Australia crush India by 298 runs in Adelaide Test, complete 4-0 whitewash
| Adelaide, Jan.28 (ANI): India on Saturday slumped to their second successive overseas series whitewash after losing the fourth and final Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval here by a humilia...

'Australia on the way back to the top'
ADELAIDE - Australia captain Michael Clarke, while delighting in the 4-0 whitewash of India, re-emphasised on Saturday that the triumph was just a staging post to the goal of being the best test team ...

Palace denies hand in text brigade vs Corona, Marquez
| MANILA -- Malacaňang on Saturday denied that it is behind a text brigade against Chief Justice Renato Corona and Supreme Court (SC) spokesperson and Administrator Jose Midas Marquez. | Deputy presi...

Egyptian officials to visit US amid tensions
| An Egyptian military team intends to visit the US next week, according to US officials, against a backdrop of tensions over a crackdown on pro-democracy organisations that have jeopar...

Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor
AP Photo This screen shot shows a portion of the Twitter blog post of Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in which the company announced it has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-co...

Zimbabwe in serious trouble in N.Z. cricket Test
| New Zealand were on the verge Saturday of a huge victory over Zimbabwe on the third day of the one-off Test after destroying the tourists for a record low 51 in their first innings. | Forced to bat ...

S. Korea activists float socks over to N. Korea
| South Korean activists on Saturday released huge gas-filled balloons filled with socks over the border into impoverished North Korea despite threats from Pyongyang. | The socks can be worn to help s...

Authorities revoke mining license following Bima riot
| Running amok: People storm the Bima Regency office compound before burning the office and several other buildings in the compound in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, on Thursday. The mob’s anger was driv...

Huge quake jolts eastern Japan, no tsunami warning
Tokyo: A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 jolted eastern Japan on Saturday morning, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage and no tsunami warning was issued. | Th...

Accor brand signs deal for three new hotels in South Korea
| The Accor chain of hotels, the largest international hotel operator in Asia-Pacific, announced the development of three new hotels in South Korea earlier this month – the Mercure Ambassador Ga...

Good sushi at a happy price
| Doraku Sushi in Waikiki is part of an international brand with locations in Florida, Hawaii and Malaysia. Its normal menu items are in the upper-middle range, with specialty sushi rolls starting at ...

Two killed in Tiger Moth plane crash at Maryborough
INVESTIGATIONS into the Maryborough plane crash, in which two men died, was halted briefly today after the discovery of asbestos in the Tiger Moth wreckage. | A 71-year-old from Maryborough and a 61-y...

Union head denies being go-betweem
UNIONS ACT secretary Kim Sattler has denied allegations she was the go-between to the Prime Minister’s office who tipped off the Aboriginal Tent Embassy ahead of ugly protests on Australia Day. | Ms...

Key has sympathy for Gillard
| With his own experience at Waitangi behind him, Prime Minister John Key has sympathy for Australian counterpart Julia Gillard after her bruising Australia Day encounter with Aboriginal protesters. |...

Cricket: Australia mop up terrible India 4-0
| A resurgent Australia completed a 4-0 series sweep of India in imperious fashion on Saturday, mopping up the tourists' tail inside an hour of the final day to record a 298-run win in the fourth test...

National business briefs for Jan. 28
| Facebook reportedly plans to raise up to $10B | When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social-networking company will likely vault into the top ranks of the...

Numbers game at the Pro Bowl
KAPOLEI, Hawaii -- | The Pro Bowl has turned into a numbers game. | The AFC features five players who wear No. 24, including three corners, which has caused some confusion with autograph seekers and p...

Australia Wrap Up Whitewash
| It took less than an hour for Australia to wrap up proceedings on the final day of their fourth Test against India in Adelaide, securing a 298-run win and with it a 4-0 series whitewash. | Heading i...

Australia v India
| It took less than an hour for Australia to wrap up proceedings on the final day of their fourth Test against India in Adelaide, securing a 298-run win and with it a 4-0 series whitewash. | Heading i...

U.S. seems to have largely escaped winter
| The temperature in Minneapolis didn't fall to zero degrees this winter until Jan. 12. On Jan. 5., the daytime high in Rapid City, S.D. (a record-setting 71 degrees), was higher than in balmy Miami (...

Over RM1bil to turn KL into top-notch city, says PM
| KUALA LUMPUR: The Government will spend over RM1bil to make Kuala Lumpur more "competitive" globally, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. | He said projects under the Economic Transforma...

MACC encourages GLCs, firms to sign integrity pledge
| KUALA LUMPUR: Government-linked (GLCs) and private companies that sign a corporate integrity pledge would create a business environment free of corruption, said the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commiss...

5.5-magnitude quake hits Catanduanes
| A 5.5-MAGNITUDE earthquake hit Catanduanes province Saturday morning. | The tremor was recorded at 8:17 a.m. with the epicenter located 48 kilometers southeast of Baras, Catanduanes, the Philippine ...