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(Photo: White House / Pete Souza)Putin-Obama Mutual Snubs Spell ‘Reset’ Crisis – Analysts
President Barack Obama waits with Vice President Joe Biden before attending the STOCK Act signing event in the Hold Room of the South Court Auditorium at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) of the White House, April 4, 2012....Full Story

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Tumbarumba wool grower gets award for finest bale
A wool grower from Tumbarumba in south-west NSW has taken out the prestigious Loro Piana Challenge Cup for world's finest bale of wool in 2011. | The 11.1 micron bale from Suzanne Triplett's property in the Riverina Highlands has also made an Australian record, for the ...Full Story
APIC ’12: Asia petrochemical industry players convene in Malaysia
|    | KUALA LUMPUR (ICIS)--Malaysia is hosting this year’s biggest petrochemical industry conference in Asia, which draws more than a thousand of delegates from different parts of the globe. | The 34th annual Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference (APIC) wi...Full Story
Indian national jailed in Singapore
Singapore: An Indian national has been sentenced to 20 months in jail for drunk driving a lorry which rammed into three pedestrians - all his fellow countrymen, last year, killing one of them. | The lorry driver, Mutukrishnan Gunasekaran, 39, was also banned from drivin...Full Story
Toshiba says stops making LCD TVs in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp said on Thursday it has halted domestic production of LCD televisions in the face of price falls. The decision by Japan's leading chip maker to stop producing LCD TVs domestically follows a similar decision by Hitachi Ltd as Japanese firms...Full Story
Malaysia sentences 3 Mexicans to death over drugs
| KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A Malaysian court has convicted three Mexican brothers and two other people and sentenced them to be hanged for drug trafficking. | Judge Mohamad Zawawi Salleh in the Kuala Lumpur High Court ruled Thursday the prosecution had proven its ...Full Story
Blasting to start on Waioeka Gorge
| Blasting work will start immediately to stabilise part of the slip face in Waioeka Gorge. | This could cause delays of up to 30 minutes for drivers using State Highway 2 between Bay of Plenty and Gisborne but the temporary road will remain open. | The New Zealand Tran...Full Story
Malaysia sentences 3 Mexicans to death over drugs
| KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A Malaysian court has convicted three Mexican brothers and two other people and sentenced them to be hanged for drug trafficking. | Judge Mohamad Zawawi Salleh in the Kuala Lumpur High Court ruled Thursday the prosecution had proven its ...Full Story
East Timor's 10th Anniversary Comes in a Crucial Year
Dili. Ten years after winning formal independence following a brutal occupation by Indonesia, East Timor is struggling to escape extreme poverty, corruption and an over-reliance on energy revenues. | As the half-island nation of 1.1 million prepares to celebrate Sunday...Full Story
Commonwealth Bank of Australia stock has held up better than peers
| WHEN it comes to the information drip, bank groupies have been spoiled for choice, given the recent round of half-year reports from the September balance-date from the Big Four banks. | Now the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA, $50.95) has added to the data dump wi...Full Story
PRECIOUS-Gold up, comes off 4-1/2 month low; Greece weighs
| * Gold supported by rebound in euro * Gold to rise to $1,563.56 -technicals * Coming Up: U.S. Jobless claims Weekly; 1230 GMT (Updates prices, adds quotes) By Lewa Pardomuan SINGAPORE, May 17 (Reuters) - Gold rose half a percent on Thursday as bargain hunters resurfac...Full Story
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PRECIOUS-Gold up, comes off 4-1/2 month low; Greece weighs
Malaysia's Khazanah to list $1.5 bln healthcare IPO by end-July-sources
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Malaysia's Khazanah to list $1.5 bln healthcare IPO by end-July-sources
Reuters | KUALA LUMPUR May 17 (Reuters) - The planned $1.5 billion listing of Malaysia's Integrated Healthcare Holdings (IHH) is expected to debut on the Malaysian and Singapore bourses by the end of July, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told...
