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Philippines
 | Pakistan Daily Times - Asia welcomed the first of the world's symbolic “seven billionth” babies Monday, but celebrations were tempered by worries over the strain that humanity's population explosion is putting on a fragile planet. |
 | Inquirer.net - PRIVATE TIME President Aquino visits the tombs of his parents—President Corazon C. Aquino and Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. |
 | Inquirer.net - Malacañang on Monday said it would investigate the recent attack by goons on protesting former workers of Philippine Airlines in Pasay City, while calling on both management and the union to “exercise sobriety. |
 | Inquirer.net - Viewed from Mindanao, prospects for long-term peace in the Philippines suffered four major blows during the past weeks. First was the indefinite suspension of the peace talks between the Philippine government (GPH) and the rebel National Democratic ... |
 | Philippine Star - MANILA, Philippines - A Filipino priest reportedly facing charges of theft and possession of pornographic materials in the United States is believed to be hiding in the ... |
Inquirer.net -
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Monday directed the National Prosecution Service to immediately secure a hold departure order to prevent former military comptroller Jacinto Ligot and his wife Erlinda from slipping out of the country.
Inquirer.net -
MANILA, Philippines—Zambales Rep. Mitos Magsaysay on Monday criticized the government's decision to allot P31 million for housing and livelihood assistance to former communist hitmen, saying that this could cause demoralization ...
Philippine Star -
MANILA, Philippines - Health Secretary Enrique Ona has checked on the condition of former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who is facing various ...
 | Philippine Star - ZAMBOANGA CITY ,Philippines - The military is verifying reports that a Malaysian Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist was among the five militants killed in an air strike launched by ... |
 | Journal Online - AUTHORITIES already know the identities of at least four suspects in the killing of Ram Revilla, half brother of Sen. Bong Revilla, who was attacked along with his girlfriend at his home inside a posh subdivision in Parañaque City Friday. |
Inquirer.net - Thousands of Filipinos trooped to public and private cemeteries Monday morning to visit the tombs of their departed loved ones, according to reports on Radyo Inquirer. |
 | Manila Bulletin - MANILA, Philippines - The Energy Department is pushing for the implementation of open access and retail competition (OARC) in the second half of 2012. |
Journal Online - LINGAYEN, Pangasinan - The officers and members of the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office led by Senior Supt. Rosueto Ricaforte mourn the sudden death of Supt. |
Malaya -
The Quezon City government has partially settled the overdue debts of the QC Police District (QCPD) to the two concessionaires of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) upon learning that the National Capital Region Police Office ...
Journal Online -
THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority is planning to increase the salary of traffic enforcers because of the risky nature of their job.
Journal Online -
THE Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a Chinese national arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in September 1991 for trafficking illegal drugs.
Philippine Star -
MANILA, Philippines - Two lawmakers are seeking a 50-percent discount in funeral services for poor families. “In the Philippines, dying has become as costly as living.
ABS CBN News -
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - A village councilor in Zamboanga City was gunned down while his wife was seriously injured after they were shot by unidentified assailants Sunday evening along Maria Clara Lobregat ...
Manila Bulletin -
MANILA, Philippines - A man hanged himself while a school teacher jumped to her death and got impaled in a steel fence of a school in separate suicide incidents in Quezon City Monday, a day before Filipinos observe All Saints' Day or ...
 | gulfnews.com - Manila: The commercially-driven Halloween tradition is taking a foothold in the Philippines, but the influential Catholic Church has nipped this enthusiasm in the bud by calling the event anti-Christian and a ... |
Business
 | ABC Online - Qantas says domestic flights are back on schedule as the airline tries to move a backlog of passengers stranded by the grounding of more than 100 aircraft at the weekend. |
| Manila Bulletin - MANILA, Philippines - The Energy Department is pushing for the implementation of open access and retail competition (OARC) in the second half of 2012. |
Inquirer.net -
The Aquino administration's campaign against big-time tax cheats has scored another major legal victory. The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has ordered the arrest of billionaire businessman Macario Gaw Jr.
 | Inquirer.net - MANILA, Philippines—Local oil companies raised the price of their diesel by P1 a liter and of kerosene by 50 centavos a liter beginning Tuesday to reflect the latest movements in the price of oil in the global market. |
Inquirer.net -
The government's financing position in the nine months to September showed a net borrowing of P9.7 billion, or just 3 percent of the P309.5 billion recorded in the year-ago period, according to the Bureau of the Treasury.
 | BusinessWeek - Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) -- MF Global Holdings Ltd., the holding company for the broker-dealer run by ex-Goldman Sachs Group Inc. co-chairman Jon Corzine, filed for bankruptcy protection as it seeks to reorganize after making bets on European sovereign debt ... |
AgraNet (subscription) -
THE Philippines could soon be in the market for maize to cover losses from typhoons that cannot be replaced by feed wheat and the latest Asian buying patterns might mean it turns to non-US sources.
