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Australia News
Australian lawmaker claims his enemies framed him
By AP News Mon, May 21, 2012CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian lawmaker has claimed in Parliament that his enemies had framed him to make it appear that he had misused a union credit card to...
Burma News
Magazine wins rare court ruling for Burma media
By AP News Wed, May 23, 2012YANGON, Burma (AP) — A private news magazine in Burma won a rare court victory Wednesday and will not have to reveal the name of a reporter who wrote about...
Cambodia News
Activists: Cambodian girl shot dead in mass eviction
By AP News Wed, May 16, 2012PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian activists say a 13-year-old girl was shot to death Wednesday in the latest of several clashes between villagers and authorities trying to evict them...
China News
Macy’s partners with Chinese online retailer
By AP News Thu, May 24, 2012NEW YORK (AP) — Macy’s Inc. said Wednesday that it acquired a stake in the operator of a Chinese online retailer, which will start selling some of the department store...
Hong Kong News
Yahoo to sell half of its Alibaba stake for $7.1bn
By AP News Mon, May 21, 2012HONG KONG (AP) — Yahoo Inc. has agreed to sell half of its 40 percent stake in Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba for about $7.1 billion, securing a financial lifeline for...
India News
Indian state gives go-ahead to shoot tiger poachers on sight
By AP News Wed, May 23, 2012NEW DELHI (AP) — A western Indian state has declared war on animal poaching by sanctioning its forest guards to shoot hunters on sight in an effort to curb rampant...
Indonesia News
Lady Gaga’s Jakarta show may get green light after all
By Yong Yen Nie Wed, May 23, 2012Despite persistent threats by hard-line Islamist groups to wreak havoc on Lady Gaga’s divisive scheduled June 3 concert in Jakarta, the national police force now say they just may let...
Japan News
World’s tallest tower, the Tokyo Sky Tree, opens
By Asian Correspondent Tue, May 22, 2012THE world’s tallest tower and Tokyo’s biggest new landmark, the Tokyo Sky Tree, has opened to the public. The 450-meter (1,476 feet)-high observation deck of the Tokyo Sky Tree offers...
Malaysia News
In Malaysia, post-Bersih rally protests turn bizarre
By Yong Yen Nie Sat, May 19, 2012In Malaysia, smallish protests against the organizers of the BERSIH 3.0 rally have intensified in strange fashion, in the weeks after downtown Kuala Lumpur saw a massive turnout of supporters...
Pakistan News
Pakistan: Thoughts on the NATO supply line hullabaloo
By Ahsan Butt Tue, May 22, 2012You want to know how deep the divide is between the U.S. and Pakistan? The two countries papers of record can interpret the exact same event in diametrically opposed ways....
Philippines News
Philippine justice denies charges, blames Aquino
By AP News Wed, May 23, 2012MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The chief justice of the Philippine Supreme Court denied Tuesday that he stole from the country’s coffers and said he would open his bank accounts for...
Singapore News
China urges citizens in Singapore to respect life after fatal Ferrari smash
By AP News Thu, May 17, 2012SINGAPORE (AP) — China has urged its citizens living in Singapore to respect life and obey laws after a speeding Chinese driver killed himself and two other people in a...
South Korea News
Nuclear power: No consensus in Asia or the West
By Graham Land Thu, May 24, 2012The Fukushima disaster put nuclear power under the microscope throughout the world. But in the aftermath of the worst nuclear incident in 25 years, countries acted differently. Some stopped to...
Taiwan News
Asia rocks! The best live music and festivals of 2012
By Asian Correspondent Thu, May 17, 2012THE rise in disposable income across Asia in recent years has been attracting more and more Western acts to these shores. And this year Asia’s ecstatic fans are looking forward...
Thailand News
Nuclear power: No consensus in Asia or the West
By Graham Land Thu, May 24, 2012The Fukushima disaster put nuclear power under the microscope throughout the world. But in the aftermath of the worst nuclear incident in 25 years, countries acted differently. Some stopped to...
Vietnam News
Vietnam protests China’s South China Sea fishing ban
By AP News Wed, May 16, 2012HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam is protesting China’s fishing ban in parts of the South China Sea that Hanoi claims as its own. Foreign Ministry spokesman Luong Thanh Nghi says...
Other Countries News
Chagos Islands: Imperialism with an environmental face
By Graham Land Wed, May 23, 2012The Chagos Archipelago is a group of over 60 islands located in the Indian Ocean some 500km (310 miles) south of the Maldives. The isolated location of the islands resulted...
