- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from International Business TimesKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The Philippines on Sunday called on neighboring Southeast Asian nations to push for an immediate halt to China's reclamation in the disputed South China Sea ahead of a regional summit. China claims 90 percent of ...
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from Asia news, all the latest and breaking Asian newsEverest survivors recount the deadliest disaster in the mountain's history
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from Asia - Los Angeles TimesA powerful aftershock shook Nepal on Sunday, making buildings sway and sending panicked Katmandu residents running into the streets a day after a massive earthquake left more than 2,200 people dead.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from CNN.com - Asia
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- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from NYT > Asia PacificThe earthquake struck near Katmandu. Residents described scenes of panic, and trekkers reported a major avalanche on Mount Everest.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from Asia news, all the latest and breaking Asian newsNepal hit by 7.9 magnitude earthquake with reports of collapsed buildings in Kathmandu and strong tremors felt across the Himalayan nation and parts of India - follow latest updates
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from NYT > Asia PacificThe avalanche rumbled down a treacherous icefall into a mountaineering base camp, killing at least 17 climbers and injuring an untold number of others, officials said.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DEThe EU has agreed to pursue stalled free-trade talks with Southeast Asia a day ahead of the ASEAN summit. But the tense gathering is expected to rebuke China, the EU's second largest trading partner.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalTwelve people have been arrested in Malaysia for allegedly planning “chaos,” local police said Sunday, just one day before the annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit is set to kick off in the country.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (Central & South Asia)Israel's laws are meant to save them from the past and protect them from the future.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (Central & South Asia)The dazzling phenomenon that reinvented North America's three-ring circus is folding its tent in its Quebec birthplace.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (Central & South Asia)After years-long siege by the Syrian regime and an invasion by ISIL, Palestinians say they have been abandoned.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from The DiplomatAs George Orwell said, 'To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle.'
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from International Business TimesRescue helicopters have landed at Everest base camp, where a deadly avalanche triggered by the Nepal earthquake has killed at least 17 people, and left hundreds of climbers trapped on the mountain, according to reports.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (Central & South Asia)Extreme golf in extreme conditions, where there is no card for your yardage and no buggy to take you around.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalThe first two planes will fly to Nepal today, according to the Russian Emergencies Ministry.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from Forbes - AsiaFerdinand Piech, the autocratic and highly successful chairman of Volkswagen, resigned suddenly on Saturday after he failed to engineer the dismissal of chief executive Martin Winterkorn. The group can now do two things – it can search f...
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from Asia news, all the latest and breaking Asian newsExperts, including British academics, gathered in Nepal a week before the earthquake to prepare for 'nightmare waiting to happen'
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from International Business TimesThe secretary-general of ASEAN, southeast Asia's international commerce and security organization, said Sunday that the body rejected China's territorial claims in the South China Sea, according to reports.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (Central & South Asia)First rescue plane carrying people injured in avalanche lands in Kathmandu, a day after Nepal's worst quake in 81 years.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from International Business TimesAs rescue efforts continued more than a day after a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal, the death toll crossed 2,200 and was expected to rise, according to reports. Meanwhile, another aftershock hit the region Sunday afternoon, t...
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from NYT > Asia PacificA writer who survived the earthquake with her 10-year-old son tells of the sadness at seeing history destroyed, but also of the resilience of the Nepalese people.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from BBC News - AsiaKathmandu's historic Durbar square was reduced to rubble in Saturday's earthquake.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from Asia news, all the latest and breaking Asian newsA powerful earthquake struck the Nepal region on Saturday, causing widespread casualties and triggering an avalanche on Mount Everest. It was followed by a 6.7 magnitude aftershock on Sunday morning - here is what we know so far
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (Central & South Asia)Despite no new Ebola cases in the West Africa country, the effects of the outbreak will linger for years to come.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from NYT > Asia PacificNine people, most of them foreigners, are scheduled to go before firing squads in what is believed to be the largest mass execution in the nation in decades.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from AsiaA magnitude 6.7 aftershock rumbled the Nepalese capital and sent people running for open ground Sunday morning. The
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from Asian Correspondent
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An official in Nepal says at least 2,152 people are now confirmed dead in the massive earthquake that hit just outside of Kathmandu. - Sunday, April 26, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalNineteen bodies were recovered from Mount Everest, following an avalanche triggered by an earthquake in Nepal, the spokesperson for Indian Defense Ministry said Sunday.
