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Video: Specials

Singapore tattoo convention

Tattoo artists from 25 countries around the world gathered in Singapore for the first annual...
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Video: World

Bush Thanks Troops in Alaska

President Bush, en route to Asia, has taken advantage of a fueling stop to offer a quick thanks to...
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India PM says flood 'a calamity'

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has declared the flooding in the north-eastern state of...
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India's monsoon misery

Heavy rains and snowfall trigger landslides and cause building collapses in India's northern...
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Asia's double typhoon trouble

Two new typhoons have brought death and destruction to Asia - at least 32 have died in flooding...
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Immigrants killed in Turkey crash

A small truck carrying illegal immigrants overturned on a Turkish highway near the border with...
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Dozens die in Central Asia quake

Most of the casualties were in Kyrgyzstan but strong quakes have also hit neighbouring China and...
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Thai PM Wongsawat will not quit

PM Somchai Wongsawat has been attending the Asia Pacific Economic summit in Peru, where he...
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Rice in Pakistan to reduce tensions

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice headed to Pakistan as part of the second leg of a South...
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A dangerous but crucial border

The border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is one of the most dangerous places in the world, and...
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China navy's anti piracy drill

The Chinese navy conducts its first large-scale anti-terror drill involving a full fleet...
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The world parties for Obama

America may have the new President but the rest of the world has also been...
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Holbrooke's Mission

U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan heads out on listening tour in Europe and South...
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Lessons from Japan's "lost decade"

Secretary of State Clinton made her first stop on her Asia tour in Japan, a country that spent...
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Clinton hails Indonesia ties

The U.S. Secretary of State visits Jakarta, and calls for a comprehensive partnership with the...
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Clinton Looks to Boost US Image in Asia

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton moved Wednesday to boost U.S. ties with the world's most...
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Clinton's Indonesia visit

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Indonesia's president on Thursday (February 19) on a...
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Video: Business

Asia shares down on oil, US jitters

May 22 - Concerns about U.S. interest rates and soaring oil kept Asian share markets under...
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Nikkei falls for 11th day

July 3 - Asia stocks continued to slide on Thursday with inflation and economic growth worries...
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Asia rebounds on oil price drop

Jul 9 - Markets rebound and anxious Japanese consumers line up ahead of launch of Apple's iphone...
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Singapore's economy shrinks

July 10 - Asia stocks largely gained on Thursday despite fresh signs of a weakening economies...
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Stocks mixed amid iPhone mania

July 11 - Asia stocks were mixed on Friday as investors eyed rising oil prices.
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Asia stocks fall to two-year low

July 15 - U.S. financial woes continued to weigh on Asian confidence and regional banks on...
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The jet set braces for turbulence

Jul 16 - Sales of private business jets have enjoyed rapid growth in recent years buoyed by...
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Asia stocks leap but inflation looms

July 21 - Asia stocks rose on Monday as investors took heart from a smaller than expected loss...
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Lenovo, Asia exporters face pressure

July 22 - Asian electronics giants like PC-maker Lenovo face investor concern about earnings...
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Asia stocks helped by oil

July 23 - A drop in oil prices helped boost Asia stocks on Wednesday.
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Oil prices drop

July 24 - A drop in oil prices helped boost Asia stocks on Thursday.
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Samsung disappoints, Asia mkts dips

July 25 - Samsung earnings disappoint, while early week market optimism faded on Friday.
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Asia stocks mixed despite oil dip

July 28 - A profit warning by Australia's third-largest bank ANZ casts a pall over Asian stocks,...
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Merrill weighs on Asia

July 29 - Merrill Lynch's 5.7 billion dollars debt write-down and plans for 8.5 billion dollars...
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Anger after WTO talks collapse

Jul 30 - Recriminations fly across Asia as WTO talks fail while Latin America demand a banana...
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Asia stocks climb amid caution

July 31 - Many Asian stock markets rose on Thursday after central banks moved to boost liquidity...
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Economic jitters weigh on Asia

Growing economic pessimism weighed on Asian investor confidence Friday, but market players looked...
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Oil surge hits Asian markets

Oil prices jump on signs US inventories are falling, hitting energy-dependent firms across Asia...
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Asia rebounds on bargain-hunting

A battered Asian share market saw investors return to bargain-hunt Monday, but a sustained rally...
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Asia fears economic slowdown

Asia stocks fell sharply on Tuesday with investors worried about further signs of a global credit...
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Asia shares recover

Asian investors shook off worries about U.S. financial system stability, with commodity-linked...
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Asia shares fall on oil surge

Asian shares fell to a two-year low as oil surged to $121 a barrel on escalating U.S.-Russian...
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China market firms on earnings

Beleaguered Chinese markets firmed ahead of a slate of company results, while much of Asia ran in...
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Oil up for 4rth straight session

Asia investors eyed rising oil prices and weak global economies on Thursday. Phone giant...
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Markets end week on high note

Asia stocks rose on Friday with exporters boosted by stronger than expected U.S. economic growth...
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Oil up, Asian stocks down

Asian shares eased as oil rose above 116 dollars a barrel Monday, as a quarter of U.S. crude...
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Tech, economy weigh on Asia

Technology and U.S. economic jitters weighed on Asian investors Thursday, as concerns grew about...
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Asia shares tumble

Stocks across Asia fell sharply on Friday with investors again worried about the outlook for the...
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Asia shares jump

Asian shares jump after Washington took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to save the U.S. housing...
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Asia banks, officials cheer move

Banks across Asia and regional financial officials took heart Monday from the U.S. government...
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Asia shares fell

Asian stocks fell and government bonds rose Tuesday as investors said the U.S. takeover of Fannie...
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Lehman bankruptcy rocks Asia

Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy sent shock waves across Asia Tuesday, as much of the region came back...
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Wall St. gyrates on AIG speculation

The Dow swung from a 174-point drop to a 100-point rally and back to modest declines as...
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Wall Street snaps global sell-off

U.S. stocks rallied on Tuesday, following steep losses in Europe and Asia, as speculation of...
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Raw fear hits stocks

Asia stocks plunged on Thursday with investors spooked by the unravelling global credit...
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Asia awaits bailout plan

Asian investors remained cautious on Thursday as they await U.S. congressional approval of a $700...
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Asia stocks dip before bailout vote

Japan's Nikkei fell on Monday as investors remained cautious ahead of a key vote by U.S....
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Asia falls on failed US bailout

Stock markets across Asia sank on Tuesday after U.S. lawmakers rejected a $700 billion plan to...
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Asia unexcited by bailout vote

The Senate's passage of a $700 billion U.S. financial bailout plan failed to boost Asian share...
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Asia shares dive in global slide

Asian shares plummeted Wednesday in Wall Street's wake as worries the credit crisis would further...
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Asia latest to cut interest rates

South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan become the latest countries to interest rates. The move on...
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Panic grips Asian investors

Asian shares plummeted Friday after a Wall Street nosedive, as investor panic reigned across the...
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Asia greets G7 weekend pledges

Asian markets started higher on Monday after officials pledged to help repair the world's broken...
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Asia Markets Mostly Up Monday

Most Asian stock markets recovered Monday after last week's historic sell-off as governments in...
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European stocks follow Asia fall

After falls on U.S. and Asian equities markets, European shares also head downwards as fears of a...
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Stocks mixed, market fears remain

Regional market gains were muted by investor concerns over a slowing global economy. Asia...
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European stocks fall on econ fears

European shares fall as the spectre of a global downturn hit industrials, banks and...
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Asia shares hit, oil dips

Asian shares mostly declined as global recession fears and Wall Street's worst two-day tumble...
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U.S., Asia jitters hit shares

Asian shares declined Tuesday as mild regional optimism gave way to U.S. and local economic...
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Asia stocks slide, yen jumps

Asian stock markets tumbled early Thursday, hit by renewed financial crisis jitters and signs the...
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Asia rebounds pre-G20

