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Malaysian opposition wins court fight for Perak
05-11 18:01
Malaysia's ruling coalition has received a major blow after a court ruled that its takeover of a northern state is illegal and that the opposition is still in char...

Plea for Mideast peace as pope begins Israel visit
05-11 17:55
Pope Benedict XVI is pleading to Israelis and Palestinians to reach a peace deal. ''Even though the name Jerusalem means 'city of peace,' it is all ...

Five Chinese workers injured in PNG mine mayhem
05-11 16:55
Several Chinese staff were injured in a rampage by Papua New Guinea mine workers who trashed vehicles and equipment at a major nickel project. The viol...

Japanese music producer escapes jail for copyright scam
05-11 16:47
Disgraced Japanese music producer Tetsuya Komuro has received a suspended three-year jail term for cheating an investor out of 500 million yen (HK$43.68 mill...

Japanese opposition leader quits over fund scandal
05-11 16:21
Japanese opposition leader Ichiro Ozawa has resigned to try to restore his party's prospects in a looming election, after a fundraising scandal dampened its hope...

10 die in Pakistan blast as 360,000 flee fighting
05-11 16:10
A suicide car bomber killed 10 people at a paramilitary checkpoint in northwest Pakistan, where heavy fighting has sent 360,000 people fleeing in little more than...

Mexico pulls out of China food meeting over quarantines
05-11 10:58
Mexico has pulled out of a global food inustry meeting in Shanghai over swine flu quarantine measures taken by the mainland. The move comes as the Mexica...

Five more cases add to Canadian flu fears
05-11 10:37
Five new cases of swine flu have been reported in Canada, bringing the total number of people infected with the virus nationally to 286. Laboratory tests ...

US fears outbreak toll as cases leap
05-11 10:34
The United States has confirmed 2,532 cases of swine flu, as officials warned more cases and fatalities will come. With 278 new cases, the Centers for ...

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