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- Man jailed for life in Hong Kong for killing Briton
- India races to rescue thousands of flood victims
- Indonesia firefighters 'overwhelmed' by Sumatra blazes
- Calcium supplements linked to a longer life
- Special Report - Deepening ethnic rifts reshape Syria's towns
- VIDEO: New party puts challenge to ANC
- Greek Democratic Left lawmaker says his party should leave government
- German foreign minister presses Ukraine on jailed Tymoshenko
- All set for official opening of first session of 13th Parliament
- Setting up of permanent Coroner's Court requires infrastructure, experts
- New radioactive water leak at Fukushima: TEPCO
- Indonesia sends choppers to fight fires choking Singapore
- Two dead, more trapped in latest Mumbai building collapse
- The trusty Japanese car of the Afghan people
- Armenia's Yezidi begin to question dated customs
- Spyware claims emerge in row over Chinese dissident at NYU
- VIDEO: Singapore haze: 'Difficult to breathe'
- Israeli killed by guard at Jewish holy site in Jerusalem
- Exclusive - Spyware claims emerge in row over Chinese dissident at NYU
- Singapore smoke at 400 level, dangerous to ill and elderly
| Man jailed for life in Hong Kong for killing Briton Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:08 AM PDT A man who brutally murdered the British aunt of his ex-wife and hid her body under a sofa has been sentenced to life in prison by a Hong Kong court. | ||
| India races to rescue thousands of flood victims Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:08 AM PDT Thousands of pilgrims and tourists were sheltering in forests Friday awaiting rescue, almost a week after flash floods and landslides hit northern India, wiping out villages and leaving at least 150 dead, officials said. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Indonesia firefighters 'overwhelmed' by Sumatra blazes Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:06 AM PDT Firefighters battling blazes on Indonesia's Sumatra island that have cloaked Singapore in record-breaking levels of smog are "overwhelmed" and unable to cope, an official said Friday. | ||
| Calcium supplements linked to a longer life Posted: 20 Jun 2013 11:22 PM PDT Taking a calcium supplement of up to 1,000 mg per day can help women live longer, according to a new study. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Special Report - Deepening ethnic rifts reshape Syria's towns Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:04 AM PDT IDLIB PROVINCE, Syria (Reuters) - The villages that dot the valleys and terraced hills of Syria's northwest used to epitomise the country's diversity. Each one was dominated by a different religion or sect. The settlements coexisted - sometimes peacefully, sometimes less so - for centuries, a patchwork of distinct but interwoven communities that, for many Syrians, was central to the nation's identity. | ||
| VIDEO: New party puts challenge to ANC Posted: 20 Jun 2013 11:52 PM PDT One of South Africa's most prominent women, Dr Mampele Rampele, launches her political party Agang on Saturday, with the aim of attracting disillusioned ANC voters. | ||
| Greek Democratic Left lawmaker says his party should leave government Posted: 20 Jun 2013 11:26 PM PDT ATHENS (Reuters) - A lawmaker of the small Democratic Left party said on Friday his party should leave the coalition government of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras after an internal row over the future of state broadcaster ERT. | ||
| German foreign minister presses Ukraine on jailed Tymoshenko Posted: 20 Jun 2013 11:22 PM PDT KIEV (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle condemned the use of "selective justice" in Ukraine and indicated he would press President Viktor Yanukovich on Friday to let his jailed opponent Yulia Tymoshenko go to Germany for medical treatment. | ||
| All set for official opening of first session of 13th Parliament Posted: 20 Jun 2013 11:01 PM PDT The full dress rehearsal of the opening ceremony of the first meeting of the first session of the 13th Parliament was held today at Parliament House. | ||
| Setting up of permanent Coroner's Court requires infrastructure, experts Posted: 20 Jun 2013 11:01 PM PDT Adequate infrastructure and experts will have to be considered by the government before the proposed setting up of permanent coroner's court in each state could be implemented, said Malaysian Ex-Policemen's Association (PBPM) vice-president Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. | ||
| New radioactive water leak at Fukushima: TEPCO Posted: 20 Jun 2013 10:41 PM PDT Japan's tsunami-battered Fukushima nuclear complex has suffered another radioactive water leak, its operator said Friday, the latest in a series of incidents at the crippled plant. | ||
| Indonesia sends choppers to fight fires choking Singapore Posted: 20 Jun 2013 10:41 PM PDT Indonesia Friday dispatched helicopters to create artificial rain in a desperate bid to fight raging fires that have choked Singapore, as smog cloaking the city-state hit record-breaking levels that pose a threat to people's lives. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Two dead, more trapped in latest Mumbai building collapse Posted: 20 Jun 2013 10:39 PM PDT A three-storey residential building on Mumbai's outskirts collapsed Friday, killing two children and trapping more people inside, in the city's third such incident in recent months, officials said. | ||
| The trusty Japanese car of the Afghan people Posted: 20 Jun 2013 10:38 PM PDT Cheap, robust and reliable: consumer culture may be relatively new to Afghanistan but when it comes to cars, there is a clear favourite -- the trusty Toyota Corolla. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Armenia's Yezidi begin to question dated customs Posted: 20 Jun 2013 10:25 PM PDT As she hangs up washing on branches outside her family's stone home, Liana talks wistfully about her curtailed childhood which ended with marriage at the tender age of 14. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Spyware claims emerge in row over Chinese dissident at NYU Posted: 20 Jun 2013 09:17 PM PDT When Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States in May last year he was given a fellowship at New York University, use of a Greenwich Village apartment, and a pile of gifts from supporters, including smartphones and an iPad. But at least two of the gadgets presented to Chen as gifts may not have been quite what they seemed: They ... 
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| VIDEO: Singapore haze: 'Difficult to breathe' Posted: 20 Jun 2013 10:34 PM PDT Ashleigh Nghiem has been speaking to commuters in the Singapore rush hour. | ||
| Israeli killed by guard at Jewish holy site in Jerusalem Posted: 20 Jun 2013 10:58 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A security guard shot and killed a Jewish Israeli man on Friday at one of Judaism's holiest sites in Jerusalem, the Western Wall, which was immediately shut to visitors, police said. | ||
| Exclusive - Spyware claims emerge in row over Chinese dissident at NYU Posted: 20 Jun 2013 09:08 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States in May last year he was given a fellowship at New York University, use of a Greenwich Village apartment, and a pile of gifts from supporters, including smartphones and an iPad. | ||
| Singapore smoke at 400 level, dangerous to ill and elderly Posted: 20 Jun 2013 08:34 PM PDT Singapore's smoke index hit the critical 400 level on Friday, making it potentially life-threatening to the ill and elderly people, according to a government monitoring site. The level was reached at 11am after a rapid rise in the Pollutant Standards Index, which measures the haze crisis caused by Indonesian forest fires. - AFP, June 21, ... 
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