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- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
RAUSU, Hokkaido--The sudden mysterious rise of a land mass from the sea along the coast here was apparently caused by a local landslide, according to an on-site study conducted by the Kitami Institute of Technology on April 25. - Monday, April 27, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsTaiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday issued a travel alert urging people not to travel to Nepal following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in the Himalayan country earlier in the day in which ov...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Korea HealdKorean graduates of the University of Toronto gathered recently at an alumni reception at the Canadian embassy in Seoul to meet fellow alumni and remember their time at the various campuses in Toronto. The University of Toronto has over ...
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsThe Chinese government approved a new area in the central province of Hunan to stimulate regional growth and accelerate the opening up of the country's interior. The Xiangjiang New Area, the first ...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Korea HealdThe first group of survivors from an earthquake-triggered avalanche that swept through the Mount Everest base camp were flown to Nepal's capital on Sunday and taken to hospitals. None appeared to have life-threatening injuries. At lea...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Korea HealdSK Planet said Sunday it launched the ecommerce Website 11street in Malaysia on April 24. The South Korean online commerce operator has been preparing to launch in the Malaysian market for the past six months, after establishing joint fi...
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
China will acquire a dominant position in the Asia-Pacific region within 20 years if the United States lowers its involvement in the region, according to a new study commissioned by the Foreign Ministry. - Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Korea HealdSouth Korean department stores are beefing up marketing efforts to attract Chinese tourists ahead of the International Workers' Day holiday, industry sources said Sunday. Retail industry insiders said stores are moving to accept the...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Korea HealdMalaysian police said they arrested on Sunday 12 suspected Islamic militants who were plotting attacks in the country just as it prepares to host a Southeast Asian summit. National police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said the suspects, arres...
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
KOBE--An apparel maker here that specializes in "miracle stretch pants" for women also has made a near-miraculous recovery from the devastation of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, when it faced closure after its warehouse was destroyed. - Monday, April 27, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsThe market capitalization of the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) hit a new high as of Friday after foreign institutional investors aggressively bought into local shares for the whole week, according to t...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Korea HealdSouth Korea’s parliamentary speaker has voiced a strong desire to pass a resolution marking the 70th anniversary of World War II’s end at Seoul’s National Assembly by June, as the first step toward joint resolutions with the U.S. and Chi...
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsA model of the PLA Navy's future 40,000-ton amphibious assault ship was revealed on Apr. 23 by Maritime China magazine based in Beijing on its official Weibo account. The model showed an amphibious...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Korea HealdSouth Korea on Sunday pledged $1 million in aid for earthquake-stricken Nepal and said it may consider sending an emergency rescue squad. The decision was reached after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake on Saturday devastated Nepal, leaving mo...
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from Twitter Search / reuterschinaCuts to pay and perks trigger flight from China's state banks http://reut.rs/1EEiygf
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from MongolBeat » Politics
By E.OYUNDARI A consultative meeting between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia and the Republic of Belarus was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia on Saturday, where the sides discussed a wide range of issues ... - Monday, April 27, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsThe relations between Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China are important but are not tantamount to cross-strait relations, a KMT official said Saturday. Chang Jung-kung, chai...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Korea HealdPresident Park Geun-hye’s return from her recent Latin America tour Monday is expected to be plagued by a series of tough tasks, namely minimizing the damage of a recent graft scandal that left the integrity of her administration in ques...
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsMotorbike riders who enjoy taking their dogs for a ride, beware: don't let the dog stand on the back of the seat if you don't want a ticket. A man in Luzhou district in New Taipei got a ticket for ...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Korea HealdNepalese doctors set up makeshift operating theatres in a hospital car park Sunday as they worked round the clock to treat the wounded from a monster quake that has also left morgues overflowing with bodies. As disaster officials said ...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Korea HealdThe nation’s major construction companies are expected to be slapped with significant antitrust fines for operating a cartel during a plumbing project initiated by the Korea Gas Corp.According to the Fair Trade Commission and the Ministr...
