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2009-11-20T20:02:00.001+08:00

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Italian women disappointed by Gaddafi ‘party’

2009-11-17T17:32:00.000+08:00

Italian women disappointed by Gaddafi ‘party’: "

ROME, Nov 16 — Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in Rome for a UN food summit, spent several hours in the company of 200 Italian women recruited by an agency and tried to convert them to Islam, Italian media reported today.

“Seeking 500 attractive girls between 18 and 35 years old, at least 1.70 metres (5 foot, 7 inches) tall, well-dressed but not in mini-skirts or low cut dresses,” read the ad by the Hostessweb agency and quoted in Italy’s Corriere dell Sera newspaper in its story.

Some 200 women showed up at a Rome villa, having been told they would receive €60 (RM306) and “some Libyan gifts.” Among them was an undercover reporter for Italian news agency Ansa, who took photos and described the evening’s proceedings.

Japan’s marathon queen Takahashi to run veggie farm

2009-11-17T17:30:00.002+08:00

Japan’s marathon queen Takahashi to run veggie farm: "

TOKYO, Nov 17 — Japan’s former Olympic marathon gold medallist Naoko Takahashi has decided to become a vegetable farmer.

The 37-year-old, who won gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, will start her own farm on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, Japanese media reported today.

“It’s a new challenge for me,” Takahashi said, dressed in an orange farming suit and rubber boots and posing for pictures holding an onion and a giant radish.

Janet blames doctor for Michael’s death

2009-11-17T17:30:00.001+08:00

Janet blames doctor for Michael’s death: "

LOS ANGELES, Nov 17 — Pop star Janet Jackson holds Michael Jackson’s personal doctor responsible for her brother’s sudden death and has told ABC News that a day does not go by when she doesn’t think about her late sibling.

‘He was the one that was administering,’ Janet Jackson said about Houston-based physician Dr. Conrad Murray. ‘I think he is responsible.’

Murray, who was hired to treat Michael Jackson in the months before Jackson died on June 25 of a drug overdose, is currently a target in the manslaughter investigation of the ‘Thriller’ singer’s death.

Screen siren Lauren Bacall gets lifetime Oscar

2009-11-17T17:30:00.000+08:00

Screen siren Lauren Bacall gets lifetime Oscar: "

LOS ANGELES, Nov 17 — Hollywood veterans turned out in force to see Lauren Bacall, grand dame of film noir, receive an honorary Oscar at the motion picture academy’s Governors Awards on Saturday night, away from TV cameras.

Bacall, 85, starred in more than 30 films but never won an Oscar from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, coming closest with a nomination for “The Mirror Has Two Faces”.

The screen siren earned movie immortality with her husky voice, sultry gaze and curt retorts in films like “Dark Passage,” and her 1944 debut opposite Humphrey Bogart in “To Have and Have Not” launched one of the most electric on- and off-screen pairings in cinema history.

Obama says China agrees on Iran nuclear transparency

2009-11-17T17:25:00.000+08:00

Obama says China agrees on Iran nuclear transparency: "

BEIJING, Nov 17 — China agrees that Iran must show its nuclear programme is peaceful and transparent, US President Barack Obama said today after meeting Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing.

Iran’s disputed nuclear programme was among the issues on the table during Obama’s trip to China, which maintains strong energy and economic ties with Iran.

German man charged for extortion of Cindy Crawford

2009-11-15T22:26:00.000+08:00

German man charged for extortion of Cindy Crawford: "

LOS ANGELES, Nov 15 — A German man has been charged with trying to extort US$100,000 (RM340,000) from former supermodel Cindy Crawford (picture) and her husband over a photo of their daughter gagged and bound to a chair, authorities said.

Edis Kayalar, the man at the centre of the probe, was charged in federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday, but he was recently deported back to Germany and has not been arrested.

