(Channel News Asia) DILI: Former guerrilla and army chief Taur Matan Ruak has won Timor Leste's presidential election, according to a court statement.
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April 23, 2012
April 20, 2012
Aboriginal teens shot by Sydney police
SYDNEY: Two Aboriginal teenagers aged 14 and 18 were shot by police in central Sydney on Saturday after mounting a crowded footpath in a stolen car and hitting a bystander as officers gave chase.
April 14, 2012
Myanmar to be set free from EU sanctions: analysts
(Channel News Asia) BANGKOK: Myanmar is likely to shake off tough EU sanctions this month, analysts said, after a dramatic change of policy from Britain and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the wake of sweeping reforms.
April 13, 2012
Vietnam, Cuba to boost ties
(AFP) - HAVANA: Cuba and Vietnam pledged Friday to strengthen political ties after visiting Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met with Cuban President Raul Castro and brother Fidel Castro.
April 12, 2012
UN Council to condemn N. Korea rocket launch: envoys
(Channel News Asia) UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council ordered an emergency meeting for Friday to condemn North Korea's failed rocket launch, but is unlikely to order immediate new sanctions against the isolated state.
China closes websites and deletes online posts to halt rumours
(Channel News Asia) BEIJING: China has closed 42 websites and deleted more than 210,000 online posts since mid-March in a crackdown on "Internet-based rumours", state media said on Thursday.
April 9, 2012
Karzai hails Afghan control in night raids deal
(AFP) KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday hailed an agreement with the United States over controversial night raids by special forces as consolidating Afghan sovereignty.
Malaysia lifts ban, students allowed to join politics
(AFP) KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will lift a decades-old ban on university students joining political parties.
April 6, 2012
6.2-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea
(AFP) - SYDNEY: A 6.2-magnitude quake struck off Papua New Guinea early Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued.
March 31, 2012
Flood-hit Fiji declares state of emergency
(Channel News Asia) NATADOLA, Fiji: Flood-ravaged Fiji declared a state of emergency Sunday and warned tourists to stay away for the time being, as heavy rain and high winds continued to pound the South Pacific nation.
March 30, 2012
Vietnam battles lingering bird flu threat
(Channel News Asia) HANOI: Vietnam may have contained the fatal bird flu outbreak that raged in the late 2000s but it is still struggling with new cases of the disease that have puzzled experts in the communist country.
March 24, 2012
N. Korea holds national mourning for Kim Jong-Il
(Channel News Asia) SEOUL: North Korea held a national memorial service Sunday on the 100th day since the death of leader Kim Jong-Il, with the whole country "wrapped in an atmosphere of mourning", state media said.
March 21, 2012
Thousands protest against proposed fuel hike in Indonesia
JAKARTA: Thousands of Indonesians protested across the country Wednesday against a proposed fuel hike, with violence which broke out in one city injuring a policeman, police said.
March 19, 2012
Seoul accuses North Korea of seeking to develop nuclear missile
(AFP) SEOUL: South Korea accused North Korea on Monday of trying to develop a nuclear-armed missile through a satellite launch next month, after Pyongyang dismissed international calls to abandon the exercise.
March 17, 2012
Myanmar agrees to end forced labour by 2015
(Channel News Asia) YANGON: Myanmar has signed an agreement with the International Labour Organization to end forced labour by 2015, state media reported on Saturday.
March 10, 2012
China frees 24,000 abducted women, kids in 2011
(Channel News Asia) BEIJING: Chinese police rescued more than 24,000 abducted children and women last year, some of whom had been sold for adoption or forced into prostitution as far away as Angola, according to officials.
Australia floods inundate almost 2,000 homes
(Channel News Asia) SYDNEY: Australian floods have inundated close to 2,000 homes in New South Wales, an official said Saturday, as the surging waters appeared to claim the life of a man in the state's north.
March 9, 2012
China's Hu stresses need for stability in Tibet
(AFP) - BEIJING: Chinese President Hu Jintao stressed the need to maintain stability in Tibet as he met legislators from the restive region, following a spate of self-immolations in Tibetan-inhabited areas.
March 7, 2012
Hong Kong begins monitoring fine particle pollution
(Channel News Asia) HONG KONG: The Hong Kong government on Thursday began releasing hourly readings of the smallest, most dangerous pollution particles, as it bowed to public pressure for greater transparency about air quality.
India's Sonia Gandhi vows to "correct mistakes"
NEW DELHI (Channel News Asia)- Sonia Gandhi, president of India's ruling Congress party, vowed Wednesday to "correct the mistakes" that led to a mid-term drubbing in local polls and defended embattled Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
March 5, 2012
N. Koreans, US lawmakers press China on refugees
(AFP) North Korean defectors warned Monday that some 30 refugees in China risked severe retribution if they return, as they joined US lawmakers in urging Beijing to halt plans for repatriation.
March 2, 2012
China rebel village to vote in democracy exercise
(AFP) - WUKAN, China: Residents of a seaside village in one-party China are going to the polls Saturday in an unprecedented leadership election they hope will end alleged graft and revive their fortunes.
February 22, 2012
Malaysia bans British sex education book
KUALA LUMPUR (Channel News Asia) : Predominantly Muslim Malaysia on Wednesday banned the sale of a children's sex education book written by a British author, saying its contents "could threaten moral values".
February 4, 2012
Maori protesters confront New Zealand PM
(Channel News Asia) WELLINGTON: A group of mostly Maori protesters forced New Zealand Prime Minister John Key to retreat from a national day ceremony amid rising objections to the planned sale of state assets.
January 30, 2012
China detains seven over river pollution scandal
SHANGHAI: China has detained seven company executives after suspected industrial waste discharges polluted a river with toxic cadmium, threatening drinking supplies for millions, state media said Tuesday.
