Southeast Asia
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Gulf Today - By Manolo B. Jara MANILA: A regional court on Wednesday rejected the request of former Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to spend Christmas and the New Year with her family in their house in suburban Quezon City, Metro Manila. |
Malaysia Star - PETALING JAYA: Embattled former PAS deputy president Nasharudin Mat Isa (pic) has pledged his loyalty to his party, denying claims he intends to join Umno. |
Boston.com - PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—Cambodia and Thailand have agreed in principle to withdraw troops from a border area where a territorial dispute triggered deadly clashes. |
Xinhua - HANOI, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping held talks with Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang here on Wednesday on strengthening relations between China and Vietnam. |
Inquirer.net - By Tarra Quismundo The impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Renato Corona “suffers from fatal constitutional infirmities” and defects in form and substance, according to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP). |
Malaysia Star - KUALA LUMPUR: The Prime Minister has dismissed speculation that Datuk Seri Shahrizat Jalil has resigned from the Cabinet. Asked to confirm if he had received a resignation letter from the Women, Family and Community Development Minister, he said: “No, ... |
Tempo - Manila, Philippines - President Benigno S. Aquino III hailed the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) yesterday for its dedicated service and sacrifice to the country. |
Inquirer.net - By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr. This was the personal instructions that President Benigno Aquino III gave Mujiv Hataman when the President told the former party-list member last November 29 that he had been chosen to become officer-in-charge of the Autonomous ... |
AFP - MANILA - The Philippines wants to acquire F-16 fighter jets from the United States as part of stepped up efforts to defend the archipelago, Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said Wednesday. |
Philippine Star - By Edu Punay (The Philippine Star) Updated December 22, 2011 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - Retired Army Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan can no longer leave the country after a Malolos City regional trial court (RTC) in Bulacan issued yesterday a hold ... |
The Malaysian Insider - By Shannon Teoh People take part in a vigil to protest the Peaceful Assembly Bill, at Dataran Merdeka November 26, 2011. - File pic KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 - Bersih 2.0 called today for the controversial Peaceful Assembly Bill to not be gazetted, ... |
PreventionWeb (press release) - On 20 December 2011 the European Commission proposed to revise the European Union's Civil Protection laws in order to ensure more effective, efficient and coherent disaster management and to shift from the current ad-hoc co-ordination to a pre-planned ... |
Asian Correspondent - By Edwin Espejo Dec 22, 2011 7:19AM UTC Journalists, more often than not, are among the first to respond to distress calls and to arrive in disaster areas by reason and force of their trade. |
Malaysia Star - By LIM WEY WEN PUTRAJAYA: Announcements will be made in Tamil at Malaysia's international airports for passengers flying between Chennai and Kuala Lumpur next year. |
The Borneo Post - by Elton Gomes. Posted on December 22, 2011, Thursday KOTA KINABALU: Another tourist from Brunei, the seventh, has died following the horrific bus crash at Km 8.9, Tamparuli-Ranau road on Tuesday. |
Bangkok Post - The Central Administrative Court has accepted a case filed by hundreds of flood victims against the state and the city administration, which alleges they mishandled the floods. |
Inquirer.net - By Julie Alipala A vice mayor in Zamboanga Sibugay was killed while his wife was injured when a lone assailant shot them on Tuesday. |
Dissident Voice - by Alexander Billet / December 21st, 2011 One doesn't have to sport a mohawk and listen to the Exploited to find this story utterly revolting. |
World
BusinessWeek - By Saeromi Shin and Ian Sayson Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Foreign investors bought the most Kospi index stocks in three weeks as some fund managers overlooked possible political upheaval in North Korea to buy equities in South Korea, Asia's cheapest major ... |
Vancouver Sun - Looking to ring in the New Year at a fun and festive Vancouver event? Whether you want glitzy glamour or laidback cool, we've got you covered. |
Voice of America - December 21, 2011 Iraqi VP Tells VOA Charges Against Him Politically Motivated VOA News Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi says allegations that he plotted to kill other government officials are politically-motivated by a prime minister bent on ... |
Independent Online - By Fiona Ortiz Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announces the names of the members of his cabinet at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid. |
CNN (blog) - By Charley Keyes Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's vocal criticism of the Egyptian authorities violent handling of protestors, especially women, is necessary and not undue interference in another country's business, a State Department spokeswoman ... |
Pakistan Daily Times - WUKAN: A Chinese village protest that tested the ruling Communist Party for over a week ended on Wednesday after officials offered concessions over seized farmland and the death of a village leader, in a rare spectacle of the government backing down to ... |
Ninemsn - Thousands of silent mourners have accompanied the body of Vaclav Havel through central Prague as the Czech Republic began three days of national mourning for the icon of the Velvet Revolution. |
Reuters - By Tim Reid (Reuters) - They began this year vowing to slash spending and reduce government. Republicans in Congress can boast that they have done just that: As 2011 ends, they have wrung $2 trillion in spending cuts from Democrats without conceding a ... |
Business Recorder (blog) - Four people were killed but 100 rescued when an overloaded boat sank in Indonesia on Wednesday, as hopes faded for any more survivors from a migrants' vessel which capsized with around 250 on board. |
PreventionWeb (press release) - On 20 December 2011 the European Commission proposed to revise the European Union's Civil Protection laws in order to ensure more effective, efficient and coherent disaster management and to shift from the current ad-hoc co-ordination to a pre-planned ... |
MiamiHerald.com - With Russians taking to the streets to protest the recent flawed parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has suddenly ceased to be an inevitable leader. |
BusinessWeek - By Gregory Viscusi and Emre Peker Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) -- France's parliament will debate a law making it a crime to deny the Armenian genocide, as Turkey warns that its booming economy gives it the capacity to hurt companies such as Airbus SAS and ... |
IBNLive.com - PTI United Nations: Amid possibility of fresh sanctions by the US and EU against Iran, India has called for a "diplomatic solution" to any international concern over Tehran's nuclear programme, saying doors should be kept open for dialogue and to avoid ... |
Washington Post - KIEV, Ukraine - A group of women from a Ukrainian topless-protest group on Wednesday recounted their ordeal in neighboring Belarus, where they claimed they were kidnapped, beaten and abused by local security officials. |
Reuters UK - By Steve Scherer | ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti faces a confidence vote on Thursday that he called to speed up final approval of a 33-billion-euro (27.5 billion pound) austerity package aimed at restoring market confidence in the ... |
Daily Mail - By Nadia Gilani Christians remain the largest religious group in the world despite their population migrating from Europe to Africa, Asia and the Americas according to a new study. |
Arab News - By ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Two Egyptian nationals convicted of murdering a Filipino truck driver were executed in Riyadh on Wednesday, the Interior Ministry said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency. |
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