Snakes In The Airport - WITN
... open on a luggage conveyer belt at Kuala Lumpur International Airport ... other snakes and a turtle, when his bag broke open on a luggage conveyor belt. Wong was transiting from Malaysia's northern Penang state ...
Snakes (almost) on a plane in Malaysia! - Katu.com
Malaysia (AP) - A Malaysian ... live boa constrictors broke open on a luggage conveyer belt at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, an official said Friday. Keng Liang "Anson" Wong, 52, who was previously convicted of ...
Malaysia Rules in Islamic Finance - BusinessWeek
Bonds, home mortgages, and other financial assets that comply with Islamic law, which prohibits the charging or paying of interest, have gained in popularity throughout the Muslim world. A lot of high-paying jobs and ...
Japan, China, Malaysia, Thailand: Asia Bond, Currency Preview - BusinessWeek
Japan: Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku will hold media briefings at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. in Tokyo. The Ministry of Finance will release at 8:50 a.m. in Tokyo its report on Japanese and foreign investment flows ...
Malaysia wants GP back-to-back with Singapore - Motorsport.com
the chief executive of the Malaysian ... after Japan in 1999, but the circuit is now ageing and awaiting government approval for renovations. And since the track's inauguration, new Asian hosts including China,
BP Sells Malaysia Assets to Petronas for $363 Million - BusinessWeek
BP is considering divesting stakes in Alaska’s Prudhoe Bay, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The transaction “would enable us to strengthen our presence in the olefins and polyolefins business in ...
Malaysia-bound ivory, rhino horns seized at Kenya airport - Boston Globe
Airports in Kenya, Ethiopia, and South Africa have emerged as the three main ones to smuggle African ivory to Asia, where it is a collector’s item. Early last month authorities in Thailand netted 1,683 pounds that ...
Malaysia TV station axes Muslim ad because of Christmas overtones - Reuters Blogs
... Christmas. State-linked TV3 aired the commercial earlier this month to wish the country’s dominant ethnic Malay-Muslims a joyous ... from Muslim viewers that it resembled Santa Claus and his sleigh.
Malaysia officials appeal 'Lizard King' sentence - France 24
... Anson Wong, whose six-month jail term for smuggling snakes has been sharply criticised. Wong, nicknamed the "Lizard King ... Malaysian airport authorities are reportedly investigating how Wong managed to board a flight from the resort island of Penang ...
KLIA 2 Will Mark Malaysia's Growth In Aviation, Says Najib - Bernama
SEPANG, August 30 (Bernama) -- The new low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) or KLIA 2 will mark the nation's growth and leadership in aviation globally and serve as an economic stimulus for the country, Prime Minister Datuk ...
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Gunmen burst into factory in Honduras, kill 15
Men armed with assault rifles burst into a shoe factory and opened fire Tuesday, killing at least 15 workers and wounding eight, Honduran authorities said.
Australia, New Zealand top charity index; U.S. fifth
Australia and New Zealand shared first place, and the United States tied for fifth, in a first-of-its kind survey ranking 153 nations on the willingness of their citizens to donate time and money to charity.
Newsweek: A look inside al-Qaida
Nine years after 9/11, Osama bin Laden’s network remains a shadowy, little-understood enemy. The truth, as revealed by one of its fighters, is both more and less troubling than we think.
U.S. training in Yemen reflects wider quest
 Seldom visible in the Yemeni mountains, the elite U.S. commandos training the Yemen's military represent the Obama administration's quest to fight terrorism without inflaming anti-American sentiment.
Mahmood Karzai profited on deal tied to Kabul Bank
 The brother of Afghanistan's president said Wednesday he made at least $800,000 by buying and then quickly reselling a high-end Dubai villa using a loan provided by the chairman of the troubled Kabul Bank.
Fidel Castro: Cuban model no longer works
 Fidel Castro said Cuba's economic model no longer works, a U.S.-based journalist reports following interviews with the former president last week.
7 women in 'miscarriage' cases freed in Mexico
Seven women in Mexico serving prison terms of up to 29 years for the death of their newborns are freed after a legal reform enacted in the state of Guanajuato lowered their sentences.
Russia helps fight fatal Kazakh forest fires
Forest fires killed five people in northern Kazakhstan as neighboring Russia sends aircraft to fight blazes advancing onto its territory.
6 killed in 2 separate bomb attacks in Baghdad
Iraqi police and health officials say at least six people have been killed and 35 wounded in two separate attacks in Baghdad.
Iran woman's stoning suspended after global outcry
Iranian authorities have suspended the execution by stoning of a woman convicted of adultery, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, after weeks of condemnation from around the world.
Sex, violence, Islam: Syrian soap raises drama
 Syrian drama aired on state TV has sparked intense debate between critics who say it distorts Islam's image and supporters who say it's a realistic portrayal.
Newsweek: Why Bin Laden still matters
Bin Laden remains important as the guiding icon that is drawing people to jihad. Yet U.S. intelligence agencies have not had any “actionable intelligence” about his location since he disappeared in mid-December 2001 after the battle of Tora Bora. Informed hypotheses put him in or around Pakistan’s tribal regions, but these are only educated guesses.
Petraeus: Quran burning is like Abu Ghraib
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan tells NBC News that a Florida church’s plan to burn the Quran would fuel anti-U.S. hatred rivaling the backlash against the U.S. abuses at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison.
Airliner lands in Russian forest after power fails
 Russian aviation investigators have launched a probe into the emergency landing of a passenger jet that rolled into a forest without hurting anyone.
Mullah Omar tells Afghans Taliban are winning
 The Taliban's shadowy leader told Afghans on Wednesday that the insurgents are winning the war and warned Americans that they are wasting lives and billions in tax dollars by continuing in the conflict.
Mexican blog sheds grim light on drug war
Army: Fort Lewis-based sergeant kept body parts
New documents released by the Army say a staff sergeant charged in a conspiracy to murder civilians kept Afghan body parts and threatened subordinates.
Report: Attacks on Mexican media 'national crisis'
At least 22 Mexican journalists have been killed over the past four years, according to a U.S.-based media watchdog group that is calling on the government to respond forcefully to the dangers facing reporters who cover the country's drug war.
Dalai Lama gives $50,000 for brain research
 The Dalai Lama has given $50,000 from his personal trust to support research into the science behind kindness and compassion at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
UK prime minister's father dies in France
 British Prime Minister David Cameron's father died on Wednesday after falling ill during a holiday in the south of France.
Servant testifies Filipino warlord ordered killing
 A servant of the politically powerful clan accused in last year's massacre of 57 people told a Philippine court Wednesday that the family members plotted the killings of rivals and journalists over dinner six days before the ambush.
Gunmen free up to 800 inmates from Nigeria prison
Heavily armed gunmen attacked a prison in the central Nigerian city of Bauchi late on Tuesday, freeing as many as 800 inmates including suspected members of a militant Islamic sect, police said Wednesday.
Clinton sees 'insurgency' in Mexico drug war
 Drug gangs in Mexico and Central America are morphing into an insurgency like the one that gripped Colombia 20 years ago, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says.
Pakistan to charge 3 in Times Square bomb plot
Pakistan will soon charge three men alleged to have helped failed Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad meet up with militant leaders and send him money to carry out the attack.
Video: From Africa to the NFL, and back again
 Making a Difference: Madieu Williams is better known for his work as a free safety for the NFL's Minnesota Vikings than for his efforts in West Africa. But when he's not trying to stop the NFL's best receivers, he's committed to bringing better health and education to his native Sierra Leone. NBC's Ron Allen reports. (Nightly News)
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