Southeast Asia
Inquirer.net - By TJ Burgonio MANILA, Philippines—The Senate impeachment court has to seriously weigh the pros and cons of inviting Associate Justice Ma. |
The Guardian - The Iranian embassy in Bangkok has confirmed that two of the five suspects in the bomb blasts that struck the Thai capital Bangkok earlier this month are Iranian nationals, the Thai foreign ministry has announced. |
Malaysia Star - LAPOK: Malaysia's current education system is in for a thorough review and a detailed proposal will be completed by year-end. Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is not satisfied with the current education system as “there were many things to ... |
Straits Times - Taking part in the charity cycle ride at Punggol Promenade are organiser Han Jok Kwang (far right) and Mr Rajan Raju, chief executive for Asia at DWS Investments (centre). |
Jakarta Globe - Radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, who founded JAT, at a Jakarta court before his trial last year. (Agency Photo) A few Predator drones armed with Hellfire missiles would solve this problem. |
AsiaOne - Mr Wan explained that TRE initially asserted it would resist Mr Lee's legal move because he 'didn't think the other side would want to settle'. |
Manila Bulletin - By FR. BEL R. SAN LUIS, SVD MANILA, Philippines - A couple of days ago, a shocking report came from Kuwait on the merciless treatment and cruel death of a Filipina domestic helper at the hands of Kuwaiti employers. |
GMA News - Submitted to the chancery division of the High Court in London by Mary Grace Ibuna is a purported Last Will and Testament of the late Negros Occidental Representative Ignacio. |
New Straits Times - By Ahmad A Talib EVEN though the government has agreed to review the proposed Public Service New Remuneration Scheme (SBPA) for civil servants, the topic is being debated openly and loudly. |
Malaysia Star - By RAYNORE MERING MOST of us probably have never heard of Peter Mayle, let alone his innocuous sounding book, “Where did I come from? |
Channel News Asia - DENPASAR, Indonesia: Indonesian authorities said Saturday they had regained full control of an overcrowded jail housing 60 foreign inmates on the resort island of Bali, after riots erupted this week. |
TODAYonline - BANGKOK - Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej has expressed concern about deforestation and the resultant flooding in Thailand, urging the government to plant more trees and take harsh punitive steps against "greedy" civil servants who allowed ... |
Public Radio of Armenia - Within the framework of the visit to Hanoy, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian had a meeting with the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Truong Tan Sang. |
ABS CBN News (blog) - By Raïssa Robles (Editor's intro: Raissa, foreign correspondent for South China Morning Post and Radio Netherlands, is an independent blogger. |
Thai News Agency MCOT - TAK, Feb 24 - A senior Thai official on Friday reaffirmed that the fire at a border camp for displaced Myanmar nationals in this province was caused by cooking, not by an arson as reported in some foreign media coverage. |
Philippine Star - By Charlie Lagasca Updated February 25, 2012 12:00 AM The grandmothers of hazing victim Marvin Reglos stay beside his coffin during his wake in Caliguian village in Burgos, Isabela. |
Malaysia Kini - Kedah PAS deputy commissioner I, Phahrolrazi Zawawi, today denied rumours that he had set up a movement to oppose Kedah Menteri Besar Azizan Abdul Razak. |
World
The Guardian - It is the day South Africans dread more than any other, and it is not a question of if but when. The death of Nelson Mandela will shake the nation to its core; the fact that death in old age does not fit the proper definition of "tragedy" will not ... |
The Guardian - The conflict in Syria moves into ever-more dangerous territory. By the day, the ghastly humanitarian situation in opposition centres such as Homs, besieged by Bashar al-Assad's regime, becomes worse. |
Times of India - WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama told Yemen's new president on Saturday the United States would be a steadfast partner and urged him to follow through on promises for a broad national dialogue, political reforms and elections by 2014. |
Vancouver Sun - (Reuters) - Two American officers were shot dead at close range inside Afghanistan's Interior Ministry on Saturday, a US official said, as rage gripped the country for a fifth day over the burning of the Muslim holy book at a NATO base. |
NPR - Audio for this story from All Things Considered will be available at approx. 7:00 pm ET Earlier today, a court ended a corruption trial against Silvio Berlusconi. |
Economic Times - LONDON: The UN nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said Iran must address "serious concerns" about "possible military dimensions" to its nuclear programme after significantly escalating its ability to enrich uranium. |
GMA News - NICOSIA - Violence in Syria on Saturday left 94 people dead, including 68 civilians, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the deaths included 24 civilians who died in the besieged city of Homs while eight others were ... |
New York Times - KANO, Nigeria - In an imam's quiet office, two young men in long hooded robes, their faces hidden by checked scarves, calmly described their deadly war against the Nigerian state. |
Pakistan Daily Times - SEOUL: North Korea on Saturday threatened a 'sacred war' over US-South Korean joint military drills next week as a US envoy urged Pyongyang's new leadership to engage in dialogue with the outside world. |
IBNLive.com - PTI | 05:02 AM,Feb 26,2012 Kochi, Feb 26 (PTI) A Special Investigation Team of Kerala police today sized four boxes of materials from the Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie to trace the weapons used by two marines, who allegedly shot dead two Indian ... |
Aljazeera.com - After 200 years at the bottom of the sea, $500m worth of imperial Spanish coins reaches Madrid. A haul of gold and silver coins salvaged from a sunken Spanish galleon has finally arrived in Spain after five years of legal ownership wrangles. |
Toronto Sun - The Chairman and CEO of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, poses for a photograph with the first edition of The Sun on Sunday as it comes off the presses at Broxbourne, southern England, Sunday February 25, 2012. |
Sydney Morning Herald - Hitting the streets of Brisbane yesterday Kevin Rudd was mobbed by excited supporters ahead of Monday's vote on the Labor leadership. |
Manila Bulletin - By CHRISTINA I. HERMOSO MANILA, Philippines - A Catholic prelate has reminded the faithful that “hope for a new life” is the message of Lent “amid the human drama of suffering and death. |
Channel News Asia - DENPASAR, Indonesia: Indonesian authorities said Saturday they had regained full control of an overcrowded jail housing 60 foreign inmates on the resort island of Bali, after riots erupted this week. |
CBS News - (AP) PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico - Mexican security officials say an armed group has robbed 22 foreign tourists who were traveling by bus near the coastal city of Puerto Vallarta. |
The Sun - By STAFF REPORTER MICHAEL Jackson's former personal doctor Conrad Murray has been denied an early release from jail - in case he flees from the US. |
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