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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 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:39:41 -0400 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:39:41 -0400 30 Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new report published this week. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514934/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:30:37 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514934/cs/1/ A leaked report purportedly drafted by authorities in Myanmar’s military government describes a top-secret visit to North Korea late last year by Myanmar's top brass, during which the two sides pledged to significantly expand cooperation in military training and arms production, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514933/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:22:09 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514933/cs/1/ Israeli attacks with guided missiles fired from aerial drones killed civilians during the recent Gaza fighting in violation of the laws of war, Human Rights Watch said in a report released this week. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514932/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:38:08 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514932/cs/1/ United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Myanmar to discuss with the ruling military government the release of its political prisoners. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514684/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:33:42 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514684/cs/1/ The former president of the Philippines, Corazon Aquino, has told he doctors she no longer wishes to be treated in her battle against colon cancer. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514693/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:42:50 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514693/cs/1/ The World Health Organization head, Margaret Chan, has addressed a meeting in Mexico to say that the spread of the H1N1 swine flu virus worldwide is now unstoppable. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514683/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:32:17 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514683/cs/1/ US President Barack Obama is still unsure about how he is going to deal with the most dangerous terror detainees at the US prison at Guantanamo Bay. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514682/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:30:36 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514682/cs/1/ It has been suggested that Michael Jackson's memorial service might be held at the Staples Centre in downtown Los Angeles, if Jackson's family approves of the venue. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514507/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:23:51 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514507/cs/1/ A US Marine has been captured by Taliban militants in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514506/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:21:16 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514506/cs/1/ In Iran, legal action may be taken against opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514505/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:20:01 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514505/cs/1/ Latest opinion polls on Barack Obama suggest he is still popular with the American public. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514504/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:18:44 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514504/cs/1/ Declassified US security records have shown that former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein told US federal agents, after his capture in 2004, that he wanted the world to believe he had weapons of mass destruction so he would not appear weak to Iran. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514503/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:17:06 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514503/cs/1/ The President of Lithuania, Valdas Adamkus, has decided to veto a law which would have prohibited discussion of homosexuality. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514502/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:15:43 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514502/cs/1/ Pakistani residents in the Hamza Banda area of Lower Dir district have ordered Taliban commander Mufti Aftab to leave the area immediately, a media report said Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514930/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:50:05 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514930/cs/1/ Pakistan has sealed its South Waziristan border with Afghanistan and imposed a curfew there to prevent Afghan militants from infiltrating into its territory in the wake of fresh offensives by US troops on the Taliban on the other side of the border. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514929/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:50:04 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514929/cs/1/ India's Leander Paes was in sight of his second Grand Slam title of the year after he along with Zimbabwe's Cara Black booked a final berth in the mixed doubles of the Wimbledon tennis championships here Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514926/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:50:02 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514926/cs/1/ Singer-actress Beyonce Knowles is desperate to star in a remake of the 1992 movie 'Sister Act' after watching the sell-out West End musical version of the same in London. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514925/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:11 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514925/cs/1/ Harry Potter star Emma Watson plans to become a make-up artist if her movie career falters. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514924/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:10 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514924/cs/1/ Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves can't wait to see what the critics make of his new movie because he loves finding out how his performances are rated. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514923/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:09 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514923/cs/1/ Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt was forced to hitch a lift from a paparazzo when his motorbike broke down on a busy Hollywood street. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514922/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:08 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514922/cs/1/ The Pakistani police have arrested a terrorist considered to be an expert in making suicide bomb vests, a media report said Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514920/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:06 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514920/cs/1/ Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed he was unfazed by his on-screen kiss with co-star Bonnie Wright in the upcoming instalment of the wizard franchise because appearing naked on Broadway has left him 'blase' about filming intimate scenes. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514921/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:06 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514921/cs/1/ A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted western Mexico Friday, officials said. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514919/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:05 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514919/cs/1/ South Korea Friday announced plans to spend billions on sophisticated technology to counter the perceived threat of a North Korean nuclear attack. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514914/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:20:09 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514914/cs/1/ Members of the International Atomic Energy Agency unanimously designated Japan's Yukiyo Amano as the next IAEA chief Friday, ending a rift between developing and industrialised countries over his nomination. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514913/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:20:07 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514913/cs/1/ Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousaf Raza Gilani will meet in the Egyptian resort city of Sharam-el-Sheikh July 16, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514905/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:20:02 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514905/cs/1/ At least 23 people were killed and 31 injured when two passenger buses in which they were travelling collided head-on in Peru's southern Puno region, officials said. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514894/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:10:03 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514894/cs/1/ Moscow, July 3 (RIA Novosti) Moscow and Washington will sign deals expanding bilateral military ties and on transit of military supplies via Russia to the American troops in Afghanistan during President Barack Obama's visit to the Russian capital, an official said Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514893/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:10:01 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514893/cs/1/ Given only a couple more weeks by the Maoists and unable to table the budget in parliament due to their opposition, Nepal's beleaguered Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal Friday expanded his cabinet in a surprise move, inducting two more ministers. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514887/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:20:13 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514887/cs/1/ Moscow, July 3 (RIA Novosti) Michael Jackson's promoter has announced that 11,000 free tickets would be available to the public for the King of Pop's memorial service, to be held next Tuesday in Los Angeles. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514884/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:20:10 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514884/cs/1/ The British government has relaxed travel restrictions on its citizens visiting Sri Lanka nearly five weeks after Tamil separatist rebels were defeated to end a more then 30-year war in the South Asian country, the British high commission in Colombo said Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514877/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:20:05 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514877/cs/1/ Tokyo/India and Japan, the only country to have been attacked by atomic bombs, Friday decided to work together for an early conclusion of the Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT) and to fast-track negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514876/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:20:03 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514876/cs/1/ At least 28 militants were killed in a suspected US drone attack and clashes with Pakistani troops in the country's northwest, officials said Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514874/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:20:02 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514874/cs/1/ India won the toss and elected to field against the West Indies in the third one-day international cricket fixture here Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514869/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:14 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514869/cs/1/ The Yemeni airline Yemenia could be placed on a black list and banned from flying in Europe if it did not improve the condition of its aircraft, French Junior Minister for Transport Dominique Bussereau said Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514863/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:10 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514863/cs/1/ Japan's Cabinet Friday approved a bill to extend its troops' refuelling operations in the Indian Ocean to help the US-led forces in Afghanistan by another six months till Jan 15 next year, a media report said. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514862/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:09 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514862/cs/1/ Germany will send its advanced Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft to Afghanistan to help the NATO forces in the fight against Taliban, a media report said Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514856/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:05 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514856/cs/1/ The parents of a three-year-old Southeast Portland boy who died after an Indian-American doctor nicknamed 'Dr Death' operated on him have settled their wrongful death lawsuit for $200,000. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514855/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:03 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514855/cs/1/ Gay activists in the US, including Indian Americans, have hailed the Delhi High Court judgement decriminalising homosexuality, terming it as a 'historic first'. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514854/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:02 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514854/cs/1/ Karachi, July 3(IANS) Former Pakistan Test cricketer Aamer Sohail Friday played down reports of a growing rift with fellow Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) director Wasim Bari. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514839/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:50:05 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514839/cs/1/ Injury prone striker Michael Owen's struggling career received a boost as he underwent a medical test at the Old Trafford before his proposed move to Manchester United. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514840/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:50:05 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514840/cs/1/ With just five days left for the Ashes, Australian captain Ricky Ponting again made it clear that he is not happy with John Buchanan's decision to join the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as an adviser. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514821/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:50:17 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514821/cs/1/ The Taliban Friday claimed to have shot down a Pakistan Army helicopter in the country's lawless tribal region, a media report said. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514817/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:50:15 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514817/cs/1/ The US military said Friday that it was pushing further into a Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan after it had reported its first casualties in the offensive, the first under the US government's new strategy in the Central Asian country. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514810/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:50:08 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514810/cs/1/ Iran has freed three more staff members of the British embassy who were detained on charges of stoking the post-election unrest, a media report said Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514801/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:50:02 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514801/cs/1/ Ricky Ponting might be disappointed with John Buchanan's new job as an advisor in the English board, but the former Australian coach will be backing Ponting to win the Ashes. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514774/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:30:05 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514774/cs/1/ Rome, July 3 (RIA Novosti) The toll in the gas explosion at a railroad station in northern Italy rose to 20 after two people injured in the accident died at a hospital, a health spokesman said Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514769/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:30:01 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514769/cs/1/ Excavation of an ancient Vietnamese site has thrown up the earliest evidence of rice cultivation, while shedding new light on how the death of young children was viewed by community members. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514749/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:01 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514749/cs/1/ Well planned vegetarian diets are healthy and nutritious for all age groups and help prevent heart diseases, cancer, obesity and diabetes. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514746/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:50:12 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514746/cs/1/ Amnesty International, the global human rights group, Friday welcomed the Delhi high court ruling decriminalising homosexuality and alleged the Victorian-era law that banned gay sex had been used to stifle HIV/AIDS prevention in India. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514742/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:50:09 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514742/cs/1/ Hangzhou (China), July 3 (Xinhua) A patient suffering from influenza A (H1N1), better known as swine flu, died of electrocution when she was taking a shower in a hospital here, the police said Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514737/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:50:06 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514737/cs/1/ Genetic mutations that once helped humans survive may increase the possibility of diseases, including cancer, according to a recent study. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514736/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:50:05 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514736/cs/1/ The Punjab provincial government Friday moved the Pakistan Supreme Court against the Lahore High Court decision to release Jamaat ud Dawa chief and Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed, whom India has blamed for masterminding the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514733/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:50:01 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514733/cs/1/ Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is all set to sign for Victoria Bushrangers for the Twenty20 Big Bash and play as local hero at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), the same venue where 14 years ago he was labelled a chucker by umpire Darrel Hair. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514680/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:20:08 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514680/cs/1/ King of pop Michael Jackson's untimely death last week spurred fresh public interest in him worldwide. Now an enterprising restaurant in Kathmandu, a city that was not in the singer's ken, is hoping to cash in on that. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514678/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:20:06 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514678/cs/1/ Australian speedster Brett Lee boosted his selection chances for the first Ashes Test starting Wednesday at Cardiff with a burst of five for 21 in 40 balls in a practice match against Englad Lions at Worcester. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514677/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:20:05 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514677/cs/1/ Parts of Mars resemble places on Earth, including its landscape, history of water, soil and even its weather, says a study. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514674/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:20:04 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514674/cs/1/ A man who raped his nine-year-old daughter was lynched and burnt alive by a mob in the Guatemalan town of San Juan Sacatepequez, the police said. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514673/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:20:03 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514673/cs/1/ Spanish football giants Villarreal announced the signing of defender Ivan Marcano from Racing Santander for an undisclosed fee. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514624/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:10:05 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514624/cs/1/ Chelsea confirmed Friday that they have rejected an offer from Manchester City to sign central defender John Terry. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514623/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:10:04 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514623/cs/1/ Do friends sport the same style in shoes or see the same movies because of their similar tastes, which is why they became friends in the first place? Or once friendship is established, do individuals influence each other to adopt similar behaviours? Social scientists don't know for sure. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514622/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:10:03 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514622/cs/1/ Six people have been arrested after a turf war over what is known as Nepal's `herbal Viagra' erupted in a remote northern district, resulting in the death of seven villagers, police said Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514621/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:10:01 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514621/cs/1/ A woman who complained to police about an unwanted sexual encounter with a former New Zealand minister has dropped the case, police said Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514590/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:40:04 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514590/cs/1/ Practice makes perfect in music, but fresh evidence thrown up by research shows that for aspiring musicians, genes may also influence the outcome. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514582/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:10:05 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514582/cs/1/ Abdur Rahim alias Shahadat who played a key role in strengthening the banned Islamist militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in bordering districts of India's West Bengal state has been arrested, the police said. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514580/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:10:03 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514580/cs/1/ The World Bank Group committed US$6.6 billion in fiscal year ended June 30 to South Asia, where India is the largest borrower, much of it focused on helping the countries there cope with the impact of the global economic crisis. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514579/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:10:01 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514579/cs/1/ Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio's supermodel girlfriend Bar Refaeli appeared nude in an online video promotion for an art exhibition in Israel. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514554/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:30:06 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514554/cs/1/ Hollywood star George Clooney has ended his long-standing business partnership with Warner Bros and has inked a new deal with Sony. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514553/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:30:05 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514553/cs/1/ Singer Rihanna is in trouble after she was caught working as a tattoo artist without a licence to do so. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514548/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:10:04 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514548/cs/1/ Chat show queen Oprah Winfrey has denied reports that she is threatening to shut down her girls' school in South Africa following allegations of sexual abuse. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514547/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:10:02 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514547/cs/1/ London, July 3(IANS) Celebrity couple David and Victoria Beckham have stripped for an Emporio Armani's autumn-winter 2009-2010 underwear campaign. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514546/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:10:01 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514546/cs/1/ Scammers are out to cash in on the death of the King of Pop Michael Jackson. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514543/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:00:04 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514543/cs/1/ Bangladesh's exporters have made common cause with Indian importers to urge Dhaka to reduce taxes on the prized hilsa fish and place it on par with frozen shrimp and other marine products it exports to other countries. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514540/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:00:02 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514540/cs/1/ Overweight children, as young as those in kindergarten, tend to be more depressed, anxious and lonely than their slimmer counterparts, says a new study. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514538/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:30:02 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514538/cs/1/ Many turn to self-help books during their darkest hours in search of meaning, encouragement and guidance but a new study shows that these might be end up making people feel more depressed. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514537/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:20:02 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514537/cs/1/ The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited India's music maestro A.R. Rahman and four other Oscar winners associated with the Academy award sweeper 'Slumdog Millionaire' to join its roster of voting members. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514525/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:20:04 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514525/cs/1/ The threat of insiders in the nuclear establishment working with outsiders seeking a bomb is nowhere greater than in Pakistan, according to a former officer of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514524/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:20:01 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514524/cs/1/ Security researchers warned Thursday of the increasing levels of viruses and spam using Jackson's name to snare unsuspecting users. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514519/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:50:10 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514519/cs/1/ A new satellite designed to allow the convergence of cellphones and satellite phones throughout the US was successfully launched Thursday, mobile communications provider TerreStar announced. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514514/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:50:03 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514514/cs/1/ A massive public memorial for Michael Jackson is to take place in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday, his concert promoter Randy Phillips said Thursday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514513/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:50:02 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514513/cs/1/ Islamabad, July 3 : Pakistan has spent about 10 billion dollars in the war on terror during the financial year 2008-09, the chairman of the Panel of Economists of the Planning Commission, Hafiz Pasha has said. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514559/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:40:12 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514559/cs/1/ US stocks plunged Thursday after worse-than-expected monthly jobless figures suggested the country's worst recession since the 1930s is still going strong. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514517/cs/1/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:50:07 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514517/cs/1/ DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. doesn't know when he'll end his winless streak, or how long it will take to turn around his horrendous season.The only thing NASCAR's most popular driver - w... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855825/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:50:17 -0400 The Miami Herald http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855825/ This week, the news has been dominated by Michael Jackson. But, in this highly provocative article, the author and former music industry executive John Niven questions the adulation of the 'King of Po... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855402/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:47:37 -0400 The Independent http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855402/ DENVER, Colorado (CNN) -- A former hospital employee may have exposed hundreds, or even thousands, of surgical patients to hepatitis C after taking their fentanyl injections and replacing them with us... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855460/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:33:02 -0400 CNN http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855460/ Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:---ABC's "This Week" - Vice President Joe Biden. ---CBS' "Face the Nation" - Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Sens. Chuck Grassley,... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855766/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:50:12 -0400 The Miami Herald http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855766/ Several sanitation workers, members of Local 416 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, sat in canvas folding chairs in the shade today by the hockey rink in Christie Pits park, eating sunflower s... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855832/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:31:28 -0400 National Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855832/ VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Free agent forward Mikael Samuelsson signed a three-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks on Friday."Obviously (the money) was the key, I shouldn't lie," Samuelsson ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855821/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:50:26 -0400 The Miami Herald http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855821/ LONDON -- A three-week-old baby and two children were among six people killed when a fire tore through a 12-storey block of flats in southeast London on Friday, emergency services said.The blaze broke... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855833/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:31:26 -0400 National Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855833/ Singer jailed for five years for forcing attempted abortion on ex-lover Pope Benedict put Cardinal John Newman, the influential 19th-century Anglican convert, on the path to possible sainthood yesterd... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855846/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:49:00 -0400 Irish Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855846/ PARIS — Brazil's air force released a recording Friday it said proves it handed over control of Air France Flight 447 to Senegalese authorities before it crashed — but African officials den... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855518/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:45:28 -0400 Fox News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855518/ Merkel turning into a bit of a character Divisions in Ahmadinejad’s ranks add uncertainty to a lack of consensus, writes JEFFREY FLEISHMAN and BORZOU DARAGAHI in Cairo and Beirut IRAN’... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855855/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:48:54 -0400 Irish Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855855/ Cardinal Newman to be beatified African heads of state yesterday approved a plan to enhance the powers of the African Union and give it a role in co-ordinating defence policy and trade negotiations, a... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855849/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:48:58 -0400 Irish Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855849/ Fans place a poster of Michael Jackson at a makeshift shrine outside the O2 arena in southeast London, Tuesday, June 30, 2009, where he was scheduled to play 50 shows from July 2009. Now that the real... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855823/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:50:21 -0400 The Miami Herald http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855823/ With every new administration comes a new era and with it, a new art collection to reflect the shifting sands of American cultural politics. In the Clinton years, it was a frothy portrait of Mamie Eis... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855395/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:47:54 -0400 The Independent http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855395/ HUNDREDS of British troops seized key canal crossings in Afghanistan yesterday, as part of the US-led operation to wrest the initiative from insurgents in Helmand province. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855452/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:28:52 -0400 The Scotsman http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855452/ President is not on ballot, but many see vote as comment on his performance Party is expected to do well despite years of troubles Calderon has stood strong in face of adversity, analysts say Many see... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855818/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:33:06 -0400 CNN http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855818/ British commander country's highest ranking soldier to be killed in action since 1982 Lt. Col. Rupert Thorneloe was killed along with trooper Joshua Hammond They were killed by a roadside bomb in Afgh... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855819/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:33:05 -0400 CNN http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855819/ nvert's chosen religion – Mecca for Muslims, Jerusalem for Jews, the Vatican for Christians, Tibet for Buddhists.But religious authorities in Muslim but secular Turkey are unamused and are refusing ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855455/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:28:47 -0400 The Scotsman http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855455/ Sarah Palin, the Governor of Alaska who gained her spot on the Republican presidential ticket last year by projecting herself as a maverick and a political outsider, stepped beyond the circle of power... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855400/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:47:42 -0400 The Independent http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25855400/