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsOnline movie ticket sales are expected to account for 50% of the total box office gross in China this year, according to the Economic Observer website, citing a forecast report published by Sootoo.co...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsPresident Ma Ying-jeou extended his sympathy to Nepal Saturday after the Himalayan country was devastated by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake on Saturday and asked the Executive Yuan as well as the Ministry...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Korea HealdRussia has nearly halved South Korea's fishing quota in its territorial waters, blaming Seoul for its failure to invest in Russian seaports as promised earlier, the Seoul government said Sunday. Under a fisheries agreement signed last w...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Korea HealdVALETTA, Malta ― Telecom carriers are expanding their presence at IFA, Europe’s largest trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances, with Korea’s SK Telecom and China’s ZTE joining the event for the first time this year. “We ...
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsLawmakers across party lines failed Friday to reach consensus on sending a draft bill monitoring Taiwan's pacts with China to a legislative committee for review, meaning that further delays for the bi...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Korea HealdSouth Korean cosmetics brand AmorePacific and the Korea Breast Cancer Foundation kicked off the Busan leg of this year’s Pink Ribbon Love Marathon on Sunday. The annual event aims to spread awareness about breast cancer ― the most common...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Korea HealdThe widow of former President Kim Dae-jung hopes to visit North Korea next month, a trip that could help alleviate tension on the divided peninsula, her nonprofit organization said Sunday. Lee Hee-ho, who was the first lady while Kim se...
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsA team from Taiwan has won a gold medal at the 2015 World Cheerleading Championships, the first by a Taiwanese group in a major international cheerleading tournament. The team of around 20 young me...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Korea HealdThe Hollywood blockbuster "Avengers: Age of Ultron" has become the fastest foreign film to surpass 3 million viewers in South Korea, data showed Sunday. According to the Korean Film Council and Walt Disney Co. Korea, the film's distribu...
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from The Korea HealdIt was noon and my girlfriend and I were at the Tribhuvan International Airport's boarding gate 3 for our flight from Kathmandu to Kuala Lumpur, when the terminal building began to shake.I thought initially that the commotion was due to...
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsHuawei Technologies Co, one of China's largest smartphone and IT device manufacturers, has set a goal of posting US$70 billion in sales in 2018. Shanghai's China Business News cited Chen Fanchang,...
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from Twitter Search / reuterschinaChina to crack down on exotic dancers at village funerals http://reut.rs/1IQ2LZC
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsChina Unicom, one of the country's three state-owned mobile telecom service operators, is expected to face a challenging 2015, after posting monthly declines in subscriber numbers in February and Marc...
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from The Korea HealdMercedes-Benz Korea, the local importer of the luxury German car brand, is recalling nearly 2,800 vehicles sold here because of an oil leak that may lead to a fire, the transportation ministry said Sunday. Due to a defective part in 10 ...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Korea HealdThe smart watch hype is at its peak as two of the world’s largest tech giants and archrivals ― Samsung Electronics and Apple ― step up their efforts to gain the upper-hand in a new round in a battle for the wrist.The first wearable devic...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Korea Heald
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
TENDO, Yamagata Prefecture--In a traditional war game of "shogi," or Japanese chess, two high-ranking female players commanded armies of human "koma" pieces on a massive board in this city on April 25. - Monday, April 27, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsChinese and Kenyan investors on Friday launched a technology transfer and training center to promote the assembly of solar lighting systems to meet a huge demand for green energy sources in the East A...
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsA condiment manufacturer in New Taipei has been found to be using industrial-grade magnesium carbonate in its pepper powder products, the city's Public Health Department said Saturday. An initial i...
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from The Korea HealdTrade between North Korea and China, its economic lifeline, slipped 13.4 percent on-year in the first three months of this year amid frayed bilateral ties, data showed Sunday. Bilateral trade volume fell to US$1.1 billion in the Januar...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsA joint biological research team led by Chinese scientists has completed the genome sequencing of cultivated upland cotton, a new breakthrough in cotton genome studies. The research sequenced and a...
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from The Korea HealdPeople across Bangladesh got panicked by multiple foreshocks and aftershocks of the powerful earthquake which jolted Nepal and some parts of India and China yesterday.Morsheda Begum died in Dupchanchia of Bogra when a wall collapsed on ...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from WantChinaTimes-NewsThe 62-strong China International Search and Rescue Team arrived in Nepal on Sunday to carry out humanitarian mission after a 7.9 magnitude quake struck the country on Saturday. The death toll from th...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Korea HealdWomen in Korea who have a low income or are unemployed are more likely to suffer from depression, a study claimed Sunday.The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs said in the report that 16.3 percent of women over age 20 have suf...
