- Japan's space agency announced this week that the country would put an unmanned rover on the surface of the moon by 2018, joining an elite club of nations who have explored Earth's satellite.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from CNN.com - AsiaNewly-leaked emails reveal how Sony was hacked. CNN's Brian Todd has the details.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from CNN.com - AsiaCNN's Kristie Lu Stout takes a closer look at the "space race" between India and China with her guests Rangarajan R. Vellamore, Haiyan Wang, and Ananth Krishnan.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from CNN.com - AsiaA sexual harassment complaint has been filed against New Zealand Prime Minister John Key after a waitress complained about him repeatedly pulling her ponytail at an Auckland cafe.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from NYT > Asia PacificThe charity was added to the list of groups that may not give money to Indian organizations without government permission in the wake of complaints about a trust founder’s being accused of embezzling funds.
- A strong earthquake strikes New Zealand's South Island with "violent" shaking felt in Christchurch and Wellington.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaOne of India's most influential publishers tells the BBC that it's 'very hard' to make money in the Indian book industry.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from CNN.com - AsiaIf you were mourning the loss of a loved one in China, at least the entertainment might have cheered you up. Until now.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeMANILA: A Metro Manila regional court threw out the petition for bail filed by the patriarch of a powerful and influential clan indicted for the massacre of 58 people including 32 journalists in Maguindanao province in restive Mindanao i...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from NYT > Asia PacificA signature antiterrorism policy to be reviewed in addition to how intelligence forces could not have known about the presence of hostages.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from CNN.com - AsiaA new terminal at Tokyo Narita Airport has just opened that pushes hurried travelers to line up along rubber running tracks. Why? Browse through the stunning images to find out.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeKABUL: A roadside bomb killed eight members of an Afghan family, including children, just hours after the Taliban claimed their upcoming spring offensive would “safeguard” civilian lives, officials said on Thursday. The blast ripped thro...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from CNN.com - AsiaThe White House announced that a U.S. counterterrorism operation targeting an al Qaeda compound in January accidentally killed two innocent hostages, including one American.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (Central & South Asia)101 East examines the plight of thousands of widows struggling to survive in post-war Sri Lanka.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The DiplomatThe document needs more nuance on strategic stability in Asia.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaThe chief minister of Indian capital, Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, apologises for continuing his speech after a farmer hangs himself at his rally.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaIndonesia summons foreign embassy officials to the prison holding 10 foreign drug smugglers, an indication their execution could be nearing.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaWorld leaders gather to mark the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign, one of the bloodiest of World War One, in which 141,000 soldiers died.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from CNN.com - Asia
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from NYT > Asia PacificLast year, Finland imported nearly a half-million Afghan lamb pelts, auctioning them off to be turned into luxurious women’s coats, among other items.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (Central & South Asia)No group claimed the rocket attack, the first in months, which reportedly struck an open area and caused no injuries.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeCOLOMBO: Two brothers of former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa faced questioning by anti-corruption investigators on Thursday as the new government stepped up its crackdown against the old regime. Hours after the former leader’s ...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from CNN.com - AsiaPresident Obama personally apologized to the families of the hostages that were accidentally killed by a U.S. drone strike. CNN's Jim Acosta reports.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeDHAKA: Safety overhauls of Bangladesh’s garment factories were running behind schedule and none were considered totally safe two years after the Rana Plaza disaster, a global labour group said on Thursday. IndustriALL said thousands of f...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from CNN.com - AsiaCNN has gained exclusive access to the codes used in two high profile cyberattacks on South Korea, but do they prove North Korea was to blame? Paula Hancocks reports.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (Central & South Asia)At emergency summit convened after 800 perished at sea, nations commit to triple resources for border patrol operation.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from CNN.com - Asia
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaSubmarines and $100m super yachts will be on show this weekend at the Singapore boat show.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from NYT > Asia PacificThe diplomats from five countries whose citizens are to face a firing squad soon for drug trafficking were called to receive 72-hour notice, as required by law.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from The DiplomatAshley Tellis claims the United States should help India develop its next-generation carriers. He's right.
