DATUK Seri Najib Razak will not challenge Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi for power because, as a “true Umno man”, he will not risk destroying the party his father built.

The deputy prime minister and Umno deputy president described himself as a loyal party member who subscribed to an orderly leadership change, as has been the [...]

Rampant Holland produced an attacking masterclass for the second time in four days to bury France in Bern and seal their qualification for the quarter-finals of Euro 2008.

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Robin van Persie fires home the second
Dirk Kuyt opened the scoring and Robin van Persie, Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder added others after the break as Marco van [...]

Italy live to fight another day at the European Championships thanks to a late penalty save from goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon against Romania.

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Adrian Mutu of Romania scores the opening goal against Italy.
Fiorentina striker Adrian Mutu had put the Romanians in front in the 57th minute only for Christian Panucci to equalise straight away for the world [...]

KURIHARA, Japan (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake struck rural northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least three people, injuring more than 100 and sparking landslides, officials and media said.

A view of a road destroyed by an earthquake near Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture June 14, 2008. (REUTERS/KYODO)

The 7.2 magnitude quake struck at 8:43 a.m. (2343 GMT [...]

KOTA BAHARU: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi hari ini melahirkan kenyataan senada dengan timbalannya, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak bahawa beliau juga tidak akan merosakkan Umno.
Jelas beliau, seperti yang dinyatakan oleh Najib yang menegaskan bahawa beliau tidak akan melakukan sesuatu yang akan merosakkan parti yang diasaskan oleh bapanya, Allahyarham Tun Abdul Razak, beliau juga tidak [...]

LANGKAWI:  Bekas Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad menyifatkan semua dakwaan kononnya beliau “mengugut” hakimhakim supaya menyebelahi kerajaan semasa beliau memimpin negara, bertujuan menutup mulutnya daripada terus bercakap.
Katanya, walaupun faham dengan maksud dakwaan hakim-hakim itu, namun beliau tidak akan berdiam diri, sebaliknya akan terus menulis bagi menjawab semua pertuduhan itu dalam laman blognya.
“Ini dari satu [...]

GEORGETOWN: Kedah continue to be without the services of their foreign trio and Pahang will be out to exploit on the situation in the FA Cup semi-final first-leg match at the Darulaman Stadium in Alor Star tonight.
Pahang had lost to Kedah in their two encounters in the Super League this season but their coach [...]

KUALA LUMPUR: The reduction of road tax, which was to take effect on June 1, can only be done automatically on June 24 after the Road Transport Department computerised system is updated.
JPJ director-general Datuk Ahmad Mustapha Abdul Rashid said until then, vehicle owners would have to pay the tax at the original rates and then [...]

KOTA BARU: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his deputy Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak have reached an agreement on the right time for a leadership change, the Prime Minister said yesterday.
Reiterating that he and Najib enjoyed good working relations, Abdullah said they had mutually agreed on the “best time” for a leadership transition.
Abdullah raised [...]

HULU TERENGGANU, Fri:
Umno supreme council member Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah claims he has the backing from Sabah to challenge Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi for the party presidency in December.

The Gua Musang MP said he has no problem accepting a Sabahan to contest the deputy and vice-president’s posts.
“When I was in [...]