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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…
NKorean envoys meet SKorean President Lee
Senior North Korean envoys on Sunday met South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak for the first time since he took office 18 months ago, raising hopes of an end to high…
Real estate auctions double as debtors default
Court-sanctioned real estate auctions have nearly doubled in number since spring last year, largely due to an upswing in homeowner failures to repay loans amid the economic downturn. In July,…
Over 1,000 shoe workers strike in Binh Duong
At least a thousand workers have been on strike in Binh Duong Province since Wednesday, demanding higher wages and better working conditions, their employer told AFP Thursday. “They have violated…
Sporadic attacks kill 26 as Afghans vote
Taliban ambushes, rocket attacks and blasts killed 26 civilians and security forces as Afghan voted on Thursday in elections that were declared a security success with less violence than expected.…
1,300 children with lead poisoning in Hunan
The number of Chinese children found with excess lead in their blood near a metal plant in central China has reached 1,354, state media said on Thursday, with new clashes…
Violence forces polls to shut amid low Afghan turnout
The Taleban stormed a town in northern Afghanistan and launched sporadic rocket and other attacks across much of the rest of the country today, severely depleting turnout as Afghanistan voted…
Indonesia militants plotted Obama attack, says expert
A police investigation into last month’s Jakarta hotel bombings shows that militants also planned to use snipers to attack Barack Obama’s convoy when the United States president visits Indonesia, an…
Palace: GMA overspent travel budget by P1 billion
Malacañang admitted yesterday that the Office of the President had exceeded its budget allocation for travel expenses by over P1 billion from 2001 to 2009 but insisted that there was…
Gen Sir Richard Dannatt: ‘We need more resources in Afghanistan’
General Sir Richard Dannatt, the head of the British Army, has called for more resources in Afghanistan after the Government admitted key staff shortages are undermining operations to protect troops…
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