- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (Central & South Asia)Minister says government respects Armenians' pain amid events organised by Turkish and foreign groups in Istanbul.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Asian Correspondent
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese official has publicly denied rumors of an "exodus" of bureaucrats from civil service following reports of widespread unhappiness over poor working conditions and an anti-corruption drive. - Saturday, April 25, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaPakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemns the shooting of human rights activist Sabeen Mehmud and orders an investigation.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaAustralia and New Zealand hold ceremonies to mark the centenary of the military landings at Gallipoli during the First World War.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from NYT > Asia PacificStrikes like the one that killed two Western hostages have forced militant leaders to regroup and seek shelter, analysts say.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NYT > Asia PacificPresident Serzh Sargsyan described the killing of Armenians as “unprecedented in terms of volume and ramifications” at that point in history.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Forbes - AsiaAs I read the headlines about the 700 people who were on the capsized boat off the coast of Libya - most of whom perished - and of the almost one million people teaming on the northern shores of Africa in search of a way to cross over to...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Asia on Huffington Post
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeDHAKA: Tearful and angry survivors of the Rana Plaza disaster gathered at the factory site on Friday to protest against poor compensation on the two-year anniversary of the tragedy that claimed more than 1,100 lives. About 2,000 survivor...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NYT > Asia PacificThe women conceived the walk across the Demilitarized Zone to punctuate their desire for a permanent peace treaty to replace the armistice that halted — but technically never ended — the 1950-53 Korean War.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalA 40-year-old man landed a drone with Fukushima sand on PM Shinzo Abe's office protesting the government’s nuclear policy.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeMANILA: Embattled former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has renewed her petition for a special court called the Sandiganbayan, where she is facing plunder and other criminal charges, to grant her house arrest. But instead of her earli...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Asia - Los Angeles TimesA strong 7.5-magnitude earthquake has hit near Nepal's capital of Kathmandu, and the U.S. Geological Survey says it expects heavy damage.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NYT > Asia PacificThe ruling means that after two years of good behavior, the sentence of Li Yan, who killed her husband, will be commuted to life in prison. Later, it may be reduced further.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from International Business TimesMANILA (Reuters) - The United States has asked for access to Philippine military bases in eight locations to rotate troops, aircraft, and ships as Washington shifts its forces to Asia and as China expands its military presence in the Sou...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Asian Correspondent
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations secretary-general is warning Burma that stability in its most sensitive region can't be achieved unless it addresses the issue of citizenship for minority Rohingya Muslims. - Saturday, April 25, 2015 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (Central & South Asia)Prominent rights activist killed shortly after hosting an event on people missing in Balochistan at her Karachi cafe.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Diplomat200 years ago today, the legendary Gorkha rifles were formed.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The DiplomatThe Qatari news agency received a five-day ban.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from International Business TimesSabeen Mahmud, a prominent Pakistani social and human rights activist, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Karachi on Friday, while she was returning home after hosting an event about allegations of torture on people in the province ...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (Central & South Asia)The Arab communities who helped Armenian refugees 100 years ago are now hosting different traumatised refugees.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NYT > Asia PacificSabeen Mahmud was shot shortly after hosting an event on human rights abuses in Baluchistan Province at the popular arts center she ran, The Second Floor.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from RFA Home
The wife of an outspoken activist from Guangdong province says her husband isn't getting enough to eat. - Friday, April 24, 2015 from CNN.com - AsiaAbout a year after al Qaeda took Warren Weinstein hostage, his family paid a ransom, a Pakistani source says.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Asia on Huffington Post
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (Central & South Asia)Israel claims young man was armed with knives and tried to attack soldiers, but his family says shooting was unprovoked.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from RFA Home
They say such rights violations in their country are systemic. - Saturday, April 25, 2015 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (Central & South Asia)In latest blow to civil society, Sabeen Mahmud shot shortly after hosting event on Balochistan's "disappeared people".
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from The DiplomatSabeen Mahmud, a Pakistani social activist, was shot dead by unidentified attackers on April 24, 2015.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from NYT > Asia PacificThe discovery of the drone on Wednesday had baffled officials, especially after it was found to be carrying trace amounts of radioactive material.
