U.S. boss held captive by angry Chinese employees released

U.S. boss held captive by angry Chinese employees released

U.S. boss held captive by angry Chinese employees released

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 12:52 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese factory workers on Thursday released their U.S. boss, held captive for a week, after a compensation dispute was resolved, a company official and union representative said.

Analysis - Big poll win for Japan PM Abe's party could defeat bold economic reform

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 12:22 AM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Will the real Shinzo Abe please stand up?

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Posted: 27 Jun 2013 12:28 AM PDT

Hearing of Teresa Kok's suit against Utusan postponed

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 11:53 PM PDT

The High Court here today postponed to July 8 to continue hearing a RM30 million defamation suit filed by Seputeh Member of Parliament Teresa Kok Suh Sim against Utusan Malaysia and its columnist, Datuk Mohd Zaini Hassan.

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Zahid to answer civil suit over assault allegation

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 11:48 PM PDT

Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi would have to answer to a civil suit brought against him by a businessman over an assault allegation because he failed in his attempt to have the suit struck out.

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Indon dengue patient dies in Singapore

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 11:37 PM PDT

The Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) have been notified of the death of a foreign patient who was treated for dengue in Singapore.

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Election fever strikes Cambodia a month before polls

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 11:30 PM PDT

Cambodia on Thursday officially started campaigning for next month's general election, expected to be won by strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen who is seeking to extend his 28-year grip on the country.

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A battle between Umno and PAS

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 11:30 PM PDT

Since the by-election will decide the state's fate, it is expected to be an intense battle.

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Fertile women wear more red and pink: study

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 11:24 PM PDT

A new study finds that women wearing red or pink were about three times more likely to be at peak fertility than women donning other colors.

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King attends Conference of Rulers meeting

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 10:22 PM PDT

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah, today attended the 232nd meeting of the Conference of Rulers at the Istana Negara.

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Rudd sworn in as Australian PM after overthrowing Gillard

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 11:51 PM PDT

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Kevin Rudd was sworn in as Australian prime minister for the second time on Thursday, a day after toppling Julia Gillard and three months ahead of elections in which opinion polls show the ruling Labor Party faces a devastating defeat.

VIDEO: Snowden hunt: Inside ‘fugitive’s hotel’

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 11:13 PM PDT

The BBC's Steve Rosenberg reports from Sheremetyevo airport where US whistleblower Edward Snowden is believed to be staying at a transit hotel.

VIDEO: Obama phone call to gay couple

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 03:30 PM PDT

Chris Perry and her partner Sandy Steer share their celebrations over a US Supreme Court ruling about gay marriage in a phone call with President Obama.

29 charged with terrorism claim trial

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 11:21 PM PDT

Twenty-nine individuals charged with various offences in relation to terrorism activities in Sabah pleaded not guilty in the High Court here today.

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Japan OKs world's first iPS stemcell clinical trial

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 11:09 PM PDT

Japan has given the green light to the world's first clinical trial using stem cells harvested from a patient's own body, officials said Thursday, testing a treatment that may offer hope to millions of people robbed of their sight.

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Philippines, US hold war games near China flashpoint reef

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 10:18 PM PDT

A US destroyer will join the Philippine Navy's flagship for war games starting Thursday close to a flashpoint area of the South China Sea, adding to tensions with China over rival territorial claims.

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Wearable computers a smart fashion trend

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 10:12 PM PDT

The notion of being fashionably smart is getting a makeover as Internet-linked computers get woven into formerly brainless attire such as glasses, bracelets and shoes.

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Railway market

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 10:03 PM PDT

A train passing through a food market in Maeklong, some 60km southwest of Bangkok. Several times a day, shopkeepers would swiftly pack up their food stalls and pull back their canopies to let the trains pass. Once the trains have rumbled through, crates of vegetables, fish and eggs are heaved back into position along the tracks. Hundreds of tourists flock to the market every day to witness the well-oiled routine.

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Lightning

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 09:46 PM PDT

Guitarist of the band "Lightningfan" Wang Hongbin (C) creating lightning with a Tesla Coil at a village outside Fuzhou, China. Invented by Nikola Tesla in 1891, the Tesla Coi is a transformer producing vast voltage at high frequencies to create long bolts of electricity like lightning.

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Year of South Africa in France feted with 2 Paris exhibitions

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 09:34 PM PDT

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2013 is South Africa year in France. In Paris La Maison Rouge is showcasing art from Johannesburg and an exhibition at the Hotel de Ville pays homage to Nelson Mandela, honrorary citizen of the French capital. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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