- East Asia & World News
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Chosun Ilbo
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Chosun IlboChina has issued a list of its top 100 officials and others wanted on suspicion of corruption who are believed to have fled abroad, the latest step in President Xi Jinping's aggressive campaign to rein in graft. Photos of the suspects we...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Korea HealdHan Sung Motor, Mercedes-Benz’s largest official dealer in Korea, expects continued double-digit growth for the next five years, based on strong demand for premium cars. “We want to grow 67 percent in sales by 2020,” said Ulf Ausprung, c...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Chosun IlboTIME Magazine named U.S. President Barack Obama, Cuba's Raúl Castro and Pope Francis, along with 97 others -- leaders, titans, icons, artists and pioneers -- in its 2015 edition of the 100 most influential people in the world. At the eve...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Japan Times » NationalKorean Lee Yong Soo says she was forced into sexual slavery serving the Imperial Japanese Army. Seventy years since the end of the war, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe preparing a historic address to Congress, she demands just one thing: ...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Japan Times » News category » WorldEuropean Union leaders on Thursday started committing ships, planes and helicopters to save lives in the Mediterranean at an emergency summit convened after hundreds of migrants drowned in the space of a few days, and were discussing lay...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - WorldTwin blasts from the Calbuco volcano in southern Chile sent vast clouds of ash into the sky, increasing concerns the dust could contaminate water, cause respiratory illnesses and ground more flights. The volcano erupted Wednesday afterno...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - WorldScientists are now more certain than ever that oil and gas drilling is causing hundreds upon hundreds of earthquakes across the U.S., with the evidence coming in from one study after another. So far, the quakes have been mostly small and...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Korea HealdThe Japanese yen dipped to the lowest level against the Korean won in more than seven years on Thursday amid the Abe administration’s continued stimulus policy of quantitative easing.The Japanese currency dropped below the psychological ...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from NewsOnJapan.comThe industry ministry is looking to set the target for the ratio of nuclear power generation to Japan's total electricity production in 2030 between 20 percent to 22 percent, compared with 28.6 percent in fiscal 2010 before the Fukushima...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Korea Heald
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS[International] : A group of U.S. lawmakers has urged Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to offer an official apology for Japan’s wartime history, including its sexual slavery. [more...]
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS | International[International] : A nonprofit organization that works with U.S. veterans is urging Japanese companies to officially ... [more...]
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from DailyNK - Brightening the future of KoreaPhil Robertson, Asia deputy director atHuman Rights Watch, recently released a statement about the lurking inter-Korean issue dating back to last November, when North Korea requested that South Korea increase themonthly minimum wage for ...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Japan Times » NationalAsian and African leaders on Thursday called for “a comprehensive reform” of the U.N. Security Council so it can better represent the realities of the international community in the 21st century. “We call for continued ...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Korea HealdHyundai Motor posted an 18.5 percent decline in operating profits at 1.5 trillion won ($1.3 billion) in the first quarter of 2015 on-year, the nation’s top automaker said on Thursday.“The strong won against other currencies continued to ...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Korea HealdAbout 100,000 Chinese tourists are expected to visit South Korea next week for their national holiday, a state-run body said Thursday. According to the Korea Tourism Organization, they are anticipated to travel to Korea during the long h...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Korea HealdDongkuk Steel Mill chairman Chang Sae-joo’s alleged wrongdoings are poised to deal a fatal blow to the company, raising questions about the transparency of the country’s steel industry. Dongkuk is the second steelmaker to be mired in all...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Korea Heald
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Korea HealdNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un will travel to Moscow next month to take part a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, Russia’s ambassador to Seoul said Thursday. Speculation has been mounting since Russian For...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Japan Times » News category » WorldA U.S. drone strike in January targeting an al-Qaida compound in Pakistan near the Afghan border inadvertently killed an American and an Italian who had been held hostage for years by the group, U.S. officials said on Thursday. President...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Korea HealdThis is the first in a monthly series contributed by executive members of the Financial Supervisory Service to address key ongoing financial issues. ― Ed.Early in April, the cherry blossoms were blooming in Yeouido, Seoul, where winters ...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Korea HealdIndividual’s alcohol consumption declined in 2013, data showed Thursday.The Korea Alcohol & Liquor Industry Association said average alcohol consumption per person was 8.73 liters in 2013, down 4.8 percent from the year before, and down ...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - WorldU.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday he takes "full responsibility" for a U.S. counterterrorism mission that inadvertently killed an American and an Italian held hostage by al-Qaida. He defended the legality of the January drone str...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Japan Times » NationalThe Science Council of Japan will propose that the government modify its plan for Japan’s new national stadium out of environmental concerns, sources said Thursday. The body will present its proposal, to be announced Friday, to the...