 The Star
Hezbollah battles Druze east of Beirut, 5 dead
| BEIRUT (Reuters) - Shi'ites loyal to Lebanese opposition group Hezbollah battled Druze supporters of the ruling coalition east of Beirut on Sunday, adding to the worst civil strife since the 1975-90... (photo: AP Photo / ..)
Hezbollah Lebanon Photos Politics War |
 The Manila Times
Surging food prices bite across Asia
| From the rice paddies of Asia to the wheat fields of Australia, the soaring prices of food are breaking the budgets of the poor and raising the specters of hunger and unrest, experts warn. | A billi... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Asia BIo Fuel Food Inflation Photos |
 The Manila Times
Transport groups to hold strike; govt ready
By Nora O. Gamolo, Senior Desk Editor and Ruben D. Manahan 4TH and James Konstantin Galvez, Reporters | Transport groups led by the 200,000-member Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nati... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Oil Philippines Photos Price Transport |
 The Manila Times
PASG seizes smuggled sugar
By William B. Depasupil, Reporter | SOME 22,000 sacks of smuggled imported sugar worth P30 million were uncovered by the Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group (PASG)in Meycauayan, Bulacan. | The PASG head... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Justice Manila Philippines Photos Sugar |
 Philadelphia Daily News
Serbia's pro-Western president declares victory in elections
| BELGRADE, Serbia - Serbia's pro-Western president declared victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections , a stunning upset over ultranationalists who tried to exploit anger over Kosovo's independence... (photo: AP Photo / Darko Vojinovic)
Elections Photos Politics Serbia Society |
 BBC News
Ministers attack Burma response
| Ministers have condemned Burma's military rulers for their slow response to offers of international humanitarian aid since last weekend's cyclone. | Foreign Secretary David Miliband accused the mili... (photo: U.S. Department of State / )
Burma Humanitarian Junta Photos Slideshow UK |
 Insurance Newsnet
World's largest Islamic reinsurance company set up in Dubai
ABU DHABI, May 11, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- Dubai Group, the financial services unit of the government-owned investment company Dubai Holding, has launched the world's largest Islamic ... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis)
Business Dubai Economy Islamic Photos |
 Khaleej Times
Blair discusses Mideast peace with Saudi king
| RIYADH - Middle East envoy Tony Blair met on Sunday with Saudi King Abdullah to discuss peace efforts in the region, the official SPA news agency reported. | Blair discussed with Abdullah 'developme... (photo: AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)
Blair Mideast Peace Photos Saudi Slideshow |
 AOL
Kremlin: British PM Brown calls Medvedev, meeting planned for July
MOSCOW (AP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown telephoned Russia's new President Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday, the Kremlin said, suggesting they discussed ways to smooth out their countries' strained ... (photo: Public Domain / )
London Moscow Photos Politics Russia UK |
 Al Jazeera
Gun battle erupts in Indian Kashmir
At least two civilians and a soldier have been killed after a battle between Indian security forces and fighters in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say. Security forces launched an operatio... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Civilians Defence India Kashmir Photos Slideshow |
 Sydney Morning Herald
Kidney market shut as Pakistan cuts supply
| A BILLION-DOLLAR kidney bazaar that thrived across Pakistan has been abruptly shut down, forcing thousands of kidney patients to look elsewhere for a donor. | Lax regulation in Pakistan had permitte... (photo: AP Photo / Manish Swarup)
Health Hospitals Market Pakistan Photos |
 Canada Dot Com
Rice crisis a 'silent tsunami'
| BANGKOK - When cyclone Nargis swept through the Irrawaddy Delta, it shattered both Myanmar's famed rice bowl as well as any hope Asia's rice crisis might abate anytime soon. | It's not that the isol... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Bangkok Crisis Myanmar Photos Rice |
