Southeast Asia
 | Day Press News - Manila, Philippines- Amid escalating violence in Syria, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario will fly to the Middle Eastern country's capital on Saturday night to facilitate the repatriation of Filipinos there. |
 | Malaysia Star - By MAZWIN NIK ANIS PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's best days are still ahead and a better future for the country is within reach, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said. |
 | gulfnews.com - By Gilbert P. Felongco, Correspondent Manila: Hospitals, police and firefighters were placed on high alert yesterday as Filipinos geared up to welcome the New Year. |
 | Montreal Gazette - HANOI - Vietnam has sentenced five men to death for smuggling heroin into the country from Cambodia, state media reported on Saturday. |
 | Journal Online - IF we will go by what people say and what we can glean from news reports, President Aquino's charges against Chief Justice Renato Corona, boiled down to their core, simply mean: Corona has to go because he has shown bias in favor of Mrs. |
 | Manila Bulletin - By FORMER PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT FIDEL V. RAMOS MANILA, Philippines - To observe Jose Rizal's 150th birth anniversary in 2011, we sought to teach ourselves, our daughters and our 8 grandchildren more about his life and times. |
 | Gulf Today - By Manolo B.Jara MANILA: Two top officials of a Chinese telecommunication company have been called to testify in a special court in the graft complaint filed against former Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and three others including her ... |
 | Telegraph.co.uk - Experts have identified at least 35 Javan rhinos in Ujung Kulon park after the endangered animals were caught on film by cameras rigged up by local researchers. |
 | Malaysia Kini - YOURSAY 'Would you pay RM1.75 million to someone who is running a limousine business to give you consultancy services on how to run a cattle farm? |
 | GMA News - While we have so many outstanding Filipino achievers around the world, there are also some who, sadly, figured in criminal incidents abroad. |
 | Bernama - BANGKOK, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- The Thai government is planning to revive memoranda of understanding (MOU) with Cambodia, which were scrapped by the previous government, as Bangkok and Phnom Penh move forward to cooperate in energy and other sectors, ... |
 | Bangkok Post - His Majesty the King has reminded Thai people to live with consciousness, be mindful and brace for unwanted events in the future. BUDDHIST LESSON: His Majesty wants Thais to keep themselves mindful by being aware of what they think and do all the time. |
 | Ninemsn - By Max Blenkin In 1980, Lee Kuan Yew, the outspoken prime minister of Singapore, famously warned that Australia was living way beyond its means and in danger of becoming the poor white trash of Asia. |
 | Journal Online - JUSTICE Secretary Leila de Lima yesterday denied claims by retired Army Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan -- tagged in the alleged enforced disappearance of University of the Philippines coeds Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño in 2006 -- that he was being ... |
 | Inquirer.net - By Edwin O. Fernandez, Williamor A. Magbanua KIDAPAWAN CITY, Philippines—Kidapawan Bishop Romulo Dela Cruz has urged government authorities to respect the rights of the suspect arrested in connection with the October 17 murder of Italian priest Fausto ... |
 | Sun.Star - TROPICAL Storm Sendong (international name: Washi), the deadliest storm that hit the Philippines this year, is set to be removed from the Philippines' list of cyclones after killing more than 1000 and damaging over P1 billion in crops, houses, roads, ... |
 | New Straits Times - PUTRAJAYA: The Home Ministry has given the go-ahead to employers to engage the service of agents to register their illegal foreign workers. |
World
 | BBC News - North Korea has called on the country to defend the new leader, Kim Jong-un, to the death, in a New Year message. The army, ruling party and people should be prepared to act as "human shields" for the son and successor of Kim Jong-il, ... |
 | Aljazeera.com - Following the deadly attacks by the radical group the president declared a state of emergency in Nigeria. Nigeria's President has declared a state of emergency after a series of attacks by Boko Haram. |
 | Malaysia Star - By Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two leading Syrian opposition parties have agreed a road map to democracy should a popular uprising succeed in toppling President Bashar al-Assad, according to a copy of the document seen by Reuters. |
 | Washington Post - TEHRAN, Iran - Talk of blocking the strategic oil route through the Strait of Hormuz is a discussion of the past, a commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard said Saturday in comments that seemed to back away from an earlier threat. |
 | The Hindu - The State administration is devoting its attention to the restoration of life in Cuddalore district, which has witnessed extensive damage following the very severe cyclone, Thane, which crossed the coast on Friday morning. |
 | Chicago Sun-Times - By KENI LESA and KRISTEN GELINEAU December 31, 2011 10:24AM Fireworks burst over the Sydney Opera House, rigfht, as New Year's celebrations begin in Sydney, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. |
 | Stuff.co.nz - BEST INTERESTS: Samoa was losing out on two working days a week with NZ and Australia before the change. Samoa's ''great date robbery" scuttled the birthday celebrations of 775 residents and poured cold water on 43 wedding anniversaries in the island ... |
 | Voice of America - December 31, 2011 Kurdish Protesters Clash With Turkish Authorities Over Civilian Deaths VOA News Ethnic Kurds clashed with authorities in southeastern Turkey Saturday, three days after a government air strike killed 35 civilians mistaken for Kurdish ... |
 | Ahram Online - In unprecedented fashion, 2011 was the year of political debate in Egypt. But not every political question found an answer For Egyptians, 2011 was the year of momentous political change. |
 | Manila Bulletin - MANILA, Philippines - Sunday we mark the 45th World Day of Peace with the theme “Educating Young People in Justice and Peace” to engage “an urgent need in the world today: to listen to and enhance the important role of new generations in the ... |
| Montreal Gazette - HANOI - Vietnam has sentenced five men to death for smuggling heroin into the country from Cambodia, state media reported on Saturday. |
 | Jerusalem Post - By JPOST.COM STAFF The Israeli tourist arrested in Chile for allegedly starting a wildfire at the Torres del Paine National Park was freed on bond Saturday, pending trial, AFP reported. |
 | New York Times - BEIJING - The latest report about a confrontation on Wednesday in the far western region of Xinjiang appeared to contradict versions carried by the state media that suggested the police had killed “violent terrorists” on their way to jihad training. |
 | Philippine Star - BANGKOK (Xinhua) -- A total of 94 people were killed in nearly a thousand road accidents on Thursday and Friday, or the first 2 days of the 7-day travel period of New Year holiday, the Thai News Agency reported. |
 | Irish Times - GAZA/JERUSALEM - Israel has killed the leader of an al-Qaeda-inspired faction in the Gaza Strip, accusing him of involvement in firing rockets and a planned attack on the Jewish state from neighbouring Egyptian Sinai. |
 | Taipei Times - More than 300000 Republic of China (ROC) nationals have applied for their first passports in person so far this year, with the new biometric passports contributing to Taiwan's inclusion as a candidate for the US' visa-waiver program, according to the ... |
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