Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. http://beta.malaysia.news.yahoo.com/top-stories.html en-en Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:50:00 +0800 5 http://beta.malaysia.news.yahoo.com/top-stories.html http://sg.yimg.com/i/my/mastheads/222x39_ma_malaysia_news.gif 39 222 http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080829/tts-zimbabwe-politics-c1b2fc3.html /afp/20080829/r_t_afp_ts_other/tts-zimbabwe-politics-c1b2fc3 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:50:00 +0800 South African officials were locked in separate negotiations with Zimbabwe's political rivals on Friday in a bid to kickstart stalled power-sharing talks to resolve a ruinous political crisis. AFP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080830/tts-health-disease-cancer-brain-c1b2fc3.html /afp/20080830/r_t_afp_ts_other/tts-health-disease-cancer-brain-c1b2fc3_1 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:38:00 +0800 In a ground-breaking advance, French neurosurgeons on Friday said they had successfully treated brain tumours through ultra-keyhole surgery, using a tiny fibre-optic laser to destroy cancerous cells. AFP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080830/tts-golf-ryder-epga-sco-montgomerie-poul-193c25a.html /afp/20080830/r_t_afp_ts_sp/tts-golf-ryder-epga-sco-montgomerie-poul-193c25a Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:05:00 +0800 Colin Montgomerie took a swipe at Ryder Cup rival Ian Poulter after boosting his bid for a place in the European squad. AFP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080830/tts-us-vote-democrats-972e412.html /afp/20080830/r_t_afp_ts_us/tts-us-vote-democrats-972e412 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:46:00 +0800 Energized by a historic Democratic convention, Barack Obama Friday plunged back onto the campaign trial as his Republican rival John McCain shook up the White House race with a surprise VP pick. AFP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080829/tts-georgia-russia-conflict-diplomacy-em-509a08e.html /afp/20080829/r_t_afp_ts_eu/tts-georgia-russia-conflict-diplomacy-em-509a08e_1 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:40:00 +0800 Georgia has broken off diplomatic ties with Moscow and ordered Russian diplomats to leave Tbilisi, Deputy Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze told AFP on Friday. AFP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080830/tts-entertainment-film-venice-c1b2fc3.html /afp/20080830/r_t_afp_ts_other/tts-entertainment-film-venice-c1b2fc3 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Oscar winners Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger brought a tear-jerker to the Venice film festival on Friday with Guillermo Arriaga's "The Burning Plain". AFP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080829/tts-us-economy-consumer-income-spending-972e412.html /afp/20080829/r_t_afp_ts_us/tts-us-economy-consumer-income-spending-972e412_2 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:44:00 +0800 US consumers snapped shut wallets as a boost from tax rebates wore off and inflation soared in July, government data showed Friday in what could be a bad omen for an economy dependent on consumer spending. AFP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080829/tts-us-vote-mccain-vp-campaign-confirm-972e412.html /afp/20080829/r_t_afp_ts_us/tts-us-vote-mccain-vp-campaign-confirm-972e412 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:37:00 +0800 Republican presidential hopeful John McCain on Friday confirmed his choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his White House running mate, his office said. AFP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080829/tts-us-vote-mccain-vp-campaign-972e412.html /afp/20080829/r_t_afp_ts_us/tts-us-vote-mccain-vp-campaign-972e412 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:19:00 +0800 Republican White House hopeful John McCain on Friday named conservative Alaska Governor Sarah Palin in a surprise choie for his vice presidential running mate, campaign officials told AFP. AFP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080829/tts-warcrimes-serbia-bosnia-karadzic-c1b2fc3.html /afp/20080829/r_t_afp_ts_other/tts-warcrimes-serbia-bosnia-karadzic-c1b2fc3 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:57:00 +0800 Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic refused to enter a plea before a UN war crimes court Friday, attacking the tribunal's independence and labelling it "a court of NATO". AFP