ASIA HEADLINES 5/5/15: 200 Latest Breaking Asian and World News and Top Stories

• Three Armed Ethnic Groups Want to Pull Out of Myanmar Peace Deal
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from RFA Home
  Other ethnic army leaders will decide the next step at a special meeting during their six-day summit to discuss the nationwide cease-fire.

• Reducing Disaster Risk in the Himalayas
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Diplomat
  The tragedy in Nepal underscores the need for a disaster risk reduction strategy in the Himalayan region.
• The story of Indigenous Australia
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from BBC News - Asia
  Reconnecting Australia's Indigenous art with its people
• Chinese Netizens Migrate Away From Closely Censored Weibo Platforms
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from RFA Home
  China's online censors can delete unwanted tweets in minutes, a report finds.
• Cambodia’s Hun Sen Condemns Pacquiao-Mayweather Decision
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Diplomat
  Premier slams “unbelievable” unanimous decision by U.S. judges.
• Former US Commander in Afghanistan Tapped to Lead Joint Chiefs
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Diplomat
  President Obama plans to nominate Marine General Joseph Dunford as the next joint chief of staff of the U.S. military.
• How should New Zealand choose a new flag?
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from BBC News - Asia
  How should New Zealand choose a new flag?
• Why the earthquake danger is not over for Nepal
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from BBC News - Asia
  Why earthquake danger is not over for Nepal
• Former Chinese Propaganda Workers Protest Over Unpaid Pensions
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from RFA Home
  More than 1,000 projectionists gather outside government offices in central Hunan province.
• South China Sea Dispute: China Accuses Philippines Of Violating Code Of Conduct
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from International Business Times
  China accused the Philippines on Monday of breaching an informal code of conduct between regional nations in the South China Sea, after Manila announced it would restart its construction projects in the disputed islets. China’s foreign m...
• Skeletons found at illicit Thai camps
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from BBC News - Asia
  Thai officials say they have found two skeletons possibly linked to people smuggling, days after the discovery of 26 bodies in a mass grave.
• Another Troublesome Kyrgyz Gold Mine
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Diplomat
  Kumtor is not Kyrgyzstan’s only divisive gold mine.
• VIDEO: Koala strays into Australian hospital
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from BBC News - Asia
  Security cameras at a hospital in Australia capture footage of a koala bear entering its emergency department.
• Baby pulled alive from rubble
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from CNN.com - Asia
  The dust-covered infant, pulled from the rubble of his home is reunited with his family -- images of his rescue have become defining symbols of hope amid the earthquake's devastation.
• UK agencies in quake health warning
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from BBC News - Asia
  There is a risk of serious outbreaks of disease such as cholera and dysentery in the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake, UK aid agencies warn.
• South Korea’s Forgotten Mobile Phone Giant
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Diplomat
  Once a competitor to Samsung and LG, Pantech has fallen into obscurity in recent years.
• 101-year-old man pulled from rubble
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from CNN.com - Asia
  Police rescue a 101-year-old man from the wreckage of his home, one week after a deadly earthquake hit Nepal, killing more than 7,000 people.
• Horror in Nepal's 'worst-hit' village
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from BBC News - Asia
  The Nepalese village all but wiped out by the earthquake
• The Met Ball as viewed from China
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from BBC News - Asia
  The view from China on the Met ball extravaganza
• Will China’s Reforms Succeed?
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Diplomat
  China's leaders remain confident, but some Chinese economists aren't so sure.
• Keeping the Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Alive
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Diplomat
  It's time to get serious on the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
• The man behind the million-dollar teacher
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from BBC News - Asia
  The man behind the million dollar teacher
• Little food, less optimism in tent city
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from CNN.com - Asia
  The sprawling tent city in Kathmandu's Tundikhel feels less like a temporary solution and more like a permanent residence with each passing day.
• Treacherous journey to Nepal quake's epicenter
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from CNN.com - Asia
• South Korea, Vietnam Sign Free Trade Agreement; Deal Could Help Bilateral Trade Reach $70B A Year By 2020
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from International Business Times
  Vietnam and South Korea on Tuesday signed a bilateral free trade agreement in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi, concluding the countries' two-year talks. The deal, which was initiated a month back, will enable the trade between the two na...
• Why the Next US President Should Pivot to the South China Sea
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Diplomat
  The U.S. needs to get proactive and expand the scope of activities with new partners like Vietnam.
• Microwave baffles space scientists
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from BBC News - Asia
  Australian scientists discover that mysterious signals hitting a renowned space telescope are actually from microwaves.
• Afghan Forces are Suffering Record Losses
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Diplomat
  Could this undermine the fighting spirit of the Afghan army and police in their battles against the Taliban?
• Quake victim revived on flight
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from CNN.com - Asia
  CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta was aboard a helicopter when a young victim of the Nepal earthquake stopped breathing. Here's what happened.
• Smuggler 'hid rare birds in bottles'
  Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from BBC News - Asia
  An Indonesian man is arrested for allegedly smuggling rare birds, including parrots and cockatoos, inside plastic bottles.