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from The Japan Times » NationalSome 3,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people paraded through Tokyo’s Shibuya district Sunday afternoon to demonstrate their hope that Japanese society will continue to forge ahead with recent moves to embrace equality a...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Korea HealdTwo society hostesses are rivals. Both guard their social standing jealously ― and may even punish a guest who attends the other’s party by withholding future invitations.China and the United States seem to regard Asia-Pacific relations ...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Korea HealdKATHMANDU ― Powerful aftershocks rocked Nepal Sunday, panicking survivors of a quake that killed more than 2,200 and triggering fresh avalanches at Everest base camp, as rescuers dug through rubble in the devastated capital Kathmandu.Ter...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Korea HealdThe most urgent task President Park Geun-hye will address upon returning home Monday from her 12-day trip to South America is choosing the replacement for Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo, who offered to resign a week ago amid a deepening graf...
- Monday, April 27, 2015 from The Korea HealdAudi Korea is stepping up efforts to expand customer service by pledging to enhance its repair services and increase the number of customer service centers nationwide by the end of 2015.The German automaker said it is scheduled to open 1...
- India & World News
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalAnother Indian Air Force plane brought 237 Indians back to New Delhi from Kathmandu on Sunday afternoon, taking to 783 the total of passengers evacuated from the quake-hit Nepal since the first plane landed late Saturday night.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalQuick response to calamities in the neighbourhood as well as in India is high-priority for the armed forces, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Sunday as India stepped up rescue and relief operations in earthquake-hit Nepal.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalReligious bodies of Sikh community - Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Managing Committee (DSGMC)- will send 25,000 food packets to Kathmandu each day from tomorrow.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from The Indian Express » Section » India
The activity is most likely to become widespread on Apr 27 & 28 with the possibility of isolated heavy thunderstorm. - Sunday, April 26, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalRegretting the continuance of manual scavenging, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday sought cooperation of the society in the resolve to get rid of this "blot" during the 125th birth anniversary of Babasaheb Ambedkar which is being ce...
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from World News, News of World, Top World News, World Breaking Headlines - Times of IndiaAsh from Chile's spewing Calbuco volcano threatened on Saturday to spell travel misery in the region and beyond after it triggered the cancellation of domestic and international flights in several cities.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from NDTV News - WorldReligious bodies of Sikh community - Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Managing Committee (DSGMC)- will send 25,000 food packets to Kathmandu each day from tomorro...
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from The Indian Express » Section » India
"The Congress convention unanimously resolved to observe May 5 as 'Black Day' in Jammu and Kashmir," a JKPCC spokesman said. - Sunday, April 26, 2015 from The Hindu - NationalPrime Minister says a number of rescue teams along with sniffer dogs have been sent to Nepal to save as many lives as they can.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from The Indian Express » Section » India
A free helpline number is 011-23012113, 011-23014104, and 011-23017905, according to Additional Director-General of Police (Armed Battalion) Rajiv Dasot. - Sunday, April 26, 2015 from The Hindu - NationalThe State govt has set up a helpline to deal with the emergency. Call 1070 (toll-free), 22253707 or 22032582.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalBorder force SSB has deployed a 2,900-strong contingent equipped with medical aid and food to help Indians returning from earthquake-hit Nepal and the affected locals.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from NDTV News - Top StoriesAlleging fund diversion to Kingfisher and other UB group entities, United Spirits' board yesterday asked Mr Mallya to quit the board. The company said it has "lost faith" in Mr Mallya and would go to ...
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from NDTV News - Top StoriesIn the current financial year, the increase in average salary as well as variable pay is expected to be higher than last fiscal's.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from The Hindu - NationalMLA Feroz N. Sait has proposed to install a 200 ft. long magnificent flag post at the Fort Lake within the lake at the entrance of the city. “The flag post will instil nationalism and pat...
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from NDTV News - Top StoriesThe Under-14 girls' football team which had been detained in Nepal following Saturday's earthquake, has safely landed in Delhi.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from The Hindu - NationalFresh tremors shortly after Sunday noon delayed the evacuation of the Indian Under-14 girls football team from Kathmandu. The team, comprising 18 players and five officials, is waiting at...
