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China executes fourth Filipino convicted of drug trafficking

China has executed another Filipino for smuggling drugs into China.  Vancouversun.com reports that “The man was caught carrying 1.5 kilograms of heroin on Sept. 13, 2008, at Guilin International Airport…

22 children feared drowned in bridge collapse

As many as twenty-two children may have drowned when a suspension bridge collapsed in Malaysia. The New Straits Times reports, “They were among 298 other pupils who were part of…

Terror mastermind killed in Indonesia

Indonesian police stormed an Islamic militant hideout early yesterday in a raid that killed fugitive terror mastermind Noordin Mohammed Top and three other militants, police said. Noordin’s body was among…

Caning of Malaysian woman who drank beer postponed

License   The first woman in Muslim-majority Malaysia to face caning for drinking beer was reprieved Monday because of the holy month of Ramadan. Her family said she would rather…

Flying taxi crashes on test flight, killing its UK inventor

Newly-assembled aircraft Jetpod, by the British-based Avcen Ltd, crashed and burst into a ball of fire during a test flight from Tekah airstrip near here, killing its inventor Michael Robert…