| 13 killed, 40 injured in Philippines earthquake At least 13 people have been killed and 40 are believed missing after an earthquake struck the moutain village of Planas in the Philippines on Monday.
The 6.8-magnitude quake buried as many as 30... | |
| 26/11 case: No word from Pakistan on judicial commission's visit Pakistan has failed to announce a new date for its judicial commission to visit India to record statements of key officials linked to the investigation of the Mumbai terror attacks.
The team was... |
| Malik asks Chaudhry Nisar to apologise for statements on Army Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has asked opposition leader Chaudhry Nisar to apologise for his statements on the army.
Malik said that if the people of the country start criticising the... |
| Pak Chief Justice takes suo moto notice of Domki family killing Pakistan Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has taken suo moto notice of the target killing of Balochistan lawmaker Bakhtiar Domki's wife and daughter.
Chaudhry has reportedly... |
| NATO attack that killed Pak soldiers referred to country's parliament: Gilani Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the issue of the NATO attack was also referred to the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNC), which comprised of chosen... |
| Over Rs 8,500 bn corruption has taken place during Gilani's tenure: Transparency Pakistan has lost over 8,500 billion rupees in corruption, tax evasion and bad governance during the last four years of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's tenure, Transparency International Pakistan... |
| At least 13 dead, dozens missing after Philippines quake MANILA, Philippines - Rescuers dug with picks and shovels trying to reach dozens of people trapped under houses collapsed by a strong earthquake today that shook a central Philippine island and set... |
| Indonesia to hit train roof riders with nasty goop JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia has come up with another bizarre plan to keep commuters from riding on the roofs of trains: Swat them with brooms drenched in putrid... |
| ITB student missing after rafting in Garut A | The Search and Rescue team, along with dozens of college students, searched for a student at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB). Angelina Yofanka has been missing since Sunday afternoon... |
| KPK to arrest Angelina soon Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chief Abraham Samad said on Monday that the antigraft body would soon arrest suspended Democratic Party deputy secretary-general Angelina Sondakh, the latest... |
| 6.9 quake kills 13 in Philippines An official of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology in Quezon points to a map showing the epicentre of the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that hit central Philippines on Feb. 6,... |
| Nepal Telecom announces 12.5% rise in net profit State owned fixed and mobile operator Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited (Nepal Telecom, or NT) has reported a 12.48% rise in net profit for its fiscal year 2010/11 ended Jestha 2068 (June 2011),... |
| Keelung student rescues woman stuck in elevator Lin Ah-zhu, 65, had one of the biggest scares of her life on Saturday when the elevator she was taking to her apartment on the seventh floor in Keelung malfunctioned and got stuck. Lin said the only... |
| Thai police bust Bangkok rare wildlife 'butchers' BANGKOK (AFP) - Thai police busted a grisly exotic wildlife slaughterhouse in Bangkok when officers caught four men in the act of chopping up a tiger in a residential home, officials said on Monday. ... |
| Visa boost for Chinese visitors to Malaysia BEIJING (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Chinese visitors will have a breezier and faster entry into Malaysia with the easing of the visa application process - a move that will increase the number of... |
| 3 armed robbers killed in Malaysian highway shoot-out Three suspected armed robbers, including two Indonesians, were gunned down after they tried to shoot their way out of a police dragnet at KM160 of the North-South Expressway near the Jawi toll plaza.... |
| Indonesia to try terror suspect Umar Patek for Bali attack Umar Patek (wearing orange shirt), 41, could face death by firing squad if convicted of various terror-related charges, including bomb-making, premeditated murder, firearms possession and using false... |
| England 6-173 at tea v Pakistan Offspinner Saeed Ajmal and fast bowler Umar Gul led Pakistan's convincing charge toward a clean sweep against England, reducing the top-ranked team to 6-173 at tea on the fourth day of the third... |
| Vietnam gives condolences for AP war correspondent FILE - In this Jan. 1, 1966 file photo, AP special correspondent George Esper poses with a Vietnamese boy in Quang Ngai Province, south of Da Nang. Esper, the tenacious Associated Press correspondent... |
| Rescuers dig to reach trapped in Philippines quake CORRECTS MAGNITUDE - Bartolome Bautista, deputy director of Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), points to the epicenter of the magnitude 6.8 earthquake which hit central... |
| Pakistan Interior Secretary to visit India: Gilani New Delhi, Feb 6 : Reiterating his country's commitment to a 'meaningful dialogue with India on all issues in order to move forward towards normalisation of relations with India',... |
