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Phuket TV - PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Dogs attack another boy! Murder suspect on the run! Life in prison? || Feb. 21

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Vanuatu to ban disposable diapers

Vanuatu to ban disposable diapers

Fashion mourns death of ‘Kaiser’ Karl Lagerfeld

Fashion mourns death of ‘Kaiser’ Karl Lagerfeld

NASA heading back to Moon soon, and this time to stay

NASA heading back to Moon soon, and this time to stay

World seeing ’catastrophic collapse’ of insects

World seeing ’catastrophic collapse’ of insects

Indonesia police apologise for using snake in interrogation

Indonesia police apologise for using snake in interrogation

Body recovered from wreck of Sala plane

Body recovered from wreck of Sala plane
Malaysian 'drug mules' nabbed in NZ
Friday 29 April 2011, 12:51AM
A group of 10 Malaysians were arrested attempting to enter New Zealand with methamphetamines hidden in their shoes, customs officials said Wednesday.
Australian inflation above expectations
Friday 29 April 2011, 12:49AM
Australian quarter on quarter inflation hit 1.6 per cent in the March quarter and rose 3.3 per cent from a year earlier following a summer of natural disasters and higher petrol prices, data showed Wednesday.
Nigeria hunts 'Islamist' who attacked voters
Friday 29 April 2011, 12:36AM
Nigerian police hunted a suspected Islamist sect member on Wednesday who opened fire at a polling station in the country's northeast, killing one person and wounding four, authorities said.
Plenty of hype over royal wedding
Plenty of hype over royal wedding
Friday 29 April 2011, 12:34AM
Hundreds of members of the military took part in a pre-dawn rehearsal for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on Wednesday, as Britain readies itself for the biggest royal event for 30 years.
Activists save dogs from death
Activists save dogs from death
Saturday 23 April 2011, 12:20AM
Hundreds of dogs being trucked to Chinese restaurants were spared a culinary fate after about 200 animal lovers mobilised to stop them ending up on dinner tables.
Taliban target French defence minister
Tuesday 19 April 2011, 06:31AM
The French Defence Minister Gerard Longuet, who is visiting Afghanistan, was the target of an attack inside the Afghan defence ministry in Kabul, the Taliban said, claiming responsibility.
More bodies found in New York
Friday 8 April 2011, 01:34AM
  Investigators scouring dense undergrowth for victims of a suspected serial killer along a remote New York beach area found three more sets of remains on Tuesday, authorities said, bringing the total number of bodies to eight. The new remains are in addition to a set found last week along a highway leading to popular Jones Beach, about 72km east of New York City. That victim has not been identified, and police have not positively connected it to the bodies of four prostitutes found nearby in December. Police searching on foot and from above in helicopters and fire truck buckets found the latest three sets of remains as they scoured tick-infested underbrush and evergreens on the barrier island south of Long Island, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer said. They also used cadaver dogs, police academy cadets, detectives and volunteer fire-fighters. A search was expected to resume on Wednesday. The four dead prostitutes were found in December in the area, a one-metre-tall tangle of sea grass punctuated by scrubby pine trees. Authorities have identified those four as Amber Lynn Costello, 27, originally of Wilmington, NC; Megan Waterman, 22, of Scarborough, Maine; Maureen Brainard-Barnes, 28, of Norwich, Conn; and Melissa Barthelemy, 24, of Buffalo, NY. Police suspect a serial killer but so far have no suspects. It took more than a month to identify the four women found in December. The New York City medical examiner's office is helping Suffolk County officials investigate the latest discovery. The latest discovery was about a mile east of where the other four were found. The four dead women's remains were strewn about 500 metres apart.  
Nuclear crisis worries India
Nuclear crisis worries India
Friday 8 April 2011, 01:28AM
Japan’s nuclear crisis has fuelled public unease in India over ambitious government plans to ramp up nuclear power capacity to feed the country’s growing, energy-hungry economy. India – both a civilian and a military nuclear power – currently has 20 reactors. It plans to spend an estimated US$175 billion (B5.3 billion) to buy an additional 21 foreign reactors to reach a nuclear power capacity of 63,000 megawatts by 2032, from the current level of 4,560 megawatts. The enthusiasm for nuclear power was galvanised by a 2008 deal ending a decades-old ban on US atomic civilian trade with India, but recent events are sowing doubts about the potential consequences should anything go wrong. Writing in the DNA newspaper recently, the former head of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), A Gopalakrishnan, said India contrasted poorly with Japan’s “superb” disaster management organisation. “In India, we are most disorganised and unprepared for the handling of emergencies of any kind,” he warned. “The AERB’s disaster preparedness oversight is mostly on paper and the drills they once in a while conduct are half-hearted efforts which amount more to a sham.’’ Last week a top Indian scientist and other leading figures wrote an open letter describing the crisis in Japan as a “wake-up call” for India and urging the government to “radically review” its nuclear policy. “Pending the review, there should be a moratorium on all further nuclear activity, and revocation of recent clearances for nuclear projects,” said P Balaram, head of the Indian Institute of Science. Meanwhile, a survey of nearly 10,000 people by pollsters Chanakya, showed 77 per cent of Indians were worried about atomic safety and 69 per cent did not believe India could handle a nuclear disaster on the scale of that at Japan’s Fukushima plant. Premier Manmohan Singh has pledged that India will make the AERB more independent and increase transparency in operating nuclear plants. But there are questions as to how serious any commitment would be, especially after India’s current atomic energy regulator, Srikumar Banerjee, said recently that driving or walking on New Delhi’s notoriously lethal streets posed more of a threat than the country’s reactors. The Japanese crisis has focused domestic attention on India’s plans to construct what would be one of the world’s largest nuclear plants at Jaitapur – in a seismically sensitive region of Maharashtra state. French company Areva has signed a US$9.3 billion (B280 billion) deal to supply the first two of Jaitapur’s six planned third-generation pressurised water reactors. But the region has experienced 92 earthquakes since 1985, including one measuring 6.2, according to environmental group Greenpeace. “The dangers have been swept under the carpet,” Greenpeace spokesman Hofeza Merchant said. “With our corrupt and poor quality practices inherent in the system, it is very dangerous to meddle with such high-risk projects,” said B Ramakrishnam Raju, convenor of the National Alliance of People’s Movements. But the Indian government shows no signs of veering away from its nuclear plans, which it says are needed to help supply electricity to the 500 million Indians who are still without power. India’s fast-growing economy has no choice but to tap all sources of energy, Prime Minister Singh said last week. “Nuclear energy has the potential of playing an increasingly important role in giving our country energy independence”, he added. – AFP
Obama announces he will run again
Obama announces he will run again
Wednesday 6 April 2011, 11:39PM
US President Barack Obama has declared himself a candidate for re-election in 2012.
Illegal immigrants flee camp
Illegal immigrants flee camp
Wednesday 6 April 2011, 11:31PM
Malaysian authorities launched a large scale manhunt yesterday for more than 100 illegal immigrants who fled a detention camp after burning down an accommodation block.
Chinese tourists love Australia
Chinese tourists love Australia
Wednesday 6 April 2011, 06:01AM
Chinese travellers accounted for the largest group of visitors to Australia for the first time in February, data showed today.
Tokyo water not safe for infants
Friday 25 March 2011, 06:12AM
Tokyo on Wednesday warned that radioactive iodine over twice the safe level for infants had been detected in tap water.
Protests spread to Syria
Protests spread to Syria
Friday 25 March 2011, 06:05AM
The regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad now seems to be edging closer to explosion.
Former Israeli president guilty of rape
Former Israeli president guilty of rape
Friday 25 March 2011, 05:57AM
Former Israeli president, Moshe Katsav, was sentenced to seven years behind bars on Tuesday, after being convicted on two counts of rape and other offences.
High disaster cost for Japan
High disaster cost for Japan
Friday 25 March 2011, 05:47AM
Japan’s massive earthquake and tsunami could cost its economy up to US 235 billion, or four per cent of output.
Tsunami warnings issued for most of the Pacific
Saturday 12 March 2011, 08:09AM
A tsunami warning has been issued for most of the Pacific after a magnitude 8.9 earthquake struck Japan, triggering a deadly 10-metre high tsunami.
Gillard's poll rating plummets
Gillard's poll rating plummets
Saturday 12 March 2011, 04:45AM
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s popularity has plummeted to a record low after she announced plans for a carbon tax, an opinion poll published this week showed.
Tsunami hits Japan after earthquake
Saturday 12 March 2011, 04:34AM
A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Japan at 2:46pm (12.46pm local time) today unleashing a powerful tsunami that sent ships crashing into the shore and carried cars through the streets of coastal towns.
Japan sea quake triggers tsunami
Friday 11 March 2011, 05:37AM
A major 7.2-magnitude quake struck off Japan on March 9, swaying buildings in Tokyo and triggering a 60-centimetre (24 inch) tsunami, but causing no reported casualties or damage.
Royal couple visit Belfast
Royal couple visit Belfast
Friday 11 March 2011, 05:21AM
Britain’s Prince William and his bride-to-be Kate Middleton visited Belfast on Tuesday for a one-day visit, under the watchful eye of armed police on the surrounding rooftops.
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