Wind chill warnings across Canada

Wind chill warnings across Canada


Wind chill warnings across Canada

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 01:20 PM PST

Canadians brave some of the coldest weather seen in recent years with wind chill warnings in place across central and eastern parts of the country.


Ireland parties reach election deal

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 01:08 PM PST

Elections likely to be held in late February following agreement to fast-track austerity legislation.


Chinese pupils to learn manners

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 09:52 AM PST

The Chinese government sets classes in good manners for schoolchildren in a bid to enhance the ethical quality of the nation and China's influence abroad.


Ajax want 'respectful' Suarez bid

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:16 PM PST

Dutch club Ajax tell Liverpool to come up with a "respectful" offer for Luis Suarez if they want to sign the Uruguay striker.


Army Leader Guarantees Stability in Tunisia

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:58 PM PST

Gen. Rachid Ammar told protesters the military would keep stability until the interim government had elections.


Suspect in governor's death gets gifts

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 10:14 AM PST

Mumtaz Qadri spends most of his time reciting the Quran and has no regret over the death of a leading Pakistani politician, his lawyer says. Meanwhile, inmates are offering him their clothes, blankets and meals, he adds.


Protests rippling out of Tunisia could topple U.S. allies

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:26 PM PST

Tunisia has brought a blast of reality to Mideast politics. Aging autocrats have been put on notice they can no longer count on docile citizens.


Holocaust museum launches Iranian-language YouTube channel

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 07:47 AM PST

Yad Vashem, Israel's official Holocaust memorial, museum and research facility, has launched a YouTube channel in Farsi, the primary language of Iran. This is being added to the already existing channels in English, Hebrew, Arabic, Russian and Spanish.


Global Update: Pakistan: Short Training for Women Workers Goes Far in Saving Newborns’ Lives

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:09 PM PST

The areas where the women were assigned to work had 21 percent fewer stillbirths and 15 percent fewer newborn deaths than in other areas.


U.N. defends Ban Ki-moon against rights criticism

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:53 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations defended Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday against charges he has failed to speak out on human rights, saying that Ban had achieved positive results around the world.


No Clear Fix for Security in Airports

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:47 PM PST

Aviation officials warn that airports will continue to face threats common to all public places, such as train stations and theaters, even if access is tightened.


Scientist at Work: Titi Monkeys and Peccaries

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 10:35 AM PST

A chorus of spider monkeys and a sighting of a herd of nervous white-lipped peccaries.


Media Decoder: New Browser Privacy Features

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 10:46 AM PST

Mozilla and Google said that they plan to provide browser features that will allow users to opt-out of being tracked by third-party advertisers online.


The Caucus: George Allen to Run for Senate Seat

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:06 PM PST

George Allen, who lost his Senate seat in 2006, now seeks to recapture it from Senator Jim Webb of Virginia.


Drug war focus of US-Mexico talks

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:15 PM PST

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Mexico with talks set to include drug violence and joint efforts to tackle organised crime.


Iran opposition activists hanged

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:21 PM PST

Iranian authorities hang two opposition activists convicted of taking part in anti-government protests which followed the disputed presidential election in 2009.


At War: An Uncharacteristically Upbeat General in Afghanistan

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 11:31 AM PST

Triumphalism is not supposed to be in the prayerbook of the American military's Church of Coin these days, but last Wednesday, Jan. 19, proved to be something of an exception.


Peru recognizes Palestinian state

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:01 PM PST

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru said on Monday it had recognized a Palestinian state, joining a growing number of Latin American countries in making an endorsement the United States has called premature.


Fresh plea for pensioner's killer

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:07 PM PST

A Northern Ireland pensioner may have been the victim of a random stabbing after his killer had a row with a friend or relative, police have said.


Hezbollah Chooses Lebanon’s Next Prime Minister

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:58 PM PST

The victory for the Shiite movement has realigned Lebanon's combustible politics and set off angry protests.


Tunisian police use teargas on protesters in Tunis

Tunisian police use teargas on protesters in Tunis


Tunisian police use teargas on protesters in Tunis

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:49 AM PST

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian police used teargas on Monday to try to disperse protesters who camped out all evening at the prime minister's office as part of a campaign to remove a government linked to ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.