Asian shares crawled back Friday from recent losses on hopes ahead of a weekend Group of 20...
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Asia shares dip, yen up

Asian share markets eased Wednesday as yen strength and economic jitters chilled interest. ...
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Asia rallies on bargain-hunting

Asian shares shook off a host of economic and company woes, rallying on mild bargain-hunting and...
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Bush pleges new trade push

The outgoing U.S. president has told APEC leaders meeting in Peru that Washington will press for a...
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Financial crisis dominates APEC

Global financial crisis remains at the forefront of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in...
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Big Asia deals stall

Two major takeover deals in the Asian region broke down, rattling the shares of targets Rio Tinto...
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Asia eyes cenbank moves

Asian shares found support Monday on hopes about central bank action to stem rapidly slowly...
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Asia shrs edge up, Qantas soars

Most Asian share markets crawled higher Wednesday, although regional automakers remained under...
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Asia telcoms eye 3G, beyond

Japan's top mobile phone operator, NTT DoCoMo, wants to dial up more overseas business, while...
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Business Update: Asia stimulus hope

Passage of an $825 billion U.S. stimulus plan by the House of Representatives boosted Asian...
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Asia losses mount

Asian manufacturers record a disappointing first wave of results as consumer demand dries...
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Asia up ahead of US stimulus vote

Asia stocks rose ahead of a vote on a$920 billion U.S. stimulus package, looking to turn around...
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Business Update: "bad" bank worries

Asia markets edged lower ahead amid worries a "bad" bank to soak up toxic debts would...
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Business Update: Asia sours

Lack of detail about a $2 trillion U.S. bank rescue soured previously optimistic Asian markets,...
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Business Update: Asia slip on dollar

Asian stocks dipped as the dollar nursed huge losses after the Fed pledged to pump an extra $1...
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Video: Science

Florida Considering Limiting Turtle Harvesting

Tens of thousands of freshwater turtles are being harvested in Florida for export to Asia. The...
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Video: Movies

Tropic Thunder Trailer

A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film. But after ballooning...
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Business

Intel profits drop 55 per cent, but upswing seen

Intel profits drop 55 per cent, but upswing seen

San Francisco - Computer-chip giant Intel reported a 55-per- cent drop in first-quarter income...
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US ratings agency Moody's to quit Taiwan

Taipei  - Taiwan confirmed Friday that US ratings agency Moody's plans to quit the country in...
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Airlines agree to 214-million-dollar fine for price fixing

Washington - Three international airlines have agreed to plead guilty to price fixing and pay a...
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New Golf GTI in European showrooms

Wolfsburg/St Tropez - The sixth generation of the VW Golf GTI hits European showrooms this month...
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Malaysia firm and Detroit Electric to produce electric cars

 Malaysia's national carmaker and Dutch firm Detroit Electric on Monday inked a...
» read full story March 30th, 2009 - 13:28

Global airfreight, passenger volume drop sharply

   Kuala Lumpur - International demand for air cargo recorded a severe dip of 25 per...
» read full story March 25th, 2009 - 20:40

China's Chery launches two new models at Bangkok motor show

    Bangkok - China's Chery Automobile on Wednesday used the annual Bangkok...
» read full story March 25th, 2009 - 20:24

Singapore takes editor of Wall Street Journal to court

   Singapore - The Singapore government is taking an editor of The Wall Street...
» read full story March 14th, 2009 - 17:34
Gates tops world rich list as fortunes plummet

Gates tops world rich list as fortunes plummet

New York - Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates regained the top spot on Forbes' annual list of the...
» read full story March 12th, 2009 - 07:11
Motorola and Visto Reach Deal on Good Technology

Motorola and Visto Reach Deal on Good Technology

Motorola sold Good Technology to e-mail provider Visto. The two companies released a joint...
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HTC Presents Its New Mobile Devices

HTC Presents Its New Mobile Devices

HTC chose the Mobile World Congress to present its new devices, the...
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Nokia Presents Its New XpressMusic Mobile Phone

Nokia Presents Its New XpressMusic Mobile Phone

Nokia presented yesterday its new 5630 XpressMusic mobile phone, which was...
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Telecommunications Giant Nortel Files For Bankruptcy

Telecommunications Giant Nortel Files For Bankruptcy

North American telecommunications equipment manufacturer Nortel has filed for bankruptcy protection...
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Wine Still A Good Investment In Hard Times, Say Experts

Hong Kong - When James Christie held his first auction in 1776, bottles of wine were among the...
» read full story December 30th, 2008 - 16:18
Microsoft Takes Care Of Its Clients

Microsoft Takes Care Of Its Clients

Microsoft had a very busy week, as the company managed to complete and release the patch needed to...
» read full story December 21st, 2008 - 23:17

Siemens' Bribery Flourished Despite Warnings

   Washington - A culture of bribery and impunity flourished at German corporate giant Siemens AG...
» read full story December 16th, 2008 - 13:33

Bernard Madoff, Not As Impeccable As Thought

Bernard Madoff has been arrested for a multibillion fraud that stretched from Europe to Asia and...
» read full story December 14th, 2008 - 16:49

Global air traffic declines for second consecutive month

Geneva - Air traffic continued to contract in October, statistics released Thursday showed, marking...
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 18:18

AirAsia Forges Ahead Despite Air Travel Slowdown

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's budget airline AirAsia hopes to soar above the current global travel...
» read full story November 25th, 2008 - 10:28

US stocks fall sharply on opening

Washington - US stock indices posted steep drops on opening Friday, plunging more than 4 per cent...
» read full story October 24th, 2008 - 18:21

Heavy-Vehicle Makers Volvo, Scania to Cut Back Production

Stockholm - Swedish heavy-vehicle makers Volvo and Scania on Friday said they were preparing to cut...
» read full story October 24th, 2008 - 10:32
Ivory Products Will No Longer Be Available On eBay

Ivory Products Will No Longer Be Available On eBay

In an effort to help protect the endangered African and Asian elephants, eBay announced that it...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 16:58

Asian-Pacific Stocks Rising on South Korea Financial Rescue Package

Tokyo - Asia-Pacific stocks rose on Monday after South Korea announced a more than...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 15:32

Ericsson Profits and Sales Increase in 3rd Quarter

Stockholm - Swedish telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson's pre-tax income for the third...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 09:46

Global Meltdown Set to Hit Hong Kong's Luxury Market Hardest

Hong Kong - It is home to some of Asia's wealthiest and most successful people - a city where...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 09:34

Japan Sucked Ever Deeper into Financial Maelstrom

Tokyo - Never before has the Japanese economy been buffeted so severely by financial sources...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 13:04

Poor Take Hits too as Financial Crisis Moves Beyond the Rich

Washington - As the world's richest nations debate how to bring a catastrophic financial crisis...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 09:53
RIM's BlackBerry Storm:  The Touchscreen Comes To Life

RIM's BlackBerry Storm: The Touchscreen Comes To Life

We always thought touch-screen technology belongs to the future, but it’s time to face it: the...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 14:49

Asia-Pacific Markets Fall Sharply Wednesday

Tokyo - Stock markets throughout Asia and the Pacific fell sharply Wednesday in response to Wall...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 10:20

Financial Meltdown Spells Nightmare for Japan and other Asian Countries

Tokyo - News about the latest emergency package to save Germany's real estate financier Hypo Real...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 16:22
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U.S.

