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New Zealand triplets dead in Qatar fire: PM

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:48:39 GMT

Three New Zealand triplets were among 13 children who died when a fire tore through a shopping centre in Doha, claiming a total of 19 lives, Prime Minister John Key said Tuesday.

Judgment day for Philippines' chief justice

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:48:39 GMT

Philippine senators are set to vote Tuesday on whether to sack the nation's top judge after a historic trial over alleged corruption which saw him accused of hiding millions of dollars in assets.

Asia's biggest wine expo opens in Hong Kong

Mon, 28 May 2012 21:48:39 GMT

Asia's biggest wine and spirits fair opens in Hong Kong on Tuesday, giving the world's top producers from France to Argentina a chance to tap the booming but still relatively new Chinese market.

US commandos parachuted into N. Korea: report

Mon, 28 May 2012 21:48:39 GMT

US and South Korean special forces have been parachuting into North Korea to gather intelligence about underground military installations, a US officer has said in comments carried in US media.

13 children among 19 dead in Qatar mall fire

Mon, 28 May 2012 19:48:43 GMT

A fire that erupted at a nursery in a huge Venice-themed shopping centre in the expat-dominated Qatari capital of Doha on Monday killed 19 people including 13 children, the interior ministry said.

Japan power firm urges PM to OK nuclear plant restart

Mon, 28 May 2012 19:48:43 GMT

The head of Japanese utility Kansai Electric Power Company Monday urged the prime minister to quickly decide on restarting two nuclear reactors at its Oi plant to avoid summer power shortages.

Djokovic untroubled, Federer levels Connors record

Mon, 28 May 2012 19:48:43 GMT

Novak Djokovic's bid for an historic Grand Slam enjoyed the perfect French Open start on Monday as Roger Federer celebrated his 50th straight major with a record-equalling 233rd Grand Slam win.

19 dead in Qatar nursery fire

Mon, 28 May 2012 19:48:43 GMT

A fire that erupted on Monday at a nursery in a main shopping centre in the Qatari capital killed 19 people including 13 children, the interior ministry said.

Malaysia's Anwar seeks to strike out protest charges

Mon, 28 May 2012 18:48:55 GMT

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim applied Monday to strike out criminal charges that he took part in an illegal political rally last month and that could bar him standing in elections.

Toru Hashimoto: Japan's would-be dictator

Mon, 28 May 2012 18:48:55 GMT

He admires cockroaches, once allegedly offered on air to impregnate a TV personality and openly admits to a lust for power.

Second PNG judge charged with sedition

Mon, 28 May 2012 18:48:55 GMT

Papua New Guinea police Monday charged a second top judge with sedition, following a supreme court ruling that Prime Minister Peter O'Neill's rise to power was unlawful.

Australia denies mishandling dead soldiers' bodies

Mon, 28 May 2012 18:48:55 GMT

Australia's defence chief Monday denied reports that bodies of the country's soldiers killed in Afghanistan were mishandled during repatriation, or that the corpse of an Afghan insurgent was mistreated.

Tiananmen victim's father 'commits suicide' in China

Mon, 28 May 2012 17:48:48 GMT

The father of a 22-year-old man killed by Chinese soldiers during the 1989 crackdown on democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square has committed suicide, a support group said Monday.

US envoy to get Gaga complaint

Mon, 28 May 2012 17:48:00 GMT

The Intellectual Property Department will submit a letter to the US ambassador in Bangkok voicing its concern over pop princess Lady Gaga's tweet about buying a fake Rolex in the city.

Yingluck, Gillard have meeting of minds

Mon, 28 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Australia has agreed to consider Thailand's request to lift a ban on frozen Thai chicken meat and shrimp.

DSI to sue BMA for city train deal

Mon, 28 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

The Department of Special Investigation will prosecute the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration for extending the electric train concession of Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc.

Pattani bomb attack kills 3

Mon, 28 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Three security volunteers were killed and four of their colleagues injured in a bomb attack in Kapho district of Pattani province yesterday.

Leaders agree to discuss mine-clearing

Mon, 28 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Defence Minister ACM Sukumpol Suwanatat yesterday agreed to meet to follow up on the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) provisional measures on the Thai-Cambodia border dispute.

2 years added to Surachai's prison term

Mon, 28 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Lese majeste convict Surachai Danwattananusorn, better known as Surachai Sae-dan, was sentenced to an additional two-and-a-half years in prison yesterday.

Transgender wins PAO seat

Mon, 28 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Transgender Yollada ''Nok'' Suanyos beat male opponents to win a seat as councillor on the Nan provincial administration organisation in an election on Sunday.

Post, Nikkei tie up content sharing partnership accord

Mon, 28 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

The Bangkok Post and Nikkei, a leading Japanese media group, have signed a partnership agreement which allows each group to exploit the content produced by the other.

PM urged to clarify unity bill stance

Mon, 28 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra must clearly state whether she and her government support the reconciliation bill, Democrat Party and opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva says.

Three dead as Indonesia football fans clash

Mon, 28 May 2012 16:48:41 GMT

Three people were killed and five badly injured when fans pelted each other with rocks and bricks in a violent clash at a football match in Indonesia, police said on Monday.

Blair admits being too close to Murdoch

Mon, 28 May 2012 15:48:38 GMT

Former British prime minister Tony Blair told a press ethics inquiry Monday that he got too close to Rupert Murdoch's media empire, as a protester stormed in and branded him a "war criminal".

Djokovic bid for history off to winning start

Mon, 28 May 2012 15:48:38 GMT

Novak Djokovic's bid to become the first man in 43 years to hold all four Grand Slam titles stays on track after Monday's French Open first round win over Italian Potito Starace.