Myanmar frees prisoners in amnesty, dissidents included |
- Myanmar frees prisoners in amnesty, dissidents included
- North Korea says signed debt deal with Russia
- Afghan militants say deadly blast was revenge for film
- NATO halts work with Afghan allies to stem insider attacks
- China ex-police chief does not contest Bo scandal charges
- Genital-cooking Japan man handed to prosecutors
- Pakistan Supreme Court gives PM breathing space in graft case
- North Korea says signed debt deal with Russia
- Anti-Japan protests reignite across China on invasion anniversary
- Malaysia confident of achieving target of 36m tourists
- Internal and external problems
- Japanese activists land on disputed island
- AirAsia hopes for more DCA allocation in Budget
- Venezuela’s Capriles slams Chavez for blocking broadcast
- Pakistan Supreme Court gives PM breathing space in graft case
- Hezbollah warns US of consequences in film row
- Japanese hunker down in China as protesters regather
- More film retaliation as suicide bomber near Kabul airport kills 12
- Pakistan Supreme Court gives PM breathing space in graft case
- Afghan militants say deadly blast was revenge for film
| Myanmar frees prisoners in amnesty, dissidents included Posted: 18 Sep 2012 12:53 AM PDT YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar pardoned more than 500 prisoners on Monday in an amnesty that included at least 80 political detainees, according to activists, a step that could strengthen the former military state's growing bonds with Washington. 
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| North Korea says signed debt deal with Russia Posted: 18 Sep 2012 12:45 AM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's state news agency KCNA said on Tuesday that it and Russia had signed a deal on debts owed by Pyongyang to Moscow, although it gave no details of any of the terms. 
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| Afghan militants say deadly blast was revenge for film Posted: 18 Sep 2012 12:34 AM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan militants claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a suicide bomb attack on a minivan carrying foreign workers that killed 12 people saying it was retaliation for a film mocking the Prophet Mohammad. 
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| NATO halts work with Afghan allies to stem insider attacks Posted: 18 Sep 2012 12:19 AM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - NATO ordered a cutback on Tuesday on operations alongside Afghan forces in response to a surge of "insider attacks" on foreign servicemen, a move that could complicate plans to hand security over to Afghan forces ahead of a 2014 drawdown. 
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| China ex-police chief does not contest Bo scandal charges Posted: 18 Sep 2012 12:18 AM PDT CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - The former police chief at the heart of China's biggest political uproar in decades, Wang Lijun, did not contest charges against him at his court hearing on Tuesday, an official said. 
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| Genital-cooking Japan man handed to prosecutors Posted: 18 Sep 2012 12:17 AM PDT A man who admits cooking and serving his own severed genitals to paying diners in Japan has been handed over to prosecutors on an allegation of indecent exposure, Tokyo police said Tuesday.
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| Pakistan Supreme Court gives PM breathing space in graft case Posted: 17 Sep 2012 11:38 PM PDT ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's increasingly powerful Supreme Court has given Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf more time to re-open a corruption case against the country's president. 
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| North Korea says signed debt deal with Russia Posted: 17 Sep 2012 11:29 PM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's state news agency KCNA said on Tuesday that it and Russia had signed a deal on debts owed by Pyongyang to Moscow, although it gave no details of any of the terms. 
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| Anti-Japan protests reignite across China on invasion anniversary Posted: 17 Sep 2012 11:27 PM PDT BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) - Anti-Japan protests reignited across China on Tuesday, forcing Japanese firms in the country to suspend operations, as a crisis over a territorial dispute escalated on the anniversary of Japan's pre-war invasion of its giant neighbour. 
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| Malaysia confident of achieving target of 36m tourists Posted: 17 Sep 2012 11:58 PM PDT Malaysia is confident of achieving the target of 36 million tourist arrivals by end of this year, Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said.
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| Internal and external problems Posted: 17 Sep 2012 11:32 PM PDT Even Umno and Pakatan Rakyat leaders do not have such courage. However, it does not seem to be appreciated by the Chinese community.
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| Japanese activists land on disputed island Posted: 17 Sep 2012 11:23 PM PDT Two Japanese activists landed on an island at the centre of a bitter dispute with China on Tuesday, the government in Tokyo said, as fresh anti-Japanese protests rocked Chinese cities.
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| AirAsia hopes for more DCA allocation in Budget Posted: 17 Sep 2012 10:48 PM PDT In line with the government's aim of brainstorming Malaysia into a tourism hub in the Asean region, budget carrier AirAsia Bhd feels that the government should allocate more funds to the Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia (DCA Malaysia) in the upcoming Budget 2013.
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| Venezuela’s Capriles slams Chavez for blocking broadcast Posted: 17 Sep 2012 11:30 PM PDT CARACAS, Sept 18 — Venezuela's opposition candidate Henrique Capriles slammed President Hugo Chavez yesterday for blocking a live broadcast of an opposition rally, highlighting criticism the leftist leader abuses state resources to guarantee his re-election. Shortly after Capriles began speaking to thousands of supporters in a Caracas park, Chavez ... 
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| Pakistan Supreme Court gives PM breathing space in graft case Posted: 17 Sep 2012 11:22 PM PDT ISLAMABAD, Sept 18 — Pakistan's increasingly powerful Supreme Court has given Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf more time to re-open a corruption case against the country's president. Ashraf, who could be charged with contempt of court or face disqualification if he does not comply, has until Sept 25 to submit a draft of a letter to Swiss ... 
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| Hezbollah warns US of consequences in film row Posted: 17 Sep 2012 09:45 PM PDT BEIRUT, Sept 18 — Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, in a rare appearance before tens of thousands of faithful, said yesterday the United States would face grave repercussions across the Muslim world unless it suppressed a film that demeans the Prophet Muhammad. Arguing that the world had not yet grasped the depth of hurt felt by Muslims, ... 
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| Japanese hunker down in China as protesters regather Posted: 17 Sep 2012 09:08 PM PDT BEIJING, Sept 18 — Hundreds of Japanese businesses and the country's embassy suspended services in China today, as anti-Japan protests threatened to reignite and drag a territorial dispute between Asia's two biggest economies deeper into crisis. Two people thought to be Japanese nationals landed on one of the islands at the centre of the dispute, ... 
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| More film retaliation as suicide bomber near Kabul airport kills 12 Posted: 17 Sep 2012 08:56 PM PDT KABUL, Sept 18 — A suicide bomber blew up a mini-bus carrying foreign and local contract workers near Kabul airport in Afghanistan today, with at least 12 bodies lying near the wreckage, a Reuters witness at the scene said. Eight of those killed were foreign workers for an international courier company, a senior police source said, while the other ... 
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| Pakistan Supreme Court gives PM breathing space in graft case Posted: 17 Sep 2012 11:14 PM PDT ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's increasingly powerful Supreme Court has given Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf more time to re-open a corruption case against the country's president. 
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| Afghan militants say deadly blast was revenge for film Posted: 17 Sep 2012 11:13 PM PDT KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan militants claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a suicide bomb attack on a minivan carrying foreign workers that killed 12 people saying it was retaliation for a film mocking the Prophet Mohammad. 
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