Former US candidate McCain in Vietnam, calls for military ties

Hanoi - The United States "would like to increase military- to-military relations" with...
» read full story April 07th, 2009 - 16:46

Obama praises Turkey and seeks to end rift with Muslim world

Ankara  - US President Barack Obama on Monday moved to heal rifts between the United States...
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World leaders greet Obama inauguration with hope, caution

World leaders lined up on Tuesday to pay tributes to Barack Obama on the occasion of his...
» read full story January 20th, 2009 - 19:58

Obama sworn in as 44th president of the United States

Washington - Barack Obama was sworn in on Tuesday as the 44th president of the United States,...
» read full story January 20th, 2009 - 19:52

Obama's Choice For CIA Drawing Criticism

Washington - President-elect Barack Obama's choice of former White House chief of staff Leon...
» read full story January 07th, 2009 - 10:29

American Students Getting Better at Math

According to a survey published Tuesday, American children have gotten better at Math, doing much...
» read full story December 11th, 2008 - 15:00
Survey Shows US Students Gain In International Math Test

Survey Shows US Students Gain In International Math Test

The most recent international survey on teen mathematics and science achievements released by the...
» read full story December 10th, 2008 - 20:14
Chances of a Terror Attack Higher than Ever: Report

Chances of a Terror Attack Higher than Ever: Report

The odds that terrorists will attack a major city somewhere in the world using weapons of mass...
» read full story December 02nd, 2008 - 17:20

Geithner To Head Obama's Economic Team During Crisis

Washington - President-elect Barack Obama Monday unveiled the economic team that will attempt to...
» read full story November 24th, 2008 - 22:59

Geithner to head Obama's economic team during crisis

Washington - President-elect Barack Obama Monday unveiled the economic team that will attempt to...
» read full story November 24th, 2008 - 21:30
Bush Closed His Final Summit with World Leaders

Bush Closed His Final Summit with World Leaders

United States president George W. Bush ended his final global summit with world leaders by...
» read full story November 23rd, 2008 - 14:34

George W Bush leaves world stage with a "goodbye"

Washington  - It was a farewell without fanfares, tears or dollops of praise. Instead, US President...
» read full story November 16th, 2008 - 16:11

Obama Wants to Strengthen Alliance with South Korea

Seoul - US president-elect Barack Obama vowed to closely cooperate with South Korea on achieving...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 09:44

World embraces Obama, but expectations are high

Governments and leaders around the globe were overwhelmingly positive Wednesday to the election of...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 19:09

US Stocks Up as Oil Price Rise Helps Energy Firms

Washington - Most US stock indices closed higher Thursday, led by an increase in oil prices that...
» read full story October 24th, 2008 - 10:52

Asian, Latino voters could change course of election, report says

Washington - A large and growing, but underestimated, voter bloc of Asian and Latino immigrants...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 23:48

US Pledges $40 M to Save Coral Triangle

Manila - The United States Thursday pledged 40 million dollars to help save the Coral Triangle, the...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 10:05
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Music

Michael Jackson shows a sell-out on first day

London - Tickets for Michael Jackson's This Is It comeback tour in Britain were sold out within...
» read full story March 14th, 2009 - 14:28
Rihanna Cancels Jakarta Show Afraid for Her Own Safety

Rihanna Cancels Jakarta Show Afraid for Her Own Safety

  Young R&B singer Rihanna cancelled a concert she was scheduled to perform in Jakarta on...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 16:49
‘American Idol’: And There Were 12…

‘American Idol’: And There Were 12…

Top-rated TV show “American Idol” sent home four more contestants on Thursday night with the help...
» read full story March 08th, 2008 - 10:23
Top 12 Announced on American Idol

Top 12 Announced on American Idol

The top 12 contestants have been announced last night. Sadly, Danny Noriega went home, the popular...
» read full story March 07th, 2008 - 18:47
Girls Fail to Impress on Idol, 4 to Go Home Tonight

Girls Fail to Impress on Idol, 4 to Go Home Tonight

Last night, the top 8 girls took on the stage of American Idol: Kristy Lee Cook, Asia’h Epperson,...
» read full story March 06th, 2008 - 16:55
VFTW Strikes Again! The Worst Still on American Idol

VFTW Strikes Again! The Worst Still on American Idol

The Vote for the Worst campaign has did it again! They managed to keep the worst American Idol...
» read full story February 29th, 2008 - 13:35
Brooke White Leads Girls' Performances on American Idol

Brooke White Leads Girls' Performances on American Idol

Tuesday, the top 10 guys on American Idol performed: David Archuleta, Robbie Carrico, Jason Castro,...
» read full story February 28th, 2008 - 14:11
Archuleta Woos Judges on American Idol

Archuleta Woos Judges on American Idol

Last week, the dreams of four young wannabe singers were crushed on Thursday during the American...
» read full story February 27th, 2008 - 13:56
Four Contestants Eliminated from American Idol

Four Contestants Eliminated from American Idol

The dreams of four young wannabe singers were crushed on Thursday night, during the American Idol...
» read full story February 23rd, 2008 - 21:49
American Idol: The Final 24 Chosen!

American Idol: The Final 24 Chosen!

On Tuesday, the top 24 contestants were unveiled on American Idol. The two-hour edition of the show...
» read full story February 14th, 2008 - 18:46
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Video Games

Need For Speed SHIFT Gets A Release Date

Need For Speed SHIFT Gets A Release Date

The first game with which EA will try to push its Need For Speed franchise toward new boundaries is...
» read full story March 23rd, 2009 - 15:05
Halo Wars Spawns One Million Seeds…Err…Copies

Halo Wars Spawns One Million Seeds…Err…Copies

If you ever doubted the success of the Halo Wars, the RTS game based on Halo universe, then...
» read full story March 19th, 2009 - 19:42
EA Announces Three Hits In The NFS Series

EA Announces Three Hits In The NFS Series

Electronic Arts (EA) has just announced details of what is in store for the Need for Speed...
» read full story January 31st, 2009 - 12:48
SimCity Now On An iPhone Near You!

SimCity Now On An iPhone Near You!

EA Mobile, the division of Electronic Arts that handles the mobile games said that SimCity, the...
» read full story December 18th, 2008 - 20:08
Blizzard Counts 11 Million WoW Players As WOTLK Approaches Launch

Blizzard Counts 11 Million WoW Players As WOTLK Approaches Launch

It’s no secret that Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft MMORPG has been constantly gaining...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 14:39
Microsoft Shows Off Xbox Live Experience at TGS

Microsoft Shows Off Xbox Live Experience at TGS

Alongside the US-based E3 and the Leipzig Games Convention, the Tokyo Games show is one of the...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 14:16
Sony Is Getting Ready to Launch the New Wireless Keypad

Sony Is Getting Ready to Launch the New Wireless Keypad

During the Leipzig Games Convention, Sony announced the release of a brand new peripheral called...
» read full story August 20th, 2008 - 22:40
Teens Love PS3, Habbo Says

Teens Love PS3, Habbo Says

Maybe the sales of PlayStation 3 are trailing behind Xbox 360 and Wii, but it seems like Sony’s...
» read full story May 17th, 2008 - 12:03
Spielberg's BOOM BLOX Game for Wii Is a Hit

Spielberg's BOOM BLOX Game for Wii Is a Hit

BOOM BLOX, a game developed by Electronic Arts, and with Steven Spielberg’s personal touch, is...
» read full story May 08th, 2008 - 16:17
Boom Blox, Spielberg's Game, Is Here

Boom Blox, Spielberg's Game, Is Here

Everyone has been waiting for May 6 to come. Why? Because BOOM BLOX, a game developed by Electronic...
» read full story May 07th, 2008 - 10:48
Microsoft Makes Aggressive Xbox 360 Price Cuts in Asia

Microsoft Makes Aggressive Xbox 360 Price Cuts in Asia

Microsoft has cut prices for its Xbox 360 gaming console in Asia. The cuts range from 5 to 20...
» read full story April 29th, 2008 - 20:01
MSG4: Guns Of The Patriots Official Release Set For June 12

MSG4: Guns Of The Patriots Official Release Set For June 12

Konami announced the release of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots exclusively designed for...
» read full story February 29th, 2008 - 16:48
Guild Wars Hits 5 Million Players Milestone

Guild Wars Hits 5 Million Players Milestone

NCsoft, the publisher behind the Guild Wars, announced that the fracnhise developed by ArenaNet...
» read full story February 26th, 2008 - 22:06
10 Million People Playing World Of Warcraft Worldwide

