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Philippines
Ombudsman bares seven-year plan, vows independence
BusinessWorld Online - 51 minutes ago
OMBUDSMAN CONCHITA Carpio-Morales revealed her seven-year plan for the anti-graft body, focusing on improvement of corruption prevention and control when she faced the media for the first time since her appointment.
Morales orders swift FG probe Manila Bulletin
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Respect the judiciary or be damned!
Philippine Star - 4 hours ago
I fully agree with what Chief Justice Renato Corona said when he spoke before the National Convention of the Philippine Judges Association (PJA) last Thursday when he said, “Never before has the entire Judiciary, not even during Martial Law, ...
Constitutional crisis feared Journal Online
Enrile backs Corona's budget tirade Manila Bulletin
Charges filed against Llamas aides
BusinessWorld Online - 51 minutes ago
THE QUEZON City Police District (QCPD) has filed criminal charges against four aides of a presidential adviser in connection with the reported mishandling of the official's high-powered firearm recovered in a vehicle, a police officer said on Friday.
PNP cancels Llamas permit to carry AK-47 The Philippine Online Chronicles
Llamas turns over assault rifle to police ABS CBN News
Reserve officers offer military burial honors for FM
Philippine Star - 4 hours ago
By Perseus Echeminada (The Philippine Star) Updated October 15, 2011 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - The Reserve Officers Legion of the Philippines (ROLP) offered yesterday to provide full military honors at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani in Taguig City ...
Palace glad Marcoses won't pursue hero's burial ABS CBN News
Pacquiao honoured for his ability to uplift the nation
Manila: Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao had been given the rank of lieutenant colonel in the army reserves in recognition of his contributions to uplifting the morale of Filipino soldiers and the nation in general.
Pacquiao now Lt. Col. in reserve force ABS CBN News
CBCP elated over appointment of Tagle as next archbishop
MANILA, Philippines—Catholic bishops on Friday expressed delight and confidence over the appointment of Imus Bishop Luis Antonio Tagle, whom they described as one of the finest theologians in the country, as the next archbishop of ...
WOW! From Manila National Catholic Reporter (blog)
Manila archdiocese has new archbishopgulfnews.com
Cooler weather seen next week
MANILA, Philippines - Bring out those sweaters as cooler mornings brought on by the northeast monsoon start to prevail over the country next week, the state weather bureau said ...
Probe ordered
Tempo - 5 hours ago
Manila, Philippines - President Benigno Aquino III has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate the ambush of a Polytechnic University of the Philippines vice president for administration Augustus Cezar.
Binay scores PUP exec's murder ABS CBN News
'Ramon' leaves 9 dead, affects 51300
MANILA, Philippines—Tropical depression “Ramon” was blowing out of the Philippines after leaving nine people dead and affecting more than 51300 people, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Friday.
'Ramon' kills 7 Journal Online
'Ramon' exits Philippines; 9 dead, 2 missingPhilippine Star
Hijackers killed in Cavite shootout
Tempo - 4 hours ago
GENERAL TRIAS, Cavite, Philippines - Three of six armed men who hijacked a 10-wheeler truck loaded with P2.5 million Nestle products were killed in a shootout with responding Police Provincial Office (PPO) intelligence team and local policemen before ...
Cops kill 3 hijackers in Cavite Philippine Star
3 hijackers killed in Cavite ABS CBN News
Immigration bureau still detains Indian despite bail
A LAWYER of an Indian national has accused the Bureau of Immigration (BI) for continuously detaining his client even after posting bail for his temporary liberty.
BI chief praises immigration agents for refusing bribes Philippine Information Agency
P-Noy defends P72-B economic stimulus package
MANILA, Philippines - President Aquino has defended the P72-billion stimulus package he announced on Wednesday, saying the amount came from savings from infrastructure projects ...
PNoy assures businessmen Journal Online
Aquino sets P72-B stimulus package Middle East North Africa Financial Network
World Rural Women's Day Saturday
Manila Bulletin - 5 hours ago
MANILA, Philippines - To honor the role of women and recognize rural women's importance in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food security, and eradicating rural poverty, World Rural Women's Day is celebrated on October 15 each ...
Contribution of rural women Daily Star Online
Filipino Muslims warned vs unlicensed Hajj operators
Sun.Star - 5 hours ago
FILIPINO Muslims planning to take a pilgrimage to Mecca were warned against unlicensed Hajj operators, Philippine embassy officials in Saudi Arabia said.