January 28, 2012
Tibetans live in fear as China cracks down on protests
(Channel News Asia) CHENGDU, China: Sitting in a teahouse in Chengdu's Tibetan quarter, a nervous young monk spoke of how police arrests of innocent people were adding to the climate of fear in China's Tibetan-inhabited regions.
January 24, 2012
Obama hails "new hope" in Myanmar
(Channel News Asia) WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Tuesday hailed democratic reforms in Myanmar as offering "new hope" as he recommitted the United States to a lasting presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
January 16, 2012
S.Korea says economic gap with N.Korea widens
SEOUL: South Korea's economy has widened its gap with North Korea, with gross national income (GNI) about 40 times bigger than its communist neighbour, according to official figures.
China vows to back Mideast peace
(AFP) ABU DHABI: China's prime minister vowed on Monday to keep promoting peace in energy-rich Middle East and North Africa through the United Nations, at a time of high tension between the West and major oil producer Iran.
January 14, 2012
China sets pace for smoggy Hong Kong: think-tank
(Channel News Asia) HONG KONG: Beijing's decision to come clean on its dirty air has embarrassed Hong Kong, where smog kills hundreds of people a year, hurts business and drives away talent, a think-tank has said.
Taiwan's Ma wins vote but faces tough second term
(Channel News Asia) TAIPEI: Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou's re-election is a relief for China and the US, but observers say he could face a tough second term, forced to balance demands from Beijing with fears he is selling out.
January 13, 2012
Myanmar frees hundreds of political prisoners
(Channel News Asia) NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar has released more than 300 people deemed by the opposition to be political prisoners, a minister said Saturday, after the West hailed the move as a substantial sign of reform.
January 10, 2012
Milk in India often contaminated with salt, detergent
(Channel News Asia) NEW DELHI: More than two-thirds of Indian milk is contaminated with substances ranging from salt to detergent and may not be safe to drink, according to a survey by an Indian government watchdog.
Gender not an issue in upcoming Taiwan polls
(Channel News Asia) TAIPEI: Taiwan's 13 million voters will decide on a new leader this weekend. And, for the first time, a woman is vying for the presidential seat.
January 7, 2012
China's massive holiday migration begins
(Channel News Asia) BEIJING: The world's largest annual migration of people begins in China on Sunday with millions of travellers boarding public transport to journey across the vast country for the Lunar New Year celebrations.
January 5, 2012
Karzai orders Afghan takeover of Bagram prison
(Channel News Asia) KABUL: The Afghan government, angry at being sidelined over peace talks, flexed its muscles on Thursday by ordering the takeover of a US military prison and parading British detainees at a news conference.
January 3, 2012
Philippines flood victims, children want schools
(Channel News Asia) CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines: Flood evacuees and pupils competed for space in southern Philippine schools Wednesday, with both wanting to use the buildings following the Christmas break, officials said.
January 1, 2012
Fiji military government to end martial law
(Channel News Asia) Nearly three years of living under martial law in Fiji will end this weekend when the emergency regulations will be lifted, military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama announced Monday.
5.3-magnitude quake rattles Indonesia's Sumatra island
JAKARTA (AFP): A 5.3-magnitude earthquake rattled the northern tip of Indonesia on Monday, geologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
December 29, 2011
India's new anti-graft law fails to pass in parliament
(AFP) - NEW DELHI: India's government and ruling Congress party failed to pass its proposed flagship anti-corruption law on Thursday as the legislation stalled in the upper house of parliament amid fierce opposition.
Myanmar may free more prisoners next week
(AFP) - NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar may free more political prisoners on the upcoming national holidays of January 4 and February 12, an official from the lower house of parliament said Thursday.
December 25, 2011
Tent cities loom for Philippine flood victims
(Channel News Asia) CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines: Tens of thousands of flash flood survivors in the Philippines face life in tent cities for months while safe areas to resettle them are sought, top relief officials said Monday.
Focus on N. Korea as Japan PM meets China's leaders
BEIJING (Channel News Asia): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Monday held talks with China's leaders during a visit to Beijing dominated by concerns over nuclear-armed North Korea after the death of Kim Jong-Il.
China tightens control of microblogs
SHANGHAI (Channel News Asia): Shanghai will require microblog users to register under their real names from Monday, state media said, the latest local government in China to implement the rule after a spate of violent protests.
December 24, 2011
Bali tattoo likely gave patient HIV
SYDNEY (Channel News Asia): Australian health authorities have said a patient diagnosed with HIV likely caught the virus while having a tattoo done on the Indonesian resort island of Bali.
December 23, 2011
Quakes overshadow Christmas in New Zealand
WELLINGTON (AFP): Aftershocks continued to rattle the earthquake-shattered New Zealand city of Christchurch Saturday overshadowing Christmas preparations for weary residents in a "hellish year".
December 15, 2011
Blaze sweeps through Hanoi office tower
HANOI: A fire ripped through a high-rise office building in Hanoi on Thursday, sending a huge cloud of black smoke billowing out over the Vietnamese capital.
December 12, 2011
Suu Kyi's Myanmar opposition wins legal status
(Channel News Asia) Myanmar authorities on Tuesday gave the green light to Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition to rejoin mainstream politics, setting the scene for the Nobel laureate to run for a seat in the new parliament.
December 10, 2011
Indian hunger striker demands action on graft
(Channel News Asia) NEW DELHI: Indian anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare, whose campaign in August attracted massive public support, held a one-day fast on Sunday demanding the government do more to crack down on crooked officials.
December 4, 2011
Karzai accuses Pakistan of stalling talks with Taliban
(AFP) - BONN: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has accused Pakistan, which is boycotting Monday's international conference on Afghanistan, of undermining all negotiations with the Taliban.
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