| 8 Hong Kong tourists killed in Philippine bus hijacking |
Manila- Philippine Security Forces stormed a bus packed with Hong Kong tourists on Monday to end a dramatic hostage crisis that unfolded live in global television leaving eight people and the gunman dead.
Reported By: azlan/source rtm (24/08/2010) |
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| Sudan plans to build a nuclear reactor |
Khartoum- Sudan is planning to build a nuclear reactor and its first nuclear power plant for peaceful electricity purposes by 2020, the state news agency SUNA said.
Reported By: azlan/source bernama (24/08/2010) |
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| Muslim Centre dispute sparks New York rallies |
New York- Supporters and opponents of a proposed Muslim cultural center and mosque near the World Trade Center site staged competing rallies in downtown Manhattan on Sunday, kept apart by police and barricades.
Reported By: azlan/source rtm (24/08/2010) |
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| New York Governor to discuss relocating Muslim Cultural Centre |
New York- New York Governor, David Paterson plans to discuss relocating a proposed Muslim Cultural Centre and mosque to a less emotionally charged location farther from New York City's "Ground Zero" site of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Reported By: azlan/source bernama (18/08/2010) |
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| Al-Qaeda in Iraq getting weaker |
Washington- The outgoing US Ambassador to Iraq, Christopher Hill, said on Tuesday that Al-Qaeda in Iraq is getting weaker than in the past and does not have much support now, China's Xinhua news agency reported.
Reported By: azlan/source bernama (18/08/2010) |
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| A South Korean trawler sinks near New Zealand |
Wellington- A South Korean trawler sank in the southern ocean near New Zealand with three sailors confirmed dead and three missing, authorities said on Wednesday.
Reported By: azlan/source bernama (18/08/2010) |
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| India to develop its next generation main battle tank |
Mumbai- India will develop its next generation main battle tank in the coming years to strengthen the Army's armor operational capability, Xinhua news agency reported, citing an Indian newspaper report on Tuesday.
Reported By: azlan/source bernama (10/08/2010) |
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| South Korea to establish a comprehensive greenhouse gas reduction plan |
Seoul- South Korea will establish a comprehensive greenhouse gas reduction plan by March so it can take positive steps to help stem global warming, Yonhap reported the government as saying on Tuesday.
Reported By: azlan/source bernama (10/08/2010) |
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| Netanyahu testifies on Israeil's flotilla raid |
Jerusalem- Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday told an inquiry into the Israeli naval raid on a Gaza aid flotilla that he could not "afford to ignore a threat to Israel's existence" and that Israel "acted under international law," Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
Reported By: azlan/source bernama (10/08/2010) |
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| South Korea to start tracking imported beef |
Seoul- South Korea will officially start tracking imported beef starting in December as part of an ongoing programme to enhance consumer rights and speed up product recalls, Yonhap News Agency quoted the government as saying on Monday.
Reported By: azlan/source bernama (09/08/2010) |
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