 | Reuters - SYDNEY, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The dollar pulled back slightly from a three-month peak against the yen on Tuesday as the impact of Japan's massive intervention faded a touch, while the euro came under renewed pressure amid growing doubts over a ... |
 | Financial Times - Central bankers are pretty much the only group in society supposed to answer “trick” rather than hand out sweeties on Halloween. |
BusinessWorld Online Edition - THE CIVIL Aeronautics Board (CAB) has granted seat entitlements to AirAsia Philippines, Inc. and South East Asian Airlines, Inc. (Seair) for flights between Clark and destinations in Malaysia. |
 | euronews - But speaking during a visit to Austria, Hu Jintao made no offer to buy any more European government debt with details awaited on investment options for the EU's rescue fund. |
 | Economic Times - NEW YORK: Oil soared 17.7 percent in October on the expectation that the world's thirst for petroleum would keep growing despite economic struggles in the West. |
Malaya -
TOKYO - Toyota Corp. said it would cut production in North America after flooding in Thailand interrupted auto part supplies. To conserve parts, Toyota said it would suspend production on Oct. 29 in Indiana, Kentucky and an engine production facility ...
 | NPR - by AP WASHINGTON (AP) - Early in his presidency, Barack Obama went to London for his first world economic summit as a global rock star - the US president who as a candidate could command giant crowds at home in Denver or abroad in Berlin. |
Philippine Star -
JAKARTA (Xinhua) - Indonesia needs to prepare itself earlier before the implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community 2015, experts said here on Monday.
Wall St. Cheat Sheet -
Despite the broader markets trading lower today, at least three companies' stocks are jumping higher by at least 5%. Following is some information on what is driving these outliers higher.
 | Barron's (blog) - Mutual funds giant Vanguard says it'll move to close perhaps one of the biggest gaps in its lineup - international bonds. The company's CEO Bill McNabb confirmed today that the company is planning to launch funds that'll broadly track ... |
Forbes -
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 11/2/11, CMS Energy Corp (NYSE: CMS) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.21, payable on 11/30/11.
 | Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and Vietnam on Monday reaffirmed their plan to build a nuclear power plant in the Southeast Asian country using Japanese technology, even as Tokyo still struggles to put the world's worst nuclear accident in 25 years under ... |
Manila Standard Today -
SN Aboitiz Power Inc., joint venture between SN Power of Norway and Aboitiz Power Corp., plans to build two hydroelectric power plants with a total combined capacity of 300 megawatts in Luzon, a ranking company official said over ...
Sports
 | Bleacher Report - Manny Pacquiao is preparing for his fight with Juan Marquez, however, instead of getting fired up for this fight most boxing fans just grow hungrier for Pacquiao vs. |
 | Philippine Star - San Beda's Arvin Tolentino (15) powers his way against La Salle's Andre Paras (right) and Angelo Vito (16) for an undergoal shot as teammate Antonio Bonsurbe (left) looks on ... |
Manila Bulletin -
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philipppines - Misamis Oriental ruled the boxing event on the final day of competition but that did not stop the host city from winning the overall championship in the Mindanao qualifying leg of Batang Pinoy 2011.
Inquirer.net -
HOT-SHOOTING Powerade wingman Gary David bounced back in a huge way from two sorry games as he registered a new career-high of 42 points, good enough to notch him Player of the Week honors in the ongoing PBa Philippine Cup.
BusinessWorld Online Edition - Fast starts are not necessarily new for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the Philippine Basketball Association. In their half-decade in the local pro league, they have had their share of league pacing in the early ... |
Philippine Star -
MANILA, Philippines - Action in the Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC) shifts back to the Big City this Saturday after a series of blockbuster events in the provinces when the Colt 45-URCC XX is staged at the World Trade Center in Pasay City.
 | Inquirer.net - FORMER National Open champion Lee Vann “The Slayer” Corteza lived up to his moniker by beating world No. 1 and reigning world 8-ball champion Dennis “Robocop” Orcollo, 11-8 late Sunday, to rule the Masters category of the 2011 San ... |
 | ABS CBN News - MANILA, Philippines - Filipino boxing icon and pound-for-pound king Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao is featured on the cover of Newsweek magazine's Philippine and Latin America editions this week. |
ABS CBN News -
ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Philippines - The Ateneo Blue Eagles and Adamson U Lady Falcons bagged the basketball gold medals on the final day of the week-long 16th Philippine Sports Commission-University Games (PSC UniGames) before aa full-house crowd at the ...