| Philippines quake death toll rises The death toll from a powerful quake that struck the central Philippines on Monday rose to 14 with as many as 29 feared missing, police officials... |
| Earthquake in Philippines leaves 43 dead A 6.7 magnitude earthquake off the central Philippine island of Negros has left at least 43 people dead. The US Geological Survey said the quake occurred a depth of 20km. Government offices and... |
| Calm returns to Trang prison The riot by inmates at Trang prison came to a halt after the Governor met with representatives of the prisoners and reached a compromise. Trang Governor Senee Jitkasem met at 1pm with five... |
| 6.8 quake in Philippines kills 13, triggers landslides International News: MANILA, A strong earthquake measuring 6.8-magnitude in the central Philippines killed at least 13 people Monday as it destroyed buildings and triggered landslides that buried... |
| Laos probes ‘child for sale’ scam Hanoi - Laos is investigating a retired justice ministry official for allegedly selling adopted babies to Americans, Canadians and Australians for thousands of dollars each, a report... |
| Indonesia to hit ‘rail surfers’ with nasty goop Indonesia has come up with another bizarre plan to keep commuters from riding on the roofs of trains: Swat them with brooms drenched in putrid... |
| 100 feared trapped in Pakistan building collapse Pakistani rescue workers look for survivors in the debris of a building that collapsed in Lahore. AP photo Around 100 people, including women and children, were feared trapped today when a... |
| Pakistan v England third Test: day four – in pictures The best images from the fourth day of the third and final Test at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, where England are chasing 324 to avoid a series whitewash. Extracts taken... |
| Train roof-riders to be hit with brooms in Indonesia Indonesia has come up with a bizarre plan to stop commuters riding on the roofs of trains - hit them with brooms drenched in putrid gunge."For anyone who is still up there, it'll be like a... |
| 13 killed in Philippines earthquake At least 13 people were killed today when a strong earthquake hit the central Philippines, destroying buildings and triggering landslides which buried dozens of houses, trapping their occupants.The... |
| Pakistan factory collapses in gas blast, three dead, many trapped Pakistani security personnel and volunteers search for victims in the rubble of a collapsed factory in Lahore on February 6, 2012. A 12-year-old boy was killed and dozens of people, including women... |
| Children among seven dead as quake hits Philippines Residents run as they scamper to safety after a 6.8 earthquake that hit Cebu City on February 6, 2012. A 6.8 earthquake struck off the coast of the central Philippines on February 6, killing at least... |
| Powerful quake strikes Philippines A powerful earthquake struck the central Philippines' Negros Island Monday, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami alert for the region. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the magnitude of... |
| 6.8 quake in Philippines kills 13, buries homes By msnbc.com news services A strong earthquake in the central Philippines killed at least 13 people Monday as it destroyed buildings and triggered landslides that buried dozens of houses, trapping... |
| The Evolving U.S. Footprint in Southeast Asia Over the past two weeks, U.S. defense secretary Leon Panetta and his key officers, including Admiral Robert F. Willard, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, have actively explained details of President... |
| Ozone Pollution Damage Crops Across Continents Man-made air pollution from Southeast Asia causes the loss of 6.7 million tonnes of wheat and about 11.6 million tonnes of rice globally each year, while pollutants from North America reduce wheat... |
| Strong quake in Philippines kills five A tsunami warning has been cancelled.The 6.8-magnitude quake, in a narrow strait just off Negros Island, caused a landslide in Guihulngan, a city of about 180,000 people in Negros Oriental province... |
| Laos probes sale of babies to Australians LAOS is investigating a retired justice ministry official for allegedly selling adopted babies to Australians, Americans and Canadians for thousands of dollars... |
| 6.8 quake kills 13 in Philippines An official of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology in Quezon points to a map showing the epicentre of the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that hit central Philippines on Feb. 6,... |
| Tamil Tigers' Defeat Holds Lessons for Pakistan The 26-year-old war the Tamil separatists had been fighting for a sovereign homeland within Sri Lanka ended on May 17/09 with their defeat and surrender. Calling themselves the Liberation Tamil... |
| New America Now: Pakistan, Reza Aslan, Oscar Winner Megan Mylan Karnatik Revival about the revival of southern Indian Karnatik music in the US. Young children with a cleft palate get a second chance in India. Megan Mylan talks about her Oscar-winning... |
| Pakistan Drop Catches to Give England Hope DUBAI (Reuters) - Some poor fielding by Pakistan helped England keep alive hope of avoiding a series whitewash on the fourth day of the third and final test in Dubai on Monday.
However,... |