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of IndiaSSB puts 2,900 jawans on alert along Nepal border
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from Zee News : India NationalIndian companies operating in the earthquake-hit Nepal today said there has not been any major imapct on their operations in the Himalyan nation.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from The Hindu - NationalA youth was killed on-the-spot as he was knocked down from the motorcycle, which he was riding, by a canter on the outskirts of Bangarpet town on Sunday morning.Police gave the name of the...
- South/Southeast Asia & World News
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Asianewsnet.net - Breaking NewsThe Singapore Civil Defence Force is preparing to send a 55-man search-and-rescue contingent to Nepal in the wake of Saturday's earthquake
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Breaking News - RSS Khaosod EnglishBANGKOK – The Thai king’s royal power will not be diminished in the new charter, the chairman of the junta-appointed constitution drafting committee (CDC) said today.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NST Online Latest News - AllKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is ready to extend its assistance to Nepal that was rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake today.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Asianewsnet.net - Breaking NewsMalaysia’s emoji usage shows a humorous nation that loves giving the thumbs up, venting about traffic, and kicking back with some kampung animals
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from The Star Online News HighlightsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will send disaster response and rescue teams to Nepal and has authorized an initial $1 million in aid after a major earthquake killed hundreds in the mountainous Asian nation, U.S. Secretary of St...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | World
LOS ANGELES, April 25 —The Islamic State group claimed an attack today by French, Belgian and Senegalese suicide bombers on the Iraq-Jordan border that officials said killed at least four Iraqi security personnel. The bombers deton... - Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - TopstoriesThe death toll from a massive earthquake which devastated parts of Nepal on Saturday has risen to 876, according to police.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Asianewsnet.net - Breaking NewsAustralian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop once again called for clemency for Bali Nine duo Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran on Saturday after Indonesian authorities told Australian consular officials that their executions were imminent
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - TopstoriesThe US Court of International Trade has dismissed Thailand of market dumping. The Coalition of Gulf Shrimp Industries (COGSI) had accused Thailand and six others countries of violating the anti-dumping rules.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from The Star Online News HighlightsABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria recalled its ambassador to South Africa on Saturday in the latest sign of African countries' discontent at Pretoria's handling of attacks on immigrants.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Breaking News - RSS Khaosod EnglishCHONBURI - A former convict pardoned earlier this month was arrested yesterday for robbing a foreign tourist in the resort town of Pattaya, police say.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | World
CILACAP, April 25 — Indonesia said today it has officially notified eight foreign drug convicts that they will be executed, but a Frenchman was granted a temporary reprieve after Paris stepped up pressure on Jakarta. The eight &mda... - Saturday, April 25, 2015 from The Star Online News HighlightsNEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The United States has expressed concern that India's crackdown on the activities of the Ford Foundation and Greenpeace India could limit "necessary and critical debate" in the world&...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from World | Thanh Nien DailyMany people were trapped under the 19th century Dharahara Tower, a nine-storey structure in Kathmandu that collapsed in the quake. Major quake hits Nepal Powerful Nepal quake kills at least 108, toll expected to rise
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Asianewsnet.net - Breaking NewsJapan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to leave Sunday for the United States, where he will have a summit meeting with US President Barack Obama and become the first Japanese leader to address a joint session of the U
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Asianewsnet.net - Breaking NewsDr Mahathir Mohamad said he lobbied for Najib Razak to become prime minister because of his gratitude to the latter's father Tun Abdul Razak
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NST Online Latest News - AllBUKIT MERTAJAM: Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today issued a stern warning that irresponsible quarters who resort to uttering personal attacks via social media in the Permatang Pauh by-election would be dealt with a ster...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » WorldSYDNEY, April 25, 2015: Two Australian drug traffickers and a Filipino woman were on Saturday given official notification by Indonesia that they would be executed, but with no given date, reports and a lawyer said. They include Australia...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Asianewsnet.net - Breaking NewsThe death toll in Nepal has reached more than 1,300 with more than half of the dead in the Kathmandu valley, according to a report from Reuters
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NST Online Latest News - AllBUKIT MERTAJAM: Permatang Pauh Pas Youth has decided to stick to its gun in staying out of the Permatang Pauh by-election campaign.