10 Million People Playing World Of Warcraft Worldwide

In just six months Blizzard’s widely-popular MMORPG, World of Warcraft, has added another one...
» read full story January 23rd, 2008 - 12:09
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Movies

Japan's animation artists hit by economic downturn

   Tokyo - Young Japanese animation artists are hit hard by the global economic...
» read full story March 18th, 2009 - 19:53
“Tropic Thunder” Harvested Quite A Crop This Summer Movie Season

“Tropic Thunder” Harvested Quite A Crop This Summer Movie Season

With the Labor Day week-end marking the end of this year’s summer movie season, the big-screen...
» read full story September 02nd, 2008 - 15:10
The Mummy Comes Back From The Dead Once More

The Mummy Comes Back From The Dead Once More

Luckily for “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”, the other two mummies of the franchise gained...
» read full story August 01st, 2008 - 14:10
Stuntman Killed In Fire On John Woo Film Set

Stuntman Killed In Fire On John Woo Film Set

A stuntman has died and six other crew members were seriously injured in a fire on the set of John...
» read full story June 11th, 2008 - 00:09
South Korea’s Singer Rain Becoming A Hollywood Star

South Korea’s Singer Rain Becoming A Hollywood Star

South Korea’s pop star Jung Ji-hoon, also known as Rain, is going to play a leading role in...
» read full story February 14th, 2008 - 17:38
Denzel Washington Is The “American Gangster”

Denzel Washington Is The “American Gangster”

With a plot settled in 1960 degraded Harlem, “American Gangster” pictures a highly known theme in...
» read full story November 04th, 2007 - 11:18
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Gadgets

Sony Introduces “Carnival Color” PSPs

Sony Introduces “Carnival Color” PSPs

  This month, four new colors of PSP hardware are scheduled to be released in Japan, with the...
» read full story January 26th, 2009 - 17:53
WSJ: Microsoft To Cut The Price Of Xbox  360 As Early As Sunday

WSJ: Microsoft To Cut The Price Of Xbox 360 As Early As Sunday

After weeks of rumors, The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Microsoft will announce a price...
» read full story July 11th, 2008 - 08:19
iPhone Might Exceed The 10 Million Target?

iPhone Might Exceed The 10 Million Target?

Last year when Steve Jobs announced Apple’s intention to sell 10 million iPhones until the end of...
» read full story May 16th, 2008 - 22:25
HTC Hopes To Outshine iPhone With Diamond. Touch Diamond.

HTC Hopes To Outshine iPhone With Diamond. Touch Diamond.

While the long-awaited 3G iPhone is still nothing moer than a rumor, other cell phone makers are...
» read full story May 06th, 2008 - 16:06
Gartner Downplays 3G iPhone Speculations

Gartner Downplays 3G iPhone Speculations

Technology research firm Gartner has clarified its earlier statements about the 3G iPhone. More...
» read full story March 28th, 2008 - 16:11
Gartner Analyst Hints About 3G iPhone

Gartner Analyst Hints About 3G iPhone

Requested since the initial launch of Apple’s ultimate phone the 3G iPhone is apparently closing...
» read full story March 26th, 2008 - 22:40
Apple Offers Double Capacity iPhone, iPod Touch

Apple Offers Double Capacity iPhone, iPod Touch

Apple Inc. has announced a new lineup of their iPhone and iPod Touch offerings which feature double...
» read full story February 05th, 2008 - 16:35
IPhone Inventories Apparently Building Up

IPhone Inventories Apparently Building Up

During his keynote at MacWorld, Steve Jobs announced that the sales of Apple’s ultimate gadget have...
» read full story January 25th, 2008 - 21:48
AT&T and Apple Launch International Data Global Plan

AT&T and Apple Launch International Data Global Plan

In summer, when Apple Inc. has launched the ultimate smart phone called the iPhone everyone has...
» read full story November 03rd, 2007 - 11:13
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Sports

Bolt, Phelps Eye 2009 Glory Amid Economic Concern

Hamburg - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and American swimmer Michael Phelps aim to confirm...
» read full story December 29th, 2008 - 12:48

Germany Battles To Retain Its Place On The F1 Calendar

Hamburg - Mercedes and BMW have both come out strongly in support of Germany continuing to host a...
» read full story December 02nd, 2008 - 13:49

Federer cautious as Madrid return begins

Stockholm - Roger Federer says he will rest as required to complete an exhausting 2008 season,...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 19:49

Africa Is on WTA Radar Screen - Stuttgart Hope for Right New Formula

Stuttgart - Serena Williams will have to wait a little longer for a tournament in Africa while...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 15:11

Singapore GP Offers Plenty of Novelty for F1

Singapore - The inaugural Singapore Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday is like a Monaco race under...
» read full story September 24th, 2008 - 10:05

Closing Ceremony of Olympics to Feature All-Star Turnout

Beijing - The closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics may not be as eagerly anticipated as the...
» read full story August 19th, 2008 - 09:22

Chinese satisfied with their athletes, but want less pressure

Beijing - With China leading the medals table with 10 golds on Tuesday, the host nation's...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 11:21

Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony Underway

The opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics got underway with a fireworks display on Friday...
» read full story August 08th, 2008 - 15:49
Missing American Basketball Player Found Dead in Brazil

Missing American Basketball Player Found Dead in Brazil

Two weeks after reported missing, a former Washington State University basketball star was found...
» read full story November 19th, 2007 - 20:24
Jankovic Beats Davenport to Reach the China Open Final

Jankovic Beats Davenport to Reach the China Open Final

Second seeded Jelena Jankovic beat Lindsay Davenport 6-3, 7-5 for the first time in her career to...
» read full story September 22nd, 2007 - 10:56
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Specials

Oxfam: Climate crises to affect 375 million by 2015

   Bangkok (dpa) - Natural disasters caused by climate change are expected to affect 375 million...
» read full story April 21st, 2009 - 21:45

Hong Kong pop star takes leave from industry after drugs arrest

   Hong Kong - Hong Kong pop singer Kelvin Kwan plans to leave the entertainment...
» read full story April 02nd, 2009 - 21:52
Google Makes another Smart Move with Google Ocean and Google Mars

Google Makes another Smart Move with Google Ocean and Google Mars

Google Earth has ventured into new waters. Really, it got its feet wet.  The 5.0 version...
» read full story February 04th, 2009 - 14:05
Number of Internet Users Exceeds 1 Billion

Number of Internet Users Exceeds 1 Billion

According to a report that was released on Friday by ComScore, global Internet usage surpassed...
» read full story January 26th, 2009 - 19:16
Taiwan Bans Indoor Smoking

Taiwan Bans Indoor Smoking

Taiwan on Sunday announced the decision to ban indoor smoking, becoming the 17th state in the...
» read full story January 12th, 2009 - 13:54
Zoos Detrimental to Elephants from the Wild

Zoos Detrimental to Elephants from the Wild

Researchers and conservationists who have compared, in a premiere study, the behaviour of captive...
» read full story December 14th, 2008 - 14:38

They kill elephant in zoos, says “Science” article; zoo expert sputters in denial

Researchers compounded a study showing that elephants and zoos don’t go well together at all. Their...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 23:43
Zoo Conditions Not So Great For Elephants

Zoo Conditions Not So Great For Elephants

Seeing elephants at the zoo might be an incredible experience for many, but knowing that their...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 14:27

Wine lovers defy recession to pay up to 40,000 dollars a bottle

Hong Kong - Wine lovers from across Asia showed their love for a fine vintage is recession-proof...
» read full story November 16th, 2008 - 16:26

Hong Kong Shows Halloween Spirit to Lure in Short-Haul Visitors

Hong Kong - Hong Kong has been named many things: Asia's world city, former British colony, the...
» read full story October 30th, 2008 - 09:28

IUCN: More than 1,140 Mammals in Danger of Extinction

Barcelona - The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced Monday that more...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 16:02

Shipwreck Found in Namibia: "A Heritage for the World"

Oranjemund, Namibia - The archeologists are into raptures about the close to 500-year-old shipwreck...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 09:51
The Chinese Are Aiming For the Moon