• East Asia & World News
  
  • NEWS ADVISORY: China No. 3 leader says hoping Abe to act properly for WWII anniversary
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
  • Meiji industrial sites endorsed for World Heritage listing
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Japan Times » National
    A UNESCO advisory panel has recommended granting World Heritage status to Japan’s “Sites of the Meiji Industrial Revolution.” The endorsement covers all 23 facilities in eight prefectures proposed by the government as r...
  • Cache of early Mark Twain dispatches found by UC Berkeley project
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Japan Times » News category » World
    Scholars at the University of California, Berkeley have pieced together a collection of dispatches written by Mark Twain when the author was a young newsman in San Francisco. In the letters, the man who would write “The Adventures ...
  • Asian Development Bank pledges to increase lending, cooperate with China-led bank
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Japan Times » National
    The Asian Development Bank pledges to expand its resources for financing infrastructure building in the region as its annual gathering ends in the Azerbaijan capital of Baku. The post Asian Development Bank pledges to increase lending, c...
  • U.S. military planes to begin Nepal quake relief sorties as survivors continue to be found
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Japan Times » News category » World
    United States transport aircraft were to begin shuttling rescue teams and supplies Monday to remote areas of Nepal that are desperately awaiting aid, nine days after a devastating earthquake that killed more than 7,300 people. The arriva...
  • Nepal fights to revive quake-damaged heritage sites
    Monday, May 4, 2015 from CCTV America
    Centuries of history gone in seconds when that massive earthquake in Nepal badly damaged cultural sites in the country. The Nepal earthquake took a lot from the small country. CCTV’s Shweta Bajaj filed this report from Kathmandu Ne...
  • Seoul Against Heritage Recognition of Labor Conscription Sites in Japan
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS
    [Politics] : Seoul has expressed clear opposition to a recommendation made by the International Council on ... [more...]
  • At least 163 children died at nurseries between 2004 and 2014
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
  • Children's Day Marked in Various Events
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS
    [Domestic] : Various performances and festivals were held nationwide on Tuesday to mark the nation's 93rd ... [more...]
  • Malaysia, Singapore to delay target date for high-speed rail project
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
  • Universities dish up ¥100 breakfasts to get students eating right
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Japan Times » National
    A growing number of universities around Japan are offering ¥100 breakfasts as they seek to promote a healthy diet among students. The post Universities dish up ¥100 breakfasts to get students eating right appeared first on The Japan...
  • BREAKING NEWS: March U.S. trade deficit swells to highest level in 6.5 years
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
  • Feng Zhenghu’s Airport Diary: One Dollar Bill
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from China Digital Times (CDT) » China & the World
    After he was denied re-entry to China eight times, Feng Zhenghu lived in Tokyo’s Narita Airport for 92 days in 2009-2010. Now Feng is telling the story of his airport odyssey
  • UPDATE1: March U.S. trade deficit swells to highest level in 6.5 years
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
  • Main UK political parties not expected to win majority vote
    Monday, May 4, 2015 from CCTV America
    Three days to go now before Britain’s General Election and it’s a dead heat. The two main political parties, the Conservatives and Labor, are neck and neck with neither side expected to win a Parliamentary majority. CCTV̵...
  • Japan will be last G-7 country to make solar power economically viable
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Japan Times » National
    One by one, Japan is turning off the lights at the giant oil-fired power plants that propelled it to the ranks of the world’s top industrialized nations. With nuclear power in the doldrums after the Fukushima disaster started in 20...
  • Abe diverges from 1995 Murayama statement, former Chinese official tells Diet members
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Japan Times » National
    Former Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan says there is a difference in historical perceptions between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s speech to the U.S. Congress last week and the 1995 statement by former leader Tomiichi Murayama. I...
  • UPDATE3: Nepalese kids to resume classes May 15, quake death toll passes 7,600
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
  • Abe spends Golden Week playing golf at retreat near Fuji
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Japan Times » National
    Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spent his time off playing golf, his favorite pastime, near Mount Fuji all day on Tuesday. Since returning from his weeklong trip to the United States on Sunday, the prime minister has stayed at a retreat in the...
  • New Armata tank debuts in Russian victory parade rehearsal
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Japan Times » News category » World
    Russia’s new Armata tank appeared in public for the first time Monday, rumbling down a broad Moscow avenue on its way to Red Square for the final rehearsal of the Victory Day parade. The Russian Defense Ministry last month released...
  • China Pursues Strategic Interests in Antarctica
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from China Digital Times (CDT) » China & the World
    Following state media’s recent announcement that state-owned companies were planning to substantially ramp up krill fishing in Antarctica—which has attracted 
  • Foreign Minister Says NE Asia Must Face up to History
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS
    [Politics] : Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se has expressed hope that Northeast Asia can move toward a shared ... [more...]
  • Rush of returning travelers intensifies as end of Golden Week nears
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
    TOKYO - Returning travelers packed bullet trains, airports and expressways bound for Tokyo, Osaka and other ...
  • Volcanic earthquakes surge on Mt. Hakone
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
  • Japanese industrial revolution sites recommended as World Heritage
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NewsOnJapan.com
    A UNESCO panel has recommended that sites related to Japan's industrial revolution in the Meiji era should be put on the U.N. cultural agency's World Heritage list, the Japanese government said Monday. (Jiji Press)
  • IS claims responsibility for Texas cartoon attack
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Japan Times » News category » World
    The Islamic State group Tuesday claimed responsibility for a weekend attack at a center near Dallas that was exhibiting cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad — though it offered no evidence of a direct link to the attackers. A...
