many months for the ailing anti-apartheid icon. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Five Philippine gang suspects killed, two beheaded Posted: 07 Jun 2013 11:48 PM PDT Five men believed to be members of a Philippine crime gang were killed on Saturday, and two of them beheaded in a suspected revenge attack, police said. |
| DreamWorks sees global potential in Tibet Code Posted: 07 Jun 2013 11:31 PM PDT Popular Chinese adventure novel series The Tibet Code will be turned into an animated film with the potential to become a global blockbuster, Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation, has told Xinhua. |
| $20,000 pet lion that lives on a Kabul rooftop Posted: 07 Jun 2013 11:30 PM PDT For Kabul's wealthy elite some things are de rigueur: armed guards, a marble-clad mansion, a blacked-out SUV. But one man has taken the flamboyant lifestyle a step further and bought a lion. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 10,000 evacuated in E. China downpour Posted: 07 Jun 2013 11:22 PM PDT Downpours since Thursday have caused flooding threats in rivers and lakes in east China's Jiangxi Province, forcing an evacuation of some 10,000 people by Saturday. |
| China's May trade data highlights growth concerns Posted: 07 Jun 2013 11:17 PM PDT China on Saturday reported a sharp slowdown in exports in May compared to the previous month while imports unexpectedly dropped, as the world's second largest economy grapples with slowing growth and sluggish overseas demand. |
| Special court to charge traitors must be set up Posted: 07 Jun 2013 11:00 PM PDT A special court and prosecution officers must be set up to charge traitors if the government is keen to legislate a special law on the offence of being disloyal to the king. |
| International respect needed in cybersecurity Posted: 07 Jun 2013 10:19 PM PDT A senior Chinese official has called on governments of all countries to bestow more understanding and respect on other governments' efforts in ensuring cyber security, China's Xinhua news agency reported. |
| Mandela's condition "serious this time" - South Africa government spokesman Posted: 07 Jun 2013 11:48 PM PDT JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela's medical condition was "serious this time", a government spokesman told local television on Saturday. |
| Obama, China's Xi seek to ease tensions on cyber security Posted: 07 Jun 2013 11:42 PM PDT RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and China's President Xi Jinping agreed on Friday to work together to try to resolve disputes over cyber security, a major irritant between the world's top two economic powers. |
| Rival Koreas set for first official talks in over two years Posted: 07 Jun 2013 10:57 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - North and South Korea will meet for working-level discussions at a border village on Sunday, South Korea's Unification Ministry said, in what will be the first official talks between the rivals in more than two years. |
| China bus fire kills 47, probed as criminal case Posted: 07 Jun 2013 10:52 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - A fire on a bus in southeastern China has killed 47 people and is being investigated as a "serious criminal case", state media said on Saturday, just days after 120 people died in a fire at a poultry plant. |
| China opens criminal probe over deadly bus blaze Posted: 07 Jun 2013 10:50 PM PDT Chinese police launched a criminal investigation Saturday into a horrific bus blaze that claimed the lives of 47 people, and identified a suspect in connection with the inferno. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Wearable computing goes to the dogs Posted: 07 Jun 2013 10:17 PM PDT The wearable computing craze went to the dogs on Wednesday with startup Whistle introducing a smart pendant that tracks physical activity levels and sleep patterns in canines. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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