• Car Bomb Kills 12 In Pakistans Southwest

  Police in Pakistan say a bomb planted on a vehicle in the southwest of the country has killed 12 people, including 11 police officers. Police officials said the attack just outside Quetta also wounded more than 20. Police said the bomb targeted a vehicle carrying members of the police's special forces. Quetta is the capital of southwestern Balochistan Province, which is a ...

• Malaysian charged with sedition 2 more arrested

  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Malaysian authorities detained two anti-government figures and charged a student activist with sedition Thursday, raising political tensions after recent national elections triggered claims of ...

• Korea Japan dominance eroded in Asian football

  SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea and Japan's domination of eastern Asian football is being further eroded, judging by the make-up of the quarterfinalists in this season's Asian Champions League.The two nations have between them won all but one of the past seven Asian Champions League titles -- with the exception being a penalty shootout loss in the final -- and have been the top dogs ...

• Asian mkts sell off on Bernanke remarks China PMI

  Asian markets on Thursday, sending stock prices down, the US dollar to three-year highs, and Japanese government bond yields to their highest in a year. Stock and bond markets took their cue from the drop in US equities and Treasuries after Bernanke's remarks at a Congressional hearing sparked worries of an earlier than expected reduction in US monetary stimulus. A weak manufacturing survey ...

• South Korean girl killed by suicide jumper Report

  SEOUL: A seven-year-old South Korean girl was killed instantly after being struck by the body of a man as he plunged from his tenth-floor apartment in an apparent suicide, a report said Thursday. The 40-year-old man jumped from the flat in the southern port of Busan on Wednesday evening and hit the daughter of his neighbour who was emerging from the apartment building, SBS TV station said. The ...

• Asia stocks slide as China factory output slips

  Recession in Europe, growth-robbing deflation in Japan and economic anemia in the U.S. have finally caught up with export-hooked China despite the government's attempts at bolstering consumption at ...

• Indian Shares Extend Losses On Asian Cues Weak Rupee

  markets lower on Thursday after Fed chief Bernanke hinted at reducing the current pace of bond purchases and preliminary data showed China's manufacturing activity contracted for the first time in seven months in May. The Indian rupee opened at 55.84 against the dollar, hitting a fresh six-month low, weighed down by a stronger dollar and lingering concerns about India's high current ...

• Aging Asia to strain worlds long-term economic growth think-tank

  The Asia-Pacific region will continue to power global economic growth in 2013, but the region's increasing aging population will cast a shadow on the long-term development, according to a Canadian think-tank."Productivity gains and a large, young working-age population have done much to boost Asian economic growth over the past three decades. But Asia's demographic dividend is ...

• Police Car bomb kills 12 in southwest Pakistan

  QUETTA, Pakistan — A police officer says a car bomb in southwest Pakistan has killed 11 policemen and a civilian. Fayaz Sumbal says the Thursday morning bombing on the outskirts of Quetta city has also wounded about 23 people. He says a remote-controlled bomb in a car parked along a road targeted a vehicle carrying members of the police's special forces. Quetta is the capital of ...

• Grounded ship is Philippines last line of defence

  A handful of marines living on a World War II-era ship that is grounded on a remote, tiny reef is the Philippines' last line of defence against China's efforts to control most of the South China ...

• Man hacked to death in London attack heightens terror fears

  London military barracks and one then went on video to explain the crime - shouting political statements, gesturing with bloodied hands and waving a meat cleaver. Soon after, arriving police shot and wounded the unidentified assailants and took them into custody. The brutal daylight attack galvanized this city and raised fears that terrorism had returned to London. Authorities did not identify ...

• Malaysian charged with sedition over call to protest general election result

  KUALA LUMPUR (AP) - Prosecutors have filed a sedition charge against a student activist who had urged Malaysians to engage in street protests against the government over claims of election fraud. The ruling Barisan Nasional coalition that has governed since 1957 won the May 5 general elections. Opposition officials insist the coalition retained power through bogus ballots and other ...

• Building materials blamed in Bangladesh disaster

  DHAKA, Bangladesh -; A government investigation found poor quality construction materials and building code violations were among the "series of irregularities" that caused the collapse of a building housing garment factories last month in Bangladesh, the committee head said ...

• Asian Markets Trade Lower On Economic Worries

  economy following a weak manufacturing report from China. The overnight weak close on Wall Street amid doubts about further monetary stimulus from the U.S. Federal Reserve is also contributing to the weakness in the Asian region.The Australian stock market is trading sharply lower with investors pressing sales at several counters. Financial, consumer staples, industrial, mining and property ...

• Amnesty International urges governments to do more for refugees

  LONDON: Human rights group Amnesty International has launched its 2013 annual report into global welfare.The organisation, which focuses mainly on dangers faced by refugees, displaced people and migrants, is now calling on global governments to do ...

