Muhyiddin outlines favourable factors in run-up to GE

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• Muhyiddin outlines favourable factors in run-up to GE
• Wall collapse forces residents to evacuate
• Russian police free child hostage, kill 7 militants in Dagestan
• Same-sex couples marry in Maine for first time
• Yale under fire for new campus in restrictive Singapore
• Russian police free child hostage, kill 7 militants in Dagestan
• Maine gets set to ring wedding bells for same-sex couples
• Fukushima 'unprecedented challenge': new Japan PM
• Russian police free child hostage, kill seven militants in Dagestan
• Indian gang rape victim dies; New Delhi braces for protests
• New study finds pro-ana websites are flourishing among teen girls
• PAS disuniting Malays: Umno leader
• Visitors feel warming up of economy in Las Vegas
• India gang rape victim dies in Singapore hospital
• Rehearsals in Vienna for traditional New Year show
• Delhi intensifies security after rape victim's death
• China launches rival GPS satellite system
• UN chief concerned over humanitarian situation in Syria
• Ailing Bush continues improving
• 2013: the year tablets take over

Muhyiddin outlines favourable factors in run-up to GE Posted: 29 Dec 2012 12:21 AM PST Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today outlined several factors which place the Barisan Nasional (BN) in a favourable position in the run-up to the 13th general election. read more

Wall collapse forces residents to evacuate Posted: 28 Dec 2012 11:42 PM PST The occupants of seven houses in Persiaran Bukit Setiawangsa here have been evacuated due to the danger posed by potential landslips after a concrete retaining wall in the area collapsed last night. read more

Russian police free child hostage, kill 7 militants in Dagestan Posted: 29 Dec 2012 12:33 AM PST MOSCOW, Dec 29 ― Russian security forces killed seven militants and freed a 6-year-old girl taken hostage in the restive Dagestan region of Russia's volatile North Caucasus today, a national anti-terrorism committee official told Interfax news agency.  The incident took place in an apartment building in the provincial capital of Makhachkala, ...

Same-sex couples marry in Maine for first time Posted: 29 Dec 2012 12:23 AM PST PORTLAND, Maine, Dec 29 ― The first gay and lesbian couples to wed under Maine's new same-sex marriage law exchanged vows early today in a series of spare but joyous civil ceremonies held shortly after midnight in the only state to welcome such nuptials solely by popular vote.  "We finally feel equal and happy to be living in Maine," an ...

Yale under fire for new campus in restrictive Singapore Posted: 28 Dec 2012 11:51 PM PST NEW HAVEN, Dec 29 — For more than 300 years, Yale University has pride itself on training top students to question and analyze, to challenge and critique. Now, Yale is seeking to export those values by establishing the first foreign campus to bear its name, a liberal arts college in Singapore that is set to open this summer. The ambitious, ...

Russian police free child hostage, kill 7 militants in Dagestan Posted: 28 Dec 2012 11:43 PM PST MOSCOW, Dec 29 — Russian security forces killed seven militants and freed a 6-year-old girl taken hostage in the restive Dagestan region of Russia's volatile North Caucasus today, a national anti-terrorism committee official told Interfax news agency. The incident took place in an apartment building in the provincial capital of Makhachkala, ...

Maine gets set to ring wedding bells for same-sex couples Posted: 28 Dec 2012 09:35 PM PST PORTLAND, Maine, Dec 29 — Gay and lesbian couples eager to become the first to wed under Maine's newly enacted same-sex marriage law gathered last night outside City Hall in Portland, the state's largest city, waiting until the stroke of midnight to exchange their vows. About a half dozen couples huddled with friends and family in freezing ...

Fukushima 'unprecedented challenge': new Japan PM Posted: 29 Dec 2012 12:04 AM PST The clean-up at Fukushima after its tsunami-sparked nuclear meltdowns is unlike anything humanity has ever tried, Japan's prime minister said Saturday during a tour of the plant. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Russian police free child hostage, kill seven militants in Dagestan Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:31 PM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian security forces killed seven militants and freed a 6-year-old girl taken hostage in the restive Dagestan region of Russia's volatile North Caucasus on Saturday, a national anti-terrorism committee official told Interfax news agency.

Indian gang rape victim dies; New Delhi braces for protests Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:24 PM PST NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An Indian woman whose gang rape in New Delhi triggered violent protests died of her injuries on Saturday in a Singapore hospital, bringing a security lockdown in Delhi and recognition from India's prime minister that social change is needed.

New study finds pro-ana websites are flourishing among teen girls Posted: 28 Dec 2012 11:03 PM PST Despite social media sites' attempts to crack down on pro-anorexia images and blogs, more than 500,000 predominately teenage girls visit pro-anorexia websites every year. read more

PAS disuniting Malays: Umno leader Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:19 PM PST An Umno leader has accused PAS of having deviated from its original struggle and disunited the Malays and Muslims in the country. read more

Visitors feel warming up of economy in Las Vegas Posted: 28 Dec 2012 09:57 PM PST Ann Magee came from Pinehurst in North Carolina to visit Las Vegas during Christmas. She was surprised to see so many visitors at the luxury hotels and casinos in the city. read more

India gang rape victim dies in Singapore hospital Posted: 28 Dec 2012 08:02 PM PST SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian woman whose gang rape in New Delhi triggered violent protests died of her injuries on Saturday in a Singapore hospital, bringing a security lockdown in Delhi and recognition from India's prime minister that social change is needed.