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from MACAU DAILY TIMES » WorldMacau Daily Times feed The Calbuco volcano erupted Wednesday (yesterday in Macau) for the first time in more than 42 years, billowing a huge ash cloud over a sparsely populated, mountainous area in southern Chile. Authorities ordered the...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Japan Times » NationalRussia has conducted military anti-landing drills in a Pacific island chain, parts of which are also claimed by Japan, Interfax news agency reported the Russian Defense Ministry as saying on Thursday. “Units were scrambled as part ...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Korea HealdIn college I was able to study Chinese and Japanese literature, without mastery of those languages, through translations in English. Purists may scoff, but the time-transcending wisdom of Tang Dynasty poets Li Po and Tu Fu could be appre...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Hong Kong feedTelevision Broadcasts (TVB) shares surged as Hong Kong's dominant free-to-air station and its major new partner from Shanghai set their sights on cracking the mainland market while introducing innovation to diversify production.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Korea HealdSouth Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom said Thursday it is not considering any proposal to divide the organization into two bodies ― one for business and the other for investment.“SKT does not have any plan regarding the establishme...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
KOBE--Thousands of handcrafted bamboo lanterns and candles have raised hopes and provided encouragement in areas stricken by devastation and misery. - Friday, April 24, 2015 from China feedA growing field of executives is hitting the road in a test of body and soul
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Japan Times » NationalAn unusually high level of radiation has been detected at a park in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, the ward office said Thursday, prompting speculation that some kind of material has been buried there. The ward office has banned the public from en...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - WorldEU leaders agreed Thursday to triple the funding for the bloc's search and rescue operation in the Mediterranean in a bid to curb the soaring number of migrants dying as they seek a better life in Europe. As horrific details continued to...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Hong Kong feedArthur Li Kwok-cheung has always had many enemies. I met one of them a long time ago when Li quit as head of the Chinese University to become education minister under chief executive Tung Chee-hwa.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - WorldAlondra Luna Nunez was a young girl when she had a mishap with a remote-control car, leaving a scar between her eyebrows. Last week, that scar resulted in the teenager being misidentified as a missing girl from Texas, and then spirited n...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from DailyNK - Brightening the future of KoreaImage: Beloved Homepage Screen GrabComical t-shirts featuring Kim JongEun’s likeness, produced by Beloved, an American apparel company, have recentlygarnered a great deal of attention online. The most popular option of the 11 ...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Chosun IlboAn ash cloud from volcano Calbuco in southern Chile that erupted unexpectedly on Wednesday was blowing into Chile and Argentina on Thursday, forcing the cancelation of flights from nearby towns in both countries. The volcano, which last ...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Hong Kong feedOpponents of a third runway at Chek Lap Kok have urged aviation authorities to study a new method of spacing out incoming aircraft that would allow more landings at the existing runways.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Korea HealdA new nuclear accord concluded between South Korea and the U.S. on Wednesday was described by the two sides as striking a balance between Seoul’s need for nuclear autonomy and Washington’s will to keep its global nonproliferation campaig...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - NationalThree years ago, a tragic accident occurred in Fukui Prefecture, in which a sleepy driver drifted into the opposite lane, causing a fatal accident. The case went to court, and the court’s decision was announced on April 20. Many were sho...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Japan Times » NationalAn unpublished photo of a man who could be Nakahama Manjiro (1827-1898), the first Japanese known to have lived in the United States, has been found at a public library in Massachusetts. Nakahama, better known as John Manjiro, lived and ...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - NationalThe Sendai High Court has upheld a ruling by a lower court last year in which the Shichi-ju-shichi (77) Bank cannot be held responsible for the deaths of its employees in the March 11, 2011 disaster. The Sendai District Court dismissed a...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Korea HealdLF Corp. on Wednesday launched its travel-themed compilation brand store Raum Voyage and opened a flagship store on Rodeo Drive in Apgujeong-dong, southern Seoul.The Raum Voyage flagship store boasts an interior reminiscent of airport an...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Korea Heald“I want to work as a biologist in a unified Korea,” said Kim Da-eun, a sixth-grader from Pandong elementary school. “I heard that a lot of North Korean children are sick because they don’t have enough food. I want to study genetics and u...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Korea HealdA Korean Air attendant involved in the so-called “nut rage” incident has claimed that her cabin crew members have attended training sessions to learn how to serve Heather Cho, a former company vice president, on flights, a complaint file...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from MACAU DAILY TIMES » ChinaMacau Daily Times feed The Chinese Communist Party official whose downfall ushered in a nationwide corruption crackdown that continues to shake local industries raised no objections at his one-day graft trial yesterday. Li Chuncheng, 59,...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from World feedThe mother of Wanting Qu, the pop star girlfriend of Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, has been arrested for corruption in China, according to Chinese state media.
