Philippines invokes people power, 25 years on, to end corruption

Philippines invokes people power, 25 years on, to end corruption

Philippines invokes people power, 25 years on, to end corruption

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:21 AM PST

MANILA, Feb 25 — Philippine President Benigno Aquino used the 25th anniversary of the people power revolution that drove dictator Ferdinand Marcos into exile by calling for an end to graft in one of the world's most corrupt countries. Aquino said the restoration of democracy in the Southeast Asian country had been betrayed by corrupt officials who ...


Yemen’s president Saleh orders protection for protesters

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:16 AM PST

SANAA, Feb 25 — Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has ordered his security forces to protect demonstrators trying to end his 32-year rule, but a leading opposition figure said the move was too little, too late. A statement relayed by Yemen's press attache in Washington yesterday said Saleh had demanded security services to offer full protection ...


S.Korea leaflets tell North of Egypt, but change unlikely

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:50 AM PST

SEOUL, Feb 25 — South Korea's military has been dropping leaflets into North Korea about democracy protests in Egypt, a legislator said today, but doubts lingered it would trigger calls for change in the tightly controlled country. As part of a psychological campaign, the South Korean military also sent food, medicines and radios for residents in ...


Jasmine protests greet Chinese envoy in Taiwan

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:43 AM PST

TAIPEI, Feb 25 — Taiwanese protesters threw flowers at a motorcade carrying China's top envoy to the island and tried to deliver plastic jasmine flowers and jasmine juice to him as he visited Taiwan's strongly pro-independence south. In a reference to calls in China for a Jasmine Revolution like those that toppled leaders in Tunisia and Egypt, ...


Malaysia will be like Egypt under PAS: Ali Rustam

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:21 AM PST

Malaysia will face the same fate as Egypt which recently faced revolts if PAS were to rule the country, said Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Mohd Rustam.

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UN Security Council to meet, Libya hands out cash

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:11 AM PST

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council was to meet on Friday to discuss a draft proposal for sanctions against Libyan leaders, locked in a bloody battle for survival against a popular uprising.

VIDEO: Blast-off for shuttle Discovery

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 04:00 PM PST

The space shuttle Discovery has launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the US for the last time.


VIDEO: 'I wake up screaming and yelling'

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST

A former detainee at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay tells the BBC's Orla Guerin he is still fighting for his freedom two years after his return to Pakistan.


VIDEO: Critic's tips on how to win an Oscar

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 09:57 PM PST

Charles Gant, film editor for Heat Magazine, explains how to win an Oscar.


VIDEO: Banksy gets Oscars recognition

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 12:51 PM PST

During this year's Oscars in Los Angeles, a film other than The King's Speech with English ties is vying for one of Hollywood's top honours.


Poignant wedding amid New Zealand rubble

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:27 AM PST

CHRISTCHURCH, Friday 25 February 2011 (AFP) - A woman pulled from the rubble of New Zealand's earthquake three days ago got married on Friday, in a poignant glimmer of hope for a country coming to terms with the disaster.

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"Jasmine" protests greet Chinese envoy in Taiwan

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:40 AM PST

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese protesters threw flowers at a motorcade carrying China's top envoy to the island and tried to deliver plastic jasmine flowers and jasmine juice to him as he visited Taiwan's strongly pro-independence south.

U.S., Saudi reassure on growth as Libya turmoil drives oil

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:40 AM PST

WASHINGTON/RIYADH (Reuters) - The world can weather a spike in oil prices, U.S. President Barack Obama said, as Saudi Arabia offered some respite to fears over Middle East oil supplies by indicating it can cover export cuts resulting from Libya's civil war.

Pakistan puts CIA contractor on trial for murder

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:07 AM PST

LAHORE, Feb 25 — Pakistan today put on trial an American CIA contractor charged with killing two Pakistanis despite US demands for his release, complicating a case that is straining a relationship crucial to ending the war in Afghanistan. Raymond Davis, a former US special forces officer, says he acted in self-defense when he shot the men on a ...


France, Britain to ask UN for Libyan arms embargo

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:04 AM PST

PARIS, Feb 25 — French Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said today a French-British draft resolution at the United Nations would ask for an arms embargo, financial sanctions and a request to the International Criminal Court to indict Libyan leaders for crimes against humanity. There is a French-English project ... we have asked for a ...


Libyan government orders cash handouts

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 11:57 PM PST

TRIPOLI, Feb 25 — Libya's government, clinging to power after a popular revolt, has ordered massive cash handouts including wage increases, food subsidies and allowances, state television reported. It said each family would receive 500 Libyan dinars (RM1,200) to help cover increased food costs, and that wages for some categories of public-sector ...


France, Britain propose UN sanctions against Libya

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:19 AM PST

PARIS, Friday 25 February 2011 (AFP) - France and Britain have proposed the UN Security Council pass a resolution calling for sanctions and a total arms embargo against Libya, French Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said Friday.

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No weapon found at MACC office

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:10 AM PST

The Commission of Inquiry in the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock was told today that no weapon, such as wood or iron pipe, was found at the office of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) at Plaza Masalam.

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Libya on edge as Kadhafi forces fight back in west

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:08 AM PST

BENGHAZI, Friday 25 February 2011 (AFP) - Libya was on edge Friday as heavily armed forces still loyal to Moamer Kadhafi's crumbling regime staged a bloody fightback in western towns near the capital, even as the east lay in the hands of his opponents.

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U.S., Saudi Arabia offer reassurance as Libya turmoil drives oil

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:09 AM PST

WASHINGTON/RIYADH (Reuters) - The world can weather a spike in oil prices, U.S. President Barack Obama said, as Saudi Arabia offered some respite to fears over Middle East oil supplies by indicating it can cover export cuts resulting from Libya's civil war.

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