 | Washington Post - ST. LOUIS - Tony La Russa retired as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday, three days after winning a dramatic, seven-game World Series against the Texas Rangers. |
 | Sydney Morning Herald - Arsene Wenger has denied the suggestion Arsenal captain Robin van Persie's sensational form has made the Gunners a one-man team. |
 | The Press Association - Roger Federer began his quest for a fifth Swiss Indoors title with a 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 first-round victory over Italy's Potito Starace in his home town of Basle. |
Philippine Star -
MANILA, Philippines - Seeking to sustain the gains of the senior Azkals and toughened up by a weeklong training in Japan, the Phl men's under-23 team leaves for Jakarta today to ...
 | ESPN (blog) - New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan knows the challenge of beating the New England Patriots. That is why Ryan tipped his cap to the reigning AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday. |
 | TSN - TORONTO -- UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre reiterated Monday that he wants a piece of Nick Diaz. St-Pierre was due to fight Carlos (Natural Born Killer) Condit next but asked UFC president Dana White to change his schedule after Diaz called ... |
 | Grantland (blog) - Tyler Cowen and Kevin Grier and both economists. They are also both basketball fans. Here's their take on the NBA lockout. In the NBA, it's the owners who have the gold and care the least. |
 | Inquirer.net - I dread the day when the Filipino billiards player is no longer king of pool. Still, recent events would show they could be true. Once considered the most-feared assembly of players in the world of pool, that tag is slowly being ... |
 | Los Angeles Times (blog) - Finally, we can avoid talking about the NBA lockout and dive into more important issues. You know, such as, what Halloween costumes would suit various Lakers. |
 | ABC Online - Darren Bravo cracked his maiden Test century to put the West Indies in command on the third day of the series-deciding second and final Test against Bangladesh on Monday. |
Inquirer.net -
THE VISITING Vietnam proved to be rude visitors as they claimed the title in the V-League Invitational Club Championship with a thrilling five-set win over the Philippine Army over at the Arena in San Juan City.
Southeast Asia
| Pakistan Daily Times - Asia welcomed the first of the world's symbolic “seven billionth” babies Monday, but celebrations were tempered by worries over the strain that humanity's population explosion is putting on a fragile planet. |
Malaysia Star -
KOTA KINABALU: A train carrying 200 passengers collided with a fuel tanker at an “unmanned” railway crossing, causing a massive explosion in Kepayan here.
 | euronews - Their homes have been flooded for nearly a month and some people have had enough. Tempers in the Thai capital have been flaring over the government's handling the flood crisis. |
 | Malaysia Star - PUTRAJAYA: The Parent Action Group for Education Malaysia (PAGE) handed a memorandum to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, requesting that there be an option for the Teaching of Science and Mathematics in English (PPSMI). |
 | Forbes - “Beyond Thailand itself, the worst-impacted country is Japan, which maintains extensive manufacturing operations in areas affected by the disaster,” said iSuppli in a statement. |
 | Inquirer.net - PRIVATE TIME President Aquino visits the tombs of his parents—President Corazon C. Aquino and Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. |
 | Inquirer.net - Malacañang on Monday said it would investigate the recent attack by goons on protesting former workers of Philippine Airlines in Pasay City, while calling on both management and the union to “exercise sobriety. |
 | New Zealand Herald - Indonesia police clash with workers of mining giant Freeport-McMoran during a protest in Timika. Photo / AP It was not in the headlines, but our neighbourhood has had its own 'Arab Spring'. |
 | AFP - KUALA LUMPUR - Several Malaysians living abroad have filed a lawsuit to get the right to vote overseas as the Southeast Asian nation faces loud calls for electoral reforms, they said Monday. |
| Philippine Star - MANILA, Philippines - A Filipino priest reportedly facing charges of theft and possession of pornographic materials in the United States is believed to be hiding in the ... |
 | Inquirer.net - Viewed from Mindanao, prospects for long-term peace in the Philippines suffered four major blows during the past weeks. First was the indefinite suspension of the peace talks between the Philippine government (GPH) and the rebel National Democratic ... |
Inquirer.net - Thousands of Filipinos trooped to public and private cemeteries Monday morning to visit the tombs of their departed loved ones, according to reports on Radyo Inquirer. |
| gulfnews.com - Manila: The commercially-driven Halloween tradition is taking a foothold in the Philippines, but the influential Catholic Church has nipped this enthusiasm in the bud by calling the event anti-Christian and a ... |
| Philippine Star - ZAMBOANGA CITY ,Philippines - The military is verifying reports that a Malaysian Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist was among the five militants killed in an air strike launched by ... |
Inquirer.net -
MANILA, Philippines—Zambales Rep. Mitos Magsaysay on Monday criticized the government's decision to allot P31 million for housing and livelihood assistance to former communist hitmen, saying that this could cause demoralization ...