- India & World News
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from IBTimes.co.in : IndiaThe ball hit the minor in the chest and he collapsed.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday labelled Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as a 'king of blame-games' and said that the Aam Aadmi Party chief's politics has been focused only on allegations and acquisitions.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Indian Express » Section » India
Responding to an application filed by the corporators seeking stay on its orders for seven days, the Division Bench declined to stay. - Friday, April 24, 2015 from India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of IndiaThe government on Friday tabled the Goods and Services Tax Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Firstpost » IndiaHere is the live coverage of the AAP rally against the Modi government's land acquisition bill at Jantar Mantar, Delhi. The post Live: Couldn’t save your father, sobs AAP’s Ashutosh while talking to Gajendra Singh’s dau...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from NDTV News - Top StoriesThe Delhi Police today refused to submit documents for an inquiry ordered by the Aam Aadmi Party government into the alleged suicide of a farmer at their rally on Wednesday. The police now face a crim...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Hindu - National"There must be a mindset of ‘gaurav’ and ‘samman’ towards our villages. We must be proud of our villages," he said.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from NDTV News - WorldThe US drone strike that accidentally killed two hostages in Pakistan exposes intelligence shortfalls that former and current US officials say appear to be growing more frequent as militants expand th...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from NDTV News - Top StoriesNearly a week ago, a bunch of students from IIT Delhi decided to put their own twist to Carly Rae Jepsen's popular hit 'Call me maybe'.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Hindu - National“Kolar MLA Varthur Prakash is missing. Kindly search and trace him out.” This is the gist of a memorandum submitted to the Superintendent of Police Ajay Hilori here on Thursday. In the me...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Hindu - NationalThe division bench set aside a single-judge March 30 order for holding elections by May 30.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalBJP MP Bhupendra Yadav said on Friday an "impartial probe" is needed into the suicide of farmer Gajendra Singh, who hanged himself from a tree during a rally of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from IBTimes.co.in : IndiaThe policemen had forced the 29-year-old inside their police van when she came out of a hotel.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalThe Chinese legislature has amended a draft law on international non-governmental organisations to give them special permission to set up branches in China, after an earlier draft sparked concerns of a crackdown.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from India Today| The Big StorySitaram Yechury takes over the reins of CPI(M) in perhaps its darkest hour. He will not only have to reconnect with farmers and the working class but also reach out to the aspirational middle class in order to script a revival story.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalPrime Minister Narendra Modi will address a conference on National Panchayati Raj Day on Friday in order to highlight the steps taken by the government for the real devolution of administrative and financial powers.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Firstpost » IndiaThe home ministry's decision to scrutinise the usage of funds remitted by the Ford Foundation is more about checking where the money goes rather than a comment on what it thinks of the foundation's orientation The post No need for outrag...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Firstpost » IndiaThe reformative foundations of India's juvenile justice law have been shaken. Treating children the same as adult offenders is abhorrent to the philosophy underpinning the law passed in 2000. The post Amending JJ Act will neither reform ...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalWith the US and India agreeing to explore the joint development of India's next-generation aircraft carrier, a leading think tank has suggested US offer India latest technology to help increase Indian Navy's combat power.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Top India News- IBNLive.comPutting forth the government's stand over pictorial warnings on cigarette packets, Health Minister JP Nadda on Friday said that they will go ahead with prominent pictorial warnings.
