Southeast Asia
 | gulfnews.com - Manila: Philippine President Benigno Aquino met and thanked some 188 congressmen who signed the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona, adding it was time for the latter to clear ... |
 | TODAYonline - SINGAPORE - It not only denies any copyright infringement, as alleged by the Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), but Yahoo! Southeast Asia is also making a counterclaim against the media company. |
 | The Guardian - The portents do not look good for Malaysia's opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, whose trial on highly dubious sodomy charges draws to a close this week. |
 | Voice of America - December 13, 2011 Malaysian Sultan Becomes Country's Oldest Monarch VOA News Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam has been installed as Malaysia's new king, becoming the country's oldest ever constitutional monarch. |
 | Inquirer.net - Senator Sergio Osmeña III on Tuesday tightened the noose around a former Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) president, accusing him of manipulating share prices in preparation for a deal for the purchase of Philex Mining ... |
 | The Sun Daily - KUALA LUMPUR: The DAP has appointed a three-man committee to resolve the dispute between party national chairman Karpal Singh and deputy secretary-general and Penang DAP deputy chief P. Ramasamy. |
 | GMA News - (Updated 9:30 am) Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago on Tuesday was elected judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the independent body that prosecutes individuals for crimes against humanity and war crimes. |
 | TODAYonline - by Agencies BASEL (Switzerland) - An international coalition of environmental NGOs from Malaysia and Europe put pressure on Putrajaya on Monday to arrest Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud and his relatives for alleged widespread corruption, ... |
 | NBC Miami - Some residents who are against casinos in Florida will demonstrate Tuesday evening to send a message local officials that casinos are not welcome in Miami Beach. |
 | Sky News Australia - Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes tribunal has ruled against freeing the Khmer Rouge's ailing former 'First Lady' on health grounds, saying she will undergo medical treatment instead. |
 | Inquirer.net - The camp of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo wants the Pasay City Regional Trial Court to withdraw the warrant of arrest it had issued against her. |
 | TODAYonline - SINGAPORE - With the opening of 12 more Circle Line train stations in October, the police are reviewing National Service manpower needs to keep the country's rail network safe. |
 | Malaysia Kini - MCA has sent a memorandum of protest against the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation's (Mosti) proposed Computing Professionals Bill, calling for it to be withdrawn. |
 | Bloody Elbow - The Junie Browning saga continues. After a stint on The Ultimate Fighter and a win on the Finale show of that season, Browning lost to Cole Miller and then, later in the year, was involved in ... |
 | Straits Times - BANGKOK (AFP) - Three Thai soldiers were killed and one was critically wounded when an old landmine exploded on Tuesday as they were trying to defuse it on the country's border with Cambodia, a military official said. |
 | Bernama - SINGAPORE, Dec 13 (Bernama) -- Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong have sent messages of congratulations to Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah who took his oath of office today as ... |
 | Bernama - KUCHING, Dec 13 (Bernama) -- The police's forensic division in collaboration with the Fire and Rescue Department will carry out an investigation into the fire at Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) headquarters in Jalan Central early Tuesday. |
 | Malaysia Star - KUALA LUMPUR: Two DAP Members of Parliament have come under fire from the MCA for having benefited from the MCA but continuing to run down the party in their campaigns. |
 | BusinessWorld Online Edition - DAVAO CITY -- Aboitiz Power Corp. will be allowed to build its 300-megawatt, coal-fired power plant after all with the city council deciding on Monday to reverse a veto issued by Mayor Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio against the project. |
World
 | TVNZ - A man hurled grenades at a bus stop in the Belgian city of Liege and sprayed gunfire at crowds of Christmas shoppers and children, killing three people and wounding 123 before fatally shooting himself in the head. |
 | Financial Times - When the leader of the rising power in the Middle East reminds a neighbour, and former close friend, of the fates of Adolf Hitler and Nicolae Ceausescu, that is a health warning to be heeded. |
 | Financial Times - David Cameron was criticised at his cabinet table as well as in the European parliament on Tuesday, as politicians in London and Strasbourg vented their anger over the prime minister's decision to wield Britain's veto at last week's European summit. |
 | Fox News - This is a rush transcript from "Special Report," December 12, 2011. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. |
 | TODAYonline - YANGON - The Myanmar government has allowed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party to register for a coming by-election, state media said yesterday, formally returning the pro-democracy group to the political arena. |
 | gulfnews.com - AP South Korean policemen block the way as activists try to enter into the Chinese embassy in Seoul during a rally against Beijing government to voice their anger over the killing of a South Korean Coast Guard officer by a Chinese sailor. |
 | Indian Express - US Congress has pushed ahead to freeze $700 million aid to Pakistan until Islamabad comes up with a strategy to fight the spread of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in the region, a step which is likely to deepen crisis between the two countries. |
 | TODAYonline - by Agencies BEIJING - A school bus taking primary students home slipped off a country road into an irrigation ditch in eastern China, killing more than a dozen children and highlighting continuing safety problems in the country's school transport ... |
 | New York Times - MOSCOW—A high-ranking editor and a top executive from one of Russia's most respected news publications were dismissed on Tuesday after an apparent conflict over coverage that appeared to highlight widespread anger with the results ... |
 | Reuters - 1 of 8. A student looks through the bars of a room in a police station after being rescued during a late night raid at the Zakariya madrassa on the outskirts of Karachi on December 13, 2011. |
 | eTaiwan News - AP Papua New Guinea's government remains in crisis with veteran leader Sir Michael Somare attempting to rule from a hotel and lawmakers backing ousted Prime Minister Peter O'Neill storming the governor-general's gates. |
 | Ynetnews - WASHINGTON - It is not too late to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear capabilities, American diplomat Dennis Ross said Tuesday. Ross, who recently resigned as Barack Obama's special adviser on the Middle East, noted that the US president did not ... |
| GMA News - (Updated 9:30 am) Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago on Tuesday was elected judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the independent body that prosecutes individuals for crimes against humanity and war crimes. |
 | gulfnews.com - Tunisia's President Munsif Al Marzouqi takes oath of office in the presence of assembly President Mustafa Bin Jaafar at the constituent assembly in Tunis on Tuesday. |
 | Lighting - South Korea is to light three Christmas tree-shaped towers dangerously close to its Northern border on December 23. The towers will be lit for 15 days, celebrating not only Christmas, but also freedom of expression and religion; a gesture which North ... |
| The Guardian - The portents do not look good for Malaysia's opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, whose trial on highly dubious sodomy charges draws to a close this week. |
 | Reuters Africa - KINSHASA Dec 13 (Reuters) - Lack of transparency during vote count in the Democratic Republic of Congo's elections, undermined the credibility of results in which incumbent Joseph Kabila was declared winner, the European Union's observer mission said ... |
 | Philippine Star - AMMAN (Xinhua) - Jordan's economy will suffer if the Arab League (AL)'s economic sanctions against Syria are imposed, as Syria is a strategic gateway to the imports and exports of the Arab kingdom, experts said. |
 | AdvisorOne - The Finnish government is at it again. Previously threatening the latest Greek rescue package by demanding collateral agreements for Finland when other eurozone countries had no such arrangements, now the government is ... |
 | Huffington Post (blog) - After our conversation here yesterday about talking to kids about sticky subjects, Rebecca Hughes Parker sent me this essay about one of the stickier ones this time of year. |
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