11 Hajj tour operators probed in scam Independent Online
Supreme Court denies habeas corpus plea of ex-AFP comptroller Garcia
GMANews.TV - 3 hours ago
The Supreme Court refused to grant the petition for habeas corpus retired Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia sought after his incarceration at the National Penitentiary in Muntinlupa.
SC denies Garcia's habeas corpus petition ABS CBN News
De Lima: GMA needs permit for treatment abroad
MANILA, Philippines - Contrary to the claim of presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said yesterday former President and now Pampanga Rep.
2 charged in slay of UPLB student
Philippine Star - 4 hours ago
Security guard Lester Ivan Rivera, a resident of Bai, Laguna, worked as a security guard at a bank in Los Baños. MANILA, Philippines - Police yesterday filed rape with homicide charges against a tricycle driver and a security guard for last Tuesday's ...
2 in murder of UPLB student now in custodyInquirer.net
2 suspects in murder of UPLB student arrested The Philippine Online Chronicles
Media board, NBI crush P9-M worth pirated CDs, DVDs
THE Optical Media Board (OMB) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)-Bacolod facilitated the crushing of 300 sacks of pirated compact discs (CDs), digital video discs (DVDs) and software worth P9 million confiscated from ...
Porn videos destroyed in Bacolod ABS CBN News
'Ramon' left 1 dead in Oro
Sun.Star - 4 hours ago
A DEAD man was found buried in mud around 4:00 pm at the Tagbalugo River in Barangay Canitoan, Cagayan de Oro City. The victim was identified as Guillermo Natindim, a resident of Opol, Misamis Oriental.
Mindanao farmers to march in protest BusinessWorld Online
Stakeholders meet for a dairy forum on Oct. 20 at SM, Cag. de Oro Philippine Information Agency
No new mining licenses will be issued sans reforms
Sun.Star - 5 hours ago
NO NEW mining licenses will be issued unless reforms will be implemented in the mining sector, the Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said on Friday.
10 mining programs renewed Inquirer.net
Mining moratorium still on — Paje Manila Bulletin
Business
Your Take: Occupy Canada as the beginning of positive change
CBC.ca - 16 minutes ago
By Community Team As the Occupy Wall Street movement shows no signs of abating in the US, plans for Canada's own protests - known as Occupy Canada - are picking up steam.
World pre-occupied with global protest movement that began as Canadian idea Winnipeg Free Press
Gov't lacks funds to purchase Petron refinery
BusinessWorld Online - 46 minutes ago
THE LACK of funds will likely prompt the government to reject an offer that it re-acquire Petron Corp.'s refinery in Limay, Bataan, a Cabinet official said on Friday.
Almendras says gov't has no money to buy back Petron Manila Bulletin
Shell seen to downscale business in the Philippines Inquirer.net
Insider trading in DBP deal?
MANILA, Philippines - Businessman Roberto Ongpin may have engaged in insider trading with the help of former Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) president Reynaldo ...
Insider-trading seen in sale of Philex Mining shares Inquirer.net
PAL releases P2.6B to pay workers laid off by outsourcing
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine Airlines (PAL) yesterday released the full P2.6-billion separation pay of its workers from three non-core units whose functions were outsourced to third-party service providers at the beginning of ...
PAL B773 at Manila on Oct 14th 2011, could not fully retract gear The Aviation Herald
Oil recovery operation begins on stricken Rena
HEAVY fuel recovery machinery is being lifted onto platforms connected to the stricken ship Rena off New Zealand as the efforts to remove 1350 tonnes of oil ramps up.
Rena Oil Spill: Latest updates 15/10/2011 The Bay of Plenty Times
GSIS to resume payment of pension to Napocor retirees
BusinessWorld Online - 45 minutes ago
PENSION FUND Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) said it will pay on Monday the accumulated retirement and pension benefits of more than 1500 National Power Corp.
GSIS Resumes EPIRA Pensioners Benefits Manila Bulletin
Brent rises above $114 on US retail sales uptick
gulfnews.com - 28 minutes ago
London: Brent crude rose above $114 a barrel yesterday on better-than-expected retail sales in the world's top oil consumer, the United States, and investor speculation that European leaders could soon reach a rescue deal on the Eurozone debt crisis.