- South/Southeast Asia & World News
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News » Nation
PUTRAJAYA: Anti-Corruption Advisory Board (ACAB), an independent body to monitor the operations of Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), has […] - Thursday, April 23, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | World
CHARLOTTE, April 24 — Former US military commander and CIA director David Petraeus was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay US$100,000 (RM360,000) fine but was spared prison time yesterday after pleading guilty to... - Thursday, April 23, 2015 from NationalJAKARTA, REPUBLIK INDONESIA, Rabu, 22 April. - Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan dan Yang Di...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from BERNAMA - English VersionBUKIT MERTAJAM, April 24 (Bernama) -- About 400 media representatives from within and outside the country are covering the Permatang Pauh Parliamentary by-election scheduled for May 7.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | Malaysia
KAJANG, April 24 — An eight-year-old boy fell to his death at Suria Court in Bandar Mahkota Cheras yesterday afternoon in the latest incident involving children falling from height. Police said Damon Yen Zhu Yang had fallen from th... - Friday, April 24, 2015 from BERNAMA - English VersionBy Rosmalis Anuar KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 (Bernama) -- A total of 892 media personnel from 113 local and foreign media organisations have registered to cover the 26th ASEAN Summit at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) here.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Bangkokpost.com : Top StoriesThe commander of the 41st Rangers Regiment and his deputy have been transferred after a panel ruled the four men killed in a raid in Pattani's Thung Yang Daeng district on March 25 were not militants and were unarmed.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Breaking News - RSS Khaosod EnglishBANGKOK — Several dozen anti-coup activists, politicians, and academics have been released from a junta-organized forum on reform and reconciliation today.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Cambodia News latest RSS headlines - Cambodian Times.com<br>By Kyodo News <br> <br>The head of the Asian Development Bank said Tuesday that Cambodia now ranks among the world's fastest-growing economies but still faces challenges. ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News » NationKUALA LUMPUR: Six out of 21 students who were involved in a fire in Moscow Wednesday night are […]
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from BERNAMA - English VersionBy Noor Farhana Ahmad Norain KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 (Bernama) -- With the formation of the ASEAN Community by the end of the year, there is one aspect that can be used to develop solidarity among the various communities in the region.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from NationalBRUNEI - MUARA : The Ministry of Health has implemented various Immunisation programmes to prevent life-threatening diseases. The Immunisation programme has been beneficial and provided protection to the country's populace who suffer fro...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Cambodia News latest RSS headlines - Cambodian Times.com<br>A Cambodian boy walks across a bamboo bridge at the fishing village of Tuol Yey Ma along the Mekong River bank near Phnom Penh, Cambodia (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Cambodia News latest RSS headlines - Cambodian Times.comOfficials in a northeast Cambodian province on Wednesday rescued a family accused of being sorcerers by villagers who sought to take revenge on the father they blamed killing 10 people, local ...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from BERNAMA - English VersionKOTA KINABALU, April 24 (Bernama) -- Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) Sabah has picked four primary schools in the state to organise the 'BSN School Carnival 2015' from May 1 to Nov 30 this year.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from NationalBRUNEI - MUARA : The Info Communication Technology, I.C.T has become an integral part of everyone's lives, providing a strong foundation for the achievement of a smart society in Brunei Darussalam. In her opening speech at the 2015 Girls...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News » NationKUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the Road Transport Department (RTD) have confiscated two more luxury […]
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News » NationKUALA LUMPUR: Inclusiveness and sustainability will be the core values of the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP) to be […]
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from BERNAMA - English VersionPuan Sri Dr. Rebecca George MBBS (Patna) MD, DCH(Lond), FRCP(Lond) Consultant Paediatrician, Retd. Assoc. Professor., University of Malaya Medical Centre Former Member WHO Collaborative Centre for Control of Dengue and Dengue Haemorrhagi...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from NationalJAKARTA, REPUBLIK INDONESIA, Rabu, 22 April. - Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan dan Yang Di...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 ― Mahi Ramakrishnan’s connection to the Rohingyas was not just of documentary maker and subject, but one of blood: her grandmother is also a Rohingya. A journey that was started to discover her grandmother&rs... - Thursday, April 23, 2015 from NationNagbabala si Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio na hindi malayong magpadala na rin ang China ng tropang militar sa ilang reef sa West Philippine Sea. Kaya para kay Carpio, dapat palakasin ang panlabas na depensa ng bansa, imb...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News » NationKUALA LUMPUR: Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar yesterday denied that he has issued a media […]
