White House readies gun-control plan as more children laid to rest |
- White House readies gun-control plan as more children laid to rest
- Early Japan reactor restarts unlikely despite LDP win
- Asean-China trade tops US$360bn
- Rumours on riots undermine national security: Muhyiddin
- 17 detained in China over Doomsday rumours
- Pakistan clerics calls for protests against polio worker killings
- Cathay Pacific crews call off holiday strikes
- No plan for personalised vehicle registration number
- Are you sexier after a few drinks? Not likely, survey says
- Ailing Iraq president leaves for treatment in Germany
- Iraq's Talabani heads to Germany for treatment - office
- VIDEO: 'Nazi-looted' posters to be sold
- FCC launches free smartphone security tool
- Track Santa with Google's Chrome extension
- PayPal president: NFC doesn't solve problems or add value for consumers
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- Facebook updates 'Nearby' Android, iOS feature with new social elements
- Al Qaeda grows powerful in Syria as endgame nears
- Rebels seize towns in central Syria
- Rights group calls for release of activist missing in Laos
| White House readies gun-control plan as more children laid to rest Posted: 20 Dec 2012 12:08 AM PST NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - President Barack Obama assigned Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday to find ways to curtail gun violence in America and try to avoid tragedies like the elementary school massacre in Connecticut, where the town buried one of its heroes on Wednesday. 
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| Early Japan reactor restarts unlikely despite LDP win Posted: 20 Dec 2012 12:05 AM PST TOKYO (Reuters) - Hopes within an anxious business community that Japan's idle nuclear power stations would be rapidly restarted will almost certainly have to be placed on the backburner despite last weekend's landslide election victory by a pro-nuclear party. 
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| Asean-China trade tops US$360bn Posted: 20 Dec 2012 12:21 AM PST China-Asean bilateral trade reached US$360 billion in the first 11 months of this year, up 9.3 per cent year-on-year. | ||
| Rumours on riots undermine national security: Muhyiddin Posted: 20 Dec 2012 12:13 AM PST The circulation of false news that there were racial riots in Sungai Petani recently can undermine the security of the country if left unchecked, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today. | ||
| 17 detained in China over Doomsday rumours Posted: 19 Dec 2012 11:53 PM PST Beijing police said Thursday they have detained 17 members of a doomsday cult for spreading rumours of an impending apocalypse on Dec 21. | ||
| Pakistan clerics calls for protests against polio worker killings Posted: 19 Dec 2012 11:37 PM PST ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An alliance of Pakistani clerics will hold demonstrations across the country against the killings of polio eradication campaign workers, leaders said on Thursday, as the death toll from attacks this week rose to nine. 
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| Cathay Pacific crews call off holiday strikes Posted: 19 Dec 2012 11:35 PM PST The union representing Cathay Pacific flight crews said Thursday it had shelved plans for industrial action over the Christmas holidays after the airline agreed to improve their working conditions. | ||
| No plan for personalised vehicle registration number Posted: 19 Dec 2012 11:29 PM PST The government has no plan as yet to introduce personalised vehicle registration numbers going by the names of individuals or companies, the Dewan Negara was told today. | ||
| Are you sexier after a few drinks? Not likely, survey says Posted: 19 Dec 2012 11:25 PM PST In a new British survey, a third of men said they were more attractive to women after a few drinks, but women didn't agree. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Ailing Iraq president leaves for treatment in Germany Posted: 19 Dec 2012 11:29 PM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has left a Baghdad hospital and is being transferred to Germany for treatment after suffering a stroke earlier this week, his office said on Thursday. 
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| Iraq's Talabani heads to Germany for treatment - office Posted: 19 Dec 2012 10:42 PM PST BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has left a Baghdad hospital and is being transferred to Germany for treatment after suffering a stroke earlier this week, his office said on Thursday. 
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| VIDEO: 'Nazi-looted' posters to be sold Posted: 19 Dec 2012 11:17 PM PST A rare collection of turn-of-the-century posters by some of the biggest names in art are to go under the hammer in New York. | ||
| FCC launches free smartphone security tool Posted: 19 Dec 2012 11:02 PM PST Called the Smartphone Security Checker, a new tool from the FCC is designed to help consumers protect their mobile devices from viruses and other threats. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Track Santa with Google's Chrome extension Posted: 19 Dec 2012 11:00 PM PST Google announced on Wednesday the launch of an application in its Chrome browser to help children and adults track Santa as he travels the globe distributing presents on Christmas Eve. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| PayPal president: NFC doesn't solve problems or add value for consumers Posted: 19 Dec 2012 10:58 PM PST The president of online payment company Paypal believes that there is no future in NFC technology but other disruptions, such as wallet apps and location-based services, could revolutionize the way people shop. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Posted: 19 Dec 2012 10:52 PM PST Tourists visiting Tulum Archaeological Park, about 130km south of Cancun, Mexico. Mexico is one of the five countries preparing to celebrate the end of the Maya Long Count Calendar --Baktun 13-- which began in 3114 BC, on on December 21. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Facebook updates 'Nearby' Android, iOS feature with new social elements Posted: 19 Dec 2012 10:48 PM PST Facebook announced on December 17 that it will be rolling out updates to the social network's "Nearby" feature on iOS and Android, giving it increased relevance to individual users. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Al Qaeda grows powerful in Syria as endgame nears Posted: 19 Dec 2012 10:26 PM PST AMMAN (Reuters) - Having seen its star wane in Iraq, al Qaeda has staged a comeback in neighbouring Syria, posing a dilemma for the opposition fighting to remove President Bashar al-Assad and making the West balk at military backing for the revolt. 
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| Rebels seize towns in central Syria Posted: 19 Dec 2012 10:23 PM PST BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels have captured at least six towns in the central province of Hama, activists say, in an operation aimed at putting pressure on President Bashar al-Assad from the north as insurgents close in on the capital from its southern suburbs. 
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| Rights group calls for release of activist missing in Laos Posted: 19 Dec 2012 10:07 PM PST BANGKOK (Reuters) - Laos should release a prominent rights activist who went missing this month, an international human rights group said on Thursday, although authorities there have said they do not know where he is or who was responsible for his disappearance. 
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