Prove BN was behind provocative banners, PAS urged

Prove BN was behind provocative banners, PAS urged


Prove BN was behind provocative banners, PAS urged

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 12:53 AM PDT

The Kedah Barisan Nasional (BN) today denied being involved with banners bearing a party logo and picture of an opposition leader, which were deemed to be provocative, and urged PAS to provide evidence on the allegations.

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China quake rescuers battle landslides, debris

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 12:35 AM PDT

Clogged roads, debris and landslides impeded rescuers Monday as they battled to find survivors of a powerful earthquake in mountainous southwest China that has left at least 188 dead.

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Hospitalised suspect in Boston bombings awaits charges

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 11:44 PM PDT

BOSTON (Reuters) - The ethnic Chechen college student accused with his deceased older brother of the Boston Marathon bombing faced federal charges as early as Monday as he lay hospitalised under armed guard, severely wounded and unable to speak.
    


South Korean minister cancels Japan visit over war shrine

Posted: 22 Apr 2013 12:16 AM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's foreign minister has cancelled a trip to Japan after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made an offering to a shrine seen as a symbol of Japan's former militarism, a South Korean government official said on Monday.
    


Helicopter carrying Turks forced down in Taliban-held Afghan east

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 11:27 PM PDT

GARDEZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A helicopter carrying at least six Turkish engineers and two foreign pilots made an emergency landing in a Taliban-controlled area of eastern Afghanistan, officials said on Monday, and it was possible they were being held by insurgents.
    


Feisty German minister stands up to Merkel

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 11:19 PM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - The political wilderness in Germany is filled with once-powerful conservative party barons, overly confident men who dared to challenge Angela Merkel and lost.
    


Japan PM Abe and "Abenomics" enjoy strong voter support - polls

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:48 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese voters maintain strong support for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as his "Abenomics" economic policy helps weaken the yen and boost share prices, but have little interest in his plan to revise the pacifist constitution, newspaper polls showed on Monday.
    


Rights group says Myanmar authorities aided killings of Muslims

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:40 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Authorities in Myanmar's Rakhine State aided the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims last year in crimes against humanity that have sparked anti-Muslim violence elsewhere in the country, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday.
    


Right way of recapturing Selangor

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:57 PM PDT

For Umno, to recapture Selangor is a mission tantamount to defending the Federal government and two-thirds majority. To attain such ends, Prime Minister Najib has raised 56 promises in the manifesto and opted to oversee BN's campaign in Selangor himself.

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VIDEO: Identical twins caring for the dying

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 04:16 PM PDT

Tina Maggio and Gina Ranieri-Bender are identical twins who care for the dying in a hospital facility in Baltimore.

Regional connectivity, maritime CoC expected to be under spotlight at ASEAN Summit

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:32 PM PDT

The world is watching Brunei to see what and how this tiny, oil-rich Islamic sultanate could fare in the driver's seat as it is set to host the 22nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit from April 24 to 25 in its capital Bandar Seri Begawan.

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Second suspect arrested over Indian girl's rape

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:22 PM PDT

Indian police have arrested a second suspect in their investigation into the abduction and rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi last week, officials said Monday.

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HRW accuses Myanmar of 'ethnic cleansing'

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:07 PM PDT

Myanmar has waged "a campaign of ethnic cleansing" against Rohingya Muslims, a leading rights watchdog said Monday, citing evidence of mass graves and forced displacement.

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Brunei Darussalam: Abode of wealth and faith

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 09:43 PM PDT

Negara Brunei Darussalam, officially the Nation of Brunei, is a tiny Southeast Asian country you can barely spot on a map.

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VIDEO: Does Israel's Iron Dome actually work?

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:03 PM PDT

The United States has just announced that is its planning to bring its investment in the Iron Dome anti-missile defence system to several hundred million dollars in the coming years.

VIDEO: Rival same-sex marriage marches in Paris

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:17 PM PDT

The openly gay mayor of Paris headed a rival march through the capital in favour of same-sex marriage.

English village where phones think they're French

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 09:38 PM PDT

It's a very English village but turn on your phone and the only signal you'll get is a French one. Because of its location at the foot of cliffs, just 20 miles from the French coast, St. Margaret's at Cliffe is a telecoms freak of nature. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2013.

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Forget political differences and remain good neighbours

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 09:29 PM PDT

Whether one is at his/her favourite roadside tea stall, at home with family or relatives, or chatting with neighbours at the playground, the 13th General Election (GE13) is definitely one of the topics discussed.

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A look at the greenest smartphone makers

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 09:02 PM PDT

With no unifying or international rating or certification currently awarded, how do you judge the impact that your shiny new smartphone is having on the environment?

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Hadi clarifies reason for overlapping seats among Pakatarn parties

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 09:01 PM PDT

Attitudes that conflicted with party understanding, and misunderstandings just before nomination are among the causes of overlapping seats between opposition coalition parties, said PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang.

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Taliban detain Turks in eastern Afghanistan

Taliban detain Turks in eastern Afghanistan


Taliban detain Turks in eastern Afghanistan

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:49 PM PDT

Nine people captured after helicopter makes emergency landing in Logar province, according to local officials.

Japan PM Abe and "Abenomics" enjoy strong voter support: polls

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:49 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese voters maintain strong support for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as his "Abenomics" economic policy helps weaken the yen and boost share prices, but have little interest in his plan to revise the pacifist constitution, newspaper polls showed on Monday.

