Clinton says 'Gaddafi's days are numbered'

Clinton says 'Gaddafi's days are numbered'


Clinton says 'Gaddafi's days are numbered'

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:19 PM PDT

Leaders at International Contact Group on Libya meeting in Abu Dhabi pledge $1.3bn for rebel's transitional council.


Thaksin's Sister Faces Legal Challenge

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:06 PM PDT

Yingluck Shinawatra is leading opinion polls in the race to become Thailand's next leader, but a legal challenge to prevent her from becoming prime minister is already under way.


Architect's 'sophisticated shed'

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:41 PM PDT

Riverside museum architect Zaha Hadid talks to the BBC's Pauline McLean during a tour of the new building.


VIDEO: Did Gaddafi order troops to mass rape?

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:31 PM PDT

Libya has denied accusations that its forces have used systematic rape as a weapon against women opposed to Col Gaddafi's regime.


Trade Figures Give Stocks a Boost

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:47 PM PDT

The American trade deficit narrowed unexpectedly, but analysts are not looking for wide gains.


Bolt makes triumphant 200m return

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:05 PM PDT

Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt runs the fastest time of the year in his first 200m race in 13 months at Oslo's Bislett Games.


Syria's mystery blogger

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 11:41 AM PDT

Fact and fiction about the elusive 'gay girl in Damascus'


Emerging Markets Soften on Inflation

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:29 PM PDT

Central banks in fast-growing emerging markets look set to become less aggressive on interest-rate increases in coming months as global-growth and inflation pressures ease.


The Caucus: Gingrich Senior Campaign Staff Resigns

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:58 PM PDT

Newt Gingrich's campaign manager and a half-dozen senior advisers resigned, dealing a significant setback to his campaign.


China and N Korea launch joint economic zones

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:18 PM PDT

Projects follow Kim Jong Il's visit to China last month, where he was urged to implement economic reforms.


Over 10,000 flee clashes in Sudan border state: U.N.

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:46 PM PDT

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - More than 10,000 people displaced by fighting in Sudan's Southern Kordofan were staying near a U.N. compound on Thursday, the country mission spokesman said, after nearly a week of clashes in the tense border state.


Belgium Nears One Year Without Government Due to Impasse

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:35 PM PDT

Political parties to meet Friday to discuss socioeconomic issues.


Lagarde Takes IMF Campaign to Twitter

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:12 PM PDT

Lagarde answered questions live on Facebook and Twitter as part of her bid to head the IMF, and said her trips to India and China on the campaign trail were "extremely positive."


France to Set Dates for Lagarde Review

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:28 PM PDT

A French criminal court said it would announce a calendar Friday for reviewing accusations that Finance Minister Christine Lagarde had overstepped her authority.


21 bodies found in Mexican president's home town

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:31 PM PDT

MORELIA, Mexico (Reuters) - Police in the western Mexican city of Morelia have found the bodies of 21 men next to notes identifying them as criminals and warning of more killings to come, authorities said Thursday.


Royal couple's first engagement

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:30 PM PDT

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are attending a charity dinner as their first official engagement since their marriage.


Guatemala arrests ex-police chief in war crime probe

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:09 PM PDT

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan security forces on Thursday arrested a former national police chief wanted in the disappearance of a student union leader in 1984 during the country's civil war.


China and N Korea launch joint economic zones

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:18 PM PDT

Projects follow Kim Jong Il's visit to China last month, where he was urged to implement economic reforms.


Gingrich aides quit campaign team

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:27 PM PDT

A number of senior aides quit the presidential campaign team of Republican former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, citing disagreements over strategy.


VIDEO: Spacecraft to journey beyond sun

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:11 PM PDT

Two spacecraft launched in the 1970s are now approaching the edge of the solar system.


Taiwan leader seeks probe into alleged China gaffe

Taiwan leader seeks probe into alleged China gaffe


Taiwan leader seeks probe into alleged China gaffe

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:07 AM PDT

Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou demanded an investigation Thursday into comments allegedly made by a former general suggesting the island's military owed as much loyalty to Beijing as Taipei.

