VIDEO: India tries to protect tourism industry

VIDEO: India tries to protect tourism industry

VIDEO: India tries to protect tourism industry

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 01:05 PM PDT

The Indian Association of Tour Operators has demanded the formation of tourism police and helplines to counter the potential fallout from the high profile rape cases since the beginning of the year.

Judge: Pistorius now free to travel

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 01:08 PM PDT

South African track star Oscar Pistorius, charged with murder in the slaying of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, is once more allowed to travel overseas after a judge lifted a bail condition Thursday restricting his movements.

An Aussie town fights McDonald's

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 01:02 PM PDT

It seems that in at least one part of the world, the golden arches have lost a little luster.

Why one Aussie town is fighting McDonald's

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 01:02 PM PDT

It seems that in at least one part of the world, the golden arches have lost a little luster.

Judge: Pistorius now free to travel overseas

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 01:08 PM PDT

South African track star Oscar Pistorius, charged with murder in the slaying of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, is once more allowed to travel overseas after a judge lifted a bail condition Thursday restricting his movements.

VIDEO: India tries to protect tourism industry

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 01:05 PM PDT

The Indian Association of Tour Operators has demanded the formation of tourism police and helplines to counter the potential fallout from the high profile rape cases since the beginning of the year.

Lawmakers invite divisive Indian Hindu nationalist to visit

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:54 PM PDT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A visiting U.S. congressional delegation on Thursday invited the chief minister of India's Gujarat state, Narendra Modi, to the United States, despite the fact that Washington has denied him a visa since 2005 because of deadly religious riots.

UN approves DR Congo 'intervention brigade'

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:19 PM PDT

Security Council unanimously approves first-ever "offensive" brigade to battle rebel groups in DR Congo.

Russia criticises Arab League over Syria seat

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:36 PM PDT

Russian FM Sergei Lavrov says decision to give seat to opposition has effectively 'written off any peaceful settlement'.

Video: Saudi comedian attempts a 'reverse cultural invasion' of America

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 11:53 AM PDT

Fahad Albutairi has been described often in the Western press as "the Seinfeld of Saudi Arabia," including by me only Wednesday, but the more time you spend watching the polished and hilarious YouTube videos that have made him so popular in the Arabic-speaking world, the clearer it becomes that he's so much more. His videos, which run under the title La Yekthar (rough translation: "Zip It"), combine monologues and skits under a single theme, typically with an undercurrent of cultural commentary. There's not a ready American counterpart, which is part of why looking for an American analogue sells Albutairi's work short.

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U.N. approves creation of special combat force for Congo

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:28 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Thursday approved the creation of a special combat force that is to carry out "targeted offensive operations" to neutralize armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Palestinian journalist gets jail term for Abbas insult

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:21 PM PDT

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - A Palestinian court sentenced a local journalist to a year in jail on Thursday over a picture posted on Facebook that was deemed insulting to President Mahmoud Abbas.

Fairy Circles in Africa May Be Work of Termites

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 11:02 AM PDT

New research posits that the reddish barren spots, known as fairy circles, that dot a narrow belt of African desert could be the work of industrious sand termites.

36 Hours in Bangalore, India

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 09:04 AM PDT

A state capital and India's information technology hub, Bangalore also boasts craft beer, balmy weather and bowling.

Italy's Bersani Unable to Form Government

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 11:53 AM PDT

Italy's center-left Democratic Party failed in its attempt to muster support for a new administration, in the latest setback for politicians trying to form a government.

Belgium Rushes to Find Budget Solution

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 09:41 AM PDT

Belgium rushed to finalize budget negotiations, with ministers from the six-party governing coalition desperately hunting for ways to comply with recently relaxed European Union budget goals and avoid fines.

NATO approves Breedlove's nomination as top commander

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:48 PM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO said on Thursday it had approved the nomination of U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove to be the Western alliance's top military commander.

Zuma reassures S Africa over Mandela

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:19 PM PDT

President Jacob Zuma says South Africans "must not panic" as ex-leader Nelson Mandela undergoes treatment for the recurrence of a lung infection.

Mortar kills 15 at Damascus University, Syria says

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:57 PM PDT

BEIRUT/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Fifteen Syrian students were killed when rebel mortar bombs hit a Damascus University canteen on Thursday, state-run news agency SANA said, as attacks intensified in the center of the capital.

