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Australia News
Australian politician knocked down by kangaroo
By AP News Thu, May 16, 2013CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian politician taking his morning jog through the national capital came out second best Thursday after crossing a kangaroo. Shane Rattenbury, a minister in the...
Burma News
Burma leader making landmark White House visit
By AP News Mon, May 20, 2013WASHINGTON (AP) — Former general Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first Burma president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years, crowning a dramatic diplomatic rehabilitation...
Cambodia News
Cambodian ceremony honors victims of Khmer Rouge
By AP News Mon, May 20, 2013PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — More than 1,000 Cambodians have turned out for the official annual ceremony honoring victims of the 1970s communist Khmer Rouge regime, blamed for the deaths...
China News
WATCH: Jon Stewart – the new Voice of America in China?
By Reuters Mon, May 20, 2013They don’t get much of it at home, so young Chinese thirsty for politically-charged satire are turning to American comedian Jon Stewart for their fix....
Hong Kong News
Hong Kong transgender woman wins right to marry
By AP News Mon, May 13, 2013HONG KONG (AP) — A transgender woman has won the right to marry her boyfriend in a watershed ruling from Hong Kong’s top court. The Court of Final Appeal ruled...
India News
Chinese premier: Peace requires India-China trust
By AP News Mon, May 20, 2013NEW DELHI (AP) — China’s new premier said Monday he chose India for his first foreign visit because cooperation between the world’s two most populous nations is crucial to world...
Indonesia News
More bodies recovered in collapsed Indonesia mine
By AP News Mon, May 20, 2013TIMIKA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers recovered five more bodies from a collapsed underground room at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia, bringing the confirmed death toll to...
Japan News
Japan’s nationalist agenda: The year so far
By Yoo Eun Lee Sun, May 19, 2013Is the Japanese government turning more nationalistic and militaristic every day? The evidence tells us so. This week Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto’s comments about WWII sex slaves caused a lot...
Malaysia News
Malaysia court orders release of 3 terror suspects
By AP News Mon, May 20, 2013KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian court has ordered the release of an al-Qaida-linked former army captain and two other suspects charged with inciting terrorist acts. The verdict underlines...
Pakistan News
Pakistan repeats vote in Karachi despite killing
By AP News Mon, May 20, 2013KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan held a repeat election on Sunday in an upscale area of the southern city of Karachi that was plagued with allegations of vote-rigging, despite the...
Philippines News
Philippines: Pacquiao can’t conquer Gensan, denied Triple Crown
By Edwin Espejo Mon, May 20, 2013Whether it is him or in a proxy war, General Santos City has remained elusive for Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao. On May 13, Rogelio ‘Ruel’ Pacquiao lost in his bid...
Singapore News
Singapore church on trial in pop star scandal
By AP News Wed, May 15, 2013SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore opened a long-anticipated corruption trial Wednesday of six church leaders accused of embezzling more than $40 million to fund the pop music career of the wife...
South Korea News
K-pop’s G Dragon eager for challenge of solo tour
By AP News Mon, May 20, 2013HONG KONG (AP) — The King of K-pop says reigning on a solo tour is a challenge but one he wouldn’t want to miss. G Dragon says performing with his...
Taiwan News
Taiwan fighter jet crashes, 2nd in a week
By AP News Mon, May 20, 2013TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Taiwanese Mirage fighter jet has crashed into the sea off the island’s northwest coast, the second air force fighter to be lost in less than...
Thailand News
Was it clear that the Thai Rath cartoonist was referring to Yingluck?
By Bangkok Pundit Mon, May 20, 2013BP has already blogged on Yingluck’s speech in Mongolia and the insult directed at her by the Thai Rath cartoonist who stated that Yingluck is an evil woman who sells the country,...
Vietnam News
Second Vietnamese TV provider drops CNN and BBC
By AP News Mon, May 20, 2013HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A popular Vietnamese cable television provider has stopped providing CNN and BBC, saying the channels don’t have the licenses needed under a law stipulating that much...
Other Countries News
Global warming: Mt Everest’s ice is disappearing
By Graham Land Sat, May 18, 2013The glaciers of Mount Everest have lost 13% of their mass during the past 50 years, according to a new study. Since the 1960s smaller glaciers (less than one square...