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China says would welcome visit by Libyan rebels - Xinhua

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:51 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Thursday that it would welcome a visit by Libyan rebels seeking to oust the embattled leader Muammar Gaddafi, in another sign Beijing is wooing opposition forces seeking to take power in the north African country.



Khir Toyo spends RM6m to renovate bungalow

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:56 AM PDT

A landscape designer told the High Court here today that he received payment of more than RM6 million from Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo for renovation work of the former Selangor menteri besar's bungalow at Section 7 here.

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Sime Darby first GLC to sign corporate integrity pledge

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:55 AM PDT

Sime Darby Bhd is sending a strong signal to the business world to fight corruption via its corporate integrity pledge which comes after more than a year of working rigorously to overcome its business scandal.

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China denies Philippines accusations on Spratlys

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:55 AM PDT

China's ambassador to the Philippines on Thursday branded Manila's accusations of intimidation in the disputed Spratly islands as mere "rumours" or exaggeration.

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PAS supports suggestion to reroute expressway

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:55 AM PDT

The Perak PAS Youth Wing (DPPNP) today backed Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir's request to the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) to reroute the West Coast Expressway (LPB) to the Perak coast.

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Japan Q1 GDP revised to annualised 3.5% contraction

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:53 AM PDT

Japan's economy contracted slightly less than first estimated in the January-March period, data showed Thursday, after the impact of a devastating earthquake and tsunami pushed it into recession.

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Pursuing a dream

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:46 AM PDT

How can we blame them for staying abroad where they are being more valued and having greater chances to realise their dreams?

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Putting the cart before the horse

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:36 AM PDT

Who would have thought that the act of visiting washroom could turn into a nightmare and most horrifying experience in life?

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Western and Arab talks to focus on Libya ‘end game’

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:56 PM PDT

  MISRATA, June 9 — Western and Arab nations meet in Abu Dhabi today to focus on what one US official called the "end game" for Libya's Muammar Gaddafi as Nato once again stepped up the intensity of its air raids on Tripoli. At the United Nations, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said its investigators had found evidence ...



VIDEO: Geese cause traffic chaos in Seattle

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:35 PM PDT

A family of canada geese caused chaos for drivers in Seattle, after they decided to join commuters on a busy motorway.


Explain to dispel negative perception, MACC told

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:46 PM PDT

Negative perception towards the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) can be eliminated if the commission consistently and thoroughly clarifies its corruption eradication efforts to the public.

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21 bodies found with warning notes in north Mexico

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:41 PM PDT

At least 21 bodies have been found strewn in the streets just outside this western Mexican city, and in every case the perpetrators left a warning note, the state prosecutor told AFP.

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Myanmar arrests 'train bomber': state media

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:39 PM PDT

Myanmar authorities have arrested a suspected ethnic minority Karen rebel accused of planting a bomb on a passenger train near the capital last month, killing two people, official media said Thursday.

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Air New Zealand plane makes emergency landing

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:37 PM PDT

An Air New Zealand Boeing 767 made an emergency landing at Auckland airport Thursday after experiencing engine problems shortly after take-off, the airline and emergency services said.

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Taiwan and China add more flights

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:36 PM PDT

Taiwan and China have decided to boost their cross-strait weekly flights by 50 percent to 558 to meet ever growing demand, the island's authorities said Thursday.

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Sony to restore Qriocity Thursday, except in Japan

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:35 PM PDT

Sony said it would restore all Qriocity online music and video distribution services Thursday everywhere except Japan, after shutting it and its PlayStation Network down in April due to hacker attacks.

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Australia boatpeople set to bypass Malaysia laws

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:34 PM PDT

The 800 boatpeople Australia plans to send to Malaysia will be granted immunity from the country's harsh immigration laws, eliminating the threat of caning, reports said on Thursday.

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Nine dead in attack on Afghan wedding party: official

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:32 PM PDT

Nine people were killed and five others wounded when gunmen attacked a wedding party in eastern Afghanistan overnight, a provincial spokesman said Thursday.

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Samsung Electronics head urges anti-graft drive

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:31 PM PDT

Corruption has spread throughout South Korea's largest business group Samsung, the head of its flagship firm said on Thursday, vowing to lead a clean-up.

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