Myanmar Leader Says He May Use Force Over Rioting

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 11:39 AM PDT

President Thein Sein said he may resort to force to quell the religious rioting that has shaken his country.
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Accounting for taste: Microsoft demos future Excel feature

Accounting for taste: Microsoft demos future Excel feature

Accounting for taste: Microsoft demos future Excel feature

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:47 AM PDT

Microsoft is developing natural language understanding and voice recognition for its Excel spreadsheet application.

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Sommeliers compete in Japan for world's best title

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:43 AM PDT

Wine waiters of the world gathered in Tokyo on Wednesday for a competition to find the planet's best sommelier.

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Muslim leaders urge Myanmar to restore order

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:41 AM PDT

Myanmar's Muslim leaders have appealed to President Thein Sein to take swift action to quell religious violence, accusing security forces of standing by as rioters went on a rampage.

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Sea lion pup waddles into California hotel

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:40 AM PDT

A sea lion pup startled guests after waddling from a California beach into a nearby luxury hotel, where it pitched up at the patio bar.

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Mars, Venus lose body parts as Berlusconi 'surgery' reversed

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:40 AM PDT

An ancient statue of Mars has lost its fake penis and his counterpart Venus her hands, in the reversal of cosmetic changes ordered by Italy's ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, a newspaper reported Wednesday.

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South Africa's Mandela back in hospital with lung infection

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:13 AM PDT

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital with a recurrence of a lung infection, the government said on Thursday.

Woman arrested for transferring gun to suspected killer of Colorado prison chief

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 11:56 PM PDT

(Reuters) - A 22-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday night for illegally transferring a handgun used by a white supremacist parolee linked to the shooting death of Colorado's prison chief, authorities said.

VIDEO: Antiquity thieves' tunnels uncovered

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 05:09 PM PDT

Since the revolution in Egypt, large holes have been appearing in the ground close to places of archaeological significance, such as the Great Pyramids at Giza.

With help, scientists name the lesser of two weevils

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:38 AM PDT

German biologists who uncovered a constellation of new weevil species in New Guinea were stumped to provide names for all their finds until one had the idea of reaching for the phone book.

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Please separate public from private interests

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:32 AM PDT

Such personal expression of standpoint has never been a problem even if the argument goes fierce as, after all, you must choose between the two apples in order to remain human, or more appropriately, responsible voters.
Of course, you may also choose to abstain, supporting neither of the two.

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Indonesian sets himself ablaze over unrequited love

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:25 AM PDT

An Indonesian who failed to win the love of a married work colleague set himself ablaze in his office and tried to drag her into the flames, police and media reports said Thursday.

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Life as usual under caretaker govt in NS

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:23 AM PDT

The people of Negeri Sembilan today woke up to a caretaker state government in power, and life and business go on as usual.

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Democratic hopes dashed for Hong Kong 2017 election

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 11:23 PM PDT

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hopes that Hong Kong's 2017 election will be genuinely democratic have been dashed after a senior Chinese leader said, regardless of the vote, Beijing will have the final say on who is appointed Hong Kong's next leader.

VIDEO: Dilemma of China's migrant workers

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 11:48 PM PDT

One of China's 260 million migrant workers shares her story.

Global food prices remain uncertain: WB

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 11:49 PM PDT

Global food prices continued to decline for six consecutive months, but still remain very high and close to their historical peaks, the World Bank said.

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Govt taking appropriate decision to boost Sabah defence: Mahathir

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 10:34 PM PDT

SANDAKAN, March 28 (Bernama) -- Efforts to beef up the country's defence in the eastern region of Sabah shows that the government makes appropriate decisions to look after the people's safety from external threat.

Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that the government had taken the incident as a lesson to protect the people from whatever threat.

"We can use it as a lesson so that we can always provide protection to the people and ensure that the country continues to be stable and can develop rapidly," he said in an interview with Radio Sandakan FM which was aired today.

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Automatic dissolution of NS state assembly not affecting BN: Mahathir

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 11:43 PM PDT

Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is certain that the automatic dissolution of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly last night will not have any effect on the performance of the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the 13th general election (GE13).

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Japan man 'tries to kill woman with poisoned shoes'

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 11:42 PM PDT

A Japanese man who allegedly tried to kill a woman he was stalking by putting poison in her shoes was arrested Thursday, police and reports said.

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Improving English proficiency in schools

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 11:08 PM PDT

"Our students are showing vast improvement in their English language proficiency tests," a headmistress of a secondary school told Bernama here recently

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Thai man jailed for selling royal documentary: lawyer

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 11:07 PM PDT

A Thai man was sentenced to more than three years in prison on Thursday for selling copies of a controversial Australian documentary about Thailand's royal family, his lawyer said.

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