Oil prices rise near $87 as recession fears easeWashington Post
Thai residents race against floods
Sky News Australia - 16 minutes ago
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Bangkok city readies as Thai floods close inHindustan Times
Thailand flooding: Fear brings people together CNN International
Developers upbeat on housing sector
BusinessWorld Online - 43 minutes ago
HOUSING DEVELOPERS are optimistic in the coming years as agencies pledge to adopt measures that will address the shelter backlog. "We are optimistic in the next years because the policy makers have already recognized the problems, and we are now ...
Mass Housing Developers Assured Income Tax Holidays Next 5 Years Manila Bulletin
Aquino OK's fund to purchase storm-damaged palay
BusinessWorld Online - 43 minutes ago
THE OFFICE of the President has approved the release of funds for the procurement of storm-damaged palay (paddy rice) as a form of assistance to farmers, a Cabinet official said on Friday.
Gov't to purchase storm-damaged palay Manila Bulletin
Tawi-Tawi Cebu Pacific Air's 50th destination
Minda News - 20 hours ago
By Mindanews | Friday| October 14, 2011 | Filed under: Business, Top Stories ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/13 October) - Cebu Pacific Air, the country's largest airline company, will make its maiden flight Friday from this city to the province of Tawi-Tawi ...
CEBU AIR INC : Cebu Pacific launches 50th destination, flies to Tawi-Tawi today 4-traders (press release)
G20 summit expected to back IMF plan for bigger bailout fund
The Guardian - 1 hour ago
IMF chief Christine Lagarde embraces France's finance minister Francois Baroin as France's central bank head Christian Noyer waits on the first day of the G20 meeting.
Talks of Europe's debt crisis at G20 Sky News Australia
G20 wrestles with eurozone debt crisis at Paris meeting Deutsche Welle
Bond Buyback May Aid Philippine Credit Rating - Finance Chief
MANILA (Dow Jones)--Philippine Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said Saturday that the government's successful buyback of some foreign-currency sovereign bonds should help the country's cause to win investment-grade ratings from credit agencies.
Fiscal deficit seen at P260B Manila Bulletin
Customs, Philpost forge partnership to secure overseas packages
GMANews.TV - 10 hours ago
The Bureau of Customs and the Philippine Postal Office will be working together to release packages from abroad faster, the two government agencies said Friday.
Philpost boosts package security measures Philippine Star
No new mining licenses will be issued sans reforms
Sun.Star - 5 hours ago
NO NEW mining licenses will be issued unless reforms will be implemented in the mining sector, the Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said on Friday.
10 mining programs renewed Inquirer.net
Mining moratorium still on — Paje Manila Bulletin
Updated Tampakan resource estimate out soon
BusinessWorld Online - 44 minutes ago
AN UPDATED estimate of the mineral resources available at the Tampakan copper-gold site in Mindanao, said to be the largest in Southeast Asia, will be released soon, one of the project's foreign backers said on Friday.
Meat Inspection Service to conduct feeding program for street children
Philippine Information Agency - 7 hours ago
PAGADIAN CITY, October 14 (PIA) -- The National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS9) will conduct a supplementary feeding for street children on October 20 at NMIS regional office, San Jose District here.
City to share meat inspection profits Visayan Daily Star
Philippine Equity Movers: China Bank, Petron, Philex, SM Prime
BusinessWeek - 2 hours ago
Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Shares of the following companies had unusual moves in Philippine trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are as of the close in Manila.
Philippines - Market factors to watch - Oct 14 Reuters Africa
Drawn-out PPP reviews a liability?
BusinessWorld Online - 47 minutes ago
PROTRACTED GOVERNMENT reviews of planned public-private partnership (PPP) projects, touted as necessary to make the deals ironclad and attractive, may in fact be turning off investors, finance executives said on Friday.
Aquino urged to appoint 'PPP czar' Inquirer.net
Euro Extends Biggest Weekly Rally Since January on G-20 Optimism
Oct. 14 (Bloomberg) -- The euro extended its biggest weekly gain versus the dollar since January on speculation Europe's sovereign debt crisis will be contained as Group of 20 finance ministers met to confront the region's turmoil.
Risk rally for euro resumes Financial Times
Sports
Lions repeat over Stags, gain semis top berth
MANILA, Philippines - Garvo Lanete hit a go-ahead triple in the last 18 seconds and San Beda held on to overcome San Sebastian, 88-85, and clinch the top seeding in the Final Four ...