  • Kyodo sports news summary
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
  • Banks Low on Deposit Interest, High on Loan Interest
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS
    [Politics] : Most domestic banks are found to have lower interest on deposits than the benchmark rate while ... [more...]
  • Traders Vexed by New Mobile Restrictions
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from DailyNK - Brightening the future of Korea
    As part of tireless efforts by the North Korean authoritiesto keep domestic information tightly locked within the nation’s borders--aswell as preventing any “anti-socialist” information from trickling in--thestate has stepped up regulati...
  • Baekje Historic Sites Likely to be Listed as UNESCO World Heritage
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS
    [Culture] : A South Korean region containing historic sites dating from its Baekje dynasty era is expected to ... [more...]
  • Japanese Journalist: Comfort Women are Historical Truth
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS
    [International] : A Japanese journalist who was the first to report testimonies of Japan's wartime sex slavery ... [more...]
  • Egypt president praises Japanese diligence, discipline
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Japan Times » National
    Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has reportedly commended the Japanese people for being diligent and disciplined while allegedly calling them a walking Quran. The president made the remarks at a meeting with former Defense Minist...
  • National › Mourners pray for kamikaze pilots ahead of WWII anniversary
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - National
    Some 1,000 people gathered at a former air base of the kamikaze squad in southwestern Japan, to mourn the loss of the lives of suicide mission pilots seven decades ago. The memorial service was held Sunday in Chiran, southern Kyushu, fro...
  • Try this for an artistic treat: An exhibition in Fukushima that few will see
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
    IWAKI, Fukushima Prefecture--An exhibition of art works that few people will likely ever see is now under way in areas of Fukushima Prefecture rendered uninhabitable by the 2011 nuclear disaster.
  • 5 injured after 15-yr-old boy, driving without license, crashes into truck
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NewsOnJapan.com
    A 15-year-old boy, driving without a license, and four passengers in his mini-vehicle were injured when they crashed into a 10-ton truck in Nagoya on Monday morning. (Japan Today)
  • Japan, South Korea to discuss World Heritage listing issue: report
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
  • Japan to issue commemorative Tokyo Olympics coins: source
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
    TOKYO - The Japanese government has begun preparations to issue a variety of commemorative coins for the Tok...
  • World › Final push begins in Britain's election
    Monday, May 4, 2015 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - World
    The Conservatives and Labour on Monday launched their final push to woo voters ahead of Britain's general election this week, as potential kingmaker parties made their pitch for power. Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour...
  • UPDATE2: Japan lawmakers, China's No. 3 leader agree bilateral ties improving
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
    By Takuya Karube, BEIJING - A cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers on Tuesday agreed with a senior Chinese political leader t...
  • ‘Lunge feeding’ fin whale’s oral cavity, nerves elastic, scientists find
    Monday, May 4, 2015 from The Japan Times » News category » World
    When the fin whale gets ready to eat, Earth’s second-largest animal opens its mouth so wide that it can gulp an amount of water larger than the volume of its own body as it filters out meals of tiny fish and shrimp-like krill. When...
  • S. Korea Ranks 30th in Mother's Index
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS
    [Politics] : South Korea has ranked 30th among 170 or so world countries in the 2015 Mother's Index ... [more...]
  • Japan's child population hits record low of 16.17 million
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NewsOnJapan.com
    The number of children under 15 years of age hit a record low of 16.17 million in Japan as of April 1, marking the 34th straight year of decrease, the government estimated Monday. (Jiji Press)
  • N. Korea Asks for Seoul's Cooperation on DMZ Crossing
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS
    [Inter-Korea] : North Korea has asked for South Korea's cooperation relating to an international event later this ... [more...]
  • National › Hakone closes hiking trails as threat of volcanic eruption grows
    Monday, May 4, 2015 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - National
    Hakone town officials have closed four hiking trails near Mount Hakone after the Japan Meteorological Agency issued an alert over increased volcanic activity. Since the end of last month, smoke and steam have been seen rising from near O...
  • Kyodo news summary -5-
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
  • UPDATE3: Japan lawmakers, China's No. 3 leader agree bilateral ties improving
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
    By Takuya Karube, BEIJING - A cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers on Tuesday agreed with a senior Chinese political leader t...
  • Nepal still in rescue mode, seeking vast foreign reconstruction aid: minister
    Monday, May 4, 2015 from The Japan Times » News category » World
    Nepal’s government will need immense international support as the Himalayan nation begins turning its attention toward reconstruction in the coming weeks, in the wake of the devastating April earthquake, a top official said Monday....
  • Abe spends Golden Week holidays playing golf at retreat near Mt. Fuji
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
  • NEWS ADVISORY: LDP vice head asks China to properly see Japan's peaceful development
    Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from News - Kyodo News
  • Republican ex-Hewlett-Packard CEO Fiorina enters 2016 race, takes shot at Clinton
    Monday, May 4, 2015 from The Japan Times » News category » World
    Former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Carly Fiorina on Monday announced she is running for president, and took a shot at Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton, who she said represents a political class that Americans are &#...