- East Asia & World News
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsThe Chinese may just have invented the hamburger. The roujiamo, a meat burger or meat sandwich, is a common street food dating back to about 200 BC during the Qin dynasty in China, and has been deemed...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS[Politics] : President Park Geun-hye has asked Brazil to help urge North Korea to return to sincere talks. [more...]
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsA senior regulator for China's press and publication was appointed president of China Central Television, the State Council said Friday in a statement. Nie Chenxi, deputy director of the State Genera...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsTaiwan's HTC launched its One E9+ dual sim smartphone in its home market Friday in hopes that its local shipments will achieve another record high during the second quarter. Unveiled as a bigger and ...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Shanghai Daily: NationCHINA has launched an anti-doping education program that covers university students and senior high school students about to take sport tests to enter higher education. The program includes adding anti-doping
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsConstruction work on a rapid transit line between Taiwan's main airport and the capital Taipei is now in the final stages, transportation officials said during a test run Thursday. The Taoyuan Intern...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsA bottled water manufacturer in Kaohsiung has been discovered to be selling bogus mineral water made from unlicensed underground water resources, prosecutors said Friday. According to an investigatio...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsSouth Korean actor and model Kim Woo-bin arrived in Taiwan on Friday to meet and greet local fans at an event in Taipei on Saturday. The 25-year-old actor, best known for his performances in the popu...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS[International] : A senior White House official said South Korea and Japan should approach the comfort women issue in a manner that would eventually resolve the sensitive subject. [more...]
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsIn April a menacing combination of flowering willows and spring dust from the north bears down on the nasal cavities of those living in Beijing, reports our Chinese language sister newspaper Want Dail...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Shanghai Daily: NationSoldiers attend a drill in the border city of Jeminay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 24, 2015. Soldiers of the Jeminary frontier defense and inspection station on Friday took part in a drill in a desert on a s...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from English Edition : The hankyorehAround 10,000 people from labor groups participate in a demonstration on the first day of the Korea Confederation of Trade Unions general strike, in Seoul Plaza in front of City Hall, Apr. 24, opposin..
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from English Edition : The hankyorehFour days before the 470 birthday of Admiral Lee Sun-shin elementary school children release made turtle ships out of recycled materials on the Chunggye Stream in central Seoul, Apr. 24. (by Kim Bong-..
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from The Korea HealdSamsung Electronics Co., South Korea's No. 1 tech giant, said Saturday it plans to inject US$5 million into Brazil over the next five years to foster startups there, adding it will also share its business know-how.Under the agreement wit...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from CCTV America
It was supposed to be a soft landing, but as it turns out, it wasn’t soft enough. The U.S. space company SpaceX this week tried to land a booster rocket on an ocean barge, but the rocket ended up tipping over. It’s the ... - Saturday, April 25, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
Early Showa-Era (1929-1989) issues of a magazine featuring an obscure essay by novelist Masuji Ibuse and tanka poems by Akiko Yosano have been discovered in the archives at The Asahi Shimbun’s Osaka headquarters. - Saturday, April 25, 2015 from English Edition : The hankyorehThe old women reached into their memories. Slowly, haltingly, they began to speak. Some had been hiding it all their lives and were only talking about it now. Just as South Korea’s comfort women survi..
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from English Edition : The hankyorehOn his upcoming visit to the US on Apr. 26, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to stage a number of events in which Japan appears to express remorse for the wrongs that it has done, includ..
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsChinese experts claim to have discovered a new species of macaque and now the race is on to protect it. The new monkey species–found in southeast Tibet's Modog county–has been named the white-cheek...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from The Japan Times » News category » WorldRostom Ghazali, the Syrian general once considered the most powerful man in Lebanon and a key suspect in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, has died in a hospital in the capital Damascus, a Syrian activist ...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from news.gov.hk - Top StoryChief Secretary Carrie Lam said today that under the universal suffrage proposals the Government has presented to the Legislative Council, voters will have a genuine choice in picking the next Chief Executive. Speaking to reporters aft...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - WorldFamilies of foreign drug convicts set to be hauled before the firing squad in Indonesia issued desperate mercy pleas on Saturday, as relatives and diplomats descended on a prison island ahead of the looming executions. Consular officials...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS[Economy] : More than half of South Korean companies and households who keep stashes of fifty-thousand won notes hold them for emergencies. [more...]