Lions capture semis top spot Manila Bulletin
NCAA: San Beda edges San Sebastian for top spot Inquirer.net
Texters halt Elastopainters
ABS CBN News - 6 hours ago
MANILA, Philippines - Harvey Carey came up with big numbers to lead Talk N Text against Rain or Shine, 107-98, on Friday's PBA Philippine Cup.
TnT, RoS stake clean cards Philippine Star
Nonito Donaire: "I Want to Show I Have Some Old School in Me"
Yesterday afternoon, I participated in a media conference call set up by Top Rank Boxing in which bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire, his trainer Robert Garcia and his promoter Bob Arum discussed Donaire's October 22 fight in Madison Square Garden...
Donaire confident, ready for undefeated NarvaezPhilippine Star
Donaire's KO punch awes Arum Manila Bulletin
Taolu bet shines for Philippines in World Wushu meet
PICKING up from where his fellow teammates left off, Daniel Parantac scored the country's first medal in taolu with five of eight sanda quarterfinalists barging in the next round of the 11th Wushu World Championships in Turkey.
4 Pinoy wushu bets eye gold in world c'ship GMANews.TV
Parantac nails PH first medal in world wushu ABS CBN News
UE pair captures beach volleyball
Tempo - 27 minutes ago
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Philippines - Jessica Paron and new partner Francislyn Cais came up with timely offensive moves to power University of the East-1 to a 21-18, 21-17 repulsing of University of the Philippines-2's Pauline Genido and new teammate ...
UE wins Petron volley title Manila Bulletin
University of the East pair leads Petron volley semifinalists Manila Standard Today
Pacquiao Bloodies Hastings Bwalya
Lusaka Times - 4 hours ago
Welterweight prospect Hastings Bwalya failed to impress against Manny Pacquiao in a sparring session in Los Angeles on Friday. Pacquiao was using the sparring session as part of preparations for his Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico on November 12 at the ...
Sonsona returns
AFTER a 20-month hiatus, 21-year-old former world champion “Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona attempts to revive his boxing career with a comeback fight against Mexican prospect Carlos Jacobo at the Hoops Dome in Lapu-Lapu City tonight.
Sonsona fights Mex pug Saturday Manila Bulletin
Wesley fans surge of Phl bets in Jakarta
Philippine Star - 4 hours ago
MANILA, Philippines - GM Wesley So outclassed IM Muhammad Ivan Situru of Indonesia to lead the charge of the Filipino bets at the start of the Indonesia Open Chess Championship in Jakarta last Thursday.
So off to good start in Indonesia Sun.Star
Good start for So in Indonesia chess tilt ABS CBN News
Wild card berth for Saludar sought
MANILA, Philippines - Seeking to take advantage of every possible opportunity to send more bets to the 2012 Olympics, the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) has ...
Boxers upbeat Tempo
Tigers' task daunting but not impossible
FOXSports.com - 1 hour ago
Jon Paul Morosi is a national MLB writer for FOXSports.com. He previously covered baseball for the Detroit Free Press and Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
You can get tickets to Saturday's Texas Rangers game, but not all of them come ... Dallas Morning News (subscription) (blog)
Tigers stop Rangers to stay alive Globe and Mail
Steal of the draft
MANILA, Philippines - The debut of former college star Dylan Ababou in the PBA is a redemption of sorts for his young career, as he emphatically announced his arrival by leading Barako Bull to their first win against Barangay ...
France still playing for redemption
TVNZ - 38 minutes ago
A long-awaited and much-relished rugby World Cup victory over England delivered partial redemption for France, but they need to do more to erase the memory of a group stage campaign bedeviled by internal rows and poor performances, ...
Upbeat Cardiff plans 'biggest trans-global Rugby World Cup festival ever' New Zealand Herald
World Cup fever grips Wales SPORT24
Murray faces Nishikori in Shanghai semis
CNN - 32 minutes ago
Defending champion Andy Murray returns a shot against Matthew Ebden of Australia at Qizhong Tennis Center. (CNN) -- World No. 4 Andy Murray is on course to reach a third successive Asian final after ending the Shanghai Masters hopes of Australian ...
Tennis: Murray reaches semis with 13th straight winThe Express Tribune
Captain Dhoni inspires India to 126-run win
Bangkok Post - 32 minutes ago
World champions India defeated England by 126 runs in the first one-day international on Friday to take the lead in the five-match series.