China-US spar over currencies ahead of Obama visit

2009-11-15T21:34:00.001+08:00

China-US spar over currencies ahead of Obama visit: "

SINGAPORE, Nov 15 — The United States and China sparred over exchange rates at a meeting of Asia Pacific leaders today, pointing to tricky talks ahead for President Barack Obama when he flies to China to address economic tensions.

The discord surfaced at a summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum in Singapore when a reference to “market-oriented exchange rates” was cut from a communique issued at the end of two days of talks. An Apec delegation official said Washington and Beijing could not agree on the wording.

That underscored strains likely to feature when Obama flies to Shanghai later today following moves by Washington to slap duties on various Chinese-made products and a growing drumbeat of pressure on Beijing to let its yuan currency strengthen. Chinese officials have grown testy about the pressure over the yuan. Chinese banking regulator Liu Mingkang told a forum in Beijing today that ultra-low interest rates in the United States were fuelling speculation in overseas asset markets and threatened the global economic recovery.

Obama in a grass skirt? Hawaii to host Apec 2011

2009-11-15T21:34:00.000+08:00

Obama in a grass skirt? Hawaii to host Apec 2011: "

SINGAPORE, Nov 15 — US President Barack Obama invited fellow leaders in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation to a summit in Hawaii in 2011, but may have alarmed them with the dress code.

PI Bala claims offered RM5m to retract statement

2009-11-13T13:46:00.000+08:00

PI Bala claims offered RM5m to retract statement: "

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — Missing private investigator P. Balasubramaniam has claimed in a video clip that he was offered RM5 million to retract his statutory declaration that linked Datuk Seri Najib Razak to murdered Mongolian model Altantuya Shaaribuu, reigniting allegations that the prime minister has vehemently denied.

Balasubramaniam's claims were aired in an undated 88-second video clip today hosted by the Malaysia-Today.net website whose main contributor is the fugitive blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin. The first statutory declaration (SD) was also put up with the video clip.

When teens have consensual sex

2009-11-01T11:53:00.001+08:00

When teens have consensual sex: "

SINGAPORE, Nov 1 — Should teens in love be prosecuted if they have underage sex?

There is no easy answer here.

Other cases involving underage sex — for example, when one party is an adult — may have a clear-cut answer, but teen cases are hard to prosecute, said Attorney-General Walter Woon.

“It’s basically kids having sex.What do you do if the couple think they’re in love? It’s less easy if the girl consents,” he noted.

He spoke on this topic yesterday before social workers, government representatives and teachers at the third annual Singapore Children’s Society Lecture.

Drug abuse rampant in entertainment world

2009-11-01T11:53:00.000+08:00

Drug abuse rampant in entertainment world: "

TOKYO, Nov 1 — The unprecedented media coverage given to the recent trial of actress-singer Noriko Sakai over possession of marijuana betrays the deep concern in Japan over the rising incidence of drug abuse among the young.

News of the trial hogged the air waves from the start on Monday morning.

At least one television network gave a live, blow-by-blow account of the trial with the help of reporters who took turns to tell viewers what was happening inside the court room.

More than 6,000 people had queued up, some overnight, for 20 courtroom tickets to view the trial, where she pleaded guilty to the illegal drug charges.

AIG to disburse $12 million in delayed executive payments

2009-10-25T20:29:00.001+08:00

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	International Day of Climate Action in Kiev, Ukraine
	Photo of Ukrainian climate change activists of Green movement form a giant 350 figure during an ecological rally on the International Day of Climate Action in Kiev, Ukraine. >>READ

	AIG to disburse $12 million in delayed exec payments
	In a regulatory filing, AIG said Chief Financial Officer David Herzog was paid $1 million, and Kristian Moor, chief executive of AIG's property-casualty division, Chartis, received $1.6 million. Jay Wintrob, CEO of AIG's domestic life and retirement services, was another executive to receive a payment. >>READ

	Carl Icahn quits Yahoo board, commends CEO
	Icahn said in a letter to the board he did not believe Yahoo needed an activist investor as a director at this time, and that his attention was focused on other matters. The letter said his resignation was effective immediately. >>READ