The Chinese Are Aiming For the Moon

China’s Shenzhou 7 spacecraft was launched at 9:07 p.m. Thursday, carrying three Chinese astronauts...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 20:21
Warner Music’s Management Team Is the Definite Target of Change

Warner Music’s Management Team Is the Definite Target of Change

Change is said to be always welcome. Warner Music Group seems to completely agree with this. The...
» read full story September 17th, 2008 - 14:44

Survivors of 1918 Flu Pandemic Still Immune

Although hard to believe antibodies from survivors of the most devastating 1918 influenza pandemic...
» read full story August 18th, 2008 - 18:46
One Third of the World’s Population Watched the Olympics’ Opening

One Third of the World’s Population Watched the Olympics’ Opening

Over two billion people or almost one third of the world’s population watched the opening ceremony...
» read full story August 14th, 2008 - 15:43
Social Networking Worldwide Frenzy Continues; Facebook Is Number One

Social Networking Worldwide Frenzy Continues; Facebook Is Number One

On Tuesday, ComScore released the results of a recently completed study; as it turned out, the...
» read full story August 13th, 2008 - 19:14
There Is Still Lots To Be Done To Meet Ends In The Fight With AIDS

There Is Still Lots To Be Done To Meet Ends In The Fight With AIDS

How to improve HIV treatment and to prevent the spreading of the virus are two questions that lie...
» read full story August 06th, 2008 - 15:52

Bush And Lee Say North Korea Should Keep Nuclear Pledges

US President George W Bush and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak called Wednesday on North Korea...
» read full story August 06th, 2008 - 15:14
Could Soy Foods Affect Male Fertility?

Could Soy Foods Affect Male Fertility?

Although many previous studies have shown that soya is good for humans by lowering cholesterol,...
» read full story July 28th, 2008 - 12:30
Global PC Frenzy Keeps Going Strong

Global PC Frenzy Keeps Going Strong

On Tuesday, Gartner and IDC, two major IT research firms, brought forward the results of a...
» read full story July 20th, 2008 - 12:45
iPhone Explodes Worldwide

iPhone Explodes Worldwide

On Friday, Apple finally released the new version of its iPhone, thus making its anxious fans jump...
» read full story July 11th, 2008 - 20:48
U.S. Southwest Air and Canada WestJet Link Up Expanding Market Views

U.S. Southwest Air and Canada WestJet Link Up Expanding Market Views

Southwest Airlines Co., the largest U.S. discounter, announced yesterday that it reached an...
» read full story July 09th, 2008 - 16:30
SIA: Chip Sales Up 5.9 Percent Due To Growing Demand

SIA: Chip Sales Up 5.9 Percent Due To Growing Demand

The Semiconductor Industry Association’s April report on semiconductor sales reflected a 5.9...
» read full story June 02nd, 2008 - 15:58
Artists Stand Together For Art

Artists Stand Together For Art

Actor Robert Redford, musician John Legend and actress Kerry Washington were joined yesterday by...
» read full story April 02nd, 2008 - 17:38
Nearly All Oceans Damaged by Human Activities, Scientists Say

Nearly All Oceans Damaged by Human Activities, Scientists Say

Nearly every corner of the world’s oceans have been damaged in some way by human activity and 41...
» read full story February 15th, 2008 - 14:38
Sanofi-Aventis Teams up with Danish SSI to Develop New TB Vaccine

Sanofi-Aventis Teams up with Danish SSI to Develop New TB Vaccine

French drugs group Sanofi-Aventis announced on Thursday its intention to team up with Danish...
» read full story February 14th, 2008 - 09:24

California Museums Raided by Feds

Federal agents raided several Southern California museums on Thursday in search of looted...
» read full story January 25th, 2008 - 11:56
Terri Irwin To Launch Anti-Whaling Programme

Terri Irwin To Launch Anti-Whaling Programme

Next year, widow of TV host, Steve Irwin, will launch a scientific campaign in order to show the...
» read full story December 28th, 2007 - 16:17
Human Evolution: Homo Sapiens Sapiens Sapiens…?

Human Evolution: Homo Sapiens Sapiens Sapiens…?

How much wisdom (sapientia) would humans be able to accumulate? Homo sapiens sapiens is on the...
» read full story December 11th, 2007 - 16:12
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World

New Zealand school isolates 31 swine flu suspects

Wellington - Twenty-seven students from a New Zealand college orchestra and four teachers are being...
» read full story May 01st, 2009 - 11:14

At swine flu epicentre, death toll climbs amid world alert

As the death toll climbed to 152 in Mexico, countries around the world took steps to warn the...
» read full story April 29th, 2009 - 09:27

Arctic counries meet to discuss climate change

Oslo - Nobel Peace laureate Al Gore called for more action to tackle global warming Tuesday on the...
» read full story April 28th, 2009 - 19:50

Australia warns of rise in people smuggling

   Bali Island, Indonesia  - The global financial crisis may force more people...
» read full story April 15th, 2009 - 13:03

North Korea launches rocket, draws international ire

Seoul/Tokyo/Washington - North Korea launched a rocket early Sunday and claimed to have put a...
» read full story April 05th, 2009 - 18:36

Home of former British banking boss targeted by vandals

London  - The private home of a top British banker at the centre of a heated row over lavish...
» read full story March 25th, 2009 - 19:12

Beijing upholds two-year sentence for rights activist

   Beijing  - A Beijing court has upheld a two-year prison sentence for a...
» read full story March 24th, 2009 - 16:20

EU deadlocked over 5-billion-euro stimulus plan

Brussels - The Czech presidency of the European Union on Monday urged the bloc's member states to...
» read full story March 16th, 2009 - 20:28

Benedict to push reconciliation on first Africa papal visit

Johannesburg - Four years after his ascension to the throne of St Peter, Pope Benedict XVI embarks...
» read full story March 15th, 2009 - 11:49

NATO to divert South-East Asia warships to fight Somali pirates

Mons, Belgium - NATO is to divert seven warships, bound on the alliance's first-ever visit to Asia,...
» read full story March 13th, 2009 - 15:00

Clinton meets Chinese foreign minister, days after naval spat

Washington  - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang...
» read full story March 11th, 2009 - 21:42
Beijing Woman Dies Of Bird Flu

Beijing Woman Dies Of Bird Flu

 A Chinese woman has died of the H5N1 bird flu virus in Beijing, the World Health Organisation...
» read full story January 07th, 2009 - 07:53

Japan's Stock Market Ends Worst Year In Trading History

Tokyo - For Tokyo's traders, it was the worst year on record for Asia's leading stock market -...
» read full story December 30th, 2008 - 13:43

Calls Grow For China To Free Charter '08 Dissident

   Beijing - Leading international writers, scholars, lawyers and rights advocates...
» read full story December 23rd, 2008 - 11:17
The U.S. Will Continue The Discussions On Nuclear Activities With North Korea

The U.S. Will Continue The Discussions On Nuclear Activities With North Korea

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» read full story December 17th, 2008 - 16:19

Pakistan Teetering In Fight Against Terrorism

Islamabad - In 2008, Pakistan wobbled in its fight against al-Qaeda and Taliban militants, who have...
» read full story December 17th, 2008 - 11:48

Myanmar In An Hour And A Half

Myawaddy, Myanmar - Go to those places where poor countries meet rich and you will find hope. The...
» read full story December 16th, 2008 - 14:34

Authoritarian Kazakhstan Prepares To Assume OSCE Chairmanship In 2010

Astana/Moscow - When Western politicians speak of Kazakhstan with a gleam in their eyes, they're...
» read full story December 04th, 2008 - 13:43

Airports Closure Casts Long Shadow On Thai Tourism

Bangkok - The week-long closure of Bangkok's two airports has left the capital's hotels empty,...
» read full story December 04th, 2008 - 11:47