  • India & World News
    
    • Republican Mike Huckabee launches 2016 US presidential bid with fiery speech
      Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from World News, News of World, Top World News, World Breaking Headlines - Times of India
      Republican Mike Huckabee announced a run for his party's 2016 presidential nomination on Tuesday with a fiery, populist speech aimed at energizing support from the Christian right and blue-collar Americans struggling to make ends meet.
    • Greenpeace stares at shutdown
      Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Hindu - National
      "Greenpeace India has one month left to fight for its survival," the organisation said in a statement.
    • French lawmakers approve sweeping new spying powers
      Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from World News, News of World, Top World News, World Breaking Headlines - Times of India
      French lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a new law on Tuesday granting the state sweeping powers to spy on its citizens despite criticism from rights groups that the bill is vague and intrusive.
    • BJP woos Vasan as DMDK, PMK flex political muscles
      Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
      In the run-up to the assembly elections, state BJP chief Tamilisai Soundararajan has sought to woo former Union minister G K Vasan, who has floated Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) after breaking away from Congress, saying he had a responsib...
    • India among nations with largest urban child survival gap
      Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Hindu - National
      India also scores poorly in the Mother’s Index Rank standing at 140 out of 179 countries.
    • Moga incident rocks Parliament, Opposition demands President`s Rule in Punjab
      Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Zee News : India National
      The alleged molestation and death of a teenaged girl in Moga in Punjab resonated in both Houses of Parliament on Tuesday with opposition demanding a discussion on the issue and Rajya Sabha witnessing two adjournments after uproar.
    • Roopesh and team were holding quarterly meetings
      Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Hindu - National
      Meeting in Karumanthampatti in Coimbatore to review plans for Maoists operations in the tri-junction area.
    • 14 stranded Indian sailors leave Bahrain for home
      Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Zee News : India National
      Fourteen Indian soldiers, who were stranded on board an oil tanker off the coast of Bahrain since December last year have finally left for home, media reports said on Tuesday.
    • Refinery shutdown, upgrade leave petrol pumps dry in many regions
      Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
      Several areas in the northern and southern regions are facing petrol and diesel shortage on account of delayed supplies as operation of five refineries have been affected due to technical upgrade or maintenance shutdowns amid a unusual s...
    • FIR against M.P. Governor quashed
      Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Hindu - National
      High Court holds that he enjoyed immunity while in office.
    • Rafale delivery in accordance with IAF`s operational needs: Govt
      Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Zee News : India National
      The delivery of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France would be in a time frame compatible with the operational requirement of the IAF, the Rajya Sabha was told on Tuesday.
    • Judicial appointments: Supreme Court questions U-turn by Centre
      Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Hindu - National
      Centre says the original Constitution did not mention collegium; Centre had accepted primacy of judiciary in 1993, says Bench.
    • Former IRA commander shot dead in Belfast
      Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from World News, News of World, Top World News, World Breaking Headlines - Times of India
      A former IRA commander was shot dead in Belfast on Tuesday in a killing that immediately prompted warnings from political leaders against a return to Northern Ireland's violent past.
    • Dawood Ibrahim`s four addresses in Pakistan as listed by UN
      Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Zee News : India National
      Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim has been one of the most wanted man in India for years. He has also been said to be the mastermind of the 1993 Mumbai terror attacks.
    • Assam included in Bill for land swap with Bangladesh
      Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Hindu - National
      Centre reverses decision after Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi's opposition.
    • 41 years on, 9 get life imprisonment in 1967 Bolangir murder case
      Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
      The Orissa high court has awarded rigorous life imprisonment to all the nine accused in the sensational murder of young politician Parsuram Satpathy in 1967, closing one of the longest pending criminal cases in the state.
    • Salman Khan Hit-and-Run: Verdict Today, Rs 200 Crore Riding on Actor
      Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NDTV News - Top Stories
      Salman has been responsible for a minimum of Rs 200 crores of box office business each year
    • Janata Parivar: Nitish, Lalu arrive in national capital for talks
      Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Zee News : India National
      Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad arrived here on Tuesday for likely talks with Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav following the formation of their new party whose name, symbol and flag a...
    • CBI arrests deputy secretary on graft charges
      Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
      CBI today arrested a Deputy Secretary and a Section Officer of Rural Development Ministry for allegedly taking bribe for clearing bills of a taxi company supplying cars to the Ministry.
    • Saying no idea where Dawood is a mistake: Former Mumbai Police Commissioner
      Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Zee News : India National
      Former Mumbai Police Commissioner MN Singh on Tuesday expressed disappointment at the Home Ministry's "embarrassing" stand on the whereabouts of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and said the response was a "big mistake" on part of the Gover...
    • South/Southeast Asia & World News
      
      • DFA on PHL activity in South China Sea: Minor fixes not large-scale construction
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from GMA News Online / News / Nation
        The Philippines has done some minor “repairs and maintenance” work in Filipino-occupied areas within the country’s exclusive economic zone which is allowed under international law unlike the massive land reclamations by...
      • BN feels a 'wind of change' in Permatang Pauh
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from theSundaily.my Highlights
        BUKIT MERTAJAM: Barisan Nasional is feeling the "wind of change" in the Permatang Pauh by-election, says its election director Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He said the election machinery could feel the difference in the current poli...
      • Canada’s Alberta looks poised for change on election day
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » World
        CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – The oil-rich Canadian province of Alberta could be poised for its first new government in 44 years on Tuesday as voters appear set to move away from the right-wing policies of the ruling Progressive Con...
