Rescue Me singer Bass dies at 72

Rescue Me singer Bass dies at 72

Rescue Me singer Bass dies at 72

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 12:21 PM PST

American soul singer, Fontella Bass, best remembered for the hit single Rescue Me, dies of complications following a heart attack aged 72.

U.N., Russia signal diplomatic push on Syria

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 12:22 PM PST

BEIRUT — The United Nations' special envoy to Syria called Thursday for the formation of a transitional government in Damascus, as Russia's foreign minister spoke out in favor of a political solution to the country's 21-month-old conflict.

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'Fiscal cliff': Around the world, liberals are okay with spending

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 12:08 PM PST

As the United States continues to hurtle toward the "fiscal cliff" deadline, Majority Leader Harry Reid called on House Republicans to back a Senate bill to extend tax cuts for all except those households earning more than $250,000 a year.

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Egypt opposition incitement probe

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 12:06 PM PST

Egypt's public prosecutor orders an inquiry into top opposition leaders over allegations they "incited the overthrow" of President Morsi.

Fear of Amazon Pushes Retailers to Take On Risks of Same-Day Shipping

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 01:07 PM PST

Fear of Amazon.com has pushed a variety of stores to embrace delivery within hours as a must-have promotion, even though it's costly and logistically complicated.

Philippines shores up Spratly Islands defence

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 07:48 PM PST

South China Sea islands are claimed by China and five other countries, including the Philippines.

US proposes sale of spy drones to S Korea

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 01:27 PM PST

Arms-control advocates fear $1.2bn deal for "Global Hawk" aircraft could fuel instability and stir regional arms race.

Iran's Ahmadinejad sacks only female government minister

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 11:37 AM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday dismissed his only female cabinet minister, Health Minister Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi, after she criticized her colleagues for failing to provide funds to import vital medicines.

Vatican paper supports Monti bid

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 11:40 AM PST

The Vatican newspaper endorses outgoing Italian PM Mario Monti's indication that he may run for a second term, at the head of a new coalition.

Iraq Sunni rallies gather steam

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 11:25 AM PST

RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters from Iraq's Sunni Muslim minority kept up a week-old blockade on a key highway on Thursday and readied mass rallies for Friday to demand concessions from Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

Rape victim in Singapore for treatment

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 06:41 AM PST

The victim of a brutal gang rape that sparked massive protests in India arrived in Singapore for treatment Thursday morning.

Bhutto's son to launch political career on assassination anniversary

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 06:38 AM PST

The son of the late Benazir Bhutto is expected to launch his political career Thursday in a speech that will mark the fifth anniversary of the former Pakistan prime minister's assassination.

U.N. envoy: Plan could end Syrian war in a 'few months'

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 06:39 AM PST

In his latest diplomatic push to end the Syrian civil war, U.N. peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said the conflict could be over in a "few months" -- provided that warring parties agree to a plan with a transitional government.

Ailing Mubarak moved to military hospital

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 06:02 AM PST

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who is serving a life sentence in a Cairo prison, is being transferred to a military hospital for medical treatment, state-run TV reported Thursday.

Russia set to ban U.S. adoptions

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 10:52 AM PST

Russian President Vladimir Putin, acceding to the anti-American fervor that has gripped the country's legislature, said Thursday that he intends to sign a bill barring Americans from adopting Russian children.

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Chinese Taste for Fish Rankles

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 10:25 AM PST

The capture of two Chinese fishing vessels in Argentina highlight how China's growing hunger for seafood is testing relations with other countries and prompting concern over global fishing stocks.

1 killed, 2 hurt in blast at Ukraine university

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 07:41 AM PST

A 62-year-old man was killed and two others were injured Thursday in a blast at a medical university in Ukraine, authorities said.

What's at stake for Afghan women

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 09:35 AM PST

Gayle Lemmon says it's vital that the planned withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces by 2014 doesn't endanger the progress Afghan women have made

Taliban suspected in deadly Pakistan attacks

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 10:43 AM PST

Two police officers killed and 22 missing and presumed kidnapped after pre-dawn attacks on tribal posts near Peshawar.

Former Argentine minister jailed

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 10:37 AM PST

Former Argentine finance minister Felisa Miceli is sentenced to four years in jail for corruption after about $52,000 was found in her office bathroom.
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It's a wonderful life

It's a wonderful life

It's a wonderful life

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 01:11 AM PST

I've discovered that life is pretty interesting here in Malaysia. Our society has all it takes to allow our people to seek their own happiness and contentment according to their own moods.

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Perodua to invest RM790m to set up new company

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 11:56 PM PST

Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) will invest RM790 million from internally generated funds to form anew company with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in order to maintain its market share of between 28 and 30 per cent.

