Southeast Asia
 | Bangkok Post - Some have expressed incredulity that Thailand could possibly be a target for international terrorists. But why should anyone be incredulous? |
 | MSN India - Court clears Anwar Ibrahim of sodomy charges trumped up to destroy his career. Can he become the next PM? When the Kuala Lumpur High Court judge delivered a not guilty verdict in the Anwar Ibrahim sodomy trial, the former deputy prime minister was ... |
 | AsiaOne - I read with much interest the recent discussion on the ministerial salaries. Although there have been numerous exchanges between the various MPs and much feedback from the public on this matter, I sympathise with the thoughts of Prime Minister Lee ... |
 | Bernama - KUANTAN, Jan 21 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said any law in the country should not be amended if it is perceived to protect the people's prosperity. |
 | Philippine Star - MANILA, Philippines - House prosecutors are asking the Senate impeachment court to relax the rules in the trial of impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona to make it easier for the truth behind the charges against the head of the judiciary to come out. |
 | BusinessWeek - By Daniel Ten Kate Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Vietnam's request for a “long laundry list” of US weaponry including anti-aircraft systems will be denied until it makes progress on human rights, according to Senators Joseph Lieberman and John McCain. |
 | Voice of America - January 21, 2012 Cambodia Refuses to Seat Swiss Judge at Khmer Rouge Tribunal VOA News The United Nations says Cambodia is refusing to permit a Swiss investigating judge to take his place on the tribunal trying suspected Khmer Rouge war crimes, ... |
 | Bangkok Post - Regarding your story yesterday, ''Strategists urge Nalinee to quit'', the debacle over the suitability of Nalinee Taveesin to be in cabinet has flushed out some important points. |
 | Xinhua - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (2nd L) visits former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk (2nd R), his wife Norodom Monineath (1st R) and Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni (1st L) in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 20, 2012. |
 | Manila Bulletin - By IVY LISA F. MENDOZA THE DAY AFTER SENDONG, no child could manage a smile, not when he has experienced losing his family, or seeing his surroundings being devastated. |
 | Philippine Star - By Sandy Araneta (The Philippine Star) Updated January 22, 2012 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - Former police general Magtanggol Gatdula vowed to fight back to clear his name of the allegations of kidnapping and extortion that led to his relief as ... |
 | Inquirer.net - By Tina G. Santos Ariel Pelderos arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) on Saturday in a wheelchair due to a foot injury he suffered during the sinking of the Costa Concordia, a luxury cruise ship, off Italy on Jan. 14. |
 | Philippine Star - Maj. Gen. Noel Coballes is the new Western Mindanao Command chief, replacing Lt. Gen. Raymundo Ferrer. ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - Armed Forces chief Gen. |
 | Malaysia Kini - YOURSAY 'She should sue for RM250 million so that she could use the money to settle the NFC loan with the government.' Quigonbond: It's a puzzle that Wanita Umno chief Shahrizat Abdul Jalil is saying she's been defamed. |
 | Jakarta Globe - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sits among military and police generals at a law enforcement meeting in Jakarta on Friday. (Antara Photo) President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono hit back on Friday at activists criticizing Indonesia's human rights record ... |
 | Written by  ZDNet (blog) - By Emil Protalinski | January 21, 2012, 12:24pm PST Summary: 31-year-old Alexander Aan faces up to fives years in prison after he declared himself an atheist on Facebook. |
World
 | Vancouver Sun - GIGLIO ISLAND - Divers Saturday found a woman's body in the wrecked cruise liner Costa Concordia, raising the death toll to 12, a police official said. |
 | Reuters - By Tom Pfeiffer and Ayman Samir | CAIRO (Reuters) - Arab states, divided over how to handle the crisis in Syria, are likely to extend a peace mission to the country that critics say is handing President Bashar al-Assad more time to kill opponents of ... |
 | Newsday - World Newsday > News > World Death toll in Nigeria attack rises to 143 Published: January 21, 2012 6:23 PM By JON GAMBRELL AND IBRAHIM GARBA. |
 | Washington Post - Monday marks the beginning of the new lunar year in China, so Chinese there and around the globe are celebrating this weekend. It is considered the most important holiday in China, a combination of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day, ... |
 | Houston Chronicle - HONOLULU (AP) - The names of six Hawaii-based Marines killed when their helicopter crashed Thursday in Afghanistan were released Saturday by military officials. |
 | Fox News - Kim Schmitz legally changed his surname to Dotcom at some point over the last decade, a homage to the technology that made him a millionaire and that has now landed him in a New Zealand jail. |
 | gulfnews.com - Real progress towards peace and political stability must be nurtured through dialogue and participation by all interested parties. |
 | Sydney Morning Herald - The Muslim Brotherhood's party has won 47.18 per cent of seats in the Egyptian parliament, the electoral commission announced as it gave the final results from marathon polls. |
 | The News International - Yousuf Raza Gilani, the prime accused in a case of “brazen and blatant failure or refusal of the federal government to obey and execute the relevant judgment and directions of the Supreme Court” as observed by the five-member apex court bench in its ... |
 | Jerusalem Post - By YAAKOV KATZ AND REUTERS Amid rising tension over Iran's nuclear program, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, called to increase cooperation with Israel, during a visit to the country over the weekend. |
 | Moneycontrol.com - After much protest and drama, the Stop Online Piracy Act has been pulled by its proposer, Lamar Smith (R-Texas). Smith released a statement saying that he has heard from the critics and while something has to be done about online piracy, the approach ... |
 | Washington Post - TAIPEI, Taiwan - Shortly before Taiwan's presidential election last weekend, Tsai Eng Meng, a local billionaire who spends most of his time in China, jumped in his Gulfstream 200 corporate jet and flew home to cast his vote. |
 | CNN International - By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A day before the final debate and three days before the voting, Republican presidential candidates on Wednesday launched increasingly strident attacks against each other and President Barack Obama in the run-up to the ... |
 | OregonLive.com - By The Oregonian Editorial Board Mix politics and oil, and you get the slippery decision President Obama made last week to declare that the Keystone XL pipeline is contrary to American interests. |
 | The News International - PESHAWAR: Three Germans including a serving colonel of the army were arrested for illegally staying in the provincial capital and indulging in suspicious activities during a raid in the University Town here on Saturday, officials said. |
 | Rotoworld.com - Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov hasn't attended a game this season and may sell his shares if his political career in Russia is successful. |
 | The Independent - We have a ComRes opinion poll in The Independent on Sunday tomorrow, shared with the Sunday Mirror. The 23-year-old Arsenal man has more and less effective games, as all players do, but the overall im... It took about an hour after reading the article, ... |
 | Sunday Times.lk - Boodee Keerthisena's new film Matha makes a strong and evocative cinematic statement: The film depicts the trauma and horror of the separatist war that consumed Sri Lanka for 30 years. |
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