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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Philippine Times.com http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/10/id/2411cd3571b4f088/ en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:13:20 -0500 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:13:20 -0500 30 In the worst violence of the near year-long crackdown by government forces, Syrian security forces have launched a massive attack on the people of Homs. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203229367/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:09:53 -0500 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203229367/cs/1/ A private in the U.S. Army is to face a court martial after leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203227892/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:42:46 -0500 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203227892/cs/1/ Many of us doubt that Iran is on the way to building a nuclear bomb. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203227355/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:05:09 -0500 (Op-ed) Jonathan Power (POWER’S WORLD) http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203227355/cs/1/ CAIRO - Three people were killed in Cairo, and 6 in Suez, as thousands of angry protesters clashed with security forces in Egypt's capital Cairo and other cities for a second day Friday over the death http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203208013/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:09:18 -0500 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203208013/cs/1/ BANGKOK - Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes tribunal has rejected an appeal by a Khmer Rouge jailer Kaing Guek Eav alias Duch, and increased his sentence to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203208605/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:29:58 -0500 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203208605/cs/1/ NAIROBI, Kenya - A good harvest and food aid inflows have improved the situation in Somalia, the United Nations said Friday declaring that the country is out of "famine" situation, while underlining n http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203208431/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:24:13 -0500 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203208431/cs/1/ AMSTERDAM - The International Court of Justice has ordered Italy to annul all compensation claims against Germany for Nazi war crimes, saying Rome had breached international laws when its courts allow http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203208320/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:19:06 -0500 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203208320/cs/1/ The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has opened its 29th branch in Egypt, it was announced Saturday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203232534/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:20:06 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203232534/cs/1/ Britain will send a nuclear submarine to the South Atlantic to protect the Falkland Islands from the threat of Argentine military action, Daily Mail reported Saturday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231930/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:10:13 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231930/cs/1/ Indonesian twin sisters were reunited 29 years after they were separated at birth but ended up living just 25 miles apart in Sweden, Daily Mail reported Saturday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231924/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:10:08 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231924/cs/1/ Israel is planning to attack Iran "within months", the Daily Mail reported Saturday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231922/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:10:06 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231922/cs/1/ The continuing row over bonuses is damaging Britain's reputation as a place to do business, leading international bankers has warned. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231183/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:40:41 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231183/cs/1/ A man in southwest China has been detained for allegedly drowning his two-year-old stepdaughter in a washing machine to collect life insurance payouts. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231176/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:20:03 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231176/cs/1/ India completed a double, winning both men and women's titles at the Bangladesh Amateur Open golf championships at the Kurmitola Golf Club Saturday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231173/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:00:06 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231173/cs/1/ German Chancellor Angela Merkel Saturday concluded her three-day visit to China. It was her fifth official visit to the country, Global Times reports. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231159/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:40:03 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231159/cs/1/ Iran Saturday launched a military drill on its southern territorial waters. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231155/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:20:07 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231155/cs/1/ Iran will stop its oil exports to Europe, Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi said Saturday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231152/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:20:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231152/cs/1/ Over a hundred thousand people braved the bitter cold at two major rallies in Moscow Saturday as a power play between champions of political liberalisation and supporters of Prime Minister Vladimir Pu http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203229382/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:10:06 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203229382/cs/1/ Defending Bundesliga football champions Borussia Dortmund wrapped up a hard earned 2-0 victory over Nuremberg at Easy Credit Stadium to go top of the standings. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203229379/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:10:04 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203229379/cs/1/ Iran Saturday began mass production of its latest anti-vessel cruise missiles, the official media reported. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203228351/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:50:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203228351/cs/1/ The female hormone estrogen found in the human brain plays a key role in obesity, which is not necessarily the problem of hips, thighs and bellies, US scientists say. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203227533/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:30:16 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203227533/cs/1/ A strike was observed Saturday in a southwestern Pakistani province against the killing of wife and daughter of an assembly member earlier this week. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203227523/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:30:09 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203227523/cs/1/ Virat Kohli will be the highest-ranked batsman in the ODI tri-series that starts Sunday with a clash between India and Australia in Melbourne. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203227364/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:10:09 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203227364/cs/1/ Myanmar will draft a media law with help from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco), the official media reported Saturday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203227362/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:10:06 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203227362/cs/1/ Chelsea captain John Terry, who was stripped of his England captaincy by the English Football Association (FA), is contemplating to quit the national side in protest. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203227358/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:10:03 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203227358/cs/1/ Temperatures in most parts of China will drop by up to 14 degrees Celsius in the next three days, further intensifying the cold front sweeping the country, the meteorological authority said Saturday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203227346/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:40:06 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203227346/cs/1/ A coal mine gas explosion left 13 people dead in southwest China, authorities said Saturday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203227344/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:40:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203227344/cs/1/ The body of a young woman with deep wounds on her head was found stuffed in a sack near a mosque in Rawalpindi, police said. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203227331/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:50:04 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203227331/cs/1/ An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted the northern Pakistani town of Chitral and its adjacent areas early Saturday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203227330/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:50:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203227330/cs/1/ The Murree region in Pakistan's Punjab province has witnessed heavy snowfall. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203226967/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:20:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203226967/cs/1/ Contrary to the reports, actor Hugh Grant is still signed on for the third instalment of "Bridget Jones Dairy" movie, confirm movie bosses. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203225895/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:50:06 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203225895/cs/1/ A Pakistani firm is planning to set up a $600 million oil refinery in southwestern part of the country, Dawn reported Saturday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203225888/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:50:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203225888/cs/1/ Hollywood's star actor Brad Pitt has revealed that he once did an odd job of driving strippers to their gigs and then catching their peeled off clothes. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203225494/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:40:22 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203225494/cs/1/ Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has remitted the sentences of prisoners as a goodwill gesture on the occasion of Eid. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203225488/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:40:15 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203225488/cs/1/ Pakistan's first luxury business train completed its maiden journey between the Lahore and Karachi cities Saturday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203223931/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:10:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203223931/cs/1/ Actress Reese Witherspoon says she enjoyed shooting action sequences for her new movie "This Means War". http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203223230/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:00:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203223230/cs/1/ Actor Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that he used to go to shoot on "Harry Potter" sets while being drunk. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203222446/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:50:05 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203222446/cs/1/ To make America more attractive to highly-skilled foreign students and workers, the United States has announced a series of reforms, including changes in the F-1 and H-1B visa rules, that may benefit http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203220992/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:20:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203220992/cs/1/ Hungary's national carrier Malev has ceased operations and grounded all its flights due to the inability to cover a $270 million debt after the government stopped financing the airlines. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203220981/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:50:17 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203220981/cs/1/ Monkeys in a Kazakhstan zoo are enjoying a "very human" remedy against cold weather, with wine added to their daily ration. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203220006/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:00:03 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203220006/cs/1/ Somalia's famine has ended but drought in the Horn of Africa region continues to pose a threat to the area, the UN has said. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203220004/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:00:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203220004/cs/1/ An unidentified drone crashed near a camp for displaced people in the outskirts of Somali capital Mogadishu, Xinhua reported. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203218913/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:20:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203218913/cs/1/ The Russian government has announced awards of $130,000 to Russian athletes who win a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203216385/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:10:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203216385/cs/1/ Actress Sharon Stone will play a married woman who seduces a student in director Tony Kaye's new movie. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203215003/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:40:09 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203215003/cs/1/ US President Barack Obama will host British Prime Minister David Cameron at the White House during an official visit in March, the White House said. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203215001/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:40:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203215001/cs/1/ Iran plans to establish a national satellite launch base in the southeast of the country, adjacent to the Sea of Oman and the Indian Ocean, Press TV reported. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203212971/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:50:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203212971/cs/1/ Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has reportedly been "hanging out" with American football quarterback Mark Sanchez. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203211283/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:50:03 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203211283/cs/1/ Police in Russia's Siberia region have uncovered a drug lab in the same building that has a court just one storey below it. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203211282/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:50:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203211282/cs/1/ Singer-actress Demi Lovato said an eating disorder made her "very manipulative". http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203211257/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:50:04 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203211257/cs/1/ Two plants to manufacture space-defence missiles will soon be built in Russia, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has said. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203211256/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:50:03 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203211256/cs/1/ Pop diva Madonna will dedicate a 12-minute performance at the Super Bowl to her winemaker dad. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203211255/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:50:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203211255/cs/1/ Two American tourists and their Egyptian guide were kidnapped by local tribesmen in Egypt on their way back from a local monastery, but were later released unharmed, media reports said. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203211254/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:20:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203211254/cs/1/ Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter dedicated a song to his late sister Leslie Carter and got emotional while performing the song. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203209316/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203209316/cs/1/ Actress Naomi Watts has shown her disappointment towards the Academy Awards for snubbing "J Edgar" leading man Leonardo DiCaprio. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203207586/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:00:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203207586/cs/1/ TOKYO - Japan's Panasonic Friday predicted staggering annual loss of $10.2 billion, joining rivals Sony and Sharp who have also forecast combined losses of $6 billion. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203207545/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:59:12 -0500 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203207545/cs/1/ LONDON - The eurozone's service sector has shown some growth, marginal though, for the first time in four months, raising expectations that a recession could be kept at bay. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203207313/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:51:16 -0500 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203207313/cs/1/ BRUSSELS - Several countries in Europe are facing gas supply crunch with severe cold weather driving up demand and drop in Russian supplies via Kiev, raising fears of a repeat of the 2009 crisis. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203207228/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:48:08 -0500 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203207228/cs/1/ LONDON - Seven National Health Services (NHS) trusts, including three in London, have been identified for a bailout from a 1.5 billion pounds government fund to relieve major financial pressures. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203206945/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:41:32 -0500 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203206945/cs/1/ China has distributed 20.7 billion yuan (about $3.3 billion) to over 87 million needy people across the country as part of a welfare program, the government said Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203205782/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:50:08 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203205782/cs/1/ The US unemployment rate edged down to 8.3 percent in January from 8.5 percent in December 2011, the Labour Department said Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203204433/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:20:24 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203204433/cs/1/ Four people were killed in a suicide bomb attack Friday night in northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203204431/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:20:17 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203204431/cs/1/ Emirates Airlines has launched its new daily flights to Dallas city in the US, it was announced Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203204426/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:20:09 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203204426/cs/1/ Air Seychelles Friday announced direct flights from Seychelles' largest island of Mahe to Abu Dhabi. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203204421/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:20:04 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203204421/cs/1/ A crematorium in Britain is to broadcast funerals live on the internet for mourners who are unable to attend, a media report said Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203204039/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:40:03 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203204039/cs/1/ A woman who boasted of having slept with 1,000 men has confessed to once being a man, a media report said Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203204037/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:40:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203204037/cs/1/ Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's wedding ring and the shirt he wore when he was killed by rebels last October have been put up for sale for $2 million, Daily Mail reported Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203204027/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:10:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203204027/cs/1/ A severe cold wave has killed 64 people across Russia in January. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203204021/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:50:18 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203204021/cs/1/ Sahara Force India Friday unveiled their car for the 2012 Formula One season as Paul Di Resta and Nico Hulkenberg pulled the covers off the VJM05 here at the team's headquarters here. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203204019/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:50:12 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203204019/cs/1/ Plenty of wetlands in China's Tibet region have raised its tourism potential. It is home to 6.5 million hectares of wetland, Global Times reported Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203204008/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:30:03 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203204008/cs/1/ India's cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni commended his side for an exceptional fielding effort in the second Twenty20 International against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground here Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203204006/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:20:08 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203204006/cs/1/ Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said during Friday prayers that Western sanctions have helped the country realise its potential. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203203999/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:10:09 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203203999/cs/1/ A high level British business team led by a senior official will be travelling to India next week to pitch for UK firms for trade opportunities in the lucrative Indian defence market. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203203996/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:00:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203203996/cs/1/ China will conduct naval exercises in the Pacific Ocean later this month, the defence ministry said Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203203995/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:50:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203203995/cs/1/ Supporters of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) block a street during a protest in Reef Damascus, north of Damascus, early February 4, 2012, against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces attacking ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231659/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:33:45 -0500 Globe and Mail http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231659/ A protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask takes part in a demonstration for fair elections in central Moscow February 4, 2012. Protests were planned across Russia on Saturday, continuing a movement of ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231660/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:33:39 -0500 Globe and Mail http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231660/ Tens of thousands of Russians flooded downtown Moscow on Saturday to demand an end to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's rule, casting a strong challenge to his bid to reclaim the presidency in ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231661/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:33:32 -0500 Globe and Mail http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231661/ US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pose for photographers during the 48th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231419/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:30:04 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231419/ Young South African men walk on giant water pipes near the Limpopo province town of Giyani, South Africa, Thursday Feb. 2, 2012. The giant pipes lying idle by the dozens along the road were supposed ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231598/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:30:02 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231598/ NATO Secretary General , Anders Fogh Rasmussen, gestures during an interview with The Associated Press during the Security Conference on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 in Munich, southern Germany. ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231599/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:29:57 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231599/ JOHANNESBURG -; A controversial South African youth leader will get a chance to argue against a possibly career-ending suspension. The governing African National Congress party's ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231600/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:29:51 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231600/ People play in the snow covered Circus Maximus in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A rare snowfall blanketed Rome forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231601/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:29:47 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231601/ In this photo released by an official website of the Iranian supreme leader's office, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delivers Friday prayers sermon, at the Tehran University ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231602/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:29:44 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231602/ President Barack Obama is rallying support for his plan to expand government assistance to homeowners, pressuring Congress to help lower lending rates for millions of strapped homeowners. Obama, in ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231676/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:25:16 -0500 Newsday http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231676/ ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Derick Brassard scored his second goal with 1:05 left in overtime, and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped their six-game skid with a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Anaheim ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231667/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:23:09 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231667/ GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany -- Lindsey Vonn captured her 50th World Cup victory by winning the downhill on the demanding Kandahar course in frigid conditions Saturday.With the temperature at ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231254/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:23:05 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231254/ GIYANI, South Africa -- The giant pipes lying idle along the road were supposed to deliver water from a dam completed six years ago to villages across the region.Instead, they have become a symbol ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231670/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:23:02 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231670/ LONDON -- The owner of Heathrow Airport says it has canceled 30 percent of flights for Sunday amid forecasts for snow and severe weather in London.BAA says it reached an agreement with Heathrow ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231671/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:22:55 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231671/ BEIJING -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed regret Saturday that Chinese police blocked a human rights lawyer from meeting her and said the Communist government should have the confidence ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231673/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:22:46 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231673/ BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Hungarian far-right politician and writer Istvan Csurka, known for his anti-Semitic articles, has died. He was 77.Csurka's death was announced by his family. He had been ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231674/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:22:43 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231674/ Tens of thousands of Russians have flooded Moscow city centre to demand an end to Vladimir Putin's rule.The crowds braved sub-zero temperatures to keep the protest movement alive a month before ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231681/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:19:19 -0500 Independent.ie http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231681/ The number of people killed in clashes with Egyptian security forces in the wake of a deadly football riot has risen to eight, security officials said, as demonstrations continued in ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231683/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:19:15 -0500 Independent.ie http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231683/ A search is under way for a British passenger who apparently went overboard from the world's biggest cruise ship in waters near Mexico.The 30-year-old man, who has not been named, was seen ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231632/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:00:10 -0500 Belfast Telegraph http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231632/ Huge crowds took part in four rallies in the Russian capital - the largest of which is expected to be an anti-Putin march from Oktyabrskaya metro to Bolotnaya Square. Temperatures of -16C did not ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231679/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:54:38 -0500 Sky News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231679/ The global economy received a boost after better-than-expected US jobs figures pushed the Dow Jones stock market index to its highest level since before the 2008 financial ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231242/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:54:35 -0500 Sky News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231242/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday pressed lawmakers to pass his proposal to provide up to $10 billion in aid to struggling homeowners, saying a failure to address the housing ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231657/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:47:50 -0500 Reuters http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231657/ MUNICH (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reassured European allies on Saturday that Washington remains committed to their security despite an austerity drive, as NATO pushed for new ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231656/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:47:45 -0500 Reuters http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231656/ MOSCOW (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, and thousands of others ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231517/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:47:33 -0500 Reuters http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231517/ Vladimir Putin 's grip on power.Thousands of Putin supporters are also staging a rally in the capital a month before the presidential election that the prime minister is expected to win, ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231663/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:44:11 -0500 The Guardian http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/203231663/