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from The Korea HealdHistory tensions between South Korea and Japan should be addressed in a way that is not only "honest, constructive and forthright" but also reaches a "final resolution," a senior White House official said Friday.The remark from Evan Med...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from CCTV America
ISIL isn’t just recruiting boys. The terrorists are also luring women and girls from around the world. Promises of a welcoming community and Islamic utopia are just part of their pitch and it’s working. CCTV’s Frances K... - Saturday, April 25, 2015 from CCTV America
Cuba and the United States are still trying to sort out the details of how to re-establish diplomatic relations and reopen their embassies after more than half a century of hostility. It is sports which has gotten there first, with the U... - Saturday, April 25, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS[Domestic] : According to the country's Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) an increasing number of South Korean women are having difficulties getting pregnant. [more...]
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
A man held for landing a drone on the roof of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's office in Tokyo said he was protesting the administration's nuclear policy. - Saturday, April 25, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsBeijing is not likely to provide Buenos Aires with anti-ship missiles as part of a deal whereby Argentina will purchase FC-1 Xiaolong multirole fighters from China, as Beijing does not want to upset t...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsVisits by Taiwanese to local night markets have been drastically affected by huge numbers of Chinese tourists visiting Taiwan, reports our Chinese-language sister newspaper China Times. Chinese tou...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from The Japan Times » News category » WorldThe accidental killing of two hostages in a U.S. operation against al-Qaida has put a new spotlight on the Obama administration’s reliance on drones in the battle against terrorism — and has also raised pressure on the White ...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Shanghai Daily: NationA total of 109 official vehicles from China's northwest Shaanxi Province were auctioned online on Friday, provincial authorities said. The sales marked the start of an online auction of official vehicles
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS[International] : United States Congressman Mike Honda says Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo should acknowledge the comfort women issue if he aims to promote female participation in the Japanese workforce. [more...]
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Hong Kong feedThe European Union weighed in on Hong Kong’s political reform, saying people should be given a “genuine choice” in electing the city’s leader in 2017.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from The Japan Times » News category » WorldOlympic gold medalist and reality TV star Bruce Jenner said on Friday that he identifies as a woman, becoming the highest-profile American to come out as transgender. The 65-year-old Jenner made the declaration in a wide-ranging intervie...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Shanghai Daily: NationPassenger liner Chinese Taishan docks at a port in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 24, 2015. A new route linking Zhoushan and southeast China's Taiwan was officially launched on Friday, as nearly 900 passengers started th...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsAsustek plans to launch its new VivoWatch on its home turf next week, making Taiwan one of the first markets in the world where the fitness-centric smartwatch will be available. In an invitation sent...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS[Politics] : President Park Geun-hye held a summit with her Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff on Friday and discussed measures for cooperation between the two countries. [more...]
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsA court document revealed recently shows that a US State Department contractor has been accused of sharing intelligence information with an alleged Chinese spy, Fox News of the US reports. In a Nov...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Shanghai Daily: NationA renowned Beijing Opera performer has recently courted a storm of controversy for a feather tiara that is part of her show costume. Award winning artist Liu Guijuan recently posted a picture of herself
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from The Korea HealdPresident Park Geun-hye and her Brazilian counterpart, Dilma Rousseff, agreed Friday to strengthen their countries' partnership by diversifying cooperation."(South Korea and Brazil) can become ideal partners in expanding cooperation in s...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsThe first bluefin tuna caught by Taiwanese fishermen in waters off Taiwan this season was auctioned Friday for NT$1.7 million (US$54,000) in Pingtung county, southern Taiwan. The fish, caught by Ping...