Dhoni leads India to win over England Oman Daily Observer
Rondo No-Look Over-The-Head Alley-Oop 10/14 4:13 ET
ESPN - 11 minutes ago
Earlier today Stern talked about limits of talking. Agreed. Next meetings should be for bowling, sushi, light beers. Hey there, Similarity Scores on Basketball-Reference.
NBA Lockout Not About Much Forbes
Is the NBA Lockout Getting Ridiculous? SodaHead News
Wily Wolf blows down house of Cards to level series
Oman Daily Observer - 23 minutes ago
ST LOUIS - The Milwaukee Brewers were able to capitalise on the subtle pitching of left-hander Randy Wolf to beat the St Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Thursday and level up the best-of-seven National League Championship Series at 2-2.
Wolf leads Brewers over Cardinals 4-2 to even NLCSNewsday (subscription)
Brewers' Greinke needs to justify the upgrade Yahoo! Sports
More Money Problems? Accounting Firm Sues Manny Pacquiao
In the ring, Manny Pacquiao is bulletproof - he simply can't be touched. Outside of it, though, as we've seen on numerous occasions, the Filipino champion is very, very human.
Pacquiao sued by VisionQwest: report ABS CBN News
UCAA cage title series tied
Manila Bulletin - 5 hours ago
MANILA, Philippines - The Olivarez College Sea Lions put up a big fight in the final period and frustrated the Philippine School of Business Administration Jaguars, 83-74, Wednesday to level their best-of-three Universities and Colleges Athletic ...
Jones struggling to keep calm ahead of Machida
ESPN.co.uk - 1 hour ago
UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones has confessed his desperation to meet Rashad Evans has made it difficult for him to maintain his usual composure ahead of his UFC 140 clash against Lyoto Machida.
MMA Crossfire – UFC 140 press conferenceCanada.com (blog)
Video analysis: Is the UFC risking something gigantic by booking Jones-Machida? Yahoo! Sports (blog)
Sikat II ready for Aussie race
Philippine Star - 4 hours ago
MANILA, Philippines - The Pinoy solar car that will compete in the 2011 World Solar Challenge (WSC) successfully passed scrutiny last Thursday and is very much ready for the race that will begin tomorrow.
Team hopes sun shines on race bid Brisbane Times
Southeast Asia
Ombudsman bares seven-year plan, vows independence
BusinessWorld Online - 51 minutes ago
OMBUDSMAN CONCHITA Carpio-Morales revealed her seven-year plan for the anti-graft body, focusing on improvement of corruption prevention and control when she faced the media for the first time since her appointment.
Pacquiao honoured for his ability to uplift the nation
Manila: Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao had been given the rank of lieutenant colonel in the army reserves in recognition of his contributions to uplifting the morale of Filipino soldiers and the nation in general.
Pacquiao now Lt. Col. in Army reserve force Manila Bulletin
Arab Spring's Promise of Democracy Is In Jeopardy
The collapse of autocratic regimes this year in the Middle East could be a permanent step forward for Arab democrats. But there are risks region-wide that a dictatorship even more pernicious, under theocratic leadership, ...
Selangor dances the limbo for JAIS Free Malaysia Today
Samuel Gregg: Religious Freedom and the Arab Spring? Acton Institute (blog)
World Rural Women's Day Saturday
Manila Bulletin - 5 hours ago
MANILA, Philippines - To honor the role of women and recognize rural women's importance in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food security, and eradicating rural poverty, World Rural Women's Day is celebrated on October 15 each ...
Contribution of rural women Daily Star Online
Respect the judiciary or be damned!
Philippine Star - 4 hours ago
I fully agree with what Chief Justice Renato Corona said when he spoke before the National Convention of the Philippine Judges Association (PJA) last Thursday when he said, “Never before has the entire Judiciary, not even during Martial Law, ...
Palace denies attacks on judiciary ABS CBN News
Palace answers SC chief's blasts Inquirer.net
Indonesia Denies Greenpeace Head at Border
TIME - 8 hours ago
(JAKARTA, Indonesia) - Indonesia says it has barred the executive director of the environmental group Greenpeace from entering the country because of reports written by the organization about the country.
