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 The Star
Landslide in Philippine mining town kills 14
| MANILA (Reuters) - Rescuers pulled four more bodies from under tonnes of mud on Monday, bringing to 14 the death toll from a weekend landslide in the southern Philippines that buried a mining villag... (photo: AP/Pablo Spencer)
Landslide Mining Philippines Photos Rescuers |
 The Star
Taiwan stock index jumps 5.6 percent
| TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan shares soared Monday as investors took cue from a planned government package to stimulate the sagging economy. | News of the bailout of U.S. mortgage giants Freddie Mac ... (photo: WN / Denise Yong)
Economy Market Photos Taiwan Trade |
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Is Philippine peace process dead?
| Just over a month ago, prospects for peace in the troubled southern Philippines looked brighter than in a long time. | A Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain had... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Government Moa Muslim Philippines Photos |
 BBC News
Markets jump on US mortgage deal
| Shares in Asia have rallied after the US government said that it was taking over troubled mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. | Investors hoped the largest bail... (photo: AP / Wally Santana)
Economy Market Mortgage Photos US |
 The Star
Implementation is key to perfect system: PM
| PUTRAJAYA: Even if the public service has the best system, it will not be top class if the implementation is not done well, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahma... (photo: AP Photo / Lai Seng Sin)
Badawi Government Malaysia Photos Prime Minister |
 Boston Herald
No, Japan zoo's polar bears aren't turning eco-friendly
| TOKYO - Visitors to a Japan zoo have been left scratching their heads after clamping eyes on a pack of green polar bears. | But the punk-style makeover of the three nor... (photo: creative commons / )
Animals Environment Japan Photos Wildlife |
 Independent online
Wild monkey leads police on city chase
| By Mari Yamaguchi | Tokyo - Japan's most-wanted fugitive has been eluding police for nearly a month. He slips urban dragnets. He runs through crowded train stations, sh... (photo: GFDL)
Animals Japan Photos Police Society |
 Independent online
Philippine villages devastated by landslides
| Manila - Two landslides triggered by heavy rain buried more than 20 houses in a remote gold-mining village in the southern Philippines at the weekend, leaving at least ... (photo: AP Photo/BG)
Asia Disaster Philippine Photos Weather |
 Manila Standard Today
Justices face censure over unethical lapses
| FIVE justices of the Court of Appeals have been found liable for improprieties and ethical lapses by a special panel formed by the Supreme Court to investigate the cont... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Controversial Justices Meralco Philippines Photos |
