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April 1, 2009 Wednesday

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HDB upgraders on the move

Surge in number of workers getting trained

Praying for hostages

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Yet another communique?

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She fled to avoid beatings

Mother and daughter land in jail

'Super pill' could cut heart disease

Shooting spree leaves 1 dead, 2 injured in JB

GM's Asian business 'isolated' from parent

Optimistic, pragmatic Mid-East envoy

Rocker, lawyer and politician

Iraq war 'was the right thing to do' at the time **

US seeks UN HRC seat

WASHINGTON - The United States will seek election to the UN Human Rights Council this year, the State Department said Tuesday, announcing the Obama administration's latest reversal of former President George W. Bush's foreign policies.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said in a statement that the administration will join the council to help make it more effective as part of President Barack Obama's desire to create a 'new era of engagement' with the international community.

Obama arrives in London

LONDON - PRESIDENT Barack Obama embarked on his Europe trip on Tuesday, with a hefty economic and national security agenda for his first journey across the Atlantic since taking office two months ago.

The president and first lady Michelle Obama arrived in London on Tuesday night local time. First up for the president was a summit of the world's economic powers to address the global financial meltdown.