- India & World News
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NDTV News - Top StoriesMassive tremors that lasted between 30 seconds and nearly a couple of minutes were felt throughout North India after a huge 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Nepal.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalIndia has called for the UN to demonstrate "greater responsiveness" to the reforms being implemented by the Myanmar government and discontinue annual resolutions on the human rights situation in the country.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalPresident Barack Obama had a historic visit to India early this year as part of his efforts to deepen America's partnership with India in the Asia Pacific region, a presidential aide has said.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalAs 7.5-magnitude earthquake rattled major parts of northern India and neighbouring Nepal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday assured that the government is working to reach out to those affected in both the countries.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from The Hindu - NationalPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took the Metro to travel from Dhaula Kuan to Dwarka. Sources said the Prime Minister took the Metro to avoid inconvenience to the public on the route becau...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NDTV News - Top StoriesA massive earthquake measuring 7.9 magnitude struck 80 km (50 miles) east of Pokhara in Nepal on Saturday, causing some buildings in the capital Kathmandu to collapse, witnesses said.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India“These helicopters have been test flown and accepted by Afghanistan pilots on 15th April,” the minister said in a written reply to P Nagarajan in Lok Sabha.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from The Hindu - InternationalA high-intensity quake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale on Saturday rocked many parts of East and North India, including Delhi, the epicentre of which was in Nepal. Summary:
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalA strong earthquake of magnitude 7.9 on Richter scale and a major aftershock of 6.6 struck Nepal on Saturday. The quakes also jolted parts of North and Northeast India. Widespread damage is being reported from Nepal.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of IndiaThe Prime Minister travelled from Dhaula Kuan to Dwarka in a Metro train.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of IndiaThe foundation has focused on Delhi and NCR (National Capital Region) in the first year, but has plans to cover more business schools next year.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from The Hindu - NationalShazia Ilmi says she would have prevented the farmer from dying had she still been with the AAP
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from The Hindu - NationalTrinamool Congress says its supporter was shot dead while trying to prevent booth jamming in Bardhaman.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NDTV News - Top StoriesThe United States has expressed concern over India's crackdown on Ford Foundation and Greenpeace, and said it is seeking "clarification" on the action.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalChief of Army Staff General Dalbir Singh, New Zealand High Commissioner Grahame Morton and Australian High Commissioner Patrick Suckling commemorated and honoured the soldiers who took part in World War I, World War II and other armed co...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalThe Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday justified the decision of the government to put private funding organisation Ford Foundation on its watch list, adding that compared to other countries, India is very a 'liberal regime' with respect...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalThe number of Indians living legally in Kuwait has crossed 8 lakh, the largest expatriate community in the Arab country, the Indian embassy has said.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from The Hindu - National“I felt that flying by helicopter to the shrine would be an insult to (2013 Kedarnath flood victims). They walked to the shrine and so I chose to do the same”.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NDTV News - WorldHawaii lawmakers on Friday passed a bill that would raise the legal smoking age statewide to 21, positioning it to become the first state in the country to do so.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a Metro ride in the national capital.
