Many trapped after Pakistan factory collapses, three dead |
- Many trapped after Pakistan factory collapses, three dead
- Graft, politics, militant Islam shake the Maldives
- Pafa to monitor players and officials to check corruption
- Laos probes sale of babies to foreigners: report
- Taiwan to build flight system on disputed islands
- S. Korea vows to root out school bullying
- Coral frozen in battle against reef destruction
- Britain’s Queen Elizabeth celebrates 60 years on throne
- Australian floods force thousands from their homes
- Gingrich vows to take fight to ‘timid’ Romney
- One dead, local tsunami alert in 6.7 quake off Philippines
- China says Tibet facing "urgent" task to maintain stability
- Analysis - Merkozy fights to prevent Merkollande
- Many trapped after Pakistan factory collapses, three dead
- One dead, local tsunami alert in 6.7 quake off Philippines
- Deep-sea filmmakers killed in Australia helicopter crash
- Analysis - Scandal blow puts Indian government in danger
- One dead, local tsunami alert in 6.7 quake off
- Continue placing trust in government - Najib
- Australia PM Gillard dampens leadership challenge
| Many trapped after Pakistan factory collapses, three dead Posted: 05 Feb 2012 11:39 PM PST LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A three-story factory collapsed Monday in the Pakistani city of Lahore after a gas explosion, killing at least three people and trapping dozens, emergency officials said. 
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| Graft, politics, militant Islam shake the Maldives Posted: 05 Feb 2012 11:31 PM PST MALE, Maldives (Reuters) - Few of the million or so tourists who visit the Maldives each year would catch even a whiff of the troubled politics or growing militant threat roiling the islands of one of the world's most renowned get-away-from-it-all destinations. 
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| Pafa to monitor players and officials to check corruption Posted: 06 Feb 2012 12:27 AM PST The Perak Football Association (Pafa) will monitor the Super League and President's Cup squads to ensure that they are free of corruption.
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| Laos probes sale of babies to foreigners: report Posted: 06 Feb 2012 12:24 AM PST Laos is investigating a retired justice ministry official for allegedly selling adopted babies to Americans, Canadians and Australians for thousands of dollars each, a report said.
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| Taiwan to build flight system on disputed islands Posted: 06 Feb 2012 12:23 AM PST Taiwan's defence ministry said Monday it is preparing to set up an air navigation system on the disputed Spratly islands, in a move that could spark fresh tensions in the South China Sea.
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| S. Korea vows to root out school bullying Posted: 06 Feb 2012 12:05 AM PST South Korea's president and prime minister pledged Monday to curb school bullying after two suicides by victims sparked public concern.
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| Coral frozen in battle against reef destruction Posted: 05 Feb 2012 11:43 PM PST The arid plains fringing Australia's desert centre are more suited to camels than blooms of coral but here, hundreds of miles from the coast, a piece of the Great Barrier Reef has been put on ice. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.
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| Britain’s Queen Elizabeth celebrates 60 years on throne Posted: 05 Feb 2012 10:02 PM PST LONDON, Feb 6 — Queen Elizabeth today celebrated 60 years on the throne to become the second British monarch to reach that milestone. During her reign, the royal family has faced tumultuous times and moments of plummeting popularity, above all after the death in 1997 of Princess Diana, the hugely popular former wife of her son and heir to the ... 
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| Australian floods force thousands from their homes Posted: 05 Feb 2012 09:02 PM PST PERTH, Feb 6 — Thousands of Australians were forced from their homes today because of floods that have risen to record levels in some areas and killed one person, and authorities issued warnings for more than a dozen rivers in Queensland and New South Wales states. The coal industry, which is concentrated in Queensland and New South Wales, was ... 
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| Gingrich vows to take fight to ‘timid’ Romney Posted: 05 Feb 2012 08:36 PM PST LAS VEGAS, Feb 6 — Republican Newt Gingrich vowed yesterday to press ahead with his struggling presidential bid after a big loss in Nevada, saying he will focus on drawing a contrast with "timid" rival Mitt Romney. Romney, the Republican front-runner, easily thumped Gingrich in Nevada on Saturday for his second consecutive win and third in the ... 
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| One dead, local tsunami alert in 6.7 quake off Philippines Posted: 05 Feb 2012 08:08 PM PST MANILA, Feb 6 — One child died and a local tsunami alert was issued after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake followed by two aftershocks struck off the Philippine island of Negros today, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS) and a local monitoring service. The Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said it warned residents along ... 
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| China says Tibet facing "urgent" task to maintain stability Posted: 05 Feb 2012 10:54 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - China's mountainous region of Tibet is facing an urgent task to maintain stability, and all government workers must be on their highest guard ahead of the Tibetan new year and the fourth anniversary of riots there, a top newspaper said on Monday. 
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| Analysis - Merkozy fights to prevent Merkollande Posted: 05 Feb 2012 10:52 PM PST PARIS (Reuters) - Things must be getting desperate if Angela Merkel is intervening in French politics to try to save Nicolas Sarkozy from defeat. 
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| Many trapped after Pakistan factory collapses, three dead Posted: 05 Feb 2012 10:48 PM PST LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A three-story factory collapsed Monday in the Pakistani city of Lahore after a gas explosion, killing at least three people and trapping dozens, emergency officials said. 
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| One dead, local tsunami alert in 6.7 quake off Philippines Posted: 05 Feb 2012 10:32 PM PST MANILA (Reuters) - One child died and a local tsunami alert was issued after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake followed by two aftershocks struck off the Philippines island of Negros on Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and a local monitoring service. 
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| Deep-sea filmmakers killed in Australia helicopter crash Posted: 05 Feb 2012 09:31 PM PST CANBERRA (Reuters) - Two award-winning filmmakers working on a documentary with renowned Hollywood director James Cameron were killed in a helicopter crash in Australia on Saturday, according to National Geographic. 
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| Analysis - Scandal blow puts Indian government in danger Posted: 05 Feb 2012 09:22 PM PST NEW DELHI (Reuters) - There is no clamour for an early general election in India, but the latest blow dealt to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over a massive corruption scandal raises the risk that his wounded government could fall well before its mandate runs out in 2014. 
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| One dead, local tsunami alert in 6.7 quake off Posted: 05 Feb 2012 09:19 PM PST MANILA (Reuters) - One child died and a local tsunami alert was issued after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake followed by two aftershocks struck off the Philippines island of Negros on Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and a local monitoring service. 
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| Continue placing trust in government - Najib Posted: 05 Feb 2012 10:39 PM PST Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has called on Malaysian Hindus to continue to place their "nambikei" in the government.
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| Australia PM Gillard dampens leadership challenge Posted: 05 Feb 2012 10:38 PM PST Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has insisted she will lead Labor into the next election, even as a new poll Monday showed she is less popular than her predecessor Kevin Rudd.
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