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - BreakingnewsSix Thai students bagged home medals from their works exhibited at the International Conference of Young Scientists (ICYS) 2015 during April 19-25 in Turkey.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Asianewsnet.net - Breaking NewsThe Japanese government has decided to set a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 26 per cent from fiscal 2013 levels by fiscal 2030, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | World
KATHMANDU, April 25 — Hundreds of people were feared killed in Nepal today after a massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake ripped through large parts of the country, toppling office blocks and towers in the panic-stricken capital Kathmand... - Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Asianewsnet.net - Breaking NewsOriginally meant to feature Sheheryar Fazli in conversation with Mohammad Hanif, the session at the Islamabad Literature Festival was changed to pay a tribute to The Second Floor (T2F) director Sabeen Mahmud who was shot dead a day earli...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Asianewsnet.net - Breaking NewsIndonesians say social assistance programs are helpful, but generally out of reach, and have failed to significantly impact their lives, according to a survey revealed on Saturday
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » WorldKATHMANDU, April 25, 2015: A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed hundreds of people on Saturday as it ripped through large parts of Nepal, toppling office blocks and towers in Kathmandu and triggering an avalanche that hit Everest ba...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - BreakingnewsRIGA (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble hinted on Saturday that Berlin was preparing for a possible Greek default, drawing a parallel with the secrecy of German reunification plans in 1989.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from World | Thanh Nien Daily
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » WorldANKARA, April 25, 2015: A Turkish Airline official said a plane returning from Milan made an emergency landing in Istanbul and ran off the runway. The plane left a trail of sparks and smoke as it landed but all passengers were evacuated ...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | World
TOKYO, April 25 — Workers have removed radioactive soil from a Tokyo playground where extremely high radiation levels had worried local residents for days, official said. Soil underneath a slide at the park in the northwest of the ... - Saturday, April 25, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » WorldKATHMANDU, April 25, 2015: A earthquake measuring 7.9 magnitude struck west of the ancient Nepali capital of Kathmandu on Saturday causing buildings to collapse, leaving 114 dead, injuring many and leaving a pall of dust over the city, w...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | World
BEIRUT, April 25 — Fighters of Syria’s Al-Qaeda affiliate and its allies overran the last major government-held city in the northwestern province of Idlib today, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Right... - Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NST Online Latest News - AllALOR STAR: Four Pas divisions in Kedah today nominated its party president, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, to retain his post in the June elections.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from World | Thanh Nien DailyIt was the most powerful quake to hit the impoverished Himalayan nation in 81 years. Major quake hits Nepal
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - BreakingnewsLONDON (AFP) - Watford clinched promotion to the Premier League in dramatic fashion as their rivals slipped up in the final seconds on Saturday.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Asianewsnet.net - Breaking NewsIt’s easy to be cynical
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Asianewsnet.net - Breaking NewsIt will be an interesting time this October when China reveals its trump card
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | Malaysia
TUMPAT, April 25 — PAS remains adamant on implementing the Syariah Criminal Code II 1993 (Amendment 2015) Enactment 1993 or the ‘hudud’ in Kelantan despite opposition from its political ally, the DAP. PAS president Datu... - Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - BreakingnewsKathmandu (dpa) - Hundreds of people died and many more were feared trapped under rubble in Nepal on Saturday after the landlocked country experienced its worst earthquake in more than 80 years.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - BreakingnewsRainstorms hit Bangkok Saturday afternoon, with Khlong Samwa registering highest accumulated rainfall, according to Bangkok flood-protection centre.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World NewsThe largest Serb party in Bosnia said on Saturday it would push for a referendum on independence for the country's autonomous Serb Republic in 2018, setting it on a collision course with the West, unless the region is granted greater pow...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from philstar.com - WorldUNITED NATIONS — Actress Angelina Jolie pleaded with world powers Friday to help the millions of Syrian refugees, sharply criticizing the UN Security Council
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from philstar.com - WorldSEOUL — Salvaging the corroded, 6,800-ton ferry Sewol from deep beneath a channel notorious for dangerous currents will be difficult, expensive and potential