- South/Southeast Asia & World News
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Malaysia TodayAs the late Tun Muhammad Ghazali Shafie was fond of saying, “The silence is deafening.” That is what people are saying about Najib as well: the silence is deafening. Sun... READ MORE
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Malaysian Insider : Malaysia
The Taman Medan church that was forced to remove a cross from its building during a protest will only put it up again after it gets written consent from Selangor Menteri Besar Mohamed Azmin Ali. Lawyer Derek Fernandez said the church too... - Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam NewsNguyen Truong Tai won the 14th stage of the 27th HCM City Television Cycling Cup yesterday, with an outstanding performance.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - TopstoriesA Southeast Asian summit will urge "self-restraint" in the South China Sea but avoid directly criticising Chinese actions that have fanned tensions in the contested waters, a diplomatic source with knowledge of a draft statement said Fri...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam NewsThe central province of Quang Tri's Huong Hoa District police seized smuggled goods worth hundreds of millions of dong in Lao Bao Township on Thursday.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from GMA News Online / News / NationDetained businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles and her nephew-turned-accuser Benhur Luy will soon face each other in court.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Asianewsnet.net - Breaking News“I want to work as a biologist in a unified Korea,” said Kim Da-eun, a sixth-grader from Pandong elementary school
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Asianewsnet.net - HeadlineThe Attorney General’s Office (AGO) confirmed on Thursday that the executions of 10 death row inmates would be conducted shortly after the conclusion of the 60th Asian-African Conference Commemoration (AACC)
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam NewsThe South African team, newcomers to the 2015 Da Nang International Fireworks Competition, will perform the curtain-raiser on April 28, said the organising committee at a media briefing yesterday.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Asianewsnet.net - HeadlineMalaysia would not be any less Islamic even if it does not carry out hudud as there are other laws that observe Shariah demands, the federal Islamic authority Jakim said on Friday
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Thanh Nien News Online | Thanh Nien Daily"We fought with our hearts, for people in the south, not for fame, not to be called heroes" A visit to Saigon’s time capsule A beer in Ngo Dinh Diem's ballroom Soldier who ended Vietnam War dies
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Bangkokpost.com : Top StoriesThe Customs Department has sought 13.46 billion baht in additional tariffs and taxes from Toyota Motor Thailand Co and Isuzu Motors Co (Thailand) on parts imports for their assembly lines in Thailand.
- 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.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from NST Online Latest News - AllKUALA LUMPUR: The High Court allowed Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Datuk M. Saravanan to intervene as a respondent in two bids to set aside Registrar of Societies’ directive for MIC to conduct fresh elections.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from NST Online Latest News - AllMUAR: A traffic policeman and a female driver in her 40s were injured in an accident involving the traffic policeman's patrol motorcycle and two other cars in Jalan Besar Pagoh, near here at 7.45am today.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from BERNAMA - English VersionBy Nik Nurfaqih Nik Wil KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 (Bernama) -- A total of 65 medical personnel are on 24-hour standby at key designated locations in the Malaysian capital to provide medical aid to the 26th ASEAN Summit delegates and partici...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Breaking News - RSS Khaosod EnglishPATTANI — Four security officers in Pattani province were injured by a bomb that appeared to be planted in revenge for the the military raid that killed four civilians last month.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam NewsA blood donation campaign entitled Hanh Trinh Do (Red Journey) has been launched for the third time in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong's Da Lat City.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam NewsAbout 400 patients have been treated through stem cell transplant therapy across Viet Nam since the first case was recorded in HCM City two decades ago, a report revealed.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » NewsGEORGE TOWN, April 24, 2015: Penang’s Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) which is known to be Pakatan Rakyat friendly has expressed shock that a mysterious individual is said to be contesting in the Permatang Pauh by-election under the PR...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 ― The police will respond to any cry for help from the Taman Medan church, Selangor police chief Datuk Abdul Samah Mat said today after a pastor voiced concern for the safety of his congregation following last Sund... - Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Star Online News HighlightsPUTRAJAYA: Businesses that impose service charge must display notices informing customers of the fee from May 1 or risk a fine of up to RM100,000.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - TopstoriesMan and three children wounded in Narathiwat blast targeting officials
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Malaysiakini :: NEWSMYKMU.net wants Khairy to file a report with the Umno disciplinary board.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Malaysiakini :: NEWSCOMMENT In seeking justice and fairness, he has experienced the worst.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from BERNAMA - English VersionKANGAR, April 24 (Bernama) -- An expert in nano particle for bio-medical functions at Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Dr Norsuria Mahmed has created history in the academic world when she was appointed as an honourary associate rese...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from NST Online Latest News - AllGEORGE TOWN: The Permatang Pauh by-election could possibly be a three-way one, with long forgotten Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) indicating it would contest.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam NewsThe Ha Noi City market management department, in co-ordination with Hoang Mai District police, seized 1,400kg of illegally imported candy.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from NST Online Latest News - AllKUALA LUMPUR: A retired factory worker was charged at the Sessions Court with inciting 11 underaged boys to commit gross sexual indecency with him over a two-year period.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam NewsThe Ministry of Agriculture a nd Rural Development has recommended that the State's budget concentrate on developing infrastructure and logistic facilities for five regional fishery centres along the Vietnamese coastline.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Asianewsnet.net - Breaking NewsFormer president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on leaders of Asian and African nations to translate their longstanding solidarity campaign into practical actions to collectively tackle global problems and improve development on the two...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from GMA News Online / News / NationPresident Benigno Aquino III has appointed a former aide of his father, the late Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Jr., to the Martial Law historical advisory committee.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | Malaysia
GEORGE TOWN, April 24 — Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM), a pro-Pakatan Rakyat (PR) party, alleged today that Barisan Nasional (BN) had planted moles among its ranks, after learning of a plan by three of its members to field a candidate... - Friday, April 24, 2015 from NationMANILA - Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago on Friday called for an inquiry, in aid of legislation, on officials who barricade themselves in their offices to resist suspension or removal by authorities.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Around The World News- RSS Khaosod EnglishSYDNEY (DPA) — More than 100 Australian organizations including churches, human rights and community groups appealed to the government Friday not to transfer asylum seekers to overseas detention centres.
