Myanmar bars Suu Kyi from polls A Myanmar activist holds a picture of the country's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Ky during a rally demanding the immediate release of Suu Kyi in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 19, 2009.... ElectionGovernmentMilitaryMyanmarPhotos
Oil Drifts Near $81 Amid Mixed US Inventory Data An investor looks at a stock price board at a private security company Friday June 27, 2008, in Shanghai, China. China's shares are joining the rest of the Asia market in tumbling in response to crude oil spiking above $140 a barrel for the first time. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index closed down 5.29 percent at 2748.43 points Friday. ... AsiaEconomyPhotosSingaporeUS
'Bali bomber' Dulmatin confirmed dead in Indonesia raid Indonesian National Police Spokesperson Maj. Gen. Edward Aritonang shows a picture of the three militants killed in Tuesday's raid from left to right, the most wanted Indonesian terror suspects Dulmatin, Ridwan, and Hassan during a press conference at the National Police headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Indonesian counterterror authorities won international praise on Wednesday for killing Dulmatin, a top-ranked Southeast Asian militant wanted for planning the deadly 2002 Bali bombings.... BaliIndonesiaPhotosPoliceTerrorism
Where Have All the Women Gone? Indian women in New Delhi attend a rally for the victims of communal violence in the Indian state of Gujarat Saturday, March 2, 2002. More than 300 people have been killed in the past three days in India's worst religious strife in a decade.... ChinaDelhiIndiaPhotosWomen
A good bet on cash, tourists and crime | By Stanislaus Jude Chan | SINGAPORE - Vehicles with foreign license plates filling the car park is the first unfamiliar sight that greets visitors in the basement of the Singapore's first casino, wh...
Playing card 'building' breaks world record | Bryan Berg has broken his own Guinness World Record for the largest house of free-standing playing cards. | His building is a replica of the Venetian Macao hotel in China's gambling hub. | The struc...
Jakarta and Canberra in asylum deal | Australia and Indonesia have agreed to step up co-ordinated efforts to tackle people smuggling in the region, helping to reshape relations between the two nations. | Canberra has long complaine...
Singapore economy seen growing 6.5 pct in 2010 | Singapore's economy will rebound from last year's recession as manufacturing and construction fuel growth, according to a central bank survey of analysts. | ...
HBO's `The Pacific' joins `Band of Brothers' ranks | LOS ANGELES – Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg swapped other people's war stories to groundbreaking, heartbreaking effect in "Saving Private Ryan" and "Band of Brothers." | The unsparing and vis...
China seeks to annihilate Tibet's Buddhism - Dalai Lama | Tibet's spiritual leader has said China is trying to "annihilate Buddhism", as the region marks the anniversary of a failed revolt against China in 1959. | The Dalai Lama's comments come a...
Jakarta confirms bomber-maker death | Dulmatin, a senior member of Jemaah Islamiah, the armed Southeast Asian Muslim group, has reportedly been killed by Indonesian police. | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Indonesia's presiden...
Myanmar bars Suu Kyi from polls | Myanmar's military government has announced a new election law that bars Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's detained opposition leader, from standing in polls expected later this year. | The Political ...
Tight security on Tibet anniversary | China has stepped up security in Tibet as the Himalayan region marks the sensitive anniversaries of the failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959 and bloody riots two years ago. | In the Tibetan ...
Oil Drifts Near $81 Amid Mixed US Inventory Data | Filed at 4:07 a.m. ET | SINGAPORE (AP) -- Oil prices drifted down to near $81 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a report showed mixed evidence about U.S. crude demand. | Benchmark crude for April del...
H.K. flagship air carrier returns to profit+ HONG KONG, March 10 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong's flagship air carrier, said Wednesday it made a net profit of HK$4.7 billion ($606 million) in 2009 thanks to cost-reduction ...
Hundreds held in pre-emptive Tibet crackdown | Hundreds of Tibetans have been rounded up in Lhasa and armed paramilitaries are patrolling the streets in the run-up to the anniversary of a bloody riot in 2008. | The authorities are anxious to avo...
'Bali bomber' Dulmatin confirmed dead in Indonesia raid | Indonesia has confirmed that police have killed Dulmatin, the last main suspect of the 2002 Bali bombings. | President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's announcement came a day after police said they had k...
Cathay Pacific Returns to Profit | Filed at 12:58 a.m. ET | HONG KONG (AP) -- Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. returned to profit in 2009 as cost-cutting measures and bets on fuel prices helped Asia's No. 3 carrier rebound from its bigges...
FormFactor Opens Singapore Manufacturing Facility New Location Will Also Serve as Global Business Center | LIVERMORE, CA, Mar 10, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- | FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM) today announced the official opening of i...