Greenpeace accuses Indonesia after director refused entry Reuters Africa
OWC sex book a cheap stunt, say women's groups
PETALING JAYA: Women's groups have hit out at the Obedient Wives Club' for its “explicit sex book” which called on a Muslim husband to have joint sex with all his spouses.
Reserve officers offer military burial honors for FM
Philippine Star - 4 hours ago
By Perseus Echeminada (The Philippine Star) Updated October 15, 2011 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - The Reserve Officers Legion of the Philippines (ROLP) offered yesterday to provide full military honors at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani in Taguig City ...
Archbishop Cruz hits Aquino on Marcos burialInquirer.net
CBCP elated over appointment of Tagle as next archbishop
MANILA, Philippines—Catholic bishops on Friday expressed delight and confidence over the appointment of Imus Bishop Luis Antonio Tagle, whom they described as one of the finest theologians in the country, as the next archbishop of ...
WOW! From Manila National Catholic Reporter (blog)
Manila archdiocese has new archbishopgulfnews.com
Cooler weather seen next week
MANILA, Philippines - Bring out those sweaters as cooler mornings brought on by the northeast monsoon start to prevail over the country next week, the state weather bureau said ...
'Ramon' continues to move away from Philippines Inquirer.net
Vietnam backs PHL-proposed Spratlys peace zone
GMANews.TV - 8 hours ago
The Philippines and Vietnam reaffirmed their commitment to peace in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), following Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario's call on Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang last week.
Philippines, Vietnam Affirm Cooperation Towards Regional Peace and Development ... ISRIA (registration)
Taiwanese businessmen in Thailand affected by monsoon flooding
Focus Taiwan News Channel - 6 hours ago
Taipei, Oct. 14 (CNA) With many provinces in Thailand still suffering from the worst monsoon flooding in half a century, two industrial parks in central Ayutthaya Province have been inundated, affecting some Taiwanese businesses there.
Canon flood team deploy Bangkok 'task force'Amateur Photographer
Fifteen tourists heading to Boracay hurt in crash
Manila: Fifteen tourists, including 11 from China, were injured when their bus collided with a dump truck, while they were on their way to Boracay, a famous tourist spot for its white beach in central Philippines, ...
11 Chinese, 4 Filipinos hurt in Aklan bus mishap Inquirer.net
Probe ordered
Tempo - 5 hours ago
Manila, Philippines - President Benigno Aquino III has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate the ambush of a Polytechnic University of the Philippines vice president for administration Augustus Cezar.
Filipino Muslims warned vs unlicensed Hajj operators
Sun.Star - 5 hours ago
FILIPINO Muslims planning to take a pilgrimage to Mecca were warned against unlicensed Hajj operators, Philippine embassy officials in Saudi Arabia said.
11 Hajj tour operators probed in scam Independent Online
MIC Hoping For Matriculation Exams To Be Postponed
Bernama - 13 hours ago
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 14 (Bernama) -- MIC President Datuk G. Palanivel said he had spoken to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on the matriculation examination that has been fixed a day after Deepavali (Oct 27).
Focus on quality, not just quantity, says Muhyiddin The Borneo Post
'Ramon' leaves 9 dead, affects 51300
MANILA, Philippines—Tropical depression “Ramon” was blowing out of the Philippines after leaving nine people dead and affecting more than 51300 people, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Friday.
10 dead and two missing as Ramon starts to exitgulfnews.com
'Ramon' exits Philippines; 9 dead, 2 missingPhilippine Star
ASEAN shows solidarity in face of catastrophe
Philippine Star - 4 hours ago
JAKARTA (Xinhua) - ASEAN member countries are making efforts to provide relief aids to flood-affected countries in the region. ASEAN ministers have met and communicated to determine what kind of assistance to be channeled to the victims of the floods ...
Myanmar foreign minister to visit Japan - Kyodo Reuters India
Govt to send aid to flood-hit ASEAN neighbors Jakarta Post
P-Noy defends P72-B economic stimulus package
MANILA, Philippines - President Aquino has defended the P72-billion stimulus package he announced on Wednesday, saying the amount came from savings from infrastructure projects ...
PNoy assures businessmen Journal Online
Aquino sets P72-B stimulus package Middle East North Africa Financial Network
Cambodia bans citizens from working as maids in Malaysia
GMANews.TV - 9 hours ago
PHNOM PENH - Cambodia has banned its citizens from going to work in Malaysia as maids, its prime minister said on Friday, following a series of horrific reports of beatings and rapes.