	Marriage advertisements looking for spouses for their single sons or daughters during a matchmaking party
	Photo of several elder people view marriage advertisements looking for spouses for their single sons or daughters during a matchmaking party in Qingdao, eastern China's Shandong province. >>READ

	Saudi SABB bank books $94 mln for Q3 loan losses
	The provisions have been widely expected amid concerns over the solvency levels of heavily indebted Saudi conglomerates Saad Group SAADG.UL and Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Bros (AHAB). >>READ

	Govt-backed body to oversee JAL turnaround: report
	Liabilities at JAL would exceed its assets by as much as $8.8 billion if it were liquidated, a source close to the matter has said, indicating the depth of the problem facing the airline as it seeks aid from banks and the state to avoid bankruptcy. >>READ

International Day of Climate Action in Kiev, Ukraine

Photo of Ukrainian climate change activists of Green movement form a giant 350 figure during an ecological rally on the International Day of Climate Action in Kiev, Ukraine.

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Ukrainian climate change activists of Green movement form a giant 350 figure during an ecological rally on the International Day of Climate Action in Kiev, Ukraine, 24 October 2009.

The action was one of thousands of similar events to be held in 170 countries worldwide in an bid to reduce the amount of carbon in the atmosphere to a level of 350 parts per million.

AIG to disburse $12 million in delayed exec payments

In a regulatory filing, AIG said Chief Financial Officer David Herzog was paid $1 million, and Kristian Moor, chief executive of AIG's property-casualty division, Chartis, received $1.6 million. Jay Wintrob, CEO of AIG's domestic life and retirement services, was another executive to receive a payment.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - AIG (AIG.N), the insurer that received a huge government bail out, said on Friday it is paying $12.1 million in retention awards to some top executives after U.S. pay czar Kenneth Feinberg gave it the green light.

In a regulatory filing, AIG said Chief Financial Officer David Herzog was paid $1 million, and Kristian Moor, chief executive of AIG's property-casualty division, Chartis, received $1.6 million.

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Jay Wintrob, CEO of AIG's domestic life and retirement services, was another executive to receive a payment.

American International Group did not disclose the identities of any other recipients. It had voluntarily delayed making the executive payments, promised in 2008, to give Feinberg more time to comb over employee contracts.

The Obama administration appointed Feinberg in June to scrutinize the pay practices of the seven companies that received the biggest federal aid.

In a letter to AIG, the U.S. Treasury said it decided the three named executives should be paid the retention awards to keep them. However, it would consider the awards when determining "an appropriate reduction in proposed 2009 cash salaries for these employees," the letter also stated.

The payments were promised in 2008 to get key employees to stay with AIG, even as it teetered on the brink of financial ruin from losses on subprime mortgage bets.

AIG CEO Robert Benmosche, who took over the insurer's leadership on August 10, is receiving a salary of $7 million in cash and stock.

On Wednesday, Benmosche sent a memo to assure employees that Feinberg's jurisdiction was confined to the company's top executives, and that the majority of the company's 116,000 worldwide employees would not be affected.

But in the filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission late on Friday, AIG warned that pay restrictions may hurt its ability to retain and motivate its best-performing employees.

AIG, once the world's largest insurer, received a $180 billion federal bailout in September 2008.

(Reporting by Lilla Zuill; Editing Bernard Orr)

Carl Icahn quits Yahoo board, commends CEO

Icahn said in a letter to the board he did not believe Yahoo needed an activist investor as a director at this time, and that his attention was focused on other matters. The letter said his resignation was effective immediately.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn gave up his seat on the Yahoo Inc board of directors on Friday, closing a tumultuous chapter in the Internet company's 15-year history.

Icahn said in a letter to the board he did not believe Yahoo needed an activist investor as a director at this time, and that his attention was focused on other matters. The letter said his resignation was effective immediately.

