Word of the Day
The defence ministry has accused the rebels of abducting 16 children from a Roman Catholic orphanage in the town on Friday. It described the abduction as a "nefarious act of terrorism" and an "ideal example of the inhumanity of the terrorist outfit". -- BBC News, December 29, 2008
Five months after Malaysia incurred global opprobrium by closing off its currency and capital markets, its officials are in no mood to apologize.