VIDEO: Rival same-sex marriage marches in Paris

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:17 PM PDT

The openly gay mayor of Paris headed a rival march through the capital in favour of same-sex marriage.

VIDEO: Identical twins caring for the dying

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 04:16 PM PDT

Tina Maggio and Gina Ranieri-Bender are identical twins who care for the dying in a hospital facility in Baltimore.

Rights group says Myanmar authorities aided killings of Muslims

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:37 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Authorities in Myanmar's Rakhine State aided the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims last year in crimes against humanity that have sparked anti-Muslim violence elsewhere in the country, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday.

Rights group says Myanmar authorities aided killings of Muslims

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:37 PM PDT

Soldiers patrol through a neighbourhood that was burnt during recent violence in SittweBy Paul Carsten BANGKOK (Reuters) - Authorities in Myanmar's Rakhine State aided the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims last year in crimes against humanity that have sparked anti-Muslim violence elsewhere in the country, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday. Security forces were complicit in disarming Rohingya Muslims of makeshift weapons and standing by, or even joining in, as Rakhine Buddhist mobs killed men, women and children in June and October 2012, New York-based HRW said. ...


Girl Scouts Will 'Be Prepared' to Create Videogames

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:28 PM PDT

Girl Scouts isn't just for girls who who really like toasting marshmallows over an open campfire while telling creepy tales about babysitters and the stalker who is calling them...from inside the house. It's for girls who like to learn important skills—such as basic website design, automotive maintenance, and even local food sourcing—then earn badges for their accomplishments. The newest is something I would have loved to add to my sash: a videogame patch.

Game Of Thrones Season 3 Screens

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:19 PM PDT

'Game Of Thrones' Season 3, Episode 4 Review: 'And Now His Watch Is Ended'

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:19 PM PDT

'Game of Thrones' deals in betrayals both great and small in Sunday night's riveting episode.

Nearly 200 killed in Nigeria violence

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:13 PM PDT

At least 185 people killed during fighting between Boko Haram group and troops centred on fishing community in north.

VIDEO: Does Israel's Iron Dome actually work?

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:03 PM PDT

The United States has just announced that is its planning to bring its investment in the Iron Dome anti-missile defence system to several hundred million dollars in the coming years.

VIDEO: Rival same-sex marriage marches in Paris

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 10:17 PM PDT

The openly gay mayor of Paris headed a rival march through the capital in favour of same-sex marriage.

Rescuers struggle to reach China quake zone as toll climbs

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 09:41 PM PDT

A man recovers his wedding photo from the wreckage of his house after Saturday's earthquake in Longmen township of Lushan countyBy Michael Martina and Maxim Duncan LUSHAN, China (Reuters) - Rescuers struggled to reach a remote, rural corner of southwestern China on Sunday as the toll of the dead and missing from the country's worst earthquake in three years climbed to 208 with almost 1,000 serious injuries. The 6.6 magnitude quake struck in Lushan county, near the city of Ya'an in the southwestern province of Sichuan, close to where a devastating 7.9 quake hit in May 2008, killing 70,000. ...


China rushes relief after Sichuan quake kills 188

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 09:26 PM PDT

Una anciana duerme protegida por un covertor plástico en una carretera de Lushan, el domingo 21 de abril de 2013. Un sismo sacudió el fin de semana la zona de Sichuan y provocó la muerte de por lo menos 186 personas. (AP Foto/Ng Han Guan)LUSHAN, China (AP) — After dynamiting through landslide-blocked roads, Chinese relief crews hurried food, water and other supplies into the rural hills of China's Sichuan province Monday, two days after an earthquake killed at least 188 people and injured more than 11,000.


Sea disputes, NKorea in spotlight at ASEAN summit

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 09:54 PM PDT

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) — Worried that long-seething rifts could escalate over the South China Sea, Southeast Asian leaders are expected this week to press China to agree to start negotiations on a new pact aimed at thwarting a major clash in one of the world's busiest waterways.

VIDEO: Mike's marathon in less than 3 minutes

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 05:40 PM PDT

The BBC's Mike Bushell took part in the annual event using a hand-held camera to film his progress and capture the atmosphere of the race.

VIDEO: US pledges $123m to Syria opposition

Posted: 20 Apr 2013 06:29 PM PDT

The US has pledged a further $123m in non-lethal aid to Syria's opposition after a meeting in Istanbul of the pro-opposition Friends of Syria.

VIDEO: IPL 'going from strength to strength'

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 09:52 PM PDT

The Indian Premiere League, known as the IPL, is the biggest club cricket tournament in the world, but is the competition losing some of its appeal?

Rescuers struggle to reach China quake zone as toll climbs

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 09:41 PM PDT

LUSHAN, China (Reuters) - Rescuers struggled to reach a remote, rural corner of southwestern China on Sunday as the toll of the dead and missing from the country's worst earthquake in three years climbed to 208 with almost 1,000 serious injuries.

Who Are The Best Marketers?

Posted: 21 Apr 2013 09:22 PM PDT

Who are the best marketers out there right now?  Who are the leaders shaping the way businesses interact with their customers and the marketplace?  Big questions, right?  What is more important than "who" is doing it, is "what" are they doing to meet the ever-changing needs of customers and to deliver results for their companies.