- 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.
- 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.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - TopstoriesThe People's Network for Energy Reform has urged the government to include special conditions in the amendments to the petroleum act so as to allow the use of a production sharing contract (PSC) in the upcoming round of bidding for oil a...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - TopstoriesThai Airways International Plc ( THAI) President Charamporn Jotikasthira yesterday said the airline aims to be the safest carrier in the Asia-Pacific region within this year. The airline is now running internal audit procedure in the wak...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from NST Online Latest News - AllPUTRAJAYA: Hotel and restaurant operators must display the service charge notice imposed by the premise according to the format gazetted in the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering (Marking of Service Charge for Hotel and Restaurant Order...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from WorldWASHINGTON - Think jaws meets a kangaroo, with maybe a touch of cute kitten, and you've got the aptly named pocket shark – the newest and rarest species found off the US coast. Surprised scientists found a tiny, young version of the extr...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from WorldAMMAN (JORDAN) - As a boy in pre-war Baghdad, Mr Adil Faraj dreamed of becoming a dancer, inspired by a Michael Jackson performance he watched on DVD. For over a decade, he pursued his passion despite daunting challenges and harassment b...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World NewsMacedonian state television reported 14 migrants were killed near the central city of Veles late on Thursday, hit by a train as they walked through a canyon along an increasingly well-trodden Balkan route for migrants trying to reach wes...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from WorldINDIANA - More than a dozen people were injured after a stage filled with students collapsed during a musical performance at a central Indiana high school, authorities said. Captain Charles Hollowell of the Westfield Police Department sa...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Pajhwok Afghan News (English)By Pajhwok Report on 25 April 2015 SHAHRAN (Pajhwok): The police chief for Bak Khel district and the town’s administrative chief were wounded in a militants’ attack in southeastern Paktika province, official said Saturday. Nisar Ahmed Ab...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from WorldWASHINGTON - Ms Hillary Rodham Clinton's passionate speech yesterday (April 23) appealing for expanded rights and opportunities for women in the US and around the world was not supposed to be a campaign event. But it might as well have b...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Khaama Press (KP) | Afghan Online Newspaper
Afghan cricketer Asghar Stanikzai formally assumed the charge of the Afghan national cricket team after he has was appointed as the new captain to replace Mohammad Nabi Esa Khel. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) officials told report... - Friday, April 24, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World NewsItalian police said on Friday they were carrying out a "vast anti-terrorism" operation against an organisation inspired by al Qaeda that wanted to support attacks against Pakistan's government and U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from WorldSKOPJE - Fourteen migrants were hit by a train and killed in central Macedonia late on Thursday as they walked through a canyon along an increasingly well-trodden Balkan route for migrants trying to reach western Europe. The accident hap...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Star Online Nation HighlightsPETALING JAYA: A still image of an alley behind a house where he grew up landed 19-year-old Tan Yong Lin the title of 'Youth Photographer of the Year" at the 2015 Sony World Photography Awards.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from SingaporeSINGAPORE - The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) will conduct military exercises in Seletar, Marsiling, Jalan Bahar, Neo Tiew, Lim Chu Kang, Jalan Kwok Min, Tuas, Upper Jurong, Hong Kah, Ama Keng, Bedok Jetty, Kranji, Lentor, Simpang, Sembaw...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World NewsEU leaders commit substantial new resources to saving migrants in the Mediterranean at an emergency summit in Brussels convened after some 800 people died when their boat capsized on Sunday.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Khaama Press (KP) | Afghan Online Newspaper