Nikkei slips on Greece fears but Japan GDP supports
Reuters | * But Nikkei still on track for 7th weekly fall * Japan economy rebounds in Q1, led by consumer spending * Techinicals show Nikkei in 'oversold' territory By Dominic Lau TOKYO, May 17 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average slipped on Thursday on heig...
Forced Into Overtime
The New York Times | There will be blood — and sweat and pucks and balls and spokes and triumph and anguish and a bit of Thunder — all on a single street corner, all in a frantic and fascinating 72 hours in downtown Los Angeles. Enlarge This Image Stephen D...
Study suggests lower death risk for coffee lovers
The Star | NEW YORK: Older people who reported drinking a few daily cups of coffee were less likely to die over the subsequent 14 years than were those who abstained from the beverage or rarely drank it, according to a U.S. study of 400,000 people. | In parti...
Sailors honored for heroic efforts
Daily Press | A tragic vehicle fire in July 2011 has prompted the Navy to recognize two Norfolk-based sailors for heroism, including one who perished that day. | Chief Quartermaster Joseph A. Weschler was driving his car when a fuel leak sparked the fire. He pul...
N. Korea Ship Seizes Chinese Boats for Ransom, Global Times Says
Bloomberg | A North Korean ship seized three Chinese boats with 29 fishermen aboard and demanded more than $140,000 to release them, China’s Global Times newspaper reported today. | The fishing boats were captured at gunpoint while trawling in Chinese waters...
South Korea Ready to Take Action to Calm Markets
Bloomberg | South Korea is prepared to take “prompt” action to stabilize markets should it be needed as Europe’s sovereign debt crisis deepens, the country’s vice finance minister said. | “We are very experienced in dealing with such market volatilit...
North Korea resumes work on nuclear reactor: report
MSNBC | SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has resumed construction work on an experimental light water reactor (ELWR) in a move that could extend its capacity to produce more material for nuclear weapons, website 38North reported on Thursday. Only on msnbc.com...
Popovic 'honoured' to be first coach of western Sydney team
Canberra Times | Tony Popovic ... "I’m honoured, privileged". Photo: James Brickwood | Tony Popovic has been officially unveiled as the inaugural coach of the A-League's new western Sydney franchise. | Popovic signed a four-year deal after finalising talks with F...
Fire Service called to Huntly Power Station
NZ Herald | The Fire Service was called to the Huntly Power Station this morning after a fan overheated. | Huntly chief fire officer Craig Bush said the situation was under control when firefighters arrived shortly after 7am. | There were no flames. | Mr Bush ...
Soccer: Popovic unveiled as Western Sydney coach
NZ Herald | Tony Popovic has been officially unveiled as the inaugural coach of the A-League's new Western Sydney franchise. | Popovic signed a four-year deal after finalising talks with Football Federation Australia officials on Wednesday, putting the first m...
New A-league franchise West Sydney confirms appointment of head coach Tony Popovic and executive chairman Lyall Gorman
The Daily Telegraph Australia | The new West Sydney A-League team finally has a face after the appointments were confirmed today of head coach Tony Popovic and executive chairman Lyall Gorman. | Popovic, who quit a job with English side Crystal Palace this week to take up the cha...
King Harbor Sea Fair takes place on Sunday, May 20, 2012
The Examiner | It’s true…summer is just around the corner. Are you ready? | Get prepared for the summer season at the King Harbor Sea Fair happening this Sunday, May 20, 2012. | Sponsored by Blue Pacific Yachts, Chevron and Tarsan Paddleboards, the Sea Fair t...
Jessica Sanchez told 'the last one standing'
Sun Star | MANILA (Updated 10:29 a.m.) – American Idol judge Steven Tyler told Thursday (Philippine time) Filipino-Mexican finalist Jessica Sanchez to get used to "on course," saying the 16-year-old singer may be the last one standing on the show. | "Jessic...
Sydney bus driver allegedly filmed hundreds of teens
Sydney Morning Herald | A bus driver who allegedly used a hidden camera to film up the skirts of hundreds of schoolgirls has appeared in a Sydney court. | Takuya Koaze, 48, has pleaded guilty to three counts of secretly filming people's private parts to obtain sexual arou...
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