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from BERNAMA - English VersionSHAH ALAM, April 24 (Bernama) -- Three members of a family, including a septuagenarian and his grandson, died in a fire that razed their house in Kampung Teluk Rhu, Sabak Bernam, early Friday.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from National NewsWhile nominally independent under new law, medical council will comprise mostly government officials.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from National NewsA major ethnic group has complained of being left out of the six-way talks on revising the constitution. On April 22, the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) issued a statement criticising the representative of ethnic groups t...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Cambodia News latest RSS headlines - Cambodian Times.comA group of activists and villagers from southwestern Cambodia's Koh Kong province petitioned outside the country's parliament Thursday, calling on lawmakers to intervene against a sand dredging ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from NationalJAKARTA, REPUBLIK INDONESIA, Rabu, 22 April - Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan dan Ya...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from National NewsAn urgent meeting has been convened to stop fighting in Kachin State that has been raging for nearly a week. Representatives of the government and the Kachin Independence Organisation will meet in Myitkyina, Kachin State, within days.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from National NewsA human rights group lobbied the United States on April 22 to rank Myanmar among the worst human trafficking offenders in the world for “driving” ethnic minorities into the slave trade.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from BERNAMA - English VersionBy Azeman Ariffin BANDUNG, April 24 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Friday participated in the Historical Walk, the highlight of the 60th Asian-African Conference Commemoration (AACC) and 10th Asian African Stra...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from GMA News Online / News / NationJAKARTA - Vice President Jejomar Binay, considered a front-runner for the presidency in 2016, said on Thursday he would welcome a joint venture with China to explore for oil and gas in disputed areas of the South China Sea.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Bangkokpost.com : Top StoriesAgro-industrial and food conglomerate Charoen Pokphand (CP) has expressed an interest in investing in the government's high-speed train projects, Transport Minister Prajin Juntong says.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from NationBalik Customs si Alberto Lina, matapos magbitiw si Customs Commissioner John Philip Sevilla. Ang umano’y matinding pulitika sa loob ng ahensya ang idinahilan ni Sevilla para tuluyan nang lisanin ang pwesto.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Bangkokpost.com : Top StoriesOne man was killed and another injured during storms that caused havoc in at least 17 provinces across the country Thursday.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News » NationKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is on track to achieve its projected growth for this year as well as its […]
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News » Nation
KUALA LUMPUR: Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas is concerned about the implementation […] - Friday, April 24, 2015 from National NewsPilgimage market is being stifled by slow approval of India visas, with waiting periods of up to a month.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from The Star Online News HighlightsVIENNA (Reuters) - U.S. Under Secretary Wendy Sherman and Tehran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi met in Vienna on Thursday in the latest push to secure a final nuclear deal by a June 30 deadline, Iranian media said.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 ― The Taman Medan church in Petaling Jaya will again see a gathering outside its doors this Sunday, but this time, participants will be distributing flowers to the congregation and other residents in the Malay-majo...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from SingaporeSINGAPORE - Unable to clear his debts of S$20,000 with a loanshark, Ken Lee Jung Huat joined the loanshark's syndicate and ended up helping to expand its business by operating it from China. Such transnational syndicates must be stiffly ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from WorldPORT-AU-PRINCE - Candidates from as many as 125 political parties in Haiti on Thursday rushed to meet a deadline to register to run in the country's long-overdue elections later this year. The impoverished Caribbean island has a history ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World NewsPrime Minister David Cameron has squandered Britain's influence by forging an inward-looking approach to international affairs that has left the world's fifth largest economy isolated, opposition Labour leader Ed Miliband will say on Fri...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from NationalHighlighting the quality of Bangladeshis goods, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday sought duty- and quota-free access of its 129 products to Indonesia. This was proposed in a meeting between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indones...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from NationalUnited Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has reiterated his call for transparent, inclusive, and credible city corporation elections in Bangladesh. And, he said that it is only possible through ensuring a secure and safe campaigning ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific NewsTODAY reports: Minister for Youth and Sports Khairy Jamaluddin says he hopes the Prime Ministers of Singapore and Malaysia will discuss the issue at the upcoming leaders' retreat.