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Philippines reflects on robberies
Associated Press, Published on 04/02/2013
» MANILA - Even by the usual standards in the Philippines, where crime is an accepted part of life, the brazen evening robbery of a jewellery store in one of the world's largest malls shocked residents of Manila.
Judge suspended for watching porn
Associated Press, Published on 04/02/2013
» A northern Illinois judge who regularly viewed pornographic websites on his courthouse computer has been suspended for 60 days without pay.
Kirilenko wins Pattaya Open
Associated Press, Published on 03/02/2013
» Second-seed Maria Kirilenko of Russia won the Pattaya Open on Sunday by coming from a set down to beat Sabine Lisicki.
VN deports US rights activist
Associated Press, Published on 31/01/2013
» HANOI - Vietnam released and deported an American pro-democracy activist detained since April, a move that contrasts with the long prison terms given to Vietnamese activists who are members of the same US-based dissident group.
Monkeys attack village in Indonesia
Associated Press, Published on 30/01/2013
» MAKASSAR - A mob of wild monkeys has gone on a rampage in a village in eastern Indonesia, entering houses and attacking residents. Seven people were injured, including one who is in critical condition.
State of emergency in Egypt
Associated Press, Published on 29/01/2013
» CAIRO - Protesters and riot police clashed in Cairo and the riot-torn city of Port Said as Egypt's political violence stretched into a fifth day on Monday, despite efforts by the Islamist president to contain the crisis by imposing a state of emergency in three provinces.
Pulitzer winner Stanley Karnow dies
Associated Press, Published on 28/01/2013
» Stanley Karnow, the award-winning author and journalist who wrote a definitive book about the Vietnam War, worked on an accompanying documentary and later won a Pulitzer for a history of the Philippines, died Sunday morning. He was 87.
Angry Chinese workers held factory bosses hostage
Associated Press, Published on 22/01/2013
» BEIJING - Hundreds of Chinese factory workers angry about new work rules held their Japanese and Chinese managers hostage for a day and a half.
Obama vows support for democracy
Associated Press, Published on 22/01/2013
» WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama declared Monday that a decade of war is ending, the nation's economy is recovering and "America's possibilities are limitless" as he launched into a second term before a flag-waving crowd of hundreds of thousands.
Myanmar repeals dissident law
Associated Press, Published on 16/01/2013
» YANGON — State media in Myanmar reported President Thein Sein has repealed a harsh law that had been used to hand down lengthy prison sentences for dissidents under the reign of the military government.