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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Remembering their leaders

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

North Koreans leaving Mansudae Art Studio in Pyongyang yesterday after watching the unveiling of a statue depicting the late leader Kim Jong Il and his father Kim Il Sung.

Santorum and Romney neck and neck: Polls

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

MESA (Arizona): With two new polls showing underdog Rick Santorum gaining on front runner Mitt Romney among Republicans nationally, the contenders for the party's presidential nomination are taking advantage of a lull between primary contests to stockpile resources and rally supporters.

Murdoch hits the headlines and it's all bad news

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

LONDON: Mr Rupert Murdoch, the US-based international media mogul, is arriving in Britain later this week amid talk that he may shut or sell off his troubled flagship paper, The Sun, following a recent string of arrests of its senior staff.

'Underwear bomber': last terror case under US civilian law?

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

CHICAGO: The sentencing this week of a Nigerian man, dubbed the 'underwear bomber' after he tried to blow up a transatlantic airliner with explosives stitched into his briefs, could mark the end of international terror prosecutions in United States civilian courts.

US defence budget sees shift in focus to Asia-Pacific

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON: The 2013 United States defence budget includes funding for a shift in strategic focus to the Asia-Pacific even as it cuts spending on weapons and personnel to reduce costs by US$487billion (S$616billion) over the next decade.

Osama's 'close aide' freed from British jail

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

LONDON: A radical cleric once described as 'Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe' was freed from a British prison to live under virtual house arrest after a court ruled that his detention without trial was unlawful.

Vatican hit by own version of WikiLeaks scandal

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

VATICAN CITY: The Vatican is having its own version of the WikiLeaks scandals, following a recent rash of leaks to the Italian press.

Arab leaders hint at arming rebels

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

CAIRO: After a bruising meeting in a five-star Cairo hotel, Arab foreign ministers led by the Gulf states have hinted to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that unless he halts his violent crackdown, some

The message was folded into Article Nine of a League resolution passed on Sunday that urges Arabs to 'provide all kinds of political and material support' to the opposition, a phrase that includes the possibility of giving weapons to Mr Assad's foes.

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Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

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Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

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Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

SYDNEY: Australian women may have embraced the digital era, but they still prefer a face-to-face declaration of affection to an 'I love u' text and find men addicted to their cellphones a huge turn-off.

US Navy can stop Iran from blocking strait: Commander

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

MANAMA: Iran has built up its naval forces in the Gulf and prepared boats that could be used in suicide attacks, but the United States Navy can prevent it from blocking the Strait of Hormuz, the commander of US naval forces in the region said.

Israeli envoys targeted in bomb attacks

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

JERUSALEM: Assailants targeted Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia in near-simultaneous strikes yesterday, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed on arch-enemy Iran and its Lebanese proxy Hizbollah.

EU wants global data roaming cap

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

BERLIN: European lawmakers, who two years ago capped fees for mobile data roaming in the European Union at €50 (S$85) a month, want to expand the protection to cover the world.

The proposal is part of a plan to extend Europe's five-year-old limits on charges for voice, text and data roaming until the end of 2022. The European Parliament is expected to vote on the proposal by April. The limits expire in July.

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Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

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New iPad launch expected next month

Slice of life

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

POZORRUBIO (Philippines):

Mr Filomeno de Guzman does not know ancient Sparta from mediaeval Scotland, but the swordsmith is an expert at replicating warriors' tools.

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Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Romney scrapes through in Maine caucuses

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

PORTLAND: Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney averted embarrassment when he was declared the winner of last Saturday's presidential straw poll in Maine's non-binding caucuses.

Plans for new Arab-UN joint mission to Syria

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

CAIRO: Arab ministers yesterday called for swift Arab and international action to end bloodshed in Syria after Russia and China blocked a Western-backed Arab peace plan at the United Nations Security Council.

Wanted: More Muslim spies

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

SYDNEY: Australia's domestic security agency wants to recruit more Muslim spies, particularly from new immigrant communities.

Australia 'to boost troops in north'

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

SYDNEY: Australia is planning to focus its defences in the north of the country amid concerns about the threat to its rich mining areas.

Ex-Maldives president rejects unity govt plan

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

MALE: Ousted Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed yesterday rejected a United States call for compromise and dismissed proposals for a unity government to end escalating political unrest in the country.