Soldiers Wounded By Communist Rebels In The Southern Philippines

Davao City, Philippines - Four soldiers facing communist rebels in the southern Philippines were...
» read full story December 02nd, 2008 - 13:57

New Zealand puts plane on standby for citizens stranded in Bangkok

Wellington  - New Zealand Prime Minister John Key announced Tuesday that he had ordered an air...
» read full story December 02nd, 2008 - 06:15

Crisis Means Good Deals In Asia For Flashpackers

Hong Kong - "It's a buyers market," Malcolm O'Brien said. "There's bargains out...
» read full story November 25th, 2008 - 10:44

Taiwan-China Meeting At APEC Summit Marks Milestone

Taipei - China's decision to allow Taiwan's former vice president Lien Chan to attend the APEC...
» read full story November 24th, 2008 - 13:54

Peru seeks increased military ties, trade with Russia and China

Lima - Peruvian officials took advantage of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Lima this...
» read full story November 23rd, 2008 - 20:50
Bush Encourages Cooperation At APEC Summit

Bush Encourages Cooperation At APEC Summit

U.S. President George W. Bush, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and...
» read full story November 22nd, 2008 - 23:32

Russia, China Strike Deals, Challenge US In Latin America

Lima - By the time United States President George W Bush arrived in Lima Friday for the annual...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 11:51

Britain to clamp down on "sex-slave trafficking"

London  - The British government announced plans Wednesday to clamp down on prostitution involving...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 19:26

EU's Biggest Immigrant Group Is Composed Of Poles

Warsaw - According to an EU report released today, Poles make up the largest immigrant group in the...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 17:19

Taiwan And China Are Both Looking For Peace

Taipei - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou announced earlier today that the future looks bright thanks...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 15:03

IMF Hopes To Improve Reputation With Expanded Lending Role

Washington - As leaders of the Group of 20 nations gather for Saturday's historic meeting, one of...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 13:40
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Science

British scientists trace early horse domestication to Kazakhstan

British scientists trace early horse domestication to Kazakhstan

London  - Horses were domesticated around 1,000 years earlier than previously believed and...
» read full story March 06th, 2009 - 16:34
Homo Ergaster Or Early Homo Erectus 1.5 Million-Year-Old Footprints Found!

Homo Ergaster Or Early Homo Erectus 1.5 Million-Year-Old Footprints Found!

Some 1.5 million-year-old footprints, found in sediment deposits in northern Kenya, are the oldest...
» read full story February 27th, 2009 - 01:56
The Discovery of Atlantis, Not On Google Ocean’s Resume Yet

The Discovery of Atlantis, Not On Google Ocean’s Resume Yet

The legendary island of Atlantis is one of the treasures of the Ancient world that has kept...
» read full story February 23rd, 2009 - 14:54
China Reveals Bilateral Climate Change Roadmap With the U.S.

China Reveals Bilateral Climate Change Roadmap With the U.S.

China, as one of world’s largest producers of greenhouse gas emissions, has vowed to address...
» read full story February 09th, 2009 - 16:02
Paleontologists Uncover the Fossilized Remains of Paleocene Giant Snake

Paleontologists Uncover the Fossilized Remains of Paleocene Giant Snake

Almost 60 million years ago, northeastern Colombia was dominated by the presence of what is...
» read full story February 05th, 2009 - 14:01
Serotonin Changes Locusts’ Behavior

Serotonin Changes Locusts’ Behavior

 A new research pointed out that serotonin plays an important role in the way locust swarm...
» read full story January 31st, 2009 - 11:18
Study: Serotonin Stimulates Swarming Behavior in Locusts

Study: Serotonin Stimulates Swarming Behavior in Locusts

It is for good reason that locust swarm outbreaks are considered not only disastrous for the...
» read full story January 30th, 2009 - 14:24
Study Says Zoo Life Is Killing Elephants

Study Says Zoo Life Is Killing Elephants

Seeing elephants at the zoo might be an incredible experience for many, but knowing that their...
» read full story December 14th, 2008 - 17:05
Study: Zoo Conditions Halve Life Spans Of Captive Elephants

Study: Zoo Conditions Halve Life Spans Of Captive Elephants

Seeing elephants at the zoo might be an incredible experience for many, but knowing that their...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 11:22
American Students Gain in TIMSS Test

American Students Gain in TIMSS Test

A recent international survey of student achievement released on Tuesday, Trends in International...
» read full story December 10th, 2008 - 14:27
Study: US Students Getting Better At Math

Study: US Students Getting Better At Math

The most recent international survey on teen mathematics and science achievements released by the...
» read full story December 10th, 2008 - 11:54
Video Game Designer Embarks On Space Journey

Video Game Designer Embarks On Space Journey

The love for space in general, and space travel in particular, is something one might expect to...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 14:00
IUCN Red List: 1/4 Of World’s Mammal Species on the Verge of Extinction

IUCN Red List: 1/4 Of World’s Mammal Species on the Verge of Extinction

The world’s population of mammals is in constant decline, and at least one fourth of them are on...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 14:30
Update 2: Mammals Everywhere Need Protection!

Update 2: Mammals Everywhere Need Protection!

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently released an extremely...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 15:48
Shenzhou VII - Another Chinese Success

Shenzhou VII - Another Chinese Success

The Chinese space shuttle Shenzhou VII was launched on Thursday, September 25th, from a remote...
» read full story September 28th, 2008 - 16:37
Study Links Global Warming To The Increase Of Kidney Stone Cases

Study Links Global Warming To The Increase Of Kidney Stone Cases

As the planet warms there will be more people suffering from kidney stones most probably due to...
» read full story July 15th, 2008 - 17:26
Mars Starts Journey Into The Mysteries Of Cocoa Genome

Mars Starts Journey Into The Mysteries Of Cocoa Genome

Mars, the giant chocolate maker, is planning on solving humanity’s cocoa crisis (yes, there is...
» read full story June 26th, 2008 - 14:20

A New Patch To Fight Traveler’s Diarrhea

According to a study published in the medical journal the Lancet, a patch impregnated with the...
» read full story June 13th, 2008 - 11:36
Carbon Dioxide and Methane Levels - An Upward Trend in 2007

Carbon Dioxide and Methane Levels - An Upward Trend in 2007

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s latest report on greenhouse emissions...
» read full story April 24th, 2008 - 10:28
Scientists Map Worldwide Journey of Seasonal Flu

Scientists Map Worldwide Journey of Seasonal Flu

Scientists have finally solved a long-standing mystery of where seasonal flu viruses originate and...
» read full story April 17th, 2008 - 15:43
Pre-Clovis DNA Samples Point to 14,000 Year Old North Americans

Pre-Clovis DNA Samples Point to 14,000 Year Old North Americans

North America – first there was Clovis…Correction: North America, 1,000 years before the so-called...
» read full story April 04th, 2008 - 11:20
Study: Primates Moved From Asia To North America 55 M Years Ago

Study: Primates Moved From Asia To North America 55 M Years Ago

The fossil of the earliest known primate to have inhabited the North American continent -...
» read full story March 04th, 2008 - 10:45
DNA Links Humanity To One Common Origin: Africa

DNA Links Humanity To One Common Origin: Africa

Have you ever been to Africa? According to the latest studies on human diversity, you have!...
» read full story February 22nd, 2008 - 14:50
Global Warming Will Induce Drought In Western U.S.

Global Warming Will Induce Drought In Western U.S.

