Monday, July 1, 2013

Chinese media warns Philippines of counterstrike in disputed South China Sea spat

  • China.org.cn - Sunday 30th June, 2013

    The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting and a series of related meetings with the foreign ministers of its dialogue partners and related countries kicked off in Brunei on ...

  • Rich Asian and crazy

    Asia News Network - Sunday 30th June, 2013

    , where I first heard of his novel, "Crazy Rich Asians": "The rich are different from you and me." And how true: It's unfathomable and unimaginable for regular folks like us--and Rachel Chu, one of the protagonists in "Crazy Rich Asians"--the world that these obscenely wealthy live in as described in Kwan's first novel. Thus, reading about them becomes a ...

  • 80000 march for gay pride in Mexico City

    Times of India - Sunday 30th June, 2013

    MEXICO CITY: Clad in colorful costumes -- or nothing at all -- more than 80,000 people participated Saturday in Mexico City's gay pride march, officials said. Amid the procession of people dressed as butterflies, clowns and Indian warriors, were a dozen floats, including one featuring topless transexuals dancing. "This is our way to speak out against the social discrimination we face ...

  • China ramps up response after Xinjiang riots

    Channel News Asia - Sunday 30th June, 2013

    China has vowed to ramp up patrols and"crack down upon terrorist groups" after staging large military exercises in the ethnically-divided Xinjiang region following clashes that killed at least35 ...

  • Southeast Asia haze Indonesia doing everything to contain fires on Sumatra island

    whatsonsanya - Sunday 30th June, 2013

    President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Indonesia was doing everything it could to contain the fires on the island of Sumatra, including the deployment of military aircraft to waterbomb the blazes, and has earmarked around 200 billion rupiah ($20 million) to handle the disaster. The week-long environmental crisis, which has seen air pollution in Singapore and Malaysia reach hazardous levels, ...

  • China boosts security in Xinjiang after bloodshed

    San Diego Union-Tribune - Sunday 30th June, 2013

    BEIJING -; Chinese paramilitary troops are conducting round-the-clock patrols in the tense northwestern region of Xinjiang following a series of bloody clashes that have killed at least 56 ...

  • Jakarta hopes for a less contentious Asean meet

    Asia News Network - Sunday 30th June, 2013

    Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa expressed hope that this year's Asean foreign ministers' meeting would be less contentious, even as China's top party newspaper fired a fresh salvo at the Philippines over the ongoing territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The dispute drove a wedge between Asean members at last year's meeting in Phnom Penh, resulting in the ...

  • Cambodian jungle graveyard mystifies experts

    General Sources - Sunday 30th June, 2013

    Over a hundred 'burial jars' and a dozen coffins arranged on a ledge in remote Cambodian jungle have for centuries held the bones -- and secrets -- of a mysterious people who lived alongside with the Angkor era. Why the bones were placed in jars on a cliff some 100 metres (320 feet) high in the Cardamom Mountains, or indeed whose remains they are, has long puzzled experts. For seven ...

  • China expels legislator for violating discipline

    Tampa Bay Online - Sunday 30th June, 2013

    BEIJING (AP) -- China says it has expelled a member of the national legislature for "serious disciplinary violations" amid a crackdown on corruption ordered by President Xi ...

  • More From Mad Mad World

    Times of India - Saturday 29th June, 2013

    "Happy Birthday to You," the ditty sung around the world in tribute to everyone from toddlers to centenarians, belongs to the public, according to a lawsuit filed ...

  • Backgrounder 46th ASEAN Ministerial Meetings and Related Meetings

    Global Times - Saturday 29th June, 2013

    The 46th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) will be held on Sunday at the International Convention Center, Brunei Darussalam.A series of Ministerial meetings will also be held following the AMM, namely the Post Ministerial Conferences (PMC), the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), and the third East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers' Meeting.The discussions at the 46th AMM are expected ...

  • Japan S Korea foreign ministers to hold first talks

    Channel News Asia - Saturday 29th June, 2013

    Japan's foreign minister will hold direct talks with his South Korean counterpart at a regional gathering this week, the first ministerial meeting between the two countries since new governments came to ...

