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Syrian army assaults rebel district in Homs By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN | Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:53am EST (Reuters) - Syrian troops launched a ground attack in Homs on Wednesday in an apparent attempt to overrun the rebel-held Baba Amro neighborhood that has endured 25 days of siege and fierce...

NZ court rejects bid to rejail Megaupload boss, frees cash WELLINGTON | Wed Feb 29, 2012 6:33am GMT (Reuters) - The founder of the online file-sharing site Megaupload.com has asked a New Zealand court to free nearly a quarter of a million dollars in frozen assets to pay for living expenses...

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Wrecked ship's officers plead guilty to NZ grounding Debris floats around the bridge of the stricken container ship Rena as it is submerged about 14 nautical miles (22 km) from Tauranga, on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island January 10, 2012...

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 Greece cuts minimum wage as austerity drive begins By George Georgiopoulos A worker cleans the pavement in front of the Greek parliament in Athens February 28, 2012. REUTERS/John Kolesidis ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece approved bitter new austerity measures...

Man arrested for allegedly molesting maid Posted: 27 February 2012 1819 hrs SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 27-year-old Bangladeshi man for allegedly outraging the modesty of a 25-year-old maid. The victim told police she was molested in a lift at Jalan Membina housing estate on...

Licensed moneylenders' client info 'breached' Published on Feb 27, 2012 By Elizabeth Soh Confidential client information belonging to as many as 100 licensed moneylenders in Singapore might have been compromised in the past two months. Many moneylenders complain that persons...