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Voices of reason: A banner, being carried outside the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta, showing Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak shaking hands with Susilo. It was carried by a group of Indonesians who are calling for both countries to settle the recent spat in an amicable manner.

A banner, being carried outside the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta, showing Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak shaking hands with Susilo. It was carried by a group of Indonesians who are calling for both countries to settle the recent spat in an amicable manner.

Courts

Man to hang for murdering his lover

A 44-year-old furniture shop assistant has been sentenced to death by a High Court here for the murder of his prostitute lover at a budget hotel three years ago.

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‘LDP will not leave BN’

KOTA KINABALU: The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has denied speculation it would leave the Barisan Nasional coalition, following its deputy president's statement on the leadership of Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman last month.

24 Malaysians arrested for working illegally in Britain

KUALA LUMPUR: Twenty-four Malaysian nationals have been arrested in Britain in a series of enforcement operations over the past eight weeks, carried out by Britain's Border Agency.

Ex-assemblyman freed of graft charges

RAUB: Former Pahang state executive councillor was acquitted and discharged by the Sessions Court here Friday of corruption charges after a six-year trial.

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World Updates »

Update: Friday, September 03, 2010 MYT 5:47:09 PM

Hurricane Earl rakes U.S. East Coast with wind, rain

MANTEO, N.C (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl raked North Carolina's barrier islands with gusting winds, pounding surf and rain on Thursday as it took a swipe at the U.S. East Coast on an offshore path toward New England and Canada.

Israel, Palestinians agree to more peace meetings

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to a series of direct talks on Thursday, seeking to forge the framework for a U.S.-backed peace deal within a year and end a conflict that has boiled for six decades.

Villagers flee as Indonesia volcano erupts again

SURBAKTI (Reuters) - An Indonesian volcano that lay dormant for 400 years erupted yet on Friday, shooting a mushroomed-shape plume of smoke 3 km (2 miles) into the air and prompting the second evacuation of terrified residents.

French 'Spiderman' in Sydney court over climb

SYDNEY (AP): A French skyscraper climber nicknamed "Spiderman" pleaded not guilty Friday to charges related to his bare-handed climb up a 57-story building in downtown Sydney.

Official: Four Miami airport concourses evacuated

MIAMI (AP): A spokesman for Miami International Airport says four of its six concourses have been evacuated as a police bomb squad investigates a report of a suspicious item.

Earl weakens but still powerful as it smacks US

BUXTON, North Carolina (AP): The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 105 mph (168 kph) winds Thursday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and perhaps most destructive stop on the storm's projected journey up the East Coast.