Rehearsals in Vienna for traditional New Year show Posted: 28 Dec 2012 09:02 PM PST (Austria-AFP) - The Vienna Philharmonic rehearses its traditional New Year's concert, conducted for the second time by Vienna Opera music director Franz Welser-Moest. The concert at the Musikverein's Golden Hall will be broadcast live on radio and television to 81 countries on January 1 and feature 11 pieces never before performed at the concert, including tributes to composers Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi, both of whom will celebrate major anniversaries in 2013. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Delhi intensifies security after rape victim's death Posted: 28 Dec 2012 08:57 PM PST Security in India's capital has been intensified after news of the brutal rape victim's death at the Singapore hospital early Saturday morning. read more

China launches rival GPS satellite system Posted: 28 Dec 2012 08:51 PM PST China has launched commercial and public services across the Asia-Pacific region on its domestic satellite navigation network built to rival the US global positioning system. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

UN chief concerned over humanitarian situation in Syria Posted: 28 Dec 2012 08:41 PM PST UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday said he is "extremely concerned about the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation" in Syria as Syrian refugees face harsh circumstances due to the coming winter, and a need for greater financial support. read more

Ailing Bush continues improving Posted: 28 Dec 2012 08:34 PM PST Former US president George H.W. Bush remained in intensive care at a Houston hospital, but his condition "continues to improve," Xinhua news agency reported a Bush family spokesman as saying Friday. read more

2013: the year tablets take over Posted: 28 Dec 2012 08:11 PM PST ntil now, tablets have been like a critically well-received TV show or film. It's an almost constant subject in the world's media, but not many people have watched it. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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Russian police free child hostage, kill seven militants in Dagestan

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• Russian police free child hostage, kill seven militants in Dagestan
• Sean Payton's 5-Year, $38 Million Contract Reflects Coach's Impact on Saints Financial and On-Field Performance
• As Dairy Cliff Approaches, Consumers May See Milk and Cheese Prices Double
• Looking For a New Year's Resolution? Try Digital Security (For Wusses)
• Environmental Leader Rebecca Tarbotton Dies In Ocean Mishap At Age 39
• Why Leaders Need to Rethink Teamwork
• Obama enacts anti-Iran bill for the Americas
• CAR neighbours agree to send support troops
• Why We Blab Our Intimate Secrets on Facebook
• Fiscal Cliff Uncertainty Pushes Stocks Lower
• September 2012 Revisited - Van Persie And Ibrahimovic Pay Back Starts; Hillsborough The Truth; Del Piero Signs For Sydney
• Syria opposition leader rejects Moscow invitation
• US leaders hurry to avert 'fiscal cliff'
• Indian gang rape victim dies; New Delhi braces for protests
• Analysis: U.N. confronts failure of diplomacy in Syria
• Indian gang-rape victim dies in Singapore hospital
• Syrian leader Assad said to be isolated, fearful as regime faces collapse
• Indian gang rape victim dies; New Delhi braces for protests
• Analysis: U.N. confronts failure of diplomacy in Syria
• White House Sets Deadline For Budget Vote

Russian police free child hostage, kill seven militants in Dagestan Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:31 PM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian security forces killed seven militants and freed a 6-year-old girl taken hostage in the restive Dagestan region of Russia's volatile North Caucasus on Saturday, a national anti-terrorism committee official told Interfax news agency.

Sean Payton's 5-Year, $38 Million Contract Reflects Coach's Impact on Saints Financial and On-Field Performance Posted: 28 Dec 2012 05:43 PM PST Pay the Cost to be the Boss: New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton Rewarded with Huge Contract It was reported on Friday night that the New Orleans Saints have re-signed suspended head coach Sean Payton to a 5-year, $37.5 million contract. It appears as though absence makes the Saints grow fonder...of Sean [...]

As Dairy Cliff Approaches, Consumers May See Milk and Cheese Prices Double Posted: 28 Dec 2012 04:57 PM PST As the country prepares to go over the fiscal cliff, consumers are bracing for a different cliff --- the "dairy cliff" --- triggered by the expiration of the 2008 Farm Bill.  Without an updated Farm Bill, price control measures established in 1949 go into effect.  Those measures require the federal [...]

Looking For a New Year's Resolution? Try Digital Security (For Wusses) Posted: 28 Dec 2012 04:34 PM PST Here is something you should know about me - I'm a little bit of a flake when it comes to technology. Despite the fact that my computer is worth more than my car, I like to leave it on trains, in the back of cabs, and in airports. At least [...]