Icahn won his seat on the board in July 2008, in the wake of Yahoo's protracted -- and ultimately fruitless -- talks with Microsoft Corp, which had offered $47.5 billion to buy Yahoo.

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Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz in January replaced Jerry Yang, who had rebuffed the software giant's offer. Instead, Yahoo and Microsoft announced a 10-year search partnership in July, in which Yahoo will use Microsoft's back-end search technology on its Web portal.

In his letter, Icahn said he believed the Microsoft transaction would provide great long-term benefits to Yahoo and commended Bartz on a great job.

A Yahoo spokeswoman said on Friday there were no immediate plans to find a replacement for Icahn, and that the board would operate with 11 directors for the time being.

"Carl has been an important member of our board and has helped us through some significant transitions," Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock said in a statement. "We are all grateful for his active role shaping the future of Yahoo."

Shares of Yahoo were off 25 cents at $16.97 in after hours trade.

Icahn is chairman of Icahn Associates and currently sits on the boards of several companies including Blockbuster Inc and American Railcar Industries Inc.

ICAHN PROUD

He owned 62.8 million shares for a roughly 4.5 percent stake in Yahoo as of August 31, according to Reuters data. Icahn amassed the bulk of his Yahoo stake in May 2008, according to media reports at the time, when shares of the company were trading in the low- to mid-$20 range.

After Yahoo rejected Microsoft's offer that spring, Icahn mounted a proxy contest to try and oust the Yahoo directors, eventually reaching a settlement that gave Icahn and two of his handpicked director nominees seats on the company's board.

"When I joined the board, the company was in a state of turmoil. In the period since then, we have all worked together to achieve much for the company, most notably bringing Carol on to be the CEO and then consummating the search deal with Microsoft," Icahn said in his letter.

"I am proud to have played a role in both these decisions."

Yahoo has said the search deal with Microsoft, which is awaiting regulatory approval, will allow it to save $425 million in operating expenses and enable them to mount a more effective challenge to search leader Google Inc.

Last week, Yahoo reported its third-quarter net income tripled thanks to cost-cutting and asset sales.

Icahn sold nearly 13 million Yahoo shares between August 27 and August 31 at prices ranging from $14.75 to $14.92, according to an SEC filing.

(Reporting by Alexei Oreskovic; Editing by Edwin Chan; editing by Carol Bishopric)

Marriage advertisements looking for spouses for their single sons or daughters during a matchmaking party

Photo of several elder people view marriage advertisements looking for spouses for their single sons or daughters during a matchmaking party in Qingdao, eastern China's Shandong province.

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Several elder people view marriage advertisements looking for spouses for their single sons or daughters during a matchmaking party in Qingdao, eastern China's Shandong province, 25 October 2009.

This match-making party often is held for single people to help them to find their spouses with a ticket fee of 40 yuan (3.9 euro).

Saudi SABB bank books $94 mln for Q3 loan losses

The provisions have been widely expected amid concerns over the solvency levels of heavily indebted Saudi conglomerates Saad Group SAADG.UL and Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Bros (AHAB).

RIYADH (Reuters) - SABB bank 1060.SE, HSBC's Saudi affiliate, booked 351.5 million riyal ($93.7 million) in provisions for loan losses during the third quarter, bourse data showed on Saturday.

SABB reported a worse-than-expected 19.8 percent drop in third-quarter net profit, hit by an increase in provisions for bad loans.

The data also showed that Aljazira Bank 1020.SE made provisions for loan losses of 115.7 million riyals during the third quarter, the lender's highest in at least one year, while Saudi Investment Bank (SAIB) 1030.SE booked 60 million riyals for the same purpose, its the highest this year.

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Aljazira reported a 14 percent increase in third-quarter net profit [ID:nLE169399] while SAIB tripled its net profit during the same period.

The provisions have been widely expected amid concerns over the solvency levels of heavily indebted Saudi conglomerates Saad Group SAADG.UL and Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Bros (AHAB).