      • Gunman robs guards of RM474,000
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » News
        MIRI, May 5, 2015: An armed robber walked away with RM474,000 in cash from the Pelita Commercial Centre here. In the noon incident, one man armed with a shotgun attacked two guards, who were escorting the cash from Servay Hypermarket int...
      • NLA to examine findings next week
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - Topstories
        THE NATIONAL Legislative Assembly's panel on energy will present the results of its study on issues arising from the enforcement of the Petroleum Act of 1971 to the NLA next Tuesday.
      • Hartalega’s pre-tax profit drops to RM276.9 million for FY15
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NST Online Latest News - All
        KUALA LUMPUR: Hartalega Holdings Bhd’s pre-tax profit decreased to RM276.9 million for the financial year ended March 31, 2015 (FY15), from RM308.9 million a year ago.
      • IS claims Texas shooting, first attack on US soil
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » World
        GARLAND, May 5, 2015: The Islamic State jihadist group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for its first attack on United States soil, a shooting at an event in Texas showcasing cartoons mocking the Prophet Muhammad that left the gunmen de...
      • Forty migrants reported drowned in Mediterranean - Save the Children
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Star Online News Highlights
        ROME (Reuters) - Migrants arriving on the Italian island of Sicily on Tuesday said around forty others travelling with them had died on the journey, a Save the Children spokeswoman said.
      • ‘Decision on hudud made in haste,’ claim group of Selangor PKR members
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » News
        PERMATANG PAUH, May 5, 2015: A group of Selangor PKR members today expressed disappointment with the top leadership of PKR for opposing the implementation of hudud. The group’s representative, Kamaruljas Abdullah, said PKR’s ...
      • Mass Protest Held Against Mon State Coal Plant Proposal
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Irrawaddy » Burma
        An estimated 5000 people from villages across Ye Township have gathered in Inn Din village to protest the Union government’s plan to build a coal-fired power plant in Mon State. The post Mass Protest Held Against Mon State Coal Plant Pro...
      • New technology saves life of AH3 flu patient
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Lastest news from VietNam News
        The life of a patient with the AH3 influenza infection has been saved with the help of new technology, Deputy Director of Da Nang Hospital Le Duc Nhan said.
      • BN takes early lead in Rompin
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Malaysiakini :: NEWS
        UPDATED 7.19pm Unofficial figures put the BN candidate ahead by over 3,000 votes.
      • Mara okays child porn convict to resume studies in Malaysia, says report
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Malaysian Insider : Malaysia
        The Malaysian student in London convicted for possession of child pornography will be allowed to resume his studies in any Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) institute once he returns home, mStar reported today. Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) coun...
      • Cambodian PM won’t honour US$5,000 bet after Pacquiao loss
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » World
        PHNOM PENH (Cambodia), May 5, 2015: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen admitted on Monday he won’t make good on a US$5,000 (RM18,040) bet he lost on the recent bout between Floyd Mayweather and regional hero Manny Pacquiao because he...
      • Boris for prime minister? London mayor may finally have to show hand
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | World
        LONDON, May 5 ― London‘s Mayor Boris Johnson was campaigning on the city streets days before Britain’s general election when a young woman, thrilled to meet this political celebrity, loudly hailed him as “prime minister...
      • Sail Tomini 2015 jointly launched by nine ministers
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from ANTARA News -
        The international maritime event Sail Tomini and Boalemo Festival 2015 was jointly launched by nine ministers, two governors, and two district heads at the Epicentrum Hotel, here on Tuesday. Coordinating Minister for ...
      • MCA man injured after being assaulted at ceramah
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » News
        PERMATANG PAUH, May 5, 2015: The Permatang Pauh by-election campaign is getting tense after three unidentified men were said to have assaulted the MCA Penang Public Service Bureau chief Gui Guat Lye at Taman Kelisa here last night. Guat ...
      • Five graves discovered at 2nd migrant camp in South
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - Topstories
        Prayut vows tough action against local officials found lilnked to human trafficking, drugs or crime
      • Siti Nurhaliza brings joy to Amira, Aqila (with video)
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NST Online Latest News - All
        KUALA LUMPUR: Popular singer Datuk Siti Nurhaliza Taruddin visited Nur Firuza Amira Fairuz Nizam, 7, and her four-year-old sister Nur Firuza Aqila at their grandmother's house in Taman Batu Muda in Gombak here today.
      • France, Saudi Arabia - Iran nuclear deal must be verifiable, no threat to region
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Star Online News Highlights
        RIYADH (Reuters) - France and Saudi Arabia believe that any future nuclear accord between Iran and six major powers must be robust, verifiable and no threat to Tehran's neighbours, the two countries said ahead of a summit in Riyadh o...
      • Sultan Yahya Petra bridge, roads to be closed several hours on Thursday
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NST Online Latest News - All
        KOTA BARU: The Sultan Yahya Petra bridge and several roads in the state capital will be closed for several hours on Thursday for the Royal Kelantan Walkathon, "Walk with Me 2015".
      • Completion target for S’pore-M’sia High Speed Rail project to be re-assessed
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NST Online Latest News - All
        SINGAPORE: – The initial completion target of 2020 for the High Speed Rail (HSR) project linking Singapore and Kuala Lumpur will need to be re-assessed given the scale and complexity of the project.
