MELBOURNE, Jan. 18 (PNA/Xinhua) — Big names all advance into the fourth round of the Australian Open after Saturday’s matches except the women’s 10th-seeded Caroline Wozniacki, who missed another chance for her…
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Thai protesters continue march despite deadly blast
By Jaishree Balasubramanian BANGKOK, Jan. 18 (PNA/PTI) — Defiant Thai protesters on Saturday marched through the capital vowing to continue their campaign to oust beleaguered premier Yingluck Shinawatra, blaming the government for…
Floods kill 7, displace about 11,000 in Indonesian capital
JAKARTA, Jan. 18 (PNA/Xinhua) — Widespread flooding in Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta has left seven people dead and about 11,000 others displaced, officials said here Saturday. The officials also said bigger floods…
Myanmar FM stresses accomplishment of remaining work of ASEAN Community building
BAGAN, Myanmar, Jan. 17 (PNA/Xinhua) — Myanmar Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin stressed on Friday accomplishment of the remaining work of ASEAN Community building by 2015 and setting a new vision…
Japanese WWII officer Onoda who refused to surrender dies at 91
TOKYO, Jan. 17 (PNA/Kyodo) — Hiroo Onoda, a former Imperial Japanese Army intelligence officer who continued fighting on a Philippine island for decades after Japan’s surrender in World War II, died of…
United States seeks to expand ‘Magnitsky Act’ to global scope
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (PNA/ITAR-TASS) — The bill, expanding the scope of the so-called ‘Magnitsky Act’ to include other nations have been submitted Thursday to the U.S. Congress. The document is authored by…
TEPCO decides permanent shutdown of 2 surviving Fukushima reactors
TOKYO, Dec. 18 (PNA/Kyodo) — Tokyo Electric Power Co. decided at its board meeting Wednesday to permanently shut down two reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant that avoided meltdowns in the 2011…
Iran, host to second largest refugee population in world
TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (PNA/IRNA) — The Islamic Republic of Iran is host to the second largest refugee population in the world, hosting over 890,000 registered Afghan and Iraqi refugees. The generous dlrs…
Thai political turmoil raises int’l concerns
BANGKOK, Dec. 18 (PNA/Xinhua) — Fifty countries have issued statements to voice their concerns over Thailand’s political tumult, chief of Thailand’s Center for the Administration of Peace and Order Surapong Tohvichakchaikul said…
Australian troops completely withdraw from Afghanistan
CANBERRA, Dec. 16 (PNA/Xinhua) –The main Australian base in Oruzgan Province in Afghanistan has officially closed, with the last Australian troops leaving Uruzgan province, Defense Minister David Johnston and Prime Minister Tony…
Obama rallies support for gun control on shooting anniversary
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (PNA/Xinhua) –U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday marked the first anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting massacre with a moment of silence in the White House and…
Egypt to hold constitutional referendum on Jan. 14-15
CAIRO, Dec. 14 (PNA/Xinhua) — Egypt will hold a referendum on the new draft constitution nationwide on January 14-15, official news agency MENA reported on Saturday. “I call upon you to vote…
President Aquino attends gala dinner with ASEAN leaders, their spouses
TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 15 (PNA/via PLDT/Smart) — President Benigno Aquino III attended a gala dinner hosted by Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and wife Akie at the Imperial Hotel here before returning…
Japan, ASEAN to seek “freedom of overflight” in light of China’s ADIZ
By May Masangkay TOKYO, Dec. 13 (PNA/Kyodo) — Leaders of Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will likely call for ensuring “freedom of overflight” in a joint statement to be…
UN emergency fund gets more funding pledges
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 14 (PNA/Xinhua) — The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) announced Friday it had got funding pledges totaling US$ 404.6 million this year, up US$ 21.2 million, from…