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- France keeps up Mali air strikes, African troop plan advances
- VIDEO: UN lifts coca leaf ban in Bolivia
- Bank of Japan warns economic outlook weak, affirms easy policy pledge
- African troop deployment to take a week, says Hollande
- West African army chiefs to approve Mali troops plan
- Pakistan government will not bow to cleric, says minister
- Clinton fit to testify on Benghazi attack
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- Logistics industry to grow 9.5%: F&S
- Perodua records sale of 189,000 units in 2012
- VIDEO: Newtown parents: Curb gun violence
- Picture perfect: camera trends from CES
- Samsung debuts smart TV app for indoor cycling
- Vuzix will be first company to launch smart glasses
- Pakistan government will not bow to cleric-minister
- U.S. delegation seeks to calm spats between Japan, South Korea
- Japan PM's meeting with aides discussed Bank of Japan policy - economic minister
- China's army told to prepare to fight: state media
- 19 killed as Egypt train carrying troops derails: ministry
- EC holds briefing on election preparation
| France keeps up Mali air strikes, African troop plan advances Posted: 15 Jan 2013 12:26 AM PST BAMAKO (Reuters) - France kept up its air strikes against Islamist rebels in Mali as plans to deploy African troops gathered pace on Tuesday amid concerns that delays could endanger a wider mission to dislodge al Qaeda and its allies. 
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| VIDEO: UN lifts coca leaf ban in Bolivia Posted: 14 Jan 2013 11:49 PM PST Bolivia has managed to rejoin the UN's anti-drugs convention, despite allowing farmers to grow coca leaves. | ||
| Bank of Japan warns economic outlook weak, affirms easy policy pledge Posted: 15 Jan 2013 12:15 AM PST TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said the central bank will continue with powerful monetary easing as the economy is likely to remain weak for the time being, hardening market expectations that it will expand stimulus again this month. 
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| African troop deployment to take a week, says Hollande Posted: 14 Jan 2013 10:52 PM PST ABU DHABI, Jan 15 — French President Francois Hollande said today that the deployment of a joint African force to help French troops battle al Qaeda-affiliated militants in Mali could take "a good week". Speaking from a French military base in Abu Dhabi, Hollande also said French forces in Mali had overnight "made further strikes which hit their ... 
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| West African army chiefs to approve Mali troops plan Posted: 14 Jan 2013 09:33 PM PST BAMAKO, Jan 15 — West African defence chiefs will today approve plans to speed up the deployment of African troops against Islamist rebels in northern Mali, with some regional soldiers seen arriving next week. France has already poured hundreds of troops into Mali and carried out days of air strikes in a vast desert area seized last year by an ... 
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| Pakistan government will not bow to cleric, says minister Posted: 14 Jan 2013 08:49 PM PST ISLAMABAD, Jan 15 — Pakistani security forces fired shots in the air today to quell supporters of a populist Muslim cleric calling for the resignation of the beleaguered government while the interior minister dismissed his demands as unconstitutional. Sufi cleric Muhammad Tahirul Qadri, believed to be backed by Pakistan's powerful military, has ... 
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| Clinton fit to testify on Benghazi attack Posted: 14 Jan 2013 06:49 PM PST WASHINGTON, Jan 15 — After a month's delay for health reasons, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will testify before a congressional committee on January 23 to answer questions about the deadly attack on the US diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya. Clinton was originally due to appear before the committee on December 20 but had to cancel after ... 
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| Posted: 14 Jan 2013 11:32 PM PST Handout picture taken by Jodi Rowley in 2009 and released by the Australian Museum showing Helen's Flying Frog, a new species of frog found in Nui Ong Nature Reserve in Binh Thuan province outside Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Logistics industry to grow 9.5%: F&S Posted: 14 Jan 2013 11:20 PM PST The logistics industry in Malaysia is looking at a year-on-year growth of 9.5 per cent to RM139.74 billion this year from about RM129.93 billion last year, supported by the country's brisk external trade and stable economic growth. | ||
| Perodua records sale of 189,000 units in 2012 Posted: 14 Jan 2013 10:50 PM PST Perodua sold over 189,000 vehicles in 2012, its highest ever sales record, accounting for an estimated market share of 30.2 per cent. | ||
| VIDEO: Newtown parents: Curb gun violence Posted: 14 Jan 2013 11:44 PM PST President Obama has said he is reviewing proposals to curb gun violence, a month after the Connecticut school shooting where 20 children and six adults were killed. | ||
| Picture perfect: camera trends from CES Posted: 14 Jan 2013 11:08 PM PST The big camera trends to emerge from this year's International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) were focused on what differentiates these devices from their smartphone competition -- namely lens and image quality and professional performance. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Samsung debuts smart TV app for indoor cycling Posted: 14 Jan 2013 11:05 PM PST For indoor cyclists hoping to give their workouts a fresh twist, Samsung has a smart TV interactive fitness app that helps you burn off the holiday excess while pedaling along. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Vuzix will be first company to launch smart glasses Posted: 14 Jan 2013 11:03 PM PST Set to retail for under $500, Vuzix's M100 Smart Glasses will officially launch for summer 2013, a year before Google's much-heralded Project Glass augmented reality headsets. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Pakistan government will not bow to cleric-minister Posted: 14 Jan 2013 10:24 PM PST ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces fired shots in the air on Tuesday to quell supporters of a populist Muslim cleric calling for the resignation of the beleaguered government while the interior minister dismissed his demands as unconstitutional. 
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| U.S. delegation seeks to calm spats between Japan, South Korea Posted: 14 Jan 2013 10:00 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States sent its top Asian diplomacy and security officials to South Korea and Japan to calm tensions between two U.S. allies whose squabbling has frustrated efforts to deal with a troublesome North Korea and an increasingly assertive China. 
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| Japan PM's meeting with aides discussed Bank of Japan policy - economic minister Posted: 14 Jan 2013 09:08 PM PST TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe discussed general monetary policy with his cabinet ministers and economic aides on Tuesday but they did not talk about the selection of the next Bank of Japan governor, Economic Minister Akira Amari said. 
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| China's army told to prepare to fight: state media Posted: 14 Jan 2013 10:36 PM PST China's armed forces have been instructed to raise their fighting ability in 2013, state media reported Tuesday, amid heightened tensions with Japan over disputed islands. | ||
| 19 killed as Egypt train carrying troops derails: ministry Posted: 14 Jan 2013 10:35 PM PST A train carrying military conscripts derailed southwest of Cairo on Tuesday, killing 19 people and wounding 107, the health ministry said, highlighting the country's chronic transport problems. | ||
| EC holds briefing on election preparation Posted: 14 Jan 2013 10:24 PM PST The Election Commission (EC) today held a two-day briefing for returning officers and assistant returning officers for the eastern zone to face the 13th general election to be held soon. |
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