      • Ministry bans four of Faisal Tehrani’s books
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Malaysiakini :: NEWS
        FREE The four books were said to have contained Shiite elements.
      • Health ministry: Staff shortage hindering PPD services
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from theSundaily.my Highlights
        BUKIT MERTAJAM: The Health Ministry is facing difficulty in setting up more teams to offer domiciliary healthcare services (PPD), a after-hospital home care service, due to a shortage of qualified personnel. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr...
      • 'Simplify Puspal process for gigs, remove Jakim'
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Malaysiakini :: NEWS
        UPDATED 7.25PM Live event organisers wants end to bureaucracy.
      • After Thirst fiasco, event promoters moot new system to vet concerts
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | Malaysia
        KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — An association representing event promoters today pressed Putrajaya to urgently consider their proposal for a new approval system for large-scale concerts and events involving foreign acts, amid concerns that ...
      • No more vacancies — Putrajaya confirms hiring freeze
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Malay Mail Online | Malaysia
        KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — The Public Service Commission (PSC) has confirmed that the government is no longer recruiting for any positions effective April. PSC chairman Tan Sri Mahmood Adam told Sin Chew Daily that the government was no...
      • House panel to vote on proposed BBL
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Nation
        (UPDATED) The Ad Hoc Committee on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) at the House of Representatives will vote on the proposed measure next week, the panel's chairman said.
      • MILF fighters killed Usman, Jaafar insists  
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from GMA News Online / News / Nation
        Moro Islamic Liberation Front vice chairman for political affairs Ghadzali Jaafar said the group's fighters were the ones who killed suspected terrorist and bombmaker Abdul Basit Usman when they tried to bring him to the Central Comm...
      • TNB will do its best to prevent outages during polls
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Malaysiakini :: NEWS
        FREE PMTG PAUH The utility company had taken all precautions necessary.
      • Baligod says up to four LP ‘senatoriables’ linked to pork barrel scam
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from GMA News Online / News / Nation
        Lawyer Levito Baligod on Tuesday linked up to four of the Liberal Party's prospective senatorial hopefuls in the 2016 elections to the P10-billion pork barrel fund scam. "Mayroon pang na-associate na at least two... at puwedeng ...
      • To save the PM or the Party?
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Malaysia Today
        Umar Mukhtar Consider these: A Prime Minister whose wife loves Birkin handbags, yet would let his son-in-law pay for his only daughter’s lavish wedding. A Prime Minister whose only statement on 1MDB in Parliament... READ MORE
      • Sime Darby shelves US$500m motor business IPO plan
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NST Online Latest News - All
        KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Bhd , the world’s largest listed palm oil firm, has indefinitely postponed an initial public offering of its automotive business that bankers had said could raise up to US$500 million.
      • Permatang Pauh by-election: TNB will do its best to prevent outages – Mahdzir
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News » Nation
        BUKIT MERTAJAM: Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) will do its best to ensure there will be no power outages […]
      • Senior citizen ready to cycle around UK
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from theSundaily.my Local News
        MUAR: After his successful expeditions in Peninsular Malaysia and Southeast Asia last year, sexagenarian Wan Hashim Mahmood wants to "conquer" the countries in the United Kingdom next year. The senior citizen who will turn 70 next year s...
      • BI starts deportation proceedings vs. Thai who bashed Pinoys on Facebook
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from GMA News Online / News / Nation
        The Thai citizen who bashed Filipinos on his Facebook account if facing a deportation charge, the Bureau of Immigration said on Tuesday.
      • ‘Give us a chance to prove ourselves,’ plead PAS campaigners in Rompin
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Rakyat Post » News
        ROMPIN, May 5, 2015: After almost two weeks of campaigning day in and day out, PAS campaigners from all over the nation only asked to be given a chance to show the people of Rompin what they can do for the constituency. The Rakyat Post, ...
      • New system will stop overpricing, allow decent income for lottery vendors
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NationMultimedia.com - Topstories
        The government will promulgate a law allowing lottery vendors to earn a higher income while cracking down on those abusing the system, to fix the problem of overpricing once and for all.
      • Cuepacs hoping for better incentives for civil servants
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Malaysiakini :: NEWS
        FREE ‘The minimum wage must be above the poverty line,’ says Azih Muda.
      • Home Ministry bans 4 books on Shia
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Malaysian Insider : Malaysia
        The Home Ministry has banned four books authored by controversial novelist Faisal Tehrani as they were found to have contained Shia elements and contravened the teachings of the Sunnah Wal Jamaah. The books are "Sebongkah Batu di Kuala B...
      • French fighter jets find takers in a worried world
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World News
        After failing for years to win a single order for the Dassault-built Rafale fighter jet, France has scored a string of multi-billion-euro wins in recent weeks and is on a quest for more.
      • Graves found at second migrant jungle camp
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Independent :: Online Edition
        Investigators in southern Thailand have discovered five graves at a second remote jungle camp believed to contain the remains of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh, police said Tuesday.
      • PM offers condolences over death of Talal Bugti
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from >The News International - Latest Stories
        PM offers condolences over death of Talal Bugti ...
