Sharif triumphs in historic Pakistan elections

Sharif triumphs in historic Pakistan elections


Sharif triumphs in historic Pakistan elections

Posted: 12 May 2013 12:44 AM PDT

Former Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif appealed for cross-party support to help rebuild the nuclear-armed but economically crippled nation after winning historic elections that defied Taliban violence.

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Rocky road for electric car market

Posted: 12 May 2013 12:20 AM PDT

The road has gotten bumpier for electric cars.

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Syria rebels free U.N. peacekeepers held in Golan

Posted: 12 May 2013 12:37 AM PDT

MANILA/DUBAI (Reuters) - Syrian rebels have freed four Filipino U.N. peacekeepers who they had captured on the ceasefire line between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights last week, the Philippines' foreign minister said on Sunday.

Syria rebels free UN peacekeepers held in Golan

Posted: 12 May 2013 12:43 AM PDT

MANILA, May 12 — Syrian rebels have freed four Filipino UN peacekeepers who they had captured on the ceasefire line between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights last week, the Philippines' foreign minister said today. Al Jazeera English television, monitored in Dubai, quoted sources as saying the four had been transferred to ...
    


Syria rebels free UN peacekeepers held in Golan - al Jazeera

Posted: 12 May 2013 12:07 AM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Syrian rebels have freed four Filipino U.N. peacekeepers who they had captured on the ceasefire line between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights last week, al Jazeera English television reported on Sunday.

Sri Lanka sexes up image of Ceylon tea

Posted: 11 May 2013 11:18 PM PDT

A hot cup of Ceylon tea is better known as being soothing and relaxing, but Sri Lanka is now marketing its most profitable export as a luxury boost for the libido.

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Rafsanjani’s late entry transforms Iranian race

Posted: 11 May 2013 10:53 PM PDT

DUBAI, May 12 — Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani threw himself into Iran's election race yesterday as a flurry of heavyweight candidates rushed to beat the registration deadline in the most unpredictable contest for decades. Iranian media reported that Rafsanjani - a relative moderate - had registered for the June 14 presidential election ...
    


Twelve-year-old California boy arrested in stabbing death of sister

Posted: 11 May 2013 10:31 PM PDT

CALAVERAS COUNTY, May 12 — Sheriff's deputies arrested a 12-year-old boy yesterday in the stabbing death of his 8-year-old sister, a killing that triggered a huge manhunt last month for an intruder the boy said broke into their Northern California home. Calaveras County Sheriff Gary Kuntz told reporters the boy was taken into custody on a charge ...
    


Man arrested in connection with customs officer's murder

Posted: 11 May 2013 10:48 PM PDT

Police have arrested a man to facilitate in the investigation over Customs deputy director-general Datuk Shaharuddin Ibrahim's murder case.

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Flight attendant

Posted: 11 May 2013 10:33 PM PDT

British billionaire Richard Branson gesturing next to AirAsia group chief Tony Fernandes before working as a flight attendant onboard an AirAsia flight bound for Kualu Lumpur, in Perth. Branson honoured a losing bet with Fernandes over whose Formula One racing team would finish ahead of the other at the Abu Dhabi race during their debut in 2010 season.

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Branson honours bet lost to Fernandess

Posted: 11 May 2013 10:21 PM PDT

Aviation billionaire Sir Richard Branson will touch down in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon wearing make-up, high heels and stockings to make good a bet he lost to AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes at the Grand Prix two years ago.

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Mubarak says too early to judge Mursi

Posted: 11 May 2013 09:36 PM PDT

CAIRO, May 12 — Former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak said it was too early to judge President Mohamed Mursi, saying the Islamist politician faced a difficult job, in comments billed as his first interview since his removal from power in 2011. El-Watan newspaper said its journalist broke through security lines to speak to Mubarak yesterday before ...
    


Experts say wine-loving French drink too much

Posted: 16 May 2013 09:42 PM PDT

(STRASBOURG, France-AFP) - One in six high-school children in France have been drunk at least once, according to a new study -- with sociologists stressing that French people in general are now drinking too much alcohol. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2013.