OSK expects Pantech to have better prospects in FY2012

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:50 AM PST

Pantech Group Holdings, primarily involved in manufacturing and trading of pipes, fittings and flow controls for the oil and gas sector, is expected to have better prospects going ahead.

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Secret societies go cyber via FaceBook

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:46 AM PST

Secret societies are now using the popular cyber social network FaceBook (FB) to set up fan bases to strengthen the relationships between their members.

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Selangor water consolidation to be wrapped up by this year

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:45 AM PST

The proposed consolidation of water assets in Selangor is expected to be wrapped up by this year with more meaningful action by end-January.

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Medicine by mail service launched

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:42 AM PST

Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai launched today the 1Malaysia medical service through the post specifically for sufferers of chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure.

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MARC removes Matang Highway’s Sukuk rating from MARCWatch negative

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:37 AM PST

Malaysian Rating Corporation Bhd (MARC) has removed its "AIS" rating on Matang Highway Sdn Bhd's RM70.0 million Sukuk Musharakah from MARCWatch Negative.

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RM53 billion timber exports by 2020, says Dompok

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:26 AM PST

The National Timber Industry Policy (NATIP) has envisaged RM53 billion worth of timber and timber-based products exports by 2020, says Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok.

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NSC shortlist 21 athletes with potential to qualify for London Olympics

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:21 AM PST

The National Sports Council's (NSC) Paralympics unit has identified 21 athletes with potential to earn a ticket to the 2012 London Paralympics Games.

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Home Ministry official claims trial over cash, properties worth RM817,355

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:16 AM PST

A principal assistant director of the Home Ministry's National Key Results Area (NKRA) unit pleaded not guilty in the sessions court here to possessing properties in excess of his emolument.

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King presents appointment letters to five new envoys

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:09 AM PST

Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin today presented the instruments of appointment to five Malaysian envoys at Istana Negara.

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Three more die from flashfloods in Philippines

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:06 AM PST

MANILA, Monday 24 January 2011 (Bernama) -- Three more died from the heavy rains that swept central and southern Philippines in the past few weeks, China's Xinhua news agency reported.

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South Africa floods kill more than 100

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:16 AM PST

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Flooding in South Africa has killed more than 100 people, saturated farms in the major food producer for the continent and led the government to declare 33 municipalities disaster areas.



MAS opens new training centre at Glenmarie

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:04 AM PST

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) together with CAE, a world leader in providing simulation and modelling technologies and integrated training solutions, has opened its new B738 simulation training centre in Glenmarie, Subang.

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Over 1,000 stage a march against Selangor constitution amendment

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 11:59 PM PST

Over 1,000 members of non-governmental organisations (NGO) staged a march to the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (SSAS) building here to hand over a memorandum in protest of the amendment to the Selangor State Constitution 1959.

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High Court sends two men to the gallows for drug trafficking

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 11:55 PM PST

The High Court here today sent to men to the gallows after finding them guilty of drug trafficking, involving methamphetamine, in 2008.

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BN candidate not concerned with opposition's personal attacks

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 11:51 PM PST

Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for Tenang, Mohd Azahar Ibrahim, has no intention of entertaining the opposition's personal attacks or engage in their political game during the run-up to the Tenang by-election.

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Iran hangs two activists held in 2009 election demos

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 11:50 PM PST

TEHRAN, Monday 24 January 2011 (AFP) - Iran hanged on Monday two activists it said were members of an exiled group and who had joined protests against the result of the 2009 presidential poll, despite Washington urging that they be freed.

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New rural model about to take shape in Vietnam

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 11:48 PM PST

HANOI, Monday 24 January 2011 (Bernama) -- A model of new rural areas, where the central role of the people is "upheld" in every activity they participate in, is taking shape thanks to a pilot programme to be carried out in 11 communes nationwide since 2009, reports Vietnam News Agency (VNA).

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Badrul Hisham barred from emergency Selangor state assembly sitting

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 11:44 PM PST

Former Port Klang state assemblyman Badrul Hisham Abdullah who is in the centre of a controversial 'tussle' for his seat, was barred from the emergency Selangor state assembly sitting today.

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The bane of by-elections

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 11:44 PM PST

By-elections have diverted the attention of political leaders while the election results have been exaggerated. Since the country has been prioritising politics, how could the "by-election syndrome" be ended then?

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