Southeast Asia
Brisbane Times - This is how we originally reported the attack in August 2011: Amateur video captures a group of men pretending to help then robbing an injured young man. |
Philippine Star - By Edu Punay (The Philippine Star) Updated March 16, 2012 12:00 AM 0 Chief Justice Renato Corona attends the national convention of the Philippine Women Judges Association at the Manila Hotel yesterday. |
The Borneo Post - KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian authorities have initiated extradition proceedings against Iranian national Masoud Sedaghat Zadeh, who is wanted by the Thai government for suspected involvement in bombing incidents in Bangkok last month. |
Inquirer.net - By Christine O. Avendaño TAKE NOTE President Aquino is hard at work in his office in Malacañang on Thursday after skipping a packed schedule on Wednesday as he was unwell. |
The Online Zamboanga Times - by Gloria Jane Baylon MANILA - About 100 activities have been lined up by Beijing and Manila to celebrate the two-year “China-Philippines Years of Friendly Exchanges” in 2012 and 2013 (YFE), it was announced on Thursday morning by Ambassador Ma Keqing ... |
The Online Zamboanga Times - MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday declared that effective coordination and communication between police ground units and transport organizations resulted in a generally peaceful nationwide transport caravan staged by groups... |
Inquirer.net - By Tina G. Santos A nonprofit organization that handles labor and migration concerns on Thursday urged government agencies involved in the repatriation of overseas Filipino workers from Syria to make full use of social media networks to rescue OFWs ... |
Gulf Today - By Manolo B. Jara MANILA: A ranking leader of the Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf militants with a $70000 bounty on his head has been arrested on the strife-torn island province of Sulu in Mindanao, police announced on Thursday. |
Taipei Times - One hundred major landmarks around the nation, including Taipei 101, have been invited to take part in this year's international “Earth Hour” campaign by switching off their lights for an hour on March 31, an environmental protection group said ... |
The West Australian - JAKARTA (AFP) - A convicted Indonesian terrorist said suspected Bali bomber Umar Patek also prepared the explosives used in a string of attacks on Jakarta churches in 2000, a court heard Thursday. |
New Straits Times - By By Ahmad Fairuz Othman and Mahaizura Abd Malik 0 comments PASIR GUDANG: The tragic death of five year-old Nurul Nadirah Abdullah or Dirang has been a cause of concern for Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. |
Bangkok Post - PHUKET : Villagers have accused a national TV channel of encroaching on two waterways near scenic Laem Sing beach in Phuket's Kathu district and stopping people from using the area. |
Bangkok Post - The government will impose a regular assessment of the work by all agencies responsible for containing violence in the deep South in a new bid to pressure them to improve their performances. |
Channel News Asia - SINGAPORE : Police have nabbed five youths aged between 15 and 22 who are believed to be involved in a case of rioting at Pasir Ris Costa Sands Chalet. |
Bernama - KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China hopes the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) will recognise a further list of 800 higher learning institutions, which is still awaiting approval. |
World
CNN - By Peter Wilkinson, CNN (CNN) -- Syria's conflict erupted in March 2011 when President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite minority-dominated government launched a crackdown against a predominantly Sunni protest movement that grew into an uprising with an armed ... |
IBNLive.com - Kabul: President Hamid Karzai called for NATO troops to leave Afghan villages and confine themselves to major bases after the slaughter of 16 civilians by an American soldier, underscoring fury over the massacre and clouding US exit plans. |
Firstpost - Brussels: Belgium said it would hold a national day of mourning on Friday for 22 children and six adults killed in a bus crash in Switzerland, as parents of the victims and the first of the survivors made their way home. |
Economic Times - Harvard University again topped a list of universities in terms of global prestige, while the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Cambridge held on to the second and third place. |
Wall Street Journal (blog) - By WSJ Staff It was a win for Marchesa last night when first lady Michelle Obama chose to wear the label's draped teal column dress to the White House state dinner. |
Firstpost - Olivier David Och, 31, and Daniela Widmer, 29, were kidnapped in Pakistan's southwestern province of Baluchistan and had been held by the Taliban in the North Waziristan region. |
Heritage.org (blog) - March 15 marked the official start of the landmark Korea–US Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA). Yes, it's been a long journey. |
Huffington Post (blog) - A mother and father sit their young adult son down; the mother speaks. "Son, your father and I are incredibly disappointed in you. |
Washington Post - The March 13 editorial “A horse of the same color” too lightly dismissed the potential benefits of the recent agreement between the United States and North Korea, in which North Korea would forgo nuclear and missile tests while the United States would ... |
TODAYonline - BEIJING - China's Communist Party sidelined a powerful, charismatic politician yesterday following a messy scandal that threatened to cast a shadow over a looming leadership transition. |
Newsday - Nation Newsday > News > Nation Paul suggests Republican rivals are warmongers Originally published: March 15, 2012 4:06 PM Updated: March 15, 2012 5:33 PM By The Associated Press DAVID A. LIEB (Associated Press) COLUMBIA, Mo. |
ABC News (blog) - President Obama met today with two activists focused on the Sudan, actor George Clooney and John Prendergast of The ENOUGH Project. |
Jerusalem Post - By MARTIN SHERMAN By (Courtesy of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East It would be obnoxious for there to be a conference here [Harvard] on the subject of whether the Palestinians are a real people. |
Firstpost - by Pulasta Dhar Mar 15, 2012 Moscow: Russian courts jailed one of the organisers of opposition protests for 10 days, fined another and gave the husband of a third a five-year prison term for fraud on Thursday in rulings the opposition said were a ... |
The Epoch Times - By Alex Johnston Supporters of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi carry a portrait of her as they follow her on the Sagaing bridge ahead of a campaign rally in Sagaing, northern Myanmar on March 4, 2012. |
Malaya - IT has been undeniably a banner first year for leading Philippine news channel GMA News TV: taking hold of the number one spot in the ratings game and winning numerous awards - highlighted with five News TV documentaries achieving finalist status in ... |
News Tribe (blog) - By Farhan Khan - Mar 15th, 2012 (No Comment) London: Prince Harry has rubbished critics and said that if he had to opportunity to serve his country in the war zone he would do it again. |
rabble.ca (blog) - By Brent Patterson We are at FAME (Forum Alternatif Mondial de l'Eau/ Alternative World Water Forum) this afternoon in 'Cabaret Rouge 1′ for a Municipal Services Project (MSP) session on the need to connect research and activism. |
The Nation - The majority of Southeast Asian countries are semi-secular, with their own versions of negotiated position concerning the relationship between state, religion and politics. |
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