Unlike their peers in the Gulf Arab region, Saudi banks have not disclosed the level of their exposure to these two firms and this keeps analysts wondering whether any newly booked sums would be high enough to fully cushion them against anticipated losses.

A Saudi government panel has brokered a deal between Saad Group and Saudi lenders but neither party disclosed the details of the agreement.

Saudi central bank governor Muhammad al-Jasser said last week that Saudi banks would make sure they have enough provisions for doubtful debts. Jasser has once in the past encouraged Saudi banks to keep the level of their exposure to the two groups secret.

Saad and AHAB are at the center of an estimated $22 billion debt implosion. The two firms are battling in court over alleged financial irregularities in the wake of a debt restructuring.

Standard & Poor's has said it found banks in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates accounted for almost two-thirds of the total net exposure to the conglomerates of the 30 commercial banks it rates in the Gulf.

(Reporting by Souhail Karam; Editing by Sugita Katyal)

Govt-backed body to oversee JAL turnaround: report

Liabilities at JAL would exceed its assets by as much as $8.8 billion if it were liquidated, a source close to the matter has said, indicating the depth of the problem facing the airline as it seeks aid from banks and the state to avoid bankruptcy.

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government plans to put a state-backed turnaround body in charge of the overhaul of Japan Airlines (9205.T), the Nikkei business daily said, underlining the government's deeper involvement in the process.

Liabilities at JAL would exceed its assets by as much as $8.8 billion if it were liquidated, a source close to the matter has said, indicating the depth of the problem facing the airline as it seeks aid from banks and the state to avoid bankruptcy.

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Separately, JAL, Asia's largest airline by sales, has decided to boost planned job cuts by 44 percent to 13,000 jobs, and cut the number of its subsidiaries by more than half as part of its restructuring steps, Kyodo news agency said.

The state-backed organization, the Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation of Japan (ETIC), invests in and buys debt of companies with strained balance sheets and dispatches turnaround specialists to assist them in restructuring.

JAL is set to slash its debt under the government's guidance and come up with a drastic restructuring scheme, the Nikkei said on Sunday. The decision to put JAL under ETIC's supervision will be announced as early as this week, the paper said.

The ETIC, established earlier this month, operates like an investment fund and initially has the ability to procure up to 1.6 trillion yen ($17 billion) in state-guaranteed funding in the current fiscal year to March 2010.

No officials at the ETIC were immediately available for comment.

A task force that reports to Transport Minister Seiji Maehara has been seeking a bridge loan of about 180 billion yen for JAL and a total capital boost of 300 billion yen from both the government and the private sector, the source said.

The government, working with the ETIC, will look into a new and more in-depth turnaround scheme for the airline, while paying heed to the task force's existing plans, the Nikkei said.

JAL is headed for its fourth annual loss in five years, weighed down by roughly $15 billion in debt and a bloated cost base that makes it less efficient than domestic rival All Nippon Airways Co (9202.T).

The troubled airline now plans to cut 13,000 jobs by March 2015, 4,000 more than it originally planned, pushing down its total workforce to around 35,000, Kyodo said late on Saturday.

JAL needs to show willingness to carry out painful restructuring to win support from banks and the state for further loans and capital injections.

The airline also plans to lower the number of its subsidiaries to about 50 from roughly 120, the news agency said. JAL officials were not immediately available for comment.

($1 = 92.04 Yen)

(Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by Sugita Katyal)

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Bollywood Stars Marriage Pictures

2009-10-25T11:40:00.001+08:00

Bollywood Stars

Marriage Pictures

Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduri:
After his first hit ZANJEER, Amitabh tied the knot with the film's leading lady and the then star Jaya Bhaduri in 1973. The low key affair performed by the Bengali rites was no match to the glamour and magnificence of the Abhi-Ash wedding two years ago. While their marriage has seen its share of ups and downs, Big B is still kurbaan over his jaan Jaya after thirty six years of togetherness.

