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Malaysia in religious row over ‘threat of Christianity’ Malaysian state religious and education officials have changed the title of a seminar on “the threat of Christianity” following outrage from non-Muslims in the multiethnic country. Southern Johor state education officials faced criticism over the school teachers’ seminar to be held Saturday that was titled: “Strengthening the [...]
Rangers confirm Darvish to start v Mariners The Texas Rangers confirmed their starting pitching rotation to open Major League Baseball’s regular season, with prized Japanese import Yu Darvish slated to take on Ichiro Suzuki and the Mariners on April 9. The Rangers opted not to fiddle with the rotation they have used during Spring Training. [...]
Bin Laden ‘fathered four children while on run’ Osama bin Laden fathered four children as he hid out in Pakistan after the 9/11 attacks, his youngest wife told interrogators, according to a police report seen by AFP on Friday. Amal Abdulfattah’s account provides rare details of the Al-Qaeda leader’s life from when he fled Afghanistan [...]
Takahashi, Tran put Japan among pairs powers Narumi Takahashi and Mervin Tran put figure skating giants Japan among the great pairs skating nations on Friday as they won the country’s first senior international medal in the discipline at the world championships here. The four-time national champions held their third position from Wednesday’s short programme to [...]
Photos show N.Korea launch work underway: website North Korea has begun preparing for a long-range rocket launch next month despite international condemnation, according to satellite images published by a US-based website. The images taken Thursday show that work to prepare the launch pad appears to be under way, according to the 38 North website. The [...]
W.Indies make 160 against Australia West Indies squandered a blistering start to their second Twenty20 against Australia at the Kensington Oval on Friday to be bowled out for just 160. West Indies had lost the first match of the two-game series by eight wickets in Saint Lucia on Tuesday, but they looked good for a [...]
Afghan policeman ‘kills nine colleagues’ An Afghan policeman killed nine of his colleagues in the eastern province of Paktika, police and provincial government officials said Friday. Paktika provincial police chief Dawlat Khan said the shooting happened in the early hours in Yahyakhil district. “A local policeman named Asadullah was persuaded by the Taliban insurgents to [...]
Real Madrid to open China academy European giants Real Madrid are to open a football academy in southern China next year in a tie-up with Super League leaders Guangzhou Evergrande, the Chinese club’s owner said on its website. Madrid, who have been champions of Europe a record nine times, are striving to promote their brand [...]
Security firm links cyber spy campaign to Chinese hacker Tokyo-based computer security firm Trend Micro on Friday said it linked a hacker in China to a “cyber espionage” campaign targeting India, Japan, and Tibetans. A Chinese hacker whose nicknames include “Dang0102″ and “scuhkr” was involved in online spying to steal military secrets, spy on Tibetan [...]
Fighting kills up to 23 in Pakistan badlands Dozens of militants attacked a Pakistani paramilitary checkpoint overnight, killing two soldiers and sparking clashes which left up to 21 of the militants dead, officials said Friday. Security officials claimed the militants were killed when troops retaliated with artillery and heavy weapons, but no independent confirmation of [...]