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[BREAKING NEWS] At least 40 dead in Taiwan plane crash. A Transasia Airways plane crashed when making an emergency landing in Taiwan on Wednesday, killing 40 people, China's Xinhua news agency said. More to follow: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/269698

Najib wants MH17 dead back before Raya MH17 FREE Those identified will be brought home to rest, the PM says. Najib wants MH17 dead back before Raya

WASHINGTON: The prolific American actor Eli Wallach, known by many for his role in the “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” over a busy career spanning six decades, has died at the age of 98, US media reports said. The New York Times said Wallach’s death Tuesday was confirmed by his da …

KUANTAN, June 10 (Bernama) — Gareth David Huntley, the Briton whose body was found in the Mentawak River, Pulau Tioman last Wednesday, had been dead for more than three days when his remains were discovered. This was the finding of a post-moretem conducted on the 34-year-old volunteer at the K …

KARACHI, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Taliban militants disguised as security forces stormed into Pakistan’s busiest airport on Sunday night, triggering an all-night battle in which at least 27 people were killed. The assault on Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan’s sprawlin …

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – An armed man and woman shouting about a “revolution” opened fire and killed two Las Vegas policemen who were eating lunch in a pizza parlor on Sunday, then fatally shot a civilian in a nearby Wal-Mart store before killing themselves, police said. The two unifo …

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Gunmen attacked one of Pakistan’s biggest airports in Karachi on Sunday, killing at least five people, police said. The attack on Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan’s sprawling commercial hub of 18 million, took place as Prime Minister Nawaz Sha …

Karachi – Heavily armed militants attacked Pakistan’s busiest airport in the southern city of Karachi Sunday night, killing at least six people as flights were suspended and the army was called in, officials said. Some six militants have also been killed in the assault as gunfire continu …

Washington (AFP) – Malcolm Glazer (pic), the controversial American owner of English Premier League giants Manchester United, died Wednesday. He was 85. Glazer gained a global profile through his ownership of United, one of the biggest and best supported football clubs in the world. But he was …

NAIROBI: Ten people were killed and over 70 wounded Friday in two bomb attacks at a busy market in Nairobi, the latest in a wave of unrest blamed on Kenya’s Islamist militants. The twin bombings came as hundreds of British tourists were being evacuated from beach resorts near the port city of …

BANGKOK: Two anti-government protesters were killed and 21 were wounded in a gun and grenade attack early Thursday in Bangkok, medical officials and police told AFP, stoking fears of wider political violence in the crisis-hit kingdom. Police said two M79 grenades were launched into a protest site at …

SEOUL (Reuters) – About 160 passengers, including high school students, were plucked to safety on Wednesday in a dramatic rescue from a South Korean passenger ferry sinking with 475 on board, officials said, although at least two people had died. South Korean officials said the rescue operatio …

SEOUL:  South Korea despatched coastguard vessels and helicopters Wednesday to rescue around 450 passengers – mostly high school students – on a ferry sinking off the southern coast, officials said. “The ship is taking in water and sinking,” a coastguard spokesman told AFP by …