Ajay Devgan and Kajol Mukherjee:
The couple met on the sets of their first movie together HULCHUL, and love just happened as Ajay puts it, between the introvert and the vivacious actress. With ten years of marital bliss, for Ajay it is still about U, ME AND HUM with Kajol and daughter Nysa.

Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh:
Hailing from a legendry family in Bollywood, Chintu Kapoor married his lady love and the veteran actress Neetu Singh in 1980 after being one of the most sought after on-screen couples of the 1970's, with numerous hits to their kitty. Today, twenty nine years later, with a Star son Ranbir, and beautiful daughter Riddhima, the couple is still very much in LOVE AAJ KAL

Arjun Rampal and Mehr Jesia:
Bollywood hunk Rampal married former Miss India and Supermodel Mehr Jesia in 1998. With two lovely daughters, Arjun has always been the doting husband, surprising Mehr with a BMW for their tenth wedding anniversary. Waah Rampal, ROCK ON!

Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna:
After a series of link-ups with bombshells from the industry, Akki married Twinkle in 2001, with many of the opinion that Singh became King after this lady luck stepped into his life. Though through the course of their marriage, rumours did sprout in the industry, Akki is quite in high spirits with his better half, in the limelight for their unbutton and unzip jig!

Shahrukh Khan and Gauri:
Nineteen year old Shahrukh met fourteen year old Gauri at a party for the first time. Do dil mil gaye and Dilwala Dhulaniyan le gaya in 1991. He went on to be the Baadshah of Bollywood, wooing the hottest babes on-screen, ruling the hearts of a million women but for King Khan, it has always been Yes Boss to wifey Gauri!

Arbaaz Khan and Maliaka Arora:
It was love at first sight for the couple who met at the MR coffee ad shoot, and marriage in 1998. Apart from rumors of their break-up as part of a promotion for a popular beauty brand, their marriage has remained rock solid. Arbaaz, the lucky man, has remained wafadaar to his sizzling hot wife touted as the Sexiest Mom in Bollywood too!

Hrithik Roshan and Suzanne Khan:
Love blossomed for Duggu when he saw Suzanne at a traffic light, and then followed six years of courtship before the couple tied the knot. And for all those who thought Duggu's love for her was flying away with a KITE, the still-in-love couple silenced people by sporting identical tattoos recently.

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You Are Ready for Malaysian Politics, Aren't You?

2009-10-18T21:10:00.000+08:00

You Are Ready for Malaysian Politics, Aren't You?: "Welcome to the International School of Practical and Applied Politics!

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Manohara attends Golkar meeting, looking to politics

2009-10-09T14:57:00.000+08:00

Manohara attends Golkar meeting, looking to politics: "

PEKANBARU, Oct 9 — The Golkar Party convention was already the scene of a lot of fuss and drama — but when teenage model Manohara Odelia Pinot turned up, some party members were reportedly more interested in posing for photographs with the soap opera star than listening to the committee read the convention results.

Manohara jetted in to the party’s convention, being held in Pekanbaru, Riau, yesterday evening, apparently on invitation.

Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympics, Malaysia 2020?

2009-10-08T11:49:00.000+08:00

Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympics, Malaysia 2020?: "For the first time a South American city will host the Olympic Games. Rio de Janeiro, on the seaside of Brazil had to beat Madrid (Spain), Chicago (US) and Tokyo (Japan) to receive the 2016...

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From unknown to Arsenal icon, Wenger celebrates 13 years

2009-10-01T11:16:00.000+08:00

From unknown to Arsenal icon, Wenger celebrates 13 years: "

LONDON, Oct 1 — Arsene Wenger becomes the longest-serving Arsenal manager today, celebrating 13 years at the club he has transformed from one of the best in England to one of the best in the world.

Although Arsenal have not won the Champions League during his reign, or any silverware for the last four seasons, they are never far from the major honours and are sure to be heavily involved in the trophy hunt again this season.

