
Burglars tunnel into French bank vault
Burglars tunnelled into a Parisian bank vault and raided around 100 safety deposit boxes rented by private customers before making good their escape, investigators said Tuesday.

Burglars tunnelled into a Parisian bank vault and raided around 100 safety deposit boxes rented by private customers before making good their escape, investigators said Tuesday.



MCA president Chua Soi Lek welcomed the NEM but thought it had not adequately addressed the country's dependence on foreign workers.




In what may be a first, a BN component party faces losing property in Cheras to a municipal council.

It is disturbing that our government is entrusting our PR efforts to a known lobbyist for dictatorships.




'I was shocked but I kept walking. Later I felt something on my leg and when I rolled up my jeans...'






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The new MCA boss may think the worst is over, but the reality is something else.







Divers have injected oxygen into the hull of a South Korean warship sunk by a mystery blast, officials said on Tuesday, refusing to abandon hope for dozens trapped inside.


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He produced two documents in Parliament to back up his allegations.
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Nearly 1,000 rescuers are racing against the clock to free more than 150 workers trapped in a flooded half-built coal mine in north China, as officials warned gas was building up in the pit.

It's troubling that the SIS leader was quizzed by police.



Following are some of the highlights of the New Economic Model announced by Prime Minister Najib Razak today.


UPDATED 2.50PM The government has pledged to take a market-based approach to affirmative action but touched little on racial quotas.


Moscow held a day of mourning today for the 38 victims of twin suicide bombings on packed metro trains as Russian leaders pledged to hunt down and wipe out those behind the attacks.

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'It is sad to watch our once-glorious former PM playing second fiddle and allowing himself to be used and be part of Perkasa.'


Nine members of a radical Christian militia were charged with plotting to kill police in Michigan and wage war on the government, an indictment unsealed Monday said.

Burma's opposition party led by Aung San Suu Kyi said on Monday it would boycott polls expected later this year, after the country's military rulers introduced a controversial new election law.

Abhisit Vejjajiva told protesters on Monday he would call polls before his term ends but he refused to meet their 15-day deadline, leading to stalemate after a second day of talks.