      • Climbers leave Everest after Sherpas refuse to rebuild route
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Manila Bulletin | Latest Breaking News | News Philippines » World
          KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Climbers who stayed in villages close to the Everest base camp are packing their gear and leaving the mountain because Sherpa guides have refused to rebuild a climbing route destroyed by the earthquake-trig...
      • Irish nanny charged in baby’s death seeks release on bail
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Manila Bulletin | Latest Breaking News | News Philippines » World
        WOBURN, Massachusetts (AP) — An Irish nanny accused of killing a 1-year-old Massachusetts girl in her care two years ago is asking a judge to release her while authorities review medical evidence in the case. Lawyers for Aisling Brady Mc...
      • Joypurhat ‘shootout’ kills two
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from bdnews24.com - Bangladesh
        Police claim the dead were part of a gang of robbers
      • India to sign port deal with Iran, ignoring US warning against haste
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News
        India will push ahead this week with plans to build a port in southeast Iran, two sources said, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi keen to develop trade ties with Central Asia and prepared to fend off U.S. pressure not to rush into any de...
      • Nepal quake leaves children traumatised
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Asia
        KATHMANDU - Ten-year-old Ranju Giri wrings her hands as she describes how she cowered terrified under a bed with her younger brother when a massive earthquake rocked their home in Kathmandu. Like many children in the Nepalese capital, Ra...
      • Local al Qaeda claims February murder of U.S. citizen in Bangladesh: SITE
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from World
        DHAKA - The leader of al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) claimed responsibility for the murder of a U.S. citizen hacked to death in Bangladesh in February and the deaths of other "blasphemers" in the region, SITE Intelligence Gro...
      • PM Lee, Najib 'satisfied' at progress made since last Leaders' Retreat
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News
        In a joint statement, leaders of Singapore and Malaysia note that the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail project has received "great attention" domestically and internationally and note that both sides have made steady progress on it...
      • Fire breaks out at Eastern Plaza
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from National
        A fire broke out at capital's Eastern Plaza shopping complex this afternoon. None was hurt in the fire. The fire started on an escalator of the multi storied building at around 2:04pm, Fire Service officials told The Daily...
      • Only govt legitimate representative of Afghans: MoFA
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Pajhwok Afghan News (English)
        By Hassan Khitab on 05 May 2015 KABUL (Pajhwok): Following Taliban’s demand to recognize their Qatar’s office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in a guarded reaction has said the Afghan government is the sole representative of peop...
      • US Secretary of State makes surprise visit to Somali capital
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from World
        MOGADISHU - John Kerry made an unannounced visit to Somalia on Tuesday, the first US Secretary of State to visit the Horn of Africa nation that is struggling to rebuild after two decades of war and battling an Islamist insurgency by al S...
      • PAS polls: Three-way fight for No. 1 post possible
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Star Online Nation Highlights
        KUALA LUMPUR: As PAS’ internal polls loom, its election committee has confirmed that three party top guns are qualified to contest the presidency post, possibly creating a history in the party should there be a contest.
      • Israel's Netanyahu fights to form a majority coalition
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from World
        JERUSALEM - Israeli coalition talks took on heightened urgency on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu still short of even the slimmest majority 36 hours from the deadline to form a government. Netanyahu's right-wing Likud par...
      • IS claims Texas attack, first in US
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from GMA News Online / News / World
        The Islamic State group claimed on Tuesday its first attack on US soil, a shooting at an anti-Muslim event in Texas over the weekend showcasing cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammed.
      • Bay fishing bar for 65 days
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from bdnews24.com - Bangladesh
        Fisheries minister tells a media briefing all sorts of maritime fishing will be closed between May 20 and July 23
      • Chef at Santa Monica whale sushi restaurant sentenced
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Manila Bulletin | Latest Breaking News | News Philippines » World
        LOS ANGELES (AP) — A chef who worked at a Santa Monica restaurant that illegally served whale meat has been sentenced. City News Service says Susumu Ueda was sentenced Monday to probation, fined $5,000 and ordered to complete 200 hours o...
      • Pregnant 10-year-old rape victim denied abortion in Paraguay
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News
        Paraguay's decision to deny a pregnant 10-year-old girl an abortion after she was allegedly raped by her stepfather has sparked a national debate over the country's strict abortion law.
      • Climbers begin to return from Everest base camp
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from World
        KATHMANDU - Climbers who stayed in villages close to the Everest base camp have started packing their gear and are leaving the mountain because Sherpa guides have refused to rebuild a climbing route destroyed by the earthquake-triggered ...
      • Bollywood star Salman Khan faces hit-and-run case verdict
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from >The News International - Latest Stories
        Bollywood star Salman Khan faces hit-and-run case verdict ...
      • 'Boulders size of vans' hit Nepal trekking village after quake
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Himalayan Times RSS
        KATHMANDU : An American trekker stranded for five days in a remote part of Nepal by a massive earthquake has described watching boulders the size of minivans smash buildings in Langtang, a popular tourism area whose main village was wipe...
      • IS claims responsibility for Texas cartoon attack
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Inquirer News » World
        The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a weekend attack at a center near Dallas, Texas, exhibiting cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad.
      • Burundi's top court says president can run again, angering protesters
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World News
        Burundi's constitutional court approved President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term in office on Tuesday, a ruling promptly dismissed as biased by opponents who said they would continue protests until he backed down.