• Three Chinese ships in disputed waters Japan coastguard

  A Chinese marine surveillance ship cruises near the disputed islets on April 23, 2013. Three Chinese government ships have entered the waters of disputed islands on Thursday, Japan's coastguard said. ...

• Asian movies with Western style

  movie s in Taiwan is that I will always see things from a different perspective. My films are about Taiwanese people, but there is a Western sense of humour and film-making style," says the second-generation American. "And there will always be things that only I will notice about the daily lives of Taiwanese, because I find them unique and different. I think the same will happen if I ...

• Japanese climber 80 becomes oldest atop Everest

  KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- A Nepalese official says 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura has become the oldest man to reach the top of Mount ...

• Bangladeshi factory collapse volunteers struggle to sleep haunted by rescue trauma

  MAMUN was hailed a hero for pulling survivors from the ruins of Bangladesh's Rana Plaza factory complex but now he struggles to sleep, haunted by the memory of sawing off a young woman's hand. "I had never even touched the hand of a woman before but it was the only way to save her and the others," said the 22-year-old in an interview ahead of the one-month anniversary of ...

• US tornado survivors begin rebuilding their lives President Obama to meet them on Sunday

  Oklahoma City suburb rolled up their sleeves Wednesday under a blazing sun and got down to the long, hard task of rebuilding their lives. Local authorities in Moore deemed it safe for everyone who lived within the 17-mile (27-kilometer) long disaster zone to return to their homes, or what little remained of their homes, to collect whatever belongings they could. Twenty-four people died when the ...

• DHL Express Named One of Asia Pacifics Best Employers by Aon Hewitt

  Inaugural wins for 'Best Employer' award in Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea SINGAPORE, May 23 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DHL, the world's leading logistics company, has been named 'Best Employer' in Asia Pacific for its Express division by Aon Hewitt, a global leader in human resource consulting and outsourcing solutions. Additionally, DHL Express received the 'Best ...

• Lawyer Malaysian accused of rape married the girl

  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Prosecutors say they are pursuing rape charges against a Malaysian who allegedly had sex with a 13-year-old and then married ...

• Giant freezer offers shelter from fury

  twister as it passed literally on top of them. "I thought it was an earthquake," recalled Michael. "I felt the building was shaking and moving. There were loud noises and banging and wind blowingI thought only the glass door of the restaurant would be broken, but when we crawled out, everything was gone." Initially, the Zhangs struggled to open the freezer door against ...

• Li moots China-Pak eco corridor

  Li Keqiang on Wednesday linked growth in his country's restive west with that in sluggish Pakistan, saying the two sides wanted to create an "economic corridor" to boost development. Li, on his first overseas trip since taking over in a once-in-a-decade power transfer in Beijing, congratulated Pakistan on its recent general election and hailed the countries' long-standing ...

• Iodine deficiency during pregnancy adversely affects child’s mental development

  Iodine deficiency during pregnancy, something rampant among Indian women, adversely affects the child's mental development. A UK study published in medical journal The Lancet on Thursday has shown that iodine - which is consumed mainly via dairy products and seafood - is essential for producing hormones made by the thyroid gland, which have a direct impact on fetal brain development. A ...

• Pope lands in exorcism row

  A dispute over whether Pope Francis performed an exorcism intensified with a well-known exorcist insisting that Francis helped ';liberate'; a Mexican man possessed by four different ...

• No bank deposits will be spared from confiscation

  ] Bank depositors in the UK and USA may think that their bank deposits would not be confiscated as they are insured and no government would dare embark on such a drastic action to bail out insolvent banks. [But] I challenge anyone to prove me wrong that confiscation of bank deposits is legalized daylight robbery Before I explain why confiscation of bank deposits in the UK and US is a certainty ...

• Asia Roundup Mixed despite strong Wall Street lead

  Asian shares were mixed yesterday, Wednesday May 22 2013 despite a strong lead from Wall Street as markets awaited testimony from the US Federal Reserve chief, but Tokyo stocks finished at their highest level in five years. Seoul climbed 0.64 per cent, or 12.74 points, to finish at 1,993.83, while Sydney ended down 0.28 percent, or 14.7 points, at 5,165.4. Shanghai closed down 0.12 per cent, ...

• Japan is integral to the future of Asia PM Lee Hsien Loong

  Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Japan is integral to the future of Asia and called on Japan to deepen its strategic engagement with Southeast Asia and the wider ...

• French workers’ struggle triggers ‘Kill Mittal’ game

  Lakshmi Mittal to keep a factory open. Players throw barrels and beams at police in the "Kill Mittal" game inspired by the long-lasting -- and ultimately unsuccessful -- struggle in France's northeastern town of Florange to stop the closure of steel blast furnaces owned by Mittal. "This game is not an incitement to violence or to beat up the big bosses. I purposefully chose ...