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific NewsFamilies of foreign drug convicts set to be hauled before the firing squad in Indonesia issued desperate mercy pleas on Saturday (Apr 25), as France warned of "diplomatic consequences" if one of its nationals is executed.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Manila Bulletin | Latest Breaking News | News Philippines » National
The Manila Bulletin Research Team won two awards in Print Media categories of the 1st Sarihay Media Awards held at Luxent Hotel in Quezon City last Friday. Manila Bulletin Research’s special report titled “Stinking Snag,” co-written by R... - Saturday, April 25, 2015 from WorldNEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The United States has expressed concern that India's crackdown on the activities of the Ford Foundation and Greenpeace India could limit "necessary and critical debate" in the world's largest demo...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from WorldALMATY - Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev was set to renew his 26-year grip on power on Sunday, offering the multi-ethnic Central Asian state economic and social stability in return for what rights groups call systematic suppression...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific NewsA powerful earthquake struck Nepal and sent tremors through northern India on Saturday (Apr 25), killing hundreds of people, toppling a 19th-century tower in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu and triggering a fatal avalanche on Mount Everest.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from philstar.com - WorldABU DIS — After years of Israeli objections, armed Palestinian police in dark blue uniforms have taken up positions in this lawless West Bank suburb of Jerus
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Manila Bulletin | Latest Breaking News | News Philippines » NationalKuala Lumpur, Malaysia – President Aquino will call on fellow Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders to make a stronger regional stand for the peaceful and rules-based settlement of the territorial disputes when they meet at the...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from philstar.com - NationMANILA, Philippines - Two persons were injured in a smashup involving five vehicles in Taytay, Rizal yesterday morning.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from philstar.com - NationTUGUEGARAO CITY, Philippines – Four persons, including a minor, were arrested for allegedly transporting 36 kilos of marijuana bricks with an estimated value
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from WorldCATANIA, Italy - European efforts to save the lives of migrants drowning in the Mediterranean must involve search and rescue operations near the shores of Libya, Amnesty International said on Saturday as hundreds more people arrived in I...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific NewsAn earthquake measuring 7.9 magnitude, and only 2km deep, struck east of Pokhara in Nepal on Saturday causing buildings in the capital Kathmandu to collapse, killing at least 449 people and injuring many, police said.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from WorldLISBON - The leaders of the two parties in Portugal's center-right ruling coalition agreed on Saturday to come up with a single list of candidates in an autumn general election to take on the opposition Socialists, who lead in opinion po...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from philstar.com - NationDAGUPAN CITY , Philippines– At least P450 million has been allotted for 59 irrigation projects that will supply water to farms in Pangasinan, the National I
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Manila Bulletin | Latest Breaking News | News Philippines » National
The United States has asked for access to eight strategic locations in the Philippines to rotate troops, aircraft, and ships as Washington shifts its forces to Asia and as China expands its military presence in the South China Sea. US De... - Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World NewsEuropean efforts to save the lives of migrants drowning in the Mediterranean must involve search and rescue operations near the shores of Libya, Amnesty International said on Saturday as hundreds more people arrived in Italy from North A...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World NewsAn earthquake measuring 7.7 magnitude struck 80 km (50 miles) east of Pokhara in Nepal on Saturday, about half way between the town and the capital Kathmandu, the U.S. Geological Survey said, and witnesses said some buildings in Kathmand...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Pajhwok Afghan News (English)By Pajhwok on 25 April 2015 TALOQAN (Pajhwok): Fifteen members of a family, including women and children, fell unconscious after eating food mixed with narcotics in the Yangi Qala district of northeastern Takhar province, officials said ...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Pajhwok Afghan News (English)By Nasim Hotak on 25 April 2015 QALAT (Pajhwok): An Afghan military vehicle crashed into a passenger van on the Kabul-Kandahar highway in southern Zabul province on Saturday, killing two persons and injuring 14, an official said. The col...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from The Star Online Nation HighlightsPETALING JAYA: Remember all those sexist, homophobic and transphobic statements you heard last year that made you cringe and beat your head against the wall?
