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- British troops in grave danger in Afghanistan
Malaysia News.Net
Afghanistan is now more dangerous for British troops than Iraq has ever been, a new report has revealed.
- UK minister in meeting with Ukraine on fears of Russian takeover
Malaysia News.Net
UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband is meeting leaders in Ukraine to talk about what he has called "Russian...
- Hijackers allow passengers to leave
Malaysia News.Net
The hijackers of a Sudanese plane flown to Libya have freed all 95 passengers on board.
- Barack Obama plot put together by rascists
Malaysia News.Net
US federal investigation authorities have said that people arrested in connection with a possible plot to kill Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, were consumed by a seething hatred towards the Illinois Senator.
- Cancer can be detected by odour
Malaysia News.Net
Researchers are developing a new tool to smell and identify specific gases exhaled in the breath of a person with cancer, for its early detection.
- 60 Afghan children confirmed dead after US bombings
Malaysia News.Net
A United Nations investigation says it has found convincing evidence that 90 civilians were killed in US-led air strikes in western Afghanistan on Friday.
- Plane hijacked and flown into Sahara Desert
Malaysia News.Net
An airliner has been forced to land by hijackers who boarded the flight in Sudan's wartorn Darfur region.
- Russia falls out with the West over independence move
Malaysia News.Net
Russia, after formally recognising the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, is headed for an argument with the West.
- Thai protesters call for a coup
Malaysia News.Net
The BBC has reported Thai riot police have clashed with anti-government protesters who stormed the Thai prime minister's office compound in Bangkok.
- Robert Mugabe jeered at ceremonial event
Malaysia News.Net
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has been jeered by Opposition MPs at the official opening of the country's Parliament.
- Anwar Ibrahim in resounding electoral victory
Malaysia News.Net
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has ended a 10-year wait to return to Parliament with a landslide victory in a special by-election.
- Indians made poor by shrinking dollar
Malaysia News.Net
According to a World Bank report, the shrinking power of the dollar has made more Indians poor.
- Students trained to take on gunmen
New Zealand Herald
Hundreds of universities across the United States have bought a programme that teaches professors and students not to take campus threats lying down but to fight back with any...
- Bankruptcy filings soar to 1 million
CNN
As things in the economy have gotten worse, the number of people and businesses heading to bankruptcy court has spiked.Bankruptcy filings surged 29% in the 12 months that...
- Baghdad to build giant Ferris wheel
USA Today
Iraq is calling on companies to submit designs to build a giant Ferris wheel in Baghdad — the latest in a string of lavish proposals painting the capital as a leisure...
- Arctic ice at second-lowest level ever
CNN
Satellite measurements show sea ice in Arctic Ocean at second lowest level Ice down to 2.03 million square miles, National Snow and Ice Data Center says Lowest point on record is 1.65 million square...
- Church hit by claims of sex rituals at college
New Zealand Herald
Australia's oldest Catholic boarding school has been rocked by a sex scandal that has led to charges against one former priest and may spread to others.St Stanislaus College in the New...
- Regular pancreas cells switched into insulin-producing kind
USA Today
The cell identity switch turned ordinary pancreas cells into the rarer type that churns out insulin, essential for preventing diabetes. But its implications go beyond diabetes to a host of...
- Iraq plans to build giant Ferris wheel in Baghdad, hoping to lure tourists
C News
Iraq is calling on companies to submit designs to build a giant Ferris wheel in Baghdad - the latest in a string of lavish proposals painting the capital as a leisure friendly city. A...
- France, Jordan sign civilian nuclear deal
USA Today
Sarkozy has said France would support Muslim nations seeking civilian nuclear technologies. Under Sarkozy, France has signed similar nuclear accords with Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Jordan and the...
- Indian police told to shoot religious rioters
IOL
Bhubaneswar, India - Indian police were ordered to shoot on sight to end Hindu-Christian clashes on Wednesday as Pope Benedict XVI "firmly condemned" violence that has killed at least nine people. ...
- Roadside bombs target police, military
USA Today
ALGIERS, Algeria A spate of roadside bombs has targeted police and the military in Algeria this week, a security official said Wednesday, as local media reported that a large army and...
- Hot seats could fry away fatherhood
The Australian
MEN who enjoy warming their bottom on a heated car seat should beware, for they may also be frying their chances of fatherhood, New Scientist reports.
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