Southeast Asia
BusinessWeek - By Terry Atlas Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The US designated the violent Islamist group Jemmah Anshorut Tauhid as a foreign terrorist organization, according to an e-mailed statement from the State Department. |
The Chosun Ilbo - Former Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has entered a "not guilty" plea to a charge of election fraud. The success of the current administration's anti-corruption drive hinges on a case that some are calling historic. |
Los Angeles Times - This isn't your usual picture of Bali: Foreign prisoners are being evacuated from a jail on the Indonesian resort island after two days of rioting sparked by the stabbing of an inmate during a brawl. |
Inquirer.net - By Christian V. Esguerra “We must remember that we are not trying a criminal case. We are trying an impeachment case … and, therefore, the hearsay rule contained in our rules of evidence does not apply strictly in impeachment cases. |
Bangkok Post - Thailand is trying to strike a balance between diplomatic and trade benefits with Myanmar, a country that is opening up to the outside world after years of isolation and suppression. |
Malaysia Star - IPOH: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says it is true that the Malaysian government, when it was under his administration, responded to a letter sent by Ehud Barak, the Israeli Prime Minister then. |
GMA News - Armed men attacked residents of Sitio Bihing of Barangay Tininghalang in Lapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur Thursday—leaving six civilians dead and an undetermined number of wounded—according to the Western Mindanao Command of the Armed Forces of the ... |
Philippine Star - Justice Secretary Leila de Lima talks to Mike Escobal, Grand Rhoan of the Lambda Rho Beta fraternity, at the National Bureau of Investigation yesterday. |
Philippine Star - By Rudy Santos (The Philippine Star) Updated February 24, 2012 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - The remains of the late Negros Occidental Rep. Ignacio “Iggy” Arroyo, who died in London last Jan. 26, are expected to arrive at the Ninoy Aquino ... |
Inquirer.net - By Tina G. Santos One of 12 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who opted to be repatriated to the Philippines Thursday afternoon has been reported to have died in Syria. |
Straits Times - Netizens have inundated TR Emeritus (TRE) with defamatory comments since it apologised on Wednesday to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for an article that allegedly defamed him and his wife Ho Ching. |
Montreal Gazette (blog) - Press Officer Neth Pheaktra hands a court passes to Buddhist monks at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on the outskirts of Phnom Penh February 3, 2012. |
Business Times (subscription) - (JAKARTA) Indonesia will have to raise subsidised fuel prices as higher global oil prices are pressuring this year's state budget, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said. |
Cebu Daily News - By Jerome Aning Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz said there should be a “balanced approach” to the crafting of laws on additional nonworking holidays, saying lawmakers should take into consideration the effects of additional nonworking ... |
World
Chicago Tribune - LONDON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton suggested on Thursday Syria's opposition will ultimately arm itself and said she would bet against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's staying in power. |
Chicago Tribune - SPOKANE, Wash.— GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is expressing outrage over a US apology to Afghan authorities for burned Qurans on a military base. |
Daily Nation - PHOTO | PPS President Mwai Kibaki in talks with the UK Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron during the London Conference on Somalia at Lancaster House. |
ABC Online - The former foreign Minister, Kevin Rudd is back in the country. He says its critical Liberal leader Tony Abbott and his 'harsh policies' not be inflicted on Australia. |
Huffington Post - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Argentina's deadliest train accident in decades was foreseeable and preventable, the nation's auditor general complained Thursday, saying years of failed safety tests and other problems had given the government more than ... |
Los Angeles Times - The series of car bombings, explosions and shootings hits during rush hour in Baghdad. Iraqi parliament Speaker Usama Nujaifi blames foreign militants. |
BBC News - A crowd of thousands has heard Vladimir Putin deliver a patriotic speech at a stadium in Moscow as he bids for re-election as president of Russia. |
Patch.com - For those who observe the Holy season, Lent is a time for reflection and sacrifice. It's Day 2 of the 40-day Lenten season - a period between Ash Wednesday and Easter when Christians fast and/or sacrifice a luxury in an effort to grow spiritually. |
Channel News Asia - BEIJING: China said Thursday it will not attend a global conference in Tunisia aimed at ending the deadly violence in Syria, weeks after it joined Russia in vetoing a UN resolution. |
News24 - For the first time, an African American was running against a woman, for the chance to become the... Now R90.95 Beijing - The US and North Korea resumed talks on Thursday delayed by the death of North Korea's Kim Jong Il two months ago, ... |
Chicago Sun-Times - AP February 23, 2012 3:16PM Lt Col Bertil Ternert, press officer to the court, stands at the entrance to the maternity ward at the Karolinska hospital in Stockholm early Thursday morning Feb. 23, 2012. |
Christian Science Monitor - The Obama administration is proposing to lower corporate taxes from the current 35 percent to 28 percent for most companies and to 25 percent for manufacturers. |
Los Angeles Times - This isn't your usual picture of Bali: Foreign prisoners are being evacuated from a jail on the Indonesian resort island after two days of rioting sparked by the stabbing of an inmate during a brawl. |
Daily Mail - By Aman Sharma The government landed in an embarrassing mess on Thursday when it opposed the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the Supreme Court and then made a U-turn, inviting sharp comments from the court. |
Telegraph.co.uk - By Helia Ebrahimi, Harry Wilson and Phil Aldrick As Stephen Hester, chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, admitted on Thursday, the state-backed lender's approach to marking down losses could give the impression of a "slight Alice in Wonderland ... |
Chicago Sun-Times - AP February 23, 2012 4:34PM In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo speaks during a meeting with his ministers at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday Feb. 23, 2012. |
Metro - Michael Jackson's killer doctor Conrad Murray says the star's £280million of debt - not he - toppled the king of pop. Jacko's former physician wants the singer's dire straits to be considered as he appeals against his involuntary manslaughter ... |
Washington Post - The reason for the unusual purchase - 220 pounds of highly caustic fluorine gas - was never explained, but someone at Iran's Sharif University was clearly anxious to collect. |
New York Times - DAKAR, Senegal - A president refusing to give up power despite advancing age and legal limits. An opposition crying foul. Young men in the streets throwing rocks at the police while choking on tear gas. |
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