TopStories News Headlines Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/top-stories.html en-en Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:56:00 +0800 5 Yahoo! Malaysia News http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/top-stories.html http://sg.yimg.com/i/my/mastheads/222x39_ma_malaysia_news.gif 39 222 <![CDATA[Mbeki in bid to save Zimbabwe power-sharing deal]]> http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081013/tts-zimbabwe-politics-c1b2fc3.html /afp/20081013/r_t_afp_ts_other/tts-zimbabwe-politics-c1b2fc3 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:56:00 +0800 Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe swore in two vice presidents Monday, a senior official said, casting doubt on a new mediation effort to save a power-sharing deal with the opposition. AFP <![CDATA[Markets bounce as Europe unveils crisis packages]]> http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081014/tts-finance-banking-world-c1b2fc3.html /afp/20081014/r_t_afp_ts_other/tts-finance-banking-world-c1b2fc3_1 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:37:00 +0800 Governments around the globe launched a multi-pronged attack on the finance crisis Monday, with markets enjoying record one-day rises as Europe approved more than a trillion dollars in loans. AFP <![CDATA[Cautious tennis ace Federer makes no promises in Madrid return]]> http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081014/tts-tennis-atp-esp-193c25a.html /afp/20081014/r_t_afp_ts_sp/tts-tennis-atp-esp-193c25a Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:30:00 +0800 Roger Federer was making no promises Monday as to how long his sudden return to tennis would last this season, saying he's only looking as far ahead as this week's Madrid Masters. AFP <![CDATA[Terry and Cole out of England's Belarus football clash]]> http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081013/tts-fbl-wc2010-blr-eng-terry-acole-193c25a.html /afp/20081013/r_t_afp_ts_sp/tts-fbl-wc2010-blr-eng-terry-acole-193c25a Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:18:00 +0800 England coach Fabio Capello suffered a major blow on Monday with the news that defenders John Terry and Ashley Cole will miss Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against Belarus. AFP <![CDATA[Indians look to America for a new accent on English]]> http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081014/tts-lifestyle-india-us-britain-language-972e412.html /afp/20081014/r_t_afp_ts_us/tts-lifestyle-india-us-britain-language-972e412 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:12:00 +0800 In India, speaking English with an American accent is no longer the preserve of call centre workers. AFP <![CDATA[McCain seeks to reassure fleeing voters]]> http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081014/tts-us-vote-972e412.html /afp/20081014/r_t_afp_ts_us/tts-us-vote-972e412 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:09:00 +0800 Republican John McCain desperately sought Monday to win back voters hit by the economic crisis and flocking in droves towards Democrat Barack Obama, three weeks before the elections. AFP <![CDATA[Japan's MUFJ agrees $9bln cash deal for Morgan Stanley]]> http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081013/tts-finance-banking-us-company-morgansta-972e412.html /afp/20081013/r_t_afp_ts_us/tts-finance-banking-us-company-morgansta-972e412_1 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:36:00 +0800 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Japan's largest financial group, secured a sweeter deal to invest 9.0 billion dollars in Morgan Stanley on Monday, giving a vital boost to confidence in the ailing US bank. AFP <![CDATA[Armstrong tickled pink at thought of racing Giro]]> http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081013/tts-cycling-ita-armstrong-193c25a.html /afp/20081013/r_t_afp_ts_sp/tts-cycling-ita-armstrong-193c25a Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:19:00 +0800 Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong confirmed Monday he will race in next year's Tour of Italy for the event's centenary event. AFP <![CDATA[US to buy stakes in 'broad array' of banks: Treasury]]> http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081013/tts-finance-banking-us-972e412.html /afp/20081013/r_t_afp_ts_us/tts-finance-banking-us-972e412_1 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:35:00 +0800 The United States is ready to buy equity in a "broad array" of financial institutions as part of the 700 billion dollar bailout, the Treasury's pointman Neel Kashkari said on Monday. AFP <![CDATA[Bush critic Krugman wins Nobel Economics Prize]]> http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081013/tts-nobel-economy-c1b2fc3.html /afp/20081013/r_t_afp_ts_other/tts-nobel-economy-c1b2fc3_2 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:29:00 +0800 US economist Paul Krugman, a fierce critic of George W. Bush's handling of the global financial crisis, on Monday won the Nobel Economics Prize. AFP