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from >The News International - Latest StoriesAir raids kill 23 rebels in Yemen south ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World NewsAn Iranian convoy of ships suspected of carrying weapons for Huthi rebels in Yemen has turned around and headed north, away from the war-torn country, say US defence officials.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from SingaporeNUS to roll out social intervention research centre A first-ever research centre for social intervention will be launched today (April 24) by the National University of Singapore. The Social Service Research Centre aims to help evolve a ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific NewsThe Asia Africa Summit closed on Thursday with leaders of Asia and Africa endorsing documents aimed at strengthening multilateral relationships between the two regions.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from China&IndiaNEW DELHI - The public suicide of a farmer at a political rally appears to have added momentum to the opposition to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's land policies. The farmer, apparently from arid Rajasthan state in western India, c...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World NewsRussian hackers were able to access an unclassified Pentagon computer network earlier this year, US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter said on Thursday.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Inquirer News » NationIn a statement on Thursday, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said:
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World NewsA court sentenced former CIA chief David Petraeus to two years' probation and fined him US$100,000 on Thursday for providing classified secrets to his mistress, US justice officials said.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World NewsA Dutch expert helping to identify victims from last year's MH17 airliner crash in Ukraine has been fired after showing photographs of the dead at a public lecture, the government said on Thursday.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from The Himalayan Times RSSKATHMANDU : The Special Court today acquitted Madhesi activist CK Raut of sedition charges. A bench of Judges Mohan Raman Bhattarai, Pawan Kumar Sharma and Mahesh Prasad Pudasaini delivered the verdict. Registrar of the court Bhadrakali ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from WorldNEW DELHI - When Afghan President Ashraf Ghani makes his first official visit to India next week, it will be a chance for New Delhi to regain ground lost to regional rivals Pakistan and China and push interests including trade routes and...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from WorldUNITED NATIONS - The United Nations Security Council appears set to approve on Monday the appointment of Mauritanian diplomat Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed as the new special envoy to Yemen, diplomats said. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from bdnews24.com - BangladeshThe service will be available from Saturday for the Apr 28 polls in Dhaka and Chittagong cities
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Manila Bulletin | Latest Breaking News | News Philippines » National
The Indonesian government said Thursday it had ordered officials to make preparations to execute a group of drug convicts, most of them foreigners, despite mounting international criticism. The attorney general’s office also reveal... - Thursday, April 23, 2015 from SingaporeSINGAPORE - Amid ongoing business restructuring, last year saw a 40 per cent jump in the number of non-resident workers retrenched, figures from the Ministry of Manpower show. A total of 12,930 workers received the pink slip in 2014, 12 ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific NewsUS President Barack Obama has faced down criticism from his own supporters over a looming Pacific trade deal, saying he had no intention of selling American workers out.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World NewsBritain and France agreed on Thursday to seek UN approval for an EU military operation against people smugglers, in a bid to curb the soaring number of migrants dying as they seek a better life in Europe.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from WorldWASHINGTON - U.S. Republican senators pledged on Thursday to try to toughen a bill giving Congress the power to review a nuclear agreement with Iran, raising the possibility of a partisan battle that could complicate the measure's chance...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Inquirer News » NationMalacañang on Thursday stood by its agencies that the Commission on Audit reported had misused public funds.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from >The News International - Latest StoriesLionfish found in Brazil is related to Caribbean invasives ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from philstar.com - WorldBERLIN — The German government has acknowledged shortcomings at the country's foreign intelligence agency following reports that it may have helped the Unite
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from >The News International - Latest StoriesMasses ruled out allegations by voting for MQM: Altaf ...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from bdnews24.com - BangladeshCustoms officials seize the bars smuggled in three flights
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from SingaporeSINGAPORE - A study of how certain white blood cells - called T cells - respond to the dengue virus has yielded promising findings that may pave the way for a possible vaccine against the disease. Such a vaccine could work by driving to ...