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Manila Bulletin | Latest Breaking News | News Philippines » World
Kathmandu – Hundreds of people were feared killed in Nepal Saturday after a massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake ripped through large parts of the country, toppling office blocks and towers in the panic-stricken capital Kathmandu. The worst ... - Saturday, April 25, 2015 from WorldWASHINGTON - The United States will send disaster response and rescue teams to Nepal and has authorized an initial $1 million in aid after a major earthquake killed hundreds in the mountainous Asian nation, U.S. Secretary of State John K...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World NewsAn international maritime tribunal on Saturday ruled that Ghana can continue production in a multi-billion dollar offshore oil development in an area caught up in a border dispute with Ivory Coast, but must not start new exploration.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific NewsA powerful earthquake struck Nepal and sent tremors through northern India on Saturday (Apr 25), killing more than 1,000 people, toppling a 19th-century tower in the capital Kathmandu and touching off a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World NewsIndonesia has informed two Australians, one Nigerian and four other death-row drug convicts that they will be executed in a matter of days, possibly as soon as Tuesday.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Pajhwok Afghan News (English)By آژانس خبرى پژواک on 25 April 2015 KABUL (Pajhwok): Diplomats from NATO member states on Saturday urged all parties to the Afghanistan conflict “to reach their goals through political means in order to restore lasting peace in the war-...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from philstar.com - WorldIRBIL — The hall for the Irbil Oil and Gas Exhibition this week was crowded with company displays, executives and investors.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Manila Bulletin | Latest Breaking News | News Philippines » NationalChef Mario Sandoval spent some time in a dampa a couple of days ago and found quite a few local ingredients that he liked – dried fish, sigarilyas, durian, marang, lato (seaweed), and guyabano. He especially loved the dried fish, which ...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Arminfo: NewsAnkara has strongly criticized French President Francois Hollande, who visited Armenia to attend the Armenian Genocide Centennial events in Yerevan. The statement published on the Turkish Foreign Ministry's website s...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Arminfo: NewsOn April 24 evening, the lights of the Eiffel Tower and Coliseum were turned off from 10 pm to 10:15 pm (at midnight Yerevan time) to mourn the deaths of the 1.5 million Armenians who perished during the Genocide in the Ot...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Edward Nalbandyan received representatives of the Democrat Youth Community of Europe (DEMYC).
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -Egyptian-Armenian Ramy Zakaryan has recently learned that he is an Armenian.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -In Rome and Paris the Coliseum and Eifel Tower went dark on April 24 for 15 minutes.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -"I’m half-Armenian, but I grew up with a such a strong sense of my Armenian identity, and I want my daughter to have the same,” Kardashian emphasized.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from КазинформVIENNA. KAZINFORM - Removal of nuclear materials from Iran was discussed at a bilateral meeting between the Russian and Iranian delegations in Vienna but no decisions were taken, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told on Fri...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -The ecumenical ceremony was conducted by Archbishop, Cardinal Angelo Scola of Lombardy, which is the largest Catholic Diocese in Europe.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -Members of the Democrat Youth Community of Europe (DEMYC) visited Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -"The Turkish government is currently making great efforts to deny the Armenian Genocide," Terzi declared.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Panorama.amRainfalls are expected in the eastern regions of Armenia on April 25, hail is possible. Rainless weather is expected on April 26 and 29, according to the weather service of ...
- Sunday, April 26, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -Among participants were also several people whose grandparents escaped the Armenian Genocide and other prosecutions with the help of Nansen Passport.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Edward Nalbandyan met with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Argentina Héctor Timerman, who is in Armenia to participate in the events commemorating the Centennial of the Ar...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Arminfo: NewsThe Central Council of Jews in Germany advocates calling the events of 1915 genocide. DW reports that in the run-up to discussions in the German parliament, the leader of the Central Council of Jews in Germany ...
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -Representatives of 11 ethnic minorities of Armenia marched from Karen Demirchyan Sport and Concert Complex to Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial where they paid tribute to the victims of the Armenian Genocide.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -Feeling constrained, the U.S. Department of State spokesperson wasn't able to answer the questions and complained that she had been hearing those questions every day.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -Speaker of the National Assembly Galust Sahakyan received Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Sweden Esabelle Dingizian.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from Armenian News - PanARMENIAN.NetThere are already some rounded smartwatches on the market, including the LG G Watch Urbane and Motorola's Moto 360.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -On April 27, Didier Reynders will be received by President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.
- Saturday, April 25, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -The entire political elite of Uruguay participated in the major event commemorating the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide in Montevideo.
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