By Manish Rai Saudi Arabia announced that it is scaling back its military intervention in Yemen, after more than three weeks of punishing airstrikes failed to drive back the Shiite rebels that have plunged the Arabian Peninsula poorest n... - Friday, April 24, 2015 from Asia
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Pajhwok Afghan News (English)By Khwaja Basir Ahmad Fitri on 25 April 2015 KABUL (Pajhwok): Wolesi Jirga or lower house of parliament on Saturday approved presidential decree declaring Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the council of ministers as budgetary unit. Earl...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Manila Bulletin | Latest Breaking News | News Philippines » World
A naked nationalist is stirring up election billboards in Japan, offering a bit of colour — and a lot of flesh — to get out the vote. Right winger Teruki Goto is pictured on his campaign poster in his birthday suit, wielding ... - Friday, April 24, 2015 from SingaporeSINGAPORE - Singapore's manufacturing output declined for the second consecutive month in March, down by 5.5 per cent compared to a year earlier and after shrinking 3.3 per cent in February. However, the performance was slightly better t...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from The Star Online Nation HighlightsPUTRAJAYA: Businesses that impose service charge must display notices informing customers of the fee from May 1 or risk a fine of up to RM100,000.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from WorldBANGKOK - No major changes are planned to Thailand's draft constitution, a spokesman for the committee pulling it together said on Friday, despite criticism from politicians that it is undemocratic as the one-year anniversary of a milita...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Pajhwok Afghan News (English)By Sujoy Dhar on 24 April 2015 NEW DELHI (Pajhwok) The Jindal School of International Affairs and the Jindal Institute of Leadership Development and Executive Education of O.P. Jindal Global University have been awarded an internationall...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Pajhwok Afghan News (English)By Khan Wali Salaarzai on 24 April 2015 ASADABAD (Pajhwok): Taliban launched coordinated attacks on security forces in 12 districts of eastern Kunar province, which were repulsed by Afghan forces leaving 11 militants dead and wounded on ...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from >The News International - Latest StoriesTerrorists planning to attack soft targets: Nisar ...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from >The News International - Latest StoriesMachh Jail officials seek new date for Saulat Mirza’s execution ...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Pajhwok Afghan News (English)By Ahmed Qureshi on 24 April 2015 KABUL (Pajhwok): US drone strikes in Afghanistan killed 57 insurgents during the last four months, a leading France news agency reports. US drones carried out six times during this year in different east...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from philstar.com - NationMANILA, Philippines - A fire partially destroyed a three-storey building in Makati City Friday afternoon.
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from AsiaNEW DELHI - India has cracked down on the Ford Foundation, saying the US charity can no longer give money to local organisations without government permission, the latest move against a foreign NGO, an official said Friday. A home minist...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Pajhwok Afghan News (English)By Pajhwok Report on 25 April 2015 KABUL (Pajhwok): Pakistan and Turkmenistan agreed on Friday to expedite work on the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (Tapi) gas pipeline project scheduled to be completed by 2018, media reports. ...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from Pajhwok Afghan News (English)By Hedayatullah Khostai on 24 April 2015 KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): Fifteen militants have been killed when heavy-armed insurgents mounted attacks on police check posts in northeastern Kunduz province, police spokesman said on Friday. Sayed ...
- Friday, April 24, 2015 from philstar.com - Nation
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Pajhwok Afghan News (English)By Hassan Khitab on 25 April 2015 KABUL (Pajhwok): The office of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) ruled out any disagreement between government leaders over election reform commission, saying the commission would resume work in next few...