The western part of the United States should expect intensive drought, as global warming already...
» read full story February 01st, 2008 - 11:50
Two New Species Found in Indonesian “Lost World”

Two New Species Found in Indonesian “Lost World”

Although recent studies and researches mainly focus on lost or endangered species, it seems that...
» read full story December 21st, 2007 - 15:53
The Researchers May Have Found the Missing Link

The Researchers May Have Found the Missing Link

A jawbone of a pre-human great ape that a team of Kenyan and Japanese researchers found in the...
» read full story November 13th, 2007 - 14:33
Evidence: Indonesian "Hobbit" Not Diseased Human

Evidence: Indonesian "Hobbit" Not Diseased Human

After a three year long debate, it appears that those scientists claiming that "hobbit"...
» read full story September 21st, 2007 - 10:18
Georgian Discovery Sheds Light on Human Evolution

Georgian Discovery Sheds Light on Human Evolution

A new discovery of skeletal remains outlined in the journal Nature sheds light on the evolutionary...
» read full story September 20th, 2007 - 16:07
ESA’s Satellites Shows The Opening of The Northwest Passage

ESA’s Satellites Shows The Opening of The Northwest Passage

European Space Agency satellites revealed that the sea ice in the Arctic has shrunk to its lowest...
» read full story September 16th, 2007 - 13:33
IUCN’s Report Says 16.306 Species Are Facing Extinction

IUCN’s Report Says 16.306 Species Are Facing Extinction

An annual survey published Wednesday by the World Conservation Union, IUCN revealed a sad and...
» read full story September 13th, 2007 - 16:48
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People

Gary Glitter Refused To Go Back To UK

Gary Glitter, an ex-British rock star who yesterday was released from a Vietnam prison after...
» read full story August 20th, 2008 - 17:05
Woman Accuses David Copperfield of Sexual Behavior

Woman Accuses David Copperfield of Sexual Behavior

David Copperfield cancelled his upcoming shows in Southeast Asia due to an FBI probe into...
» read full story October 26th, 2007 - 14:12
Copperfield Magic Brings $1 Million Loss to Southeast Asian Promoters

Copperfield Magic Brings $1 Million Loss to Southeast Asian Promoters

David Copperfield’s cancellation of previously scheduled performances in Southeast Asia has...
» read full story October 24th, 2007 - 16:48
First Lady Recovering After Pinched Nerves Surgery

First Lady Recovering After Pinched Nerves Surgery

America’s first lady, Laura Bush successfully underwent an operation on Saturday to relieve the...
» read full story September 09th, 2007 - 17:09
Brad, Happy With Family, At Peace With Age

Brad, Happy With Family, At Peace With Age

Brad Pitt tells some personal details of his own in the October issue of Details magazine, about...
» read full story September 06th, 2007 - 16:25
New Adoption for Angie and Brad?

New Adoption for Angie and Brad?

In case you’ve missed hearing about this high profile couple, they’re back again in the...
» read full story August 14th, 2007 - 15:08
Asian Tycoon Buys A Boeing Dreamliner

Asian Tycoon Buys A Boeing Dreamliner

Real estate tycoon Joseph Lau is the first to be publicly identified as the future owner of a 153...
» read full story May 23rd, 2007 - 14:31
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Technology

Third undersea cable planned to bring faster internet to Asia

   Taipei  - Several Asian countries plan to jointly build a third Asia-Pacific...
» read full story March 19th, 2009 - 06:34

Merkel and Schwarzenegger open CeBIT trade fair

Hanover, Germany  - Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and California Governor Arnold...
» read full story March 02nd, 2009 - 21:13
Blu-ray Patent Holders Reunite Into One Single Licensing Entity

Blu-ray Patent Holders Reunite Into One Single Licensing Entity

Blu-ray patent holders are encouraging companies to create more such products by offering them a...
» read full story February 26th, 2009 - 16:23
Gmail Service Outage: Trouble in Paradise

Gmail Service Outage: Trouble in Paradise

Google on Tuesday apologized for an outage that struck possibly millions of users of its email...
» read full story February 24th, 2009 - 21:41
HTC Dream Hits Asia Tomorrow Via SingTel

HTC Dream Hits Asia Tomorrow Via SingTel

The HTC Dream will make its way into the Asian market through Singapore Telecommunications....
» read full story February 20th, 2009 - 16:34
HTC Updates Diamond and Touch Pro Models

HTC Updates Diamond and Touch Pro Models

On Monday, the smartphone manufacturer HTC announced that it would release revised versions for the...
» read full story February 16th, 2009 - 15:45
EA Announces Three New Hits In The NFS Franchise

EA Announces Three New Hits In The NFS Franchise

Electronic Arts (EA) has just announced details of what is in store for the Need for Speed...
» read full story February 02nd, 2009 - 10:53
Google: Inauguration-Related Searches Increasingly Popular

Google: Inauguration-Related Searches Increasingly Popular

The Inauguration Day attracted a lot of interest from United States users, but also from users all...
» read full story January 22nd, 2009 - 16:45

Downadup Infects 8 Million Computers

Most of the corporate life now is highly dependable on computers and networks, making a virus one...
» read full story January 20th, 2009 - 02:22
Report: Conficker Worm Infects 7 Million Computers In 4 Days

Report: Conficker Worm Infects 7 Million Computers In 4 Days

  Security company F-Secure warned about a rapidly spreading ‘Downadup’ worm,...
» read full story January 19th, 2009 - 15:59
The New iPhone Nano, This Summer’s Must Have

The New iPhone Nano, This Summer’s Must Have

Chinese-language paper The Economic Daily News reported on Tuesday that two chip manufacturers are...
» read full story January 13th, 2009 - 21:24

Slim Pickings from Motorola at Consumer Electronics Show

  The Consumer Electronics Show saw Motorola reveal little in the way of new handsets on...
» read full story January 06th, 2009 - 15:32
NORAD And Google Once Again Track Santa Claus

NORAD And Google Once Again Track Santa Claus

A special Google Maps-powered Web site established by the North American Aerospace Defense...
» read full story December 26th, 2008 - 11:22
$1 billion Needed for US-Made Lithium Ion Batteries Master Plan

$1 billion Needed for US-Made Lithium Ion Batteries Master Plan

Electric cars seem more and more close to become a practical, normal alternative to those using...
» read full story December 19th, 2008 - 18:35
Hoffman Returns As CEO For LinkedIn

Hoffman Returns As CEO For LinkedIn

  According to recent information, LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman is reclaiming his role as...
» read full story December 18th, 2008 - 16:16
Pirates Dupe Blu-Ray Disk Buyers

Pirates Dupe Blu-Ray Disk Buyers

Using a technological quirk, movie disk pirates are selling so-called Blu-Ray disks, which can be...
» read full story November 17th, 2008 - 13:08
Sony Recalls Yet More Laptop Batteries

Sony Recalls Yet More Laptop Batteries

Sony has done it again apparently. Three of the biggest laptop manufacturers who fit their...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 14:05
World computer sales grew 15 per cent but slowdown felt

World computer sales grew 15 per cent but slowdown felt

San Francisco - Global computer sales from July to September grew 15 per cent from 2007, but...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 07:38
Microsoft Shows Off Xbox Live Experience At TGS '08

Microsoft Shows Off Xbox Live Experience At TGS '08

Alongside the US-based E3 and the Leipzig Games Convention, the Tokyo Games show is one of the...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 00:43
Facebook, MySpace Absolute Rulers In Mobile Social Networking

Facebook, MySpace Absolute Rulers In Mobile Social Networking

Social networking has longtime crossed the border between desktops and mobile devices, and as a...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 15:27
BlackBerry Storm:  The Touchscreen Comes To Life

BlackBerry Storm: The Touchscreen Comes To Life

We always thought touch-screen technology belongs to the future, but it’s time to face it: the...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 11:05
Nintendo Introduces Their New DS

Nintendo Introduces Their New DS

On September 28, „The Nikkei Business Daily” informed that Nintendo would be releasing a new...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 20:35
Report: TOM-Skype User Logs Stored On Insecure Chinese Servers

Report: TOM-Skype User Logs Stored On Insecure Chinese Servers

Chinese Internet users now have yet another reason to be frustrated: not only do they have to face...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 14:30
Microsoft Ads Finally Get to the Point, Fail to Impress

Microsoft Ads Finally Get to the Point, Fail to Impress

Microsoft's mega-expensive advertising campaign has finally got to the point. The Redmond company's...
» read full story September 19th, 2008 - 20:43
Amazon Presents Content Delivery Service In The Making

