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Kuala Lumpur seals off venue from reform protesters
AFP, Published on 27/04/2012
» Malaysian authorities sealed off a downtown square in Kuala Lumpur to prevent a planned sit-in by tens of thousands of electoral reform activists ahead of expected polls.
Red alert ahead of Krue Se anniversary
Online Reporters, Published on 27/04/2012
» Security forces in the far South are on high alert, anticipating possible attacks tomorrow to mark the eighth anniversary of the massacre of Muslim insurgents who took refuge in Krue Se mosque on April 28, 2004, Deputy Prime Minister Yutthasak Sasiprapa said.
Shan drug lord arrest across from Chiang Rai
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/04/2012
» Shan drug lord wanted by China for murder of 13 boat crew members on the Mekong sent to China immediately after arrest in Laos.
West African bloc to send troops to Mali, G.Bissau
AFP, Published on 27/04/2012
» West African leaders decided to send troops to coup-hit Mali and Guinea-Bissau to support their return to civilian rule and demanded coup leaders "return to barracks" in both countries.
KFC ordered to pay $8.3 million to Australian girl
AFP, Published on 27/04/2012
» Fast food giant Kentucky Fried Chicken was Friday ordered to pay Aus$8 million (US$8.3 million) to an Australian girl who suffered severe brain damage and was paralysed after eating a chicken wrap.
Bryant sits, hands Durant scoring title
AFP, Published on 27/04/2012
» Kobe Bryant sat out the Los Angeles Lakers' last game of the NBA regular season in Sacramento, ensuring Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant won the league's scoring title.
Study finds warming speeding up rainfall cycle
AFP, Published on 27/04/2012
» An Australian study of ocean salinity over the past 50 years has revealed a "fingerprint" showing that climate change has accelerated the rainfall cycle, according to a researcher.
Abduction fear still alive in post-war Sri Lanka
AFP, Published on 27/04/2012
» The choice of vehicle was almost inevitable. While describing his terrifying abduction ordeal in Sri Lanka, political activist Premakumar Gunaratnam said his captors came in a white van.
US House passes controversial cyber security bill
AFP, Published on 27/04/2012
» The House of Representatives passed legislation protecting US businesses and agencies from cyber-attacks, a measure that critics say erodes civil liberties by allowing firms to onpass private data.
Spanish jobless rate soars
AFP, Published on 27/04/2012
» Spain announced on Friday that its jobless rate surged to a record 24.4 percent at the end of March, pounding financial markets already reeling from a Spanish sovereign debt downgrade.