Southeast Asia
 | Inquirer.net - As a citizen and voter of this country, I appeal to the sense of honor of Chief Justice Renato Corona. I appeal to him to muster the needed political courage to resign from his post. |
 | Hindustan Times - Just days after a court overturned sodomy charges against him, Malaysian opposition leader Dato Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim has scheduled a meeting of his political coalition on Saturday to hammer out an election charter. |
 | AFP - JAKARTA - Hundreds of radical Muslims attacked the offices of Indonesia's home affairs ministry on Thursday to demand the government maintain by-laws banning alcohol in certain districts, reports said. |
 | Inquirer.net - By Norman Bordadora The peace talks with the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have moved forward but are not proceeding as fast as the government would like, according to the chief government negotiator after the close of the 24th ... |
 | Inquirer.net - By Christine O. Avendaño Palace officials on Wednesday scoffed at the tirade of former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo against President Aquino, dismissing as nothing but a “political manifesto” and a “press release masquerading ... |
 | Inquirer.net - By Norman Bordadora Announcements suspending classes and work in government offices in the morning due to weather disturbances should be made not later than 4:30 am and not later than 11 am for afternoon cancellations, President Benigno Aquino III said ... |
 | Voice of America - Thursday, 12 January 2012 Asean Leaders Willing To Facilitate North Korea Talks Vong Dara, VOA Khmer | Siem Reap, Cambodia "Asean is also ready to negotiate with the nuclear weapon states to sign onto a South Asean nuclear weapon-free zone. |
 | Huffington Post - A Malaysian Airlines pilot with 5kg of methamphetamine in his suitcase was arrested in Sydney Tuesday. Thiagu Supramaniam, 30, of Malaysia, has been charged with two counts of importing a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug, with one charge ... |
 | Inquirer.net - The family of a young sailor found dead 16 years ago in his ship's cabin yesterday welcomed the Ombudsman's decision to charge 10 Philippine Navy officers with murder as “Divine Intervention,” and a family lawyer vowed to seek the extradition of one of ... |
 | IBTimes.co.uk - By Geetha Pillai: Subscribe to Geetha's RSS feed A smuggler with a truck-load of more than 800 dogs was arrested by Thailand authorities from the banks of the Mekong River in the north eastern Nakhon Phanom province, it has been reported. |
 | Malaysia Star - GEORGE TOWN: Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and his state executive councillors have made a public declaration of their assets. The declarations of Lim, Deputy Chief Ministers (I) Datuk Mansor Othman and (II) Dr P. Ramasamy and exco members Chow Kon Yeow, ... |
 | The Online Zamboanga Times - NABUNTURAN, Compostela Valley - The provincial government of Compostela Valley is expecting to generate at least P5 million in taxes from the Diat Uno and Diat Dos mining sites in Pantukan should the “No Habitation Policy” is strictly implemented. |
 | CPJ Press Freedom Online - New York, January 12, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalist calls for a thorough investigation into today's killing of a newspaper reporter in the Thai city of Phuket. |
 | BusinessWeek - By Dexter Roberts On a December morning, workers at Top Form International's newest plant in Cambodia are painting a long line of latrines. |
World
 | Times LIVE - GROSS DISRESPECT: A still image taken from an undated YouTube video that shows what is believed to be US Marines urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban soldiers in Afghanistan. |
 | Arab News - By ARAB NEWS BEIRUT: Many monitors in the Arab League's troubled mission to Syria are angry over what they see as its failure to halt attacks on protesters and more are likely to pull out in protest, an Algerian monitor said on Thursday. |
 | ABC Online - North Korea has announced it will preserve the body of the late dictator Kim Jong-il so it can go on permanent display. The country's official news agency announced that the preserved body of Kim Jong-il would go on permanent display in the Pyongyang ... |
 | IBNLive.com - AP Vienna: A senior UN nuclear agency team will visit Tehran on January 28 with Iran saying it is ready after years of refusal to discuss allegations that it was involved in secret nuclear weapons work, diplomats said Thursday. |
 | Bloomberg - An eerie calm has descended over Russia's political scene as the ruling elite and the newly enlivened opposition gird for their next confrontation. |
 | AFP - WASHINGTON - Mitch McConnell, the top Republican in the US Senate and longtime force behind sanctions on Myanmar, will pay his first visit to the country to assess nascent reforms, his office said Thursday. |
 | Times of India - Pakistan's PM Yousaf Raza Gilani made no reference to the clash with the military during his speech in the National Assembly on Thursday and kept his speech confined to the death of a religious leader. |
 | Pakistan Daily Times - TAIPEI: Taiwan votes this weekend in elections closely watched by China and the United States, with worries that a win by the opposition could rekindle tensions with the mainland and add another point of contention between Washington and Beijing. |
 | San Francisco Chronicle - (Updates with Romney campaigning in Florida, starting in third paragraph. For more campaign news, see ELECT.) Jan. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Newt Gingrich sought to reframe his attacks on Mitt Romney's investment background in the face of pressure from ... |
 | The Seattle Times - FRI-MON Participate in a variety of community projects locally and around the country, hours and locations vary Friday-Monday (http://mlkday. |
 | CNN - By Carl Sferrazza Anthony, Special to CNN First lady Michelle Obama speaks as President Barack Obama looks on during a recent signing ceremony at the White House. |
| Hindustan Times - Just days after a court overturned sodomy charges against him, Malaysian opposition leader Dato Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim has scheduled a meeting of his political coalition on Saturday to hammer out an election charter. |
 | Christian Science Monitor - The Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has generated headlines with a number of bloody attacks. Scott Baldauf breaks down the group's origins, funding, and possible ties to Al Qaeda. |
 | America Magazine (subscription) (blog) - The Catholic Church's stance on homosexual activity is well known. There probably isn't an intelligent Catholic in this country, perhaps even in the Western world, who isn't aware of the church's clear teaching. |
 | ZDNet UK - By David Meyer, ZDNet UK, 11 January, 2012 14:25 @superglaze The European Commission plans to look into the procedures used to take down copyright-infringing content from websites or block access to those sites. |
 | Voice of America - 01-12-2012 Haiti Earthquake, Two Years Later Today, the enormous reconstruction effort is still underway in Haiti. The catastrophe galvanized the global community to immediate action. |
 | Telegraph.co.uk - Israeli rights groups and MPs on Thursday denounced a court ruling upholding a law that prevents Palestinians married to Arab Israelis from obtaining Israeli citizenship or residency. |
 | Daily Mail - By Daily Mail Reporter Who says politicians have lost touch with the common man? At a press conference following his meting with Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso shows he still knows how to ... |
 | New Vision - By Vision Reporter Kenyan anti-terror Police questioned 29 Ugandans who were allegedly headed for Somalia to join the terror group al-Shabaab. |
 | ABS CBN News - MANILA, Philippines - The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) on Thursday praised informal settlers and members of militant groups who engaged police and a demolition team in a violent street battle in the city of San Juan Wednesday. |
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