Amazon Presents Content Delivery Service In The Making

Amazon is planning on releasing a new service for content delivery, which is still in the making...
» read full story September 19th, 2008 - 15:30
O3b to Deploy 16 Satellites to Bring the Internet to Developing Countries

O3b to Deploy 16 Satellites to Bring the Internet to Developing Countries

O3b Networks, which by the way stands for “the other three billion”(people worldwide with no...
» read full story September 11th, 2008 - 21:16
Google & Partners Fund Satellite Internet Project For Emerging Markets

Google & Partners Fund Satellite Internet Project For Emerging Markets

O3b Networks will support Google, Liberty Global and HSBC Principal Investments in their plan to...
» read full story September 10th, 2008 - 15:04
Cheap Web Access for Poor or Remote Countries

Cheap Web Access for Poor or Remote Countries

Satellite Company O3b Networks that stands for "other 3 billion," referring to the...
» read full story September 09th, 2008 - 21:56
iPhone Gets “Spore Origins”

iPhone Gets “Spore Origins”

Electronic Arts Mobile announced that “Spore Origins”, which is an original game designed for...
» read full story September 05th, 2008 - 23:55
Apple-China Mobile Talks Progress, iPhone to Hit Chinese Market Soon

Apple-China Mobile Talks Progress, iPhone to Hit Chinese Market Soon

Apple Inc is reportedly making progress in its bid to launch the iPhone 3G on the biggest piece of...
» read full story September 03rd, 2008 - 14:19
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WHO confirms 1025 flu cases in 20 countries

Geneva - The World Health Organization confirmed Monday 1025 officially reported cases of influenza...
» read full story May 04th, 2009 - 20:47

WHO to Intensify Anti-Malaria Fight in Asia-Pacific

The World Health Organization (WHO) vowed on Friday to intensify the fight against malaria in...
» read full story April 26th, 2009 - 21:07

WHO calls for disaster-resistant hospitals, health facilities

   Manila - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday urged Asian countries to...
» read full story April 06th, 2009 - 09:54

WHO earmarks 15 billion dollars to curb drug-resistant TB by 2015

   Beijing  - Ministers from 27 nations have backed a 15-billion-dollar plan to...
» read full story April 03rd, 2009 - 14:23

China launches partnership to fight drug-resistant TB

   Beijing  - China on Wednesday launched a partnership with the Gates...
» read full story April 01st, 2009 - 10:38
FDA Clears Ixiaro for Japanese Encephalitis

FDA Clears Ixiaro for Japanese Encephalitis

The Us Food and Drug Administration said Monday it approved Ixiaro, a vaccine designed to prevent...
» read full story March 31st, 2009 - 15:33
Forum Calls for Decriminalization of Homosexuality in Asia

Forum Calls for Decriminalization of Homosexuality in Asia

 On Friday, after three days of debate during a health forum, representatives at health...
» read full story February 21st, 2009 - 13:59
HIV Infections Explode in China Due to Unprotected Gay Sex

HIV Infections Explode in China Due to Unprotected Gay Sex

AIDS is just killing China. HIV became the top killer among infectious diseases in China last year...
» read full story February 19th, 2009 - 20:33
Smoking Bans in Restaurants, a New Attempt to Cut Smoking Rates

Smoking Bans in Restaurants, a New Attempt to Cut Smoking Rates

Why ban smoking in restaurants and other public places? Supporters of the proposed smoking ban in...
» read full story February 16th, 2009 - 15:20
More Hong Kong Birds Test Positive for H5N1

More Hong Kong Birds Test Positive for H5N1

  Three of the 21 dead birds that were recently discovered on Hong Kong’s shores tested...
» read full story February 05th, 2009 - 14:50
Tamiflu-resistant Flu Strain Found in Salt Lake County

Tamiflu-resistant Flu Strain Found in Salt Lake County

Health officials from the Salt Lake Valley Health Department have found a recently mutated strain...
» read full story January 21st, 2009 - 15:33
Smoking Bans, Anti-smoking Efforts Are Not Enough To Cut Tobacco Deaths

Smoking Bans, Anti-smoking Efforts Are Not Enough To Cut Tobacco Deaths

 Despite the states’ increased effort to fight smoking, the rate of tobacco-related...
» read full story January 19th, 2009 - 14:18
China Fears Bird Flu Could Kill Thousands During Lunar New Year

China Fears Bird Flu Could Kill Thousands During Lunar New Year

The bird flu is making new victims, this time in China. The Chinese Health Ministry said on its...
» read full story January 19th, 2009 - 12:56
HIV’s Threat Has Not Come to an End Yet

HIV’s Threat Has Not Come to an End Yet

When President Bush announced in 2003 his five-year, $15 billion plan to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS...
» read full story January 18th, 2009 - 03:15
New Malaria Treatment to Be Approved by the FDA

New Malaria Treatment to Be Approved by the FDA

The US Food and Drug Administration is one step closer to approving a new malaria drug with...
» read full story January 12th, 2009 - 15:04
China Confirms Beijing Woman Died of Bird Flu

China Confirms Beijing Woman Died of Bird Flu

 A Chinese woman has died of the H5N1 bird flu virus in Beijing, the World Health Organisation...
» read full story January 06th, 2009 - 14:16
Bird Flu Found In China Too

Bird Flu Found In China Too

Chinese agriculture officials have recently announced that they have found poultry infected with a...
» read full story December 17th, 2008 - 14:29
WHO Warns Governments to Keep Guard Up For Bird Flu

WHO Warns Governments to Keep Guard Up For Bird Flu

Thursday a World Health Organization official warned Asian governments to be vigilant for bird...
» read full story December 11th, 2008 - 16:11
Malaria Vaccine, In Development

Malaria Vaccine, In Development

Malaria is very well-known disease, part of the vector-borne diseases. It has been discovered that...
» read full story December 09th, 2008 - 19:17

Guinea Worm Disease, Close To Eradication

The Guinea worm disease, also known as the Medina worm disease or, by its scientific name,...
» read full story December 08th, 2008 - 16:40
FDA Defends the Low Levels of Melamine In Baby Formulas

FDA Defends the Low Levels of Melamine In Baby Formulas

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration assured us that trace amounts of melamine and other toxic...
» read full story November 30th, 2008 - 00:48

Complacency About AIDS Heightens Risks, Experts Say

Geneva - Asian countries, youngsters and people spoiled by the availability of medicines in the...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 16:49
Controversial Bill Will Enable Tracking HIV patients in Papua

Controversial Bill Will Enable Tracking HIV patients in Papua

A controversial bill that requires some HIV patients to be implanted with microchips has just...
» read full story November 24th, 2008 - 17:35

Baby formula makers target Asian mothers after melamine scare

Hong Kong - An attractive, smiling, healthy-looking couple pose with their thumbs up in front of a...
» read full story November 24th, 2008 - 07:54

GE, Pittsburgh Hospital Collaborate to Open Cancer Centers Worldwide

GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric Co. and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 15:14

Thailand: New Bird Flu Outbreak Detected

Bangkok - Thailand has detected a fresh outbreak of avian influenza among free-range chickens in...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 09:36
Colorectal Cancer Screenings Should Stop at Age 75, Government Task Force Recommends

Colorectal Cancer Screenings Should Stop at Age 75, Government Task Force Recommends

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has rejected the latest X-ray screening technology, called...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 16:00
China’s Toxic Milk Crisis Spreads Fear in Other Parts of the World

China’s Toxic Milk Crisis Spreads Fear in Other Parts of the World

China’s tainted milk crisis that killed four infants and sickened 53,000 babies across the country...
» read full story September 28th, 2008 - 14:00

WHO IDs Diseases, Warming as Asia-Pacific Health Challenges

Manila - The World Health Organization (WHO) is bracing for major health challenges in Asia and the...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 09:38
GAO Warn of Unsafe E-Waste Exports

GAO Warn of Unsafe E-Waste Exports

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently published a report (PDF), according to which...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 16:24
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