• The Asian Century Is Built On Broadband

  Ben Pobjie Say what you like about Canberra, the city has got guts. And even after a century, the city still comes alive during a good bout of leadership speculation. Ben Pobjie hoists a glass of average chardy to our nation's ...

• Asia Markets Tokyo stocks soar as Sydney Seoul retreat

  HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Australian and South Korean stocks dropped Thursday on worries the Federal Reserve could downscale its bond purchases, while Japanese shares marched to fresh multiyear highs as several exporters got a lift from the weakened ...

• Top Concerns in Asias Unfinished Development Agenda for the Post-MDG Era

  More MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Asia and the Pacific face a daunting unfinished development agenda when the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) expire in 2015. The focus in this fast growing region should be on the glaring gaps in its MDG achievements: eradicating extreme poverty and making better progress on human development, especially reducing infant deaths and improving maternal health. ...

• Asian expat workers end rare UAE strike—company

  DUBAI--Thousands of mainly Asian expatriate workers in the United Arab Emirates have ended a strike they began at the weekend in a rare stoppage aimed at improving their conditions, their employer said Wednesday. ';Arabtec confirms that all workers returned to work with no impact on any of its projects,'; the Dubai-based company, which is constructing the Louvre Abu Dhabi, said in a ...

• Asean Defence Officials Share Knowledge At Dialogue

  View Comments Bandar Seri Begawan - The Asean Regional Forum Defence Officials' Dialogue (ARF DOD) played out at The Empire Hotel & Country Club yesterday. Themed The Impact of Social Media on Defence and Security, the forum was chaired by Acting Director of Defence Policy at the Ministry of Defence Haji Adi Ihram bin Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud and attended by senior ARF members. The ...

• Immigration bill clears first hurdle in US Senate

  immigration bill , which offers a path to citizenship for more than 11 million - including over 260,000 Indians - undocumented immigrants and ...

• Guptagate India defends plane landing at SA air base

  PRETORIA/NEW DELHI: After a top Indian diplomat was accused of "manipulation" by South Africa to obtain permission for landing of an aircraft chartered by a well-connected Indian family at a military air base, India has said there was proper "authorization" and that some wedding guests on board the plane had invitation for bilateral engagements. "The senior Indian ...

• Briton 10 died minutes after injection in India

  Gurkiren was killed by health workers in Punjab to illegally harvest her organs, stories of other such unexplained deaths of Britons in Punjab are coming out. The most-shocking case to emerge is that of 10-year-old Damien Herian from Wolverhampton, who complained of a stomach-ache while at a theme park in Jalandhar. The boy was given an injection. Minutes later he was dead, Birmingham labour ...

• More courses in English at French universities Storm brews

  English at universities, amid a storm of controversy in a nation fiercely protective of its identity. The measure, which would also introduce lessons in other languages as part of a wider bill ...

• Asia Called Mixed on Fed Minutes

  Minutes from the last Fed policy meeting released on Wednesday noted that "a number of participants expressed willingness" to reduce quantitative easing as early as the June meeting if economic data shows evidence of strong and sustained growth. ...

• China Submission by Human Rights Watch to the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council

  Submission by Human Rights Watch to the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council on the proposed amendments to the Regulations of Education of Persons with Disabilities in ...

• Asia-Pacific film festival cultural base to be built in Sanya

  Hongkong’s ITC Properties Group Limited will invest RMB 6 billion in the construction of an Asia-Pacific film festival cultural base in Sanya, Hainan. After the base is completed, an Asia-Pacific film festival and TV festival will be held in Sanya every year, and the base will be the permanent and high-end site of film conventions and exhibitions in the Asia-Pacific area. The ITC ...

• HK hails the return of the duck

  Hong Kong on Tuesday joyfully welcomed the return of a giant inflatable rubber duck, which drew tens of thousands of visitors before it was abruptly deflated for maintenance for almost a week. The southern Chinese city has taken the 16.5-metre-tall (54-feet) yellow inflatable duck, conceived by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, to its heart since it was towed into the harbour on May 2 to ...

• China Galaxy soars 11 pct in debut after $1.1 billion HK IPO

  China Galaxy Securities Co Ltd rose as much as 11.3 percent in its trading debut on Wednesday after raising $1.1 billion in a Hong Kong IPO, underscoring a surge in retail investors’ demand for new listings in the city. The debut of China’s seventh-biggest brokerage, and that of Sinopec Engineering (Group) Co Ltd on Thursday, will be bellwethers for a slew of Hong Kong offerings in ...

• Why Taiwan Won’t Let The Philippines Off Easy

  Veteran Taiwanese political scientist George Tsai cringes at the anti-Philippine hysteria that swept his homeland like a typhoon after May 9. That day Taiwan began its campaign for an apology from Manila over the shooting of a local fisherman. What got into us, asked George Tsai, Taiwan Foundation for Democracy vice president and professor at Chinese Cultural University in Taipei. ...

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