Typhoon Ketsana kills 350, floods in Vietnam, Cambodia

2009-10-01T11:15:00.002+08:00

Typhoon Ketsana kills 350, floods in Vietnam, Cambodia: "

HOI AN, Oct 1 — Floods and landslides were expected to hit Vietnam and nearby nations today after a typhoon cut a destructive path through South East Asia, killing nearly 350 people.

State media in Vietnam said 85 people had died and 12 were missing after typhoon Ketsana swept through the country late on Tuesday. The government initially estimated damages in five of 12 affected provinces at more than US$120 million (RM420 million).

China marks 60 years with spectacle of power

2009-10-01T11:15:00.001+08:00

China marks 60 years with spectacle of power: "

BEIJING, Oct 1 — China’s capital began to celebrate the country’s ascendance with a show of goose-stepping troops, gaudy floats and nuclear-capable missiles today, 60 years after Mao Zedong proclaimed its embrace of communism.

Thousands of police and troops cleared central Beijing of all passers-by before the anniversary parade for the birth of the People’s Republic of China on Oct 1, 1949.

Second large quake hits Sumatra

2009-10-01T11:15:00.000+08:00

Second large quake hits Sumatra: "

WASHINGTON, Oct 1 — A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island this morning, the US Geological Survey reported, the second large quake to rattle the area in 24 hours.

The quake struck at 9:31am on land, 155km northwest of Bengkulu.

It was quite shallow at a depth of 25km.

Philippines seeks typhoon aid, battles to avoid backlash

2009-09-28T11:03:00.000+08:00

Philippines seeks typhoon aid, battles to avoid backlash: "

MANILA, Sept 27

— The Philippines appealed for international aid to help tens of thousands marooned by flashfloods, and apologised for the delays in rescue efforts to avoid potential political fallout from the crisis.

Disaster officials said the death toll from Typhoon Ketsana that hit the main island of Luzon stood at 52 on Sunday and more than 20 others were missing feared dead.

“We’re doing our best to get to all those people still trapped by the flashflood,” Anthony Golez, spokesman for the National Disaster Coordinating Council, told reporters, adding soldiers in rubber boats would evacuate them to safety.

Hamilton wins Singapore GP, Button extends lead

2009-09-28T11:02:00.000+08:00

Hamilton wins Singapore GP, Button extends lead: "

SINGAPORE, Sept 27 — Lewis Hamilton stormed to a floodlit victory in the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday while Jenson Button fought through the field to extend his championship lead to 15 points with three races left.

McLaren's world champion drove brilliantly around the 5.067km Marina Bay street circuit to lead from start to finish in the gruelling 61-lap race, finishing 9.6 seconds ahead of Toyota's Timo Glock.

Last year's winner Fernando Alonso was third for the embattled Renault team, reeling under a suspended permanent ban imposed for fixing the inaugural night race in 2008.

A Prison Without Wall

2009-09-26T11:26:00.000+08:00

A Prison Without Wall: "Malaysia, the heaven on earth is also a prison without wall for her Malaysians.............

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- took up the role of UMNO's president...

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India’s gala weddings go abroad

2009-09-25T12:35:00.000+08:00

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PUNE (India), Sept 25 — When Indian entrepreneur Suniel Mutha had his wedding, he tied the knot in his wife's hometown of Chennai, then known as Madras. The nuptials lasted three days and included more than 900 guests.

He and his wife wanted something different for their children. So when it came time for them to marry, the Muthas jumped on the latest trend sweeping India's bridal business: destination weddings. Son Sidaarrth, now 26, was married in a dazzling display in Macau last year; daughter Shweta, 27, was wed in a big bash in Bangkok in July. Each wedding stretched over five days, included hundreds of guests and had all the trappings of a traditional Indian wedding — down to the team of 60 chefs and kitchen assistants flown in to prepare thousands of special meals, and a horse for the groom to sit astride for his grand entrance. The tab for the Macau wedding alone totalled US$4 million (RM14 million) to US$5 million.