      • Security increased for Rohingya trafficking witnesses
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from World
        NAKHON SI THAMMARAT (Thailand) - Police have increased protection for two Rohingya migrants who felt threatened after becoming key witnesses in a murder case tied to Friday's (May 1) discovery of a mass graveyard at a human-trafficker ca...
      • India to sign port deal with Iran, ignoring U.S. warning against haste
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from World
        NEW DELHI - India will push ahead this week with plans to build a port in southeast Iran, two sources said, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi keen to develop trade ties with Central Asia and prepared to fend off U.S. pressure not to rush...
      • Gulf oil exporters should cut spending, diversify: IMF
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from >The News International - Latest Stories
        Gulf oil exporters should cut spending, diversify: IMF ...
      • Greek police: body of murdered 4-year-old can never be found
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Manila Bulletin | Latest Breaking News | News Philippines » World
          ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police say the body of 4-year-old Bulgarian girl believed to have been killed by her father will likely never be found due to the way in which her killer disposed of her remains. Attica police chief Chr...
      • SurveyMonkey CEO died of head trauma in exercise accident
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Inquirer News » World
        SurveyMonkey CEO David Goldberg died of severe head trauma in an exercise accident in the Mexican resort town of Punta Mita, a Mexican state official said Monday.
      • Central African Republic militias agree to free child soldiers - UN
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Channel NewsAsia World News
        Armed factions in the Central African Republic have agreed to free all child soldiers and other children who may be used as cooks or messengers or for sexual purposes, the United Nations children's agency UNICEF said on Tuesday.
      • Armenian saboteur put behind bars on 15-year term
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Today.Az
      • CEC publishes Karabakh parliamentary election results by majoritarian system
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
        In the 2nd polling station NA candidate Arsen Arustamyan got 1101 votes of 6464.
      • Iran to not tolerate blockade on Yemen
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Today.Az
      • CIS leaders urge to counter revival of fascism
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
      • Levon Aronian plays draw in Russian Club Championship
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
        GM Levon Aronian ended in a draw with blacks against GM Ernesto Inarkiev in the 4th round of the Russian Club Championship in Sochi.
      • Boeing sees strong demand in Iranian market
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Today.Az
      • Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia broaden military cooperation spectrum
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from AzerNews - Azerbaijan
        Regional neighbors Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia are actively working to strengthen and improve on their trilateral military and defense ties. The same approach towards certain military issues will pave way to more active cooperation am...
      • Serbian Ambassador expressed support to His Holiness Aram I on the occasion of the Armenian Genocide Centennial
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
        His Holiness welcomed the willingness to enhance the relations between Serbia and Armenia and emphasized the cooperation between the two nations in solving human rights issues for the establishment of justice.
      • Neftchala celebrates arrival of Baku 2015 flame
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Today.Az
      • Armenian church to become hotel in Turkey?
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
      • Karabakh President awards 92 veterans of Great Patriotic War
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
        Bako Sahakyan signed a decree on awarding 92 veterans of the Great Patriotic War with the "Gratitude" medal in connection with the 70th anniversary of the Victory Day.
      • Baku hosts Children's Book Week
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Today.Az
      • Armenian Women`s U-17 team lost to Belarus
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
        Belarus won 5:0.
      • Medium-term public expenditure programs discussed in Armenian government
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
      • Aussie star Lleyton Hewitt to miss French Open as clay court career comes to an end
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Today.Az
      • Armenian trespasser sentenced to 15 years imprisonment in Azerbaijan
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
        Arsen Baghdasaryan, who crossed the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and was captured by the Azerbaijani side, has been sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment in Azerbaijan.
      • Armenia ex-MP is arrested
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
      • Azerbaijan, Turkey, Georgia Armed Forces sign protocol on results of meeting
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Today.Az
      • US Ambassador visits Microsoft Innovation Center on World Intellectual Property Day
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
      • Baku hosts meeting of Parliamentary Assembly of Black Sea Economic Cooperation
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Today.Az
      • OSCE monitoring ends without incidents
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from AzerNews - Azerbaijan
        In accordance with the mandate of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, the OSCE mission has today conducted a monitoring on the troops` line of contact near Gapanli village, Terter region, Azerbaijan. The monito...
      • Christians portrayed offensively in Turkey airline crossword puzzle
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
      • Prosperous Armenia leader urges to hold debates on Syrian Armenians
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
      • SOCAR hints for more gas output: ‘Southern Gas Corridor’ plans not limited to Shah-Deniz 2
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Today.Az
      • Aznavour’s new album in focus of French media
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
        French-Armenian singer Charles Aznavour will be turning 91 soon, but he’s not planning on retiring yet.
      • Armenia’s PM has telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Georgia
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
        The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Hovik Abrahamyan had a telephone conversation with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.
      • Draft package of constitutional reforms will be presented this August
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from NEWS.am | News from Armenia
      • April inflation in Kazakhstan reaches 0.1 percent
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Today.Az
      • New batch of freight cars delivered to Azerbaijan
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Today.Az
      • Armenian U-17 team won by penalties
        Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from armenpress.am RSS -
        The match ended in a 0-0 draw. Armenian won 4-2 by penalties.