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Despite calls to reconsider, PAS president to drop out of polls

KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang has insisted he will not run in the upcoming general election despite earlier reports that PAS had convinced its president to defend his seats.
In an interview with the Sunday Star published today, Abdul Hadi said he will withdraw after finding the best candidates to take over the Marang ... Read More
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Malaysia

Bersih used Marxist tactics, Pakatan wanted bloodshed, says Rahim Noor

By Shannon Teoh
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — Former police chief Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Mohd Noor has alleged that Bersih used “Marxist” tactics, echoing his predecessor Tun Hanif Omar and accused the ... Read More

PM encourages students to seize overseas opportunities

WASHINGTON, May 20 — Malaysian students should look at the world as a stage and take advantage of the enormous opportunities abroad, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said ... Read More

Nayati: I knew daddy would rescue me

KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — Kidnap victim Nayati Shamelin Moodliar said yesterday the thought of his father rescuing him was what kept him strong through his week-long ordeal.“I knew ... Read More

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Business

World leaders back Greece, vow to combat financial turmoil

CAMP DAVID, May 20 — World leaders backed keeping Greece in the euro zone on Saturday and vowed to take all steps necessary to combat financial turmoil while revitalising a global ... Read More

Historic Facebook debut falls flat

SAN FRANCISCO, May 19 — The historic initial public offering of Facebook Inc did not go as planned yesterday, as the social networking company’s sky-high valuation combined with ... Read More

Global Markets Weekahead: Euro zone policy action becoming critical

LONDON, May 19 — The now familiar European cycle of crisis followed by political action, temporary respite, then another crisis enters that crucial second stage next week when ... Read More

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World

Impatient Thai red shirts want justice from PM Yingluck

BANGKOK, May 20 — Thailand's "red shirts" took to the street this weekend to mark the anniversary of the army's bloody repression of their mass rally ... Read More

Strong quake hits N.Italy,at least three dead

BOLOGNA, May 20 — A strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of northern Italy early on Sunday morning, causing at least three deaths and collapsing ... Read More

Sports

Thunder silence Lakers to take 3-1 series lead

LOS ANGELES, May 20 — A late three-pointer by Kevin Durant capped a dramatic fightback by the Oklahoma City Thunder as they pushed the Los Angeles ... Read More

Bayern aiming for rare home final success

MUNICH, May 19 — Bayern Munich take on Chelsea in the Champions League final later today, with the Germans hoping to become European kings for the ... Read More

Technology

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg marries longtime love

NEW YORK, May 20 — Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg wed longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan yesterday, announcing the nuptials through a ... Read More

NEC unveils gesture-controlling device

TOKYO, May 18 — Japanese technology titan NEC has unveiled a gadget that allows users to control their TV, mobile phone or tablet computer using a ... Read More

Features

Fitness can fight high blood pressure genes

SOUTH CAROLINA, May 20 — If high blood pressure runs in your family, a new study suggests you can turn your odds around by keeping physically fit. A ... Read More

Meat-eating males considered more masculine, study shows

LOS ANGELES, May 20 — Are vegetarian men pansies? And meat-eating men more masculine? Those are the suggestions of a new study which found a clear ... Read More

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Food

California chefs in stew over foie gras ban

SANTA MONICA, May 19 – A simmering row between animal rights campaigners and a handful of California’s top chefs is coming to the boil, ahead of a ... Read More

Chicago restaurants create NATO-themed menus for summit

CHIGAGO, May 19 – As heads of state from NATO’s political military alliance discuss security challenges and peacekeeping missions next week, ... Read More

Drive

Fiat’s Elkann gets behind the wheel for Mille Miglia

BRESCIA, May 18 — John Elkann, the media-shy chairman of one of the world’s biggest car companies, got behind the wheel and demonstrated his driving ... Read More

Zero Motorcycles takes electric biking award

BRUSSELS, May 16 — The Zero S electric motorbike has been named eMotorbike of the year.In another piece of good news for its manufacturer, Zero ... Read More

Showbiz

Filipino Christian conservatives denounce Lady Gaga concert

MANILA, May 19 — Conservative Christian groups in the Philippines today marched near a shopping mall to demand the cancellation of Lady Gaga’s two ... Read More

Joke on Europe as Madagascar sequel comes to Cannes

CANNES, France, May 19 — The joke is on Europe, and in particular France, with the third animated “Madagascar” adventure, which had its world ... Read More

Books

UK library acquires key early gospel for RM42 million

LONDON, May 18 — A seventh-century gospel discovered in a saint’s coffin more than 900 years ago, and the oldest European book to survive fully ... Read More

Poe letter to ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’ author sells for RM492,000

NEW YORK, May 18 — A one-page 1837 letter from the writer Edgar Allan Poe to the editor of a popular women’s magazine has been sold for US$164,000 ... Read More