  • Golf Park stretches lead at US Womens Open

    Channel News Asia - Saturday 29th June, 2013

    World number one Park In-Beewas the only player to break par in the third round of the US Women's Open on Saturday, stretching her lead to four strokes over compatriot I.K. ...

  • ISI has infiltrated US thinktanks Pak scholar says

    Times of India - Saturday 29th June, 2013

    There has indeed been a perceptible increase in Pakistani experts in US thinktanks and universities over the past decade, particularly after the country's association with the so-called war on terror, including its reputation as the haven for ...

  • US vice-president asked me to deny Snowden asylum Ecuadorian president says

    Times of India - Saturday 29th June, 2013

    Edward Snowden , and that the American official asked Ecuador to reject the fugitive intelligence leaker's asylum request. Correa said Ecuador would consult with the United States before making a decision but that ultimately it is up to Quito whether to grant asylum to the young man who has made bombshell revelations about covert US surveillance of phone records and Web traffic. Correa said ...

  • Nigerian troops kill civilians Rights panel

    Times of India - Saturday 29th June, 2013

    LAGOS: Nigeria's national human rights commission says it has credible reports security forces are killing, torturing, illegally detaining and raping civilians in fighting an Islamic uprising in northeast Nigeria. The extremists have killed more than 1,600 people since 2010. A new report says troops also have torched homes and tried to hide evidence of gross violations by disposing of ...

  • Egypt protests UAE warns citizens against travelling to country

    Times of India - Saturday 29th June, 2013

    DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday called on its citizens to avoid unnecessary trips to Egypt due to its unstable political situation. The warning by the foreign ministry was issued as Egypt is witnessing protests by both supporters and opponents of Mohamed Morsi, who will observe Sunday as his first anniversary as Egyptian president, Xinhua reported. But he will also face massive ...

  • Asian tiger mosquitoes have blood-lust for humans

    CBS News - Saturday 29th June, 2013

    (CBS News) There's a nasty mosquito invading the U.S. that is sure to take a bite out of your outdoor summer plans. The insect is called the Asian tiger mosquito, and it has a blood-lust for humans but will also attack dogs, cats, birds and other animals. Unlike other mosquitoes that tend to only come out at certain times, the Asian-tiger variety will bite all day long, making it hard to ...

  • Russian FM goes to Brunei to discuss Syria with Kerry attend RF-ASEAN meeting

    Itar Tass - Saturday 29th June, 2013

    MOSCOW, June 30 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday is leaving for Brunei, where he will discuss Syria with US Secretary of State John Kerry and attend a Russia-ASEAN ministerial meeting, ASEAN?s regional security forum and the ministerial meeting of the East Asia Summit on July 1-2.In the meantime, the Syrian crisis keeps growing deeper, many analysts warn. It ...

  • US boss detained in China for bid to shift business to India

    Times of India - Saturday 29th June, 2013

    BEIJING: Foreign businessmen in Beijing are asking if the Communist Party-backed trade unions are working on plans to frustrate any possible moves to shift industrial units out of China. They are shaken by the recent detention of an American businessman, who tried to shift his business to India. Charles Starnes, 42, coowner of speciality medical supplies firm Coral Springs, was detained for six ...

  • US bugged EU offices computer networks

    Times of India - Saturday 29th June, 2013

    BERLIN: The United States bugged European Union offices and gained access to EU internal computer networks, according to secret documents cited in a German magazine on Saturday, the latest in a series of exposures of alleged US spy programmes. Der Spiegel cited from a September 2010 "top secret" document of the US National Security Agency (NSA) which it said fugitive former NSA ...

  • Best-paid man in Obamas team earns $225000 per year

    Times of India - Saturday 29th June, 2013

    WASHINGTON: Twenty-two of US President Barack Obama's top advisers make the top White House salary of $172,200 per year -- but there is one official who earns 30% more. It's not chief of staff Denis McDonough. Not Obama's senior adviser and close friend Valerie Jarrett. Not Cecilia Munoz, who is overseeing White House efforts on immigration reform, nor Lisa Monaco, who advises ...

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