Asia-Pacific
Saturday 21 November 2009
- China coal mine explosion: 42 dead, 66 trapped (2nd Roundup)
- Greenpeace accuses Taiwan tolerating overfishing tuna stocks
- Yemeni tribesmen move Japanese hostage to desert hideout
- China coal mine explosion: 47 dead, 67 trapped (Roundup)
- 23 dead, 90 trapped after China coal mine explosion (2nd Lead)
- Seven people injured in grenade attack in central Philippine city
- Singapore celebrity monk sentenced to 10 months in jail for fraud
- France's Henry tops rogue's gallery, Australian paper says
- 15 dead, 114 trapped after China coal mine explosion (1st Lead)
- Myanmar, Laos sign travel and tax treaties
- Australians warned of "catastrophic" fire danger
- Gas explosion traps 139 coal miners in north-east China
Friday 20 November 2009
- Second Taiwan baseball team sacks players over match fixing
- China considers combat troops for UN peacekeeping, official says
- Survey: Taiwanese trust Obama more than their own president
- ANALYSIS: Indonesians fret as president waffles over graft scandal
- Police hunt down British suspect in killing of Arroyo aide's son
- 23 per cent of Taiwan city kids have considered suicide
- Kung Fu grandmaster jailed for kicking mistress
- Dogs find endangered rhino's dung in Vietnam
- Thai factory worker kills Cambodian colleague with an axe
- Malaysian police detain six Vietnamese women in vice raid
- Philippine troops kill wanted Muslim militant
- Hong Kong teacher accused of sex with 13-year-old pupil
- Man who killed wife for waking dog imprisoned for 14 years
- Truck crash kills 500 sheep in Australia
Thursday 19 November 2009
- Report: Big rise in fraud by New Zealand managers
- UN: Trade sanctions bite North Korea, but arms embargo stings less
- Taiwan to extend length of stay for foreign seamen to 30 days
- Dissident handed over to China by Hong Kong goes on trial
- Valentine's Day murderer to face death sentence
- Vienna's favourite panda arrives in new home in China
- Obama: World running out of patience with Iran, North Korea
- Australian pilot commended for ocean landing
- New incident at world's largest nuclear plant in Japan
- Round-the-world Australian teen crosses the equator
- Vietnam users annoyed as government blocks Facebook
- Three injured in an explosion in Yogyakarta
- EU announces additional aid to Philippine storm victims
- US envoy to brief Taiwan on Obama-Hu meeting
- Philippine police probe ransom demand for three kidnap victims
- Violence down 28 per cent in Thailand's deep South, army says
- Japan hunting whales again for "scientific purposes"
- Hong Kong truck driver seduces model using good luck ritual
- Bus crash kills two in Vietnam
- National Geographic Channel focuses on Myanmar elephants
- Abuse of sirens causes loss of motorcade wailing privileges
- Hong Kong student charged with blackmail of Catholic priest
- Three Chinese arrested for forging university degrees
- New Zealand air force man dies in explosion
- Hong Kong shivers in coldest November in more than 120 years
Wednesday 18 November 2009
- Taiwan man detained for approaching President Ma with toy gun
- No role for third party in India-Pakistan ties, India says
- Vienna's favourite panda flown to China (User name: "press", password: "press" )
- Hong Kong unveils "crucial step" towards electoral democracy (Roundup)
- UN appeals for more aid for Philippine storm victims
- China raps Obama over exiled Tibetan, Uighur leaders
- Sri Lankan migrants to leave Australian ship off Indonesia
- Obama meets Chinese premier, ends "productive" visit (Roundup)
- Singapore man gets 14 years in jail for Ponzi-style scam
