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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 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:19:17 -0500 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:19:17 -0500 30 It has been suggested by Afghan villagers that the Taliban may be preparing for a major offensive against NATO targets. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598744/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:59:47 -0500 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598744/cs/1/ In the United States, at least five people are reported to have been killed and dozens injured after an explosion ripped through a gas power plant under construction in Middletown in Connecticut. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598643/cs/1/ Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:51:52 -0500 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598643/cs/1/ The body of a man has been found slumped in the landing gear of a plane at Japan's Narita Airport. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598747/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:05:47 -0500 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598747/cs/1/ Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said conscription may be the answer to increasing the speed of the armed forces build-up. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598642/cs/1/ Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:36:01 -0500 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598642/cs/1/ Two women have been dragged from a home in Ramallah by the Israeli army for overstaying their visas. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598645/cs/1/ Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:29:36 -0500 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598645/cs/1/ Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has blamed US President Barack Obama for delaying the resumption of Middle East peace talks. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598644/cs/1/ Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:03:54 -0500 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598644/cs/1/ Tehran, Feb 9 (DPA) Former Iranian deputy foreign minister Mohsen Aminzadeh has been given a six-year jail term for his involvement in the post-election protests against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, opposition websites reported Monday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599062/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:00:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599062/cs/1/ Muenster, Feb 9 (DPA) A Polish-born artist has completed a 40-metre-long painting depicting Pope John Paul II, and said she believes it is the largest oil painting ever of the late pope. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599061/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:00:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599061/cs/1/ Los Angeles, Feb 9 (DPA) Three of the largest US book publishers are to hike the prices of their electronic books after the introduction of Apple's iPad tablet computer forced Amazon to abandon its one-price-fits-all policy, Information Week reported Monday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599059/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:50:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599059/cs/1/ Kiev, Feb 9 (DPA) Viktor Yanukovych has effectively won Ukraine's presidential election with a 3.14 percentage-point margin of victory over his opponent, and practically all ballots counted, a senior election official said Monday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599058/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:20:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599058/cs/1/ San Francisco, Feb 9 (DPA) Online payments' service Paypal has halted personal payments to India following new government regulations that were designed to crack down on money laundering. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599057/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:50:03 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599057/cs/1/ London, Feb 8 (IANS) British rocker Pete Doherty has been voted the least desirable celebrity neighbour in a new online poll. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599056/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:50:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599056/cs/1/ London, Feb 8 (IANS) 'Twilight' star Robert Pattinson has revealed he found his sex scenes with Uma Thurman in new movie 'Bel Ami' 'disturbing' because her character uses sex as a 'weapon'. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599054/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:30:03 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599054/cs/1/ London, Feb 8 (IANS) Just when Megan Fox is being panned for her acting skills in movies like the 'Transfomers' series and 'Jennifer's Body', Hollywood comeback kid Mickey Rourke has hailed the model-turned-actress as Hollywood's 'best young actress'. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599053/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:30:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599053/cs/1/ London, Feb 8 (IANS) Scottish actor Gerard Butler is auctioning off a night in his company to raise money for a children's cancer charity. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599052/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:20:03 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599052/cs/1/ London, Feb 8 (IANS) Hollywood bosses are already working on a sequel to star-studded new movie 'Valentine's Day' releasing Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599051/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:20:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599051/cs/1/ Colombo, Feb 8 (IANS) Former Sri Lankan Army chief Sarath Fonseka was arrested Monday and will be court-martialled for military crimes, an official said. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599049/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:10:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599049/cs/1/ Paris, Feb 8 (DPA) The sale by France of a Mistral helicopter-carrying warship to Russia appeared to have soured Monday's meeting between US Defence Secretary Robert Gates and his French counterpart Herve Morin. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599022/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:50:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599022/cs/1/ Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) Are Pakistani politicians speaking at cross-purposes on Kashmir? It would seem so, with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi expressing ignorance that the issue was close to resolution as a result of back-channel diplomacy with India by the previous government. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599006/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:30:06 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599006/cs/1/ Washington, Feb 8 (IANS) This capital city of the world's most powerful nation and the areas around were still trying hard Monday to dig themselves out of what President Barack Obama called a 'Snowmaggedon' and a local daily a 'historic mess'. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599001/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:00:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/599001/cs/1/ London, Feb 8 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals, the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Monday joined forces with Hampshire, Cape Cobras, Trinidad and a yet-to-be-confirmed Australia state team for a global alliance here at Lord's. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598996/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:50:07 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598996/cs/1/ Cairo, Feb 8 (DPA) The deputy head of Al Qaeda's Yemeni branch accused Egypt and Saudi Arabia of helping 'crusaders' wage a war against the Arabian peninsula, in an audiotape posted on Islamist websites Monday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598993/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:50:05 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598993/cs/1/ London, Feb 8 (IANS) Australian singer Peter Andre is planning to get rid of the tattoo of his ex-wife Katie Price's name on his ring finger. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598989/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:50:03 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598989/cs/1/ Dhaka, Feb 8 (IANS) Indian boxers, and women's soccer and men's volleyball teams won gold medals in the ongoing 11th South Asian Games here Monday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598968/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:50:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598968/cs/1/ London, Feb 8 (IANS) Members of a tribe in Orissa who have been battling against a multinational mining company now want the director of the Hollywood blockbuster 'Avatar' to join their high-profile campaign. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598956/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:10:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598956/cs/1/ Sydney, Feb 8 (DPA) British commercial broadcaster ITV was fined by an Australian court after it pleaded guilty to animal cruelty over the televised death of a rat, media reports said Monday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598944/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:40:09 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598944/cs/1/ Dhaka, Feb 8 (IANS) Bangladesh has culled about 13,000 chickens after fresh outbreak of bird flu in the country last month, officials said Monday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598941/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:40:08 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598941/cs/1/ Melbourne, Feb 8 (IANS) Champions Trophy winners Australia announced an 18-member squad for the hockey World Cup beginning in New Delhi Feb 28. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598937/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:40:06 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598937/cs/1/ Kathmandu, Feb 8 (IANS) Assisted by the UN and its partner agencies, Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas Monday finally released the last of the child soldiers they had recruited in the course of their 10-year war to overthrow the royal dynasty. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598934/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:40:05 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598934/cs/1/ Karachi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has included former skipper Wasim Akram in an inquiry committee formed last week to probe the national team's poor performance in Australia. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598929/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:40:04 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598929/cs/1/ Karachi, Feb 8 (IANS) Intikhab Alam's future as Pakistan coach is doubtful after he was ignored for a brief tour of Dubai where the team will play two Twenty20 Internationals against England later this month. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598924/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:40:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598924/cs/1/ Washington, Feb 8 (DPA) The space shuttle Endeavour lit up the Florida coast before dawn Monday as it blasted off for a mission to the International Space Station (ISS). http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598893/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:20:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598893/cs/1/ Rome, Feb 8 (DPA) Serie A football champions Inter Milan beat visiting Cagliari 3-0 Sunday and stretched their lead to 10 points on city rivals AC Milan. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598890/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:00:03 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598890/cs/1/ Madrid, Feb 8 (DPA) The weekend's most important development in the Spanish league football was the re-emergence of modest Mallorca in the battle for fourth place. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598887/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:00:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598887/cs/1/ London, Feb 8 (IANS) Baseball star Alex Rodriguez was spotted getting cosy with Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz at a party in Miami. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598885/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:50:04 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598885/cs/1/ London, Feb 8 (IANS) Britain's first Asian judge, who is due to be knighted by the Queen, Monday defended his right to wear the Kirpan and warned schools they could be guilty of discrimination if they ban Sikh pupils from wearing the ceremonial dagger. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598886/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:50:04 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598886/cs/1/ Berlin, Feb 8 (DPA) Australian Open champion Serena Williams stayed on top in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings published Monday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598884/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:50:03 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598884/cs/1/ Berlin, Feb 8 (DPA) Australian Open champion Roger Federer tops the men's rankings released by the Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) Monday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598883/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:50:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598883/cs/1/ Cairo, Feb 8 (DPA) Police detained senior leaders of Egypt's banned Muslim Brotherhood, the country's largest opposition group, in a series of pre-dawn raids Monday, the group and police said. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598867/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:30:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598867/cs/1/ Toronto, Feb 8 (IANS) Women with gout are at greater risk of a heart attack than men with the disease, says a new study. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598845/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:20:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598845/cs/1/ Kathmandu, Feb 8 (IANS) A former scalper from New Delhi's Tilak Nagar who became Indian underworld don Chhota Rajan's aide, has admitted responsibility for the audacious killing of Nepal's controversial media tycoon Jamim Shah, shot dead in the capital's VIP area Sunday, a report said. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598844/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598844/cs/1/ Sydney, Feb 8 (IANS) Every single moment the brain is forced to process thousands of separate odours from the world around us. Through a new study of honeybees, scientists have discovered the brain has an advanced ability to isolate specific odours and recollect smells. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598840/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:50:03 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598840/cs/1/ London, Feb 8 (IANS) The word hacker evokes images of a dishevelled teenager, lurking behind a computer monitor, breaking into some top security computer system. But a majority of Hollywood films portray hackers as 'good guys', says a researcher. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598839/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:50:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598839/cs/1/ London, Feb 8 (IANS) Scientists have identified specific genetic variants associated with biological ageing in humans. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598812/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:20:03 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598812/cs/1/ New York, Feb 8 (IANS) An investigational drug that inhibits production of serotonin, primarily known as a neurotransmitter, in the gut cured osteoporosis in mice and rats, according to a new report. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598809/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:20:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598809/cs/1/ New York, Feb 8 (IANS) Beer is a significant source of dietary silicon, a key ingredient for increasing bone mineral density, and hence a moderate consumption may help fight osteoporosis. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598799/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:40:05 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598799/cs/1/ Tehran, Feb 8 (DPA) Iran claimed that it would build 10 new enrichment sites within one year, the state media reported Monday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598796/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:40:04 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598796/cs/1/ Washington, Feb 8 (IANS) Consuming two or more soft drinks per week doubles the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, says a new study. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598798/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:40:04 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598798/cs/1/ Beijing, Feb 8 (DPA) Police have shut down China's biggest website for hackers and arrested three people suspected of selling malicious software and other hacking services, state media said Monday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598795/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:40:03 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598795/cs/1/ Washington, Feb 8 (IANS) Women with medium or low levels of income tend to be edgy after being diagnosed with the pre-cancerous breast condition. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598790/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:40:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598790/cs/1/ Washington, Feb 8 (IANS) If you won a million dollars today, what would you do? Say 'sayonara' to your boss and head to Bora Bora, or invest your new found wealth in sound projects? http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598791/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:40:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598791/cs/1/ Washington, Feb 8 (IANS) Preschool children are less likely to become obese if they regularly eat dinner with the rest of the family, get adequate sleep and limit television watching time. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598787/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:30:07 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598787/cs/1/ London, Feb 8 (IANS) After seven weeks and over $630 million in US domestic box office, the 'Avatar' magic is over; it has been knocked over by romantic movie 'Dear John', starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfriend, during the Super Bowl weekend release. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598750/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:20:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598750/cs/1/ Kuala Lumpur, Feb 8 (IANS) Malaysia has asked foreign governments to 'respect' its legal system and processes after Australian parliamentarians criticised the ongoing trial of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on sodomy charges. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598739/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:20:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598739/cs/1/ London, Feb 8(IANS) After seven weeks and over $630 million, the 'Avatar' magic at the box office is over; it has been knocked over by romantic movie 'Dear John' that has Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfriend in lead roles. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598690/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:40:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598690/cs/1/ London, Feb 8 (IANS) Mother of three sons, pop star turned fashion designer Victoria Beckham now wants a daughter. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598691/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:40:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598691/cs/1/ Kathmandu, Feb 8 (IANS) When did the father of the Indian nation Mahatma Gandhi watch his first film? Which movie was it and how did the vegetarian and boycotter of foreign goods like it? The answer to these questions come from across the border in Nepal. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598688/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:40:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598688/cs/1/ Kathmandu, Feb 8 (IANS) With Australia reporting the first attack on a Nepali student after a series of assaults on Indians, an education consultant in Nepal says the incidents should be regarded as criminal attacks and not racist. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598686/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:30:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598686/cs/1/ The West Indies dominated world cricket for an era and Brian Lara was one of its greatest legends whose rise and brilliant career have been captured by Clifford Narinesingh in the book 'Lara: The Untamed Spirit'. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598680/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:00:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598680/cs/1/ Berlin, Feb 8 (DPA) For people who want to stop snoring, it often helps if they sleep on their side or with their upper body in a slightly raised position, the German Otolaryngologists Association noted. Losing weight can also help and snorers should refrain from a nightcap before going to bed, it said. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598668/cs/1/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598668/cs/1/ Wellington, Feb 8 (DPA) A New Zealand man's pre-wedding stag night ended with him being arrested after he smashed a shop window with the ball-and-chain that friends attached to his leg during partying, a newspaper reported Monday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598667/cs/1/ Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:40:03 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598667/cs/1/ New York, Feb 8 (IANS) Alina Kabaeva, Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin's girlfriend and mother of his alleged love child born last year, has suddenly vanished, say reports. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598665/cs/1/ Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:40:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598665/cs/1/ Los Angeles, Feb 8 (IANS) Who will replace the sarcastic Brit Simon Cowell as a judge on 'American Idol' from next year? There are rumours that the high-profile slot may go to Howard Stern - America's highest paid radio jockey. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598666/cs/1/ Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:40:02 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598666/cs/1/ London, Feb 8 (DPA) Didier Drogba struck twice as Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-0 on Sunday to return to the top of the English Premier League table, on 58 points - two clear of Manchester United. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598664/cs/1/ Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:40:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598664/cs/1/ Melbourne, Feb 8 (IANS) In an overhaul of the immigration policy, Australia will cancel 20,000 visa applications from foreign nationals, including Indians, who have been staying in the country under the existing skilled migration programme. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598661/cs/1/ Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:10:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598661/cs/1/ Cairo, Feb 8 (IANS/EFE) In a fresh ultimatum demanding release of four terrorists imprisoned in Mali by March 1, north African wing of the Al Qaeda has offered to free two of the six European hostages in exchange. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598658/cs/1/ Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:40:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598658/cs/1/ Tehran, Feb 8 (IANS) Iran has conducted a successful test of its first domestically developed radar-evading aircraft, a senior military official said. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598653/cs/1/ Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:20:04 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598653/cs/1/ Washington, Feb 8 (DPA) Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia were digging out Sunday from a massive snowfall that paralysed the Mid-Atlantic region and left hundreds of thousands without power. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598654/cs/1/ Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:20:04 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598654/cs/1/ La Paz, Feb 8 (IANS/EFE) A 14-year-old boy was killed when a huge rock dislodged by the torrential rain crushed his family home here in Bolivia, an official said Sunday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598652/cs/1/ Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:20:03 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598652/cs/1/ US president barack Obama has referred to the weather in Washington as "snowmageddon." http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598640/cs/1/ Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:18:02 -0500 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598640/cs/1/ The exit polls from Sunday's election in Ukraine's presidential run-off have shown a bias toward pro-Russian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598638/cs/1/ Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:08:20 -0500 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598638/cs/1/ The Azerbaijan parliament is considering the de-Russification of Azerbaijani surnames. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598637/cs/1/ Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:03:17 -0500 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/598637/cs/1/ Broward property values plummeted more dramatically than ever last year, according to a preliminary estimate, which will force local government agencies to slash spending or raise taxes. Countywide va... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32064899/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:43:08 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32064899/ Brett Favre and Peyton Manning. A New York team and the city of New Orleans. A long list of intriguing story lines - and two close contests - earned huge television ratings for the NFL's conference c... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065065/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:43:08 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065065/ Veteran shortstop Omar Vizquel, an 11-time Gold Glove winner, has signed a one-year contract with the Chicago White Sox. The deal is worth $1.375 million. Vizquel, who is second all-time among Gold ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065164/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:43:03 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065164/ CLEVELAND -- A company has withdrawn its application to trademark the term "sabermetrics" following opposition from the Society for American Baseball Research.SABR announced its opposition last month... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065165/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:42:54 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065165/ U.S. Olympic figure skating team members posed on the ice during a photo shoot Sunday in their colorful costumes -- Ben Agosto in his white Elvis-like jumpsuit, Johnny Weir with his fox fur and Mirai ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065100/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:42:41 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065100/ Charlotte Bobcats' center Tyson Chandler, watches his team before the start of an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Hornets on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 in Charlotte, N.C. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065166/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:42:28 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065166/ Lorillard Inc., the nation's third-biggest cigarette company, reports its fourth-quarter results before the stock market opens Monday. WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Any sign the maker of Newport cigarettes is l... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065167/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:41:59 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065167/ The government presented enough evidence to convict a federal drug agent accused of helping frame 17 people, even without considering the testimony of a corrupt informant, the prosecutor said Wednesda... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065168/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:41:00 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065168/ SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- More than five dozen Haitian migrants detained as they sailed north through the Bahamas will be returned directly to the earthquake-ravaged country, the Bahamian prime minist... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065169/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:40:44 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065169/ CAMP SHORABAK, Afghanistan -- Thousands of Afghan soldiers and police will join U.S. and NATO troops in an upcoming offensive in southern Afghanistan, playing their biggest role in any joint operatio... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065170/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:40:21 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065170/ A moderate earthquake jolted southwestern China on Sunday, killing one person and injuring 12 others, officials said. More than 200 houses were damaged or destroyed. The quake struck at 5:37 a.m. (21... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065171/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:40:05 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065171/ FILE - In this May 20, 2009 file photo, Brad Pitt, right, and Angelina Jolie arrive on the red carpet for the film "Inglourious Basterds", during the 62nd International film festival in Cannes, southe... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065172/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:39:59 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065172/ Michael Jackson's doctor plans to surrender to authorities at a courthouse within hours, his lawyer has said.Dr Conrad Murray's lawyer posted a brief statement on his website saying the physician plan... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065194/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:36:35 -0500 Independent.ie http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065194/ Yarl's Wood detention centre, scene of the women's protest Photograph: David Levene A controversial immigration removal centre was reported to be in a state of chaos today, as at least 50 women ente... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065163/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:35:11 -0500 The Guardian http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065163/ The synod voted to consecrate women as bishops 18 months ago. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Getty Images Conservative evangelicals in the Church of England today became the latest group to threaten t... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065162/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:35:09 -0500 The Guardian http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065162/ Boris Berezovsky, flanked by security men, walks into the high court for the start of his libel battle. Photograph: Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images The Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky was the victi... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065161/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:35:08 -0500 The Guardian http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065161/ "Stand and Deliver," a new report by the International Planned Parenthood Federation, advocates that children as young as 10 be given extensive sex education. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065195/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:34:11 -0500 Fox News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065195/ Said al-Shihri urged followers in an audio message posted Monday on the Internet "to attack the interests of America and the Crusaders, and their agents ... especially the Saudi" rulers who he claimed... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065196/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:34:10 -0500 Fox News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065196/ In a letter to EU leaders, Van Rompuy laid out the agenda but did not mention the EU's biggest crisis, as markets and the euro currency tumble on fears http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32064492/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:23:17 -0500 USA Today http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32064492/ KIEV, Ukraine - Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych emerged as the apparent winner in Ukraine's presidential contest Monday, holding onto a lead of almost three percentage points with about 99 percent... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065173/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:22:24 -0500 MSNBC http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065173/ A U.S. Stryker armored vehicle leaves the Tombstone base in the Helmand province, Southern Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 7. The sign at the entrance shows Wyatt Earp, the legendary lawman of the American ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065174/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:22:23 -0500 MSNBC http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065174/ Michael Jackson's doctor plans to surrender to authorities at a courthouse within hours, his lawyer has said. Dr Conrad Murray's lawyer posted a brief statement on his website saying the physician pl... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065154/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:21:56 -0500 Belfast Telegraph http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065154/ A massive avalanche has ploughed into an Indian army training centre at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least 17 soldiers and critically wounding 17 others. Monday's avalan... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065155/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:21:53 -0500 Belfast Telegraph http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065155/ Washington (CNN) -- President Obama's bipartisan meeting on health care reform planned for February 25 will be broadcast live, a senior administration official said Monday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32064406/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:19:55 -0500 CNN http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32064406/ New York (CNN) -- Basil Abdul'Faruq and his brother, Jamal, begged their mother to let them go outside to play. It was spring break, April 16, 1990, and the boys wanted to join other kids in their Ric... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32064407/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:19:52 -0500 CNN http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32064407/ CNN.com talks with Derek Slater, a policy analyst at Google Slater says the Internet in the U.S. needs to get faster to spur business The Internet could reach speeds of a gigabit per second, he says http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32064408/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:19:49 -0500 CNN http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32064408/ Premier Danny Williams' decision to have the surgery performed at an undisclosed U.S. hospital had critics in Canada and the United States calling it proof of problems in Canada’s health-care system... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065175/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:18:37 -0500 National Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32065175/ The OPP have confirmed Russell Williams, 46, the wing commander of CFB Trenton (R), has been charged with the first-degree murders of both Jessica Lloyd of Belleville (L) and Marie Comeau of Brighton.... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32064422/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:18:33 -0500 National Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/32064422/