N. Korea’s Kim reiterates disarmament pledge
| SEOUL, South Korea - China's Xinhua News Agency says that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has reiterated his country's promise to achieve a denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. | Xinhua says in...
Haiti mission brings ER doctor closer to patients here
The Orange County Registerupdated 8:47 p.m. ET Feb. 8, 2010 | MISSION VIEJO -- Emergency Room doctor Jim Keany, already known for his comforting bedside manner, said last week's trip to help survivors...
'Twerk' Video Shot At Frat Irks UOP
updated 8:48 p.m. ET Feb. 8, 2010 | STOCKTON, Calif. - | Evidence of "twerking" has landed a University of the Pacific fraternity in hot water. | On the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, rap group The P...
New 'Hawaii Five-O' Makes First Booking
| While his "Lost" co-stars prepare to pack up and leave Hawaii, Daniel Dae Kim, below, can plan to remain there for at least a few more months. Mr. Kim, who plays the time-traveling tough guy Jin on ...
CORRECTED-(OFFICIAL)-UPDATE 1-ECB's Trichet to leave Australia e
(Corrects nature of meeting after an RBA official clarifies) * Trichet to return to Europe to attend EU council meeting * European Council meeting on Feb 11 on economy SYDNEY, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Europe...
Resorts World Singapore casino to open this week
| hungyee@thestar.com.my | PETALING JAYA: Genting Singapore PLC, which has been issued a licence for its casino at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), is expected to open its doors this week. | Managing dire...
Reincarnated, and Now the Detective Work Begins
| There's morbid, and then there's prime-time morbid. Add up the shows that involve communicating with dead people or investigating how they died and you'll find that just under half of the dramas on ...
Australia tightens visa rules
| P.S. Suryanarayana | SINGAPORE: Australia on Monday announced migration reforms that "will affect some overseas students" who might be "intending to apply for permanent residence." | The reforms are...
New Zealand clinches series
| Dunedin: New Zealand sealed early victory in its three-ODI series against Bangladesh with a five-wicket win in the second ODI here on Monday. Ross Taylor, who hurried New Zealand to its target of 18...
United Airlines Reports January 2010 Operational Performance
CHICAGO, Feb 08, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | United Airlines today reported its preliminary consolidated traffic results for January 2010. Total consolidated revenue passenger miles (RPMs) increased in ...
Ballard Announces Sale-Leaseback for Cash Proceeds of C$20.8 Million
VANCOUVER, Feb. 8, 2010 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX News Network) -- | Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD; NASDAQ: BLDP) announced that it has entered into a sale-and-leaseback agreement with Madison Pac...
Teck Reports Fourth Quarter Results for 2009
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Feb 08, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- | All dollar amounts expressed in this news release are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted. | Teck Resources L...
ADAPTS TO CLIMATE CHANGE --> MPIC-Piltel consolidates shares in Meralco
| Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) and Pilipino Telephone Corp. (Piltel) are drawing up the mechanics for folding their shareholdings in Manila Electric Co. into a new holding company. | "T...
BUT CAUTIOUS ON THE TOP TIER --> Manila Water expands to India
| Manila Water Co. has signed a joint venture to undertake water supply and distribution projects in India, its first foreign foray in its bid to expand its business portfolio. | In a disclosure, Mani...
Philippine bond yields inch up on global jitters
| Philippine local bond yields firmed on Monday as fiscal concerns in the euro zone and weak Asian stock markets prompted some investors to cut down on emerging market assets. | "The market is re...
Asia-Pacific airlines to acquire 8,000 new aircraft over next 20 years
| Airlines in Asia and the Pacific will acquire some 8,000 new passenger and cargo aircraft over the next 20 years, according to European aircraft manufacturer Airbus. Valued at $1.2 trillion, the req...
Corona hits charge of unethical conduct Rescuers ill-equipped for job -->
BY EVANGELINE DE VERA | A COMPLAINT for impropriety filed by a losing litigant in a "tele-sabong" or online cockfight betting against a Supreme Court justice has showcased a masked animosity...
Political twist to Ping's arrest?
BY JP LOPEZ | A FEW days after Manila RTC Judge Myra Fernandez issued the arrest warrant against Sen. Panfilo Lacson for the Dacer-Corbito slays, the Judicial and Bar Council recommended her nominatio...
Would-be Palparan killer one of 43 nabbed in Morong raid: AFP
BY VICTOR REYES | A WOULD-BE assassin of former Army general now independent senatorial aspirant Jovito Palparan and a beneficiary of the writ of amparo were among the 43 alleged New People’s Army m...
68 Ampatuans, 15 Mangudadatus dominate Maguindanao elections Top bets for president grow wealth despite poll ...
By CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS | MindaNews | DAVAO CITY – The Ampatuans, Mangudadatus, Midtimbangs, Sinsuats, Masturas, Sangkis comprise the majority among Maguindanao’s 879 candidates running for 374 po...
Dick, Jamby lead Villar-bashing on political ad binge
| PRESIDENTIAL rivals of Nacionalista Party standard bearer Sen. Manuel Villar ganged up on him for spending hundreds of millions in political ads in yesterday’s presidential forum at the UP Diliman...
Make AH1N1 vaccine more available, says expert
| Dr. Lulu C. Bravo, executive director of the National Institutes of Health, UP Manila, called yesterday for the release of AH1N1 vaccines pending at the Bureau of Food and Drugs to make them availab...
The mysteries of money and politics UN forensics experts have to identify bodies -->
By MALOU MANGAHAS | Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism | (Conclusion) | In 2007, his mathematics failed. Teodoro enrolled a wrong total for the value of the same real assets at P100.97 mil...