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- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Armenian News - PanARMENIAN.Net“Our people have created their path to ascent through sacrifice, struggle, efforts to voice their righteous case,” Karekin II said.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
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- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from КазинформLONDON. KAZINFORM - Jordan Henderson has ended months of contract negotiations with Liverpool by signing a new five-year deal at Anfield worth a basic £100,000 a week.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Home | ArmeniaNow.comTens of thousands of fans have braved the rain to attend a landmark open-air concert in Yerevan given by System of a Down, a world-renowned rock band wrapping up their reunion tour undertaken to promote the message on the Armenian Genoci...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -The commemorative ceremony is held by “I remember and I demand” call in the Armenia’s capital Yerevan at the hill of the Genocide Memorial Tsitsernakabert.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Civil.Ge Daily NewsLukashenko: 'We have never let you down even in the most difficult times.'
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Home | ArmeniaNow.comMembers of the radical opposition party Founding Parliament say a protest march will be held tomorrow, April 24, despite the fact that the party’s leaders are still in police detention for organizing the event.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Kabar News Agency :: RSS ChannelBishkek, April 22 / Kabar /. On April 22, 2015 the Kyrgyz delegation headed by Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee of the Jogorku Kenesh Kanybek Imanaliev has begun a three-day visit to Germany. The...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Home | ArmeniaNow.comCommemoration events devoted to the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire in 1915 are unprecedentedly wide-scale in geographical terms, including numerous cities throughout the world.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Home | ArmeniaNow.comBells at virtually all Armenian churches around the world rang 100 times on Thursday night at the end of a special ceremony at Holy Echmiadzin canonizing the victims of the Ottoman-era Genocide – the first such rite conducted by the Arme...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Armenian Weekly » NewsBy Deborah Cole BERLIN (AFP)—Germany condemns the massacre a century ago of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman forces as a “genocide,” President Joachim Gauck said Thursday, adding that Germany bore partial blame for the bloodl...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Home | ArmeniaNow.comThe Armenian Apostolic Church tonight prepares to conduct a ceremony in which the victims of the Ottoman-era Genocide will be canonized as saints.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesThe conflict in Ukraine, the reciprocal sanctions and the gas war between Moscow and Brussels are only a part of a big game of Russia and the West for the Eastern Europe.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -Legendary French-Armenian singer Charles Aznavour is already in Armenia.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from hetq.am RSS -System of a Down. Live in Armenia
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesIranian ships are moving northeast away from Yemen, a U.S. official said on Thursday after a convoy of Iranian cargo ships prompted U.S. concerns that Tehran was sending weapons into the region.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from КазинформASTANA. KAZINFORM - Looking forward, it is a time to take a quick look at upcoming events. On April 26, presidential elections will be held in Kazakhstan. The successful holding of elections requires lengthy and major preparations.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Arminfo: NewsThe cataclysms, shocks and calamities the mankind suffered in XX century once again demonstrate that genocide prevention should become one of the international community's priorities, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward ...
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -In 1915, the crime perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire against the Armenians was the first genocide of 21st century.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Edward Nalbandian spread a statement on the declaration of the Germany’s President on the centennial of the Armenian Genocide.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesAccording to Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) the fire at the fireworks store in Orel city was caused by an explosion, and was extinguished at 16:05 (GMT+3).
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesTurkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has called Thursday on world leaders to strive for peace in an Istanbul summit held as part of centenary commemorations of the 1915 Battle of Canakkale (Gallipoli).
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesTurkey has always expressed that it was ready to open its archives, namely the military ones, with regards to the recent controversy surrounding 1915 events, Anadolu Agency reported.
- Thursday, April 23, 2015 from Armenian News - PanARMENIAN.Net"EU needs to give all its support to the initiatives of joint interest as a way to strengthen cooperation," the EURONEST co-president said.