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- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Panorama.amThroughout this year, we are going to fight so that genocide as a crime will not occur again, Chief of the Armenian Presidential Staff, Coordinator of the Armenian Genocide Centennial ...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesIran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will meet with his American counterpart John Kerry on the sidelines of the five-year review conference on the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in New York next week.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from www.eng.24.kg - KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan recognizes that torture and ill-treatment remain widespread in the country. This is stated in the annual report of the National Centre of the Kyrgyz Republic on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treat...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesArmenian armed forces have broken the ceasefire with Azerbaijan 56 times in numerous positions within 24 hours, the Azerbaijani defense ministry said Apr.25.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from News.Az - Latest ArticlesThe Ministry has disseminated an information.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from AKIpress News Agency
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from News.Az - Latest ArticlesA protocol of intent on the establishment of the Azerbaijani-French University was signed.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesBakcell – the First Mobile Operator and the Leading Mobile Internet Provider of Azerbaijan, announces the “Smart Start” internship program, designed for the young people, students and graduates aged 18-25, who are planning to start their...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from КазинформWASHINGTON. KAZINFORM - US Secretary of State John Kerry called Friday on Shiite Huthi rebels in Yemen and those who have "influence over them" to come to the negotiating table and end the unrest in the Gulf nation, Trend.az reported cit...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Uzbekistan News - UzReportOn April 24, the President of Uzbekistan approved measures on implementation of modern methods of corporate governance in joint stock companies.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from News.Az - Latest ArticlesPresident of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan has spoken at the official ceremony in Canakkale.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Uzbekistan News - UzReportOn April 24, the Cabinet of Ministers held a meeting, dedicated to the discussion of the results of socio-economic development of the Republic for the first quarter of the current year and the assessment of the implementation of the majo...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from News.Az - Latest ArticlesMutually beneficial alliances were created during the event, APA reports.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesThe official exchange rate of Azerbaijani manat to the US dollar set by the Azerbaijani Central Bank remained unchanged last week.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Panorama.amTurkey has condemned the statement of Russian President Vladimir Putin calling the 1915 events in the Ottoman Empire Genocide, the foreign ministry said on Friday, TASS reported. Despite our warnings and ...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Armenian News - PanARMENIAN.NetThe research has been made possible by a City of London Archaeological Trust grant from a bequest made by the late Rosemary Green.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from News.Az - Latest ArticlesThe Defense Ministry has spread a statement.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Trend.Az - Latest HeadlinesAzerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and French President Francois Hollande met in Baku Apr.25.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from hetq.am RSS -For many in Turkey, the issue of the Armenian Genocide is seen as a vital part of the overall struggle for democracy in the country.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from News.Az - Latest ArticlesA senior Iranian nuclear negotiator says Iran and the P5+1 group have started drafting the text of mechanisms related to the removal of sanctions imposed on Tehran over its peaceful nuclear program.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Panorama.amBy John Pilger, RT Australia has again declared war on Indigenous people, reminiscent of the brutality that brought global condemnation on apartheid South Africa. Aboriginal people are to be driven from ...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from КазинформMAKKAH. KAZINFORM - Sara Omar, grandma of US President Barack Obama, has emphasized the significance of the Prophet Muhammad exhibition in Makkah and said it reflects the moderate teachings of Islam that calls for tolerance and rejects v...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Armenian News - PanARMENIAN.NetOne hundred years later, numerous other peoples are at risk as sectarian conflicts continue across the world, the article says.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Panorama.amAl-Qaedas Syrian affiliate and other Islamist fighters made gains Friday in a joint offensive on the last major regime bastion in the northwest province of Idlib, an activist group ...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from AKIpress News Agency
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Panorama.amMarchers created a mesmerizing blur of brightly colored flags Friday as they walked through the streets west of downtown Los Angeles to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian ...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from www.eng.24.kg - KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstani Ksenia Palkina reaches the final of the international tennis competitions held in the city of Shymkent (Kazakhstan). The official website of the International Tennis Federation reports. As noted, in doubles the national tenni...
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