Environmental Leader Rebecca Tarbotton Dies In Ocean Mishap At Age 39 Posted: 28 Dec 2012 04:02 PM PST VideoPhoto: RAN Rebecca Tarbotton, executive director of the environmental group Rainforest Action Network, died Wednesday while caught in the surf in Mexico near Puerto Vallarta. She was 39. "The coroner ruled cause of death as asphyxiation from water she breathed in while swimming," the Rainforest Action Network said in a statement issued [...]

Why Leaders Need to Rethink Teamwork Posted: 28 Dec 2012 02:08 PM PST This article first appeared on the HBS Working Knowledge website on December 17, 2012 Even as academic journals and business sections of bookstores fill up with titles devoted to teams, teamwork, and team players, Harvard Business School Professor Amy C. Edmondson wonders if many might be barking up the wrong tree. "I've [...]

Obama enacts anti-Iran bill for the Americas Posted: 28 Dec 2012 07:42 PM PST President Obama signs into law bill passed by Congress requiring State Department to employ new strategy against Tehran.

CAR neighbours agree to send support troops Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:55 PM PST Representatives from 10-nation Economic Community of Central African States pledge to help as rebels advance on Bangui.

Why We Blab Our Intimate Secrets on Facebook Posted: 28 Dec 2012 01:04 PM PST Leslie K. John and colleagues set out to discover the reason behind a common discrepancy: While many of us purport to be concerned about Internet privacy, we seem to have no worries about sharing our most intimate details on Facebook.

Fiscal Cliff Uncertainty Pushes Stocks Lower Posted: 28 Dec 2012 12:37 PM PST Cash has a role in most portfolios, but it should usually be a small one.

September 2012 Revisited - Van Persie And Ibrahimovic Pay Back Starts; Hillsborough The Truth; Del Piero Signs For Sydney Posted: 28 Dec 2012 12:21 PM PST Manchester United needs two goals in the final five minutes from Robin van Persie to beat newly promoted Southampton 3-2 in the Premier League. Another expensive summer acquisition Zlatan Ibrahimovic also scores twice as PSG defeats Lille 2-1. Bayern Munich stuffs Stuttgart 6-1 with all the goals coming in the first 51 [...]

Syria opposition leader rejects Moscow invitation Posted: 28 Dec 2012 04:52 PM PST ALEPPO PROVINCE, Syria/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's opposition leader has rejected an invitation from Russia for peace talks, dealing another blow to international hopes that diplomacy can be resurrected to end a 21-month civil war.

US leaders hurry to avert 'fiscal cliff' Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:16 PM PST President Obama meets congressional leaders in bid to avert January 1 deadline, as parties remain divided over tax cuts.

Indian gang rape victim dies; New Delhi braces for protests Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:23 PM PST NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An Indian woman whose gang rape in New Delhi triggered violent protests died of her injuries on Saturday in a Singapore hospital, bringing a security lockdown in Delhi and recognition from India's prime minister that social change is needed. Bracing for a new wave of protests, Indian authorities closed 10 metro stations and banned vehicles from some main roads in the heart of New Delhi, where demonstrators have converged since the attack to demand improved women's rights. About 100 people staged a peaceful protest on Saturday morning. ...

Analysis: U.N. confronts failure of diplomacy in Syria Posted: 28 Dec 2012 04:42 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Attempts by the United Nations to end the bloody 21-month-old Syrian conflict through diplomacy have been a resounding failure and there is little reason to expect a quick change given the Russian-U.S. rift on Syria. After a year of intensive diplomatic efforts by the world body, U.N.-Arab League peace mediator Lakhdar Brahimi of Algeria has made no more progress than his predecessor, former U.N. ...

Indian gang-rape victim dies in Singapore hospital Posted: 28 Dec 2012 09:05 PM PST SINGAPORE (AP) — An Indian woman who was gang-raped and beaten on a bus in New Delhi died Saturday at a Singapore hospital, after her ordeal galvanized Indians to demand greater protection for women from sexual violence that impacts thousands of them every day.

Syrian leader Assad said to be isolated, fearful as regime faces collapse Posted: 28 Dec 2012 04:43 PM PST His official portrait still refers to Bashar al-Assad as "The Hope" of the Syrian nation, but signs are increasing that the man who presides over Syria's embattled government has little of it left for himself. Read full article >>

Indian gang rape victim dies; New Delhi braces for protests Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:24 PM PST NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An Indian woman whose gang rape in New Delhi triggered violent protests died of her injuries on Saturday in a Singapore hospital, bringing a security lockdown in Delhi and recognition from India's prime minister that social change is needed.

Analysis: U.N. confronts failure of diplomacy in Syria Posted: 28 Dec 2012 04:42 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Attempts by the United Nations to end the bloody 21-month-old Syrian conflict through diplomacy have been a resounding failure and there is little reason to expect a quick change given the Russian-U.S. rift on Syria.

White House Sets Deadline For Budget Vote Posted: 28 Dec 2012 11:47 AM PST VideoThey came, they saw, they concurred. Yes, I meant concurred. And here's what they agreed on: they should do something about the budget. Sadly, I'm not kidding. At the meeting at the the White House today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) managed to hammer [...]

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