Philippine Star -
MANILA, Philippines - Health Secretary Enrique Ona has checked on the condition of former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who is facing various ...
 | Shanghai Daily (subscription) - HANOI, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- The Vietnam-Kazakhstan Business Forum opened here on Monday, aimed at expanding cooperation in trade and investment between the two countries. |
Inquirer.net -
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Monday directed the National Prosecution Service to immediately secure a hold departure order to prevent former military comptroller Jacinto Ligot and his wife Erlinda from slipping out of the country.
 | AsiaOne - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the year was significant as it would be 30 years since Malaysia first hosted the meeting in 1989. |
 | China.org.cn - China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand on Monday agreed to take joint action to crack down on cross-border crime and secure transportation along the Mekong River, after 13 Chinese sailors were killed in a deadly boat raid earlier this month. |
World
 | Jerusalem Post - Washington won't make planned $60 million transfer for UN cultural agency, State Department says; FM: Israel should cut ties with PA. |
| euronews - Their homes have been flooded for nearly a month and some people have had enough. Tempers in the Thai capital have been flaring over the government's handling the flood crisis. |
 | Pakistan Daily Times - BRUSSELS: NATO ends its military operation in Libya at midnight on Monday, seven months after launching an air and sea campaign that helped bring the overthrow and death of Muammar Gaddafi. |
 | Pakistan Daily Times - Kyrgyzstan's next president Almazbek Atambayev is a moderate pragmatist who has sought compromise in the divided Central Asian republic that has endured two revolutions and an outbreak of ethnic violence since 2005. |
 | Reuters - ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Monday called an unexpected referendum on a new EU bailout deal for his debt-ridden country, a move that could prompt snap elections if a public angry with austerity rejects the terms. |
 | IBNLive.com - Gaza: Gaza militants fired rockets at southern Israel on Monday, in violence that tested a shaky truce brokered by Egypt after a border flare-up that has claimed the lives of a dozen Palestinian gunmen and an Israeli civilian since the weekend. |
 | Toronto Sun - A member of the Occupy Wall Street movement surveys tents set up in Zuccotti Park during the first winter snow fall in New York October 29, 2011. |
 | Globe and Mail - AP Insurgents driving a suicide truck bomb and attacking on foot killed five people, including three United Nations employees, near the offices of the UN's refugee agency in the southern city of Kandahar on Monday, officials said. |
 | Arab News - He's no feudal warlord. He's a highly intelligent, personable individual whose ambition was to become an eye doctor until his brother Basil who has groomed to take over from his father died due to a car accident in 1994. |
 | The News International - One of the most powerful forces behind Imran Khan's stunning rally on Sunday at the Minar-e-Pakistan was the presence of urban, apolitical youths in the crowd, who, according to observers, mobilised by the social media websites, came out in droves to ... |
 | IBNLive.com - Mecca: Adalet Gigek sat impatiently in a crowded hotel lobby, waiting for the minibus to take her to Mecca's Grand Mosque for noon prayers as millions of Muslims started arriving in Saudi Arabia before the annual haj pilgrimage which starts on Friday. |
 | Los Angeles Times - The Islamist militant group the Shabab releases a suicide message that it says the Somali-born American recorded before the attack on an African Union base in Mogadishu. |
| China.org.cn - China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand on Monday agreed to take joint action to crack down on cross-border crime and secure transportation along the Mekong River, after 13 Chinese sailors were killed in a deadly boat raid earlier this month. |
Manila Bulletin - MANILA, Philippines - The runways of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) complex will be widened to maximize its capacity. |
BusinessWorld Online Edition - KORONADAL -- A felled coconut tree caused a five-hour power outage in General Santos City and Sarangani province on Sunday, an official of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said yesterday. |
 | Haute Living - 125 modern-day immigrants gathered in front of the Statue of Liberty to take the oath of citizenship on Friday—marking the monument's 125 th birthday. |
NPR - Audio for this story from All Things Considered will be available at approx. 7:00 pm ET A man checks his car in Havana. In October, Cuba legalized the sale and purchase of automobiles for all citizens. |
| AFP - KUALA LUMPUR - Several Malaysians living abroad have filed a lawsuit to get the right to vote overseas as the Southeast Asian nation faces loud calls for electoral reforms, they said Monday. |
 | CANOE - By WENN.COM A man accused of harassing Halle Berry has pleaded not guilty to felony charges of burglary and stalking. Richard A. Franco was arrested outside the Berry's Hollywood Hills home in July after the actress spotted him trespassing on the ... |
Middle East North Africa Financial Network - (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) television technician was sentenced to six months in jail on Sunday for molesting a housewife in her house in Al Qusais after he was called in for a job. |
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