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Gamuda earnings to hit record: OSK Research

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 11:48 PM PST

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- Gamuda Bhd's earnings are set to hit record highs over the next two years, with the first Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KV MRT) project being a major boon for them, says a research house.

The infrastructure and property developer, which has operations in Asia and the Middle East Region, is likely to add potential jobs such as the remaining two MRT lines, the Gemas-Johor Bahru double track as well as the Langat 2 water treatment plant.

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Ex-U.S. President George H.W. Bush in intensive care

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 11:53 PM PST

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Former President George H.W. Bush is in the intensive care unit of a Houston hospital and is in "guarded condition," family spokesman Jim McGrath said Wednesday.

Cambodia court sends "scapegoats" back to jail for unionist murder

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 11:42 PM PST

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A Cambodian court ordered the return to prison on Thursday of two men seen by rights groups as scapegoats for the 2005 murder of a top unionist, the latest controversial ruling in a country chided for its low judicial standards.

Japan's new govt to review zero-nuclear policy

Posted: 27 Dec 2012 12:04 AM PST

Japan's new leaders set to work Thursday on dismantling plans to rid the country of nuclear power by 2040, pledging to review a post-Fukushima policy.

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New Japanese finance chief hits out at BoJ: reports

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 11:15 PM PST

Japan's new finance chief hit out at the country's under-pressure central bank, reports said Thursday, saying it was "slow" in tackling deflation that has plagued the economy for years.

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Singapore medics battle to save India gang-rape victim

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 11:02 PM PST

Doctors in Singapore battled Thursday to save the life of an Indian student who sustained horrific injuries in a gang-rape after she was dramatically airlifted overnight from a hospital in New Delhi.

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Nelson Mandela "not yet fully recovered" -spokesman

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 10:32 PM PST

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela is doing well after being discharged from hospital, although he is still not fully recovered, a government spokesman said on Thursday.

VIDEO: Afghanistan's new form of justice

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 11:22 PM PST

A new form of justice is beginning to take hold in Afghanistan, even in the troubled province of Helmand.

To women, a trim male physique may indicate 'good genes'

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 11:01 PM PST

A new study suggests that straight women don't necessarily prefer masculine, strong-jawed men as much as they prefer trim ones. Why? It's a sign of good genes, researchers say.

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N.Z. quake city puts faith in cardboard cathedral

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 10:53 PM PST

When Japanese architect Shigeru Ban designed a new cathedral in earthquake-devastated Christchurch, he chose the most unlikely of materials -- cardboard -- for the landmark project.

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RM500 aid to households at flood relief centres

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 10:28 PM PST

Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today visited an evacuation centre in flood-hit Kelantan and announced a RM500 aid to every household that has moved to an official relief centre.

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Obama returns to Washington on edge of fiscal cliff

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 10:16 PM PST

President Barack Obama returns on Thursday to a sharply divided Washington under pressure to forge a year-end deal with Republicans to avoid the tax hikes and spending cuts of the "fiscal cliff."

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Indian gang-rape victim arrives in Singapore

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 10:01 PM PST

An Indian student who was left fighting for her life after being brutally gang raped on a bus in New Delhi arrived Thursday in Singapore for treatment at a leading hospital.

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S. Korea cuts growth outlook for 2012, 2013

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 09:38 PM PST

The South Korean government on Thursday slashed the nation's growth outlook for 2012 and 2013, citing the eurozone debt crisis and US fiscal woes that continue to dampen global demand.

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Turkish ex-president’s son wants autopsy report made public

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 07:25 PM PST

ISTANBUL, Dec 27 – The full report of an autopsy on late President Turgut Ozal, who led Turkey out of military rule in the 1980s, should be released for public scrutiny, the former leader's son said yesterday. Ozal's body was recently exhumed after years of rumours that was murdered by militants of the "deep state" - a shadowy group within the ...

Sudan’s Bashir says ready to meet Kiir to try to get oil flowing

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 07:16 PM PST

KHARTOUM, Dec 27 – Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said yesterday he was ready to meet his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir to try to move forward with setting up a demilitarised border zone and restart oil flows. His comments raise the prospect that the two could set aside their differences after signing agreements in September ...

Former US President George H.W. Bush in intensive care

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 07:05 PM PST

AUSTIN, Dec 27 – Former President George H.W. Bush is in the intensive care unit of a Houston hospital and is in "guarded condition," family spokesman Jim McGrath said yesterday. "The president is alert and conversing with medical staff, and is surrounded by family," McGrath said in a statement. "Following a series of setbacks including a ...

Children, many ill, would be victims of Russia ban on US adoption

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 06:30 PM PST

LONDON, Dec 27 – Family Christmas cards and smiling snapshots of children sent by their adoptive American parents fill Galina Sigayeva's office in Russia's second city St Petersburg. Many of them were crippled by illness and in desperate need of medical care before her agency helped organise their adoption into US families, she ...
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