Southeast Asia
 | Sydney Morning Herald - It's official ... Australian zoologist Adam Britton (L) measures the world's biggest captive crocodile in Bunawan in the Philippines. |
 | New York Times - MANILA - President Benigno S. Aquino III offered Wednesday to bring in foreign doctors to examine his predecessor, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, but he insisted that a travel ban for Mrs. |
 | gulfnews.com - Manila: The Philippine Army and rebels vowed to support the peace initiative of President Benigno Aquino and said it would help achieve a comprehensive solution in restive southern Philippines, sources said. |
 | Sky News Australia - Video for this article is not available as your browser either does not support JavaScript and/or Flash Player 9+ or they are currently disabled in your browser settings. |
 | thephuketinsider.com - Today is one of the most special days of the year both here in Phuket and throughout the country. Both Thai's and visitors hit waterways, klongs, streams, dams and the ocean to launch their Krathongs this evening and celebrate good the wish for good in ... |
 | Inquirer.net - CEBUANOS were urged to vote online for the inclusion of Puerto Princessa's underground river as one of the new Seven Wonders of Nature. |
 | The Sun Daily - THE planned Seksualiti Merdeka programme has sparked some unease, with a crackdown by more than 25 policemen at the Annexe on Nov 3. Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights clearly state that “all human beings are born free and equal in ... |
 | Arirang News - Visiting Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang says he wants to sign a free trade agreement with Korea. At a meeting with four Korean business groups on Wednesday, the Vietnamese leader said, although the FTA talks are in the early stages, ... |
 | Malaysia Star - SEPANG: The mood at the KLIA MasKargo complex here was sombre when relatives of Adrian Jay Pereira received his remains after his body arrived from Indonesia. |
 | Journal Online - TWO pilots cheated death after their aircraft had an emergency landing that forced them to eject. Reports reaching the Philippine Air Force (PAF) headquarters said that on or about 9:45 am yesterday, a radio call was received by the 3rd Air Division ... |
 | Inquirer.net - Two men who were allegedly hired to kill Ramgen Bautista claimed Wednesday that while they participated in the planning of the murder, they backed out at the last minute—one went on a drinking spree and the other stayed home. |
| BusinessWorld Online Edition - A BILATERAL meeting will be held between President Benigno SC Aquino III and US President Barack Obama during a weekend gathering of Southeast Asian leaders with the agenda still to be finalized, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday. |
 | Voice of America (blog) - Vietnamese authorities say 100 people are now dead due to serious flooding that has plagued the nation for weeks. The new death toll includes 17 people killed across central Vietnam, which has been inundated with heavy rains in recent days. |
 | AFP - MANILA - The Philippine government said Wednesday that peace talks with communist rebels were deadlocked after it rejected their demand to free jailed senior comrades. |
 | Inquirer.net - Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Wednesday filed charges of grave coercion against 41 members of the PAL Employees Association (Palea) for allegedly harassing airline staff and service providers during a protest more than a ... |
| ABS CBN News - COTABATO CITY, Philippines - An improvised bomb exploded near the University of Southern Mindanao in the town of Kabacan, North Cotabato at around 7 pm Tuesday, authorities said. |
World
 | The Daily Star - By Mitra Amiri TEHRAN: When a huge thunder storm rattled windows across Tehran Sunday night, some of the Iranian capital's jumpier residents awoke thinking Israel was finally making good on its threat to attack. |
 | Atlanta Journal Constitution - By FRANCES D'EMILIO AP ROME - With markets tumbling around the globe, Italy's president promised emphatically Wednesday that Silvio Berlusconi will step down soon as premier and lavished honors on a leading economist, who instantly became Berlusconi's ... |
 | New Zealand Herald - Nov. 4, 2011 file photo French President Nicholas Sarkozy and President Barack Obama shake hands as they attend an event at City Hall in Cannes, France. |
 | Economic Times - ATHENS: Greek party leaders have agreed on house speaker Filippos Petsalnikos to head the country's new coalition government, barring any last-minute changes, sources from the two major parties said on Wednesday. |
 | Newsweek - Will Herman Cain's harassment scandal sink his chances at the presidency? Who'll be the new anti-Romney? The candidates takes the stage in Rochester, Michigan for the CNBC GOP debate. |
 | The Chosun Ilbo - Senior officials from 21 countries are meeting in Hawaii this week for the annual summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, or APEC. |
 | Telegraph.co.uk - Turkey has been hit by a second devastating earthquake in less than three weeks, killing three people and causing two hotels, an office block and up to 18 other buildings to collapse. |
 | Xinhua - CAIRO, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Arab League (AL) Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi expressed his regret that Syrian protestors demonstrating at the AL headquarters assaulted a Syrian opposition delegation on Wednesday, Egyptian official news agency MENA ... |
 | Huffington Post (blog) - When the 26-year-old fruit seller Al Bouazizi set himself on fire last December, and died of his injuries 10 days later, it was big news and ignited a rebellion in Tunisia that quickly spread across the Arab world, toppling three governments, ... |
 | Telegraph.co.uk - Police stepped in to prevent another “tent city” being set up in central London yesterday after protesters attempted to occupy Trafalgar Square. |
 | Hong Kong Standard - Japan released a mainland fishing boat captain after he paid a fine of reportedly around US$3900 (HK$30420) for entering Japanese waters in the latest maritime incident between the two sides. |
 | eTaiwan News - AP A prominent Democratic senator is urging President Barack Obama to oppose Japan's joining negotiations on a trans-Pacific trade pact unless it opens its domestic auto market. |
 | The Hindu - Ahead of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit that begins in the Maldives on Thursday, India and Pakistan have come out with different positions on need to induct more observers and enhance the role of the existing ones. |
 | TIME (blog) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C) and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad (2nd L) attend prayers for Eid al-Adha in the West Bank city of Ramallah November 6, 2011. |
| Voice of America (blog) - Vietnamese authorities say 100 people are now dead due to serious flooding that has plagued the nation for weeks. The new death toll includes 17 people killed across central Vietnam, which has been inundated with heavy rains in recent days. |
| Sky News Australia - Video for this article is not available as your browser either does not support JavaScript and/or Flash Player 9+ or they are currently disabled in your browser settings. |
 | The Hindu - The death of 16 people in a stampede in Haridwar (Nov. 9) is a reflection of criminal neglect on the part of organisers and the local administration. |
 | New York Times - SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea on Tuesday authorized the World Health Organization to resume the distribution of medical aid to North Korea, financed by the South Korean government, amid growing international calls for assistance for ... |
 | Sydney Morning Herald - AT LEAST the politicians got one thing right. Trust is hard earned and easily lost, so neither Prime Minister Julia Gillard or Defence Minister Stephen Smith bothered to coat too much sugar on this latest disaster in Afghanistan. |
 | Huffington Post - I'm on a helicopter that takes me directly over the home and farm of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has been in a coma for nearly six years. |
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