Does Obama Care About Asia? - Daily Beast
Jim Young / Reuters The administration’s postponed trip to Australia and Indonesia, in order to focus on U.S. health care, has caused tittering in Asian capitals. Such concerns are misguided. From background to focus to tactics, Michael Fullilove ...
Lee wins Ladies Indonesia Open - Jakarta Post
South Korea’s Solar Lee celebrated her victory at the final round of The First Ladies Indonesia Open Golf Tournament in Pecatu, Bali, on Sunday although her performance dropped in the last day as she posted no birdies and shot four bogeys. Despite ...
Confronting blasphemy - On Line Opinion
Indonesia normally makes international news only for terrorist attacks and disasters like landslips, ferry capsizes and aircraft crashes. Reporting these tragedies tends to eclipse other significant but less startling issues underway in the world’s ...
Arrow gets higher bid from Shell, Petrochina: report - Reuters
It also said that Arrow's international assets, including exploration and coal-seam gas projects in China, Indonesia, Vietnam and India will remain in a renamed Arrow under the existing management team and board. Analysts had said the a March 8 offer ...
'Hobbit' island's deeper history (BBC) - Democratic Underground.com
Long before a 'hobbit' species of human lived on Indonesia's Flores island, other human-like creatures colonised the area. That much was clear. But scientists have now been able to date their presence to at least one million years ago - some 120,000 ...
Forget those immigration queues, says airline boss - Hong Kong Standard
Hong Kong travelers flying to Indonesia may soon have the luxury of giving long immigration queues a miss. The national carrier, Garuda Indonesia, is the first airline to introduce immigration officers on board to conduct passport checks and issue ...
Malaysia: What's The Real Deal With Palm Oil? - Global Voices Online.org
Countries: The controversy surrounding palm oil, a source of agricultural revenue for many South East Asian countries, especially Malaysia and Indonesia, arose recently when a video surfaced on Youtube, parodying Nestle's KitKat advertisement. The ...
Obama's Indonesia Snub Will Have Far Reaching Effects - RealClearPolitics
President Barack Obama has made a serious mistake in postponing-twice-his state visit to Indonesia, with the president, his political advisors, and the pundits of Washington seemingly unaware of the far-reaching effects of the snub to Indonesian ...
Finding a cure for Indonesia's sick river - CNN
Citarum River in Indonesia supplies around 30 million people with water Extreme pollution means many who live in villages along its banks often fall ill Poor sanitation compounds the problems for health of people and environment Asian Development ...
Obama Care, Goes Down In Flames/ Vote delayed - Salon
Speaker Pelosi and 214 House Democrates said to be on board....no word yet on survivors. Obama said to be on Air Force 1 heading to Indonesia at time of "Crash and Burn". Developing.....As of 4:53 pm...the nay's have it....215 no votes, Pelosi ...
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164 people face charges over massacres in Nigeria
A Nigerian police spokesman says 164 people will be charged with a variety of offenses, including terrorism, for their suspected roles in the slaughter of more than 200 people in central Nigeria this month.
Net called great threat to rare species
The Internet is one of the greatest threats to rare species, fueling the illegal wildlife trade and making it easier to buy everything from live baby lions to wine made from tiger bones, conservationists say.
China state media accuses Google of political agenda
China's state media on Sunday accused Google Inc of pushing a political agenda by "groundlessly accusing the Chinese government" of supporting hacker attacks and by trying to export its own culture, values and ideas.
Donors conference raises $850 million for Darfur
An international donors conference on Sunday raised $850 million for projects intended to ensure the safe return of nearly 3 million people displaced during the war in Darfur.
Iran's supreme leader cold to Obama overture
Iran's supreme leader sharply denounced the United States on Sunday, accusing it of plotting to overthrow its clerical leadership, in a chilly response to an overture by President Barack Obama for better cultural ties with Iran.
Afghan women confront deadly task: Childbirth
Iceland fears eruption could spark another
 A volcano in southern Iceland erupts for the first time in almost 200 years, raising concerns that it could trigger a larger and potentially more dangerous eruption at a volatile volcano nearby.
Explosives found aboard India plane
Explosive material was found in a package on a passenger plane after it landed in southern India, but it was not attached to a detonator and could not have exploded, officials said on Sunday.
Transport strikes, marches on Tuesday in France
French train lines, public transport, schools and day care centers face disruptions on Tuesday as unions strike to protest President Nicolas Sarkozy's policies on jobs and the economy.
Recount calls add to Iraq's political tension
Iraq's president on Sunday demanded a recount in this month's historic parliamentary elections, intensifying the political conflict over the not-yet-completed tally and increasing the chances that the vote will be a long, chaotic test of the nascent democracy.
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