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Next Selangor MB must serve people's best interests: analysts

Posted: 11 May 2013 10:21 PM PDT

Political analysts say whoever chosen by the leadership of the opposition alliance to be the next Selangor Menteri Besar (MB)should put aside political differences and work closely with the federal government to resolve a host of issues besetting the residents in the state.

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Protest in Singapore illegal: M'sian high commissioner

Posted: 11 May 2013 09:38 PM PDT

The protest in Singapore is illegal and those who knowingly organised and participated in such an illegal activity should face the consequences, says Malaysia High Commissioner to Singapore Datuk Md. Hussin Nayan.

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Dozens dead in Turkey car bombings blamed on Syria

Posted: 11 May 2013 09:16 PM PDT

Turkey was reeling Sunday from twin car bomb attacks which left at least 43 people dead in a town near the Syrian border, with Ankara blaming pro-Damascus groups and vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice.

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Umno leaders support Najib's call for acknowledgement

Posted: 11 May 2013 09:14 PM PDT

Prime Minister and Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's call to party members to acknowledge and redress their weaknesses has received support from Umno's top leaders.

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Women participate actively in Pakistan's general election

Posted: 11 May 2013 09:00 PM PDT

Kausar Parveen, 62, got up at 5 in the morning, finished her domestic chores and left home at 7 to cast vote for her favorite political party in Pakistan's northern district of Chakwal on Saturday which was the general election day in the country.

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China marks anniversary of killer Sichuan quake

Posted: 11 May 2013 08:56 PM PDT

China Sunday marked the fifth anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake which killed more than 80,000 but some said questions remained over the thousands of children who died as their schools collapsed.

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Scottish leader says economy strong enough to quit UK

Posted: 11 May 2013 08:41 PM PDT

Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has told AFP in an interview that the economy can prosper outside the United Kingdom, despite dire warnings from London about the risks of independence.

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Refugees face uncertain future as Myanmar opens

Refugees face uncertain future as Myanmar opens


Refugees face uncertain future as Myanmar opens

Posted: 11 May 2013 10:21 PM PDT

In this photo taken April 12, 2013, Mu Pro, a 42-year-old Karen refugee weaves while talking during an interview at Mae La refugee camp in Ta Song Yang district of Tak province, northern Thailand. Karen refugees are now facing a future that will dramatically change their constricted but secure, sometimes happy lives. With the end of 50 years of military rule in Myanmar, aid groups are beginning to prepare for the eventual return of one of the world's largest refugee populations, some 1 million in camps and hideouts spread across five countries. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)MAE LA REFUGEE CAMP, Thailand (AP) — Since the day she was born, 20-year-old Naw Lawnadoo has known almost nothing of the world beyond the fence and guard posts that hem her in with 45,000 others — ethnic minorities from Myanmar and those like her who were born and raised in the Mae La refugee camp in neighboring Thailand.


Senior China planner investigated in new corruption crackdown: state media

Posted: 11 May 2013 10:14 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - A deputy chairman of China's top planning agency, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), is under investigation for suspected "serious discipline violations", state media said on Sunday, as China's new leaders tackle deep-rooted corruption. Liu Tienan, 59, who until March was also head of the energy regulatory body, the National Energy Administration, was under investigation by the Communist Party's disciplinary commission, state television CCTV said in a one-line report. ...

Senior China planner investigated in new corruption crackdown: state media

Posted: 11 May 2013 10:14 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - A deputy chairman of China's top planning agency, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), is under investigation for suspected "serious discipline violations", state media said on Sunday, as China's new leaders tackle deep-rooted corruption.

Chinese air their cases by petitioning White House

Posted: 11 May 2013 10:10 PM PDT

The White House's online petition site called "We the People" is displayed on a computer screen in Beijing Sunday, May 12, 2013. Through the Obama administration's BEIJING (AP) — The poisoning of a college student 18 years ago recently re-emerged as a hot topic in China, but censors soon squelched the politically sensitive online discussions over whether the culprit may have eluded punishment because of Communist Party connections.


Real stumble to hand Barca title

Posted: 11 May 2013 03:22 PM PDT

Catalan giants secure their 22nd Primera Division title after rivals Real Madrid draw 1-1 at Espanyol.

