Southeast Asia
 | Sky News Australia - The search for survivors has continued after a concrete bridge collapsed in Indonesia's Borneo island, killing at least four people. |
 | Straits Times - The People's Action Party (PAP) will fight to win back Aljunied GRC. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is also PAP secretary-general, made the pledge on Sunday to party activists at its annual convention. |
 | Inquirer.net - Several days ago, this column asked if former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was faking her illness so that she would be allowed to leave the country purportedly to seek medical treatment for her condition abroad. |
 | gulfnews.com - AP Image Credit: AP Residents carry a crocodile on their shoulders after they caught and killed the reptile at a flooded residential area in Bangbuatong district of Nonthaburi province, north of Bangkok, Thailand. |
 | TODAYonline - by Agencies KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia has launched a fleet of "taxis for women, driven by women" in a bid to provide more safe public transport options for women, reports said yesterday. |
 | gulfnews.com - Manila: Umbra Kato, leader of a breakaway faction of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), has reportedly succumbed to a brain stroke, his former comrade said. |
 | The Province - By AFP, AFP November 27, 2011 12:05 PM UNESCO representatives are meeting in Indonesia to ponder which local traditions merit inclusion on the organization's list of practices with world cultural importance and which should therefore be protected and ... |
 | CBS News - (AP) KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's government faced mounting pressure Sunday to scrap plans for a law that would ban street protests, despite agreeing to ease other restrictions on rallies that activists have called repressive. |
 | New Straits Times - DESPITE having a prominent politician, who is the opposition leader, at its helms, Parti Keadilan Rakyat is still much regarded as the weakest link in the opposition pact. |
 | Famagusta Gazette - Cyprus has been reelected to the Council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for another two-year term. The reelection during the General Assembly of the IMO, on November 25 in London, is considered very important since Cyprus will ... |
 | MarketWatch - By Vu Trong HANOI (MarketWatch) -- Vietnam's central bank governor Friday signalled an interest rate cut may be on the horizon as the government reported industrial production growth slowed in November, reflecting restraint that recent policy ... |
 | AFP - ZAMBOANGA, Philippines - At least two people were killed and more than 20 others wounded in an explosion in a small hotel in the troubled southern Philippines on Sunday, rescue workers said. |
 | Inquirer.net - The Supreme Court decision that annulled the stock distribution option (SDO) scheme at Hacienda Luisita, the country's largest landed estate, has set the stage for the dismantling of similar arrangements in other estates as a mechanism to avoid their ... |
 | Bangkok Post - Justice Minister Pracha Promnok yesterday defended himself in his capacity of the director of the Flood Relief Operation Command (Froc) against the opposition's charges that his handling of the flood relief was laced with corruption and mismanagement. |
 | New Straits Times - MINISTER in Prime Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop yesterday accused Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng of practising double standards over the recent PLUS Expressway concession revision deal which will put a freeze on toll ... |
 | New Straits Times - KUCHING: Datuk Sylvester Entri Mulan, who was sacked as Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) vice president on Friday, said the move would not prevent him from discharging his duties as an assistant minister and state ... |
 | Radio New Zealand International - A West-Papuan activist says an interpol notice won't stop him working towards independence for the Indonesian region. An Interpol red notice has been issued for the head of the Free West Papua Movement, Benny Wenda, meaning he could be provisionally ... |
 | Onislam.net - By Shari`ah Staff Hijrah of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is considered to be a very special occasion for Muslims as it highlights the importance of submission of one's self to God Almighty. |
World
 | The Daily Star - By Rahim Faiez ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON: Afghan troops and coalition forces came under fire from the direction of two Pakistani army border posts, prompting them to call in NATO airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, Afghan officials said Sunday. |
 | TIME - Egyptians walk under banners supporting candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011. |
 | BBC News - The Arab League has approved fresh sanctions against Syria, including an asset freeze and an embargo on investments. The move comes after months of anti-government protests in which the UN estimates about 3500 people have died. |
 | BusinessWeek - Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- New Zealand Prime Minister John Key began forming a government after his National party gained its best election result in 60 years, securing support from two smaller parties to ensure a majority ... |
 | Times LIVE - IRAN'S parliament voted yesterday to reduce diplomatic relations with Britain, with one lawmaker warning that Iranians angered by London's latest sanctions might storm the British embassy, as they did the US mission in 1979. |
 | Voice of America (blog) - Final results from Morocco's parliamentary elections show that a moderate Islamist party has won the most seats in the country's legislature, giving it the right to lead a coalition for the first time. |
 | Sydney Morning Herald - Daring rescue ... a crew member of a helicopter co-piloted by Prince William is lowered to a life raft in the Irish Sea. Photo: Reuters Prince William has played a part in a frantic sea rescue operation, co-piloting a helicopter that plucked two men to ... |
 | Sky News Australia - The search for survivors has continued after a concrete bridge collapsed in Indonesia's Borneo island, killing at least four people. |
 | AFP - BOGOTA - Colombian army Sergeant Luis Alberto Erazo returned to Bogota Sunday from 12 years of captivity by FARC rebels, a day after managing to escape during a battle as four other hostages were executed. |
 | Forbes - It's official. Vladimir Putin was nominated by his United Russia Party to retake the controls in the Kremlin in March 2012. He is basically a shoo-in to be Russia's next president, a title he held just five years ago and will likely hold for the next 8 ... |
 | ABC Online - International organisations appealed for calm ahead of Democratic Republic of Congo's presidential election, after a run-up tainted by violent street clashes and delayed poll preparations. |
 | ABC Online - An opposition leader in Yemen, Mohammed Basindwa, has been asked to form a new government as part of a power transfer deal signed last week by the country's president, Ali Abdullah Saleh. |
 | AFP - BAGHDAD - The United States is to spend more than $6 billion in Iraq in 2012 even though its forces are to withdraw from the country by the end of this year, US ambassador James Jeffrey said on Sunday. |
| The Province - By AFP, AFP November 27, 2011 12:05 PM UNESCO representatives are meeting in Indonesia to ponder which local traditions merit inclusion on the organization's list of practices with world cultural importance and which should therefore be protected and ... |
 | gulfnews.com - The canine had brought into the house a live grenade it had dug up in an area close by. The picture is used for illustrative purposes only. |
| CBS News - (AP) KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's government faced mounting pressure Sunday to scrap plans for a law that would ban street protests, despite agreeing to ease other restrictions on rallies that activists have called repressive. |
 | The Daily Telegraph - Hidden: Inside prison car as Bali Boy leaves the Denpasar district court after sentencing. Picture: Made Anta Source: The Daily Telegraph The father of Bali Boy holds his son's shoulder during the verdict trial in Denpasar Court. |
 | The Boston Globe - The days of inefficient light bulbs are slowly coming to an end. Recent tests from Consumer Reports showcased more than 30 different compact fluorescents and light-emitting diodes that can brighten indoor and outdoor spaces. |
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