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Najib to fight graft, seek UN seat
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/04/2013
» Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pledged to fight corruption, boost public services and seek a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) if his coalition retains power in elections due in a matter of weeks.
TV startup shakes up US broadcasters with court win
AFP, Published on 07/04/2013
» A startup whose business model is based on tiny antennas receiving over-the-air television for online viewing by subscribers has put the US broadcast industry on the defensive.
US lawmakers seek reason for Beyonce Cuba trip
AFP, Published on 07/04/2013
» Two US Republican lawmakers want to know if popular American pop star Beyonce and her husband, rap singer Jay-Z, had the US government's permission to travel to Cuba despite an economic embargo.
China is the future for boxing, Bob Arum claims
AFP, Published on 07/04/2013
» Boxing was banned in China under Mao Zedong because it was deemed too Western and too violent.
China's Xi says Asia faces 'new challenges' to stability
AFP, Published on 07/04/2013
» Chinese President Xi Jinping said Sunday that Asia faced "new challenges" to its stability and warned no one should be allowed to throw the region into chaos as tensions mounted over North Korea.
House adjourns until April 18
Online Reporters, Published on 07/04/2013
» House Speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont has issued an order to defer further House meetings until April 18 to allow MPs to visit their constituents during the Songkran holidays, Pheu Thai MP for Nonthaburi Udomdej Rattanasathien said.
Ukraine leader pardons Tymoshenko ally under EU pressure
AFP, Published on 07/04/2013
» Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych pardoned Sunday a close ally of jailed former premier Yulia Tymoshenko as several thousands rallied in Kiev to protest his policies amid rising political tensions.
Offshore accounts data reveal financial crimes: report
AFP, Published on 07/04/2013
» A trove of data obtained by a US-based journalists' group that details thousands of offshore accounts reveals several instances of swindles and other financial crimes, The Washington Post newspaper reported Sunday.
China to open disputed islands to tourism: official
AFP, Published on 07/04/2013
» China is to open disputed South China Sea islands up to tourism this month, state media reported Sunday, a move likely to inflame a long-running territorial row with its neighbours.
'Where is Bilawal?' Pakistan party campaign struggles
AFP, Published on 07/04/2013
» A cancelled rally, a loathed president and a party chairman kept out of the public glare because of Taliban threats -- Gulzar Ali Khawaja has never seen anything like it.