Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad admitted today he might have made a mistake in giving guarantees for Internet freedom, which has been blamed for empowering and enabling opposition parties to win more seats …
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By Yiswaree Palansamy The leader of Malaysia’s oldest Indian political party today denied it was tame on the issue of Indian deaths in police custody. It has been doing its job by making “powerful …
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By Mohd Farhan Darwis The government should take back Malaysian identity cards given to foreigners in Sabah, Tuaran MP Datuk Wilfred Madius Tangau told the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on …
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By Amin Iskandar, Bahasa News Editor The Election Commission (EC) chairman's regret over the failure of indelible ink used in Election 2013 shows they are guilty of wrongdoing and should resign, …
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By Mark Felsenthal, Hamid Shalizi and Dylan Welch WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The United States will meet the Taliban this week for talks aimed at achieving peace in Afghanistan, where U.S.-led …
- Mali government, Tuaregs sign ceasefire accord AFP News
The Mali government and Tuareg rebels signed a ceasefire accord Tuesday paving the way for presidential elections in the troubled west African state next month. …
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US envoys will launch talks this week with the Taliban, officials announced Tuesday, in a tentative first step towards finding a negotiated escape from the decade-long Afghan war. …
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By Andrew Osborn and Maria Golovnina ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - Russia's Vladimir Putin derailed Barack Obama's efforts to win backing for the downfall of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad …
- At least 50 plots foiled by US spy programs: NSA chief AFP News
Secret US surveillance has foiled more than 50 terror plots since 2001 including a planned bomb attack on the New York Stock Exchange, a US spy chief said Tuesday, defending leaked programs. …
- Bulgaria's opposition boycotts parliament as protests rage AFP News
Bulgaria's biggest political party said Tuesday it was boycotting parliamentary sittings amid unrelenting public outrage over the appointment of a media magnate to a top security post. …
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- Microsoft says it freed millions of computers from criminal botnet Reuters
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(Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn promised Dell Inc shareholders that the company would buy back up to $16 billion of stock if they join his campaign to stop the computer maker from going …
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By Sruthi Ramakrishnan (Reuters) - Adobe Systems Inc, which makes the Photoshop and Acrobat software, reported a higher-than-expected adjusted quarterly profit as demand rose for Creative Cloud, the …
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- Microsoft says it freed millions of computers from criminal botnet Reuters
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- Icahn revamps Dell offer, urges rejection of buyout AFP News
Corporate raider Carl Icahn revamped his proposal Tuesday for embattled computer company Dell, calling for a big share buyback in a plan which would keep the company public. …
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- Nvidia to license graphics technology: CEO Reuters
By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nvidia Chief Executive Jen-Hsun Huang said he will license graphics technology to other companies, a new model for the chipmaker that could lead to new …
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