World
Time for action
Ahram Online - 1 hour ago
While Turkey has taken a public stand in support of the Syrian demonstrators in their conflict with the regime of Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad, with Turkish officials criticising Syria's policies and the legitimacy of the regime, ...
Your Take: Occupy Canada as the beginning of positive change
CBC.ca - 16 minutes ago
By Community Team As the Occupy Wall Street movement shows no signs of abating in the US, plans for Canada's own protests - known as Occupy Canada - are picking up steam.
World pre-occupied with global protest movement that began as Canadian idea Winnipeg Free Press
Fighting erupts in Tripoli
Oman Daily Observer - 57 minutes ago
TRIPOLI - A gunbattle broke out in the Libyan capital Tripoli yesterday between armed supporters of Muammar Gaddafi and forces of the National Transitional Council (NTC), a witness and residents said.
Berlusconi Survives Confidence Vote as Italian Bonds Slump
San Francisco Chronicle - 41 minutes ago
(Updates with economist's quote in fourth paragraph, spread in fifth. For more on the debt crisis, EXT4 } Oct. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi won a confidence vote in Parliament, avoiding the collapse of his government, ...
Should Israel Have Agreed to Exchange Terrorists for a Kidnapped Soldier?
Huffington Post (blog) - 39 minutes ago
The Israeli government has agreed to release hundreds of properly convicted Palestinian terrorists in exchange for one illegally kidnapped Israeli soldier.
Channel 10 survey: 69% of Israelis support Schalit deal Jerusalem Post
GERMANY FEARS IRAN MIGHT SABOTAGE SHALIT'S RELEASE Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
US Says Had 'Direct Contact' With Iran Over Alleged Saudi Plot
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty - 21 minutes ago
Saudi Ambassador to the US Adel al-Jubeir was allegedly targeted for assassination on US soil. By RFE/RL WASHINGTON -- The US State Department says US officials have been in "direct contact" with Iranian officials over the US allegations that the ...
Oil recovery operation begins on stricken Rena
HEAVY fuel recovery machinery is being lifted onto platforms connected to the stricken ship Rena off New Zealand as the efforts to remove 1350 tonnes of oil ramps up.
Rena Oil Spill: Latest updates 15/10/2011 The Bay of Plenty Times
Black boxes retrieved from PNG plane crash
Authorities have retrieved the flight data recorders from the wreckage of a plane that crashed in Papua New Guinea, killing 28 people.
Plane crash survivors flown to Moresby Sky News Australia
Obama, SKorea's Lee pitch trade deal in US
President Obama and South Korea's President Lee Myung-Bak listen to plant manager Alicia Boler-Davis(3rd R) during a tour of the General Motors Orion Assembly plant October 14, 2011 in Lake Orion, Michigan.
President Obama visits General Motors plant with South Korean president Washington Post (blog)
U.S.-South Korea Trade Deal a Win-Win for Jobs, Economy U.S. News & World Report
Call for death penalty in US beauty salon shootings
From: AP PROSECUTORS say they'll seek the death penalty for the man they call a "methodical and merciless killer" who stormed through a California beauty salon and killed eight people.
Salon shooting: Only 'one punishment' will fit crime, DA says Los Angeles Times
Murder charges filed in Calif salon massacre Casper Star-Tribune Online
Radioactive Hot Spots in Tokyo Point To Wider Problems
A patch of ground at Edogawa City Baseball Stadium in Tokyo, awas found to have elevated levels of cesium. By HIROKO TABUCHI TOKYO - Takeo Hayashida signed on with a citizens' group to test for radiation near his son's baseball field in Tokyo after ...
Old radium bottles blamed for Tokyo radiationTelegraph.co.uk
Students to receive radiation info booklets The Daily Yomiuri
Myanmar regime shows flexibility
gulfnews.com - 29 minutes ago
Decades of perseverance are finally paying off as the ruling junta in Myanmar is slowly giving in to a series of reforms. The first among the concessions was obviously the freeing of Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest and the freeing of two dozen ...
India woos a "changing" Myanmar Hindustan Times
India, Burma Forge Closer Ties Amid Push for Political Reform Voice of America
Dominique Strauss-Kahn's French accuser releases book
Tristane Banon's novel contains descriptions of a sexual attack and its aftermath that seem to match up with her claims against Strauss-Kahn.