Sharif stages comeback in landmark Pakistan election

Posted: 11 May 2013 09:27 PM PDT

Nawaz Sharif, leader of the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) political party, casts his vote for the general election at a polling station in LahoreBy Michael Georgy and John Chalmers ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Toppled in a 1999 coup, jailed and exiled, Nawaz Sharif has made a triumphant election comeback and on Sunday was heading for a third term as Pakistan's prime minister. The polls were a landmark, marking the first time one elected government was to replace another in a country vulnerable to military takeovers. But Saturday's vote failed to realize the hopes of many that dynastic politics would end after years of misrule and corruption in the strategic U.S. ally. ...


Egypt says thwarts suicide attack on foreign embassy

Posted: 11 May 2013 09:25 PM PDT

By Tom Perry and Yasmine Saleh CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces have thwarted a plan by an al Qaeda-linked cell to carry out a suicide attack on a foreign embassy, capturing three militants, the interior minister said on Saturday. Mohamed Ibrahim said the men, who he accused of having links to militants in the Middle East and Pakistan, were found in possession of 10 kg (22 lb) of aluminum nitrate, which is used to make bombs. He declined to say which embassy had been targeted. ...

Egypt says thwarts suicide attack on foreign embassy

Posted: 11 May 2013 09:25 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces have thwarted a plan by an al Qaeda-linked cell to carry out a suicide attack on a foreign embassy, capturing three militants, the interior minister said on Saturday.

VIDEO: Astronauts replace pump on spacewalk

Posted: 11 May 2013 08:57 PM PDT

Two US astronauts have replaced a pump on a spacewalk in the hope of fixing a leak of ammonia from the International Space Station's cooling system.

Bulgarians vote in election unlikely to soothe anger

Posted: 11 May 2013 09:03 PM PDT

Bulgarian police stand guard outside a printing house in the town of KostinbrodBy Angel Krasimirov SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarians vote on Sunday in an election forced by protests over poverty and corruption, with expectations of a close result that could leave the poorest EU country without a working government. The rightist GERB party, which resigned after violent demonstrations in February, is running neck-and-neck with the Socialists. GERB pledges to keep debts under control, while the Socialists say they will spend more and create jobs. ...


Bulgarians vote in election unlikely to soothe anger

Posted: 11 May 2013 09:03 PM PDT

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarians vote on Sunday in an election forced by protests over poverty and corruption, with expectations of a close result that could leave the poorest EU country without a working government.

Myanmar Issues Cyclone Warning

Posted: 11 May 2013 07:11 PM PDT

Myanmar's government warned Saturday that a new cyclone barreling north into the Bay of Bengal could threaten low-lying camps housing tens of thousands of people who fled sectarian violence last year.

Blast Kills 27 Miners in China

Posted: 11 May 2013 08:07 PM PDT

When the blast happened, 108 miners were working underground.

Astronauts Perform Emergency Spacewalk To Fix Ammonia Leak

Posted: 11 May 2013 07:59 PM PDT

On Saturday afternoon, NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn successfully completed a spacewalk to repair a leaky component on the outside of the International Space Station.

Science On The Space Station

Posted: 11 May 2013 07:59 PM PDT

How China Will Eat Your Lunch

Posted: 11 May 2013 07:27 PM PDT

China is like the sun melting the north pole ice cap. Every day, every year, fresh water drips into the sea. It's gradual, but it's noticeable.

China's Favorite U.S. States In 2012

Posted: 11 May 2013 07:27 PM PDT

G7 nations agree to tackle tax evasion

Posted: 11 May 2013 07:57 PM PDT

Finance ministers meeting in UK say collective action is needed to ensure firms and individuals pay the tax they owe.

VIDEO: 'I survived Sichuan earthquake'

Posted: 11 May 2013 06:04 PM PDT

Liu Chang was one of the people trapped in the Sichuan earthquake in 2008, and has been talking to the BBC about his experience.

VIDEO: 'I survived Sichuan earthquake'

Posted: 11 May 2013 06:04 PM PDT

Liu Chang was one of the people trapped in the Sichuan earthquake in 2008, and has been talking to the BBC about his experience.