Strauss-Kahn sex claims 'lies' The Press Association
Walkom: The Afghan war everyone wants to forget
The war that everyone would like to forget began its second decade this week with little fanfare. Ten years ago last Friday, the United States, backed by NATO allies like Canada, invaded Afghanistan.
Reading between the lines in the Afghan war Globe and Mail
US missiles kill four in Pakistan
Sky News Australia - 1 hour ago
A US drone strike killed four militants in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, the third such attack in 48 hours against Taliban hotbeds in Waziristan near the Afghan border, officials say.
4 militants killed in US drone attack in Pakistan Daily News & Analysis
US must stand up to China on currency: Hillary Clinton
Economic Times - 42 minutes ago
NEW YORK: The United States must stand up to China to prevent Beijing from taking unfair advantage in trade through its currency policy, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today.
US must stand up to China, Clinton says Sky News Australia
Bomb hits reporter's car during Barroso Bulgaria visit
SOFIA (Reuters) - A bomb blew up the car of a popular Bulgarian journalist late on Thursday in Sofia, coinciding with a visit of European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and three members of the Commission to the Balkan ...
Bulgarian journalist's car blown up; no injuries Boston Globe
Bulgarian Journalist Sasho Dikov's Life Threatened, Car Blown Up Huffington Post
Syria death toll tops 3000
The Hindu - 41 minutes ago
Syrian forces killed at least 12 people on Friday as they fired on rallies supporting army defectors opposed to a crackdown that the UN said has cost more than 3000 lives.
Syrian forces kill 10 protesters PakistanToday.com.pk
Agency scales back team after Kenya aid workers abducted
Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- The medical charity Medicins Sans Frontieres -- also known as Doctors without Borders -- said Friday the abduction of two of its workers is jeopardizing assistance to refugees in Kenya.
Global Day For Disaster Reduction
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation - 12 hours ago
The focus for this year's celebration of International Day for Disaster Reduction "making children and young people partners for disaster risk reduction” is most relevant given the fact that, children and young people bear the brunt of most disasters.
OCHA: Children take centre stage in disaster risk reduction PreventionWeb (press release)
Science
LTE: The people decide which legitimate actions can be done to protect their ...
Bulatlat (blog) - 11 hours ago
The Philippines has historically endured gross environmental destruction caused by mining plunder: from the recorded 1982 Maricalum mining disaster in Negros Occidental, 1996 Marcopper mine-tailings dam collapse in Marinduque, 2005 Lafayette toxic ...
AI to PNoy: Don't deploy militia in mining areas Philippine Star
Lego plus cellphone equals smart petri dish
GMANews.TV - 9 hours ago
Engineers at a California university have found another “serious" use for Lego bricks: pairing them with a smartphone with a camera and turning them into a smart petri dish that can be used for medical diagnostics.
Caltech researchers come up with advanced petri dish San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Stockholm Convention scientists seek ban on chemical
AFP - 5 hours ago
GENEVA - Scientists at the Stockholm Convention, which interdicts dangerous chemicals, said on Friday they will recommend the banning of a flame retardant commonly used in polystyrene.
Digging up the dirt on our ancestors
About 100 000 years ago, a Middle Stone Age person sat in Blombos Cave near the beach on the southern Cape coastline and used a finger to stir an ochre mixture in a perlemoen shell.
NASA Buys Flights on Virgin Galactic's Private Spaceship
Fox News - 9 minutes ago
The private space plane SpaceShipTwo lands after a successful glide test June 21 at Mojave Air and Space Port in California. The space tourism company Virgin Galactic has struck a deal with NASA worth up to $4.5 million for research flights on the ...
Virgin Galactic signs deal to give NASA rides into space Los Angeles Times
Nanotube yarns twist like muscles
BBC News - 9 hours ago
Yarns made of the tiny straws of carbon called nanotubes have an astounding ability to twist as they contract, scientists have found.
Flexing Carbon Nanotube Motor Mimics Muscles The Epoch Times
Nanotube muscles twist and turn physicsworld.com
Everest cleaners call for world's highest loo
Toronto Star - 3 hours ago
If the people cleaning human waste from Mount Everest have their way, the mountian could soon be home to highest loo in the world.
Mount Everest set to have toilet installed at 17000ftScottish Daily Record
Porta Potties on Mount Everest? USA Today
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